Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
The Real Htndoo Secret svuho,-

In the course Of bate in the British Commons on
the affairs of lndla Mr.. D'Israeli raised the mpor-
tant question, whether the insurrection was sudden
impulsive, local monny, organized national
revolution, and adduct evidence 10 show combination
and conspiracy. He referred 10 the circulation of
MYSTERIOUS cakes in India about year SINCE and also
TO the circulation of lotus flowers among the Sepov
regiments. We presume these emblems are well
understood by our Hindoo friends of the Know Moth.
ing lodges, though they symbols which perplex
British statesmen. But as these cakes and flowers,
and their mysterious agency like the cross of FIRE
sped by Malise 10 gather the clans of Roderick Dhu
MIR. Dlsraeli referred -
Ia India, nearly II months ago. this took place.
A messenger comes to the headman of village and
brings him six pancakes-chupGttes, such as the ma
tves make of wheaton -four, and he says These
six pancakes are sent to you you will make six 9th.
ers and send them TO the next village" The
headman obeys accepts the six cakes makes six 9TH
ers, and sends them 10 the headman of the next
village with the same message. How did it begin
1t is mystery. II We knew the village whence the
pancakes were first circulated we might get very
valuable infor nation. But in the course of four or
five months the whCle of Bengal and the great part
OF the contiguous country have been subjected 10
this process of going from village to svillage,
from headman to headman, from police station to
police station, leaving six pancakes with no other
order than that six other pancakes should be made
and circulated. Suppose the Emperor of Russia,
whose territory in extent and character has more re-
semblance to Eastern possessions than the teri.
tory of any other power-suppose the Emperor of
Russia were told, Sire, there is very remarkable
circumstance gong on in your territory from village
TO village men are passing who leave the tail of an
ermine, or po: OF cavlare, with message to some
to perform the same ceremony. Strange to say, this
has been going on in some 0,O00 villages, aud we
cannot make head or tail of it."
think the Emperor of Russia would say, do
not know whether you make head tail Of il,
but am quite there is something wrong, and
we must take some precaution, because, where the
people not usually indscreet and troublesome,
they do not make secret communication unless il 10
opposed to the Government This is a secret COM
| munication, and therefore communication danger
Gus to The Government" This sending of cakes went
on do not say that the Government could pene-
trate the secret do not find fault with them because
they did not find it out. What want TO show is
that there were outward and visible signs Of coufed-
eracy There was also indication OF conspiracy
lmong the military, which must have been known 10
the Indian Government. alude to the circumstances
of the 10 US flower A man came with q lotus flower
and gave it to The chief of reg Iment 1t was crcu-
lated from nand to hand in the regiment and every
man who took ii looked at it and passed il on, saying
nothing. We must understand that every man who
passed it acquainted with the plot. When it
TO the last soldier of The regiment he disappear
| ed and took 1t TO the next station ne process Was
! gone through in every regiment In Bengal. There
was not a regiment not d station, not an escort, to
which the lotus flower was not sent All these things
| took place after lhe annexation OF Dude. An Hon.
gentleman reminds me that IasC year tne bengal re-
eimens refused their furIoughs. That was certainly
significant circumstance | ventureJ to say that
would show a state OF society in India which proved
the existence Cf general discomfort, anj difficult as it
might be to prove conspiracy, that | would offer to
the House facts and circumstances sufficient 10 con.
vince them there was conspiracy. think have
said enough 10 induce the House to pause oeIoe tney
form too precipitate an opinion upon the causes OF
The disasters in India | think have said enough
10 make the House al least feel that it is not by say
| ing that we have to deal with mere military mutny
| that we shall save India.