New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-12
TIE INDIAN REVOLT.
Fam III, Io7Soa Tine, JpIy q.

From. Tie LO9doa Iiacs Jeiy@e.
Mr. Di,raeh has fay ored Us with a trratise on the
o.nscs Of Indian disofsction, and he has evidently
thought object TO publish his theory before me
possibility of correction BY the news now painialy
expected every hour. On the suggestion OF the
tidipgs that Delhi remained in the hands OF the inu-
tireefs now increased to 90 900, he has applied him.
seM with great diligence TO draw up an indictment
sgainst our Indian policy. With a very proper view
20 securing the attention OF the House TOR three
neither more nor less-that afforded most scope for
illustration. There is necessity IN these thngs.
three-sct drama can only have certain
ever your Zero, whether Charles NIL, or Lcuis
XII, or the Duke dc Rieheeu, you carno. raose al
large through l3ng ana diversified carecI iOu must
select your topics, and do 20 with an eye to sc taste
of the audience. That this has been done with dra.
matte prcprciy and some rhetorical elect IN tbs
instance We IRE ready 10 admit, but the india Com
pany ard the indian policy are Mr. Disr.sIs :nbects,
aud got up with view to artistic effect. There Is
hardly word in bis speech that might not have been
spoken year ago, ten years ego with as much pro-
rri,ty az now-nay with greater, for the simple rcs
sop that no0e OF his e5uees received any color from
the actual account. Of iae nu.lny: 1hroGsho1' the
whole OF the vast mas OF pirNea.M: va: nas new
been Published on this ceamitou affair neither IL Inc
acts nor the words Of tie mutineers nor IN those OF
the people, any bDs be found 70 justify the lnge-
NOUS hypothesis that the revolt has arisen from tbs
three paItcuisr causes or any one OF them seecled
by Mr. Disrac.
five are 10 look TO the accounts themselves for the
eanses of this outbreak we find want Of sympathy
and communication between the European officers
and the native troops; We find much made Of q pre-.
teose that certainly ought 60 have been afforded
we find, the occasion Of the Mce,ut outbro ak
excessive severity without any precauiion sgans is
p,eoaoie censcqrcDces; " ind mast unaccount-
able want Of the military dposiors that might
nave oeen expected TO be made when the army was
notoaousiy dsaflcctcd stats; We ind the revolt
onshy oorhned to the soldiery, the population beirg
al least as much FOR as against us: we iird the
kug OF Delh nsde the nucleus OF the iusurrec-
tion, but Dude KEEP, in o.der. THAT an i'm
meme nsovc afmy-hiShy paid, comfortably housed,
kept long in tile same sotious with ,heir wives and
families about them, Offered chiefly by their own
people, having very little intercourse with their
corquerors, aid Increasing Commune .tion bet yeep
fhe diflereIt regiments and stations-.houN wi.h
20 throw of the yoke OF distant nation, alien in
race, IN language and IL religion, does no. reouire
10 be accounted for, and certainly docs not -cauire
three hours 10 explain. We have been to!l % times
during the lsst 20 years that the native army would
revolt some day other and 1t has revoted. Thors
y nothing 10 show that its temper is really worso now
than j has been before, excepting only in the
pessiby diminished respec. for the European officers
jneted principally by their pauciiy an youth That
tne'e should Be an actual revolt and that 1t should
save temporary sUcoess is en- accident hat ought u
nave been more guarded against. Slch w hoa 10 be
pe ntw o. nisJey2T E6:U sly stseos'td ~ ihs nsr