The Washington union., 1857-08-22

prepared To maintain that these Indian rufans must be
made to feel the consequences to themselves OF the wrath
which they have provoked We prepared 10 support
officers and soldiers in the discharge OF their duty
they have reaated upon these monsters according to
the OF their offences Even If we adnit-which
It is impossible TO doany pallition for the murder by
the sepoy soldiers of their officers, what had poor
outraged done that they should be so foul
ly abused What injury had the wretched English chill
dren inflicted upon the population OF bitisn india IN
general upon the Bengalcse soldiers In particular
that their brains should be dashed out against the
ground they should be flung up in the air and
be caught they descended upon the bayonets OF these
villains? For these things shall not full and ample
atonement be exacted We very confident that we
represent the feelings and opinions of the inhabitants OF
the British empire with the exception Of small and In
significant fraction of coldblooded theorists when we
say that the European officers and soldiers employed
in the suppression of this military mutiny look for
the unhestatipg support of their countrymen however
stern may be the which they may think proper
to employ.
Had this been the case of popular insurrecon it
been the rising people maddened by centuries OF OPP
preston in the days of the first French revolution
there would have been less to be said Nothing OF the
Sort however the here. The nsurrection has
been merely military insurrection, in which the people
have taken share Had they done SO, should have
heard of support afforded by them to the mutinee long
since The population of British India have had nothing
do with these atrocities except indeed the class
of campfollowers and the OF the cities let forth
their bloody work by the apparent but momentary success
of the mutinous troops.
harshness cruelty might think necessary that
| a few examples should be made, but VIC should almost
regret the necessity of vndcang authority in 80 de-
cisive a We have heard it said by those ac-
quanted with the working of either service In the old
times that in too many instances soldiers and sea-
fairly maddened into mutny by the haishness
of their officers All this however, has passed away
with regard to the British army and navy such tales
do not apply to the present generation The sepoy sol
der, peculiarly, had reason for complaint He was
petted and spoiled to degree which might be
ridiculous had not the consequence OF this overindul
gence resulted in tagcal event There no pre-
for saying that the dotc preudces of caste
the absurd exigencies of his doatrous religion
had not been respected The sepoy if he disliked
service perfectly free to refuse to retire from it, at
his pleasure He enlisted beneath the British flag be-
he felt assured that in doing he certain to be
well fed well lodged, well clothed to be cared for in
sickness and supported in his old and there is nc
pretence that this engagement has been broken
On grounds of cold policy, too, terrible example
necdedan example which shall be spoken of in the viii
lagos of British India for generations to II the
work be not thoroughly done now it must be done again
and again. until at last farsighted people than
selves discover that there but thing which the Or
entail people really respect and that is the display OF ire
sisble force Nothing more injudicous than Mr. Col
| wins proclamation can be conceived
| Let not this side of the great weaken the
hands of the energetic upon whom is cast the duty
of vindcating the authority of this country in British
India by any expression Of maudlin sympathy with the
murderers of our countrymen and countrywomen Here
is question of fair warfare and of sheathng the sword
when the battle is Let it be known that England
will support the officers who may be charged with the
duty of suppressng this muny, and Of inficting
dign punishment upon the bloodthBty mutineers how
terrible may be the which they may fit
to adopt.
spANIsH-MExIcA IMDRoGLIo.
Paris tAug ~ Correspondence Of the London Tmesl
mentioned few days ago that the question so long
in debate between Mexico and Spain would be discussed
in Paris between the representatives OF the medatng
powers and those two governments. 1t was originally
intended that the seat Of the debate should be London
but the French government manifested great desire
favor of their own-capit that the British cabinet
yielded the point 1t is true that India and China
quite enough occupy the attention of ministers for
time to come and they will not perhaps be sorry TO
have affair the less their hands but it may be
doubted whether not too much accustoming Eu-
rope to every important debated and decided
in Paris The Russian peace negotiations and the settle
of the quarrel between Switzerland and Prussia fol-
lowing each other at short interval ought to be
sufficient for Gallo vanity Be this it may, it is
hoped that at all events, this matter will be settled
From 40 600 to 10000 Americans ready to march
into the Mexican territory auxilaries against the
Spanards If any difficulty the of nationality
had been raised they would have assumed the Mexican
flag, and enrolled themselves Mexican citizens
soldiers. The Mexican government seemed to have
| objection to a war with SPAIN
Advices from Madrid, of the 3st of july state that
NJ Lafragua the Mexican envoy, had presented to the
Spanish governmental memorandum usfying the conduct
| of his government on this question. The memorandum
is the alluded to several days ago about to be
published by the envoy 1t comprises the history of the
negotiations from his arrival in Paris to the acceptance of
the Anglo French mediation In the time appears
the Spanish government goes with its military prepa
tons if mediation had been accepted The efec-
tive strength of the army expected to be 600
men, and there rumor in Madrid that the Royal
Guard diseboded under the regency Of Esparcro after
the military insurrecton Of 184l would be reestab
! lished.
| [Pars august 81 Correspondence Of London Tmes
II is said in official quarters that contrary to all expec
tation, the arrangement of the differences existing be-
tween the Spanish and Mexican governments has again
been suspended in consequence Of accounts received from
Mexico by the last mail give the without guar
antying its accuracy,
DIPLOMATIC DIFFICULTIES TURKEY.
From the London Post August 81
The change of ministry has not yet led to any solution of
the diplomatic disputes existing at Consantnope The
cabinet has offered TO to Constannoplc the
Kaimacans of Waachia and Noldava, to hear from their
lips their accounts of the recent voting In the pinc
palities This proposal declined Tuesday last by
OF his demand Unless the whole Of the recent proceed
ngs annuled he threatens with the Russian ambas
sador leave Constantnople and he is countenanced
in this regret to say, by the representatives of Pus
sia and Sardinia. The ambassador of England and the
Austrian nteuncio take totally opposite views and de-
pore this rough treatment Of the Porte which is cacu
lated in its effect to nure the best interests and to
promise the stability of the Ottoman empire whilst in its
overbearng and rude hostility 1t Menschikos Men
schikoff
AND FRANCE
Paris august 81 Correspondence of London Times.l