The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-11-28

The Iadisn war has already given Ns"a
Sahib notosisty Of which The nost nmbi
lious criminal might bs psosd. We mems
toned, some time back. that the Londcn
Spectator s'avely proposed hat when
caught, b. should liz cased BY the English
caplor, and exhibited 10 The world ~ u
modern Bnjszt.
From present Appearances, this famous
chief 10 by M means dlspossd 10 satisfy the
desire Of the Spectator. Fighting with =
galIso,sy worth Of better csase, and exs>
cutting strasegical movements which, ut
timer. pnxzls and disconcert Gen. lisve-
lock, 10 pushes forward IN his career, wri
ting, nj almost every step. his name N blood.
upon the page Of Anglo Indian history.
II we are to believe English accounts,
shs name Of Nsna Ssl,ib, Ike the Corsats,
will, 10 ~ altss time, w.
leaked wi,h cs,s virtue and thousand rsifsss"
This msy he TIRE - the one vttles ssasist.
ing IN avenginR the Tremendous wrongs
heapcd upon his race by the Ems. India
Company. from Give aud Hastings to Dial
house; the /" land pirate. ard Canning,
tho lmbecile. and the thousand csimes. the
thousand butchssiss Of men, women. and
children since tho commencement Of the
Anglo Indian struggle.
Tho Calcutta correspondent al the New
York Herald thus wfitss Of this celebrated
u,utiness:
"Ths old isavsn Of Superstition undes>
lies the social system Of india, and until
that system 10 utterly cverthrown. such
nends ~ Ncna SsLib will live 10 appal Us
by their monstrous atrocities. Ashis name
has bscn publishsd 20 frequently in connsc
ton will, the rebellion which hiss devastsd
q PIPER India, you will DO Interested to barn
something OF his personal history. lie is
Konhan Irahman, and WAS born IN the
village Of Ven Of Nssrapoor, at the base Of
the Mn,hernn Mountain. tIis father wss
begging Bha,ts, who went to Bilhoor in
,to hope Of sharing in the charities Of his
couns,yman I'ajee Rno. the ex Peshwn, who,
after his overthrow by tho British IL ISIS.
resided ut Bi,hoor until he died in Dscem>
Der, 1852. receiving an nnnua! pension Of
eight laes of rupees, or about 100000.
The old Peshwa became attached to the
boy Nena Dhoondhoopunt, and adopted
him ~ = son, that he might. with The o'hs'
adopted sons, join in tbs funeral risss IN.
tended TO promote the fcshwa's spiritul
welfare ~ another world. Though Nsna
thu. graduated in school Of !iesntiousness
and dsbsuchery, he seemed TO an ordinary
observer 10 be tho last man who could be
guilsy OF those fendish atrocities with
4 L.. f., HsA
lie is whs, is generally called "a native OF
English tastes lie inherited a large part
Of the late peshwa'. wealth. lived IN his
s spsaf. P aY.h Y ausn sssn ."a Aa. yr
ways affected European rcfnemcnss.
have frequently seen him in Calcutta, where
he WAS very lavish Of biz wealth, pa'iic
ulsrly among the native jewellers, with
whom he was iavonts customer. IheSs
are many officers in the Indian service who
have enjoyed his hosr.al,irs Mt l'ithoor,
aud who tell stories OF the magnificent. en-.
t,rtalnments given by him on tho Gauges
IN gaily equipped boats f'eishted with flow
sss aud musicians. Some ot his best friends
were among those whom he 'nassar'ed VI
CAwnrose and Fauyghur. What has so
changed this native gentleman into "A
blood thirsty Send, il IL difficult to tell. II
he can be caught alive, you may be surs
that he will be made 10 atone most terribly
for his ctincs. It il proper here 10 sAy
that though. A. you know. his crimes arc
great enough. no 10 innocent Of The eoefmi
~ which has been charged upon him in
connection with thu mxssncres on the Csn'
ges. The dispositions Of uasise servsni'
aud others who witnessed these mcsssetcs
have recently been rabhshcd IN the C1lcut
Ia papers, and they all state that nose oil
the English women Who fell into Nvne Sa
hib's Anntis wero violated OF removed TO
his harcn,. They were Nil Cat 10 pieces
suddenly. and without any warning, by hs
followers"
The career Of Nsna Snhib ia bs, another
demonstration OF the fact that, while Eu>
rop.an civilization gilds the surface Of the
tiindoo character, il has billed 10 crassicsts
i,s su,ersiition, lie Woes and iss anliPs,hies
II 10 doubtful whether The laws. customs
aud religion Of Eafops can ever completes
" sabda. .nd cou,tcl the pr~iadiecs aud
habits Of a race utterly antagonis.ic 10 tbs
Caucasian. - Dei,a.