New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-09

revot-a subject upon which the latest advices yet
received from India do not appear to throw any
further light Both parties seem resolved to give
to this revolt a dgnifed and deliberate origin
| Both, in seeking for its authors, 90 back to the
pact history Of India. One party insists that it is
Brahminical revolt, set on fsot by the Brahmins,
with view of putting stop to English innova-
tons in religion The other party insists that it is
Mobsmmedan revolt, set on foot with a view to the
restoration of the Mogul empire; aud that the
| dethrOned MOhammedan PRICES are at the bottom
0fthe movement, having artfldly employed the relg
| ious prejudces of the HindOe soldiers as means
| for accomplishing an object of their own.
Now, il is very true that every event must have
cause adequate to produce IT, but great distinction
is to be made between cases of building up and
| cases merely Of pulling down, whether it be an
architectural edifce, an empire or social organi-
zaticn. To build up, il an effort Of genius, labor
and strength. Anybody can pull down who can
handle pick-aIe Even moles may do it by
obscurely undermining the foundation; while some
times great edfces fall merely by their own weight
It is Lord Clarendon, We believe, who remarks,
est instruments, circumstances favoring, are suf-
6cient; and possibly, in seeking for the authors Of
this Sepoy revolt our English friends inclined
10 look further into the milestone than is at all
| necessary.
Perhaps our American experience may be OF
little advantage on this occasion towsrd an
understanding of the true state OF the casa; for We
a irda hp, rtf,.l n
obvious sources from which it spraDg, in many cir
cumstances Of its progress, and possibly, TOO IN
the character of its OrieiDatOrs, most singular
resemblance to the present revolt in India, aud
pe rbaps i'll its resuts holding forth some probable
representations of how matters may terminate in
India The cstenslble and, to a certain extent, no
| doubt the real origin of our HindOO revolt was
Ike that of the Sepoys, acry raised, that religion
was in danger. The Sepoys complained of being
| forced to defe themselves by biting cartridges
| touched with animal grease. We, good Protest
ants, were in danger of being dedled by coming in
contact with Catholic Office. hOders or by jOstling
with Catholic voters at the polls. The indoo, in
India complained that their children at the English
| schools were taught and even forced TO read the
Bible With our Hindo0s, as was natural, since they
are the antipodes Of India the grievance was ex-
acty tie otherwsy-the cry here was that the Bible
was in danger Of being excluded from the schools.
The principal support to our liindoo revolt was
religious antpathy and hatred of foreigners, aud,
| doubtless it is these same sentiments by which
| the reyolted Sepoys were principally instigated,
ard to which they looked principally for support.
| Though our HindoO revolt broke out with sudden
violence which took everybody by surprise, yet for
years before, it had given premontory symptoms of
more or less significance; and such has been pre-
csely the case with the Sepoy revolt The Sepoy re-
volt was Immediately preceded by the transmission
| from village to village in India Of certain
| MYSTERIOUS cakes and lotus flowers. So our
| Hindoo revolt was Immediately preceded BY
| the transmission, from town to town and
village to village of certain my sterious Know Moth
ing grips, signs and dark lanterns. The reYoteIs
| in India ale mainly confined to one class-that OF
mercenary soldiers. Our HindoO revolt was also,
TO very considerable extent, confined TO what may
be considered ss the corresponding class among US
percenary politicians, !. The SePoys began BY muir
derng their officers AID all persons IN authority.
So our Hindoos .gnalzed their uprising BY decapi-
tstipg every office holder who fell into their power.
The ueIt step of the SepOys was to rob the public
treasures in which they did but faithfully initiate
| the example which our HindOos had set. The Sc
| noys though ttey have seized upon tie ancient
capital of Delhi, and hold for the moment the
Kirgdo of Dude, have failed in upsetting the En-
eli.h Government, just as our Hindoos, though
they seized possession Of Boston and Massa-
| cbusetts and made a sort OF temporary
| l,deuent at Albany, yet failed altogether in
their grand object Of Selling Washington and pos
,e.sing themselves of the General Government
The Indian Sepoys, in the dethroned King Of
Dude, the King of Delhi, and in part at least Of
the Mohammedan princes, have allies who are at
the ame time seeking to use them as tools So
orr Hindoos had allies, who at the same time
,ouebt 10 use them IS tools, in ex-PIesdent FIJI
| mole fguliIg to be President once more, and IN
| The Wing wig of the Southern shareholders. No.
body knows who are the leaders Of tue revolted Sc
| uoys-those leaders having suddenly sprung up
from lifelong obscurity; and such was precisely
| the Gaze " tn our Hiudoos. Their guns, however
at Delhi 50 il is said aEe served By renegade Ed-
| -ou4au.. lust j. most Of our Hirdoo newspapers
Nere edited b. renegade Wings sId Democrats.
Tseie rbmerous point. Of resrnes-ce wi! sof.
| fee to e.,sb,.h 4 ceri,ia identity Of nature be
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