Nebraska advertiser., 1857-12-17
The English in India.

The India news are the cause of re-
ioicing, not only in England, but In every
heart which sympathizes with the victims
of the inhuman savages who raised the
standard of revolt. And it is refreshing
to contemplate the speedy overthrow of
the barbarous rebels and the cessation of
cruelties inflicted upon the unfortunate
English residents who CHANGED to fall in
to the murderous hands of the rebels
Editorial Chit Chat of Advertiser'
Dec. 10, 1857,
1857. Delhi is fallenp howls the
Times, the mighty thunderer of British
Tyranny. One hundred thousand under
lings of the press in England re-echo
the howl. Fast ships and telegraph wires
carry the news across the Atlantic. Delhi
is fallenn screams the New York Tribune;
the thousand and one small fry of freedom
screamers, repeat the cry till in every
household the ominous word Delhi is fall
lem is repeated. Pious political parsons
slowly lift up their eyes to heaven and
thank God that the foul India rebels are
put down by the good sword of England,
and that missionaries, backed by that good
sword, Bible in hand, can still preach to
the poor native "Obey the powers that be,
for all power is from above"
l776. The on,1nous cry was heard in
London New York is fallen!' the foul
previncian rebels more savage than the
red Indian are no more. Clinton has for
ever silenced that audacious rebel Wash
ington, ami no doubt it was refreshing to
contemplate that his body would soon
dangle from the gibbet in Hight Cate
The news was the cause of rejoicing not
only in england, but in the hearts of
certain German princes who sympathized
with her in the shape of 1900 men, to
put down the inhuman savages wis raised
the standard of revolt. Success has (thank
Cody crowned the American rebels
God grant that history shall record the
same tale of the native east Indian
Their cause is the same. Letus see
Two centuries ago, India, after a ! long
period of anarchy, reposed pacifed and
prosperous under Abkar, her mighty ru-
Ter, of whom a deputation of Rajputs
speaks to Aurung-zeb: "Your royal an
cestor Akbar, whose throne is now in
heaven, conducted the affairs of the en-
pire during shan fifty years with
justice, watts be repose and hap
piness of all c1asSescfhis subjects, wheth-
er they were followers of Jesus, or of
Moses, or of Man, or of Mahomed he
caused them all to partake alike of his
care and protection. And thence it was
that all these peoples-grateful for his
protection-united in calling him the guar
dian of Humanity" And thus was India
governed with a fathers care until, about
eighty years ago, the king of Delhi thro'
kindness gave the English libertyto trade
with his people. They then bought the
village of Calcutta as a trading port, and
having thus acquired a foothold, by re-
-peated acts of aggression went on to rob
the native princes of their property and
the king of his dominions. AS it was of
Delhi, so it was of all India. We might
now ask with F. de Lanoye, a French
gentleman who travelled through British
India "Has the British government been
a benefit for the present generation Of Its
subjects? With him also we can answer
no, and assert that, now after eighty years
of supremacy, it has been careless of eve
-rything but matters of importations, ex-
portations, ~monopolies and profits, oppres-
sed and exhausted India to such a point
hat the cry of the poor natives in Bengal
is 'Oh! pity, we die of hunger 7 No
wonder then the old man and the infant
child sigh for their ancient rajahs and
hate England with a holy hatred. Have
they not cause? Indeed they have, for
the greater portion of the Hindoos are
compelled by their rulers to cultivate a
certain portion of the soil and. pay a GER
tain amount of rent TO their masters; and