American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-09-04
From the Wheeling Daily Times.
The Revolt isa India. r..

AOnut Inc PERIOD when Eng land 5
pewer declined in America and her col :.
onies were lost to her, the star Of ber
,ascendency, guided by the genius of
Give and Hastings. began tolIise in the
East. Province after province Of the
East lndies were conquered With Won.
de,ful rapidly, and brought under the
control Of England, until the richest
portion of Asia, a,peopled by one hundred
and fifty millions Of people, were added
TO the British domini"ns. This spendid
dependency. which has added so much
glory to- the English nation, and pour
ed such bothtiiul riches into the treasu-
~ during the pact century, is at this
time upon the very verge of revolution.
At no period in English history, since
the loss Of her American colonies. has
she been threatened with such iDinry
and modification as that which the loss
ofs,he Indian provinces would entail
She would not only lose immense wealth
and hardy school for her soldiers and
statesmen, but the invaluable prestige
which these possessions give her, and
which she values beyond ptice r ?
The question Of the world nov is, viii
England be able to suppress ihe rovolt
and re'establish Tranquility under Brit
ish dominion, or will the occasion pro.
duce some Hyder Ali or Rurjeet Sing.
with The ability to direct the revolution
and destroy British rascendencyl Ergl,
England has never held peaceab b! @
possession Of India. but, has main,ain-
ed standing army. of 100000 men to
hold tho people in awe. The army
was composed only of thirty thousand
European troops, tho remaining two
hundred and seventy thousand being In.
dia.! troops officered by English officers.
The Bengal portion ofthe army consist.
ed of about one hundred thousand
troops. Suddenly and without warning
a revolt took place among these troops.
The revolt commenced with the mur-
der Of tho British officers. aud extend
ed 10 all European citizens, aud rllo'.
out its progress, was marked by attro.
cities of the most shocking character.
Men, women and dchildren We're cruel.
fly ,butchered by the madJened rebels,
lafier frsrsuffering every species Of in.
dignity aud torture which brntui hearts
could Imagine. ~ ra.faa.a ,.ai'.a.
? TIE lnutiny spread rapidly. Soon
many loyal regiments became tainted
and joined The mulineers .until the whole
| 3eogal army was, and is in a state OF
determined Rebellion. ~. .n..l
/ Delhi is now in possession Of a rebe1
force estimated at fifty thousand men
with a heavy force. OF, artillery, and re-
Inducements are constantly being re
ceived. 1t is feared, and indeed couce
I. ded, that every day it remains in ihs
hands Of the rebels, adds 10 tho DANCE,
of general ouibi eak Throughout the
Empire This much is a certainty, tha
Tie condition IF India IS such Mat ii eoiI
haze 10 be recon1aercd By gland, fol
it is now virtually in open war with her
| The cause of the revolt is attributed Il
an interference with the religion of tn,
nation, on the part of the English
Their religion is, the Hindoo aud Mpo
suIman. For The fnrmer to touch COW.
grease, or the latter pork fat, is to de-
grade them in lhis life, and ruin then
in the next. This part Of their religion
was attempted to be intetfered will
IN the following manners a now kline
of rifle was ipYented which required {
style of cartridge that had to be gre as
ed, and which The soldier had to bite
( Tho Hindoo soldier was furnished will
cartriges the paper Of which was dip
! ped IN cows grease, and the MussuI
men those dipped in hogs lard. s
The plot to overcome the religious
! preiudices Of the natives, created dis
content, and has recoiled with terribl,
effect upon the inventors if it does moi
cost them an empire it will cost then
streams Of blood and millions of treas
! ure. 81 .t .u ... e..
Lack Of discipline is given by eop1o
as the cause of the mutiny, but The IN.
dtdn Friend, published at Calcutta, says;
I"Ihe question admits Of but one answ er;
religious motives have prompted the re
volt, and contempt for The power of tho
government has made ii an accomplish.
ed fact" The war against authority
therefore seems to be sanctifed in the
estimation Of HiDdoo and Mussulmeu
The worst apprehensioDs are INDUCED
by the British Government. YET /,
docs not fear but that it will completed,
euppress the rebellion. Almost the
whole British army will be sent out
with the Instructions to wage rDo,ci
less war, and it is not improbable thai
we shall bocalled upon to read the dark
est accounts of blood and butcbery be
foro the indispu,able rule Of England |,
re;established io the East. ~
On Wednesday last, our gentleman.
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