Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-17
The 1l,nsIso MVsiuy-

The ga,ndoo Mssiny.
| The London Tmes,in late number, makes the fol-
| lowing remarks upon the insurreeiion in India
To bring aigh-casle indoos into contact with lard
aud tal,oW IS Of course mistake but we do bit If il
would in sefleed to diaagection extending over
erai months. and shared IN more or less by entire
army Those who know india well, and what is of
great Importance, know it Of late years not IN
prepared for the appearance OF restless snllen dis
orderly feeling without aim or design the part of
the millions whom rne and especially of the troops
In fact, the stir and uprising Of the human mind Ia
these days ofactiyity and matera! change have
tended from the English to their subjects Al
the same time that bY edHcatiOn by "A glimpse OF
history and natural science. by the spectacle II rail
wats and telegrhphs and by the great events which
hive l,tey passed ia Europe the lliudoo has been
reused from his sluggshncss aud contented neques-
eencc in MI that surrounds him a more drcnry and
depressing quietude has descended on Indian life both
civil and military. In the old times when the Sep9y
had 10 knowledge aud no ambition, there pretty
nearly always something for him 10 do. IN enemy
wa always on our frontier or the frontier OF
Of our allies. there WAS some protected sovereign on
the point Of rebellion, or OF being murdered By Ans
for not rebeIliug there tribes OF robters,
tfibes Of mnrderers or gangs ofnnntics 10 be put
down. But now we have conquered all enemies With
IN and without From Ahghanislan 10 the Irrawad.
dy there ism prince or people who dare oppose our
power. quarter OF million of native soldets are
now transo rned into n ynst police. There is
tisity, there Is no excitement; nothing beyond the
monotonou discharge Of routine duties with pros
pee 81 Il pension in old age We cannot helm think
ing thai, this dull and aimess existence ia too much
even for the apathy OF liindoo. The fidelity and the
military discipline which did not fail with Give at
Areot or with Sole at Jellalnbad have been shaken
hy wears of bnrrack life with notbn Ia think Of Inn
drill aud cleaning muskcis and nothing to hone for
but snhcieney Of rice and calico after quarter ola
eeatnrys service,
II Is fully ereditable that the mutinous troops do
not know whit they want and do not oven n,etsnd Ia
want anv thing So far There ia M great griav,,c.
To be remedies and no immediate DANCER In bc an
prehended But this very fact indicates a kind nr
permanence in the discomfort which evidently nre-
walls The causcs of this discomfort orise frnn, tho
very nature of things and indeed are likely In bc
come more powerful every dpy We can we'll in,noiro
the effect ON the Quick snsprious temucr of Hin do
of all that Il passing in. India Every thing around
him is in state of chance IIe hears or hnndrcas of
prcp'e carried twenty five miles within nm hour who
before would nofhnyc beenabco trnyerthat distance
in "A l,y The me ssoGes oi the Covernn,'n oro
mltel from Calcuttn 10 bombay in n few, boars Al
tie same time schools are opencd which will teach
his children that all he has learnt i sc and ahsrrd
and that the wisdom of Eurouaans o,Iy ,rn. o,o
Iecrnnot conceal from bimacf,b. t,.se n.y i,strc
tors mnst in the end nroyau Al tho samc tnn tbore
are bands of teachers who ore tcng MI who viii us
ten to them that Iu,oo relifion il as f,qo "a Iindo
science
These men may not have IA va, made much ,nnrrs
sion and may even he nn6ttci Inv want nr in,,,mant
aud learning To make the he ,f their coso Rut ren
soning by analogy the Hind,o bepns TO enr that tbcy
will win the battle in the end The ueonle who nr,
superior in strength in KNOWLEDGE. and in ciyiliza
ton must h. thinks be likc, b,e,,e Inn,f - MAXI,
Their religion nreyniI Eycry think tbot scc,ns III,
"A step in this direction il new shock IN his nride
aud his most cherished feclings Action and tho
nnrsnit of wealth NAV ,,,Le ,he or3in,ry ui,1o in
different to the Threatened subyrrsion If his tim
lie buys and ses or works nt his tr,de or wnits a,
his Europenn mas,or and il contontnd hcconeo h 10
occnppd and has \ certain omoup, of liberty ot en.
plorment and Ioromo,ion Dnt tho Sanov 5as Tina
ia brood over imoginorv vron,,s and ,o snsner tho