The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-30
The Crisis In Bsitish India.


The oews from India. and the reuarA upon it
in the English Parliament and the London Tines
all Of which We give Observation-Disclosures that
the feeling in EoelaDd is one Of increasing alarm
at the danger which threatens the English empire
in Hindostap.
Sir Colin Campbell bad been at once appoint
cd 10 the command Of the army there, aud had
left Lordon at one days notice for the scene of
action. The Times pcrtinently hopes that, in the
sense Of Shskspsre's old Sir John Talbot, the
rest Of Sir Colin-bls arms legs tbcws and
sinews, in the shape of infantry, cavalry and ar
tilleIy-will alto soon be sent after bin; point
ediy winding up is remarks 90 the subject by
The assumption that terrible work is at hand, and
the whole peninsula Of India may have to be
conquered over again. Though there may be
some exsggeiation in THE, for the purpose of
stimulating the government to immediate action,
the tenor Of all concurrent sdv:ccs from India
stoHs that greet alarm exists there, for the exs
tenct OF native prince the sacred aod tradition
al throne Of Delhi has awakened a deep feeling
throughout the northern presidency Of Bengal.
In Pariisnsn' Lord Palmersion has exhibited a
strong desire to put off discussion upon Indian
sffaIs and declined 10 name day TO take up
the subject.
We have 90 former occasions commented upon
the causes Of the present discomfort in India,
sbosing ttat the immediate causo Of the out
break lies in the attempt to cxterd ,he self.
righteous and unassimilating theories Of Exeter
Hall over the millions Of native population.
Some extracts from the Madras EIgmi,sr. which
we republisb in another column, go far 10 show
that this determination of the government en-
braces not only the rative Hndoos, but also
thoee that have embraced any other form OF the
Christian belief than that coined by the Pro
ttsaDt pbilsnthropisls of Great Britain Moral
suasicn has failed TO make proselytos for them in
Indis, aod now the Roman Catholic European
toldiers to be converted by stopping the urual
allowance Of pey to their wives and children,
aud the native sepoys by making them bite a
cartridge creased With, to them, the abomina.ion
Of mutton or beef suet The scheme is al 10.
geuious one, but there are reasonable doubts az
TO whether il will work.
Contemplating, az we do, the british en-
pire from a point of view far removed
from the mists of local feeling and per.
sond prejudice, IL il evident 10 us tina.
The EoVIish government must abandon that ys.
tenn of religious and social proselytisln that has
grown upon IL during the last generation, or elee
it must be content TO zee It's empire crumble be-
meath it, ru'c. II was once the hobby of Eng
land to make political con, L,utions fer new EN-
l pirpt and many Of hnr .,vans ana nb;loaonhers
Invented ptifect constitutions, that in The earlier
sles Of The S,terocDt OF this cIatinent were tried
UpDn The ms colonies Not one was found TO be
at all adapt 10 The local conditions and wants
Of toe cOlouis's. AID they were soon abandoned
This telling thea took new turn, and boz phi
loscrhc,s aud philauthropists turned their a,ten.
tin to De needing Of the morals aoJ social