The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-26

anuahoa q revohs - ocs " injustice and tyranny
.cased slavery exists 70 large e'tens, and ~ yrea!
ie their offspring 70 preserve from starvation.
ny on, On ouuvssors Of the so are Teeactd 70 me
wess Starving point aud BET ~een unOeArsoie TAX
TOP and official eSsctions, have scarcely where
is1al 70 fteo and their bodies HevetIa picture
one OF that class drawn by The author OF Ancient and
% ~ nS the Ssns. ES' soaa 70 log
the fsc, he lives upon rice and dali (vetchs
good vegetables or Dish would be Injuries to him
pnder sheet called chsldder. His bed is . mat
pillow bis DWELLING . low thaIched roof; his only
operty uncouth plough and two osfly fed balocks
one or 40 w.terpots called ot1I, with little seed
lied Jeej dian. From early morn to noon, and from
ON un sanset ne tolls, still he 10 In appearance
ggsrd poverty smi,tan, wretsnsd creasure often fast,
for days and nights without ood, or having only
lerable meal In the twenty four hoars The East india
pany once had the of preventing ch Of this
sery but instead OF dong 30 have only rvetied the
ains the Ryots" And tots is the condition Of over
o;ooo 600 OF ieople, In land flowing with milk and
bpey.
No wonder that millions of families Ia Englaud have
enriched by the slavery OF the unfortunate natives,
no wonder they should try to rid themselves of
nan . degradation Besides the jano .Sx, which In
ncoo times was fixed at sixth out which under Eag
h domination has been raised to haf there Is the
monopoly, which raises the price Of this primary ne
sity 70 three times It's value thereby forcing the natives
use the most unhealthy substitutes
The affairs OF the East loda Company regulated by
|onty four Directors with Chairman and a Board
ntro etng la LONDON the English government appoint
the Governor General, unner wbo.e control are the
eeidences Of Cacutts, Bombay, Madras and Agra The
latons which subsist bet ween tue company and toe
outary and dependent States thus described :-fhe
mpany undertake the defence Of the dependent
inces' territories against all enemies, domestic or
Fegn, He ia bound, on the other hand to enter
TO ne alliance with other soyereigns or States
hahoai the company's consent, aad he paws
era tain annual subsidy out OF his revenues for
came tine for the maptansnce OF internal tranquility
some cases, In place Of psyiug subsidy, the prince
des portion Of his territories, OF which the co upaay
the entire taxes. The cpmpa ~ keep resident at
prnocs court, VINO Is ent tied to demand audience
any lime; and by this agent the company do, In fact,
terere pretty regularly in the internal concerns OF tue
sie particularly In seupg the succession TO the throne"
princes mere puppets Of the compa
they used as tax gatherers and pensoned oil aad
lhroned at pleasure.
We ebal conclude this sketch with few remarks from
shoD Hebtr and others show tbs social character or
is extraordinary people :" This remarkable people
i've preserved their pa'looal character, their reii-
on manners customs and habits OF life for thousands of
ears, under The dominion of foretg they are TEN
erae, frugal and hospitabe. generally Of brownish
lmos; as white as Europeans" The most
sordinsry popularity in the Hadols s their division
to castes There are four castles, and 1t Is rtctly en-
btued by the Bndoo religion that transition from one
another shal! take place no connection between them
marriage or any other way is allowed, aud no tndvi-
hal OF the one class the habits engage Ia
be occupations of another Even the difference Of food
rec sely marked out The three higher classes pro
bed aos ether the use Of esh; she fourth s allowed
kinds beef; all others oatcasts and may cat
hat they please" From this may be inferred the OBJ
macy Of the sepoys who belong To the higher classes,
not touching "greased cartridges Bishop Heber thus
rites OF tn sm:-To say that the andoos Mussulmaus
re deficient in any essential feature of civilized people
an assertion which l can scarcels suppose TO be
bade by any who have lived with them; their
banners are at least as pleasing and courteous
= those In the corresponding stations OF life
tnoug Ourselves; their houses are larger, and fun
convenient ours their architecture Is at least a. ele
ant nor Ia that In the mechanic arm they are in
rior to the general OF inferior nations. Their gold
iths and produce beautiful fabr cs as our
PRODUCTS and the ships built by native artists at Bombay
VIGOROUSLY good as any which sail from London or
liverpool" Another writer says, "rhe hohom msdans Of
nda intelligent and possess greater strength
nd courage than the Hindoos they also more oud,
alous revepgefui and rapa dous, and their Gdehy Is
uch iess relied by the British government 10 some
kstrcts the uohommedan population is nearly a. namer
us tha, Of the Hndooe and both seem 10 live In state
e mutual amuy." Sjeaking OF the arrogance OF tho
ush ,etlers towards the navec Bishop Heber remarks
Of this foolish, curry, national pride, see but too mani
ztances daily. We not guilty Of injustice or wtfnl
Repression but shut out the natives from our society,
md Bullying, insoent manner s continually assumed IN
fpeaking 10 them"