The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-20
SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE sEPOY
REVOLT


REVOLT
IRON the London u mes, AuFust 7
IN ma, even hs,y narration mo nora.,,s, -, a. ,,r,
may thus escape punishment from the very o7rnny q
their oroIces such hes been the OF tho scpoy
In British India We claim ho conndcncs Of our
readers whom Ne tell them that have fecsvei ellers
from the real OF rebellion which inform sbeso
morciess tends have treated country mon, and ,li
worse, cyuntry and their chiIdrsn, In ,bcs
manner tina, even men can scarcely hint TO sanh Other
whispers the ssfa deiA.s We c.nnc, p,Ins ihxe
lives they too fool for Publication. We shcad have
70 speak OF families murdered In cold bbod--aDd
murder vas mercy-of the violsiion OF Eng a1n
ladies' 10 the presence Of their husbands, Of sher
JArsn OF their ohildren-and thon but NOS IN ,ken q
Their sssasslnsuon. The well nigh universe mssaurs
she Brlh officers oy The sepoy' vn the mdcst feslore
10 the sHsr OF The borr which In loo many asADocs
preceded The massacre we oanno, s,csk Nov vkhin
The last fe~ days have observed the drst ymns o.
IN sro~,h-wlth rgud 10 these mu'ioeers-cf ihss
spirii Of msuohn humanity weicb even upos Ic,~
stems has led 10 % much evil bet whlch "a tbs naAsos
may occasion rcsulp far moro rr,o. 'hso Az .hSn
have YET had experience On grounds BON or
maintain ,asi ,hese Indian rlni.ns mus Be nAde
.,, sc rss h' ey s.ss pssSos We are ssr 70
support officers and soldiers 10 NE cecharee heir
duty they have resls.ed spoa soss mon,ssn soo@ans
which impossible 10 do-sny pAlhaaou for NE murder
by The sopey soldiers OF neir omosrs What had our pow
abused what injury had the wrscbed Enslhh CHI ircn
inflicted spon the popuAn "a Of British India 10 zone
rat or upon tbs Berssse soldiers In parcplu, Va their
brSps rSood dashed QUA asHns, We ground Ihey
shonli be hung up In the air, and be caugh. - hsy
descended upon the bayopeH OF those viislnsi
or these things shall NOT full and ample slcueusui
exsced' We are very confident thai We represeul lho
feelings and opin)ns of the nhabitants she ih
ire with the exception OF q small and Insssnoant frsc
lion Ct cod boodsd theo s hen We say that Fart,
pcan ofoors and soldiers nov employed 10 the tup9Is
sion of This Military mutny may loos for tbs undertaking
support Of peir counirym however stern may DO thc
me ssures which they may think proper W employ
Bad this been the case Of pop liar insurecuoe-had
" been lhe rising OF people msddened by censuri- o
"A N off he
there would have been lesz 10 b. said nothing X
be SOFT DO sever, va the case here. The lnslrrc5
too has been merely military nsurrecton, 70 vhi e
PEOPLE have taken thsre Had they done 30, We an 10
have beard OF support swdeA by them 10 ths melacmt
long since. The population n British India hate hsc
the class Of camp followers and the scum Of the i lea
forth 70 their ocdy work BY The appSeol ~ no
men tsYy OF the mutinOvs rcoy Assnl aAa
tbse sepoy regiment. been ues'ed WITH nsrhhon a1o
cruelty ve m eht think u necessary thh ler htlates
should be made but We should almost regfot me
manner we have heard II saio that those a. ar Sed
web the working Of either service me 90 VA
times that ia TOO many ipssncce ioldiers SO ianee
we're ITsry rnsddeued into mutiny oy ne nsrslnsea q
Their officers An hs, howevor, has ~ sed aEsy, eTe1
vI,h regard 10 tho British amy spd aayy sen "a Go
NJ, .nnv 10 the prescnt generation fhe sepoy colder
rs.nhariy had no reason for coug'uai he Wa pe.lod
ana ,pced h a degree which might b. pronounced I'D
e,s hsd mot the consequence of lh ever Indulgence
yoeuIted In 40 sscL event There "a 10 rreence icr
saving even thai the idotc peldlcos q cate ard Me
sb.urd e1ssuces OF his own dcstrvus rorgoa tad not
Wss perecslv fvc rs'sS o. O. ,tirs from e. s.; rs
pipasa-s ~. t1.fi.f I.r.afl r- Iru "a r.,s-she
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