The Nevada journal., 1857-10-30
Revolt in India.

instability of British Empire in the East
find something like verifcation in the
recent revolt of the Sepoy or native SOL
diery of India. In the presidency of
Bengal and other parts of the Ang lo.ln-
dian Empire whole regiments of ma tive
troops some months since broke out INTO
open revolt and began war of extermi-
nation against the English. Neither age,
sex, or condition received the consider
alton of the mutineers. The whites
were everywhere butchered without re
morse Later advices from Hindostan
give US information that the disaffection
thrcatning the overthrow of British do
minion in The East still continues.
The position occupied by the English
in India, is and has been an anomalous
one. A handful Of men has held in sub
lection hundred and fifty millions of
people, differing in laws, customs, relig
ION, color and race. By establishing an
army of natives, better paid than they
ever were before and better fed, has
British sovereignty been perpetuated.-
70 maintain a rule by the aid of a hire
ling soldiery who can have no affinity
with the conquering race, who are bound
by the ties of country and blood to the
subjugated, is one of the strongest proofs
of the justice and good government Brit
ain has extended over her Anglo-Indian
Empire. Wisdom has guided her coun-
ellis or her dominion could not have las
ted so long In 1924 there was slight
Sepoy instruction, which being put
down the native troops were quiescent
till the late outbreak.
The present emeute is ostensibly caus-
by the distribution of cartridges creased
with bullock fat, among the Sepoy reg
ments, but the real cause is doubtless
owing to the dissemination by the priests
of the reports that Britain contemplates
the overthrow of the religion of the Hin
docs. The bullock's grease is but the
pretext. That religious war is sought
70 be created is evident from the fact that
the Mohammedan Sepoys are in arms
because cartridges creased with lard
have been distributed to them. The
hog is an unclean animal to them, and
their religious prejudices are aroused
to resent the insult.
The disaffe ction in India has been at
tributed to the insidious articles of Rus
STA. The cause lies in the nature of
things, taken advantage of by the Brah-
minis to secure their old ascendency which
they discover is gradually on the wane.
Their priestly power can never flourish
but by the perpetuation of ignorance
and slavish superstition. The English
have established schools, abolished some
of the most internal rites, such as female
infanticide, the burning of widows on
the funeral pyre of their husbands, and
other heathenish practises, and the
priests begin to be seriousl y alarmed fol-
their supremacy.
But notwithstanding the overwhelm.
ing numbers of the race seeking to throw
off the yoke of foreign dominion, and to
return to native princes and native laws
the English will doubtless hold the reins
of power and establish the foundations
of their Indian Empire on more firm
and imperishable basis than ever. For
the sake of humanity and civilization il
is to be hoped the strong arm of the
British government will be outstretcheG
over Hindostan till self-government OF
enlightened principles be safely institu
ted in its stead.
Under the rule of Great Britain pub
lie works have been constructed canals
and telegraph lines penetrate in the
heart of India, life, liberty, and proper
ty are more sacredly protected than ev-
er under native laws, taxes are lighter
and the people happier. The worst
forms of idolatry have been suppressed
and more benign era introduced to the
enslaved and slavish millions of India.
Albert F. CrotceH.-This young gen
tIeman, lost on the Central America, ar
rived in California in 1855 from Lowell
Mass, and commenced his first work II
the State in this office. He remained
in the Journal office but few week.
when he entered the office of the Grass
Valley Telegraph where he found EN-
ployment till the time of his departure
for the East, on the goth of August last
Mr.. Crowell was an estimable young
man.
Supposed DEATH of George r. Morris