New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02

policy which II becomes you W pue'" -"
,hoee ns.ivee Of India Who have recently o'eo arms
AZ sntt the authority OF the British Government:
az Tha. letter emp sucally confirms The prncples
which you have already adopted as get orth 10 your
circular Of the 3lst OF July 1891, oy ~
you the propreiy of pursuing, AFTER the conqaess o.
the revolted provnces course OF policy distinguished
bya wise and discriminating generosity. Ioa sie
eXhored to temper justice with mercy, ano efcep. IN
cases Of extreme erminailty' 10 gran. an h1e'-y W
the vanqulshed In the sentiments expressed oy inc
Secret Committee we entirely concur While mere
are some crimes which humanity calls upon you 10
punish with the utmost severity there are others Oh
| lees aggravated character which It would De equaIy
urust and impolitic no: 20 pardon and 20 forget
80 The ofrenses With which you VIII be called
upon TO ceal will be Of three different kinds Firstly,
high crimes, instigated by malice prepense, snd ag
| gravs.ed by treachery Snd cruelty. Secondly, OF
fences the results rather of weakness than OF mahce
into which IT is believed that many have been drawn
by the contamination OF example, by .he Tear OF OPP
posing themselves to their powerful countrymen,
by the belief that they have been compromised oy
the acts Of their associates rs.her than oy any acuVe
| desire to embarrass the existing Government And,
thirdly oenses Of less positive character, amount
ing TO little more than passive copnvance AZ evil or
st most 10 the act OF giving such assistance 10 the
rebels az, If not given, would have been torcby ex
toited and which in many cases it wond have been
death refuse bodies Of centous and exsspers'eo
mutDeers
"a. Ii is the first only of these ohenses, the per-
| petrstors Of which and their accOmpEces i will be
your duty to visit with the severest penalty which
| lnnlcti ana IL il happHy IN euCp VI
ceptions atrocy that you will have the least difficulty
in proving both the commission Of the ofense and the
identity OF the offender. In the other you might
often he lett i'll doubt, not only OF the extent OF the
ofi.rse committed, but OF Us ac.ua commission by
the accused persons; and, although aw sre that
| the retribution which may be righteou,y inflicted
upon the guilty may be in measure restricted by
too much nicely Of specification and that IN dealing
WITH 90 large of crime il is difficult TO svoid
| the commission Of some sets OF individual in ,e
may eti express our desire that the utmost exer
ton may be made TO conue within the smallest pos
sbe compass these OF uncertain proof and dub
| Gus identity even though your ret-butory
should thus fsl short of what IN strict justice might
| he inflicted.
IS. As soon as you have suppressed tee active hos
tity Of the enemy your first will be the restora-
ton OF public confidence Ii will be your privilege
| when the disorgaozed provinces shall no longer be
sed by intestine disorder, to set an example OF
liberation and fobearsnce toward he subject people
and to endeavor by every means consistent with the
security Of the British Empire in the East 10 alloy the
irritation and suspicion which, if suffered 10 retain
possession of the minds Of the native and European
inhabitants Of the country, will eventually esd TO
| nothing less calamitous than q war OF races.
| CO. In dealing with the people OF Dude you VIII
doubtless he moved by special considerations OF JUS
| tee and policy. Throughout the recent contest we
have ever regarded such of the inhabitants OF That
country as, not being Sepoys or pensioners OF our
own army, have been in arms against us, IS an ex
ceptional class. They csnLot be considered as traitors
or even rebes for they had not pledged their fidelity
| to ns, ard they had scarcely become our subjects.
Many, by the introduction Of a system OF govern
ment had ne cessary been deprived of the msinten
they had atery enjoyed and otte rs feared that
the speedy lOs Of their mesns OF subsistence must fo
low from the same cause. Ii was natural this. such
persons should avail themselves OF the opportunity
presented by the distracted state OF the country -
| strike blow for the restoration OF the native rule
| under which the permitted Reorganization Of the
country had long been to them source OF unlawful
| profit. Neither the dsbsnded soldiers of the late
native Government, Dor the great talookdars and
their retainers under any obhgston OF fidelity 70
our Government for benefits conferred upon them.
| You would be justified, therefore, il dealing with
| them you you'd with fore IN enemy, and il cess
rg consider them objects OF punishment after they
| have once laid down their arms.
~. OF these arms they must forever be deprived.
You will, doubtless, IN prosecution oil TINS ooJect, ad
dress yourse in the first instance, TO the OF the
great tslookdsrs who successfully defed the late
| Government, and many Of whom, with large bodies
of armed men, sppe4 to have aided the efforts of the
mutnous .odiery Of the Bengal srmy. The destruc-
tiun the fortified ghods Of these powerful land
holders, the forfeiture of their remaining guns, ds-
aiming and disbaDdDg OF tner followers, VIII DE-
among your first works; but while you deprvlng
this Iuentsl snd dangerous class OF people of
| their power of openly resisting yonr authority, you
will, We have To doubt, exert yourselves by every
possible TO reconcile them To British rGle and
encourage them, by liberal Arguments made Ia &C.
coIdapce with ancient ussges, to become Industrious
sgrcul:urIsts and TO employ in the cultivation OF the
| roll tae WAC, as armed rstaiDers nave so long
wasted the substance Of their masters aud des dated
the land. We b. ieve that these landhOlders msy be
| taught thai their holdings will be profitable 10
| them under strong Government, capsule Of main
tapiug the peace Of the country and severely punish
pg sgrsrah outrsges, than under one which perpetu
ally invites, by lie weakness the ruilous arbitration
| of the sword.
IS Having thus endeavored Oh the reostabish.
men of the authority CT the British Government in
Dude, TO the great lsndhoders, You will pro-
coed to consider, in the same spirit OF toe'e'oo and
cIbeafaDce, the condition CT the great body OF the
people. You will bear in mind hst il is necessary, in
u
des eLdsrly with existing usages and sometimes even
with existing abuses. All preciptste reforms are dan
serous. II is often wiser even to tolerate evil for
time than 10 alsrm and initiate the minds oil the peope
by the sudden Introduction Of changes which tiGe
alone teach them TO appreciate, or even perhaps to
understand. YOu will be especially careful ia the
adjustment If the fiscal system OF the province 70
svod the imposition OF unaccustomed taxes, whether
Of general or Of local cDsrec!er, pressing heavily
upon the industrial resources, ad affecting the daily
cor forts of the people. We do not est nete the
csfsful administration Of newly -acqured province
according 20 the financial results Of the hrstfew years
A, such time should eDtesvor to conclla,e the
people by wise concessions, ard TO do notnlng tn en-
coursge The belief thet the British G'vernmsot IL
more coyetOus of revenue than the native ruler whom
il has supplsDted
MURDER oS THE HGH SEA;.-,John Slels, boat
AVAIL ard George Williamson snd James HnOn,
ssiloIs board the ship J. s Persons, al American
ship are in custody in Liverpool, charged with havug
caused he death Of Henry Bsrsel seamsu on board
the zane vessel. In stated that tne ship e New
Orleans for Liverpool tire 10Th of Narch last, on
the evening of which day the prisoner Shies dragged
the ceeessed out OF his bunk onto the pecs, and
knocked him down with slung-sho., and be sud
Williamson and Thorn bes, him 10 Gea-h with
belsyipg.pius The body Of the deceased was
wing on the deck short tine sfterward,
but few minutes sitter that il missed, and
the prisoner Stels wss heard 20 say that " they had
pla, ked the -, meaning that they had thrown the
BODY verbosId. IL WAS not again. On the
rysl of the ship ss Liverpool information given
| .rs.l hIalt 10