The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-13
The Hattie In Dusila.


who predicted in the beginning Of the great
revolt, that the struggle would soon ietml'
nate, and another chapter be added to Eng
lish history, glowing with the details OF
brilliant achievements and the speedy over.
throw OF tho Sepoys, were too ptecipitnte
N suppo,iug that the resolution Of hun'
drei thousand men TANNED to aims aud
supplied with the munitions OF war, could
BE- shakon an crushed within few months
The tail OF Drlhi stimulated the British
mind TO conceive that the huat was up aud
the troublesome game securely bagged.
They did not dream that tho fall Of that
stronghold would transfer tho struggle 10
Oade, Kingdom larger than England,
aud ssafming with foes resdy to spring
up y, the whistle Of their leaders. like the
mysterious clan Of the highland chleltain
around the royal Stuart ~ Dudo IL to be
found the coro OF the vast ulcer that has
fastened itself upon the vitsls OF the Anglo'
Indian Government. There was prs
mary and ptoNimate cause for the usurtec-
ton said Duaeli. aud, that was the
annexation OF Dude As Chateau Rem
aud and tho Corscau aveHgef got back at
last on the vendetta spot where Del ffauchi
was killed so the British and the Sepo,s
OF Dude meet on the ground where the
oadean Kingdom WAS stfang.ed. It's khg
Leposcd. his treasury robbed, and the wo-
men Of to royal household ,urned into the
street by the tapacious rascals whose faces
should have bla-hed red as the scarlet coats
upon their baeks
Eah Derby in the latter part Of last
month. spoke gIoomfy Of the affairs oi India
A" The whole framework Of our empire ia
india, he said has been suddenly shaken
our dominion there is shattered, the per
maneuce OF our rule is nnpefllsd; Tor the
moment On empire is lost and has to be re
conquered" lle alluded to certain proph'
eeies that bad been in circulation IN India
prophecies which declared that after the
iapse Of n hundred years the natives were
to feassett their rights and gam their sn-
pfemaey, These prophecies simulated
thei- superstition. The Earl feared that
hereafter, II the English governed India, it
must be wholly by the power Of tho word
England could no longer trust the Illadoo
or the Mabmlla as she before trusted them
The sword would govern at least during
the life OF those who sat around him aud
the reorganization OF India would occupy
not only the attention Of the Imperial Par, .
lamont aud tho people, during The present
session, but during tho lifetime OF the
youngest in the country Such are the res .
ported opinions OF Ead Derby
The lamp OF expetcnce--at leas, so far
As Anglo-lndiau Government is concerned .
sheds no light Tor the eyes OF English .
statesmen The brutal military seizure OF
Oude, aud the ncessau, flash Of the sword .
in tho faces OF the natives OF !lindostan.
were chief among the causes of the present
war VI lore than ono GoycruorAG cuetal
advised different course that OF cons
Meeting the Government OF England more
closely with tho Government OF India. re.
forming the abuses of the ARMY, and treat
ing the natives not Ike dog, but like RAJ
tionAl ho.ngs
But the Home Government pursued dier-
cut course. \ system of treachefY robbery.
AMI cruelty, Unprecedented in the history OF
modern times, was the system of government
adopted by the last India Company aud NOW
in the fallness Of time, the auhterrlnean fires
th-' have burned iitiulY since the days OF
Olive, roar and burst out with an Etua.like
fury, shaking all lIndos,au. The Augle-ln.
dian rulers slumbcrcd upon the crust of
burning volcano, and with tie foolish Incidence
OF reckless men, only aWokc to BE ,corched by
the fairy of tie eruption.
Il is difficult 90 get the truth IN relation to the
progress of the war. lhe accounts are derived
from English sources aud when we rccollect
the daring act ut lord Canning, thlt Of mul.
Eiing the Anglo Indian press, !, may be readily
conceived how anxious the Euglish are TO keep
from the people OF England and from the
world the true history Of the progress OF the
Sopoys We know that -ir Colin Campbell
relieved the heseigcd garrison at l.ucSnow, ri.
ding at one t.ue with most nprudent ehiyaly
some forty mles in advance Of the army with
bat Il small escort, which chiyalrons act nearly
cost him his head, ~ he was IN great danger OF
being cut off and taken prisoner. How be- is
10 get out of Lucknow "a yet TO be seen His
position must, on his arrival in that city, have
been very embarrassing for the first thing he
did was to write TO Calcutta for achievements.
Late kilograms say that he had determined
TO ovacuato Lucknow on the 2lst, and "a effect
ing II his loss WAS very severe, We are told,
too. that Gen Wyndham tie hero ofthe Redan
had been defeated, and that the rvbel., in turf,
had been defeated by Sir Colin Campbell. with
these obscure accounts before a., it IS dill cult
To tell what are the movements of the English
Onc thing j. plain. and that IS, the campaign is
prosecuted with sangulnary ygor, by the Sc
poys, and the British arr greatly embarrassed. .
The sudden termination of the career OF Gen.
ilayelock, who, after long life Of faithful ser
vice to the British Crown, ending with series
Of brilliant victories IN India, received the tardy .
honor OF a ilarony, will serve both 10 cmbarass .
the English and reinsigoate thliFoue,nics,
The reconquest OF tie magnificent empire of .
the Noguls is, we think, In The end certain.
Nel,hor life nor cost will be regarded by the
Home Government Bot when the recouqucst
will be accomplished, to known only To the
Great Disposer ofnnlion~, Il ~ill, in the after.
time, be difficult for the British historian TO
convince rejecting men that the blood split in !
this disastrous contest did not How from the .
blows inflicted upon lIindoslan By the hands
OF the English themselves The knife ofassas.
nation aimed at India has only been caught
and turned back upon the heart Of tho assassin.
-Neo Orleans Dshd.
The San Antonio Ledger contains the follow.
ing account Of an accident: "DI, the evening
the delegation WAS expected to return from
Austin bearing the prize banner presented to
Comal county, by the ladies' of Austin, il was
determined 80 DO honor to the occasion By
discharge Of ordnance. The delegation had
entered the town, several volleys We're fred
and PREPARATION, were making for another,
when one Of the guns unfortunately exploded,
drea.iid'y i mas. asmed Meyer who
was standing close to 1t. Mr. Meyer was not
l.