Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-06

stituted self-suspenders in this manner; while holding the hands in front with the palms in- ward toward the chest and the fingers extend- ed, turn them inward, and then lock them one in the other, so that the ends of the fingers on one hand rest in the palm of the other; then pole passed across them inside, which will sus- pend the body, its pressure prev venting the fin- gers from slipping out. While suspended in this manner, lighting a fire beneath the victm Adding to his sutferings by throwing the strong est red pepper on the fire, so that its severely pungent fumes assail his eyes, ,snose and throat Shutting up in close room, and then smoking the sufferer. Applying hot pnchers, and that to parts of the body which cannot be menton- ed. Enclosing number of pnchin,- beetles in half a coca-nut shell, and tying it over the na- val so that the horrid seusatian of digging into the bowels is inflicted. Rubbing the arm, from the wrist to the elbow, with salt and sand, then applying longitudinally number of eekl or ribs of the coca nut leaf, and tying them on firmly, then forcibly drawing them out one by one, the finer end first, so that each one by its own increasing thickness, and aided by the salt underneath, cuts burning!y into the flesh, and leaves its burning sting.
 As cotemporarv truly remarks, if the above testimony had come from any but purely English source, it would be difficult to give it credit. It enables us to appreciate the gena- ineness of British philanthropy for the slaves of the south. If solitary slave in the United States had been exposed with the connivance of successive Governors General" should we ever have heard the last of 1t? After these startling admissions we can scarcely wonder at the Indian rebellion.
 Bayard Taylor, in one of his books of travels, thus notices another feature in the government of that down-trodden country. He says:
 "There is one feature of English society in India which 1 cannot notice without feeling disgusted and indignant-l alude to the con- temrtuous manner in which the natives, even those of the best and most intelligent classes, are almost invariably spoken of and treated social equality, except in some rare instances IS utterly out of the question. The tone adopted towards the lower classes is one of Ordly arro- gance; towards the rich and enlightened, one of condescenson and patronage 1 have heard the term "niggers" applied to the whole race by those high in office; with the lower odrers of English, it is the designation in general use. And this. too towards those of our own .Cauca- sian blood where there is no instinct ot race to excuse their unjust preiudices. Whyis 1t that the virtue of Exeter Hall and Stafford House, can tolerate this fact without a blush, yet coil demn, with pharisaic zeal, the social inequality of the negro and the white races in Amerlca"
 Yet these poor natives, after a century of o. presson have risen in arms against their op- pressors and when taken are blown from can. non or butchered by thousands. To herve their soldiers to these deeds d to palliate their atrocities to the world they fabricated ard pnh- lished accounts of the violation of females, of the massacre of children and other atrocities, which subsequent investigations prove to be every word lie. Bul four females were taken prisoners, all of whom were unharmed and re- stored without ransom This article has grown under our pen, but a volume might be filled with -ecounting the character of this anject, degrading slavery of the East Indians and the tyranny of their English masters.