The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-03-27
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Ger, written before the assembling Of Par.
lament, givesa correct view of the condi
lioi Of India and It's Importance to Eng.
land We were much interested in ito pc
rusai, aud doubt no, tina, the reader will he
equally Instructed and entertained.
Amor ali the great questions which viii
demand tho serious attention OF the mex,
session Of the British Parliament "he fu-
iare of India" will be emphstcnIly the
question the ilnture Of coun,ry conpri'
sing, with the Dritish territories. the British
allies aud tributaries, and with the indepen'
dent States, a population Of very nearly
two hundred millions OF the human species
or about one fifth Of the entire human fam,
lily. And It is certain that this immens.
popu st,on is completely dependent on Grea,
britain for its veal q. ito woe, for its pros.
perity or its advers,,y, 10, is good or bad
government. The extent Of coua,ry over
which Great Britain besrs sway in India is
nbou, the size Of Austria. PRUSSIA. France.
aud Belgium put together. The Bengal
presidency is about the size OF Turkey in
Europe, bu, four t'mes Ms popuou. IN
some districts OF Bengal there ARE Cos per
sous to n square mile, whilst in Belgium.
the most ,h,ckly populated country in Eu.
rope, there are only 1871 The population to
every square mile in England IS 3oi; in
LELAND, 2i2 in Scotland. 10, aud IN
France, l6s but that OF British India. not.
wi,hslanfing the vast forests aud the thou.
sands of uncul!ivated scres, reaches l2t
IN, tk. mia he al "a
takes upon himself to give advice respecting
such county and such population Ms
,n,s assumes no small responsibility. Ihe
interests a, stake are vast, mulularious, ahd
incaiculable. The knowledge and Judg
ment necessary TO sound nc Ion up1n SO
vast y subject belong to few. Never had
any pfevlods Parliament TO decide upon r
case OF such magnitude with so little OF the
preparation necessary to decide upon It
wisely. 4 few weeks ago nearly every
body In England was 10 state OF all but
total iguorance concerning the whole mat
ter; but now every one seems. by some
my sterious process--cer,airly without time
for much additional reading. reflection, or
tiavel--to have gained confidence, It not
a iu.luess ard r,pcue.s OF knowledge. aud
a. b. urepafed promptly ard at once 10 leg
.la.e upon n question that would. IA i'sine
tncacy and extent. tack the very hghes,
powers OF modern sistesmanshlp. How
the change can have been wrought, il IN
any degree whstever il has been wrought.
we viii not presume To cay. Cefisiuly,
even in the House Of tommon.. member.
Ill toe pr,sant se.sion. connected with the
l. 4 hat ia, ,,.fr Ind "a
topic 10 have the House at once eouu,ed
out
When we speak Of the knowledge nee
e.ssry to wise legislation ia regard to indis.
we OF course allude TO the vsslne.s Of that
continent, AID to the almost eudess 4 iier>
ence. of race. OF religion. OF tastes. habits,
and character by which is people nfe dis,
tingushrd from each other. The conquest.
settlement. aud government Of that va, re-.
gion, which extends from Cape tonorin to
the cbsus OF the liimsl.ya. are regarded
hy manv people, and by msny other than
English people. ss one OF he brghies, and
most glorious pages in British history We
do not view the subject exactly in that
light; but ws certainly do consider the
political lsbofs and military achievements
of Give aud tornwslls. Of lissungs ard
Wellesley, and of Lord. Noirs Couch. aud
Napier No among the mos, striking ami re-
msrksbla event. Of modern history, These
men, each ia his way, contributed to found
the Eastern Empire, bat Il that empire IS
10 be any longer preserved, the compau,s
government mus, be. we think within y
reasonable tin. abolished, aud luj,s be
broarh, nnder the immediate and sole con
troll OF tn Crown aud pr,lisment nj Eng
land Every one who has Ia the least In.
qnitei INTO The .ahj'e, knows ,he, cor a
considerable time the Ess, luia tontran,
hiss wound up It's commercial Affairs aud
has ceased to be company Of merchants
The number of merchants. bankers ard
traders now IN tho direction Is few and in
considerable. The company is not. in It's
direction, = mercantile compsnv. although
the directors seek. Ike almost al other gov
ernofs and managers at companies. to role
30 ns to ob,sn the creates. sniean, OF rese>
nue at the smallest expense but they are.
IN fact, only the stewards aud factors OF
the Crown and people Of England. and
controlled IN u great degree eIe'r by the
Governmen, nj home or b, the Governor
: General IN India Many OF the wsrs in
which the Eas, India Company have been
during the las, twenty-five wears engaged
were under,skeu, not merely without the
sanction, hn, sgsia,i the Wishes oi III.
Board of Directors. The wars 10 AHshaus
is,sn and IN tho Punisnb were Of this do
.criplion, rnd the policy of annexation has
never generally found psriisans smong the