American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-01
hSmtastcr Ga3tttt.
CITY OF LANCASTER.
ghuIsaay Morning, ApTIi a. 1855
Mana Sahib.

From the Gin. Times
EDTroRs TTNEs:-Since the outbreak of
ahe East india muiiny. the feelings Of the
civilized world have been shocked from
the real or imsginary accounts Of wholesale
murders perpetraied by natives on English
settlers or invaders. Let us inquire. as
citizens ofthis. the frees, country on earth
whether the different TRIES or casts in In
dia have right TO enhIit their native land
or not. 1t is clearly proved. from all
sources Of Information. that theJ are a
people OF progress Their merchandise
has for centuries past hell proud place in
the markets Of the world. Such being the
case. the avarice Of England has been pur>
suing conquest after conquest until the
whole sf the great Indian Empire has to
acknowledge England as sovereign. Let
us now view Evangelical England as the
ci-ilizer of tie Hindoo tribes. with the BIZ
hle in one hand and The incendiary's torch
in the other. and examine how far she has
been successful. Leaving the perfIy Of
England at the peace Of Amipes aside, let
us glance at scraps Of Indian history, and
look at Lord Clive's second visit to that
country. invested with the title OF Govern
or, by the East India Company and ex
piore part of his atrocities. As a part of
Gives evangelical progress. he took spe-
cial care. and with true English honor, ~
in niyer keeping his plighted faith with
the native princes, whenever il suited
lis or England's advantage to work differ
ent. On the most trivial or pretended oe
.casions. he demanded thousands of sacks
of rupees, until the Rajahs had no more TO
give.
He then had to tax the native industry
so heavily that the peasants left the land
nncuitivated, and thought it better TO ri,k
a famine. with all It's terrible consequences
than suffer English oppression. Tie cap.
itsiists then in India, as at presently were
English and with that love for god, which
is characteristic of the "Anglo Saxon"
bought up all the rice in the country, and
charged such exorhitsnt price, as put the
staple food OF the country above the rear Il
OF the working classes. The poor natives
died in such numbers for want Of food. thai
the waters of,hs Ganges became pulr d
from the number of deal bolies Of m N -,
women and chil'r which nOated down its
cDrrent.
With the true evangelical ssgacty which
Give possessed, he saw when too late, that
lie went beyond bounds. and as oonse
quence was unable to collect revenue suf.
ticient to pay expenses. To apply rem
edy, he was reraied. and accused before
the House OF Commons FOR his tyraniCs: he
acknowledged his crimes. hut put in a plea
that he labored for the honor and glory OF
England. The reigHing monarch anil cab
1net endorsed his actions, and like Castle
reagh. the notorons Lord Give killed
himself. Let us again examine who was
lhe successor of Clivs; Warren Hastings,
villain who has been handed down 10
posterliy as the greatest monster Of mod
ern times. who steadily pursued the same
tactics laid down by his pr 'decessors.
History tells US of H,siings. that be FIR
some thousand laos OF rupees. bargsinad
for. aud carried out. crimes which only
devils could suggest to be guilty Of. He
sanctioned the violation OF maidens. in the
public squares or Courts of nisnamed ius
tice;--the poor victims brought there in
state OF nudity. The wives aud matrons
were cruelty scourged. stripped n,ked, be.
fore the gaze Of licenlous rabble; the
nipples OF their brests were pressed be
tween the sharp sides of Bimboos. prerar,
ed expressly for torture. Like Give, he
was recalled loaded with the riches OF India
and summoned before the House Of Lords,
for his yiIlainles, anil after seven wears of
repeated trials. the willy Statesman. Pit,
brought hin clear Of his difficulties, for
he also, lahored for the greater honor and
glory Of England
THIS articis being already loo long, the
reader will bear in mind. that each success
sive Governor of India. a Give and Has
iings we're faithfully represented.
We must now observe the proselytizing
labits OF the evangelical commuters of
the Indian army. From the Quarter ma,
ter 10 the General of Division n system
oi religious persecution prevades, unheard
OF IN the annals Of any constituted body
Can 1t be believed by Americans that
CREASED cartridges had been the cause of
the gteat Iadian revolt, or was il deep>
rooted cruelty? Was it for loving their
native land. not wisely but to WE'LL the
brave sepoys were blown from the muzz.es
OF heavy cannon "a portrait of which has
been EN- lazoned in the pictorial journals
of England and America? That was civ.
ilizaiion with vengencel And vet we
sec a futile attempt made TO manufacture
sympathy for John Bull when the news OF
llavelock's death arrived. by some Of the
'hotel'keepers' in tho cities of New Yak
and Boston lowering o national hnu,'
md responded to by the masters Of some
merchants vessles which lay in port A..
mericans admit Mr. IIavelock to b. a brave
Inaa. but successful ex,cr nina,nr.-
I ere are many amongst us who think
EIgland. the great moral ciyilizer of the
nlneteenth century, should possess carte
blanch 10 kill, burn aud destroy wilhou,
respect 70 age or sex. in pursuit Of con
quest.
Now the infurlated Bull wrthes in 40.
ony, and, maddened from reverses, he bel.
lows Tor vengenve aud sympltny of his
Amlrican cousins. Nations. like ndiyid
uals are punished by an al.wiie and pow.
erlul God, aud we must bow to his man.
dates. p. W. OAt,,y,y
l.. ). The above WAS written several
hours previous TO the issue of the last
evenings Times. | think II more than sur
hcientto relute the shallow arguments Of
Tyrone whom no reader Of history will
Tor moment notice. A man who can