The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
THE ENGLISH IN INDIA

We talk of caste-of its absurdities and mischief
Why,we do more than Shastras and Vedas to main
tain not only caste, but native customs which we
pretended to despise and rdicule We speak with
contempt of Glow caste native" We shrink from
the approach of mehter with all the horror of q
rapoot. Ihave heard officers of rank declare they
would not serve in mehter corps, or accept a com
mission in a regiment of swcepers We have in
every way preferred the Brahmins till they i'm
agined we hOnored them. Caste has got enormous
influence not on Y over the Hindoos but the Eu-
rOpeans. So have their other customs. / know of
officer one day kicking a native servant down
the stairs o. house because he had not left his
shoes at the door. am not quite sure that should
be very well pleased if | saw my bearer without
his turban. But while We assist in maintaining
caste and custom, we abhOr color. The Saxon,
whether of England or America, seems unable to
tolerate the approach of rete mWcosum with a dark
pigment. We hate slavery; we hate slaves too.-
There is no association, no intercourse, except of
discreditabie kind, between Europeans and natives
Marriages between them now only among
the lower classes. All society would be frightened
from its propriety if at of its balls there ap
peared any of those SLIM tall, dark-eyed, crepe
haired, and rich cOlored Eurasian ladies who prove
that the older generation Of British officers did not
disdain alliances now regarded with scorn 1t must
be stated that the other alliances at which have
limited have become much rarer than they were
some years ago.
Somehow or other, even before the mutiny there
was rift, bottomless and apparently causeless
parating the European from the native, and in
creaslng in breadth every day. Old officers have
told me that the dignity of the old native officers
of men who have served under Napier and Cough
and Hardinge-was wounded by the rudeness of re-
Gently arrived ensigns; that the visits of emadars,
subahdars-those visits which form so important
part of Oriental life-to their English brethren
were regarded as ga bore, and that they sometimes
led to nothing but "Tell the-fellow Pm out" The
habit of speaking of all natives as niggers has
recently become quite common. That it is general
now, can testify, so far as my experience GOES
ma Of tha mn tuhi -f,,r rhopa bO
with crossed arms, glistening eyes and quick ears,
stand motonless along the mess room table, hears
it every time native is named and knows it is an
expression OF contempt. The natives sometimes
confess they dislike our rule. Its tendency is to
beat them all down to dead level, and by nature
Orientals are an aristocracy. They say our poll
cy is 'First to cut down the oaks, then to cut the
smaller trees and shrubs, at last op off the heads
OF iowers, and then crush down all alike with
iron roller"
New ZEALAND.-A correspondent OF the New York
Herald, writing from the Bay of Islands, New Zea-
land, July 9th, says that the Fourth duly cele
brated at that place. The New Bedford bark Eliza
beth Swift, Captain Chase, arrived just in time to
take part in the festivities
The little harbor presented a gay appearance
The mosquito fleet and the houses of the residents
on shore were also bedecked with gay flags, out of
compliment to their cousins.
The Legislature has ust passed bill establishing
township about II miles from this place, the
Kiri-kiri river.
A vessel arrived here not long ago from Norfolk
Island, bringing the intelligence that the descend
ants OF the Pitcairn's Island mutineers very
much dissatisfied with their new location and the
| generous provisions made there for them by the
British gOvernm mt, and that they were expecting
vessel to take them back to Pitcairn's Island
On the arrival of the vessel at Norfolk Island it
found deserted, the occupants having returned in
| the meanwhile to their former home.
| The first steamer of the Inter Colonial Company
arrived at Auckland few days ago. New Zealand
|
cation with Australia, consequently the mails have
| been very irregular
| MAYOR AND CITY Council INDGCrED.-The Grand
| Jury of the Court of Oyer and Terminer New York
have indicted ex-Mayor Fernando Wood, and ma
| jority of the Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen
of 1857, for violating the charter of 1857 and con-
| spring to defraud the city.
| The indictment sets forth that the Act of April
H. 1857, (the city charter) provides that lease
of city property shall thereafter be given except
as the same may be required for the convenience of
the Corporation or under existing contracts, for a
longer period than ten years; and that disregard
ing the public duty the 18th day of October 1857
the parties indicted did wlfully, maliciously and
unlawtully cOnspire, combine, confederate and
agree together" to violate this provision of the
charter, by the passage and approval of resolu-
ton, directing the Comptroller to lease to the Ro-
man Catholic Orphan Asylum, a certain portion of
land at the rate of one dollar per annum so long as
said lands shall be occupied for the use of said Ro-
man Catholic Asylum, and for other specific
| purpose.
Separate counts made against the members
of the Board of Aldermen, who voted for the reso-
luton, against the members Of the Councilmen who
| did the same, and against ex-Mayor Wood, who
| gave it his approval. One two of the parties
| named in the indictment are dead.
ARRIVAL OF THE SAN DIEGO OVERLAND MAIL-The
San Antonio Herald of the 23d ult says:
| BY the arrival Of the overland mail at IL O'Clock
| on Thursday night, we have San Diego and San
Francisco papers to the 18th ult. We learn from
Mr.. Holiday, who is road agent of the line, that
everything along the line is quiet, that considera
BILE emigration is going into Arizona. Mr.. Il
| thinks the st. Louis and San Francisco mail vii
not be able to make their schedule time long
| Their animals rapidly failing.
From the San Diego Herald we learn that Col
Leach's Wagon Road Commission had been par
TALLY disbanded, the engineer corps having been
broken up. The working party left Mesilla, Au
| gust %, on their way to Fort Yuma. The inten
ton was to go over the work, wherever it was re
quired, second time, so as to make it per-
feet possible. The Colonel has still left sCmt
| S25,000 to 100000 of his appropriation unex
pended.
FRANCE AND SwITzERLAND.-The Federal Council
of Switzerland has adopted convention by which
the Valley des Dappes is sold to France for $50 00t
francs. For about forty years the valley has been
neither French nor Swiss, and on a recent occasion
the police of the two countries not able to lay
| hold of a malefactor who, having taken refuge in
the centre of the valley, invoked by turn the quail
ty of French and Swiss citizen, to suit his purpose.
1t also in some measure cuts the road which, leading
from Des Rousses to Gex, by La Fauce, puts one
of the extremities of the French territory in com
municaton with Franche-Comte. For Switzer-
land on the contrary, there no strategcal con-
| sderations of any consequence. The Canton Of
| Vaud, being the former proprietor of the valley
| has to give the final sanction to the officers o
France, and it is thought that certain degree OF
opposition will be manifested in the Grand Council
| OF Lausanne.
Professor Hind, who recently explored portion
of the British northwestern territory, states that
the European and Canadian elements have been
gradually diminishing for years, and that the seven
thousand half breeds now nhabiting Pembina and
the valley of the Red and the Assiniboin rivers are
relapsing into the habits and tastes of the abort
gines. The present state of society and the condi
ton ofthe people in the settlements are, in his opn
ion, far from being either pleasant encouraging.
| The Red River settlement was founded forty years
| ago 1t only needs few hundred Americans to
take complete possession of those beautiful valleys,
and they will not long be wanting.
The Young Mems Christian Association of Phila-
dephia held its fourth anniversary meeting in
Jayne's Hall on Tuesday evening The immense
hall, with its galleries and boxes filled, the as
sembage surprising anything of the kind ever seen
in the city. The Presidents and a number of mem
bers of similar associations in Boston, Baltimore,
| Chicago Cincinnati and other places were present.
The Association has "a regular meetings held under
| its auspices in Philadelphia and the towns around
| the breaking down of the sectarian feeling which
| has attended the meetings in the Union tent.
The Governor of South Carolina has had manu-
| factured, in accordance with vote of the South
! Carolina Legislature, two beautiful swords designed
for Major Daniel II. Hill and Capt. Richard Ii. An
derson, for services in the Mexican war. He has
also in the exercise of the discretion accorded him
| by the Legislature directed a chronometer, made in
the best style, to be presented to Commander H. J.
Hartstein. The three officers are natives of the
State.
| project is now on foot in New York
city for the Strengthening and deepening of Spuy-
ten Duyvel Creek, which separates Manhattan
Island from the main land, and to render it navi
gable at all times of the year for the smaller class
Of vessels Six miles of harbor, with double
| shore, would be gained by the movement and ac-
cess rendered easier and speedier to the streets
which extend to that part of the island.
LocUsrs IN TExAs-The Anderson Central Tecan,
| of Oct. 23d, SAYS
"a gentleman Just from Parker county informs
that the grasshoppers locusts again invad-
| been bearing southwest course. 1t is OF
course too late for them to do great deal of dam
age this fall but by leaving their eggs to germinate
in the spring, the prospect for western farmers
| is rendered rather gloomy"
The great Cuban dry dock, ordered to be built at
New Orleans for at Havana, has been completed.
| The Crescent says: at is an immense structure,
capable of picking up the largest man ofwar, like
a toy and the launch will be worth seeing. The
deck has been built with bow, like that of fat
boat, in order to breast the waves in its towage
across the Gulf and Spanish steamer will soon be
| here to tow il over"