The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-11-20
HOW THE OUTLAWS OF cANDEIsH WERE
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mountainous part of the British posses
sions in the East was infested. about a quar-
ter of = century age. by . wild. fierce race,
called the Bheels. whp regarded robbery as
a sarr.d Institution. aud followed u as a pro-
le son. A tribe of fifty thousand Of these
plundrrrrs. under leaders whom they inpli-
city obryed. held the strong fastnes.es of
thrir nsine m0untains, and seemed to defy
The powrr al the Government to dlslodge
them thence. mere, especially as the climate
ol tile place was 50 deadly, that it was calca.
lated thai m three wears service among. the
mountain. of the Bheels, hundred soldiers
in r,rry regiment became disabled.
Sndrgra,lr,i did The character Of the Bheels
APPEAR. that EVEN the Hindnos regarded them
as oatcssts. whom il was pollution 10 assist
aud righteousness 20 slay. Drunkenness tear.
fully prevailed amongst them, and thes Of.
frrrd up bIoudy sacrifices TO the false deitles
whom they a,lored. Their deprpda,lons we're
,r-a''ed. aid 50 hopeIess appeared The idea
oi their ever becoming anything but robbers
and murderers. that Governor OF Bombay
had luDked To- their utter determination as
the onl, means by which peace could be Civ
IN 10 Canlelsh
4 Yri, b, the mild Mounstusrt Elphinstone,
] a scheme Was Gnrrned to reclaim even these
ouics,r,-a scheme which required vet more
e"ursgr 10 execute. than benesolence to plan
10 James Oar IN, youthful officer in the
Bomba, s-r,ice, was The dangerous task as
signed. aud iir did not shrink from il. In
vain hI> friends attempted TO dlssuade him
lrnm wha; they deemrd vain sacrifice oI
hi, life; hr oniy s.w the duty before him.
srd w'ni straight furward.
I Oulram had .llrady, IN fight, gained some
sucrr,s over The rabb.r tribe. He now sen,
b,Ck MS drtachment. aud alone. unar,nei.
ut.aiirnird. threw himself among the savage
/ Bhcsls. his life being entirely at the mercy
Of ihu.e against whoM his sword had been s.
lately drawn. MANY timss was he in imi
nrni perll. bur merciful Providence watch.
i ed over him whus- end was mrrcy. 0atran
4 = ,ineh ihe hearts uf the robbers; he hunted
with them. aud asionish-d them by hi feai,
Of daring; he taught them mechanics h,
dressed their woauls; he listened 10 thei
tales; h. prescribed iur. their diseases; iho.'
shnm tue swnri could not subdue. were sub
duel by the pnwer of k'niness! The yopns
Is iii.h officer en- i.trd the wild Bhrels into
mliiar, corps; those Who carried terror il
ltn,ir name thr.mghOut the country. becami
+ nov It's defenders. aud in less than Two wear
iho.e Who had been formerly trsined only 1
/ Slaughter aud rapine, had shed their blno
. irerl, in the cause of order.
, Aud shall W. draw no lesson from fac
ike these: Behold the power u klndnes,
! Are we not called upon 10 ciyiliZe, IN 30
/ lanrs and alleys. those whose education ha.
. alas. too much resembled that of the rob5-
. tribe. af candeishf There are hundred
+ aud thousands Of unhappy boys trained up
,rr. living ~ pests 10 snciets. who rcquir
bui ihr ynisr % kindness. the fostering han
oi brnpynlrncr. TO become. under the Di,m
bicssi ,g. defenders Of the peace which the
nnw break. Who will enlist them under ih
4 hannrr Of the t'rn,s: Waa will come ioI
ward To enioll them a. the soldiers Of Chris
Who will VENTURE into The hannis Of mi.er
and guilt I. SEEK the outcasi by the force
k.n,lnrss, the spell 81 sympathy. to dtaw fri
the latent gaod that NAV possibly lie IN bt
SONS now familiar with crImcs
I II Oatram iound success smong the rnt
y brr. ni Gandelsh. can II BE- wanting 10 tho.
: Christian heroes who 70 frth o. ke e
: rand II mercy. and. in the spirit of faith AZ
: pr,yer. toll IN The service Of that Hrayenl
n King, wha wilrth not that one OF these l,t
4 oaes should perishi