The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-16
Important Events i'm Eastern
Asia

The British rule in India Il threatened
with a rev danger. Another instruction
has broken ont among the warlike tribes
Of the mountains Of the Northwestern
Provinces. They have had several en-.
gaGencnts with the British troops, and the
English accounts state that the insurrec-
ton has assumed alarming promotions.
and that their troops have suffered severe
losses. These statements will suffice to
spread alarm Throughout, Great Britain,
and TO awaken an interest in the issue over
the entire civilized world.
For. ever since the Sepoy instruction,
the world knows that an Indian revolt
puts a great deal at stake. The :-rst OBJ
ject OF the insurgents will always be the
overthrow of the British rule, and the re-
stOratiOn of independence; but the rneans
by which they will seek to attain the;, OBJ
ject are such as 10 strike terror into all
Great Britain. A victory Of the insur-
gents in the present state of Indian civili-
| zation is always likely to be followed by
an determination Of all the British resi-.
dents that may fall into their hands. Nor
would this be the only result. However
little England may have done for India,
yet she represents there at present
European civilization. Government and
missionary schools are now scatter
ed in all the provinces; telegraphs
country, and to revolutionize the
minds of the natives; judicial reforms have
done much toward suppressing lawless-
ness and anarchy; the idolatrous and my
biological systems are falling into decay;
the increased demand for Indian cotton by
Europe bids fair to change the entire labor
system of the country--in short, India is
| daily assimilating itself t. England. The
| success of an armed insnrrection would ar
rest at once this process. Not that even
| in such a case, we should expect relapse
| OF all India into its former condition Far
| from it: the decay OF paganism would con-
tmne; the large number OF native periodi-
Gals would increase rather than decrease;
telegraphs and railroads would not disap-
pear, and the educated minds ?mCng the,
natives would make their influence felt
more than before. But the transition from
British 10 native rule would, nevertheless,
produce n mOmentOuS change.
Whether there is probability ofan v such
revolution soon taking place we are unable
10 fnGge BY the meager accounts of recent
occurrences; but another thing is more GER
| tam, that transition in India from Eng
ish 10 native rule is, IN the course Of time
Inevitable. The lowest estimate Of The na--
tive population Of India is l37 ,O0O, 900. The
number Of its inhabitants born in Great
Britain, including the military, amounted
in 1861 TO only l2I.905. Those classes Of
| natives who are known or supposed to he
friendly to the preservation Of British rule,
| such as the native Christians. the Parsees.
SA'N
pean and Indian descent,) according 70 the
estimate Of English papers, only about
4,NOO, 600. All the remainder are haid in
sUblection against their will. II Is there
| fore evident that in proportion as the mass
- Of the native population become more
educated! and more conscious Of their
strength, the tenure of British powe- must
become insecure
! Like British India, Japan is in 4 period
OF transition. Late intelligence, received
| by way of San Francisco, confirms pre-
vious report that Il civil war fsd broken
out between those Daimios who are hostile
to any intercourse with the Foreigners and
the Tycoon, who continues - cultivate
| friendly relations with them. The -'ycoon
had offered to the American Minister to
pay the indemnity demanded TOR he at
tack upon the steamer Pembroke. and it
was the general belief among II. foreign
residents of kanagawa, that, as far as the
| Tycoon is concerned, peaceful solution
would bo found for all the existing diff
cnlties. But both the French and the Eng
lish are preparing for the possibility that
the Daimios may get the upper hand of the
| Tycoon. In that case q long and deter
mined war between Japan and the foreign
| ers would be certain to cnsue. The French
| therefore arc fortifying the heights Of Kan
agawa, and AT the date of orr last adyices
were expecting two regiments of infantry,
while the English Government had sent
five European regiments from India to
Jaran.
iha policy Of both England ard France
IN tho East has hitherto been one of con-
quest and annex ation. Such policy must
OF oorrso necessarily lead to dissa.isfnc..
ton and itsurrection, which viii increase.
and become more powerful in proportion
as these Asiatics become mere civilized.
and which can ultimately end only i, tho
achievement Of their frsedom.-N Y. Gsrb,
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81. Paul, Mimi, claius to be the greatest
fur market in the world, and supports taa.
statement by the following list ci furry an
imals killed this season: $500 butfaloes
$50 bears, 1850 red foxes, q, 600 mink, $50
0O0 nuskrats, 2,25S offers, $40 fishers. .pU
marten: 70 cross fox and Z, 500 wolves.