The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-11

- 'fh'h'H Ei'hHEH NHN nNA litl
pctuuus Intent nov ao realizing
at whatever sacrifice, the fraition o
Of ~, desires, he set about MATURING
plan for the accomplishment Of thi
: object with rs cool aud calculating
mind as he had previously done TO
The redemption OF hi. Psiefnai estate
. Nay, as interruptions even now, an,
as rcsolutc as when, somewhat later
he administered on the tcmporalis
OF the begums Of Dude. and dopopu
lated whole regions Of the British do
main, he IN connection with hi,
adorcd mistress, devised and settled
upon the following plan Of opera
tons. lie would proceed immedi
ntely to Bengal, and re,cstablish
himself there in business, while she
was to institute suit for divorce in
some of the courts Of fraoconiz
While this latter matter was pending
which in all. probability would be
four or five years, they should abide
apart but as soon as the marriage
tie was dissolved, he would make her
his wife, aud adopt all the children
she had borne to her former hns.
band.
/ Fired now with double ambition
he addressed himself to the great
purpose Of his life before. His tai
enis and knowledge of Indian affairs
having brought him at once, and
prominently into the service Of the
Eas' India Company, i, was no, long
before he was made second in the
I Council Of Madras, and three years
later the highest Official in the Com.
pay, the President Of the Supreme
Council of Bengal. indeed, such
was his iudom''sblo energy aud in
dcia'igdble de cotton to business. such
his maichless administrative ability
unwoaring constancy, that after
hayi8l boon advanced rabidly from
one position of honor and trus, 10
ann'hcr he was appointed, January
! l'1i Governor General of British
iudis. Like Lord Byron. he had
,ridcntly awokc. and found himself
famous.
Behold now The millions Of
India have become the subject. of
This humblc Cona.pny cle,l A
standing army il a, his command
ready To do M. bidding even TO let
tin, it.olf e.r his. mad ev,,rm,n,.
nnu the iprocent and dcfencele.s
RobiIlns The resources ,f vast
,ndapc.,ut c,,,ir, AR, .ni.isct r., ri.
eontrol ami tho ,roa.nrc. n limo
bonorcd and in,e,r.iye n,bol,s
,,i...cd n, .v.ll H.. ,t.,.,,, a.J
r,,,v f,rv,ed nj. en,or,,;.o. M
word Locoues Lave /, the nr,v,r,o
ana ms name az length a terror 60
an the tribes abroad In . word, in
an almost incredibly brief period of
time from the humble capacity of
posting books for the Company, he
is advanced % the position OF states
man. diplomaiis,. monarch. His
movements are attracting tho atten-
ton of the whole civilized world,
and for cries of years, afford
fruitful topic of comment and dis
QUESTION for the English press, and
of debate in tho House of Commons.
A spring to the position of director,
he completely outwi,s aud discomfi,s
that Distinguished statesman, and
the alledred author of the papers Of
Junius, ir Phillip Francis, who,
with one or two Others, had been
sent out by the Home Government,
to rule jointly with him, and to cor.
rect SONS of the abuses of which the
latter had been not uujusily charged
as guilty. Yet M eifectuslly as he
DESTROYS his Indian foes, he defeats
opposition in his council, and snaps
his finger alike at the Home Admin
istrntion and the Board Of Directors.
And vet success follows him. With
such consummate skill and lndomita.
bic energy does he carry forward his
enterprises, he wins golden opinions
even from his enemies SO mani.
testify is all India. under his admin
istration, undergoing rapid and
radical revolution, and the English
Government securing a stronger
hold upon tho country than ,'vcr be.
Gar. ror tho ynst territory over