The New York herald., 1870-01-02

cceded the KumpanIg servants In the administration
troops could nave been concentrated rapidly at the
polt OF outbreak. They deterian,ed III once 70 pro-
vluo against future insurrecion by covering the
length aud breadth OF the iaud win q network OF
railways And, taxing into account that al
tho lines conslrucled nave been pracslcaliy state
rauroaua the progress that has been made IL very
now almost complete, while another line runs up
tifouxh Tao laart VI tue Plalab. wiIh onlY brief
add ~ ar a. 400 f"r ~ ~, s ursar egss @
age, and by 1850 every part OF the country will W
penetrated by the locomotive
now vast u revo.uti0n the locomotive IL now &c
compishn2 IN tho feelings 0i the Hndoos astonisles
Old Ango-indiana bayond measure, AT hrSt tne
natives wOuid have nOthluR to do with tnlS wonder
M thing, which they looked upon and spoke of az
tho most daring effort OF magic. But alter time
duced them hrst ~ trust thelr produce and then
LneIr persons TO the guidance OF the iron horse. Tne
only about half q cent = mue, and the acc0nlH0dar
ZION, miseraoly uncomfortable aS It y, innls
nAtlve's aspirations. The cars are much like English
third class cars divided into two floors. There are
seats Ia tue lower division. the upper bare door,
Journey as peasurabls excitement. lie staris
from MS home at the first peep OF Dawn, provided
Of loconotvc ana having arrived at the station
ne waits patiently until the train comes UP. He
aea that tha earlier he aets to the statloa tae icro
probable II - ha WIN catch tue nrst train OF the day.
ns y not allowed 70 20 inside the station. untL Cue
cars are ready 10 start, but as he Is on the
platform he religiousy makes his way to tue loco
motve, breaks his coc0anut upon the boiler or the
wiees. and takes his plhce IN tue carriage am Of
course spoaAlng nov OF Hindoo about 10 make his
Lrst RAILROAD voyage; after while he iOrgets 70
pfoplAate the deity or the steam engine.
In what way tne locomotive acts upon the native
mind it - hard to say. but all Apgo.lndi agree
IA ascriblng TO 1t q perfectly wonderful influence.
Apart altogether from the effect proouced uy tae
sense OF wonder, IL seems TO DO regarded as sort
| OF symbol OF . new era How eau man VINO Is
wnirled along from Calcutta 10 Delhi IN couple OF
Gays believe IN the Old iiindoo fables, WHICH were
| sometimes poetica ana pleasing, but always child
i "a r.
| snip COW, or an elephant, or shaker 10 Is not TO
seem alike impressed by IT. all accept II as u s0me-
thing that ushers ia different form OF life and cyill-
zation.
| But though the native mind is thus moved by this
! potent Innovation there stl turks In ms heart
great attachment Tor the old regime. lie believes,
no doubt tnat caste and many other absurd customs
WIN Ia time pass away; aud II lie be nl9hy educated
he will ayow his conviction that Brahtninisul VIII
| return as European savants have predcied 10 us
| original form of Desm But II he had to choose to-
morrow between the past and the future, between
Tue civilization that " last Iading away and the CIV
llati0n whose reign Is now beginning there can be
eiie doubt but That no would give ms voice for tho
| i0riaer.
lS must be borne in m,nd therefore, that the Him.
doc IL disafscted toward his government because in
ms present state OF mud ne cannot be wei anected
| toward any government that represents European
ideas. But apart from this general feeling OF dlsoy-
any, Which, though IT prompted the great mutlny, Is
not likely by Itself to breed much mischief In
the future the ilindoo has special grievances
AGAINST his EngisA masters. IL Is not TOO
themselves trightly or wrongly In infinitely
worse nanns taan tucy would be under the Gear or
the French Emperor. 0l the Russians they believe
mucn good, because they are heartily abused DY tue
Easlisi; and asan, because tue reports tney
through nal,ye channels OF tne cars aoyernnenC
IN Central ASA are eminenty favorable. Ana the
Frencn government III Ponlcherry, rigat under the
observation OF tue uindoos, is infinitely less op.
| piesSive IN every way tnan tnaL OF BRUSH india.
Ia Inc rst pace the lindoos hate their rulers be-
cause tue latter invariably treat them socially with
contempt ana INJUSTICE. There IS no CLEAN OF SYM
alJ or Tenderness il the relations between the lw0
races Generation after generation OF Engllsn
o.c ais sstte ior score o years or less ia this lar
| land ana, thanks 10 tne EXCESSIVE llberaty vi tae
authorities geL ridicuousiy heavy saarcs for an
amount OF Work tnat Is only mlldly characterized
by the word light. The country is literally caicn up
W officials; many districts, heavy as are the taxes
tneir magistrates ana collectors. To these men every
natlve OF whatever rank or culture IS 'nyger,' wc
must be Carefully kept IN his place. 1t never
10 them apparently that naive Is keenly sensitive To
insult even more SO tnan Europeans. Wherever a
traveller goes he encounters nunperess examples o
the All treatment OF tne natives. You can scarcely
stay lii hotei III any large CITY Tor week without
seeing worse than mere insult, you wall soc actual
Violence. Fol some trivial care!essnes5 or lnatJc
iion man who may, pernaps pe a country Iagls
tIate VIII think nothing o striking his servant in
ms clencled list or throwing glass oi water IN hls
face. And Ii these gentlemen only lnct upon thcil
unhappy GepeaaentS one-haiI tue 'licknXst they
tnenioc, ,yes plead guilty to sucn ourages be oi
Gaiy Occurrences. ii you SPEAK kindly 20 native He
looks at You cirously ana soon comes ~ the conCl-
sion that you are not an EnxIsnnian. Educated
natives VIII tell you that they fcei bitterly the
brutality 10 winch even the b0tter oil AInoOOs
are subjected. When an Englshman arrives out
| mere uI5L nc generally LAke5 hiuulJ 10 natives
WAC mar be thrown IN his way: he interests himself
| in their manners ana habIts OF thought, aud
tres tres. "a 70 ,'i, understand tnem but aner a
lhe d ni2gers; they take pans W convince ninl
tnat native acquanances have been iein2 niu lies,
ana they assure hn that he must assume ihc same
ar OF haulcar that they themselves have adopted
or forfeit the friendship Of men oI his own color.
All over the country tnefe Is here and there . .hu.
mantarian," WHO, rs Tie phrase goes, spe;s the
niggers;' but such unhappy mortas, unless their
| social position happen 10 De very important, nave
| III. m niIf
thlt INDIA s scarcely Tor them congenia sphere OF
action. Ana yet IN spite oi aIt This. there few
Races III thu word more alelaDic to the SdIrter an
laodo tlaa the i.indoos. Wherever they are Kindly
treated tney are faithful attentive. every thing but
truthful and that unfortunately IL is not Ia tnelT
pature to bc. lhey Will, however only tell lies IL
| please You OF 10 escape your anger, never or ony
ycry rarely to obtain favor FOR themselves. A ricl
native viii choeriuiiy devote hours OF hts time TO
give you pleasure, aud poor one VIII do your VIII
without deslatllg Ear's breadth from your direc-
tons.
Now, who can wonder at the bitter hatred OF the
English ~ the naIlves when the fact OF general
iii-treatment IS taken into accounts Englisfmen
themselves admit the fact or the dislike ol them
BY tne uaiyes, but tey SLY at the same time that
the natives are hopeless being other than a
subject race ana mat tfey realize LOO well the dai.
| ger OF revolt TO attenptit again. And tnen they
IDEAS vii take mold Of the native mind and that 1t
will then be possible tue relations Dctweea the
| two races to assume less harsh character. For the
present, however, The master Is clearly OF opinion
tna the lower race should be firmly kept down ana
II you Uach his woruS carefully VIII notice tiat
| S 70 " no means iaAious ioI the ueFeut OF tnas
| happier future.
Next Us an incentive to discomfort to the constant
| Irritation produced by this uaIiornl ill-treaJul enJ
come, tle memory OF the great mutiny ana oi tnat
| terrible year that followed the ali OF Delhi IL Is
curious 10 notlce how differently the story of the
! mulliiy sounds from tue mouth OF native and
| a9aa IRON the lips OF European. Tnc
cause OF the mutluy IS Sill oDscure the creased car
tridse mad no doubt something 10 do with IL. but If
the natives had not been predsposed TO rebel they
must nave been saLls4ea with the proofs gwen py
the government that .he grease nos ANIMAL fat
Iaero IL one man. however, whose part IN Jne mn
| Tiny Doth whites and Hindoo5 seem to regard az
| specially Important Mana >ahiD-and there can be
no d0not thai he, Tor one had ample ground 10 uy-
Try hls opposition to the ruiing powers. Although
as Inc adopted son of the ielsnwa OF Poorah ho was
clearly emitted ~ tne custom Oh the country to sue.
ceed 10 The pension enjoyed by his father the gov
ernnent refused 10 recognize his clam. Such re-
ltisai III indla l5 lar more than mere pccuniary
wrong; IN the belief OF the caste ana family of winch
| he was tho appointed head the Mana woud have
been plnishel IN Tue next lie n he had tamely sub.
/ In lis lli WIN. iLn nliiianarl