, 1879-02-20
INDIA.
British Nule md Indian Misery.

LRt. Il Hs AH"T W Hu5NeF = Wr NHFGH.
1t IL notorious fact the rxnensc Of british
rule IN 1udla Ia something enormous, and forms
u crushing incubus on The country Tie popu-
latiou is roughly estimated ut 1t0,00O.OO0, and
tho average taxation Inst yenr III various ways
amounted 10 39{ s1lfl1tngs {EnglislD per head.
The gruss -todncion oi India for the satnc ttnlu
averaged 1l15 shilngs per head, tint the TAX
es took u per cent Of the rrrosMct. These ilg-
ures alone are enormous; a,ld when VIC atld tElD
opium inpost and ,l,e local municipal taxrs,
thetc Ia NIL aggfegatc Of tsrarls I50, ,DQG 000, OF
$2D, 90. In 1877 tln total was onEY about
lIaaf the ubuve alnount; there hus been III i'll
crcasc u population and, thougl! the railways
huVs causca u development tG nuny paris Of thu
colntry, II has not kept pace with the
expenditure. According 10 hlgh aut'ior;,
ittts, ln1la Is every year poorer anu
the cultivation ot thu Hoi docs nut always cna.
bic clitivutur to obtnin tl,e co,nmuncst ncccs-
stiles for ilnihclf an family, n,nl thu condition
of the day-jnburcr Is pitilul In the extreme. 'lu
great mass OF ia reople aru IN condition Of tile
staEcs you constantly III tho face, and tho only
say fur II Traveller n India to Escape the sight
ot 1t ts to sall awny to hoinc other lAMl. OF NIL
the cnlintres on tllr Elobo [ lnvo ever yisitcd,
Insla Is the une least cnrs to sec aguin, mud
largely for il!e reason given til the preceding
scntrncc. IN two wlslc'y.scparatsd pnTls Of tla
Ercat peninsula bnw Ilcopln aytnE Of tamnc,
u,nl t!irtr Eaunt Wilu haEgurd f0rtns rse hclur,
plrnsu1r. That India has reached tho highest
point Ut taxation Ia loudly proclaimed BY bnth
natiyo aul English r.aldc',ts. uni not few En-.
gllshmen nrediet hyr bankruptcy before many
A great portfnn OF tl.a sattves aro Indifferent
to HE foreign rule n.ul R0n arc warmly In fn.
yor ol II, especially those .who hnld olllrcs VI
H,ssifp fo isss % o Il" oe9 @ ss ,nk 1sxt
there Gun be no question that there Is great hos
tl.ty to the british, authority, uni II tho way
we're open to REVOLT, wltl promise Of success,
i would bc speedily fortt.coining., Several ot
tho native Princes, still! occupying their throucs,
nntnta!. urnItrs of lhclraw1,, which are regarded
with no friendly v,e by thu Government, Nil
msIealiy! al least M on paper, a, ,hSse armies gre
and foreign, but their equipment, organization,
md discipline alo fur inferior, ~ that they ara
nut cDnsllered furmiaable. Thu most ilapor-
tant af thrsc native forecs aro those O! sl',d!a
AEl slzan; buIh tlrse rulers aru on tho brst Ut
terins, tor lhs present at any rate, with tl,u
British. bna!a, WHO holds tue rank OF Goneral,
llus Olferatl lis arR,y tu The Government iur q
lsussIan or an Afghan var. Many Of thu smaller
rulers nre mt sn we'll Itsposctl, niid uro only
nA,lOu wonll take away wilat little power they
1,usstss. 1hat tlrEc ts m tln.lcrenrruut Of hos
tGtty had yaEuus opportunities Of Knowing.
Seyerul t[,ncs lad conversations with natlyu
EenttcMcn-s Ut them the result Ut lntro.
AuctiuMs by English resllrnts-wlici weru far
from complimentary 10 lln rulers Ut the la,.tl.
In these instances, wn!ci1 eanuot sp"cliy With
out any ylolaton of confidence, elilu'r naked or
tacitly Implied, ,',u list Of grievances included
the enormous taxation, arh!trlEy enactmcnts ot
oppressive character, nas1onal uiid individual
ntGogunco, toEo'her With other things more
sentimental thnn practical. rlls English In India
leave NJ doubt to exist tlat they aro tlla ruling
race, and lt,v ueancst tramp ulnUuE tIiulu con!
silcrs hnsclf vi lnpfa Importance atl better
ly bloo4 ulld birth than ule Highest natlye
FRINGE II IL no wonusE thut the natlyes SHOULD
thalo under tllp yukv, especially whon they In
turn consider themselves ihc supeslors in point
Of race n,a religion, aud hoast an antiquity tar
hey0ph hut Ut tltu invader, Your servant who
viii not touch, through fear Of pollution, tht,
food sou wi. cannot hold You III kttxt 1eapeet.