Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-26
SIEGE OF LUCKNOW.
'eV' Or. II MAGE RELATES THRU,
ING LEEDS CT HERolsM.

accompanied by soldier Who surv,u
That Awfu' Ordeal, the Eminent D,v,n,
Recalls the terrible sepoy RebeIlion..-A
Great Gene Al and Devout Christian
BROOKLYN, Nov. 25.-Rov. Dr. Tai.
mage today segan his series of ropnd
inc world Iormons through the presg.
'ne hrst su 'Ject selected being Luck.
now, India The text chosen was Don.
teronomy x1I 10, "When thou shalt
Deslego a city long time in making
war against 1t to take it, thou shalt not
destroy tho trees thereof by forcing an
hx against them.
The awfulest thing in war is besiepe.
ment, for to the work Of deadly weapons
IL adds hunger and starvation and
plague. Bosiegoment is sometimes neo.
essary, but my text commands merov
even in that. The fruit trees must be
spared because they afford food for man
Thou shalt not destroy the trees there
OF by forcing an ak against them." But
in my recent journey round the world
found at Lucknow, India, the remains
OF the most merciless besiegement of
the ages, and l proceed to tell you that
story for four great reasons-to show
you what horrid thing war is and 70
make you all advocates for peace, to show
you what genuine Christian character
is under BON bardment, to put a corona.
tion on Christian courage, and to show
you how splendidly good people die.
AS our train glided into the dimly
lighted station l asked the guard, 'Is
this Lucknow" and he answered,
Lucknow" at the pronunciation of
which proper name strong emotions
rushed thrcugh body, mind and soul.
An Eyewitness.
The word is a synonym of suffering,
of cruelty, of heroism, of horror such as
is suggested by hardly any other word.
We have for 30 years been reading of
the agonies there endured and the dar-
ing deeds there witnessed. 1t was my
great desire to have some one who had
witnessed the scenes transacted in Luck
now in 1857 conduct us over the place
We found just the man. He was a young
soldier at the time the greatest mutiny
If the ages broke out, and he was put
with others inside the residency, which
was cluster of buildings making
fortress i'll which the representatives of
jhe English government lived and
which was TO be the scene of an endur-
lnce and bombardment the story of
which poetry and painting and history
md secular and sacred eloquence have
,een trying to depict. Our escort not
'nly had good memory of what had
hut had talent enough to re-
learse the tragedy.
In the early part of 1857 all over In
liza the natives were ready to break out
n rebellion against all foreigners and
specially against tile civil and mill
ary representatives of the English gov
srnment.
A half dozen causes are mentioned
or the feeling Of discomfort and insur-
ection that was evidenced throughout
ndia. The most of these causes were
mere pretexts. Creased cartridges were
10 doubt an evaporation. The grease
rdered by the English government to be
lsed ON these cartridges was taken from
ows or pigs, and grease to the Hindoos
8 unclean, and to bite these cartridges
It the loading of the guns would be an
)ffense to the Hindoo's religion. The
eaders of the Hindoos said that these
creased cartridges were only part Of an
attempt by the English government to
make the natives give up their religion;
ience unbounded Indignation was
lroused.
Another cause of the mutiny was that
mother large province Of India had
1een annexed to the British empire,
md thousands of officials in the employ
If the king of that province were thrown
out of position, and they were all ready
'oT trouble making.
Another cause was said TO be the bad
government exercised by some English
officials in India.
The simple fact was that the natives
If India were conquered race, and the
English were the oonquerors. For 100
years the British soepter had been way'
I'd over India, and the Indians wanted
to break that soepter, There never had
been any love or sympathy between the
natives of India and the Europeans.
There is none now.
Before the time of the great mutiny
the English government rsked much
power IN the hands Of the natives. Too
many Of them manned the forts. TOO
many Of them were ia governmental
employ. And now tho time bad come
for a wide outbreak Tho natives had
themselves that they could
send tho English government lying
and 10 accomplish IL dagger ana sword
and firearms aud muilatiQp ana slaugh
Tor must do their worst
Horrors ~ the birgs'
IL was evident IN Lucknow that tho
natives were about 70 riso aud put %
death all the Europeans they could lay
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