The Sun. — 1857-09-28 (London, England)

LONDON, MONDAY, SEPT. 28, 1857.  We may now look forward every hour for  fresh information from India. Telegrams are expected that will tell us the proceedings before .Delhi, at Lucknow, Agra, and at {VD pore. We :41141 know whether we have fresh massacres to !dePlerre, fresh degradation to avenge—whether mw i 1 required reinforcements have arrived, or Vuether red-tapism has again deeply injured the - emus of British supremacy in the East !—whether the gallant acts of HAVELOCK aid hi 3 worthy collaborateurs have been neutralised by the civi-I:ain3 at headquarters, who persuaded L')rd CAN• NING not to accept the aid tendered from brepaul? A slight turn in the balance may be of vast importance at the present moment, and the nolination of the scale must naturally b© a  matter of deep interest to every true-hearted Englishman.  Whatever may be the real opinions of continental journalists, we cannot entertain the slightest doubt or hesitation as to the result, when without preparation of any kind we were enabled to guard the chief seats of Government, to prevent the permanent success of the mutineers, and to drive them to a single point ; when our troops have been enabled to gain victories against odds of even ten to one, we may form some conception of what will occur when 30,000 additional men are added to the Indian forces. 30,000 trained and disciplined Englishmen, all animated with an unflinching resolution to avenge the fearful wrongs inflicted on their countrywomen, will not be thrown away. When HAVELOCK, now a has achieved so much with less that 2,000, what will far more than the number ten times told be capable of achieving ? We must not beimpatient. We must not suppose that so fearful a difficulty can be at once overcome. Every nerve must be strained. Every energy exerted to crush the insurrection. Bnt we can do it, and we will do it. The AngloJadian Empire will still survive, despite the ,*gloomy vaticinations of our very good-natured friends, who fancy that we may be degraded into a third-rate power, exercising no greater influence on the affairs of Europe than Spain, or Portugal, or Belgium. " The wish may be farther to the thought," but it will not be the sooner accomplished on that account. England will still hold its own, despite the conspiracies of crowned despots or the treachery of faithless servants. Our present duty—the primary, the indispensable duty—is to crush the rebellion, to eradicate it root and branch, and restore peace and tranquillity in the country. We must act vigorously and decisively—must display zeal, energy, and determination. There must be no puling sentimentality, no morbid refinement, in dealing with murderers, and far worse than murderers. NEMESIS is not to be fettered in the present instance by red-tapist restrictions. There must be an ample, a bitter expiation. The watchword has gone forth, and our soldiers would lose heart if the sword of vengeance were glued to the scabbard.  But the exertions must be worthy of the cause. It is not by words that we must reconquer the Indian empire, and restore the prestige of England. Every person authorised or competent to lend a hand in the struggle must do his duty. From the Premier to the eligible recruit there must be no flinching. Each man must act in his appointed station. The statesman must find pecuniary means—the young man " thews and sinews. Routine must for once be disregarded. There must be a display of enthusiasm at the top as well as at the bottom of the social scale. It is not merely the agricultural labourer, or even the young linen-draper, that is to act chivalrously—to devote his life to the cause. Every man can make a sacrifice, secundurn, status et faeultates, according to his power, whatever it may be. But we may naturally look for the earliest demonstrations in the legitimate quarters.  General HAVELOCK has been nominated a K.C.8., and some half-dozen of his gallant companions C.Bs. But is that sufficient ? We fear that the voice of public opinion will pronounce a very different verdict. No man has recently so greatly elevated the English name as