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TsTo.493. Sept. 3, 1859] THE LEADER. 100...
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FOREIGN INCIDENTS
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A Candid Judgk.—Indian courts arc not wi...
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INDIA, AND ' ' ' INDIAN- PROGRESS. —<*»—...
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PESHAVTUil, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. W...
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An Address From The Patriotic Party At V...
bottom of a political document ; what they wanted , and still want , is written with their blood . ¦ In spite of the promises and advice of experienced men , the streets of Venice were , on the 14 th of June , stained with Wood ; the prisons were nacked with youths , old men , and women . An Austrian-General , in the very town in which he was parading all the luxury of an armed force that should have created within him a sen & e of perfect security , wrote his own decree by saying— " I shall have no regard for person , I punish only the deed
or the intention to act . I confide in none of you !' There is not merely a personal feeling expressed by General Urban , but an admission of Austria ' s thoughts as regards the Italians ; it is ah admonition to the latter of what they have to expect from the Austrian ' s , who , ever in dread , would always be in arms against their own . fears , and their suspicions could not fail to arouse the suspicions of other powers . Attached to Italy as to a prey , they would not only menace an unfortunate nation , ' but also the peace of Europe . incurred Austria
The expenses necessarily by keeping continually upon her guard would augment the miseries of the country and her own misery too : this attitude , which could only serve to aggravate her weakness , would render her apparently formidable to other states , and sooner or later rear up a league likely to accomplish her ruin . Italy , oppressed , alone would be her death . We , Venetians , do not threaten nor dream of discord ; but in tile-voice ; of the weak , who feel the dignity of their rights , there is a power that in the end will break "both swords and chains . .
200 , 000 soldiers are encamped on Venetian ground ; the conduct of Government has not changed since the conclusion of peace . To the expression of sorrow of our citizens , and their disappointment without precedent—demonstrations which even the least paternal . government might have excusedfhat . the enemy , " least of all accessible to noble sentiments and enthusiasm created by the glorious victories previously obtained as precursors of unhopedfor success , might have considered in the same light—the Austrian functionaries at Venice replied , on the 17 th July . with threats of unheard-of heartlessness . _ . . To recite one fact worth a thousand : —
The prisons of Josephstadt were closed upon the Venetian landlords , peaceful men and endeared to the nation by their talents and character , having ¦ been arrested without trial , as . a mere precautionary measure of the police , who publicly avo-ved that they had in no way disturbed public order , but that the possibility of their doing so rendered their imprisonment an act of utility to themselves and desirable even to those that loved them . Ought it not to have been supposed that after the compact of Villafranca they should have been restored to their lamenting families ? They are nevertheless still there . The
slowness of diplomatic proceedings ought to anticipate the feelings of humanity and justice , nor should there be even an appearance of generosity or of any inclination towards those guarantees vaguely promised ? Is not this rigorous forbearance in the appearance of clemency , throwing defiance at the sympathies of the country and of all Europe , a return to the morals and manners of the least enlightened tinics , in an age that boasts of its elegance , und in which acts of the most courteous generosity should only be considered as mere ordinary politeness ?
Even by reducing the domination of Austria over Vonotia to its narrowest limits j even were it agreed to place an isolated prince upon the throne , without soldiers or functionaries belonging to his race ; is it to bo sujmosod that that could satisfy Venetia , Europe , or Austria herself ? Would it be possible to allow an Austrian prince to guard the Alps ? If ho were supposed to bo already so changed in ¦ nature by his new title as to possess an entirely Italian heart , could it bo protended that at a time of war confluence would never be ' shaken oithor on the part of the nation or on that of foreign powers ? Even in ordinary times to . what embarrassments would that man not bo oxposcd , who , seeming to oboy tho . will of those he is selected to rule—of a man , who to escape from this humiliating thought would over bo ready to encroach upon tho powora ho has sworn to respect ?
. No man of feeling coxild , without a sontimont of respectful commiseration , look upon a prince condemned to govern in so different a manner , tlioro whore his ancestors , or his brother , havo rulod so as to render a murderous war Inevitable and oonooa-Bions so long « nd so obstinately refused . UnhapnUy indeed is tho fate of a prince , when reduced to bo pitied by his own subjects , who under different circumstancos would havo lovod and honoured him with sincerity . ,,,,, Tho force of bVents otters Austria a procious opportunity of retrieving herself and acquiring In moral strength , and subsequently In material power , much more than she would lose In dominion . She
could then say : —After the occurrences at Villa Franca there is neither victor nor vanquished . The honour of our arms is saved ';* let us also ' save that of oUr family and the nation , for here the honour of the whole of Germany is at stake . We have left too many brave men on the soil of Italy ; let us forbear leaving more victims on her ground ; and if Austria were to hide these truths from herself , time would force them upon her some dreadful , day . The undersigned need not affirm that the vows that they now make are not isolated or-. solitary . The titles they append to their signatures will denote that they are the interpreters of a sentiment which is nourished by the intellect and the heart of all who consider that the word " nation " is not a vain sound .
Diplomatic documents have just been published , giving the thoughts of Daniel Manin , not merely as a private man but as the chief of the Venetian Government . Venice possessed an assembly elected by the universal suffrage , which had bestowed ilnlimited powers upon it . A committee sat in Venice to represent the different provinces of Venetia ; the legions composed of Venetians , who likewise voted at the election of the Assembly , contributed to render our resistance honourable as much by the order they observed as by the firmness they displayed . Thus this voice , issuing from the tomb ; is the voice of the nation itself ; and during his life Manin was
regarded by Europe as the personification of an immortal right . Dictator of Venice , in his exile he was more than a king . Charles X . at Garitz , Louis Philippe in London , never received before or after death that homage of the heart that was rendered to the poverty , the sufferings , and the ashes of this advocate . Let then this voice be listened to as it reminds France and enlightened Europe of their duty . Finally , Austria can no longer govern Italy . Even an Austrian prince , unattended by an Austrian force , would be superfluous , and his presence would not only be a source of disagreeable recollections , but moreover of considerable danger to the Austrian Empire , the dignity of France , and the tranquillity of
Europe . The solemn hopes given to Venetia should not be eluded . Is it possible that for this land of Italy , still not free , 200 , 000 French mothers lived in anguish during ten successive weeks , hourly dreading to learn that their offspring had been stricken by Austrian grape ? Would it be believed that for this land of Italy , still not free , Napoleon III . will have staked his life and his destiny , and that which is dearer to him than life , —the honour of Franco , and the . heritage of a great name that weighs upon him like a heavy and resplendent burthen ? Let Europe , then , in gratitude for the peace which lie insures her , assist him to cast away the load ot sorrow of that thought , and it will be for the forerunner of life to hear the blessings that will arise in this land of grand ideas and great misfortunes . 17 th August , 1859 .
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A Candid Judgk.—Indian Courts Arc Not Wi...
A Candid Judgk . —Indian courts arc not without their experience of the prevalence of clever lying and perjury , but their judges are seldom so frank as a district judge in Ceylon . He was giving judgment on a case instituted for the recovery of debt . "I wholly disbelieve the defence , but it is only just to tho first defendant to record that I have never heard a more accomplished liar in my life . His falsehoods dropped so softly and ( apparently ) frankly , that it was hard , indeed , to suppose that anyone could ever have had tho heart to fine him for giving false evidence . " Sir James Colville was sometimes severo , Sir Mordaunt Wells has begun a crusade against perjury , but neither have yet approached the district judge of Coy Ion . ¦
Cuicket in tub States . — It is now arranged that twelve cricket playors , selected half and halt from each of tho " elevens , '' aro to cross tho Atlantic to meet tho twenty-twos of tho Now World . Twelve arc to go , in case of accidents , and G . Parr , Jackson , Diver , Julius Crosar , Hay ward , Daft , Wisdon , LiUywhito , Caflyn , Lockyor , Urundy , and It . Carpenter are tho selected onos . They aro engaged at a large sum to play four matches , and sail from Liverpool on tho 7 th of boptomber . Tho Englishmen in tho Unitod States and Canada have subscribed about 1 , 500 / . in all towards this project . PoMTUNIJSa AND PoCKlST PlOKINU .- —A JuW , 1
'Cslding at Lyons , lately lost his purse , con turning l , 20 Uf ,, and ho advortisod the loss la tho usual way . Tho next day ho rocoived this letter : — " Aniiablo Israelite , —It is I who have found your I , 80 of ., and you may weop for them , for you will never got them back again . 1 am leading tho lifts of a Sardanapalus . Xloro is an account of what I have tliJs day had for breakfast and for dinner . ( A detail of the two meals was hero givon . ) I shall continuo to live in tills inannor , gracious' Hobrow , until your l , 200 f . arq exhausted , and I will finish by drinking a glues of wine to your health . "
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Peshavtuil, Past, Present, And Future. W...
PESHAVTUil , PAST , PRESENT , AND FUTURE . When- we first took possession of Peshawur in the year . 1849 , the prevalence of autumnal fever in . the valley was well known , as it had long been found by the Sikh garrison most unhealthy in the autumn , while the inhabitants of the valley suffered from tho disease nearly as much as the Sikhs themselves . O ; i this account " Sir Henry Lawrence strongly opposed the occupation of Peshawur by a large European force , proposing that it should be held , by an irregular brigade of the three arms , as Kohat , Bunnoo , and other frontier stations have since been . Tho late Sir Charles Napier , then commandc-r ^ in-chief , insisted that if we intended to hold the Peshawur Valley , the defence of this important frontier post
could not be intrusted to natives , but must be held , if held at all , by a strong European force ^ and the present large cantonment was accordingly laid out . The force at Peshawur then consisted bt two troops and two batteries of artillery ( twenty-four guns ) , with three or four reserve companies , two corps of European infantry , one corps of native regular cavalry , five regiments of native infantry , and two of irregular cavalry , or in round numbers a total of 3 , 000 Europeans and 7 , 000 , natives ; and this strength was subsequently increased by a regiment of European infantry , a corps of native infantry , and an irregular cavalry regiment , stationed at the newstation of Nowshaira , about midway between Peshawur and Attock .
It was at first imagined that the . cantonment would be more ' healthy than Peshawur , but the result has disappointed expectation . The site was so badly selected , that-parts of the cantonment-were twice-overflowed and . destroyed / , once by a flood from the hills , and once by a flood from the Cabul river ; until in August , 1858 , the whole cantonment was submerged , and , with -the exception of the Pucka Government buildings , . which withstood the flood , entirely destroyed by the back-water of the Indus . Another catastrophe of the same kind is now acrain expected , and though the barracks are occupied by the officers and men of the 98 th regiment , they are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to leave them at once , on any signs of the coming flood appearing , tents , & c , being stored ill ' readiness on tho sandhills beyond-the paradeground , Tho Nowshaira cantonment was a mistake from the beginning , it serves no useful purpose , and tho sooner it is abandoned the better .
The determination of Sir Charles Napier and the Government to have a large European force stationed at PeshawUr , was , under Providence , the means of saving our Indian Empire in the great outbreak of 1857 , as the Europeans kept the border tribes in check , nnd enabled us to use as allies those who would otherwise have been our most determined enemies . It is , moreover , but reasonable to suppose that the Punjab Irregular force , a great proportion of which weru natives of llindostan , would nut have stood so true to us as they did , hud it not been for the presence of this strong European force on the frontier . this
It is belioved that Sir John Lawronco loft country with the determination of advocating at home tho cession of our trans-Indus territory to Dost Mahomed Khan . His reasons aro chiefly ^ financial , and founded on tho great expense ol maintaining this largo frontier f ' orco at Peshawur . bjr Joim ' s proposal is said lo be to make the Indus our frontier , but it would appear that the lino of lulls between this and C ' ubiil , which can only bo crossed by certain passes which might be easily defended , is a far bettor frontier than the lino ot Jlio Indus , Which con bo crowd at any point while the cwnonso of tho frontier force is not fairly attributable to Panhawur , a « a largo force would always havei to bo kont up on tho frontier , bo it where it may . In tho stuto of tho political horizonthe cession of
present , our trans-Indus territory to the AlFgban would bo an act little short of madness , as Russian gold would soon purciiaso it of him , who , though now our professed friend and ally , lias novor eithor forgot ton or forgiven lii » deposition by us In iavour ot bhitfi Sooiali . and would only bo -too glad of an opportunity of being rovongod on us by any means tliut might present thoinsolvos . With tho Poshawur Valloy and the l > orajat in their possession as a base ot operations , and Dost Mahomed as an ally , the Russians would havo an advantage they npyor can possosfl as long as wo can keep tho lino ot lulls . a , s our frontier . f After tho example of their fidelity given by our
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 3, 1859, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03091859/page/9/
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