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Imperial Parliament. Monday, April 11. T...
Mr Robert Montgomery , and Sir 1 * . Hamilton , for JhSrSlministrat iori . of extensive provinces and their conciliatory policy , he also thought the thanks of the SSeVwe Sue . In passing to the second rcsolotxpn , £ e paid a touching tribute to the memory of Sir W . Ppil and lamented the premature loss of Colonel Jacob and Major Hodson . ^ Turning to the more erateful task of thanking , those who survived , he q « id of Lord Clyde that he was cool and cautious in coming to his determination , always eager to spare Ss men , but reckless of his own life and labours ; slow in his plans , but sagacious m combination he knew when to strike , and those whom he met felt lie SnrAo * to strike . After sketching ; the pnncrpal
features of the ' . campaign , lie recounted brieily and eulo-isticall y tlie services of Major-General Mansfied the Chief of the Staff , of Sir J . Outram Sir T H Franks , Sir A . Wilson , Sir R . Napier , Sir L . Lueard " Sir Hope Grant , Brigadier-General \\ alpole , Sir Hu ^ h Rose , Major-General Roberts , Major-General Whitlock , and Sir j . Michel . He also called on tne House for a vote of thanks to the officers and men of the Indian army , with whom he joined the names of the seamen and marines . In conclusion , he again congratulated the House on the restoration of tranquillity and declared that in Oude alone we had captured and destroyed 1 , 000 forts * and that 480
cannon and a million . stands of arms had been taken . As far as military operations were concerned , we had accomplished our task , but a far more formidable one awaited us . " You have subjugated the natives of India , " . said the premier , " you have impressed them with a sense of your irresistible power , and of the indomitable resolution with which you arc determined to maintain that power . But that , winch remains to you will be much more difficult to do—it is to subjugate , if possible , the hearts of the natives , as well as their persons , and to impress upon them a feeling not only of your irresistible power , but a sense of the benevolence of your rule . We shall now
have to exert ourselves , not , indeed , to restore tranquillity , but to confer upon the country the blessings of good government . After all our military efforts , our sway will be , at all events , an unquiet one , and our possession of India will be uncertain , unless the Government of the country shall prove . itself to be not for the benefit of a few but for the happiness of the many—( cheers)—unless we endeavour to develope the resources of the naturally wealthy country which lies under our rule*—unless we demonstrate to the
people that if we are their masters , we are friendly and benevolent masters , and that it is not only their fiitc but their interest to be faithful and obedient . ( Cheers . ) I believe that by acting upon the wise and humane principles expressed in her Majesty ' s most gracious proclamation , by endeavouring to heal the . wounds and obliterate the scars ' inflicteJ daring . these unfortunate oceurences , we shall best consult the interests ¦ and honour of this country ; and I trust that , under the blessing of Divino Providence-, our Indian possessions , which have been reconquered . by the valour of our troops , may be maintained , supported , and confirmed by ¦ the liberal and judicious wisdom of the statesmen of this
country . " ( Loud cheers . ) The noble curl concluded by moving the following resolution .: — " That the thanks of this House bo given to the Tight Hon . Viscount Canning , G . 0 . T 5 ., her Majesty ' s Viceroy and Governor-General of India . ; the JUg-hfc Hon . Lord . Rlphinstone , G . C . B ., Governor of . the Presidency of Bombay ; Sir John . Laird Mair Law ? rcnec , Bart ., G . C . B ., late lieutenant-governor of the Punjnub ; Sir Kobert North Collie Hamilton , Bart ., agent to the Governor-General in Central India ; Henry Bartle Kdward Frcro , Ksq ., commissioner of Scindo ; lloboi fc * Montgomery , Esq ., late chief commissioner in Oudo— for the ability with which they have severally employed tho resources at their
disposal for the ro-ostablishmcnt of peace in hor Majesty ' s Indian dominions . — That tho thanks o £ this House bo given to Genornl tho Right Honourable Lord Clyde , G . C . B ., ComnmnJcv-in-Chief in India ; Lioutonant-Genornl Sir James Outram , IJnrt ., Q . C . B . ; Mnjor-Gonural Sir IIug . li Henry Ivoso , G . O . B . ; Major-General Honry Goo Roberts ; Major-Gonoral Georgo Cornish Wlntloek ; Maior-Gonoral Sir Archdale " Wilson , J 3 art ., K . C . B . s Major-General Sir Jnmos Hopo Grant , K . C . B . ; Mnjor-Gonornl Sir William Hose Mansflokl , K . C . B . ; Mn . jor-Gcnoral Sir Thomas Hnrte Franks , K . C . B . ; Maiur-Gcncral
ness of Sir Hugh Rose , who was again and again struck down by the effects of the climate , but who * as often rising superior to tlie difficulties that beset him , was again and again found at the head of his troops when he thought his presence and advice ; was necessary to lead them on to victory . Sir H . Rose was a man that seemed able to conquer physical -weakness and suffering with that power which belonged to a most determined will . " ( Cheer ' After briefly explaining the principle upon which the names had been selected , which had been necessarily that . sanctioned by precedent , to the exclusion of . some he would otherwise have gladly included , —¦ mentioning the name of Sir Patrick Grant , —he
called upon the House to recognise the services of the dead . " Amongst so many , " said he , " who haver fallen in those campaigns , 1 may , without being invidious , mention the names of Major Hodson of the Guides ( hear , hear ) , who in a short but brilliant military career displayed every quality which-belongs to an officer in the field . ( Hear , hear ) . . Nothing could , be more remarkable than the variety of the instances in which he has employed them , the energy which he turned from one to another ; an energy which he displayed against the Sikh fanatics , again , when transferred to the civil service , in labouring there as if it had been his occupation all his life ; then in organising and commanding the .
corps of Guides ; and lastly , m the operations before Delhi , and volunteering in every enterprise , which required skill and valour . ( Hear , hear . ) He thus achieved in a few eventful } ears the deeds or * a long life , and died too soon to obtain that reward he merited . ( Hear , hear . ) He did , however , achievethat reward which to « spirit like his was thehighest—the feeling that he conscientiously discharged his duty , and the assurance of an enduring military renown . ( Cries of ' hear * hear . ' ) Thereis another" name , to which I wish to advert ; a name which will ba received with a feeling of universal interest by ill those whom I have the honour to address . No words of mine will add
toself-devotion , and brilliant services of the non-conv missioned officers and private soldiers , both European and native , and of the seamen and marines , who have taken part in the suppression of the recent disturbances in India ; and that the same be signified to them by the commanders of their several corps , who are desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour . " The motion was seconded by Earl Gn . v > --vim . e . The Duke of . Cambridge , the Thrl of Elussborocgh , Viscount GoL'Gii , and the Earl of Albemarle , also expressed their concurrence in the vote , which was then unanimously agreed to . Their lordships adjourned at eight o ' clock . In the House of Commons Lord Stanxey rose to move resolutions identical with those brought forward in the Peers by the Earl of Derby . He prefaced the motion by remarking that order had been restored in India , and British ascendancy completely re-established at the cost of many thousand English lives , the augmentation of the debt and burdens of India , and under extraordinary difficulties , leaving the impression upon the Asiatic mind of the unconquerable energy and indomitable perseverance of the British soldier deeper than at any former period . "We have gone , through ( said the noble lord ) the most fearful troubles , with our military reputation
enhanced in the eyes of foreign nations as well as our own . ( Cheers . ) And we have seen success achieved under extraordinary difficulties , and personal heroism displayed , even where public success was hopeless . ( Cheers . ) Never , I believe , at any former period of our history—not when the power of Tippoo perished at . Seringapatam ^ not when the Mahratta and Pindaree armies were destroyed—not when the loss of 15 , 000 Englishmen across the Indus was retrieved , and our standard floated in triumph at Candahar—never at any former period of our history , so '' much as now , has the conviction been so , deeply impressed of the incomparable energy and perseverance of the Eng lish people . ( Cheers ;) This ,
the renown and glory of the . short career of Sir William Peel . ( Cries of > hear , huar , ' ) Sir William 'Peel bore a -name-which is inseparably connected with the ' parliamentary history of this country . ( Cheers . ) It was with feelings of personal pride that we , the members of this House , heard of his glorious achievements ; it was with feelings of personal regret , we received the tidings of his untimely end . For ' ' his own reputation he lived long enough . It is England—^ it is his country—which has to deplore his loss . " ( Hear , hear , from all sides of the House . ) On the vote of thanks to the non-commissioned ' officers' and private soldiers and seamen , he . added " that honour is not intended aiierely in con- '
sir , ' ought to-make : us rejoice * not with vain glory , but we may rejoice in it for the sake of India hereafter ; and the existence of that conviction is the best guarantee for the continuance of peace and there is hope that , in the long calm which will follow such a storm , India may improve- her resources , may recruit her energies-, may adjust her finances , may improve her administration ,- and may develop , as thev never have been developed ; those almost illimitable resources which she possesses . ( Cheers . ) If I am right in believing that the military difficulty is at an end , that nothing now remains to be encountered but the difficulty of administration and the difficiil ty of financethen I am sure the House will feel that it is not
, premature on our part to offer our thanks to those under whose direction , or by whoseskill and energy . " this state of things has been brought about . ( Cheers . ) Lord Stanley then proceeded to notice tho services and the merits of the prominent actors in the two years' struggle , paying a warm tribute to Lord Canning , whose labour , anxiety , and responsibility , in the most difficult circumstances , he observed , had been great , and ivliosc . policy , whatever differences of opinion might exist on isolated points , as a whole , had been temperate , humane , and aviso . He explained ¦ the reasons why Lord Harris , the Governor of Madras , had licen omitted from the vote , tho omission being no slight offered to him ,
sideration of the result which the courage of those troops has achieved . It is not paid merely becaiise ^ we feel that it is to them we owe the preservation of our empire in India . It is for other and different reasons . It is because we feel that those results of the courage and endurance of our forces so signally ^ displayed in the operations of this war , are results of qualities which 1 do not overrate when I say that if they ceased to form a part of our national character , not * only our military glory , not only our possessions abroad , * , but the independence , the safety , nay , the very existence , of this great and world-wide empire would not be for one day secure . ( Great cheers . ) Lord Pat-mkkstox seconded the motionP rajoicing to take pnrt in a duty which , he observed , presented a welcome change from . the ordinary acerbities of
and bestowing a passing euloghini upon the late bir Henry Lawrence , he reviewed the military operations . He gave unqualified pi'aiso to Lord Clyde , to whom , he said , not a single mistake or error in judgment had-been attributed , and whoso appointment to tho chief command in India was an honour to the Ministry that had selected him . Of Sir Jown Lawrence and Sir Hugh Uoso , ho said : — " The year 18 / 53 has , however , not been like 18 f > 7 , and Sir John Lawrence has now been enabled to traco his conrso homeward from his long services in India , where ho has romiiirod , notwithstanding failing health and thirty ycnr . s vc Indian toil , borne with a devotion which nothing could overthrow . Organising nn nrmj' of new levies , conducting thcmi down to the plains against a turbulent populace which needed to bo controlled , and dominating
popupolitical controversy . He echoed the eulogies bestowed by Lord Stanley upon tho distinguished functionaries and gallant officers named in the vote , dwelling especially upon the firmness , courage , wisdom , and moderation displayed throughout a period of fearful peril and protracted crisis by tho Govornor-Ucnerul , Lonl Cunning . Alluding to tliu necessarily restricted seopo of tho vote , tho noble lord noticed tho many nuts of gallantry and the a-dmirubiq fortitude ami courajro displayed by a wholeclass of individuals of whom Parliament could take no notico—namely , tho civilian Britishrosidents of both sexes in India when caught in the tcrriblu storm of tho rcvplt . —Aftor a few remarks by Sir I )*; Lacy Hvanh , Lord J . lti : « s . si-- . r-i / observed that , in the aggregate , — thcro never had been a greater service perlurmcd than bv tho civil and military oillcers . who hurt mot
lationa which lay boyond—ho has turned that provinco , which was rogardod a . i the greatest ( lunger to India , into its security and strength . ( Cheers ) . Ho has latoly returned to this country to take part in tho homo administration of Indian affairs , to adorn it with his talents , and to instruct it byhin counsels . I hope tho rocoption given him will bo somuwhnt in proportion to his duo , and eorrospomlont to his splendid services . ( Loud chears . ) 1 should bo glad to know that tho first news tlint greets him on hie arrival should bo that the Parliament of England have acknowledged his great sorvioos by a unanimous vote . ( Hear , hour . ) Tho quality of porsQiiiil courngo has novor boon found wanting in Engllalnnon . It is impossible to road tho history of this campaign without being struck with tho oxtruordinnry gallantry and
devotodnn unprecedented danger with completo success , n success -nioro wondorl \ il than our former triuinpiia in India . — Mr . V . Smith warmly eulogised the conduct . and services of Lord Canning , Lord Elphinstono , Sir . John Lawn-noc , the Into Mr Homy Luwrpnco , and Mr . Frero . —Colond Nonxii suul , ho hail intended to move , as nn amendment to tho vote , to add tho iinino of Sir Patrick Grant , but , not wishing to disturb unnniinily , ho abandoned his tloslffn .--Mr . Kinxauii * thought that in a cjiso of tlila kind precedent ought not to bo strictly ndhorod to —Mr YV . Vannit'iumt noticed , with commendation tho ' oomluct of tho present Pnslm of Egypt—Sir W . CooniNOTOX spoko in vindication ot Major-Genornl Johnston and Major-Oonernl Windhaiu
Sir Edward Lu /? urd , K . C . B . Jilii . jor-Gonoral Sir John Miohol , K . C . IJ . ; Brigndior-Gonoral HoborJ ? Vyulpole , G . lJ . ; Brigaclior-Gonoral Sir Hobort Xapicr , K . O . » ., ' - -for tho eminent skill , courage , and porsovoranco displayed by thorn during- tho military operations by which tho late insurrection in India has beon ctfootuqlly suppressed . —Tlint tho thanks of this I-Ioiiso bo given to tho othor gallant oilloors of her Mnjosty ' s army ami navy ; and also of her Majosty ' s Indian forces , for tho intrepidity , zonl , nn » l ondurnncp ovinecil by thorn in tho arduous oporutlons of tho late Indian campaign . — That this IIouso doth highly approve and noknowlodgo tlio valour ,
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Leader (1850-1860), April 16, 1859, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16041859/page/5/
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