CHAPTER III. TOPICS 3rd-6th. III. How shall we treat the Rebels?-IV. Had the Supreme Government warning of the coming danger?-V. Were all practicable measures CHAPTER VI. TOPICS 9th-11th. IX. Shall we continue our policy of centralization?-X. How can we improve the constitution of the local Governments?-XI. Is the Legis- lative Council properly constituted?.... CHAPTER VII. TOPIC 12th. XII. Shall we continue our annexation policy? 1st, as to Princes-2nd, as to Zemin- CHAPTER VIII. TOPICS 13th, 14th. XIII. What is re- CHAPTER IX. TOPICS 15th, 16th. XV. Why have not British capital and enterprise invested themselves in India? TOPICS 17th, 18th. XVII. Do our Law Courts require reform?-XVIII. Is the Police to be re- CHAPTER XI. TOPIC 19th. XIX. What shall be the future condition of the Indian Press?. CHAPTER XII. TOPIC 20th. XX. Should our future policy in India be retrogressive, stationary, or progressive? And, ERRATA. Page 152, line 1, for "in the Civil Service," read "not in the Civil Service." Page 281, line 20, for " attempted," read "successful." PREFACE. IN editing this book it is my desire to take on myself the responsibility of any errors that may have occurred. I feel the very great disadvantage my brother labours under in being unable to see his work through the press; many additional illustrative facts which he has sent to me have arrived too late for insertion, and in any case where doubt has arisen it has been impossible to refer to him. For many years MR. NORTON has been endeavouring to rouse, in the words of LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK, "the shameful apathy and indifference of England to the concerns of India." Hoping against hope, he has continued to write with this object. His last book, the "Rebellion in India," has never yet been answered, and why ? Because it is unanswerable. It has suited those who are interested in keeping India in its present state of darkness to ignore that book. It appears to me that every purpose for which MR. NORTON wrote the "Rebellion in India" has been achieved; it was in advance of public opinion, which is now in accordance with his views, both with regard to the double Government and the annexation policy; and with respect to the injustice of the seizure of Oude, Government has endorsed his opinion in the famous Despatch of LORD ELLENBOrough. When MR. NORTON wrote the present work, the now defunct East India Company was only moribund; I have in every case allowed the name to stand. It may serve as a warning, lest nomine mutato the same state of things be allowed to continue. I think it right that I should state that in what is said of the future Home Government of India, the Author had only in contemplation the first India Bill, LORD PALMERSTON'S; he could never surmise that, as by the wave of an enchanter's wand, the Court of Directors, with but slight alteration, would re-appear as the Council for India. In conclusion, I wish to state that the book is entirely free from political bias, MR. NORTON has no party feelings. Party is not his guide, but Justice. KENSINGTON GORE, 1st September, 1858. |