'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎396] (426/481)

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officers are in their wrong places; remove them to the
unemployed list, till work more fitted for their powers be
ready for them.
The obvious objection to the organisation proposed, is
the difficulty of finding properly qualified officers for the
hi^her»commands. But it is certain that time will speedily
remedy this,— the school will soon form such officers, and
nothing else will do so.
We must expect to meet with some difficulties at first in
remedying such long-continued and deep-seated errors; but
if our principles of action be sound, their tendency in prac
tice will be to bring about the best possible state of affairs.
However the details may be arranged and carried out, it
appears to me to be quite certain, that until the principles
here maintained be acknowledged and be acted on, the
British Indian empire can never be in a sound or satisfac
tory state.
I have studied the subject with all the patient research
and observation, and with all the power of thought, 1 could
bring to bear on it. I have had, in practice, opportunities
of applying, on a tolerably extensive scale, the principles
which I advocate, such as have fallen to the lot of few
men living. They have never failed of success. They are
of universal application, being founded on natural laws;
and, if carried out fairly in India, they would speedily
render our Asiatic soldiers quite as trustworthy as their
European brethren in arms.
The goodness of the sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. depends on what his
English officer instils into his mind.
The raw material has no power for good, and
very little for evil.
The native Indian soldiers are to us collectively exactly
like the limbs of our bodies individually. They are the