Asiatic Quarterly Review (Full Title: The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review, and Oriental and Colonial Record): Volume XIII, No. 26 [‎464r] (52/238)

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to be not merely a question of clemency and mercy, but of
policy as regards the cessation of this war. Now, if it were
desirable, we cannot look for extermination of the entire
remnant 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. army. According to the terms on
which we are now with that remnant, they look for nothing
else than extermination, and we propose nothing else.
What then can be the sequel but a most protracted contest,
in which vast sections of the population will take part
against us under the disbanded Sepoys 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. ? No despatches
of this sort have yet come from South Africa. It required
high courage on Clyde’s part to unite in policy with
Canning, whose general amnesty, proclaimed on Novem
ber 1, 1858, roused the European community to denounce
him as ignorant, stupid, cowardly and treacherous, until the
general peace which ensued over all India about six months
later proved the wisdom of Canning and Clyde.
In the autumn of 1859 Canning went in great state
to the scenes of the massacres, meeting the native princes
and nobility at Durbars A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). in Cawnpur, Agra, and Lucknow,
the capital of Oudh. To me it seems wonderful that so
new and warlike a province, the birth-place of a revolted
army, which had 12,000 native artillery in its ranks, should
have been pacified so soon. The contrast with Cape
Colony under Lord Milner is obvious but painful. I
have already described the orders which drew down on
the Governor-General the taunting name of Clemency
Canning.” I must now deal with his famous Oudh
proclamation of March 3, 1858, sent to General Sir James
Outram to issue to the civil population as soon as we had
recaptured Lucknow, which was effected between the 2nd
and 22nd March, by defeating the army of 100,000 which
Outram had been watching, with 4,000, for six months.
Canning’s action was immediately branded as both cruel
and impolitic. Every leading soldier in our camp objected
to our confiscating the lands of a whole nation, still armed,
still in the field. The Times correspondent, Dr. Russell,
says he heard no voice in its defence. Outram protested