The Oriental Herald And Journal Of General Literature Volume 8 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Oriental Herald, and Journal of General Literature, Vol. 8: January to March, 1826 This is an exact counterpart of his famous certificate to the un bounded popularity of the unpopular administration of the late John Adam, whose conduct every body praised, and whose praises nothing could exceed, discussed on a former occasion.3 Here, again, we have the same inconsistency of statement, and the same sweeping generalities of expression. The Deccan was filled with complaints, but, wonderful to relate, the gentlemen on the spot did not hear the least whisper of dissatisfaction. Mr. Elphinstone alone professes to know what nobody else ever divined; but how could such information reach him, unless through the usual official channels? If their reports bear out the assertion, that the Deccan was filled with complaints, why are they not resented to us? Reference is made to an accompanying summary but where is that summary, or on what authority does it rest? Are we to discard all the authentic evi dence before us, resting on the ofiicial character of known individuals, and in direct opposition to it, on the authority of an unknown docu ment, without name or title, believe that murmurings of discontent inundated the greater part of the Indian peninsula? Before we yield any credence to such a story, Mr. Elphinstone must favour us with the particulars of those applications to him in behalf of female sacrifices, upon 'which he professes to ground his opinion. And if, from a. Few instances of complaint, he be proved guilty (as we believe him to be) of using the extravagant hyperbole that complaints filled the Deccan, let him reflect that such a misrepresentation in his present high ofice must, by prolonging this atrocious practice, he the cause of infinitely more cruelty, and more murders, than if he were to perjure himelf a thousand times in a court of justice to swear away the lives of his fel low-creatures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.