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authority of a Sovereign can be upheld by the sword without the attachment of a people, or that the attachment of a people can be of any avail without the power of the sword. Laying to heart the lessons of the past, we are content to believe that the Rulers of India in the future will use with wisdom the means which God has placed in their hands for inspiring the people of that country with affectionate obedience to the British Crown, and for uniting them against either rebel or invader.
