Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England . eat achievements in thefield; but his civil administration had been evenmore deserving of praise. With his brother he hadraised the Company to a moral height, which hap-pily was ever afterwards maintained ; he had put anend to corruption within the limits of his rule; hehad done justice to the Asiatic as well as to theEuropean; he had set a magnificent example ofintegrity, probity, and public virtue. We mayhave some idea of what the effects of these quali-ties were, could we imagine one of Napoleonsrapacious
Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England . eat achievements in thefield; but his civil administration had been evenmore deserving of praise. With his brother he hadraised the Company to a moral height, which hap-pily was ever afterwards maintained ; he had put anend to corruption within the limits of his rule; hehad done justice to the Asiatic as well as to theEuropean; he had set a magnificent example ofintegrity, probity, and public virtue. We mayhave some idea of what the effects of these quali-ties were, could we imagine one of Napoleonsrapacious lieutenants put in his place ; had Massenaor Soult been governor of Mysore, the populationwould have been driven to rise in arms; the Mah-rattas would have found powerful allies; our Em-pire would have been in no doubtful peril. Like LordWellesley, Wellington used to look back with prideon India; after the reverse of Chillianwallah, whenin extreme old age, he contemplated leading anarmy in India again, in order to restore authoritywhich he feared was shaken. 80 IV 85 V 90 VI 95 VH.
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