Upon the extermination of a native state, the Englishman takes the place of the sovereign, under the name of Commissioner; three or four of his associates displace as many dozen of the native official aristocracy; while some hundreds of our troops take the place of the many thousands that every native chief supports. The little court disappears—trade languishes—the capital decays—the people are impoverished—the Englishman fourishes, and acts like a sponge, drawing up riches from the banks of the Ganges, and squeezing them down upon the banks of the Thames (Sullivan 67).
Sullivan, John. Are we bound by our Treaties? A plea for the Princes of India. Effingham Wilson, 1853.