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2 INTERNAL OOVERmiENT.
3 ever Ima^hk liire> ■ncl ail live in faanaony, like people of eat
4 The powers of the various chiefiS among the Dooraunees, thoutrh
5 very efficient as far as they go, are simple, and the occasion tor txei-
6 cisin<? them is liiTiitcd, compared to those of tribes more independent
7 on the Kmg. Fhere are no wars with other tribes, nor disputes be-
8 tween clans of tlie same tribe, in which the chiefs can shew their
9 importance by directing the operations of tlioir people; nor have
10 their clans any of tliose subjects ibr consultation and debate* in which
11 the chiefs of independent tribes display their policy and their influ-
12 ence, 'riie general tranquillity is seiured by the King's govemmeiit,
13 and the duties of the Siid<ii s and Khauns are confined to the adjusts
14 ment ot disputes between individuals. When these cannot be made
15 up by the mediation of the elders, they are brought before the Je^-
16 ga by the Mullik, and its decrees axe, if necessary, supported fay the
17 Sinhr;' ^T'^^^* o£ other quartersy and even of'otfaer ▼illages, some*
18 times aMiat aft these JeaigasJ'
19 Hough the qpirit of lerenge blood is no leas Mt beie than'
20 Aewbm, yet Tetaliation is miicfa repressed by the atrength of the
21 goveniment. ' The Dootaunees» howerer, never put e man to death
22 lor killing. another m expiation. of a murder previously eommittedt
23 as'long 08 the' muiders on hoth' aides 'are equal*' diey tfiink natonl
24 justice satiafied, though th^ banidi ihe second nnirdezer, to preserve
25 the quiet of their own' soiciety. If the oftnded petty oom^ains to'
26 die Srdar, or if hears of a murder committed, he first endHivoun
27 to bring about a compromise, by offering the Khoon Behau, or price
28 of blood ; but if the injured party is inexorable^ the Sirdar lays the
29 aflair before the King, who orders the Causy to try it ; aiid, if the
30 eliminal is convicted, gives him up to be executed by the r^tiom
31 of the deceased. This last mode of ac^ustment throu^ the Sirdar*
32 is the most usual near towns, and in civilised parts of the country.'
33 Private revenge prevails most in the camps of shepherds, who wan-
34 der in the hills and desarts, remoto from all seats of authority and of
35 jtisdfiei but even these disputes seldom gp beyond r^;ukr eacoun**
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