Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-21
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What II -e we're suddenIy called mon. =, ,,.. .,.,...
million sterling fur .,o,h., f,v.--. -, os"s'
ever, nail e.. a. 60. "' "nss sgs'n
81 -,s. - --'e 70 orag es infeilgence of
~es o' valuable lives In . sesi-- ofmis-rabe bush
nights uith pack Of ~retched .svspr., rh. - =
Cape politics is not a pl.,-,n, o,.. ,, =
max 4. nm o,,, ,,,,. a.. ?, - = us' e'e '"oes
- -" = " ~ '''eS We sdopt some prccan-
o''' measures ior our own security The Csfie snake
sco'ehed not killed go " ever b. With ..v..,
warfare The attempt 10 defeat In. ,..,,,., - "a
aYedom n, Dr. ~;ns .,,, ...,.... ~
49,. !. . {. -, - ~" 'a o>sue array ths
" =" e"P''e once IN every 6rc oS ten years ,nsss
needs lead but 70 recurrence of the evis II seeks IN
prevent Treaties are no, much Regarded .,,n. .;.;u
z.d ,.,;oo.- ho~ =. :, q, , p, e s''"-
'.p'e'e' 'na' mere bArbariAns
' "'' e'e"Ss''es pound by The alken letters of d-
Pionacy when occasion and caa,nitv in forvo,.
With the continent OF Africa behind than, ,h
can advance or retir. iu.t a. ,h.v ,,.. .,- :, -
-, :, - -, re' ".'e" 'ne mo-
80 ANU '''Ae 'he opportunity OF their
own strength We leave out of the question for the mo-
rnent the system ct European warfare vitb IN Ia, "a,
majesty and eolIan.s Two ,.,h,,,. -. !. F' g
- - e "ee" s"ecesnveiy
- anu A'oP'e' ~'n respect 10 the savage
u'oes OF the Cape but with different fortune Tho
Dutch beers formed themselves INTO bnnd. ,,,r Ar.
command of local tr,de,. and .h..-
t,ok place or danger Threatened r.
frontier like Storm extermpated ~h.,svs 'ne
human forn and seized fo, th,, nr,v r. - r. ~ "a IN
sayay. oppou.uts T,,ex ,l.....t - = @ !, W 'ao"
bet weeu their own bome.,e.I. .na a. o. - - 4.A'on
Caffes and in this v,y the, n,,,c,,d - "
nn ana ernA
er was shocked Exeter hall %. .,..i. -
vernment as sorelv nres.ed and \, -. iI r' ~ w
another method with our unruly n.;ghhon,s ws.sps
they be amenable to the so .;o,s ~ - -
sionary and his ''amable iady N WIN sho,s -. 80
brought 10 see their turbulence ,ror i,s r;ah, -; -
view and to turn from the error Of tb.;r .s N
OF Scripture lessons ia the Caifre topgns "a of
converted int, rude culinary imnls,,an,- ha
da~n-d upon the Imagination of Our G.,v;d S;aa ~
their system too was iried-wheu al..I th.;r d -
roughly broken. Their gentle neonh,t.s h,d -, a.
fiery cross through their valleys AID scrss ,h. h;
There great gathering Of th. trih,. a,i nm ;n;
foray Nov il j. far from our n,rn,ion 10 c, ;S
cule upon this peaceful moyerent a, hor,. W. -.
the intentions of its authors although NO rsnno, con
mend their Judgement Nothing is 40 ,an,eroo- IN nnh
lie affairs conscientious bgotry IL might be fair fhst
their system should have its turu-that tbev sbo,d M.
lowed guess at the riddle of the Cae snb;n, Thsv
have solved in torrents of blood W. sne.k mo-, of IL
sacrifice of gallant English officers and Of soldiers 10 The
full gallant their leader; for the mouent We look
the Care tribes alone and 20 the losses thew incur.d
IL may be - d without exacgeraiou that in nm soual me-
od OF time Caire- under the phathrooc
regime and its corolary stern organized warfare 70 on.
Who shot down under the border system AZ ory,ni,
ed by the boers Whatever the event may be- this ou.s
future he lett TO statesmen and mrn of
the world. We cannot afford to coauet with pbiantbr,
py any more since high price upon her ia
yours Nor Is it just the wretched savages themselves
To deal with them plan by which, practically the mis-
onary lures them into the shambcs and the s'reguarp
drives his bayonet into their breasts "..
Border ioray phlanthrophy regular warfare-ve have
tried all these plans and With very brilliant sue
fourth
dealing with Cafree tribes Military cornizaton
is the idea-athough it old enough one in the
history Of the world The Romans Of old for
long time this system that even in the absence of
direct testimony must presume il to have
it, intent There ruins enough sl above ground ON
the English and Scottish border To show thar our first
cOoqueors loud their in guarding their frontier
by the agency of military herismen. This system we
saw be tried the Cape by tra sporting there
the British German Legion mnny of then number as
may BE- willing TO accept the offered by the British
Government 10 them in the character Of military settlers
~ place of claiming the ulhment Of the articles capit
uion under which they entered the British service
Now, not particularly in love with Germany or
things German We are perfectly that OUT
cry may be raised against this proposition pscu-
iary emanating from the Court but, the whole We
think h Is Tor the public advantage that il should be
carried out The hrst question must ask ourselves i
OF the whole is this system OF military colonization
best one adopt to guard against the
iatue "arss IL Certainly recommends itse PRIOR
our favourable attention as reasonable scheme, and
the next place well nigh every other inelgbe plan has
oeen red and has Jailed u this be granted our next
inquiry must De- who are the most proper persons that
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