Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-17
Grand President OF the Council o
MANSFIELD, Sept. 6, 1856.


The proposal establish military colony in South Al
ca eHnn9S but meet with acceptance from the English
public The honor OF possessing the great station the
highway India has been dearly purchased Within the
remembrance Of this generation we have been engaged
three or four times in great scale with the most
cunning active aud merciess savages that civza.
ton had TO deal with. Ii is years since England
for the second time had herself mistress Of the Cane
temperate climate fertile SOIL and magnificent position
supposed TO have rewarded the vaour soldiers
but 1t found that ia South Africa mother coun-
had it, duties and difficulties well rights The
colonist Dutch aud English settled IN the territory
OF an enemy who would have nothing do with European
treaties perpetual border warfare ragged beseen set.
Tiers and abongines Humanitarians urge that the
C.tres home aud tle new colners we're not and
hence establish theory the rightiuness OF resistance
on the pirt Of the noble savage However COLONIZATION
y not conducted these principles. Rightly or wrongly
It held that Iuen OF European origin may fairly plant
themselves on any spot occupied only by those inferior
aud in accordance with this theory il was necessary
Tor the British Government support its lieges The
Clhes are beyond other known tribes wild aud IRE
caabe Canning and fefocity in their action
Missionary enterprise make little impression this
of marauders aud cattle-steslers little can ne
power and prestige Of the British Governor awe them into
good behaviour. They know their own genius
Tor Irregular warfare and whers they have hocks
aud herds Of their of stations to care
nothing about the Queen of England or her DELEGATES
military and civil
What Caffre wars have hardly be computed
independently Of force in the colony there
comes every now and then extraordinary expenditure
OF IRON Two To four millions sterling. with little result
cep temporary decampment of the nearest savages-
The South African military despatch is generally doc.
meni OF sangune nature. The normal ii the CAT
Tree u To be the point Of annhatOn vet they sur
we aud are found after few months active and rapa-
cious In the last enough shot shells and
rockets were used 10 conquer European province yet
dead Care was TO the last rarity The common prac.
tice seems to have been TO FIRE for three hou, into
the BUSH and then write home that the loss of the
enemy must have been very great" Finally, have
receded from the difficult part Of the frontier aud
left at their request the mixed breed English and
Dutch culonist 10 iOru independent community of their
own The present state Of affairs u.s. that the native tribes
are quiet and th their chiefs beginning to affect
friendly relations sith the white man. but how long this
will last no tell The colony wants therefore.
above all things body Of hardy settlers we'll trained TO
the use OF arm and acquainted with the Of the
country they 20 defend The cessation OF war
seems 10 give the meaus OF providing such a military
guard. and at the time Of rewarjng band Of brave
men, What suppose To be the details Of the plan
given in curioudy obscure article which from
the Globe The Government il would SEEM proposes to
send out such men Of the British Legion German u
choose 70 volunteer. They will be permitted 70 take their
wives and families. u single TO marty before leaving
Europe "fhe force would 90 the colony 10 state
'of compile military organization with camp equpspe
and eunod rife each man"
We cannot but think that such body Of soldiers would
furnish the most fitting defence OF frontier like that Of
tic Cape colony. IL il but far that IN these things the
abour Of the mother country aud the coons should be
divided II s the duty England that the population Of
South Africa should suffer nothing from the great Powers
OF the world. We at home ourselves to defend them
from all that Europe America do, We guarantee
them the pcaeeabe possession their country and the
continuance Of just laws aud full political liberty But
II hardly the duty OF the homo Government TO protect
each adventurous farmer grszer from agafian uura-
ges The backvOodsman should form his own police
aud learn TO depend the mother country only IN the
last resort Tho establishment Of military colony would
greatly aid the settler IN actng with courage aud indie
pendece OF there has indeed been no want Of vR
lance on the part Of the coOnst but IL IL evident that
the existence Of body Of Who especially bound
70 quad the frontier from depredatons viii add much 10
the general security aud greatly advance the prosperity
| the county.
We may be we'll satisfied II this measure Hds us Of CAT
ire wars Tor the future Il Is slight hsve con.
tempated reductions In taxes long planned domestic
improvements deferred because band Of barbaraus sud
denly appear on the frontiers O colony 6OUO miles
from home aud challenge long and dfeary warfare
Gernan military colony will, doubt thrive IN tho
land aud make good cxess In these DAYS the Teuton.
ic fatherand i remarkable for the numbers and high
quality OF the emgrants which Il sends forth more than
one region Of the world More Germans 20 TO America
than lishmen. Thousands Of Germans are To be found
IN the Australian COLONIES Why should they not do well
at the Cape Of Good Iopef There English and Dutch al
ready live together IN sufficient harmony and the third e.
oncnt would be quite enough In unison sh the other
two 70 promote the prosperity The result We
car hardly doubt will be the eectna protection Of the
colony withng IL present Huts OF course II any set
tiers choose dive their cattle yearly further and further
north, they must not expect the Of the empire
OF the colony ag'inst the dcptcdstors whom they may
chance 70 meet The country has defined boonda !
towards e interior, but still there be c. rta iron
her beyond which the Wsnderer must rely hsown right