, 1879-02-19
oucni[y, on tho day Of tlic installation. those
lawa wcrc formally proclaimed by Mr. Shop


the right Of appeal had been allowed to oc cx-
crclsph.
"t4.) That for minor crimcs, the loss ot prop.
crty, nl Or portint should bb substituted for
tho punishment Of teath.
"Now, these laws were formally proclaimed
hr Mr.. Shcnstonr, who represented the british
tiortrnncnt tn Natal, ntnt proclaimed With tllc
formal assent af Cctyywayo, Of ti.c chief msn q
1t was nut done a. mere tllc rerenlony Or
fnrm, without my meaning or intention. it
wns not ttonc In secret, but in public. 1t WINS
M. done III Tie dark, hut IL tl's orsn day. TWAS
not dom Ia sottlIctb but Mt tue ttoynl kraal III
the presence alsI hearing Tic King. The Chiefs,
n,1i tllu nsacmb!Cu pcuple. They Were tnws tDr
tic Eumt government of tic Zulu people. The
subject OF tfcnt had been cntcfully and 1oli',cr-
Atysy discussed beforehand be.wegn thu British
representatives and cetywayu asul nls council
lors mid agrccd uuon, and then aftcrward, IT,
t!'e hearing s.sA .'tsssnye q w rSop!e, .he
;aws had BEN socnn'y Affirmed med, nesu lays
conditions required by the ErItlsf, uovcrnmc1t
In return for The cdultcnnnco and support given
BY Il to the uvw Zulu k!ng hy the pssseuve Of
is Representatives, alld by 'lis taKing rart tn Tic
wcrr, they vannot be broken without coul-
promising The dignity, the goosl fnltIl, AMI tic
honor Of ,hc British Government.
John tULL's CONDITIONS VIOLATED.
1.-THE British Goyornnlrnt now asks. How hns
1t bccn IN this nsatteri uaye the promises then
tllru proclaimed bccsl Observc.l1 Let The Zulu
King a.lswcrl Let the chioi men Ut tie nalion
alls'crl Let thu wlulo Zulu people n1,sweri
The British Government cnhut, tflcn nltow tllt
the words which wcrt oHce spoken OFT Its part
should be empty worus, or that ilic promises
which wcru u,ntle to It, mid for which II bcea1n0
tile tuouthplcce anil the guarantee to t: whofH
Zulu nation, should bu treated III II thcy were
mere idlcncss n,lH empty Enunu. Jtnt tor tirc
years they have been 50 treated, nntt now It emil
bc 10 longer 50. Thu promises hare hot been
kept; anti how Is 1t possible they ran be kebs,
50 long Us thc prcsent Rys.em OF government is
Of government is destroying the cuuntry.
So,,,ca is ' men u in % 1ho ~ country ssr aG'r "rv
taken as soldiers. They uru tukcn from
useful tu their parc,ts, aM are Kept for several
ycars III tlIe compulsory srrviec III tue King.
They nre not allowed to marry IA t!e men Uf
other tribes around them, ~ IN Natal, % asaone
cannot il,urry when they desira to 10 50, but
tlry must awai. the permission of the King, mud
they nrc kci't uftc1i iur years without the per-
mission to do 80 They are not allowed to lnpur
III quiet anA in peace with their famltcs uni
relatives. Thcy are constantly ssl,lnuAed up
to tho Kings kraals as II for war. although
t1cru ts 10 eticny to light with; a,ld thus they
csIlc to fight nlnuIE themselves. :lll bluol Is
shed, and there IL distress an.l mourning In the
1a,Ni. Or they ure sent out In PARTIES to stir
rou..l the krs.als Of persous who have given
u!fenso to the king or who nrc accused BY uri-
without word, are killed, their krau!s laid
!lesolate, u,d their families alsl all tlat thug
iave enrricti on ar ,aestroyeh."
DEMANDS Fon IMMEDIATE REFORM.
THIS 1orciulo statement Of the grievances felt
by TIC Colonial ttuvernmrnt waa followed by
4enlnnll for Cctywayu to abolish his present
military syAcn, nnl aAopt such military rce,l-
1atlGbs lis nlny he DECIDED upon by the urent
Counril uf tI.e Huins of, consultation with thu
representatives. uf thu British Government. Tho
present Zulu army must pc tlfsta1cu ulltl thu
men allowed 10 return to tl,cIr homes. Every
na must be FREQ tu hurry Without Tho klIg's
permission. uos often refused No Zulu can
hereafter bu punished without regular trial
ish Resilient must he ntlmittcda at shc Zulu Cnpt-
tnl to witch uVer the fuilllmeDt of lhese coi1l-
tuna, and "be the eyes. nlltl ears, mud outh oi
ttlr British Government tDwArtl the Zulu King
A,ni the t}ruat Council of flt Nhtfon.h atissfor-
aries nlslst again no permitted to settle In Zulu
land under thu projection Of llr 1irisIl Resi-
dent, nu no utiye lNuSt bo lplesteu Tot lIstct,.
| Ing to tlIctn.
| CAUSE or THE PRESENT WAR.
| Along with tlIIs ultlmatum the award Of Sir
Tra.,syanl w,A seat to Cetywayo. I3v fts terms
It, rcstures To iu Xll,ts trtr 'Intllsa boundary
line Ut tho l'oud nlsl louEolo Rivera The is,ir-
ncs![nte cailses Gt thu complications between tho
] III.
-t!lc redress tieu,ntlded for overt hustlla uets
committed agninst Natnl, i1Hl the change III ;t,
1netlIod III The Zulu Government demanded in
ille nl,oye tcrne. Regarding thet'rst nsettnnetl
an armed torce Of zuIus, uctlng under tic oners
| IT two of ille sous Vt 1llu faYusite otltcer Ut
Stntu Ut the Zulu King. cctywayo. It Mdyal,cctl
some miles Into the ea'''ny, mn! tasn asirrone,1
| native village where Two ref1Ecu Wufnet,
had found shelter, forcby seized them. aud
| under circumstances u! ti,e utmost brutality
SO brutal that they can onY bu nlunt TONED
Ec,,cra1ly 1ly--tlragCcd them ncross thu DuiFuln,
tilp boundary river, utll murdered tlHM Oh Zulu
territory In cold blood. sueh an net could, ot
coursc, not be passcl nyer IN sleuce, striking,
RS IL did, at The very groundwork nr British
power in South Africa. 1t wus eyiaentiy iulpt,s,
| stAfe to Wl.nit a 3>Eeeedent Which, It It tneait
unwilling, incant t!n!. the tat!ses who cIul.nct
tho protection OF British sntl agnlst tue tyrauuy
ef tllcr uwn Cnfcfs might To forctb!y reclaimed
by them. 0ncc admittcs! that tle XusA killr
l,r'tlsI territory, the lives OF almost !le Whale
Of The 30o,1U natIyes living III NAtnl woVlt
logically oo " hts mercy, consisting, as they du
principally Of refugee individuals nnd trbes
co1rsu ouc1! 10 sl.cm,-lilry telaanicl thc sur
render vi the two sru1erk 0f tho invading forrr
Crtywayo replied by yalIlpg Out Ills Irmy, All,
Mt thu saIsiu time oferirg to pay Il anc, thu'
uduInE insult tn injury.
| CETYwAYofB ARMY AND IT'S DISCIPLINE.
In rcgnr,a 10 thu fnrrrs whrt 1he Xaln King
nny PIT ,ltu thu Held thu most authoritative III
furn,atfun NOW ACCESSIBLE Is lLl,lly ltttlt
puu,, ,klrt compiled u,l Issued IN November las
by order oF Lord Chelmsford For sI,u innrnin
tfor uf t!ssG under Ills rptnnan.l, which c,r.t,lu
lis tn oIaM Il very accurate ttea ii thu ur.c IL
| tt,e tiiata'sal Of Cusywayp. They my tn sah! Il
comprise the wflulu .IlaIc strength III l!,r Zl.tl
laliun. A. Intervals Ut froln two u llyt year.
all the lasls who hayc during IhlL tnnc ntt,lnrt
t!c ngu of II ur Ii Jeara nrt formed tnto re:.l
lneRt, which after u year's probation III belt tn
military krnul When lhe regiment ts II strout
onr-si,nt II, when AyD wears nnyp e.npsed si,,t
tic lust luve-iEcy for'n eorta hy Themselves
wlIriI 1t is II wenk 0llu II II atlnEaatntcl witl
oms of tic cid existing svst.Hents; ta,.ss, NJ
tllagh snlnu rorrs arG cnnlnosed entirely q
men abuut thu Hn1nu aye, otl'crs r,ntAIn
nixtnro oG Old umI yuuug. At uresc,,
there are, IN all, f"!rturn eorl's Or rcs,t
t!e udukuza carl's. whfvfs consists t,ll
q 0ne regiment numbering iaN mrsl, ta t
l'u!i, whch rontuIus iiye regiments ntl,l ,1Istsl
ltuls u,!Nu Inet. Tho tu.at slrrngil! ut In
hEEhtinE forcc Ut Itgn under III years Ut us
Ii pnt dawn ut i0,laL Uf tllrsn :5t!!,lh, uro TX.
tween ~ auA 10 years Of agp, 1uMW be
tween 10 ana 10, 3,i00 bctwcen ~ unl
| 10, AIIQ l,Wu between I'll untl IN SE.