, 1879-05-24
THE DOERs OF SOUTH AFRICA.
EeH York 7ffaet.

vaal, the English will certainly have their hands
full In South AfTica, for tic Bocrs, rs tile Dutch
farmers arc called, are not less brave than the
warikc Zulus. The feeling between the Dutch
and tho English has never been ns friendly rs Il
might have beGr. Englana'a POSSESSIONS in
South Africa, like 50 many Of her colonial terri
tories, were taken from others, who
did the FIRST rough work Of discover
Ing mud occupying the land. Al she cot Cann-
ta from the French, Jamaica from the Spaniarda,
md Ceylon from the Dutch, 30 nlso she got the
Cnpc OF Good Hope from the Dutch, who had
heen tho FIRST to dca1 with the Hottentots and
Dushmcn. In 1906, after u century aud half
Of Dutch rule, the Capc became Britiah col.
ony, and the patriotism Of the original. Eu-
ropcan settlers suffered savcEe blow. Pretty
soon great troubles came.-the contests
between tho white men and tho sav-
nges, and tho contests between the set
kIae" s backward from tie settlements. rhese
litter arc the Beers, who dislikcd the laws made
for the protection Of the slaves, for the rcasor,
TINT they preferred to do a. they pleased with
the!r own; agh. occurred 5etweGn y; p,a1tJ o.
lcattGr OF the for;ngr was killed Antl the rebels
wcrc beaten. Then followed M act Of ven
rcahce. Six men wcrn condemned to bc hanged,
n,ll their friends we're condemned to SEQ their
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the apparatus, overweightel with the number,
broke down whcn the poor wrctclles dropped
from The pntforn. They wcrc half chokea BY
the ropea, but gradually etruggled back to llfc.
might be spared; but tic British officer had to
sec siAt they wero hanged, md he performed his
duts. They were ali Dutehmcn, md theimplaca-
BILE Boer haa said over since that be cannot for.
yet Slaghtcf Mex, the ploce Of execution. III
TO the British flag, and this again created great
| nnlmos!ty among the Dutch inhabitants OF tue
Cnpc. unahlG to obtain rocompensc for thglr
slaves, tho Bocru again rcccded, or "trcklsed"
| backward, rs thes called 1t; Many Of them set
State, wherc they bought lntad uud resumcd
farming. Ia 1868 diamonds were discovered III
| this part Of tho world. The diamond bearing
dlstrict extended up nnd down The Vaal nutl
was mostly owned bS Doors. Much Against
their mt'l, thc farmers vcre Obliged TO throw
open their lh1lds to the diamond. seekers on the
terms which the diggers themselves dictated.
'fhc Beers appealed TO- tue English for protcc-
| tior, wlcrcupon tho English took possession
Of thr cntiro dlstr.ct. Still determined to take
| ncrs and English laws. tho Dutch 'trckked" "
| backward to the TEnnsvanl, where Andtcns
Prctorius. who hal been dHVen out OF the
Orange FREQ State By British troops, bad long
they Settled III thclr new homes bcforc tlo En'
gllsh proclaimed Oil the part Of her Majesty the
| Sovereignty OF that land, England annexed
thls territory with its 40,0oo Dutcllmcn Uhc
Europcauh OF the T1ausvaal, as nf the 0rangt
its 95o 600 of native population. The Dutch art
| m Industrious, respectable, pastoral race, bu
tllcr arc mostly oil Doers, who have long beer
.lIscontented with their present political condt
1ion. They do not deaire TO remain under Brit
tsh rule, usll the prosperity which has attended,
1hptr eouttr7mcn tn tho neiEhbofluK Stat0 hai
| not uecreased thetr dlsaatfsfnction.