Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
CanSe Of the Zulu War.

Nau>V W tHV LUlu Wat.
The Zulu war has sprung from dis
pute over the boundary between the
fnansvaal and Zululand and various
depredatlons on the border by Getty
wayo, King vt the Xulus. The bound
AIRY was settled by arbitration last year,
and III the award Sir Bartle Frele, after
recapitulating all that had previously
occurred in connection Herewith, de
cided that III future the boundary is to
be the Ponsolo On the north to its
source and the Blood river from its
source TO its junction with the Tngea nj
Rorke's Drift ON the east. The small
line of country between the sources OF
these two rivers is To be surveyed and
marked OF in n straight line from one
to the other, The award ends with n
declarauon-vcry distinct and peromp-
tory-that any intrusion over these
bounds on the part Of any Of the Zulu
tribes will be deemed an act hostile to
the British government, and ono for
which Cetywayo will be held RESPONSE
Bile. Hostile demonstrations having
continued on the frontier, an ultimatum
was sent To Cctywayo through Sir
Henry Bulwar, lieutenant. of
Natal, i'll December last, of which the
following were tho most important
points;
1t is necessary that the military sys-
tenn which is at present kept up 10y the
king should he done away with, rs u
bad,and hurthl one, and that the king
should instead adopt such military
regulations ~ may be decided on anor
consultation with the great council OF
the Xulus and the representatives
of the British governments
II is necessary that the Zulu army,
rs il now is, shall be disbanded and
that the men shall return to their
homes.
Let the obligation on every able.
bodied man to come out for the defense
Of his country Whenit is needed re-
main; but unUlthen let II be that every
man shall live, if he pleases, quietly 1T
his own home,
Let every man he free 10 remain al
his home, apd let hinl plant, and sow
and reap, and tend his cattle, and lo
him 1iNoih' peace and' With his family
Let him. not be called out. for war, ol
for fighting, or for assembling in regi
ments, except With thcpreSiolts assent
of the great oouaeil of,thev .lntsen as
sembled, and with the consent also o
the British government
Let. every man, when he comes, Il
i mah's estate, he free to marry, Lot
him not wait for years till liegctsrer
mission 10. do: tAis. ier oltentlmesth,
king forgets to glvotho permission, anc
the wears ptsS tby and The sinaHsbe
comes. old, But, let him. DO free &
marry when he pleases, rs. il is il
Natal. SO will the king have cohtontet
subjects. -; 4, ~. ,.,...i..ts 90 4,
1 J, Then with respect W. the.prQmlsei
I'iflade 1t the coronation; Let rules q
'oneb be.afad down 50 that any .nl,li
man or woman, old or young, who i
accused Of any crime, he tried by prom
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pnrish
nlents that 40, que may BIG punisAeC
1 without cause, and that the lie .
no one 80 taken tntir'th6 olfsfse 0
which he is accused be 'heard openly
against him, and an apswer given y,
him in defense,- in order that effose by
whom beis tried ,maY.sW whether IL,
/ s.guilty or not before he il punished
and If any one il declaredto be guilty
then let him net be killed an,il th,
king HAS given his consent, and unit
the person declared guilty has beer
able TO. make appeal TO theAing. q Thu
it was promised it should be, ut th,
time of the coronation, but the prom
ises have not been. kept. i3
But in future it will benecessary tina
the promises be Kept, for the BritisI
government holds itself bound totse,
that this is SO; and in order that. The,
may be kept, and That the laws regard
ing them may be duly carried out til,
Queens high commissioner, on hehal
Of the British government, will appoin
an officer, rs his deputy, to reside il
the Zulu country, or on its immediate
border, who will be the eyes and ear
and mouth of the British goyernmen
toward the Zulu king and the grea
council Of the nation.
Thirty dayswcre given for Response
TO these demands, At the end Of which
(about Jan. II they were rejected, ant
Cctywayo assembled 5000 lighting mel
on the border. The total strength o
his fighting force is about 44,OO'
men. The forces under Lord Chelms
ford number about G,000 or 1000 men