The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-23

WISH oI CebywayO thAt this Sh0' III DC Done,
It was the wish OF the whole Zulu nation.
In consentng TO this the British gov
had no selfish object Of any kind. 1t
did not seek to obtain a single foot OF LAND
Tor itself, nor any advantage, nor any priv
lege whatsoever. It wanted nothing for ~
self, and IL demanded nothing for Itself. lts
only motive In complying with the wish 81 |
the Zulu nation, and in taking part IN she |
coronation Of the new King, was that In 90
ing 80 II might help to assure the peace o' |
gree the welfare Of the Zulu people. IN TAX |
ing part, therefore, the only conditions ~
made we're In favor of the good government
Of the people. At formal meeting, held pre-
vious to the installation, between Mr.. Shep-
stone and Cetywayo and the head men OF the
Zulu nation several matters were discussed,
chief among which we're certain regulations
or laws which were 20 be proclaimed on me
occasion OF the installation. subsequently,
on the day OF the installation, those laws
were formally proclaimed by Mr.. Shepstone
BRITAINs ATTEMPT AT CIVILIZATION.
1T was proclaimed:
"l.) That the indlscrfmlnate shedding OF
blood should cease Ia the land.
'(2l That no Zulu should be condemned
without open trial and the public examina-
ton Of witnesses, for and against, and That
be should have right Of appeal 70 the King.
.T3) That no Iulu's life should be taken
without the previous knowledge and consent
OF the King, after such trial had taken place,
and the right of appeal had been allowed 70
be exercised.
'4) That for minor crimes, the loss OF
property, oil or a portion, should be substl-
tuted for the punishment OF death.
Now, these laws were formally proclaimed
by Mr.. Shepstone, who represented the Brit
| ish government In Natal, and proclaimed
with the formal assent of Cetywayo, Of the
| chief men Of the nation, and OF the nation
there assembled. 1t was not done as mere
| Idle ceremony or form, without any meaning
/ i,,tn 4 dome
| In public. Ii was not done In the dark, but In
| the open day. IL WAS not done In solitude,
but at the royal kraal, In the presence and
hearing Of the King, the chiefs and the as,
| sembled people. They were laws Tor the good
government OF the Zulu people. The subject
| OF them had been carefully and deliberately
| discussed beforehand between tho British
| representatives and Cetywayo and his coun-
ia the hearing and presence OF the people,
the laws had been solemnly affirmed. These
laws for the wellbeing Of the Zulu people
| were the conditions required by the British
| government In return for the cOnntenance
and support given by 1t to the new Zulu King
by the presence Of its representative. and by
his taking part In the Kings coronation; and
once spoken as they were, they cannot be
broken without compromising the dignity
the good faith aud the honor Of the British
government.
JOHN BULLS CONDITIONS VIOLATED.
"The British government now asks: How
| has IL been In this natter Have the prom.
ises then made been kept Have the laws
which were then proclaimed been observed
Let the Zulu King answerl Let the CHIEF
men of the nation answer Let the WhOIe
Zulu people anewerl The British govern
ment cannot, then allow that the words
which were once spoken on Its part should be
empty words, or that the promises which
were made to IL, and for which 1t became the
mouthpiece and the guarantee to the whole
Zulu nation, should be treated as Il they were
mere idleness and empty sound. But for live
years they have been so treated, and now L
can be no longer 50. The promises have not
been kept; and how is 1t possible they can be
kept SO long as the present System Of gov
eminent Ia maintained by the kingf Th'
present system OF government 1s destroying
the country. All the young men. all tn
able-bodied men In the country are taken at
soldiers. They are taken from their homes
at an age when they are becoming useful Il
their parents, and are kept for severa
years In the compulsory service OF the King
They are not allowed TO marry as the men o
other tribes around them, as In Natal, a
. among the Amaswazi, as among the ANA
ponda. They cannot marry when they dc
, sire to do SO. but they must await the per
, mission Of the King, and they are kept Ofte
, for years without the permission to do 80
, They are not to labor for themselves or :
plant ORR to reap, or to live In qule
q and In peace with their families an
relatives They are constantly summone
) 10 to the King kraals as II for war, althoug
: there Is no enemy to fight with; and thu
/ they come to fight among themselves, an
, blood Is shed, and there Is distress an
mourning In the land. Or they. are sent OF
| In parties to surround the kraals OF person
i who have given offense to the King or VIII
are accused by private enemies, and who thel
without trial and without word. are kille'
, their kraals laid desoate, and their familit
! and all that they have carried of Or q
. stroyed."
I DEMANDS FOR IMMEDIATE REFORM.
8 This forcible statement Of the grievance
; felt by the colonial government was followe
d by a demand for Cetywayo to abolish b
Q present military system, and adopt such mil
: tary regulations as may be decided upon y
y the Great Council OF the ZuluS on c0nsult
4 tion with the representatives of the Brittle
1 government. The present Zulu army mu
!. be disbanded and the men allowed to retul
3 to their homes. Every man must be Tree
|. marry without the Kings permission, no
@ often refused. No Zulu can hereafter be pu
0 ished without a regular trial before the " 1
dumas" or magistrates. British resdel
must be admitted at the Zulu capital to watt
over the fuhllment Of these conditions ar
"be the eyes, and ears, and mouth OF u
British government toward the Zulu Mi
! and the Great Council OF the nation MI
\ sionaries must again be permitted to sett
Y In Zululand under the protection OF the Bri
ish resident. and no natives must be Modesto
, for listening to them.
4 CAUSE or TIE PRESENT WAR.
Y Along with this ultimatum the award
1 Sir Bartle Frere on the boundary questiC
8 with the Transvaal was sent to Cetyway
Q By It's terms 1t restores to the ZuluS the
= natural boundary line OF the Blood and 70
!, COLO rivers. The immediate causes of Il
0 Complications between the British Cover
d ment and the Zulus are two-fold-the redre
d demanded for overt hostile acts commits
n against Natal, and the change In the metht
O Of the Zulu government demanded In u
d above terms. Regarding the first mentions
Il point, in July, 1878. the colony was invade
0 by an armed force OF Zuus, acting U
y der the orders Of two Of the sons Of u
J. Cetywavo. 1t advanced come miles into Il
s colony and then surrounded q native yillai
If where two refugee women had found shelte
T. forcibly seized them, and under circnI
h stances Of the utmost brutality-so bfut
: that they can only be mentioned gen