Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
The Late Occurrences in Zululand.

Line Zulu war, WHICH ms Ucou WItu>
out special interest to the general pub
lie for some time past, has during the
last week engrossed more of its atten-
ton. King Cetywsyo has again asked
an armistice and terms of peace. This
time the English have seemed disposed
to consider his request more favorably
than heretofore. Perhaps the bravery
and skill shown by the Zulus in the
battle of Isandula and in other engage
ments have had something to do with
this change. In fact, the English SOL
diery have been taught to respect q
great deal more than at first they did the
prowess and military capacity of these
barbarous people, as they have been &C.
customed to call them. The Boosting
spirit in which they set out to conquer
them has been very much subdued, and
a milder tone and q course of proceed
ing, that has at least tincture of eau
ton in it, has been assumed toward
them.
Heretofore, their advances have been
very insolently met, and their overtures
very summary disposed of. Six pre-
vious proposals of peace, if we may
credit the dispatches, have been made
by them. Once their messengers were
fred on as they were advancing under
flag of truce. Another time their mes.
sengers were thrust into irons. Again,
unconditional surrender was demanded,
everything to be left to the judgment
and mercy of the English. To their
last overture Lord Chelmsford replied
in substance, that if the cannon cap
tured at Isandula were surrendered, and
certain hostages which were mentioned
were given as evidences of their good
faith, an armistice would be granted
until the terms of peace. which had
been telegraphed for to England, should
be received. Now, however, it looks as
though treachery were to be substituted
for arrogance, for instead of observing
the armistice the English troops have
been advancing upon Ulandi, where it
is likely Cetywayo will make final
stand.
The British forces, we are told, are
disguised and disheartened by the war.
A great deal of harsh criticism and
invective has been vented by many of
tue English at home, upon what they
term the cowardice of the soldiers anu
the lnetliciency of their generals in the
conduct of the war. 1t is quite evil
dent that this criticism has its share of
justice, and that it has had its effect in
nerving them up to their present course.
King Cetywayo has proved himself a
very shrewd and dangerous enemy, if
not great general, and the English
have learned to dread his strange tao
tics. On several occasions feeling of
dread not far removed from panic fe; Z
seems to have seized all at his approach,
and the British forces now become very
nervous at the thought of encountering
him. 1t is quite we'll ascertained now
that it was this feeling of fear which
surrendered the young Prince Napoleon
to his fate. He was only guest at the
headquarters of Lord Chelmsford, and
had obtained permission to go on a
accommodating expedition with party
led by Lieut.. nant Carey. The party
were ambushed by the Zulus, when at
the first alarm the whole party skurried
away, leaving the Prince, who was less
fortunate in mounting, to his fate.
From all the facts at hand, it seems
very doubtful whether the English,
either in the beginning or in the con-
duct of the war, can be freed from great
blame. The rightfulness of her favor
lite colonization policy has always been
much questioned, and her conduct in
carrying out that policy has often been
demonstrably wrong. That she has ac
complished much for herself by it can
not be doubted, for it is the chief source
of her present wealth. Whether it has
always been for the highest good Of the
native tribes is much less certain. As
Sir Garnet Wolseley has very signifi-
cantly expressed it: Nothing can, in
my opinion, be more injurious to our
interests in dealing with barbarous
races, than the creation in their minds
of any doubt as to our strength" Gen
orally they have not been left long in
such doubt, nor in ignorance Of the fact
that the English were very ready to use
that strength, and expected to be we'll
repaid for such use. In the present in
stance, the purpose of the English
seems to have been, by skillfully play
ing the interests OF one nation against
another. to disintegrate or wholly de-
stroy the Zulu nationality. It was upon
this plea, and in dread of this result,
that King Getty wayo took the field.
Two things. at least, have thus far
been accomplished by the war. The
Bonapartist party in France have, by |
the death of the Prince, lost their head,
and have been very much disorganized
in consequence and. according to the |
London Times, 10000 human beings
have been already sacrificed, and at least
ten millions of English money. What
the final result will be we wait with
much interest for time to reveal.-Nsw Z,
York Examiner and Chronicle.
There is no better place than Fort
Worth to observe the cowboy, that pc
culiar product of wild frontier life. |
He is apt to make himself obnoxious in
a crowded town, but seen on his native
heath, cantering over the plains on his
swift mustang, swinging his lariat and
his whoop and halloa to the
fleeing steers, he is a picturesque spec
tacle. He lives in hut or tent, sleeps
in summer rolled in his blanket in the
open air, is in the saddle from morning
to night, settles his quarrels with his
six-shooter, looks upon killing as venal
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