, 1880-12-24

which he wished 10 si,ei,k, lay ID. Tho south Of
~ ;, SSnss s n4 4 s ss s'f%a1 4, 5 1ss s'FS @ !,
garisl tao rains, a!ll tI.c cxtreuo hiKat rsseh..
nne-thIrtl nf Eurorc, md slx sttno: ns large ns
That South Afrsen was ot ono tliatr,ct, hut wss
madG Up e several s portaons phys.Sa'y ana ,,
Eoo"y. fo,'mts' li oy .Se Dutch s,stwcr!, :o aa,t
0 years nEo, and whtes, contntnctl an mid ectt;cl
population. but was by no n,pN,,a httctl
M enet il d faS sayor"mcSt m r. Ministers AID tic Lex
!sat9re n,,l was presided ,,ver X Is, 0o'c5nr 1nn;
eoy wh WV was s not e,.,,"i IN szo q" to Fracc, Of
Nata! W: Soysr;,s q cFoTn G,Ss Sony n VIZ! ~
tho Kins:lstn q grscce. il !ay lotxeen the
..;aru Colony md IT. deren,!sncy. znluiGnd.
anAIler th,in tho Kingdom Ut ltaly. Tho OrnnRo
FREQ Htntc cn1t,o hclwcen tho TratlsvAn md tilo
Care Colony: i ,v!s ~ a'nispon;ent sfate. g2y.
tlvp yoArs. and wlis about tho eiz0 Of tho old
Kinstlo11, cf tho 'ryo slslles, aaa Third 'Arxors
Ea h ss weac ec oe ,,f9 3 o ,ae 1t te xns s
ttntant Grcecc. The extremity Of tho l5rltish
t1olntntons tram Capo Town WIS very nearly ~
fAr rs Odessa frhtn London.
TIE TRIBUNE Inns already printed asketch
of thu Traisyaal Republic, tho migration Of
thu Original Dutcl, settlers Under prctorlus
away from English rule, which thoy tlateste.l
rs heartily fifty years ago MS they do now,
tho proclamation Of tho English claiming SOW
crcignty over the region they occupied, tho
struggles Of 1'retorius with tho English. aud
the manner in which this ilflexible old Dutch
Puritan tinnlly founded the Republic atul
forced recognition of It BY the English.
The little Republic was occupied by n pence
ful, industrious, cnterprfs'ng people, whom
let alone, and 1t went ol1 pr0spcring until
few years ago, When the English forclbly MI
nexctl !. upon the rrctext TINT its annexation
would prevent Cctywayo, who was hostile to
the Docrs, from taking tho field. Having
malc tho annexation, they then In
vutctl Zululand with results already
known. Tho annexation WINS not alono
Il plundcr, but crime without apology,
for the only prct1Xt offered by tic
English has since been shown to bo without
foundation. The policy Of tho English to-
wnrtls the Dasutos Inns been crc1l more Nrl-
wise, for tho l}asutos l,ava always been
friendly towards the English Government.
Thg recent order dlsar1ning them Is tho cause
Of their outbreak. Their arms anil a1nInunl-
tlon were sold to then, by Englisl, traders,
and they used them to help tho English III
their war with Cetywayo md IN tic su61ugn.
t1un of other hostile tribes, lending very cfll-
Client assistance. AS soon rs the wnr was
over, notwithstanding tl,at they had always
been faithful aml loyal, tho order for their
disarmament was issued, alld this III faco
| Of tho permission Of tho Government thnt
other tribes which had not been loyal might
| retain their arms. Tile Dasutos refused to
| give them mp. Their revolt llas encouraged
other tribes 10 rise, and tho Beers
hnyo taken advantage Of the general
dtsaifcction 10 declare thofr Independence
English rulo, II It were wisely administered
Is unqucstionably tho best rule for South
Africa, md, under Just and temperate
policy, tho resources OF This wonderfully
fertile region, which Sir Dartlo Frcre III III:
lectura says aro incxl,austlble, might bt
prolitably developed. But injustice, deceit
oppression, anil force are poor agcncics witt
which 10 advance prosperity. That botf
Beers a,M Basutos will ultimately Do over
como by tho English Is clear enough, hut Il
Is none tho less impossible not to feel 4
strong sympathy with tho little Transyaa
Republic and Its bravo people, and to indulge
In equally strong protest against tho unJus
treatment Of the lnsutos.