The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-01-09

History Of Our own Times, and write at least |
twice intelligently most foreign affairs they
do at present. In fact It would be almost missionary
labor for the Smithsonian Of some Institution to sup
ply the small talk men of Journalism with this or
similar pamphlet az kind OF tract for the diffusion
of knowledge. This papef aoes hot bfctehd to any
exclusive sorcea OF ihfothatloh but little attention
to what Is going on beyond our borders would give
even Lord Macaulay's schoolboy an air almost Of
profundity compared to the Grass ignorance Of the
scrlbbers who undertake to comment off hand on the
whole field of European politics. In regard to the
situation In South Africa, for instance, 1t is tile
cue to abuse England generally or Beaconsheld and
" Bartle Frere IN paflttiar, for all that happens
there, be 1t rightly wrongly. Itisas II the editors
said: 'Hmm another British disaster-good
- Brick, my boy, short article on hardy Beers,
=" struggle for rights, British tstaRns; Ind the
Esprit OF '7s'''
The pc.sble leader OF the Home Rule party in Par
lament cannot be accused Of partiality to English
policy, and indeed he critcises severely enough else
where, but in regard to the matters undergoing
so much discussion he has these useful remarks:
He tCetewayol vas titen involved In disputes
with the Boefs or utchdescended occupants Of the
Transyaal Republic. Other native tribes stil
more diresty and often engaged In guaIrels with the
of the greatest of these African chiefs. secocoeni
and had the worst Of itin the struggle The Republic
tions total failure its exchequer was ruined
there seemed hardly any chance OF maintaining order
70 Is and ss at the
run the whole OF the Republic would thus come up
to the borders Of the English sta.ss and possibly
war. tndsr these conditions a certain number Of
disappointed alarmed inhabitants Of the Transvaa
that the Republic should be annexed to English terri
tory Sir The0philus sheDstone was sent out Iy Eng
land to ascertain whether this oer was geitlne and
national. Acting under the impression that the
Beers willing 10 actept English authority, he
boldly, one might say lawlessly, declared the Republic
| portion Of the dominions OF Great Britain.
Not word In the above, It will be observed about
the head-devils In the American editor's mythology
Beaconsneld and Bartle Frere. The historian con-
| tinues In regard to the last -nasied parsonage:
Meanwhile, Sir Baftle Frere was sent out Lord
High Commissioner man who had many times
| rendered great service to England. IIs had been
Chief Commissioner in Scinde from 1852 to 1852 and
had shown great ability and energy during the Indian
Mutny Since that he had been one OF the Council Of
ernor Of Bombay, and he had been appointed to the
Council OF the Secretary Of State here at home. He
| Of Zanzibar in 1872, the object Of which to
deavor to obtain the suppression OF the slave trade,
sonetbins Of the cromWelI eombined' perhaps. with
good deal OF the William Penn. He was undoubtedly
conscientious and igh.principed according TO his
lights. He appears to have been influenced by two
strong ambitons spread the Gospel and to extend
| the territory OF England.
stn further to break up the American editor stock
connection OF subjects, Mr.. Justin Mccarthy sayi
| soon after In the same connection.
twas not even q war OF which the English govern.
ment approved For II is strange pecuarity OF th
chaptero or history that the policy Of sir Bart
Frere and the In Zuluaiid were condemned by M
| one more strongly than by the members OF he
Majesty's government In England. The dispatches
sent out to Sir Bare Frere constantly dcspatche
Of remonstrance and complaint. even Of condemns
| tion.
This aforementioned fact was quite apparent at th
Hicks Beach In Parliament. But Of Sir Theophilu
shepstone the American wiseacre has never heard
or else has forgotten hm and Of any distinction II
praise blame between the Colonial once In Londo
and pro- consul almost in the antipodes lie Is like
wise oblivous OF the character Of the Beers, kin,
Of mongrel on r-scourng OF humanity In that Wild 70
glon, he is content to have vague Idea that they
pure-blooded Hollanders (altbough they have beei
expressly opposed In recent dispatches to what ar
spoken OF as the Dutch Of the Orange state AM
| therefore entitled to some Of the same sympathy a
their supposed forefahers in the revolt Of the Neither
| lands against Spain. Nothing, we repeat, could b
ludicrousiy wide Of the mark. The fact is. tina
the British were called upon both from motives o
common humanity and the safety OF the border :
| guard the Beers against massacre by the native
whom they had goaded TO fury by oppression am
brutality. TO do tbif effectively we are inclined ;
agree with Sir Tbeophilus shepstone that II wa
necessary to take the perogatiyes well as the bur
dens Of protectorate over tho Transvaal Tho onl
alternative to let that wreched little Republic enre
Alone simply to hand Its inla to exter
mination by secocoeni and other chiefs. The cyize
world would have cried out In horror against sue
on-interyention. England Is insdnctiyely expecte
| TO enforce humanity and justice wherever her lon
arm reaches, yet the moment she derives the smales
recompense from her otherwise intolerable outla
there is great howl OF protest. There wide groun
for legitimate debate South African Affairs, bu