The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-01-30
THE RoER REBELLION.
A Handful of Beers I'm Arms Against
Great Britaip-Htstory of tho Dutch
Settlements in south Africa-Charac.
for Of Tho Rocrs.

Settlements in south Africa-Charsc.
ter OF the Bocrs.
MIR. Joseph Hatton, the versatile and we'll
informed London correspondent Of the New York |
Times, whites, under date OF January s. an account |
of the Transvaa question, which ought to he read by
Journals which are wasting ink and sympathy on the
Beers without ovlncing such knowledge as would Jus
tify them in undertaking to Instruct the public. Mr..
Hatton says |
The Beers have had miserable time OF 1t ever since
they left their Netherlands to colonize Natal. Though
one fnds little or nothing about them In connection
with South Africa until comparatively modern days,
they established factory early as 1921 at Port Natal
Chaka the Atta of South Africa" invaded and took
Natal about 1920 Hedevastated the district slew most
OF the Inhabitants established in blood and FIRE the
premacy Of the Zulu arms. In 1924 Lieut.. Farewell,
received him right regaly. Farewell and his friends
were allowed to settle. lie treated them well. There
named Jacob, who had achieved post Of honor in the
| Kings Court; OF course, the Engshman wanted
by another English settler put In an appearance,
| and Chaka, by the advice OF Jacob, granted
him the very property which Farewell claimed
did no, understand that these lands were sup
posed to I've allcna,ed from him forever. However,
as time went on, Farewell raised tho British nag at
Natal and took possession Of the country for England
The Home Government repudiaed the whole busl-
| ness Finally Farewell died, Jacob was murdered,
Chaka assasinated by his brother, and the set
tiers began to have wars with the Julius. Eventually
home government would not accept the new colony.
Al about this time ss5- 400 the Dutch Beers settled IN
Cape Colony reyoted against British rule; that is,
they enigtated en- masse, some 0. 900 strong. aud
fought their way through hostile tribes to Natal.
| After many troubles and bitter contests with
the Zuus they established settled government, OBJ
tained complete control over their enemies and In
| 1889 hoisted the nag OF the Republic OF Nataa.
During the frst or second year Of their settling at
Natal the British government, in reply to request
eminent, sent out a magistrate appointed by act
Of Parliament to administer the affairs of the settle
repudated his authority, Natal never having be-
longed to the British Empire. Nevertheless, when
peaccabe possession OF Natal she sent troops against
them. The Boers resisted, u battle ensued. the
British colony.
The beers withdrew to the Transvaal. They had
S se1a disputes w s r wSsa sa
land claim ont Of help they gave the zalus during
and oxen, the Zulu King presented them with land.
There Is to believe that the Beers saked
out vast tracts which had not been included in the
zulu grant. The custom of the whites in all ayes,
they continually encroached the territory of the
royal predecessors to missionary, 1.-the Beers will
not leave me room enough to stretch my legs. Tho
be rcmemTered cropped up continually during tho
early history of the Zulu The Zuus had frequently
applied to tho Cape government to protect them from
, the cncra achment of the Beers, and finally the
ton in the final settlement. Their thirst
could have maintained a reasonable strong govern
ment in spite of their aggressive attacks on their
them of keeping fugitive natives as slaves the British
these days when the light Of the press Is on every
Q thing would have had no reasonable excuse for an
\ nexaton. But the Beers excited the hatred Of
secocoeni as well as Of the other natives. Dutch
considerable extent of secocoen's country The old
chief semitic the diamond fields Just then being opened
an aSsT ss% s n sy dna 5P ss
formidable weapons and finally encountered the
S Boers in the open. The Duchmen were worsted,
= and the grew to be so serious n strain on the
citizens OF the republic that they became dicut OF
i management They refused opay war taxes they re-
ID emigrate, and the condition of the Trarsvaa became
chaotic and an obstruction to civilization The British
ties sent Sir rheophilus shepstone to restore
W order. lie found the republic with an empty
=. Some OF TIE English settlers and few DItcbmel
suggested the confederation OF the Transvaal with thu
n S ae met S
IN them. He annexed the Transvaal and the hom
dent of the republic protested, and the Beers lav
:, gone protesting ever Since They never accepte
T. the government of the Queen; and from what Mr.
10 Gladstone said in opposition they afterward hope
oe and believed that when the Liberals into powe
TX the policy of Lord Beaconsned's government woul
I'd I've reversed.
MS Undoubtedly the Beers have grievance. The
have been turned out of the government Of the Trans
s yaal almost unceremoniosly as they ejecte
e. from that of Natal. 1t Is, therefore, not surprsin
that considerable ue5peint
,y stand they are now making for their freedom Iol
70 land has sent an appeal to England In their behalf
the German press discussing their position wit
or friends of the Duchmen arc obliged to hold that
ty considering the savagery of their commencement
r. the and the British prestige involved, Engan
81 has at the moment but to defeat ne re
ig public and restore peace 10 the colony Since the an
j. nexation thousands OF British settlers have gone
he the TraIsvaa large tracts of land have changed hands
in the colonial system is at work. and the government
H. cannot well back out of the position 1t has assumed
r. This, II may he fairly held does not make wrong
right, do the arguments that the mild aud iberi
British rule Of equal Justice to black and white Is bet
Nv for the Transvaal than the rough adminlslato
of the Beers affect the logic Of the Dutch facts TIL
IS Beers clearly entitled to as much sympath
lis In their fight for freedom those Asacs wig hav
the great nations of Europe doing battle fortha
nd liberties.
s. The history of the Beers in South Africa is moi
let much different from that Of the history of the war
IS, of whites and blacks In all time In some respect
their treatment of natives In the earlier days of the
" Natal and Transvaa settlements has many parable
&c In the gloomy story OF the domestic institution
which existed In the Southern States of Amerca
nc The Boers receiving ugitves from neghboring trbe
his used to make slaves OF them. and often made raft
Tor | farms. Neither DIR. Livingstone nor Sir Arthu
rat ConyDghame speak well of the Beers There how
nd something admirable In the entire people, 0, on
his strong emlgrang in body from Cape Colony rath,
than submit to monnrchical government Of while
sy aa ne, pPa1er and thing
nd Beers going outinto the Wilderness as they did fro
es their original settlement Is in Its way, also
m splendid record. They must have degenerated
M their association with savage neighbors and In the
the ntgues for land and the general struggle Of exs
est ence against hostile barriers of dark and terrb
ybt barbarsm for 1t is shown that among the Cape Co
md onsts were many earnest and religious Dntchmel
nu who always evinced genuine zeal for the anchor
his ton Of tile savage tribes whom they exercise
re, influence and po'yer Dr. Livingstone In speaki'
Ing OF the Cape for the most part are sobe
he industrious, anl hospltahle. and those wi
Of every variety Of bal Character one of the groun
lh Of dissatisfaction Win the British government at 4
&C. Cape, 1t must be remembered, was the abolition
en-, | patriarClll Institution ~ wifi
was the Dutchmen consider necessary to existence
Asa ,, when wr t av
nth 1t, and do this day In the shape Of ''appre
!,eeship Whereby they secured slave service ana
te- the save-ow owners who went Natal and the Tran
Of yaal Feeling aggrsysd, BY the e%1,ncipaton
,,s distant localities where they could erect themsely
op into republic and grow rich anmolsstsd sy MAXI
the exodus from the Cape which must be weighed agar
Is the general one of love Of freedom and republic
@ come to fair for every question:
xo- to be feared however that the da
., sates rea sr XS say
Beers used to make the blacks labor for them gratr
Iis t9usy In return for permission to i've within the p
& seen Beers come a village and according to thu
est custom demand twenty to thirty women TO we
I'VE crued their field laborers For their doines
servants they would select some comparatively we
tribe that rich In cattle, aud protesting that tn
feared their rising against them, they would make
raid upon them and seize their Hooks and herds al
zen women, Livingstone voucles the truth Of this al
the sSs a',,,,t.s ~ bumnn,iwanJ these noa
ay by destitute Of the better feelings OF
al natureslould set out. after caressinB their wiz
are and children and proceed to shoot down men ~
q. women whose affections warm as their own
re, Livingstone obtained the most damning facts OF u
not kind from the admission OF 0ers themselves. and
di. sorrowfl comment Is; ye they are all traditional
is religious, and trace their descent from OF Il
Of best men the world ever saw Later he says u
Beers are not brave. ''They were courageous enoul
against peaceabe tribes Ike the Bechuanas, but fro
VS. tile hour the Kahrs obtained firearms not DO
Ia attempted 20 settle In Kahr land, even to face h
,La | enemy In the field. These magnanimOus colonis
o have manifested marked antipathy To anything b
us. long shot warfare, and, sizzling away In their
OF grations toward the efemnate echllanas, have IL
by, their quarIels TO be fought ont by tho English Al