New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-22
REAL oBJACIS or rHE BOER MEETING.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BIZ pE1rrioSrD 7

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BIZ PETIToNrD TO
SEND VESSEL OF INSPECTION To DELAGOA BAY.
The Iiollanders in this city hive little confidence
in the result Of the negotiations now pending be-
tween tie British and tho Beers. and expect that
hostilites will b. renewed in very short tune The
Beers they say, faithful to the traditions Of their
iurcfaihCrs, Will be content with nothing less than
virtual Independence and this the English after
their severe defeats IN the field VIII hardly feeI
inclined to grant. II has been consequently
decided to hold the often postponed mass meeting
to express sympathy for the lTansvaal, n Cooper
Institute tomorrow night. The three speakers OF
the evening will be- the Rev. Henry Ward 3eecher
who was lately approached on the snp"ct 10y
momineut kuIckcTbOCkcr member of hi7 cJngTcRa-
lion, the Rev. Robert Colyer. and Tue Rev X lie
Der Newton. From statements Irade 60 TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday bY W. L. Carbin, "a member OF
tho Compitee Of ARRANGEMENTS At aopear7 tbst TIC
for the purpose of sending al ambulance to the
The Immediate and provocative canse Of
the overthrow of the south African Re-
public" said Mr. Corbin, wos an attempt
begun by that country 20 construct rail
road over the short dlsancc--abOnt thirty mhos-
which separates il from Lorenzo Marquee, port on
Delagoa bay within Portuguese territory. Had the
Irausvaalcrs been allowed To DO this the merchants
of the United States aud OF other countries would
then have been iIee to trade with them. as the Re-
public had treaty with the Portuguese ~hlch hxed
export and import du les at very low rates. Another
result would have been that the Republic would
no We ceased 10 export and import through English
ports and then English merchants could no longer
derived an eACtASlFc plOhl OH lHe Itio OF
people and the English authorities cond no longer
have levied at their expense eXhOrbiant export and
import duties on that trade There -, thefelorc
every reason to believe that the annexation was
| prompted 10y the determination on the part Of the
English TO rob the Transvaal Beers OF their gold
fields and 10 compel them 20 trade with British Iner
| chants and manufacturers, even though the Pna-
| delphla Centennial Exhibition bad taught thcA
| that they could save many millions year by trade
| with the Uniied States.
| Now ~ view Of the above facts mean to
draft resolution Ht the forthcoming meeting pc
! ttionng the Federal Government that All American
| vessel he sent Ia DcagOa Bay IN Ordcr TO
examine the port OF Lorenzo MaIqucZ. and 10 gather
| all information which might he necessary Tor the
eventual establishment OF business relations between
the United States and tho 1ransyaal, nc.udIug tho
| founding Of a steamship line. such relations would
III time be Of IucalCuldbc benefit TO tins country.
The 1ransvaal has area half large again that
OF France. Ii is rich in gold. copper tin aud lead
mines which a. yet have been scarcely touched II
Is also rich in WOOL hides. tropical fruits, and
| many other products that would he welcome IN
| America, and on the other hand our own
| manufactured goods would find great
market over there Thus It II evidently the interest
| Of the American people TO see the independence Of
the 1ransvaal sealed, and are therefore confident
that appeal 10 this country and I'D Government
| Will fluid ready response