The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-05
THE FOILED FORAf.
The Story of Jameson and His Fol
lowers Recalled

The conviction of DR.. Jameson and his
associates I'm an English High Court or
enlistment act. says thc PHILADELPHIA Led
ger. ana their sentence TO terms or iinDris-
omncnt rauSinH from fifteen months to
thfec months, marks the iEnom.nous end
ing of Iaincson'S iii-atarrCL roray which
though lnudcd hy the British poet lauratc
~ 4 noble utCd. is pronounced by ln-
gliSh law 10 liz an Outrage against "A
friendly power. The South African NJ
public, Is autonomy recognized ~
Great nrlt4im with tt reservation - - t.
ioro:Sn ie..,tions. WAS moving along
smo@thlJ wser ro!d was discovered "a
inc WltwatvrsIInd and the country was
inNaCed by outsiders. known as l'itlnEIi-
olS, bSnt upon prospecting for Treasure"
1llE'n; bScnnr SO !nrniuably in nlinhcrs
lii.t IL began To petition the Bu,r Govern
Inciit Ter change III the laws. pnriicu-
i1IiE nose fciallnG 70 naturalization Ggd
The r!"ht 10 hold office. with Il yi,w 90
StainpinE upon legislation the imrrcss 81
Ia" t-itlaEdtr influence. The RorIS under
l'reaiGen, ilrurer who had cuio-
niEed III" country, redeemed It rem ihc
Savages and subsequently threw Off tnr
l'iltiSh yoke, drmtrrcd to the proposed
reforms, as they feared that the changes
would be simply the thin edge of the
control of ~" friends and supporters or
me British charter Company. whivh had
| cinity. Pr Jameson and other officials
or me south African Company Iiutt,d
WIN the leaders of ritlnndnrs to attack
PRETORIA and Johannesburg, the chief Ct
les of the Transvaal ON New Years day
last Jalncson's force was mot and over
thrown by the Beers AT I<rurcrsdorp. tic
llitlGnCar allies having failed 10 come
TO ms assistance as they had promised
Jameson and his troops were Scnt back
. 10 f.hElanu Tor trial. with the result
f, noted, The uitlnndcr comspil Itors. in.
Guiding ilammorj. the American. were
were given tr!ll on the ground. convicted
/ sentenced 10 death. ana .inrIoned ON
! comniniation Of heavy line.
| Nhyn Jameson and his band returned
| roc". h. pcrulacc would have strcwn
r3 3s,,i, in ih.ir lath. Il permitted, ana the
| l:nSliShinen VINO had valurounly rushed
I? The defence Of Engiismon's rights
Upon invcstGa'ior, however. il WAS PROV
'u mat TIE RAD WAS without defence.
| That IL was WautOn outrage upon the
lioers. ana that II was q purely mcrccaaly
animated by desire TO prot"oI ,,"f, ne, No.
less women and children. but this was Ut
tGriy without foundation. 40 women or
! chiiiFcn Eti" IN dnnrer, and the con
| spring lltlanlcrs had no more legal
! warrant lor i"hell'u% against the Beers
than the Chinese iIundrymen would have
! Tor taking up aims against thc rnitSI
| send regiments OF lis countrvmru to ib.Ir
! a! Instance because thc United states for
/ bills the naturalization of Chinese.
:! mere as NIUE reason 10 doubt that Jane
i and the African section Of the Ch.ri.r.I
/ ,uAn"uH. IL mas not been proven titt
~" l:fitish section Of The Stockholders
was ~ tHc Sciitlhe, ana Il seems clear that
The Home Government was IN no scu.c
involved. Indeed ~" Colonial auilorlti, 5
promptly rrpu!iattd Jameson and h :
| acts. and upun tho Iauiurnt or tho an
nouECement OF h:s a., prditivn. s. a; or,,,,,s
| To him 10 return hr!t lie i:.nur,d ihis ,n,,,,
| inuhd ind went on - his fl;a Doubtless
| Their" would have h,cn another. story ia
! ~ mat ne routed III" i;ools gud hoiiaht
Their territory under u" iubjc-,iou Of Tho
! Chartered Company and into all"!:!.i,c.. 10
ne iSr tish Government. Then il IS sa:c
win Il conqurglr'$ 'airris. BIT. ike
ilaH% oth"i "n!"toui Givn. h. failed in