The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09

| the Irish brigade, which is composed al
| most entirely of Irish-Americans. and no
| Drawer men are in the Boer army said
| Gen. Joubert to me-"
StOrming of SpiOn kOp.
| Mr.. Davis described the storming of
| Spions kop by the Beers, after the British
| had occupied it, and his own visit to the
| battlefield seven days later.
| when the fight began" he said, "a
giant Boer, in the prime of strength and
| manhood was seen carrying a small Boer
| flag; in short time he fell to Ise no
more Then an old haired veteran
| picked up the fallen banner and, waving
| it, urged his comrades on With flowing
| hair and flashing eyes the old man rushe /
| on, but suddenly a shell laid him ow; ere
| the little flag touched the ground however,
| a bare-footed lad only - years of age,
who had been lighting in his shirt sleeves.
| leaped like a panther to the old mans
| side and, snatching the flag from his
| grandfathers nerveless hand, raised it
| aloft and pushed on. A mighty shout arose
| from the Beers as they saw that gallant
| deed, and with renewed courage they made
! a fearful charge; following the flag they
| rushed like an avalanche over the British
| trenches and Spion's kop was wen"
Gen. Burgers, the Boer commander, had
made repeated attempts to secure Cessa-
| ton of artillery fire that the dead might
| be buried, but for several days without
Boer proposal to bury the British dead
| and offered to pay the bill.
| Gen. Burgers regarded this reply as en-
| insult" Mr.. Davis asserted, but, never
| theless, concluded to bury the British
| dead. Then l visited the TOP of Spion's
| kOp and saw there the most horrible sight
| that could be imganied. Upon every hand
| were helmets belts, canleens, \bayonets
| and wearing apparel scattered about COW
cred with clotted blood. We saw feet ard
| hands protruding through the ground all
| swollen and skin burst asunder, while the
| rest of the body was covered with thin
| coating of earth. The explanation was that
| these poor British soldiers had been buried
| by their comrades under only few inches
| of dirt. In other places we saw scores of
| dead British soldiers lying on the top of
| the ground just where they had fallen, no
| attempt having been made to bury them.
| LAS we descended from the hill met
| the Beers going up to bury the British
| dead who had been SO sadly neglected by
| their own comrades and commanders, who
amuse themselves by "a l ng the B -ers saw
ages.
Bravery of the Beers.
Brave were the ancient Greeks of Ath-
| ems and Sparta, who, with their allies
| stood up to battle and to die to defend
| themselves against Asiatic invasion
| Brave was Alexander the Great and his
| Macedonians on The battlefield of Issus
! NIGIS they NOu NlCtClN against ONCi-
| whelming odds. Brave was the struggle
| of the Tyrolese against the legions of Ma
| poleon. Brave the stand made by the
Switzers for liberty against the Haps-
| burg. Brave the wonderful charge of
Pickett's men and the equally brave de
| Tense of the Union troops on the crimson
| nights of Gettysburg. Brave were the he
| rOic dead who fell at Salamis and Mara
| thon. Brave, indeed, were the famous 800
at Thermopylae. But equally brave, gallant
| and chivalrous are the humble peasants of
| the veldt who, defending the passes of The
| Drakensberg, or seeking death, climbing
the rugged sides of Spion kop, willing to
die, if need be, to save their beloved re-
publics from the British yoke of oppres-
| sion.
These men have the same spirit that
| prompted the farmers to face death for
! liberty al Lexington green that nerved
! the arms of Americans at Saratoga, Bunk
! er Hill and Brandy wine; that warmed the
| hearts of Washington and his shivering
patriots at Valley Forge; and at New Or
leans, where jackson and his men taught
! old England that easier were it to hurl
! the rooted mountain from its base than
TO force the yoke of slavery upon men de
termned to be free.
Then why should we not sympathize
with them? why should not the gree
republic in the world assist the smallest
! of republics? is the word liberty to be-
come obsolete in our national lexicon?
Must this greatest republic of the worlds
1 history chain its destiny to the chariot
wheels of the British Empire in her mad
race for land and gold? Shall the fair
name of this great republic, whose Prov
| esS on land and sea has been the marvel
! of the century, be used in Europe, by
| British officials and the British press as
a menace TO other European Powers who
are anxious to assist the Beers in their
! brave struggle for. freedom and indepen-
! dence?
Let us not drift away from the prin-
! cipes and doctrines of our fathers. Let
us listen to the cry for help from all who
| struggle for liberty and justice. Let it
not be said by future historians that this
| great republic arose in splendor and
| grandeur, that made the world stare, but
it hated justice and liberty; it halted on
it's bright and Shining march; it fell,
and as 1t was going down the despotisms
! of earth, ginning from the tops of bloody
| thrones, shouted, we told you so, we
told you So Oh. may the eighty millions
| of American freemen see to it that the
world may know that their sympathies
are net with Great Britain, but with the
struggling Beers, and let it be known that
they believe the cruel war waged in
South Africa should stop, and stop at
| once"
Resolutions Adopted.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Davis address
| Mr.. +. Louter Vessels, special commits
sionor from the South African republics
made a brief address.
Then Chairman Moran offered a series
Of resolutions expressing "our deep and
heartfelt sympathy for the heroic patri-
OTIS OF the South African republics in their
immortal fight for their homes and liber-
ty. and our admiration OF their indomlta-
| Bile courage and uneXamped heroism IN
| their wonderful struggle against the Brit
| ish enemies Of Republican government"
| commencing the Washington Post for Us
| work in behalf of the South African re-
| pubdcs: thanking Mr.. Davis for his elo-
| duent and masterful presentation Of the
| struggle between the Beers and the Brit
| ish and rendering him applause for his
| manly courage IN taking the lecture
| platform as free American citizen TO
| plead the cause OF freedom and Republic
| can government In South Africa" and as
\ surfing him that the great mass Of the
| American people are In sympathy with
the Beers; and that I'VE denounce the