The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-04-04

Africa many years ago I1e was born IN
Cane Colony. bus w2> taken by his pa
rents when several years Old TO the
Orange Free State, where he was taught
from early Childhood to >hoo5 straight
and hate the British.
He is deScrib2t:. as having been utterly
fearless. o. schooling he had 51t little
and lie revec sew 2 newspaper until he
was 19 wears old. IN Spite Of this, his
ambition prolnptcd hi.i 10 read the few
books he could obtain and be succeeded
iu Obtaining fair knowledge of history
and language.
In consequence Of the acquisition OF
Natal by tie British his family moved
from Natal>and settled IL the TTansvail
Soon afterwarl he became a blrgher OF
the South African repubL:c and a daring
fighter. L was claimed IL MS behalf
that he could lead ho3r cf n.en more
successfully against hostile natives than
any other ,,!an IL the EI2i:ST:.<!4. lie
came 10 h. 80 feared By the natives that
the knowledge tiiaC h2 was ;!t -" head
of q punitive expedition usually resulted
in their surrender.
It was ;:,,r:ng these wars with the ma
tiveS that Jouber5 became acaualnted
with Paul Kruger and the two 12en be-
came bosom friends He vas elected
vice president of the Irausvaai III 1886,
defeated Sir George CoIcy at -laJuba
Hill in 1851 and ac1ed as president OF the
republic in 1881, during President hru-
gers absence IL Europe.
General JouberC was always in favor
of the use OF force instead Of diplomacy,
and President NrUgcr Oh several occa-
sionS had great difficulty IN repreSslng
his hotheaded colleague, notably III 1879
when Joubert. with Kruger and Preto-
rius, was planning the rebellion 10 over
throw the British rule IL the Transvaal.
The resalt was IIajaba hill and the
practical independence cf the IranSvaal.
It was .Jouberr who organized the army
of the South African republic.
According TO the generals plans every
native became q trained soldier without
leaving the farm with his equipment al
wavs at hand. So near perfect was the
system carried out that within IS hours
after the present war was declared the
Boer nation was under arms.
It was also due TO General Joubert that
the South African republics succeeded
in alnaSSing the arGnunitlons OF war
and provisions which have stood them
in such good stead during the conflict
now III progress.
When the jameson raiders Were locked
ND in Pretoria jail, Jouber: w;ss strongly
in favor Of their immediate execution.
In spite Of these characteristics, Jou-
bert, on some occasions, showed conSlG-
erable regard for the JSageS OF clvllZa-
ton. When the BocrS rai2eG the Brit
ish territory Of Bechuanaland i'll 1884,
Joubert was probably the only p-onli-
nent Beer who refused to support the
movement and his opposition resulted IN
the withdrawal OF the Beers from the
territory seized, as he threatened TO re-
sign unless he had his way.
In November last Ii was reported that
General Joubert hid been killed. IN action
and later reports Said he was danger
ouslv wounded and had TO use 4 cart in
order 20 follow the operations III the
field. The circumstances Of the death oi
General Jouoert are rot explained III the
dispatch from LoreHzo Marquee, which
recalls the fact that William Cox, a
newspaper correspondent, who was re-
Gently released from prison at Pretoria
and who has arrived at Durham, said
General JoubGrt was apparently sus-
pected of half-heartedness and that his
life would be in danger at the hands of
the burghers if Pretoria was beSieged.