The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-12
AN APPEAL TO AMERICANS.
Gen Pearsons Issues an Address in
Behalf of the Roers.

Gen Pearsons Issues an Address in
Behalf of the Roers.
Con. Poarsons, special agent Of tho
Bocr government, who conducted loyal
proceedings at Now Orlea ns to provont
tho shipping Of mules to South Africa,
has issued the following address to tho
American people, tho titlo being "a
Statement Of Facts; Question and an
Arpeal."
Tho burghors Of South Africa who
hsvo maintained tho war with Great
Britain thoso two years past, have in
thoir struggle history strikingly par
allol with your own.
"Dfiyon by English op prossion thoy
wont into tho wilderness and redeemed
from tho wild boasts aud tho aavago
country for themselves and thore
planted civilization and established
q free govornment. In tho course Of
timo, English oupidity threatened
thom. They withstood tho domand.
Raids wore mado upon their territory.
Troops and munitions Of war masaed
upon thoir border and insulting do
mands mado Of them. Tho appeal to
arms followed. Hundreds Of thou
sands Of British soldiers from al parts
Of tho world woro masscd on the soil
Of these two little republic contain
ing foWer inhabitants than any Stlto
Of your American union and yot they
remain unc,nquercd and will so ro-
main if the American peoplo will oom-
pol thoir government to koop faith.
"By tho law Of your land--a treaty
solomnly entorod into and to whioh
you compelled tho assent Of tho Brit
ish government it is declared that tho
ports of tho Unitod Statos shall not bo
ma 10 the base Of warliko operations
against nation with whom the Uni
ted States arc at poaoe. Tho attention
Of your courts and your president has
boon formally oalod to tho operations
Of body Of English army officers with
headquarters at Now Orlcans. From
many parts Of tho United States thoro
army ofhoors gather horsos and mules
for their armies and at Now Orleans
load them on ships aud tako them to
their armies in South Africa With
out these munitions Of war the war
! on the South African rcpublios would
| almost lns,aotly end. When these ro-
publics went to war with thsir oppres
| sor, they did not bcliovo that thoy
went to war with YOU; they had faith
il your promise Of fair play, and oan
hold and establish their freedom and
keep their country if you keep faith.
To-day the army supplies that you
permit to leave Your ports arc usod
chit fly to continue torturing and slay
ing women aud children. Tho reyo,
lations forced to bo mado in tho Eng-
lish parliament within the past fow
wcoks have not only shocked and
staggered humanity, but have shamod
1t as we'll.
"How much Of tho sin and shame
shall become your own and what, will
you'd about III? n, s}$S. . VI y{ss5
son this natal day Of your groat re-
public will you not turn your thoughts
from purely solfish patriotism and in
emulation ofyour Washington lot your
hearts 60 out to tho poople who, as
your ancestors did, seok to unfurl and
to uphold the flag Of liborty and to
do SO just as your forofathors did who
engaged in the struggle with tho same
onemy.
The appeal is mado to tho liberty.
loving people of America. Whom I
came horo | oamo fearing that the
people wore hostile as their govern
mont has boon unfriondly to the. Doors.
tiDd indeed, That the contrary is
truo. Tho h,arts of TIE American
people go out to thoso South Africans
so grandly struggling with tho onor-
nous powor Of England, to maintain
their right to keep and to rule tho
land they redomed but you hava not
impressed tho federal administration
with your will. The president docs
not onforca tho troaties and his SUB.
ordinatos despiso them,
The English government is at tho
end of its resouro,s. The Doors havo
won as against them. 1.-THE American
people will atop tho shipmont of sup.
pllos from American ports 10 British
armies, tho war will ond and tho Wey-
lor like atrocities at Bloomfontoin and
Protoria-tho murder Of womon and
childron-will end.
80 in bohalf Of those sturdy burgh-
ors in arms who will part with lifo
rather than liberty, in behalf Of those
women and littlo onos who dying Of
starvation and in prison yet oheor
thoir bravo ones in tho fold, in tho
name of your own history and tradi.
tions and principles and for your own
| sakcs, ut this season, ] maku bold to
pray you to keep tho faith and tho
law ma1o by yourselves ana compel
your government to be American in
tho traditional and glorious sonso."