The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-07-10
AN APPEAL 10 AMERICANS.
Gen Psarsons Issues an Address in
Behalf of the Beers.

| Gen. PeSrsoos. spscisl agent Of TIL
! Byer govcc2ueat, wso conducted lega
proceedings st New Olea2s to preveR
the shipping Of mules to South Africa
has issued the following address TO to-
Amecicsn people, the title being "a
Statement 9! Facts; Z Qaesiicn and al
Appeal"
''rhe bure hers Of South Africs VhE
hava ms!nsaine6 the var with GEes
Britain these two yssrs past, haze II
their struggle history stclklngiy par
ailel With your own.
Driven by English op preston they
vent into tie wilderness ano redeeueo
from the wild bessis and the savage
country for themselves and there
planted : civilization and established
free government. In the course o;
time, English cupidity threaserea
than. They wishstood the demand,
Raids were made upon their territory.
Troops and muri.io1s Of war massed
upon their border snd insulting DE-
msnds made of them. The sppesl tc
arms followed. Hundreds of thou
ssr6s Of British soldiers from all Parts
Of the world we're massed on the soil
Of these two little republics contain
ing fewer inhsb;tants than sny State
of your American union and yet they
remain urc,lq1ered and will so ra-
main if the American people will COM
pel their government to keep faith.
"By tue law Of yeur land-a treaty
solemnly entered into and to whlch
you compelled the ssseas Of the Brit
ish government it is declared that the
ports of the Uaited States shall not be
na3e the base Of wsrlike operations
against nation with whom the Uni
ted States are at peace The attention
of your courts and your president has
been formally called 90 the operations
of body Of English army officers with
headquarters at New Orleans. From
many parts Of the United States there
army officers gather horses and mules
for their armies aud st New Orleans
load them on ships and take them to
their armies in South Africa With
out these munitions OF war the war
on the South African republics would
almost INSTANTLY end. When these re-
publics went to war with their oppces-
sor, they did rot believs that they
went to var with you; they had faith
in your promise Of fair play, and cs1
hold and establish their freedom and
keep their country if you keep faith.
To-day the army supplies that you
permit to lesve your ports are used
chiefly to continue torturing and slsy
ing women and children. The reve.
lstions forced to be made in the Eng
lish parliament within the past few
weeks have not only shocked and
staggered humanity but have shamed
it as we'll.
:'BoW much Of the sin and shame
shall become your own and WHIST will
you do about it?
"On this natal day Of your great re-
public will you not turn your thoughts
from purely selfish patriotism and in
emulation OF your Washington let your
hearts 20 out to the people who, as
your ancestors did, seek to uofurl and
to uphold the 6sg Of liberty and to
do 50 Just as your forefsthsrs did who
epgsgcd in tae struggle with the same
enemy.
The appeal is made to the liberty
loving people Of America. Waen l
came here I came fearing that the
people were hostile as their govern
ment has been uofrieadly to the Boers
r fpd, indeed, that the contrary is
true. The h:aras Of tie American
people go out to these South Africans
70 gyaRdIy struggling with the enor-
nous power Ct England, to maintain
their right to keep and to rule the
land they redemsd-bat you have not
impressed the federal sGmiDissration
with your will. The president does
not enforce tne treaties and his SUP
orcinates despise them.
TIE Engiish government IS st the
end of its resources. The Beers have
won as against them. 1.-THE American
people viii stop the shipment Of sup,
plies from American ports to British
armies, the war vii! end and the Wey-
Ter like atrocities at Bloeufootein and
Presoris-the murder Of women and
ckildcen-Rill end.
so in behalf Of those sturdy burgh-
ers il arns who will part with life
rather than liberty, in behalf Of those
women and little ones who dying OF
starvation and in prison yet cheer
their brave ones in the field, in the
name Of your own history and t7adi-
tons snG principles and for your own
sakes, at this season, l make bold to
pray you to keep the faith and the
Law male by yourselves sna ccmpe!
your government to be American IN
the traditional and glorious sense