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to whom but scant charity has been shown by 

 their own Government Some such course would 

 probably commend itself to the British people. 



Impartial readers of any true history of South 

 Africa (assuming an entity which I doubt) will not 

 fail to conclude that of all people the Boers, and 

 more especially the Transvaal section of them, 

 have every reason to be grateful to England, not 

 only as having preserved their then helpless com- 

 munity from obliteration by Zulu assegais in 

 Chetewayo's time, but as having conquered for 

 them a valuable extent of country known as 

 Seecoceonie's Country, where they had suffered 

 severe defeat. It might also be well to remind 

 the public at this juncture that although a large 

 number of Boers took up raiding on British 

 territory as an occupation, and during two years 

 ravaged Stellaland and murdered British subjects, 

 whites and blacks, in great numbers, only relin- 

 quishing the practice when the expedition under 

 the command of Colonel Warren was sent against 

 them, at an expense to England of more than a 

 million of money, perfect immunity from punish- 

 ment was granted to them, and no indemnity was 

 even asked for. In view of these facts, it is 



