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A PANIC. 
This statement is in exact accordance with the aooount 
given by the native toachor Mcbalwo, and also that sent 
by some of the Boors themselves to the public colonial 
papers. The crimo of cattle-stealing, of which wo hoar so 
much near Caffrcland, was novor alleged against these 
people; and, if a singlo caso had occurred when I was in 
tho country, I must have hoard of it, and would at onoe 
say so. But tho only crime imputed in tho papors was 
that “Sccholo was getting too saucy.” Tho demand made 
for his subjoction and service in preventing tho English 
traders passing to tho north was kept out of viow. 
Very soon after Protorius had sent tho marauding-party 
against Kolobcng, ho was called away to tho tribunal of 
inhnito justice. His policy is justified by tho Boors gene- 
rally from tho instructions given to tho Jowish warriors 
in Deuteronomy xx. 10-14. Honco, when ho died, the 
obituary notico ended with “Blessed aro tho doad who die 
in tho Lord.” 1 wish ho had not "forbiddon us to proacb 
unto tho Gentiles that they may bo saved.” 
r lho report of this outrago on tho Bakwains, couplod 
with denunciations against myself for having, as it was 
alloged, taught thorn to kill Boors, produced such a panio 
in tho country that I could not ongago a singlo servant to 
accompany mo to tho north. I havo already alluded to 
thoir mode of warfaro, and in all provious Boorish foray* 
the killing had all boon on ono side; now, howover, that a 
tribe where an Englishman had lived had begun to shod 
their blood as well, it was considered tho strongest pr®" 
aumptivo ovidonco against mo. Loud vows of vongoanoo 
woro uttered against my bond, and throats of instant p*^' 
suit by a largo party on horseback, should 1 daro to go into 
or beyond thoir country; and ns these were coupled with 
tho declaration that tho English Government had g^ 0 ® 
over tho wholo of tho native tribes to their rule, and would 
assist in thoir entire subjoction by proventing firo-arm® 
and ammunition from ontoring tho country oxcopt for tb® 
use of tho Boors, it was not to be wondorod at that 1 
