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50 THE CONVENTION OF 1854.others who had made the country their home upon thestrength of its proclamation as a British sovereignty.But nothing availed. A Special Commi88ioner hadarrived, and the Orange River Territory was given upjust as hastily as it had been at first so greedily seizedupon; the following very distinct and absolute treaty,or rather charter of independence to the country, andrelease of the people from their allegiance to theBritish crown, being the result:-ARTIOLES OF CONVENTIONHER MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMISSIONERREPRESENTATIVES01' T1IBORANGE RIVER TERRITORY.ABTIOLEB ot Convention entered into between Sir GEORGERUBBELL CLERK, Knight Commander ot the MostlHonourableOrder of the Bath, Her Majesty's Special Commissioner for settlingand adjusting the affairs of the Orange River Territory, on the onepart; and the undermentioned Representatives delegated by theinhabitants of laid Territory :-For til. IJUtri4t 0/ Blom/onuitt:GEORGE FREDERICK LINDE,'GERHARDUS JOHANNES Dll' TOIT, FIELD-CORNET,. JACOBUS JOHANNES VENTER,'DIRK JOHANNES KRAlIFORT.For M. DUtrUt o/Smitlajiell:JOSIAB pmLIP HOFFMAN,BENDRIK JOHANNES WEBER, J1l'8TICB 01' TBB hAC. ANDPETRUS ARNOLDUS BUll.AN, [FIBLD COllDlAliDANT.JACOBUS THEODORUS SNYM.AN, LAT. FI.LD COMIlANDANT,PETRUS VAN DBB WALT, SEN. (ABSBNT ON LEA Vli:).Digitized by Goog Ie
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llarbarlJ (!tollege I.tbra~GIFr OF.
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o4-DAMAN TIA.·QI:bt QI:tutb abaut
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PREFACE .•THIS is a book with a p
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PREFACE.vmotives of some of the con
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PREFACE.In a letter which appeved i
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unaupported tp86 diteit and private
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CONTENTS ..•OHAPTER I.Early Histo
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CONTENTS.XUIOHAPTER XIII.Progress o
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MAPS AND DIAGRAMS .•., Diagram. A
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2 ID"FECT OF DIAMOND DISCOVERY.fact
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ASPECT OF COUNTRY.Vaal, which, with
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6 A BA.RREN COUNTRY.I may as well e
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8 BUSHMAN ABORIGINES.immediately up
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•10 STATEMENT OF THE XORAJrA. CHI
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12 STATEMENT OF THE KORAN A CHIEF."
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14 DECLARATION OF KAFIR CHIEFS.The
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16 EPISODE OF AFRICANER.CHAPT~R II.
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18 MURDER OF FAIUlER P-.mands of th
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20 . GRIQUA SETTLEMENT.(Kafirs) "an
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22 THE VALLEY OF DLUIONDS.Upon the
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24 .GRIQUA. CRUELTIES.t~r and the R
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Page 92: 28 GRIQUA CRUELTIES.UNo. 6.-1, the
Page 96: 30 SETTLEMENT OF DUTCH.iMriltlIuiAJ
Page 100: 32 ATTORNEY-GENERAL PORTER'S REPORT
Page 104: 34 CONCLUSIONS.1. That the emigrant
Page 108: 36 A. MISSIONARY STDmETH UP STRIFE.
Page 112: 38 BOUNDARY IUDE BETWEEN CAMPBELL A
Page 116: 40 INCREASE OF EMIGBANTS.CHAPTER II
Page 120: 42 UNJUST BRITISH INTERVENTION.woul
Page 124: 44 ADAM KOK'S BOUNDARIES.Brim" Jato
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Page 132: 46 ANNEXATION a la BRITANNIA.the te
Page 136: 48 SIR HA.RBY SHITB'S TREATY.tory o
Page 142: THE CONvENTION OP 1854.51.1br s,.,.
Page 146: THE CONVE..~ION OF 1854. 53.ment: a
Page 150: BElWHOUTION OF B.X. SOVJlBElGJITY.
Page 154: RENUNCIATION OF H.K. SOVEREIGETY. 5
Page 158: TWENTY YEA.BS PEACE.CHAPTER IV.ANTI
Page 162: BRITISH POLICY. 61required) by the
Page 166: A "NOBLE POLICY." 63away for us to
Page 170: ANTI-DUTCH POLICY. 65pected of encr
Page 174: ITS MOTIVE.ITpar eump18, the Maones
Page 178: BRITISH ARRoGANCE. 69they reside; o
Page 182: THE LINE, DA vm's GRAI' TO R.UIAH.
Page 186: MAJOR WARDEN'S REPORT. 13Sir Harry
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WATERBOU'S FIRST CLADI. ·15MItIW ~
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OFFICIAL PREVAJUCA.T10N. 77cumferen
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SOLOMON'S WISDOM. 79the present chi
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DEATH OF A. W ATERBOER. 81just deal
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itiz' 'Y \. O' -I L
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THE VETBERG-LINE~ 83from there to a
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8m G. GREY'S POLICY. 85strikingly t
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EXTENSION or THE FREE STA.TE,CHAPTE
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WATERBOm'S PLOT. 89Not at that time
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MR. BA.BVEr's AO'rJDiIlUXr. 91' :;W
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SILENCE OF WATERBOER. 93most swoopi
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96V ctlbrMcl.., Bot be 1riDiDC to o
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GRIQUA LAND CHEATING. 91but little
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8lJJDUBY. 99Town Colonial Secretary
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THE KORANA CLA.D[. 1015. Griqua lan
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~ATERBOER'S PLEASANT PROSPECTS. 103
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lIB. DAVID ARNOT'S COMPLICITY. 105f
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FREE STATE FORBEARANCE. 107(Joluber
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AI:nrm,\.TIOX PllOI'OSED. 109lils E
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THE MAIN-SPRING OF WATERBOER'S CASE
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ANALYSIS OF WATERBOER'S CASE. 113~-
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DAVID ARNOT'S DlPEB'l'lBEBCE. 115w!
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WATE~BOEr.' S RUDENESS. 117meanwhil
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THE FREE STATE CASE. 119CHAPTER VIT
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MR. H. NICHOLSON'S EVIDENCE. 121" I
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MR. w. O. CORNER'S EVIDENCE. 123"By
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MR. W. O. CORNER'S EVIDENCE. 125'Wh
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P. GOOJlMAN'S EVIDENCE. 127River, i
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MR. H. HARVEY'S EVIDENCE. 129Kok, J
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I.EXTENT OF THE SALE. 131"Besides t
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J. BARTLETT'S EVIDENCE. 133Campbell
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135BUJhmen who resided at Campbell.
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DIRK KOK'8 EVIDENCE. 131.'E:dractB
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ABRABAM KOK'S 'EV'IDENOE. 189by Ada
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ARIB SAI\IUELS' EVIDENCE. 141of the
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?tIR. W. O. CORNER'S EVIDENCE. 143t
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THE LAlli"]) COlDIISSION'S REPORT.
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ANNEXURE. 141ANNEXUllE TO ClIAPTBR
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PRODUCED BY MR. W. O. CORNER. 149Bl
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PRODUCED BY MR. W. O. CORNER. 151pr
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THE MAIN SPRING OF THE CASE. 153I m
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CRITICA.L ANALYSIS OF "ANNEXURE No.
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THE BOUNDARY CLAUSE WORTHLESS.1;:'7
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CONFUSED DE8CR~ON OF BOUNDAlUES. 15
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"HORTHWAlWS TO PLATBBBG." 161the re
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ILLEGALITY OF "TB.EA.TY" OF 1838 IF
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AN ANALOGOUS CASE. 165thereof has·
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TREATY BETWEEN C. KOK AND J. BLOEH.
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GENERAL BAY'S PABTIALITY. 169Govern
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A "GOODY"'~'A'~"""l'OU.productionth
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POOR PROOF. 173(6) Come1ius Kok, as
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CONSTITUTION OF WATlmBOlm'S CASE. 1
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FAILURE OF WATERBOER'S EVIDENCE. 11
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THE "ENGINEER HOIST BY ms OWN PETAR
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TESTIMONY OF TDE REV. Co F. WUlUS.
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"PADDING" OF WATEImOD'S CASE. 183Th
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ANNEXURE NO. 20 CONFOUNDS ITS PRODU
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AN UNWISE SOLOHON. 181deposition in
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QUALITY OF WATERBOER AND CO.'S DOCU
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191There being nothing definite 88
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THE FREE STATE CASE ADMITTED. 193th
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HAllUJU.'s EVIDENCE BEVIEWElJ. -195
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KAHURA.'S EVIDENCE SUPERSEDED. 191i
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MAJORITY OF WATERBOER'S EVIDENCE IR
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A PILL FOR 1m SOUTHEY. 201to which
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PROOF OF C. KOK'S INDEPENDENCE. 203
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FREE STATE RIGHT BY BRITISH TITLE-D
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EVIDENCE 01' C. KOlt'S INDEPENDENCE
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PRo6F OF C. KOK'S INDEPENDENCE. 209
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J..'REE STATE SOVEREIG~'fY RECOG~IZ
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PIWO}' OJ!' A. KOK'S SUCCESSION TO
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DUPLICITY OF BRITISH OFFICIALS. 2'1
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PROOF OF A. KOK'S SUCCESSION TO C.
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CALIGRAPHIC PERSPICIENCE. 219coinci
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BRITISH TITLE-DEEDS IN ADAMANTIA. 2
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THE FREE STATE ROBBED OF 5,000 SQUA
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REPORT OF LAND COMMISSION IN 1854.
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TERGIVERSATION OF MR. SOUTHEY AND C
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SIR H. BARKLY'~ PARTIZANSHIP. 229re
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TREATY BE~ KOK AND THE BOERS. 231ha
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A BENIGK POLICY. 233CHAPTER XI.THE
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RESULT OI!' THE NOOITGEDACHT MEETIN
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CRI1UNAL POLICY O}' THE CAPE RULERS
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FELONIOUS INTEXT OF THE LATE CAPE R
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Fm:;T OFFlCUL NOTICE OF THE "LINE"
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GE~ERAL H.\ V'S ARROGANCE. 243tiali
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THE GENEIU.L GARBLES AND J:'ALSIFIE
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CONTINUED ?tIISTATEMENT8. 247State
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GENERAL HAY MISQUOTES TilE EVIDENCE
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Suppressio veri 8uggestio falsi. 25
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SUMMING-UP OF GENER.\I. HAY'S POLIC
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to the 00loni6ll, to Sir George Gre
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OUR FOREIGN POLICY. 257Chinese Taip
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THE APPOINTMENT 010' MAfHI'I'l'RATE
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PROVED TO BE WITHIN FREE STATE JURI
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ADVENT OF KK. CAMPBELL.III~'ree Sta
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THE FREE STATE OUTRAGED. ~65could n
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GENERAL HAY~li }'ALSE UEl'OR1'~ 2GI
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EARL . KIMBERLEY "APPROVES." 269the
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EAHL Kl.}lm;W.I·:r'~ lx~·mlJt:l'J
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GENERAL HAY'S lIISTATEMEX'1'S AGAtl
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HOW H. M. GOVEBNUE!i"T WAS DECEIVED
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}'URTHER FALSE STATEMENTS. 277In an
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TIlE BITER llITTEN.'Charles W. Hutt
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FURTHER IUSTATEMENTS.28Jwith, more
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GE:SERAL H.A.Y'~ CONTRADIC'l'ORY Il
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THl-; "ACT" B.o\SED ON }o'ALSE I'RE
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TilE CAPE COLONISTS MiD J'.\I{I.IA)
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SIR H. BARKLY PRONOUNCES AGAINST TH
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THE NEW GOVERNOR'S LOGIC EXAMINED.
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REVIEW OF SIR H. DARKLY'S DESPATCH.
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SIR H. BARKLY'S ARGUMENTS VENTILATE
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HARD FACTS t'. SIR H. BARKLY'S LOGI
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A PRETTY PROPOSAL. 299been tor a se
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EARL KIMBERLEY REJECTS FOREIGN ARBI
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GOVERNOR BARKLY'S FALSE REPORTS. 30
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sm H. BARKLy'S FALSE REPORTS. 305Hi
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HlS DESPATCH ANALYZED. 307tJrJlllit
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RESULT OF SIR H. BARKLY'S ])UPLICIT
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ITS SPECn'lC STIPULATIONS. 311(1.)
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RESUKE O}' THE GOVERNOR'S MALVERSAT
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•A MAJORITY OF " ONE" PASSES THE
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}t'URTHER DUPLICITY. 317Considering
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THE LArE CAPE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.
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MISPLACED CONFIDENCE. 321for his su
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SIR H. BARKLY PERVERTS THE "RESOLUT
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ILLEGAL ANNEXATION. 325diamond fiel
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PRESIDENT DRAND' S PROTEST. 329dist
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PUBLIC GHATITljDE DUE TO PRESIDENT
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PROOF OF FREE STA.TE RIGHT 'ro PNIB
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Feb., 18B2.FURTHER PROOF OF FREE ST
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lIR. SOUTHEY'S FUTILE EFFORTS. 337t
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ANNEXATION REPUDIATED BY PARLIAMENT
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MORE m' MR. SOUTHEY'S lrIISTATEMENT
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BRITISH GOVERNlIENT'S .~BSURD POSIT
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THE DI.\lJOXD }'IELDS A BRIGAND ST.
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FREE STATE CLAIMS TO COllPENSATIOY.
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ARBITRATION CORRESPONDENCE. 349CHAP
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MR. SOUTHEY'S PUBLIC, AND PRIYATE,
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PRESIDENT BRAND'S JUST PROPOSALS. 3
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PROOF OF SIR H. BARKLY'S MISSTA1'EM
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RESOLUTIONS OF FREE STATE VOLKSRAAD
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MORE FALSE REPORTS. 359should first
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HIS WHOLESALE PERVERSION OF TRUTH.
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THE REFUSAL CONSIDERED. :363action
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I.ARBITRATION SHIRKED • 365tion w
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MR. HAMELBERG'S lIISSION. 367addres
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EARL KIMBERLEY DELUDED. 369final re
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A VAIN HOPE FOR JUSTICE. 371In his
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GOVERNOR DARKLY'S PERVERSION OF FAC
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SIR H. BARKLY'S IMPRACTICABILITY. 3
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SIR H. BARKLY DELAYS ARBITRATION. 3
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USE OF STRONG LANGUAGE JUSTIFIED. 3
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SIR H. BARKLY OBSTRUCTS ARBITRATION
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THE GOVERNOR'S VEXATIOUS DIPLOMACY
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GOVERNOR BARKLY'S CHICANERY. 385poi
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THE GOVERNOR'S GROSS INJUSTICE. 3~7
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SUMMARY OF FREE STATE TITLE8. 389if
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INTERMINABLE CORRESPONDENCE. 391"Yo
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SIR. B. DARKLy's LINE. 393CHAPTER X
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VALUE. OF HR. DE vlLLIERS' SURVEY.
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INACCURACIES. 391used; no doubt, in
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HR. GILFILLAN Ver8U8 HR. ORPEN. 399
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SIR H. BABKLY'S INACCURATE OBJECTIO
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THE DEAD MOVE AND THE HILLS WALK. 4
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FURTHER PROOI AS TO PLATBERG. 405an
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DA.VID'S GRAF. 401Paardeberg, somet
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WHY MR. ORPEN SHIFTED DA. vm's BONE
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UNPOPULARITY OF THE INTERREGNUM. 41
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BABKLY RULE 1). FREE STA.TE RULE. 4
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RIOT AND DISORDER. 415interests are
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THE "DIGGERS" DETEST BARKLY RULE. 4
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BARKLY RULE AT THE DUlIOND FIELDS.
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OBJECTIONS TO THE CROWN COLONY SCHE
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•OUR FOREtGN POLICY. 423perpetrat
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