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approved of Government policy admitted that the Transvaal
question "1. Grioven and, troublon the national conscience. ""
At Birmingham Sunday Evening. Debating Society, mainly composed
of working or lower middle clans men, "On the veto being takoal
there were none in favour of the wer, but nearly every hand gras
hold up againet the prolongation of the war, " (2) And thin was
just after the nova of t1aJuba Hill had been received The Peace
Society claimed to have received several hundred memorials
from all parts of the country against the war.
The majority of Vonconfornintc, the mans of whom were
Liberal mupporterc 1 were againat the war # Tho. mainly
Congregationalist
(3)
periodical onconforrint and Inderenth nt,
w+wr i nw.
wrote "To hold such aubjocta in the Tranuvaal would be an
innovation in our general Imperial policy, and it would be
inconsistent with our respect for thong coral bonds upon which
the maintenance of our Colonial Empire dopondc. "
annexation of the Tranavaal wan clearly coon as a departure
from the acceptable Imperialism at s? bf-, governing colonies.
(1) Mtethodint flecorder, 11th Hatch 1881.
(2) Minuten of Birmingham "u4duy Evening Dobating Society,
27th rebruury 1881
(3) Iionconformint and Inc1agendent, 19th May 18819 report of
annual meeting of the PPeace L ooicty.
(Z) Imo, 10th Unireh 1881.
(4)
The