The British and Dutch in South Africa

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Excerpt from The British and Dutch in South Africa: A Paper Read Before the Trinity Club of Trinity Church, and the Dorchester Historical Society, and the Victorian Club of Boston It was my good fortune to visit Holland and England during the months of September and October, at the time of the outbreak of hostilities in South Africa. As this was the principal topic under discussion at that time, I had an excellent opportunity of hearing both sides of the question. On my return to Boston I was requested by several societies to give them my views or opinions concerning the rights of the questions involved in the terrible drama now being enacted in South Africa. I was surprised to learn how little was known concerning the real merits of the case. The sympathy of many swayed towards the Boer side, on account of an ancient prejudice resulting from the Revolutionary war, they taking it for granted that England intended to oppress the Boer who was fighting for the freedom of his country. Another class, which is represented by the Fenian element, in its blind and unreasonable hatred of England, attempted to influence public opinion against Great Britain by false and malicious statements. To this class I would recommend the reading of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kimberley's letter contained in this pamphlet. A large majority of the intelligent and educated classes were in favor of England, but even here there were exceptions, such as Senator Hoar, Edwin Mead, and that old-time champion of the negro. Col. T. W. Higginson. In addition to the information I obtained abroad I am also indebted to writers who have made a study of this question, such as Alleyne Ireland, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Hillegas, and to several able editorials in the "Boston Herald." At the time of writing this paper I had no thought of publishing it, but at the special request of the Victorian Club of Boston I have issued it in pamphlet form for the purpose of enlightening the public on this momentous question. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.