CHAPTER VIII.

The Native Races of South Africa,

Origin, Character and Customs--The Bantu or Kaffirs--Offshoots Such as the Matabele and Zulus--Some Great Chiefs--Tchaka, Dingaan, Moshesh, Cetywayo and Khama--Merciless Character of Native Wars--Dealings with the English and the Dutch--Difference in National Methods of Treating Savages--Force, or Evidence of Power, the Surest Preservative of Peace--The Slaves of the Boer and the Slaves of the Savage--Result of Emancipation upon the Native--Result of Missionary Labour amongst the Tribes--Livingstone and Moffat--Imperial Problems in the Rule of Inferior Races--Strenuous British Efforts at Justice and Mercy--The Bible and the Bayonet, the Missionary and the Soldier--Extremes Meet in the Policy of the Dutch and English