3. Her Majesty's Assistant Commissioners hereby

disclaim all alliances whatever and with whomso-
ever of the colored nations to the north of the
Vaal River.
4. It is agreed that no slavery is or shall be per-

mitted or practised in the country to the north
of the Vaal River by the Emigrant Farmers.
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trenchantly expressed the truth about this minority
that this Government wishes to quote the very words
of these Ministers with the object of bringing the
actual truth to the knowledge of Her Majesty's Gov-
ernment, as well as to that of the whole world, and
not for the purpose of making groundless accusa-
tions.
The following words are those of the Ministers of
the Cape Colony, who are well acquainted with local
conditions and fully qualified to arrive at a conclu-
sion:

" In the opinion of Ministers the persistent action,
both beyond and within this Colony, of the political
body styling itself the South African League in en-
deavoring to foment and excite, not to smooth and
allay, ill-will between the two principal European
races inhabiting South Africa is well illustrated by
these resolutions, the exaggerated and aggravated
terms of which disclose the spirit which informs and
inspires them.
