▁of ▁P ret or ius ▁returned ▁north ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁a ▁treat y ▁of ▁peace ▁was ▁signed , ▁each ▁state ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁absolute ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁conduct ▁of ▁P ret or ius ▁was ▁st ig mat ised ▁as ▁" bl ame worth y ." ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁mal contents ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁P ret or ius ▁perman ently ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Trans va al , ▁and ▁other ▁Free ▁Stat ers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁guilty ▁of ▁high ▁tre ason ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁pun ished . ▁This ▁experience ▁did ▁not , ▁however , ▁he al ▁the ▁party ▁str ife ▁within ▁the ▁Free ▁State . ▁In ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁diss ensions ▁among ▁the ▁burg h ers ▁President ▁Bos hoff ▁tender ed ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁induced ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁office . ▁The ▁difficulties ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁were ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁the ▁Volks ra ad ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁conf eder ation ▁with ▁the ▁Cape ▁Col ony . ▁This ▁proposition ▁received ▁the ▁strong ▁support ▁of ▁Sir ▁George ▁Grey , ▁then ▁governor ▁of ▁Cape ▁Col ony , ▁but ▁his ▁view ▁did ▁not ▁comm end ▁itself ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁adopted . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁disput es ▁between ▁the ▁Bas oth o ▁and ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁open ▁war . ▁Both ▁parties ▁laid