The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-18 00:00:00

THE ADVENTURES OP DR. LIVINGSTON.

The adventures of Dr. Livingston during his
many
of travel in the interior of Africa constitute a remarkablee
oanila the
of
episode in the history of modern geographical discovery.
of the
From west to east he made his way across that mysterious
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of
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this weary travel, but Dr. Livingston seems to have satis-
the details t
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doubt
hvtalnuoet, of hie geographicale highest
iim-
portance. .
portance. In order to appreciate the real
dfi iesd P
c o ve ea
rei ese, h
and fatigue which he must have undergone,amount of labour
neces-
sary to give a thought to the mournful it is but
capable men who have fallen vi •
list of gallant and
Afri-
can discovery. Dangers from exposure
victims to the cause of
from length of way, from hostile to intense beat,
from wild animals, from at and treacherous natives,
dire torment of thirst, from starvation, from the still more
disease in various forms, m miasmatic swamps, and from
Afri-
can discoverer and, alas be confronted by the
high-spirited men havee !
how many strong, prudent,
Every honour, we Succumbed in the_r struggle !
Livings-
ton during his stay in trust, will be shown to D
so.on o'llf-Be--
sumo his pilgrim's England, for lie is
the staff, He has fairly earned consi-
deration and respect of his igiljus long exertions in
behalf of human' country .
humanity, and by the en with which he has
prosecuted researches which will, in all probability, be
attendedse° with great results. Dr. Livingston's last travels
rri to have b between 10 and 18 S., or
thereabouts, een prosecuted
He speaks of rivers, of negro nations in the
interior ruled by politic laws and humane customs, some
of Which might be copied with advantage by communities
of higher pretensions to civilisation and refinement. Dr.
Livingston found in the course of his travels that the great
obstacle to intercourse with the negro races of the interior
Proceeded, not from the negroes themselves, but from the
borderers interposed between the negroes and civilisation,
who are resolved to keep the trade between the blacks and
the external world in their own hands. The same diffi-
culty has been encountered by adventurers who have en-
deavoured to penetrate into Africa from the north or from
the east. The defeat of Captain Buttons reoont attempt
to penetrate into Eastern a
verAfric is an example of this
traditional, and not, perhaps, y unnatural policy.
Sometimes it is the Moor, sometimes the Arab, sometimes
the negro chief, sometimes the lßoer who stops the way ;
but fur the present it is eflectually stopped. The task of
clearing away such obstacles is not one which will be exe-
cuted in a day, nor in a year. The problem oannot be re-
solved by violence, nor by a coup-de-maize. The confidence
of wild tribes, who have been studiously trained to jealousy
of the white mans approach, and who are ever in hostility,-
so that the friendship of the one means the hostility
of the
other, must be slowly overcome before the f •
ertility of
Africa is pressed into the service of mankind.
We would that we had grounds before us on
could reasonably come to the conclusion that thewhich we
up of Africa means the extinction of slay. opening
great service which the world demands froth
is the production of cotton. The constitutione
Peculiar conditions
of the white
the negro race
man seems unfitted for labour under th
of place and atwosphere requisite for the cultivation of
that in Africa may
this necessary staple. Now, granting
be found localities in abundance
the growth of cotton, and that admirably adapted for
in Africa, too, labour, if
properly applied, is forthcoming
negro cultivate the soil with theiila
in abundance, will the
regularity of result necessary certainty of purpose and
Even if, contrary to our for commercial
thispuises
he so, will not the negro present expectation, should
labour of slaves? ploy the compulsory
Rillproprietor employ .
Will not the only result obtained be a
change
in the venue ofthe Southern States
of the American Union slavery from
territory .
of
on to the vast Africa?
We do not assume to speak upon sufficient grounds, and
should be glad, therefore to hear the conclusions upon so
important a matter at Which an eye-witness, such as Dr.
Livingston undoubtedly is, may have arrived.—Time.