The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-06
viduaIs, are far more beneficial to both parties in

While such has been the progress effected GA the
westeYD sboNs Of Afsa ih- vast central regions of
that continent yeasiLtd almost uDkn0~n. Prrs
the settle ments which Europeans had formed on tn
coast q dhert mt pOiDts .t' forsys we're inde8j
made into the inferior in successive eras, and In
Iious dueotionsA Thus Bruce, Salt, and Pafkyns
entered from the D0ru,east ny way OF AbyssDa, and
succeeded in penetfsiiog ore or less dee ply mo
the central disfricts NuDgo PARK the Landers, and
many uther advebturers msae their way nom the
north or the west; While keen sp6rtsmen Nike GordOn
Cumming travelled npwsids rom tue uorthera IRON
tier Of British KsfIiara hing In some cases con
sideYably within the oels ~ N. tropics IndentsiiOns
were made in this NAN er upon almost every nde 81
the central area, and one. o. twice single snoo.
EXPLORATION was carried iisht across sO8e wide
section Of the African CONTINENT The motive OF
these enterprises continued however, TO be one
chiefly Of vague curiosity Certain geogrAppea
problems were PROPOSED Tor s'tution, whisb, whils
they stimulated the srdor of dircovorers, too often
diverted their steps towards Herds OF research com
paratvely useless apo barren. But when once
fashion has been tho' oughIy e'shshed tn s0enee,
az in other matters, N w,Il long defy change.
sort OF mythical Importance had Deen at aehed 70
the discovery OF certain secrets the eincidshOD
Of some traditional mysteries One band Of OK
ploTers accordingly tOlloNed upon lhe heels Of
another, equally bent upon scetsining the source
Of the Nile, the Onllet III thu iger, the Ohysicsa
conformation Of the Mountains o. the Moon, or
the topography and muui ipal institutions Of Tim
bIctOO.
The darkness which has bso~ded from the rsmo-
test times Central Africa has been dspelled
fer more extensively than h, the whole Of pre-
vous discOverers through the eXert'ens Of DR.. Ii
vngstOne. This reverend gen Sman has just emerged
again into civi ized life sur caviDg plunged, and
sometimes altogether disappeared ia the great Am
can wilde, for period OF neatly sixteen yeas& Hts
original mission was desg' eo specially with relr
gious Object-be visl'ed Africa as an emiseaxy Of
the London Missionary 6oc"'y But his iabors,
throughout the wide and kBs series OF lOuneytDgs
over the VI known cOni eDt. took far larger range
than that OF preaching prosely tsrn. DIR.
Livingstone showed throughout rare combination
Of perseverance,, mteliRe, End scientific know
ledge. Bot for these qusl,ica IONS he wssh doubt
lese have fallen victim ht. many predecessors,
to the diseases consequent NOON climate and pIva
tion or the peIils which .ve'y stranger must inHn
who ventures without protection amidst ttibe6 OF
barbarians. When We bear hat the traveller now
returned safely among ba< bren thirty ono tunes
attacked with fever, and tsven times in danger OF
his life from the Datves Il the countries he passed
through the bare fact OF escape from such cOsnph
Gated danger shows that the individual must have
been siDgnlsrly gifted, both mentally and corpO-
really. Without vigorous CONSTITUTE IN, great self
command impertur0sbe courage, extensive know
ledge OF physical science, and the power TO pene
trate and sway the characters OF other men, DR..
Livingstone would have returned TO narrae his
adventures.
Possessing these gifts, we csn vel understand the
admirable uses 10 which he ,slied them during
his long sojoWn In Africa :" lie has como bach"
| said Lord Bhaftesbury NJ the meeting on tuesday
| evening, bringing with him harvest Of know
Ledge the result OF his interchangeable perseverance,,
and an accumulation OF fac which, under the
blessing Of God, might be TUNED To the bensht of
| present and future generations" The precise
| tent and value OF the researches accomplished by
| DR.. Livingstone are deseusd by Mr. I. Mclean,
Astronomer Royal at the Cupe Afrer aliu6iug
" bis triumphant but pri'ons journey across
/ the African Continent Iron Loan5a on Nc
west, to pullman on the east coast" the writer
| proceeds: To this hRhl, gifted man science 10
ply indebted. The humber Of observations je
tOnsbing when we consider 'he difficulties he had
to encounter. He observed tor lalta lie and longi
tude at every interesting poi,t particularly at the
beDdings the falls the more important villages &c.
| In short, he has opened up, geographically speak
ing, that hitherto unknown section Of the continent
| decor he'd the character of the country and ia IN
| habitaDts, and altogether his collection OF fscts
would Ill q volume Of deep interest 10 science, -
commerce, and hast, not ho.t, to humanity"
| In its general features tie character which IN.
Livingstone gives Of the country he explored IN
| highly encouraging. The chief danger lies q, the
| outskrts- Morally and physically, the long shore
districts Of Africa lar Than the inteDor.
Every stream brings down vast Gas~ee o. vegetable
| substances from the De- 90 tuasios along their
banks, which become deposited when the current ~
checked upon meeting the waters u the ocean, and
| constitute o fringe OF tes'.rbg and fermeDung
| matter, whence the tropical sur draws perpetual
| clouds II poisonous exha alton. To this caure
attributed the putIi1 levers and other tsribic
forms OF dkease that attack almost every European
| vsiier " that illomened shore. The moral 'Dta
eDees not less deleteriouR The csataci between
| civilized and barbarous racee almost invariably
| produces evil 20 bolb. One di-carcs too many "
the responsibilities Of civilized life, and adopts In
stead the reckless habtuoes NJ barbarian. The
other loses ct once the sim ,cNy of primitive ex-
isteDce, aid accepts hrst ard mo< eagerly from ~
more enlightened visiters, new weapons oil dcslrnc-
ton and means OF debsucbery. Long before the
members Of a barbarous tribe have acquired the
taste for any other commodity protItred by toe Es-
ropean, they will purchase al any sscrfoc muske,s,
rum and gunpowoer. Although tho Portuguese, the
French and the English have possessed for's ard
canied on trade upon the African coast for
than three hundred years, the natives with whom
thai commerce In eonduct,d have hat little advABe-
ed beyond the rude and savage condition Of inter-
course and demand.
In districts sufficiently remote from these extra
neous influences, Dr. Lhir tetone found the oharsc-
ter OF the country much improves. Tie physical
condition was better. There were high tlbie-laDds
OF vast extsnt where the air dry and the heat
comparatively nitigated, ard where abOse AL the
traveller escaped the tepid logs and maspaia Of
the lower regioDs He found bstice, also, vbo
had heard nothing but good sf the Europeans
On ore occasion, when ihrensDo ny some hostile
demonstration from rtfange tribe, he showed
them the color OF his skin. HIS face was tanned
by long exposure nearly N LACK rs their own, hut
he barred his arms ana cnest. The natives became
friendly al once. ave know she you are,p they
said, lyon belong 20 the tribe VINO love the hack
mai" In the centre ~ AiIica, ~ DR.. Livingstone
related on Tuesday evening. the tribes were civil
and kind to him, but hitherto there had always
been fringe Of population about them which had
prevented commerce from entering into the inte-
nor. But now they were deir nted N have path
to the sea by which they could tsade win the hIte
man" or this path, IN bic nd, she |" white man
~ likely TO take equal sovani ~. btforc long Ami
CO, through its whole sxpslsse. will Cesas 20 be
" sealed book to science. eUd ~ no SAINT day
wide fields will there be openeo whereon oouner-
cial enterprise may create its markets, and the
restless population Of England find outlet fer -
expansive tendencies
Missionaries In measryssesr.
From the flye prot Ii1s. 100 10
There are few countries which aave been ees
visited by modern travellers than the Island d Ma
dseascsr. Those who are Interested In the history
Of this country, its natural prcdgch o., and ts 80
neious inhabitants will lie glad 20 learn tia. the
Rev. William Ellie who left EDglsnd Las, March, NJ
the express invitation OF the Qufeo Of Madagascar
and the Prince, her son, has suoccded In resehing
the capital, after adventurous joaruey Of three
weeks from the ceast, a distance u abowt Aree
hunored miles,
With the same attention and kisdncss which