The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-02

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DIR. Livingstoae with Mr.. stanley
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The glorious intelligence conveyed in our
special despatch, which tells that the great
African explorer. David Livingstone, has been
rescued from African wilds by the HERALD
expedition, is something which places the
civilized world under vast obligations to the en-
terprise of the New York HERALD. Never in the
history of journalism has so stupendous
an undertaking been brought to so
successful an issue. As an effort, even had it
failed of it's object, it would have stood alone
in the exploits of the Independent press but
the triumphant note which comes to us from
Bombay asserting positively that DR.. Living
stone had arrived at Zanzibar in charge of Mr..
Stanley, commander of the HERALD expedi-
tion assures us that all this effort made on
behalf of one of the heroes Of the century
was successful. It is matter of especial
pride to us also that the enterprise of the HERALD
awoke the English government and people to
sense of their neglect of DIR. Livingstone When.
the HERALD expedition started in quest of the
heroic old man, plunging into the wilds Of
Unyanyembe, the English nation, which had
appropriated and devoured all the credit which
this assiduous toiler in the cause Of sci
entiAc knowledge had reeped under the
burning sun Of Central Africa, stood by in
apathy, leaving him to his fate. The first
news of the HERALD expedition awoke them
from this lethargyt, and after consider
able delay, an expedition was sent out under
the auspices of the Royal Geographical So
ciety, receiving but stinted support from the
English government. This expedition, too,
was obliged to start without the certainty that
it would have funds to proceed after reaching
Zanzibar. On this point we have only to say
that the HERALD did not give any further
orders than to find Livingstone, at whatever
cost
In September, 1871, we published the first
letter from Mr.. Stanley, in command Of the
HERALD forces, arrived at Zanzibar, detailing
his progress thus far and giving certain indica-
tions of the whereabouts of the great traveller,
whom he had determined, under his instruc-
tons, to bring back alive or dead. Along period
of doubt and expectancy followed, broken only
by the sad rumor of our correspondents death
at his post Knowing the fearful dangers of
the climate under which he had to progress,
we dared, at the time, only hope it would
prove untrue. When the savagery Of the
native tribes among whom he was travelling
and whose territories he traversed was taken
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the slim hopes that we could only calculate on
the questionable sources through which the
information came. We knew, however, that if
the brave-hearted man in the service Of the
HERALD had fallen in the wild, it was q part Of
the duty which the journalist owes to the civ
ilization he would lead. His remains should
not have been left to whiten amid the African
jungle while second expedition could be
formed to bring them home. We know, too,
that with the spirit of dash and enterprise
which everywhere characterizes the HERALD
staff, he would have died without other wish
than that the search for the hero should not
be abandoned. The despatch which informs
us Of the safety Of DR.. Livingstone brings us
no more welcome news than the safety Of our
brave correspondent and his corps.
1t is now nearly seven years since DR.. Liv-
ingstone left England, and six years since he
was heard from thirty miles up the Ru-
Yuma River, on the East African coast.
Since that date he has been heard from at
various intervals; now at Cazembe's, then at
Tanganyika, back again at Cazembe's, and off
again by Tanganyika, on his way to Ujji. In
1868 he was heard Of at Lake Bangweolo, and
then again at Ujiji. Letter after letter he had
written never reached the coast at Zanzibar.
in snow storm, became efaced and
the native accounts which came to civilization
were confused vague and contradictory. It
seemed as if a sad ending was about to mark
the life Of Livingstone A patient, bold and
persevering man with large, active brain
had spent the best years Of busy life among
savages in lost land, laying bare the mystic
ries locked in the dumb heart Of barbarism,
and filling up by wearing toll and sac
rifce huge blanks on the map of
continent. Yet when this great life seemed
about to be quenched amid savage gloom not
q ACuib icupOi IL I1uSLousi, LIS SOuutIy IL
was as though man who had lavished his
years to amass golden prize saw it melt
away in a hideous dream. But the prize Of
knowledge which he had wrung from the
wastes was above all stores of earthly wealth,
and we can picture the bold man with
his faith wavering as he found him
self in the heart of barbarous
continent, ''helpless, without means and with
few followers. If he had known the full
measure Of base forgetfulness which England
had poured out for him who knows but the
brave heart would have wholly failed? But the
HERALD knew that such a man as Livingstone
emancipates himself from race and country by
fha of