The New York herald., 1872-08-29
A CHICAGO OPINION OF STANLEY AND LIv
INGSTONE.
From The Chicago Tribune, Angus

From the Chicago Tribune, August 221
As.the English papers reach us, freighted with
copious extracts rom the let ters Of Livingstone to
the Royal Geographical Society, the Importance OF
Stanley's brilliant exploit becomes more apparent.
He has "tapped" the great explorer at an oppor-
tune moment, and drawn from him pent-up res
ervOr OF information concerning the topography,
scenery, inhabitants commerce, productions slave
trade governments, wars, &c. of Equatorial EthiO-
pia, which lie had been accommodating through six
years Of toll. He has shown light, airy, cheerful
Scotchman, with a shade OF the missionary mixed
with good deal more Of the adventurer ana
even the "batherskite," gayy surmounting dan
ger, humorously surviving fever, facetOusy enjoy
ing African barbarism, and yet bravely intervening
to befriend the slave as he Is being tortured into
subjugationl on his way to the sea coast, and
pluckiy counteracting the mutnies and cowardice
OF his Arab servants, MOhammedan assistants or
native guides. 1t is noble spectacle, this solitary
conflict for years with the fearful sotudes Of an
UNEMPLOYED world and with the vices OF barba
rous people. We do not wonder at the deep inter-
est with which the geographical savans Of
Europe are revising their maps, inserting
great lakes, sweeping rivers, and mountains
$1,000 feet high, where, previously, mere
arid plains had been looked for. The exploration
grows as 1t is etudied. We become Indifferent to
its nominal object the discovery of the ultimate
OurCcs Oi IN our sense OF the or
facts actually won. AS the search for the elixir OF
life made known the medicinal qualities of plants,
and that for the philosophers stone converted
alchemy Into chemistry so the search 70 the head
more Importance IN Itself than the solu. u.
any never %o ss srusss
them. reveals real Of infinitely greater
practical value. The Ethiopian, now that we are
introduced to him In his home, appears as an agrt
cultural, commercial scmi-civilized class Oh bar
bar!an, far above the savage. lie has military
sional wars, but average peace Ills features feature and
form attain higher type Of manhood than the
African OF Guinea and the West Coast. The women
trading and the fairs, their occupation renders
them more self.dependent and more free.
than 20 the Congo or lIottentot grade.
For months to come the volumnous rev.
Europe with interest. Nor will It anywhere he for.
gotten that the world s indebted for this gratinca-
ton to the enterprise OF an American newspaper
and the pluck and persistence OF OF Its report
ers. The HERALD, at an expense OF $4,000, has
sent its messenger into the heart of Africa and no
osty equal 10 Its enterprise 1t has turned over Its
"spoils" to the European press and the Royal Geo.
graphical Society and allowed them to forage
will, In advance OF the journal through whose
expenditures 1t was obtained. After expeditions
fitted out in Great Britain had reported the great
explorer murdered by his servants an American
news reporter, defended by a force OF eighty men,
with the American nag as his vanguard penetrates
the African wilderness, and, though opposed
by far greater obstacles than his predecessor,
pauses not until he lifts his hat to the lonely Living
| stone in the streets OF Ujij At one point q
| war among the natives intercepts his course and
q wide circuit through wholly unex-
| The thoroughly busness-liko way In which Stanley
has performed his task compes the unstipted ad-
mrati0n OF the European press and people. AT
Paris and at London ovatlons have been given
| him. limitations In the German press indicate
that like fate awaits him at Berlin. Boarding
! the lion In one continent, he suddenly becomes the
| lion Of another. Were there any more Lvingstones
To be found, we do not doubt That Stanleys enough
| would volunteer TO make the venture. But 1t Is
! too late. Livingstone can be found but once, and
| there can be but one Stanley. Tho genius consists
quite as much In the conception OF the undertaking
! 9s In its execution.