Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-28
STANLEY AFRIOANus.
he speaks for Himself.

he Speaks for Himself.
The celebrated Lotus Club of New York
gave Stanley, the HerGlds African Living
ston correspondent, brilliant reception
last week at which he made Q speech Of
which the following is brief report:
Mr.. President of the Lotus Club-Mem-
bers and Gentlemen: Some five years ago
LEFT New York. / remember the day very
well. Snow and sleet drove tempestnously
through the air. Through the Narrows
passed the big steamer that could hardly
plough its way through storm and fog that
was to bear me on to begin my mission to
report the proceedings in the Abyssinian
war. Two or three days ago / returned,
and everything was almost new to me-new
scenes, new thoughts and new people.
could hardly think, could hardly believe
that had ever been in New York before;
so changed, so different did everything ap-
pear to me. could, In fact, hardly
fancy that L was the man who went
ont OF New York five years before, on that
cold, chilly day ID December, with sort
of presentiment that there was something
before me that might end rather ruthfully
for me before / should return, 30 different
was my arrival back the day before yester-
dayl What caused itp What think you
sent that steamer and those kind hearted
gentlemen who met me, and had flying out
red flag, with the words, "Welcome
home, Henry N. Stanley?" (Applause.)
It was the same good fortune that followed
my steps from the first and enabled me to
excel the English correspondence, and 10
send news home to the New York Herald
the first that Magdala was captured,
and that King Theodorus was killed.
The good fortune that enabled me to
do this followed me into Africa ard
never forsook me-even up to this evening,
when you have assembled to take me home.
So different from the reception had antic-
ip2tedl ] never would have believed It, even
had been told of it, because the feeling
that predominated with me, was, as I re.
turned home: Had done enough? Was
there anything left undone? Conscience
told me no; but still thought that there
were other people to judge Of this besides
myself. might have said to myself have
done enough after reached Zanzibar. /
waited there for news and still asked my
self the same question. Then through
Alden received dispatch from the Herald,
informing me that the thanks Of Mr.. Ben
nett were sent to me for having discovered
the great discoverer. (Applause.) Thss
opened my eyes. returned after that. l
came to Paris and MarseiIles,
and there l saw the correspondent
Of the Daily Telegraph, who
waited to interview me. (Laughter.) l
thought it strange that /, a stranger, should
be sought TO be intervie we'd, but DR.. Hos
mer, of the Herald, told me to 20 through
the process, to be calm and cheerful, and
that no harm could come to me. Naughter.)
went to Paris and found people after me,
desiring my photograph, and said to my
self, 81 have done something after all.n
Then came to London rather ielated, and
that elation grew upon me till I was all at
once and Unexpectedly dumped into cold
bath at Brighton. CHEERS and laughter.)
Lo and behold! the Royal Geographical So
ciety was there assembled in awful con-
clave. They wanted to hear something Of
Africa and Livingston and where 1 had seen
him. went on to tell them, till noticed
their dark frowns and suspicious
looks, and l sat down very tamely,
indeed, in the midst Of them. They
had invited me to meet them. "Would
you be kind enough" they said,
''to meet us, Mr.. Stanley. and tell US al
about your discovery of Mr.. Livingstone
and Tanganyika. Let US know all about
how Mr.. Bennett gave these $4,000 for
these secrets that you have-have the kind
ness to tell us all about them" But If they
were astonished when went to Brighton,
l was more astonished that was not going
to get even thanks. They said eff you
Sere an English correspondent you might
receive favor from US, but as you are an
American correspondent you must take
what comes" "Thansk," said, sir, 81 will
take 1t with good grace" What is his
report to Colonel Grant? He was an au-
thority. They talked Of Spoke, the COM
panion Of Grant, and their report of Lake Luz
alsba, and they said, "For Gods sakeI the
man is dreaming; he Is a thousand miles
out of his reckoning. He does not know
what be is talking about" They were as
tonished that one traveller should critieise
another; that in seventy-ive degrees Living
ston and Grant said gorillas had been dis
covered, and this man says no such thing.
l recOllect man going to Paris and meet
ing an Englishmsn that had seen st. Paul's
aud mentioned it as great thing. The
other said thai there could be no such build
ing'i in London as st. PsuI's Cathedral, as
there was no such Cathedral in Paris.
Lsughter.] Speaking Of this, he was ad
monished to hear the sagacious Sir Charles
Dixie raise bis hand to his Jove-like brow
and say. that he was satisfied that Living
stone had not discovered the source Of the
Nile. Why, prayP Because DR.. Swoneford
says that the Lualaba never flows from
those chain Of mountains, and that, there
fore, iG flows into the Nile. The Geo.
graphical Society said that river must be
the Nile, or the Congo; but, you know, it
is very dubious. Nsughter.) Mr.. Stan
ley reviewed in a very pleasing, ye. some
what caustic style, the comments and crit
icisms of the Geographical Society upon his
reports of discoveries, and while be gave
full credit to those who bad to some extent
preceded him in African exploration, main-
tanned in the light of recent letters from
DR.. Livingstone, his own unprecedented,
successful exploration into the unexplored
wilds of Central Africa and his discovery of
DR.. Livingstone, whose fate or whereabouts
was so long an enigma to the world. Mr..
Stanley was repeatedly applauded, and at
the clese received q regular ovation OF
plaudits.