The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-26
Stanley Meets His slanderers-Th
Triumph OF tho Truth.

Stanley Meets His slanderers-The
Triumph OF tho Truth.
When miserable creature in Long
Island village emerged from his obscurity to
publish confession of his own shame in
order to damage the hard-earned reputation
Of HERALD correspondent, with whose praise
all Europe was ringing, we treated the matter
as it deserved. So far as it impugned the re-
liability of the news of Doctor David Living
stone published by the HERALD we declared
its stupid baselessness; SO far as it
made accusation against Mr.. Stanley
during his service of the HERALD, we
defended that gentleman from the aspersions
cast by this thing. who admitted his own per-
jury and shame to the world. More we had
then no need to do. Mr.. Stanley had proved
able, faithful and trustworthy in all his under
takings for this journal in Abyssinia, in Asia
and Central Africa, and we said so. For
what this unmanly creature alleged against
him previous to his employment by the
HERALD we did not speak Mr.. Stanley has
now spoken himself, and in common justice
to him we publish his letter. in another column.
We can fully appreciate the feelings of NOR
tifcation and pain with which our CORE
spondent read this malignant story in the
midst of the honors showered upon him, and
it is not to be wondered ct that he was aston
ished to find an American newspaper give cir
culation to so coarse and baseless ON attack
upon the reputation Of one who had
been instrumental in gathering wreath
of laurels for America and the Amer
lean press. The story Of the cap
ture Of Mr.. SANKEY'S party in Asia
Minor by band of Turkish robbers, as told
by the shameless Noe, meets with consider
able change at that gentlemans hands-a
change in thorough keeping with the events
which followed in the trial and conviction
of the thieves and the indemnity paid the
party by the Turkish government 1t
now appears also that the whipping
described by Noe as having been given him by
Stanley was not for the cold-blooded purpose
of teaching him to be submissive in the future,
but in deserved punishment of an act of
diablerie already committed-ths setting fire TO
valuable grove owned by Turks, which in
sane act had jeopardized the lives of the party
To the singing memory of this Aogging Mr..
Stanley attributes the appearance of the series
of ISLANDERS referred to.
Having dismissed this revolving story and
its contemplate author, Mr.. Stanley turns to
a defence of the authenticity of the letters from
Livingstone which he brought with him on his
celebrated march from the interior of Africa.
1t is very natural that he should do so, and had
we remained silent on the subject up to the
present the number Of honored names which he
brings forward in support of his assertions would
be amply sufficient to settle all doubts on the
matter. They include the names Of royalty, of
Cabinet Ministers, of diplomatsts, consuls,
merchants, and, above all, the family of the
great explorer he rescued from imminent star
walton andpossible death. But long before Mr.
Stanley had time to communicate these facts
in their present form to the HERALD we had
the complete satisfaction of stamping out all
cavils, doubts, wiseacre scepticisms and
ignorant incredulities. The fact that the
authenticity Of the HERALD's feat in Africa
had been disingenuously brought into ques-
ton drew forth such phalanx Of rebutling
testimony from dlsinterested sources as over
whelmed the accusers and their abettors
All that misapplied ingenuity could do to
destroy. the effect of these evidences of the
truth was done, yet these discreditable
attempts were simply crushed under
what they attempted to combat as
bug would be crushed by an elephant
Natural, therefore, as Mr., Stanley's anxiety