The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-12

that DR.. Livingstone is acting in unison with them.
and approves OF them and there course OF action.
REASONS FOR LIvINGsTONES RRrICENOE.
These being the relations between DR.. Living
stone and the government and the Royal Ge0gra-
to surmse that the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY
government with no guarantee for repayms mt
m the aor SsnS
at variance with the main body of the Royal Geo.
graphical al socety1hss not yet reyealed to the
Livingstone also states, in q letter sent through
Mr.: Stanley to private friend, that he wishes to
ing after him and "cutting him out" in finding the
Nile sources In Justice to his impending old age,
ing in reserve the capital i Which his abors have
accumulated geographical and, perhaps. mlnera-
logical knowedge-thOugh he Is not wen versed in
mineralogy) till the time shall come for realization
the same in the shape OF literature Were .e
now to let out in driblcts hts experiences the value
greatly detcriOrated. Yet to what other source In
his present position can he look for future provision
adequate for hi himself and his family Valuable
knowledge and In default OF recognized payment
he is fully Justified In keeping it till he can and his
own market for 1t.
NO ooMPANIoN-wHY
:, we now can surmlse reasons why. ON first enter.
oonepaenon de uoSage, lest such one should poach
upon his discoveries and prematurcly reveal them;
also why, when once his necessities had been re,
lieved, he laid such stress to Mr.. Stanley that all
approaching relief expeditions OF which he had got
scent by hearing of that OF Mr.. Young In 1867,
longer needed supplies and dsiiked super vision.
We can also surmise the contents Of
THE SEALED PACKET
sent by him through Mr. Stanley to his daughter,
and not to be opened till his return or DEATH For
similar reason we trace his objection to contlnu-
ing his Lualaba discoveries with even Mr. Stanley,
he contenting himself and soothing that gentle
mans curiosity by brief tour along the northern
end OF Tanganyika and Ruszi. From this same cause
his reports now meagre and contain very little
more than we already knew. from his letters from
Bangowolo in July 1868: After Mr.. Stanley had re-
lieved him some dole OF In formation was but due,
and this he complied probably with the assistance
Of his companion. WHICH accounts in that case for
many readers unjustly to question their anthem
ITCHY.
DOES NOT WANT CO-ExPLoRERs.
We may even now doubt whether he has not
thrown the public upon wrong scent as to his
next research, lest co-explorers should follow in
his trail. Possibly Mr.. Stanley knows more OF his
Intentions, is cogntzant Of his grievances, and of
the cause Of his reticence OF Information to the
verdi G1rSusy In the columns OF c1nttempoT
tenant Dawson to the Royal Geographical Society
from Zanzibar, via bombay, in which he Is made to
years longer in order to discover some under
ground villages at Rua;" and Mr.. Stanley denies
that he gave such information to Lieutenant Daw-
son. He is correct.
LIEUTENANT DAwsoN's TELEGRAM,
which was really that underground villages next
occupy Llvingstone's attention, and winch did not
mention Rua, was based upon information obtained
from Mr.. Stanley's advanced guard, who arrived
scenes than the outside world are now as to Liv.
ingstone's intontlons) let the cat out OF the bag
before their mouths were s soppeS TIN Iney wssS
expedition sought for them to interrOgate them
further they could not be found: The addendum Of
sequently appended to the original telegram,
founded, no doubt, upon Dr. Livingstone's mention
at RUM WITH asNu' aSs rVs rs
street. rIPs Ss;sa OcS Fms
1868. 1t is also possible that Mr.. Stanley may have
had, beside his wish to serve the interests of his
in the path of any who might wish to follow him
up. II DR.. Livingstone, as he is most fully and NOR
ally justified in doing, is boarding for the benefit Of
~ THE FRUITS OF HIS UNPAID TOLL,
he may not be ndsposed to treat for the sale OF his
some such proposal has passed between himselfand
Mr.. Stanley, and Is pending ratification, we can un-
Stanley 10 ' Keep at bay nterlopers who might spoil
the market; and, for aught we know, "The Water
shed and Troglodytes Of Central Africa, by David
through the medium OF New York publisher
CONDUCT THE LIVINGSTONE RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Having thus far traced the relations between DR..
Livingstone and the government and the Royal
| Geographical Society respectively, and having
not unrcasonablv point we nav Examine how far
this state Of affairs may have influenced the con-
| duct OF the Livingstone Relief Expedition" the
abandonment OF which ut the first blush appeared
so extraordinary.
why THE RELIEF EXPEDITION WAS ABANDONED.
plies-ir Or. Livingstone was in need OF tnem-Mr.
Oswcll Livingstone had family motives for wishing
to join his father and it will be no unfair revelation
OF private affairs to state that one primary reason
was to obtain from his father authority to make use
OF certain funds which he had SO locked up as TO be
out Of the reach of the family, and which were
now required for the family generally and the sons
own education. When the news came to Zanxlbar
that Dr. Livingstone was found by Stanley, Lieu
tenant Dawson came TO the conclusion that II the
funds at his disposal were really Intended Tor the
benefit of DR.. Livingstone, an i his necessities no
1,aS IN
the spirit Tor Which the British pubic had voted
supplies II he from hal mo,neat e.onOmiZcd them
for Dr.. IivingstOne's ben ft-expen,lln9 none in
geographical research watch would not only drain
the lund, but pc. sonaiiJ ilJure Dr.. Livingstone,
and returned as large balance az he could to his
the benefit OF the c:iplorcr but through the medium
OF his family. In sach a cas- the Royal Geographi-
Of Of their trust for the hehsit Of Dr. Living
stone and his family. No better test OF their bona
Of Dr. :G livingstone really at hcat they viii apply
the fund one way for his benefit If they cannot il
another. II, on the other hand they have onl,
used the name OF Livingstone as stalsinghors(
with the public under cover OF which to raise fund.
for gain ing possession of copies OF his notesvery
little of which is known to us'-and for the pur
pose of African exploration, then it Is possible tina,
they viii retain the funds entrusted to them and
apply them IN some future geographical survey
However, this question OF economy OF funds for DR..
| Livingstone s benefit may have been one reason lor
Lieutenant Dawson's Abandonment OF the search.
Anyhow, we are We believe, correct in stating that
| 1t was in consonancc with the views OF Dr. Living
| stones friends.
SECOND REASON FOR THE ABANDONMENT
can be found In the Admiralty order TO Lieutenant
! Dawson, giving him eighteen months leave OF
absence 10 search for DR.. Livingstone" Whatever
construction might be put upon the orders Of the
! Royal Geographical Society-wbethcr they were to
be Interpreted as requiring primarily the welfare OF
DR.. Livingstone, or, on the other hand geographi.
cal know!edge-the Admiralty order is clear. From
the instant that Dr.. Livingstone was found search
Nas at 81 snq Had Lieutenant Dawson under
taken eeograpnical survey ana zen nnaVor'aoiy
stranded inland from want OF supplies Oeyvi,u ms
eighteen months, he would have been open to
court martial Tor absence without leave.
< THIRD REASON FOR THE ABANDONMENT
| OF the enterprise must be merely conjectura. We
, have shown the real relations between Dr.. Living
stone and the Royal Geographcal s9.iety, and that
he refuses them his notes, and win not address
them as body. query, Lad Lieutenant Dawson
! sequently OF his position, as envoy of the Royal
Geographical society, towards DR.. Livingstone? II
! Ivy ON M q u n COZ N