The New York herald., 1872-08-30

The Genuineness OF the Herald's Let
tcrs from DIR. Livingstone Again
Proved-What Must Prevail.
We have carefully followed the various
phases of douh1 which have afflicted some stub
born people regarding the Livingstone letters.
Wherever these incredulities seemed based
upon honest and sincere motives we have met
and overthrown them without any harder feel
ing than an occasional one of pity; where, on
the contrary, as will happen while man is an
animal prone to malice and envy, incredulity
took the form of contumacious, albeit igno-
rant contradiction, we have allowed it to eat
itself without in any way helping the hard
digestive process. We have noticed the steps
in this process in many instances, and are con-
tent to say now that except few insigniA-
cant gnats of the press, whose trade is vitu-
peration of a microscopic kind, even the con-
tumacious will be moved to repentance, or,
what is the same thing to us-to silence
In the first moments of this journalistic
triumph for civilization the HERALD presented
absorb the entire merit of the enterprise. The
event proved doubly that we were not mis-
taken in so doing. Statesmen, scientists and
journalists abroad, while duly complimenting
this journal, showed unmistakably their ap-
probation of the feat by affirming that it was
one of the results of a vigorous press system
native to America, and America only. In ask
ing our American contemporaries to share our
success we did SO only at the moment when it
was assured and here again we did not mis-
judge the spirit of true American journalism.
The extracts which we have from time to time
published from the best conducted papers in
the United States breathed broad, gener-
Gus spirit of recognition, and exhibited in
their lines feeling of conscious pride that
it was an American journal which had thrown
valuable light on subjects dear to the heart of
civilization-namely, the safety of long-lost
hero of humanity, and the secrets Of dark
ened Continent, yet, with Gods help, to be
opened up to light and progress. In face,
therefore, of the present discussion about
handwritings and personalities, we refer with
great pleasure to extracts from other papers to
be found in another column, which place the
question in its proper light, stripped of quib-
blings and paltry side issues. The New York
Times, ina frank editorial, does not hesitate
to avow it's confidence in the narrative of our
correspondent, upon the sensible ground that
when once fact is indisputably established
sit is all nonsense to listen to malicious
thereof.
Our position on the matter is very simple
that Of supporting what we have placed before
the world as the truth, after the most satis-
factory evidence to ourselves that it was so.
AS truth in such cases must prevail, it has
gratifed, but not astonished us that accumu-
1ating evidence is being placed il our hands
by disin4erested individuals, whose s 1P5asfpose,
in common with our own, is to confirm fact.
The following letter from a scientific gentle
will be interesting to our readers -
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY's ROOMS !
COOPER INSTITUTE, New YORK,
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
DEAR SIR have compared the original letter OF
DR.. David Livingstone, addressed to James Gordon
Bennett, ESQ.,, Jr with an originate ofDr David
Livingstone, dated River Shire, in Africa, January
American Geographical Society, and do not hesi-
tate to pronounce the handwriting of those two
letters to be Identical.
E. r. STRAzNICKY, Recording Secretary.
In yesterdays HERALD we laid before the
public the testimony Of a gentleman acquainted
with DR.. Livingstone and his handwriting in
1866. The letter addressed to the Ameri-
can Geographical Society, produced by Doctor
Straznicky, exhibiting the same strong pecu-
larities OF handwriting, was written in Janu-
ary, 1862; these make up a chain Of evi-
dence which, outside other corroboration,
would be strong enough to establish the genu-
ineness of the letters, certainly against the mali
cious and mercenary tattle Of On obscure
being whose brief notoriety is purchased
through a public confession of his own
shame.
The Management OF BlackwelPs Is