The New York herald., 1872-11-27

heads was creditable to the people, and 1t was
OvERDO ADMIRATION
and generosity towards strangers than it was with
done, and to take care they did not overpay them
a cent. (Applause.) Great souls made great room
for men that were supposed to have great souls,
and II little souls came in at the door IL did not
make the place less splendid or the heart that
ceiyed them less noble applause Now they all
desired to take hold Of the hand that
last held that OF the noble Livingstone
and they also wanted to honor the pluck that went
after him and found him. 1t was not Africa that
gave to Livingstone his importance; there was
something better than the discovery Of the source
of the Nile, and that the of devotion that
lay within his soul. Livingstone was greater than
the source OF the Nile, and what he had done to assist
humanity was in itself worthy Of all his efforts in
all that he could do. But there was another thing,
which was worth rejecting upon. Perhaps
there was no other country in the world where
men who had made special investigation into such
matters, would have come together and heard so
much about the heart OF Africa but what was It in
that nation made up OF the kindred Of every other
nation and OF every CLINE. that was made up by
adoption from other countries-what was 1t that
people9 He rejOiced In the universally OF the
American people and In their desire TO know what
was going on wherever man was found. 1t was not
OF Asia nor Europe nor America; II was OF the
common soil Of this common world, generally in
habited by the common image OF God made out Of
the earth and blessed with His divine spirit, and
man was held dearer here than in any place ON
the face OF the world. Why was 1t that God
kept that quarter OF the world tAirica) shut
ups He supposed IL was for the same reason that
Asia was so long shut up alter 1t had once been
opened; for the same reason that China and Corca
were shut up. But these places would all have TO be
opened, and the gates OF humanity and civilization
could never he closed until the vast world and all
its inhabitants we're able to be cOnned and under
stood by all those under the planets. Africa had
stiil her great contribution to make to humanity;
she was one OF
THOSE GREAT COLONIES
who were to be kept in reserve, probably, and
brought out at the last moment, like some general
in reserve. 1t might be that Africa had contribu-
ti0ns in her bosom to make for the general use OF
humanity perhaps had connected with her history
characteristics which IN the end might prove essen
tial TO the rounding out Of that impartial
form Of humanity which had been represented In
the civilization OF the world hitherto. And if there
was place in the world that ought to have an
interest In Africa, a place which had been the
bone and sinew OF the principal wealth to another
country, and conceded at the same time the op-
portunty Of doing the principal wrong ever COM
mitted against most innocent set OF conscripts,
II was America What were we going to do to show
that we were not Iorgetful OF these two or three
millions Of people Of whom We had had the nse,
and whose lives bad been the road TO our wealth
and to the wealth OF this country Appause)
Thnt was question which he left them 10 consider.
The meeting then separated