The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-27

next application Of this mighty power Of the
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From the New York Mail, July 90, 1s72.l
There can be no question as to the genuineness
Of the letter which DR.. Livingstone has sent to Mr.
Bennett, In recognition Of the arrival OF the
HERALD's correspondent. There Ii the same sim
plicity OF style which has characterized all Of the
adventurous missionary's writings, and has given
them worldwide popularity. He could hardly
have depicted his des0late situation before the ar
rival OF Stanley In terser or more suggestive
phrases His dsappointments and trials had nearly
worn him out. II thought | was dying on my
feet" he says, and In SO saying tells more than
whole pages OF commonplace could have impaired.
His brief statement OF the results Of his long years
q clear conception OF the Interior Of Africa Evil
IDENTIFY all that remains for him to accomplish Is to
Inc nc hss and e & @
assuming review OF his labors without feeling pro-
found admiration for the zeal, energy, endurance
ana capacity OF the great explorer.
From the New York Express, July 20, 1871
II is to be presumed all doubt now, OF the bona
tde character of the HERALDs Livingstone Expedl-
ton will disappear, In the presence OF news direct
from the Doctor himsef-n the form OF very in
teresting communication, over his own name,
which appears in the Express OF this evening.
While our contemporary is entitled to all the credit
which should Justly attach to this extraordinary
feat of journalistic enterprise, cannot but won
der that the Doctor, while he was about IT, did not
produce letter more in Keeping than this Is with
II IL not altoge Their what mankind had a right to
expect from one who, having been lost to the sight
Of the civilized world SO long Is suddenly brought
tor Is genius however, and, like all great
geninses he has his little eccentrictles, and these
an enthusiast as he ever was In following up the
Nile to Its sources, and II perseverance 0vercomes
every obstacle" surely he cannot ultimately fall
From the New York commercial Advertiser, July
na 20, 1871
In DR.. Livingstone's letter to Mr.. Bennett there
Is O combination Of pathos, humOr ana gratitude
which irresistibly fascinates the reader and in
creascs the respect with which the adventurous
explorer Is regarded The pathos lies in his auslon
to the late editor of the HERALD, and to his own
disheartcning experiences; the humor, in his own
comical view OF the mishaps he has encountered |;
but 1t Ia evident that the steady pluck with which
he entered upon his perilous task has not been
shaken In the slightest degree. "In spite Of the
sore longing for home" he intends to "hnish up"
the work he has undertaken, and accordingly he
waves farewell to Stanley and the civilized world
generally, bows his thanks TO oil, and, singular,
turns his back and plunges again into
the dense African tungfes to hunt for. q
seventh hundred OF the long line OF watershed ae
Nile. His letter is curiosity in more ways than
One-and It has the further advantage OF restoring
mems faith In human nature, for shall we say
that very many persons have been inclined to jeer
at tho HERALD and to poke fun at Stanley? Let
all the carpers hide their diminished heads. There
Is but one HERALD, and Stanley is its profit. Yet
why nOt9 The triumphs OF American journalism
have passed into history for half the lifetime of q
generation. In the Italian campaign OF 1882 Mr.
Battle of Solferino to the New York Times in
which paper 1t appeared ten days In advance Of
the receipt OF the London Times containing the
same news. In the Abyssinian campaign, the first
intelligence OF the final victory Of the English was
RESPONDENT OF the New York HERALD. During the
FrancoPrussian war, o correspondent OF the TIT
0une impressed the Atlantic cable into his service
In order to send the fullest and best account OF
Of the great battles. And now the HERALD again
displays the energy which has made American
journalism the type OF liberal and we'll conducted
enterprise. These facts are worth remembering
for the honor Of the craft.