The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-16

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centre oil his work In exhaustlng the exploration o
the 'watershed' OF Central Africa. This was tht
commission entrusted to him BY .sir Roderick, ,
and he does not intend to return until he has fully
discharged it. 1t may seem TO us that he has little
to do IN order to complete this work-only hun
then to visit the abled source OF the four waters
and see what truth there Is In the oldw0rld inf0r
it has already taken him to do what he has done we
may feel assured that his estimate OF the time re
CURED to complete his discoveries cannot be an
But suppOsng. as we have heard people inquire,
that he does discover the " watershedn-what then
and our children viii know little more about the
rivers OF Africa than we have yet known Perhaps
the u natural one but It's naturalness does
not deprive IL OF It's somewhat forgetful character
There Is no knowledge OF the present day that has
been SO useful In converting to Christianity the
knowledge. Here ignorance is only fear and dis.
couragement. Neither traders nor, as o rule, Chris
tan missionaries care to tread untrodden ground
how they can get there what is the character and.
what the capabilities OF the country Simply and
solely because we have never known this In
regard to Central Africa, Central Africa Ia what
T Il and what Dr. Livingstone describes Il as
use Of that iniormstioni The explorations Of
ccveries Of the great lakes rom which, but, prob
ably, also through which, the Nile nows will most
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missionaries through the lumber Of independent
pored district south OF that what is has been or is
nsnG done for the north he win probably ssts6
hundreds Of miles through the great lakes,
and beyond them down past the centre OF
the south, whence. he has come, and from
the west where he will return. This country
he w nsys up after what has
vellous field for Christian and commercial enter
prise win be given to US or to those who may choose
future OF Africa as the result OF these discoveries ia
enough to dazzle the dullest Imagination. Steam
boats may run through her vast lakes and rivers;
railways may clasp the whole Continent; wheat
cotton and cattle enough for the whole world may
be grown there; towns and villages may rise, and
God may be preached That hitherto unknown
the the richest on the face Of i the globe. All
we have wanted to open II up has been just
that knowledge which DR.. Livingstone is now &C.
quiring
unfortunate results Of the expedition Of the Royal
Geographical Society. More information Is wanted
before any one can say who is to blame, but OF
ciety must be deeply chagrined and disappointed
at what has taken place; Their expedition was, II
aa NJ mas At ea y
control 1t Ia disappointing to all Of US that 1t should
be so. Nevertheless, let US swallow our feelings
ageOus and adventurous American whO single
handed, has done all that was requlred-the wei
come that DR.. Livingstone, ut least would have US
give him.
From the Manchester Examiner, July SOL
Few things could have given more heartfelt salts
faction to Englishmen than the assurance Of the
safety OF DR.. Livingstone, and the gratitude we
owe to Mr.. Stanley for having brought to us the
welcome tdings is o debt which will be paid with
ccio, lOuU ho1 olop with MT
the receipt of any authentic information respect
ing our great explorer. We had diligently sfted
every scrap OF rumor that had reached US from
runaway Arabs or from caravans arriving Mt Fan
zibar, and were thankful to feel persuaded that
the balance of conjecture leaned to the more
favorable view; but nevertheless as month after
month rolled away without any authentic
tidings from Livingstone himself It was
hard to Danish from our minds the worst
misgivings, and at length the conviction
was openly expressed that we should see our Illus
trious countryman no more But such q life was
not to be lost without effort being made to clear
up the mystery which surrounded its fate. 1t
might he that Livingstone was not dead, but only
reduced to inactivity by the want of means either
to return or to prosecute his researches Or, per-
haps he had fallen into the hands OF hostile tribes
and was pining in bondage looking wistfully for
Qeuvcra0Ce. uncertainty III BuCu circumstances
was intoerable 1t was felt that the nation would
be unworthy Of itself, and still more unworthy OF
its distinguished son, II no attempt were made to
rescue him II living or at oil events to know the
worst. While we were doubling and hestating 1t
was announced that correspondent of the New
YORK HERALD had been commissioned to undertake
the task and had already left Zanzibar to prosecute
his researches. We gave but little credit TO the
news. It looked like Hash in the pan got up In
the interests OF scnsatiOnalism and 1t seemed al
most absurd for O newspaper correspondent to I'M
dcrtake so vast and indefinite an enterprise. Our
arrival on the coast; OF delays that were judged
necessary to ensure Its success; OF large prepara
tons that were being made in order to supply the
necessities OF the iustrious traveller In the event
of his being discovered, and we were beginning to
grow impatient for further progress when all ut
once the news reached us that the newspaper cor
respondent had cleared up the mystery Mr. STAN
ley had found DR.. Livingstone, had lived with him
for several months, had supplied him with money
bearer of letters from the Doctor himself
We owe Mr.. Stanley an apology for the way IN
which his first communication was received. His
description OF tho battle fought along the road OF
his solemn entry into Ujiji and his first interview
with Doctor Livingstone certainly savored OF the
grotesque, and some OF the indels OF the press sug
gested that the whole affair looked like fabrica-
ton. This scepticlsm has been most agreeably
punished. We have now to admit that the incred-
lille is to be believed, that the impracticable has
been accomplished, and that the energy and the
enterprise Of Great Britain have been anticipated
and Outdone by the lberality OF New York Jour-
nalist, and the pluck and skill OF one OF "tfosc
newspaper people" whose services he had the dis.
cernment 10 secure. ACCOMMODATING MI. STANLEY on
his une xampled achievement He has added new
laurels to the press. lie has shown that hero Of
the pen can also be indefatigable and courageous
as q man OF action, that he can fight and organize
as well write. We freely admit that those pass
ages in MS first communication which struck us as
rather meodramatic derived their CHARACTERISTIC
qualities from the enthusiasm which alone could
have carried him through the difficulties Of his I'M
paralleled undertaking, and that what he has &C
tually achieved far surpasscs In the real elements
OF wonder any Of the marvellous incidents which
he has narrated. We can promise him an enthusi-
astc reception In this country ana whlle we giady
acknowledge the obligations under which
he has laid US we shall be none
the less ready to admit those indirect
claims" which may be urged on behalf OF the
United states. In the person OF one OF their most
prominent citizens they have rendered US vau-
able service and sent thrill OF Joy through every
English household. We prefer, however, to regard
the obligation as one conferred upon our common
| race, and az q pleasing proof OF the substantial
identity OF two Kindred nations. Livingstone is
object OF interest 10 the whole OF the civilized
! world, and his labors are MS well appreciated
among the lettered and Intelligent classes 10