The New York herald., 1872-10-14
APRICA'S HERO.
Doctor Livingstone's Complaint,
Against Consul Kirk.
A Letter from stanley-He vindicates the Daunt-
loss Disooversr and Himself

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less Discoversr and Himself
The following characteristic letter nom the cor,
mander OF the HERALD expedition for the relief Of
the noble old man who is consuming the best years
Of his life under vertical African for the solu1
tion Of geographical problem which has puzzled
the ages, and for the exposure and breaking up Of
the Internal slave trade, appeared in the London
Times Of the S0th utimo:-
To THE EDITOR OF THE TINES.
SIR-You published o letter In one Of Your COLI
umns soon alter my arrival in England which was
honorable man. The letter to which refer was
prompted by one OF DR.. Kinks relatives, with
that had slandered DR.. Kirk, but to this cnarge
was SILENT as was perfectly well aware
sna I v1ngstones Letters SI0 would clear me
ttons l knew we'll that / had not deserved
them, and patiently oided the publication Of the
correspondence OF DIR. Livingstone with DR.. Kirk,
Tor on them would base my defence. Yet 1t h
matter Of wonder to me that though each OF the,
ing to me certain motives unbecOming gentleS
man. none has perceived that my defence has been
established by the appearance Of DR.. Mvingstones
own letters. Since the journals which were the
at taSked me se ea TO DO %
must perforce undertake the task myself, and
be clearly es that sve
at utji, where met DR.. Livingstone, November TO-,
DR.. Livingstone arrives at Viii October 10, with
his mind emblttered against the slaves who have
bafied and thwarted him and caused him that
weary march OF 100 miles under vertical sum-
and q tmere ruckle Of bones' from the sickness
which has almost driven him to deaths door.
That very evening Of his arrival at that lake port
he hears that he IL destitute that he has nothing
left Of that stock OF goods sent to him from Aanzl-
bar, that the man shereef has sold his goods for.
the long march, he indtes that letter, dated Oct0-
Der 80, 1871, which appeared IN your columns last
Lri xUhar hQ 1v Qd1 N n
trusty friend John Kirk" as ''Sir," and complains
OF how he has been treated by the men sent to him
Question.-How could possibly know anything
OF the circumstances 81 which ne complains anu
rom any Information received from me eleven days
before appeared In Ujij
adds pOstscriptuE, saying
regret the necessity Of bringing the foregoing very
unpleasant subject before YOU but have Just reSeyed
serious -. But you had recourse to slaves again.
mslned at sssamoyo four months or till the end Of
Question.-Does DR.. Livingstone refer to me when
he says zone Of those saves'' informed him
certainly compelled the slave to carry Living
stones letters from Unyanyembe to Viii, o.
would have done for any other benighted traveller
In the regions OF Central Africa and feel assured
that every Englishman Will say I did perfectly
right. When Livingstone asked me whether the
slaves story was Correct, corroborated him to
| the best Of my knowledge and belief: Hence the
proseriptum to that complaining letter which
caused Dr. Kirk to declare IN my presence that he
would never assist DIR. Livingstone again except in
Question. that mild complaint of DR.. uv.'
ingstone justify DIR. Kirk in making that vi0lenr
declaration that he would never assist MIN again
ttsave in an official capaCityY"
In INV opinion it does not; and cannot think the
| friendship to ever have been very great to have
says the adage, "He is good friend who win par,
don his friends errors, but he is better who takes
no notice Of them." Had DR.. Kirk said to himself,
"Well, it seems Livingstone is angry with ME now,
but 1t will be all right when ne comes BACK" any
e n Ssen M and esre
| up as soon as the old traveller would appear az
Zanzibar. For DR.. Livingstone is man 50 sol full % o
gratitude for the slightest service done to him thao
! his nature would never permit him to rest UNDER
an obligation without acknowledging 1t at once
and II he was thoroughly convinced that man had
done him service no man or body Of men could
make him believe otherwise.
Questlons-Has Dr. Livingstone no right to CONF
the British Consul at Zanzibar ntrusts his supplies
to @ rssCn yes over and over again al o
right to complain after such noncompliance with
his wishes, which cost him nearly two thousand
miles OF travel, when at his age every hour and
Let iairJudging English gentlemen and fathers
away from their own homes read those
letters OF Dr. Livingstone again and ask
a like case-f they could have resisted the
temptation to state their grievance and complain.
Let them ask themselves Il they could have con-
tanned their feelings and complained in such mild
terms as Or. Livingstone has. Has DR.. Livingstone
deserved to be called demented or s0ured, because
he complains that the inability OF Dr. Kirk to assist
/ him has cost him two thousand miles of travel
How many OF your readers would not have poured
Naming anger and bitter reproachess Yet Dr.
! Livingstone employs the mildest terms, and the
that rigid address, .,r.H Is that ia monosyisbic
word SO very awful as to merit in return violent
declaration that all friendship s severed; that in
iuture Dr.. Livingstone must help himself the best
But permit me, sir, through your columns, which.
On fo 90 lIlUn nv ulxr
the afflicted and the unfortunate, to plead with
you for the sake Of the unfortunate traveller, Dr.,
that the ilustrious English traveller has incurred
great personal danger through his bold revelations
anger OF the Banians ana Arab slave dealers that
must now vent itself against your worthy country
man Is the fate that overlook M. Maizsn, Baron
Won der Decken, DIR. ROseber forgotten Are the
perifs that the explorer Burton incurred totally
obliterated from your memory 2 II not, may ask
II this is the time for coldhearted official sympathy
at Zanzibar ?
Once more, sir, before I conclude. Dr. Kirk
mentions the word .slave chains' frequently in
his letter, as if with desire to reflect upon the
humane character OF Dr. Livingstone. plead
Se best Of the ana
securing his deserters and that In future he should
carry one with him for their punishment. OBJ
serving the great moral effect OF this instrument
OF punishment upon my men, he requested
me to procure him one, and he promised
to compel the obedience OF desperate char
acters You must be aware that chain in a cara
vi He&TOeS Ill central Africa Is as necessary as
q jail in England. Because q man takes a slave
chain with him 1t must not follow that faithful,
good men suffer by it, England is not regarded as
being more cruel than other countries because she
possesses such fine prisons as Newgate and Pen-
tonville; % nor must Dr. Livingstone be regarded as
his life preached and professed because he Is about
TO carry slave chain with him for the moral effect
1t produces the minds of the refractory and
deserters. remain, sir, your obedtent servant,
HENRY N. STANLEY.
LONDON, Sept. %, 1872
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