The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
TIE HERALD AND DR.. LIVINGSTONE
From the Newark Journal. Feb. I'LL

tFr0m the newark journal, FeD. l7.J
This, truly, Is the age OF marves, and so rapidly
do they come upon us, one alter the other that we
have scarcely time to ponder over and realize the
marvellous IN one event before another breaks in
and in turn absorbs the attention Of every reflective
mind. No age has witnessed such q brilliant ka.
leidOscope OF remarkable events as ours. We
have almost become stoics-caOus minded, so TO
speak-from the constant change from one marvel
to another. Nevertheless there are occasions when
the most indifferent cast aside their st0iclsm and
unite with the herd in the interest felt and mani
tested in some new event. These occasions It must
be confessed, are rare and when they do come we
may De sure they are worth wondering at and
talking about The latest marvel Is in the news
paper world and Is the organizing and equipping at
an enormous outlay by single newspaper establish
ment expedition to search out In the interests of
science and humanity the great African explorer,
DR.. Livingstone.
This is an epoch in journalism, and 1t should be,
as indeed 1t is the pride OF the American press that
the honor OF creating this epoch belongs to lead
ing American Journal-the NEW YORK HERALD. 1t
is nothing new In the history or this remarkable
paper for gigantic journalistic idea TO be devel-
oped and carried out but OF It's later master strokes
none is SO positively startling In the idealistc
breadth and grandeur OF its scope as this Living
stone exploring expedition, under the command Of
the gifted and courageous Stanley Il is the crown
ing point OF the HERALDs enterprise. Had Liv-
ingstoae been an American the world would have
marvelleo at the expedltionary IDEA; but, being q
British subject, we are lost In admiration at the
sweeping spirit OF hberaty made manifest in the
matter
To realize the immensely Of this newspaper prof.
ecs the reader should bear IN mine that the Doctor
Is not only British subject, but British offlcial-
Her Britannia Majesty's Consul for Central Africa,
hofa I'M 1ofa ITO, In
In England OF the Doctor prior to stanleys report
Is under date OF May 80 1869, nearly three
years ago. Livingstone then reported that the
work still before him was to collect the lakes he
had discovered that he mad intended to explore
lake to the westward OF Tanganylka, in the Man.
yema country, and thence TO complete his labors,
but he s0rely In need OF men and supplies. The
Arab traders interested In the slave trade were
anxious to thwart him. and no one would take
charge Of his first letters. He mentioned having
written thirty-four letters, which had been lost.
year later the British government voted 81, 600 to
send supplies and assistance to the Doctor these 1t
is presumed, never reached him. Since then, until
very recently the British government nor the
British people took any further tangible interest in
the matter. The Doctor was abandoned to his
tate. IL was then That the representative newspa-
per OF America rushed to the relief OF the apan.
doned explorer. The first news OF this Heradic
expedition reached us SIX or eight weeks ago, and
recognized the spirit OF enterprise thereby MANI
Tested, and expressed che warmest admiration.
But OF all the tributes paid the HERALD In tnis mat
ter the greatest and most significant was tele-
gram flashed over the cable from London on
wednesday and printed In the Journal of that
afternoon. The telegram was as follows:-
LONDON, Feb. Ia, 1872.
The English expeditonary force commissioned to
search for Dr. Livingstone IN the interior OF Africa
has taken its departure from London the necessary
funds for its support and contingent expenses hav-
ing been subscribed since the initiation OF
the movement by the Royal Geographical SO ciety,
An American newspaper shamed the British PEG.
pie into this effort, not by hgh-soundIng editorial
verbiage, but by quiet and effective action. Ac-
Is herein SO thoroughly demonstrated by our
contemporaries active triumph II nothing
more than is already known should come
OF the HERALD expedition, enough has al.
ready been accomplished to command Tor
contemporary the proudest position yet achieved
by any newspaper In what Is called 'rhe fourth
estate ;" put which Is fast becoming the first. All
honor to the journal whose founder and proprietor
Is justly entitled TO be caled the Father Of American
Journalism, and that means Of the world. What
the venerable Morse has accomplished tor the cleo
trio telegraph the whte-halred septuaQenarian
Bennett has for the newspaper press.