The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-28


Truly this is very extraordinary state u
affairs, even for Mexico.
The Fame OF tho Herald's Explorers
Homorio Struggles for HIS Birth
place.
In the interval which must elapse before the
arrival OF Stanley, the HERALD explorer, with
his full details Of the Livingstone expedition,
the press OF England end America are interest
ing themselves about his birthplace and other
interesting information to help out biogra-
ply. AS the gallant gentleman who has done
such good service to civilization in the
HERALD's name hopes to appear in
the flesh among US once more, the
resolving of these stupendous doubts might
safely be deferred awhile. Naturally.
the first presumption was that he was Ameri-
can. He was born within bowshot Of Bunker
Hill. His grandfather and granduncles ''fit
right through the Revolution" and one of his
relatives, disguised as an Indian, was con-
cerned in the affair which turned Boston
harbor into good-sized teacup. Hence, it
has been alleged, the success with which he
gets on with colored people. His ancestry
was traced back to Margaret Stanley, the
Queen of Man. He was also born in Ohio,
and his ancestors were linked with Cooper's
Misunderstanding, and were the boon COM
panions Of Daniel Boone he himself having
studied wild craft under Kit Carson and
Buffalo Bill. He also first saw the
light Of day in the Old North
State, where they have called county
after his forefathers, and the credulous natives,
like the vandals that they are, have already
carried off an entire log hut as relics Of the
HERALD explorers first explorations in life.
The Kanucks put in claim that one Of his
ancestors was under the leadership Of Jacques
Cartier in his second voyage up the St Law
renee over three hundred years ago, and, in
proof Of the family having remained in the
miserable country, the name of Stanley has
been frequently noticed, they say, in the police
records Of the period for too successful trading
with the habitanas and their neighbors, the
Indians. They could not afford to claim the
glory Of his nativity among them, but they
should attempt to slur his fame with the
national characteristics. Taking up this
hint, the French papers boldly assert that the
Canadians are in error that Stanley is cor
ruption of Stanislaus that the last King Of
Poland Of that name had several descendants
who settled in France that they were present
at the demolition of the Bastile, and one Of
them held the plank on which Maillard was
passed out to receive the surrender of De
TJo fa6 10 ha ont hiYroco
on pole, to show his racial extraction. This
was denied him, and to show his adventurous
spirit he ransacked every cabaret on the way to
his home at Montmartre, until he became
fearfully drunk on his booty; hence the
term-soA CONNIE un polonais This was
the grandfather Of the HERALD's hero. Ire
land puts in its claim, of course, as it did to
Garibaldi, though it detested him. It could
not resist the temptation. When q Scotch
! Iiaapg sela his name was Carrot Baldwin, itre-
torted BIZ say:. Il w.s Baldwin Garry and the
7Thief O. the world was born hear 49,. e TOOK %
Cashel. This time they locate their 'son Of
the sod in that part of the island known az
'the black North" significant to begin with.
He was sheepstealer's son near the Giants
Causeway and his youthful hours, in
the intervals of eating the neighbors'
mutton, were spent wondering where
that marvellous causeway could lead
to, and where were the giants that built itp
'sThis early training Of mind and liberal forti-
fcation of body fitted him to follow the giant
Livingstone over the African causeway to the
heather which the great explorer was build
ing" Wales next puts in its claim, and although
the Welshmen are self-respecting enough to
omit any reference to the traditional Taffy,
they take holder ground than any of the rival
claimants. The Carnarvon Herald, with COM
placent effrontery (for steady old paper),
thus puts the case of Wales:-
Mr.. Stanley, the special representative OF the
NEW YORK HERALD, is young Weshman, who was
born thtrty-two years ago In the town Of Denbigh.
and keeps the public house known as the Gross
Foxes" st. Asaph. STANLEY" Is not the real name
adopted the name Of Stanley before emoarkins
upon this daring expedition, and doubtless he had
some special reasons for doing so. This youth was
brought up in poverty and under the frown OF unfa
vorable worldly circumstances like the majority OF
the children OF enterprise and genius. He emf
grated to America where he became one OF the re-
porters Of the NEW YORK HERALD, &c.
ne rs, uO uuuDt, dISu Ichtcu 10 WILLARD
Williams, Evan Evans, Jones ap Jones, Thomas
Thomas and the rest Of that branch of the
Celtic family.
We refrain from going any further with this
knotty question, but it shows how history 10
peAts itself. Homers ashes were scattered on
the winds. The blind old Maonides had been
forgotten while in the immortal glory of his
song, as the gorgeous gold and blue and GRIM
son Of sunset on the Egean Sea might make
raptured dreamer forget the Sun himself in
the brilliance of his afterglow. Yet time
came when the cities of Greece and Asia
Minor and the Isles contended for
the palm of his birthplace. But they spoke