, 1877-12-31

on. and Legitimate commerce Will .oon {!nw
along tht; pafhwafs hitherto. srrinklcsl With
commencement Of new IRA IN the Fclatinns he.
tween heatllcnisn anil civilization. and 1t should
make incvitnhIe tic dettio n! the British tinr-
crnnaent to adopt sucf' energetic tneaaHrct tur
t!uus in giving aofetv to tho whites On the one
liatll ntHl in SECURING Just treatment IT the
natives on tic o'hcf.
The way In wfliei, England has sought 10 al
tain tiitso er!1s ~ tl'e tea-'oast Is capable Of
life and property ha. not usually bcea looked
to untti aftcr they have been endangered. Out
RACES hare been t'lniatcd rather than prevented.
The trading ntlvcnturcr hns preceded tho civil
and military authorities. and he has tt0 oitc,,
hren the instrument Of oppression. as weti rs
its victim. the WRONGS have not been all TIL
nnc side, and the aslnlIn,stration OF punishment
has often fallen III the innocent ctjuo'Iy with
the guilty. TiIrsc evils have tcen inherited
with the srstcn--a systcin w!dc1, grew out Ut
tic Efforts IL rtrlrces OIL established wrDny hut
which IL mt applicable to tho conditions u ~
teTrsnirsc With ncwis-openct!.ur rexiot.. The
question then ariGcs i,t,w Enginnl rhotlsl pro-
cecil tn discharge tllc duties arising from rcsr,on
abilities which have ilcvolscd 0u her. The
problem ID not ,liflleu't of solution when the
circumstances are clearly perceived and kent In
view. The maintenance of urdcr, the distenI-
Ut commercial enterprise sh,u!si bc Initiated
and carried On BY cluaf stcpa, - that they may
oil ht,uliAl1 by mutual ettutHrAtl0h ad ntett'c.
pcndcncc. The t!rAt merchant vessel 1auntlcsl
should, on its trat trip, he under the cotivnY o!
All AtncI steam iat,clt, 10 that the natives
should tmye It nlnuc clear to them from Uut-
ret that they tn,,st lay aside nll Iopes Of obtain
Ing any advantage by other mems than fair
dcnlfnH. Thu missionaries iAve t,een tho
t,orccrs on tho lakes ntd theT will not lnr be-
hind on tho rivers, ~ that the ttrcc allies,
good-wilL order. and lMlaetrs, may bc
rcgtot,-thls newest wort,i---nrc thus OF
the brightest, hut all depc,ris IN
prompt recognition b. our Government Of tho
| rak throughout tie xhote e1seat o, lttani South
Africa, from thu Cnpe to the outlet Of the Al
bert Nyanza, and from tl,e peak u kilamaniara
u, the lower falls Vt the conVo. The frat cost
sootilel hy tI'c confederation that ere long the
protectorate should be made reli.surpurtinr.
| TIC prospects, arc efen such a. to warrant tho
taisinR Of loan to te eventually repaid by
be developed. There is no need to 10 anything
in hurry; but settlemcnt IT tho principles u
actfUt. the initiation Ut definite pocv, should
be determined upJn md tnade known to tho
by way Of y spcclal pleading objection Tint the
| latest discoveries aEs INT british. tho use by
HtunGy of tho Unlnn Jack having hecn forbid
den by thc Foreign Qllicr. but tho disability
| tHu6 3tnpofeu ut0H hIth 1lAu reference only "a
the abusc ot the ilaE I'll Ills contests with the
native races. The precautiou was wisely tnketi,
and the prohibition was founded on the inds-
putabte principle that no individual car assuu,c
| II sovereign prcro9at!yc ntlcn ttas not bccn del
egatctl tn HIN. The tutcrtltcti0n does not In the
least alter tho character Ut the discoveries, cs.
peelallv as they arc so CONNECTED with the r.,
suits achieved by previous British. explorers
that their united work tnust be dealt With Us
whole. Blu. even II the United States were tt
claim share In tho responsibilities aud atlran
inE on the Livingstone, tl,c rlatm might witt
advantauc be cobcc.lcd. II the new rcElou i.
not to be exclusively English, It would. under
1otns sprotcctoratc,b be more broadly 1'an.AnRllran
American rHs banchss Of t6e raes as would M .Ir
| cutnstaucc Ut happy omen, tor It ID time thai
tlIclr estrlngemcut, arising frota the family
quarrel at the ctoso Of last century, should b.
brought to closc.