New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-25

had found. as often before during long polltica
life, that when you offer advice to great pubic
servant he never takes it. 81 have to say to him
nowD continued Lord Houghton, as the represen-
tative of this Society, and believe as the repre-
sentative of public opinion in England. that he has
entirely mIsinterpreted minds; that he has
gwen to purely individual and accidental
form of opinion representative character:
and that nothing which has been said against
him represents the opinion of this Society" And
Lord llOughton added, still more emphatlcally, that
he trusted Mr.. Stanley would obitcrate from MS
mind these totally unimpOrtant lncldents, and re-
main content with his own great fame and the rec
ogntion the Society had given him. think all MI
Stanleys friends regretted that he had not seen
before how completely the Geographical society had
disavowcd his accusers, and how amply 1t bad en-
deayOrcd to atone for whatever wrongs II may nave
done mpreviously After Lord lloughtons speech,
at any rate Stanleys mouth ought TO be closed lle
cannot again identify the Geographical Society with
the few members of it who remain his enemies.
Americans must regret that on neither of the two
occasions when an lllusrious American was pub
licy honored in foreign country, was the Ameri-
can Minister present. On Both evenings Dir. Welsh
had engagements of a KIND which he thought I'M
perative. If he had been here a little longer .he
would perhaps have found 1t possible to excuse
himself from an official dinner without offence to
his host. There strong reason for his doing so
in the fact that Mr.. Stanlcy's opponents max
ing themselves beard at the time, and that some
part of the opposition was ayOwedly based on his
American nationality. Mr. Welslls absence, how
ever, was not due 10 any want OF sympathy WIN
his countryman. His letter declining the invitation
Of the Society was all that a letter could be, and
dare say he may vet find some means OF expressing
in n sill more significant way his undouDted good
will aud admiration for the great traveller. O. W. =
In concluding the speech ut Williss Rooms,
abOvcM Stanley said In general defence OF
my character and conduct will and say it whthe
most confidence that have lifted rie-swOrd
IS the GgIrative tcrm-for hire. The AngO-American
Expedition organized for the purpose Of an
nexaion or for the Acknowledgement Of any power Smok
ing villages and towns and charred relies OF humanity
made by at the bidding OF any sovereign
prince Neither did do battle for any selfish motive
have nicked rife with the number oil victims
that fell before its uncrring aim. nor laughed as
| told the story Of such deeds to sympltlhzlng
friends have always been under the impression that
a civil word takes man much farther i'll Africa than
aty force that could possibly lead into It, and have
acted conScrutiously according 10 that maxim used
what force commanded to punish the murder oi my
people or their attempted murder, but never To make
road through any country where the natives showed I'M
marty am sure ala my utmost to resist the attack and
punish them for their atrOciOus conduct had abui,
natives with whom have established amcahle relations
| am known n the white mau with the open hand
II 1 were tUCulrut. how is IL that have travelled
through 50 African lands without wars u It
possible 10 conceive man VINO loves mining so Wen
fo.cc them to fSht him. and Will make war against
5nO GO or TO- 900 Of people with handful OF men
Of their own color WHY wlc KIN iNs the native
Of Zanzibar knows well that ho Is Tie least III or hry
o cis, for such service follow such chief ior long
Il | were cruel DO you suppose that could have IN
stilcd desire to assist me To tie best OF thti ARMY
m the minds uf ms pcOpei Or II were calious' 30
you suppose that could have resisted tie desire TO SEQ
my friend, whom had not heard from since lci Idnz
bar IN 1874 and left my people to ilud their own
/ way 10 ZluZlbLTi
10! I have never ll'tcd my hand against my own
people The without just and sufficient cause
nave lost many 10y waiting To he attacked ana
have ENDANGERED life ana the liNr4 of my COM
auois White ami bnck SEVERAL times whilst endcAvor
ug 10 ~ cif the natives with gs and far words what
have douc NJ RJuhiich and other places on the We
trlh NyauZl and ON the kwan-C uiaha has been done
tosutSiyu.cc Where failed 10 make peace Livingstone
Nnuldhy fcd aud whe re- have made friendship with
uatl e.. made nrlacr and more lasting friendships than
even Iyincsonc himself could have made am animated
with purc love for Africa aud rs pure desire 10 I'M
prove ia Cord ton ever Livingstone was; ahd kho"
that am animated with rs high feeling OF duty 10 my
luwrc1T-s. AMI of charity "ud loihraiancc 10 poor
ignorant saNags ever any missionary was; but Wh"
am expected 10 racrt'e the lives Of my people, or my
own to sathfy tho bi00dth'r~y paat" OF n cdnhlha
protest ruphat iCIllY against H. Hnd disclln over nav
iug had any such intention. Ana for ANYTHING nave
done vii only say fufthcr that mold myself rspon
shle OF Is tO ny conscience and my country MY con
AcirHrC entirely acquts me. and my country mas h
proved my cOndnct by passing vote, oil thanks ia boh
uOl.c.. ApplaGscJ