The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-11-18
Ghe Gbiboooux Sentinel.
SATURDAY, NOV. Is. 1887.
PAKIS LNYTtk.
Irregular Csrrrsrnndchce.l
Paris France. Oct. 9Th. 1SS.

teen etttsenthtlft 2rrtfrltitH, Iirli.d
irg NJ. DE- Brnzzo Sir Owen I.anynu.
81. Rahns. the Pie~ia. ut uf the G.n.ra
phiral Society. tolnnc! john Hwy. tn"
sniis-a,y OF the Sultan Of Zu.z:har aut.
Dir. J. E.. Parkinson The cnn,+lSa
ton was peculiarly interesting. iuas
much as the paints III dispute ln.iwr,o
Dir. Stan3"y ANA VI. tI. |; jazz, wr., au,
ply discussed. im;h gentlemen ryfrt-s
ing their .i.wS ~ ftr-v rs ,il"i: ~
sptc!lvr n;tn'r rrtmit. Nj. St#n'.y
WAS strong in his c""yirti.n that ,ht
object cf he Association Iuic.unfiun
ale, nnhrr whose ansrir.S h. has t>tni.
lls',r's trading s'a'i"n< on til" Gorge. l.
exclusively Humanitarian. aud tn t .v
e'yfiI;hS which il cal. ulaieh tu f. Ugh
en- Tie hatIte> must n"rr.-ari'v nj j
tate against the >nrcr~s ot the >~cli.,,.
for opening ur Central Africa to E.urc
pean civilization Mr.. Stani,y'> oh
ject h. l'r"u and J. to enlist HE sym
apa'i'!rS ct lie uative-, and ly rnyinc
th-'h Il fair price for their lahuf ant!
thti' commodities to make them feel
that they have an intrrr>t. i, ,,rm.c
pefAn'a' interest. in the presence "i
the white man. NJ. dc B,azz,'s ol,j.ci
has been simply 10 obtain Il c~ess;on u
terli'n,y for his nlon;e,l countr,
France. A. it is quite evident f.on.
Nr. Sian'"y's s,'aiYhtfo ward uarr,
tive that the native chiefs had not The.
slightest conception If the meaning Of
n document to which they are s,,.,
posed to have appended what i,
thought TO he their signature, the ce>
sion OF 'rrritory is absolutely illu-or,.
and the first Frrnrhm-n; who. on the
birth "f this snrro>ititious treaty, IL,
tempt +" establish themselves on the
northern bank IF StanLy Pool will in
fallibIy be massacred. F,auc- will
sheH hare m excuse for making An rH
pidition for the purpose Of averaging
the deaths Of their country mon. and
all the labor that has been employ~,i
BY Stanley i'll his thus far succ@.sfu! al
ttempt tn inspire confidence will have
been used in vain. No wonder that
the great explorer is iuitated at the
object to which he has devoted thu.
beat years of his life being TINS trust,n
ted simply in order to give Ar em,ty
satisfaction t" French national vanity.
III the French were to be the only or
or over the chief sufferers, the subjects
other countries. however much they
might deplo.e the righteousness o!
the step taken. would have nothing to
say in tf" matter. But the auimo-i,y
which has been already excited sgain>.
them will surely extend to the pioreera
OF civilization to what ever nationality
they may belong. MIR. Stanley ha~
strl'en for years to incn!>ate in I'll.
abofIS'nes an absolute respect for tn.
word OF Il white But where he ha,
vigorously taught them to expect a
friend, they will in future look for ~nne
mics who-e only object in exploring
their country is t" take away from
them their land. If the French were
to maintain their rights by force of
arms they would. for the iilest imagin
able object. get themselves into seriops
complifatlan with ali the European
Sites which here representatives on
the the Congo ; while if they were al
terwasds to abandon n claim iniudi-
ciously made in their name, they
would hear of their lags-to use Mr..
Stanieys graphic rh,ase-~bcing emplo
yed as law cloths by the nativ. chefs.
Mr.. Stanley and NJ. de Btazxa are per
s%onnaIly one of this Gi-pa'e. Mr.. Stan
leys intrn: only on his mission of car
TylDg civilization into the heart Of the
Dark Continent. lock. with natural hn,
ror On any attempt made from any
quarter to Illustrate his great design
N. de Brazz0 is ambitious of earring
the flag ofhis adopted country ~ far
possible into the wilderness, dreaming
possibly Of a younger France which
shall bear down his na,ne to tutor.
ages, and hoping to achieve diplomacy
the fame which his riya! has acquired
by lndomi;ab.e determination aud
pluck.