The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-03
THE UNITED STATES OF CoSG0.


Traveller Stanley explained through
the columns of the European press
the object of his long and wonder
ful labors, after a fashion that Sc
cured him Immediate sympathy
even among many previously IN
antagonism to him. The project
of Stanley has already been made
public to American readers; but
recapitulation OF its main features
with details, will have 1T this mo-
'Inent timely interest, while the
energetic voyager is striving to
obtain the aid and encouragement
of the various Powers.
As stated in recent interview,
the international Association,
which Mr.. Stanley represents, has
been working in the shade, keep.
ing secret It's purposes; but now
that the preliminary work has been
accomplished, the object Of that
work may be fully stated. This is
nothing less than to be found in
the Congo Territory a free inter-
national OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
the commercial enterprise Of all
civilized nations-Americans, En-
giish, French, German, Dutch,
Italians, Greeks, Spaniards, etc.
Fifty native tribes have united in
signing the necessary treaties for
the formation OF this confcdera-
ton, to be controlled by Europe
and America. These tribes conf
prise = black or colorcd population
of no less than forty millions of
souls-which fact speaks very
highly for the magnitude of the
undertaking. There appears to be
no doubt in Stanlcy's mind of OBJ
tanning the consent and co-opcra-
ton of all the great powers,-ex-
cepting Portugal, which persists
in claiming the larger part of the
territory she has never been able
to colonize OF to utilize CONNER
cially. However, the eXtravagant
claims of Portugal will be ignored.
"Nh the arrangements have
been completed" says Mr.. Stan
ley, "wc shall lay down the blue
flag with its single golden star.
which is the flag of the Interna-
tienai African Association. end
will say to Europe and America ::
Now appoint for this country,
where all your citizens can settle
without rivalry of race, special
commissioners such as those of
Dalmatia, or the comptrollers OF
the Egyptian or Tunisian delta in
former times; and so compose a
European commission, which be-
ing supported by the certain adhe-
sion of the native chiefs, will be
the government. Thus in few
months you will have created a new
power in the world, Il new State.
whose muiti-colored flag remains
to be devised, and which will be
called The Free States Of Congo" .
The capital of the new state will
be Stanley-Pool; and govern
ment will be organized upon 8
plan somewhat similar to that OF
| the United States. The native
chiefs will all be subject to the
central government, to be compo-
sed of the delegates appointed by
! the United States and the variou;
European powers. Each nation
| will send its own emigrants; and
| in short, Stanley conccives of moth
ing less than building up in Congo
civilization tremendous in it.
!, energies, multiform in its eie
ments, colossal and rapid in it.
methods, which will create in on'
of the richest portions of tic Afri
can continent such IA network O.
) railroads and such chains of indus
trial cities as now cover the CONT
nent of North America. The his
tory Of American civilization Is t.
BE repeated in the Free States o
Congo.
; The dream Is gigantic, grandios
worthy of the typical America!
mind; and in the nineteenth cen
, tury we are commencing to bellev
that all things are possible Ih
climate is not considered scrlou
obstacle to the realization of til
I project ;-draining, clearing, cul