The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-02-23
I:cw STANLEY wcr!i Dispose Of africa.

NJ recent meeting a.. th' Eritl-N
association. Mr.. Johnston read portions
Of lorcr which h, had received from
Mir ifAD STANLEY. dated Lcopoldyillc.
Stanley Pool. yuly - 1883. After
mentioning The draihs.oi two explorers.
n Belgian and Fras.h missionary. hc
wrote. "You have amused mc with
,onr remark upon thcsroriueue>c.
hope you will not be tempted bv tha
sclf-intercstcd ho.riiaiity.ot the Portn-
fir~e ~ give your vote that the Congo
nll be- given tn them. IL England bat
aii- little she will see sufficient calie
Judge that she has ~ much right as
~ other nation which ouly seeks 70 en-
nldc British trade from this outlet To
n,ral African trade. Despite every
,gnv~tication Ia the contrary. this
Scr will Yet redeem the lost continent
itself IL forms "A sufficient prospect:
when You consider IT, magnificent
',u,arics. which flow on either side,
ing wccss to civilization To- wha,
,'carcd hopelc~siy impcnc,rabic few
ars ago. Tao reality of the general
iJlity aud b.,w.it Ia these dark tribes
aud nations fills the sense with admira-
ton. Every step make increases my
enthusiasm for my work aud confirms
my first impressions. Give ! .Op0 miles
io the main channel. 800 to H.. kwango,
i20. 10 Lake Mnntenba. 800 70 the
Mobimbru. probably $40 to the kaissai,
500 tn the Sankuru. 300 to the Aru-
wiai, and 1000 more To undiscovc,.l
degrees. for there is abundant s;fa.H
'o cVnccdc ~ much. and You have i..j.'N
,uilcS of natigahlc water. such "a
ample basin. with such mileage and
rav,ga,ion. with i;s unm.neired re-
sources. would You bcstoH - a dover
vN,a such pcorlc ~ the Portuguese.
'sNn wuuli hut, seal i, T. l!ir silence oi
=: - coming centuries? NoUli yuu rob
4 s'naturai hirihriahi uf tie ul,isn, of
h Fslishmrn YET 20 issue @ccNin% homes
.siiar to those which their iorc,a;her>
n IN the Americas and The iu,.ic>?
.l.Jwhat? j. thc}robu.t Empire called
ae fsritish in il wanc that yo, viii pu, a
l,n't 70 it, growth? Such an idea u
s'aipiy s'.lf-nurdcr and.;i present confcs-
sion ~ impotence.
''Follow tn dictates of nature. a.
in ni;eG 30 with na'uns, nature il tho
beet mi lc. Statistics 'cll ~ that Eng
li>hmco are increasing fas:, that ships
are building more and more every NeIr.
thai trade is extending. iha; the rc.cuue
i augIiieiitinr. t"at colonies ;.ro form
ing. tiat,wealth necessarily flows from
all landss to England. that education
creates thousands daily of men iii t.
cope WITH life's best work. NAMELY. 10
thrive aud multiply and We are well
aware tharfthc present Government is
I'll 4
direct and sn,antain the force Of tile ma
iion. Then why lock the gates III
promising iisad against yoursclf9 Keep
The gates open: let him who, .sc,iSs IA
enter do o. N1thont let or hindruncc,
aud leaycs Il tb time. Time Will teach
the British GDvcrnment where its inter.
cst lies. Mcaueimc observe your treaties
with the native chiefs Of Lowce Congo;
protect thcul a. you promised to tho
chiefs =" far buck rs lsl5 through your
naval officers. III you deliver these lco-
pie into the hands of the Portuguese,
the pas, rs well As well rs the present
teaches us wiut ~ expect. Nou deliver
them soul ynd ~ body u, he'll and
slavery. SO avoid The ;mputation Of be-
ing false and faitlatss. proclaim pro-
trctora,c over the Congo. and preserve
these Your people frdm their prc,cntin,-
pending fate. The;very iuca that va
are fresh from work Will give what ou'
say an importanc..r ,.cnd one hand 10
the present movc,usM 90 tad neither
French nor Portuguese nor AM ether
particular nation shnlldcirnud Englanl
of her rights and privil.' =, in Africa in
broad dal light II was Livingstone, an
Eagl! .hman. who di>ep,errd this rivct;
il Na> AnG,u-Amcrican money whira
explored il and mad il Known: il wls
International iHoncy. part of which WAS
EngljSh. which began the task of max
ing it d,ciu. Ia the wpr.i, !, va Nag
lish gopds products and uidrGac;urc~
which cnahcl us T. move on aud WIN
the lpve IT tlu Congo NaGnA. VIII YOU
sill vote ,n'f wo s.ali sNTl'c' all this
IN honor ot - zorro Cam. Wiu-e c~Intr,-
mcn all"w"lt" rrlrl oi ,e;rirau rivers
10 iit id.c for nr,rly touS. ccntarics?'