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SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA; SATURDAY, APRIL 13,1889;
Vol. III.
STANLEY IN AFRICA.
The Famous Explorer's Graphic Letter
to a Friend—A Thrilling Recital. ,
/; London, Ayiril 2—Henry M.Stan
■ ley’s letter describes the journey be
tween Yarobuga and, Albert Nyanza.
- Hr. Stanley, after stating the Orders
given by him to Major. Barttelot,
■ goes on to describe thp advance of
the column. The expedition* winch
"consisted of 38S> officers, and men,
. started from Yambunga- on 'June
28,1887. On the first day the expedi
tion marched twelve miles along thb
river bank to Yankarde, On the
K. approach of the column the natives
set fire to their villages, and under
• cpvCr of the smoke attacked the
pioneers. A skirmish followed, last
, tug fifteen minutes. - ■
J ; ' , , : A SUCCESSFUL START.
During the next six days the expe
u: dilion marched inland in an easterly
!; direction through a densely populat
ed district. The natives usede very
‘ art known to them to molest and
£ impede the hdvanceof the party but
although several conflicts took place,
titan ley did not lose a man. Finally
perceiving that the path he had been
following was taking him out of his
proper course, Stanley struck out to
ward the' northeast,apd again teach
ed the river on Jnly b. -From this
■■; date until October 18 he followed
the left bank of the Arnwhimi. Af
ter seventeen days of continuous
marching the expedition halted' for
one days rest. On August 1 the
, first death occurred, the cause being
dysentery. So far, for 34 days the
if;:, course hud been singularly succes
^tul ' vi;i
MULTIPLIED SCfPXEIKQp.r'i,"':"
me party npw entered a wild
'country, in tbeir^ne days’ inarch
'through which their sufferings mul
: ■ tiplied and several deuthes occurred.
On August 13, on arriving at Airsib
• ba, the natives presented a hold
front, and the party lost .five men
*iiTiui poisoned arrows.- Lieut. Stairs
; Was wounded helovir the heart and
Buttered greatly, hut he recovered.
On 4-ugust 81 the expedition met a
eu£ Miutyemas, uud their mis
ues begun on this date. Stan
ley writes that fie had taken the
:yi Congo route to avoid Arabs, who
would tempt his mea.- Within
’ three days of this unfortunate raeet
• ing twenty-six men deserted.
—■>- , . A.JT AWBUL llONUI. ,
What Stanley describes as an aw
ful month begins on September IS.
Leuving the station of the Arab
Chief Ugarrava, when the expedition
numbered 263 men, having lost 60
by desertion and death, aha having
left 60 sick, with Ugarrava, the
•' march led to the Arab settlement,
Kalinga Longa. The men lived on
wild fruits, fungi and nuts. * Before
r reaching Kalinga Longa, (Stanley
lost 56 men through starvation and
desertion. A slave-owner at Kalin
ga Longa named Abedsalim did his
utmost to ruin the expedition, short
of open hostilities. He insisted up
on purchasing rifles, ammunition
and^clothing, so that the expedition
left the station beggared, -
: BTABVINU AND NAKED, ; .
f The men were absolutely naked,
and were bo weak that they, were un
. . able to carry the boat. Stanley was
therefore obliged to leave the boat,
together with 70 loads of goods, at
Kulingi^ Longa, under the care of
Surgeon Parke and Capt. Nelson,
the lutter of whom was unable to
;■ march. After a twelve days, jour
ney the part? oa November 12 repli
ed Ibwiri. The Arab 'devastation,
which had: reached within a few
miles of ihiri, was so thorough that
not a native hut was left standing
between Ugarruva and Ibwiri.
, What the Arabs did not destroy the
elephants- destroyed turning the
if whole region into a horrible wilder
f! ness,-'.; ■
THE PBOKI8ED LAND.
. Mr. Stanley continues:JOur suffer
' ings terminated at Ibwiri. We
■i: were beyond the reach of destroyers.
Wwere on virgin soil in a popu
lous region abounding with food.
Weouraelveswere mere skeletons.
~ From 289 persons we now number
r£ ed 174. Several of the party seem
'■ ins to have no hope of life left, a
;" but was, therefore, ordered for the
purpose of recuperating. Hitherto
. our people were skeptical of what
% we told them. The suffering had
■t been so awful, the calamities so
numerous and the forests so endless
...that they refused to believe that by
and by we would see plains and cat
tle, the Nyansu and Emin Pa
sh a.
'v'rjin. TUI DEATH PENALTY;
> They had turned a deaf ear to our
— prayers and entreaties, for, diivenby
Hunger and suffering, they sold their
„ rifles and equi| ments for a few ears
' of Indian corn, deserted with the
ammunition and became altogether
demoralized. Preceding that mild
punishment would be of no avail, I
resorted to the death penalty, and
two of the worst cases were hanged
in the presence of all.
hsveli*gin plbntt. _
We halted for thirteen .days at
Ibwiri, reveling on fowls, goats ba
nanas, corn, yams, etc. The supplies
were inexhaustible, and our people
glutted theniselves with such effect
that we had i73 sleek 'and robust
men. One had been killed with an
hrrpw. . ,
GBASST PLAINS. ■ >//
When we started for Albert Nyan
zU, on November 24, we were still 126
miles from, the lake. -Given food,
the distance seemed nothing. On
December 1 we sighted amf open,
country from the: top of a ridge con
nected with Mount Pigah, which
was so named from our first view of
thA land of promise and plenty. On
December 5 we emerged upon the
plains, leaving the deadly and
gloomy forest behind us. After
160 days of continuous gloom we
saw the light of-broad day shining
all around, making all things beau
tiful. ■ , , ' "■ < 4' ■ '■ -
- ' THE OLD BPIBIT.
We thought we bad never seen
grhss so green or s country so love
ly. The men literally leaped and
yelled with joy and reiiehed over the
ground with their burdens. Ah!
This was the old spirit of former ex
peditions.successfully completed and
all suddenly revived. Woe betide
the native aggressor whom we may
meet. However powerful,with such a
spirit the men will-fling themselves
upon him like ' wolves on sheep.
Numbers wilt not be considered.
It was the eternal forest that bad
made them the abject, slavish creat
ures sd" brutally plundered
by Arab slaves at Kiliuga Lon
«“• -
' ' * WAB CBIBS AGAIN.
On the Dth we entered the country
of the powerful Chief Mazambom.
The villages Were scattered so thick
ly that no road except through them
could be found.' The natives sight
ed ns, but we were prepared. We
seized a hill as soon as we arrived in
the centre of a mass of villages and
built a zareba os fast as billhooks
could cut the -brushwood. The war
cries were terrible from hill to hill,
pealing across the intervening val
leys. - —' J‘
The people gathered itf' hundreds
at every point, war horns and drams
announcing the struggle. After a
slight skirmish, ending in oar cap
turing a cow, dhe first beef .we hod
tasted since we left the ocean, the
night passed peacefully, both sides
preparing for the morrow. -——
THE NATIVES DEFEATED.
Here Mr. Stanley narrates how
negotiations with the natives failed,
,Mazamfaoui declining a peace offer
ing, and how a detachment of forty
persons, led by Lieut. Stairs, and an
other of thirty under command of
Mr. Jephson, with sharpshooters,
left the Zareba and assaulted and
carried the villages, driving the na
tives into a general rout. The march
was resumed on the twelth. There
were constant little fights along the
route,
. KISSED STANLEY S HANDS.
On the afternoon of the thir
teenth, says Mr. Stanley, we sighted
the Nyanza,with Kavaia, the objec
tive point of the expedition. i Six
miles ofE I had told the men.to pre
pare to see the Nyanra. They
murmured and-doubted, saying:
“Why deos the master continually
talk this way.? Nyauz*, indeed r
When they saw the Nyanza before
them, many came to kiss my hands.
"■ NYANZA. *
,* We are now at an attitude of B,
200 above the sea, with the Albert
Nyanza 2,800 below, in on one de
gree twenty minutes. The Bouth
end of the Nyanza lay largely
mapped for about sixty mfles south
of this position and right across in
the eastern shoe* Every dent in
its low, flat shore was visible, and
traced like a silver ' snal(e on the
dark ground was the tributary
Landlike flowing into the Albert
Nyanza from the southwest.
- MAGNIFICENT PB08P8CT.
After a short halt to enjoy the
prospect, we commenced the nigged
and stony descent. Before the rear
guard had descended 100 feet na
tives from the plateau poured after
them, keeping the rear guard busy
untit within a few hundred feet of
the Nyaiiza plain. We camped at
the foot of the plateau wall, the an
eroids reading 2,500 feet above the
leve lof the sea A night attack was
made, but the sentries suticed to
drive our assailiauts off.
A SINOIJLAB PEOPLE. —
We afterwards approached the
village of Kakongo, situated at the
southwest corner of the Albert lake.
Three hours; were spent by us in at
tempting to make mends, but we
signally failed. They would not al
low, ns to go to the lake, because we
might frighten their cattle. They
would not exchange the blood of
brotherhood .because they
never heard of any good peo
ple coming from the west side of
the lake. They would not- accept
any present front us because .they
did nethnow where we were from.
But'they-would give-'; tat - water •to
drink, and would show us the road
to Nyamsassie. . -
From this singular people, we
learned that they had heard
that there was a white
Unyorn, but they had never
heard of any white men - being on
the west side,. nor had they ever
seen any steamers on the lake.
There was no excuse for quarreling.
The people were civil enough, but
they did not want us hear. them.
We, therefore, were shown the path
and followed it for'milea.
critical Positios. ■
We camped about half a. mile
from the lake-and then begun to
consider our position with the light
thrown upon it by conversation witn
the Kakongo natives. 'My couriers
from Zanzibar had evidently notar
riyed. hr Emin Pasha with two
steamers would have paid the south
west side of the lake a visit to pre
pare the natives for our coming.
My boat was at Kalonga Longa UK)
miles distant and there was no ca
noe obtainable. To seize a canoe
without the excuse of a quarrel, my
conscience would notpermit. There
was no tree any where of a size suf
ficient to make canoes. Waddelia
was a terrible distance off for an -ex
pedition so reduced. We had used
live cases of . cartridges 'in five
days’ fighting on the plain. 7 -
*> - FLAN OPRBTBEAT.
A month of such tighiug. must
exhaust our stock. Thore was no
plan suggested that was feasible ex
cept to retreat to Ibwiri, build a
fort, and send the party back • to
Kilonga Longa for a boat, store up
every load in the fort not conveyer
ble, leave a garrison in the fort to
hold it, march back to Albert lake'
aud send a boat in search, of Emin
Pasha. This was the plan which,
after lengthy discussion with - the
officers, 1 resolved upon.
On the 15th we began a night
march, and by 10 a. m. on the loth
we hud gained, the crest of the pla
teau once more. the. Kakonhos na
tives having persisted in following
us to the slope of. the plateau. We
had one man killed and one wound
ed. . On January 7 we were in Ib
wiri once again. After a few days’
restj iieut. Stairs, with 100-- men*
was sent to Kilonga Longa to bring
the boat and goods. I also sent
Surgeon Parke and Capt. kelson.
Out of the 38 sick men - in their
charge Only 11 men were brought
to the fort. The rest had died or
deserted. On.theretum of Stairs
with the boat and goods he was
sent to Ugarrow. He was to bring
up the convalescent. "
STANLEY SICK.
Soon after his departure I was at
tacked by gastritis and an abscess
on the arm. After a month’s care
ful nursing by Parke I recovered,
and set out again for the Albert Ny-.
anza on April 2, accompanied by'
Jephson and Parke. Kelson was
appointed commandant of Fort Bo-:
do in our abscence, with a garrison
of forty three men and days,
BLOOD BBOT1IKBHOOD.
On April 20 we arrived in Moz
ambini’s county again. This, time,
after solicitation, Mozambini decided
to make blood brotherhood with,
me. His example was followed by
all the other chiefs as far.as the
Nyanza. Every difficulty seemed
now to be removed. Food was sup
plied gratis. Cuttle, goats, Bheep
and fowls were also given in abun
dance, sb that our people lived roy
ally.
NEWS OF MIN PASHA. ' j
. ’When one day’s march from the
Nyanza, natives came from Kavali
and suid that a white mun named
Malejja had given their chief a black
packet to give met his sou. Would
I follow them, they asked? “Yes,
tomorrow," I answered: “and if
your words are true I will make you
rich.” They remained with us that
night telling us wonderful stories
about big ships as large os islands
filled with men, etc., which left no
doubt in our mind that the white
man was Emin Pasha. The next
day's journey brought us to Chief
Kavali. After awhile he handed me
u noto from Euitn Pasha covered
with a strip of American oilcloth.
The note was to the effect that there
had been a native rumor that a white
man hod been seen at the southend
of the lake, he hod gone to a steamer
to make inquiries, but had been an
able to obtain reliable information.
He begged me to yemain where I
was until he cbqld communicate
with me. The next ddy, April 23,
Mr. Jephson woa dispatched with
a strong force to Bdke the boat to
the Nyanza. /
FX}TPTLUfciniBBACE8.
Op the 20th the boat’s crew
sighted Mawa station, southermost
belonging to Egiift Pasha. Mr.
Jephson was there . hospitably re
ceived by the Egyptian gurriuon.
The boat's crew say that they were
embraced one by one, and that they
never had snch attention shown to
them ashy these men, who hailed
them as brothers. .
MEETING EMIH PASHA. , '
On April 23 we once again reach
ed the bivouac ground occupied by
us on December 16, and at 5 p.m. of
that day I saw the Khedive steamer,
about seven miles away steaming up
towards us'. S^on after 7 p. m. Emin
Pasha, Signor Casati and Mr. Jeph
son arrived atsour camp, where they
where heartily welcomed by all of us.
Next day we moved to a better
camping place,, about three miles
above Nyamsasie, and at this spot.
Emin Pasha also made his camp. I
THE PARTING.
We were together1 until May 2&,
when I left him, leaving Mr. Jeph
son, three Soudanese and / two Zan
zibar in his care. In return he
; caused to accompany me three of
of his irregulars ana 102 Madi na
tives as porters. Fourteen days la
ter 1 was at Fort Bodo.
A DECIMATED GARRISON. ,
A the fort were Capt. Nelson and
Lieut. Stairs. The latter had re
turned from tJgancow some twenty
two-days after I had set out for the
lake, brhigiog.'with him, alas, only
sixteen men out of fifty-six. All
the rest were dead, My twenty cou
riers whom l had sent with letters
to Maj Barttelot bud safely left
Ungarrow, was for Yambuya on
Maroli 1 A. - 'V1'' * .
HASVJ3Tnf»t=i*$HX. !
Fort Bodo was in a flourishing
state. Nearly ten acres were under
cultivation. One crop of Indian
corn had been harvested and was in
the granaries. On Jnne 16 I left
Fort Bodo with 111 Zanribars and
101 of Emin's people. Lieut. Stairs
was appointed commandant of the
fort. Capt. Nelson was second in
commend and Surgeon Parke was!
medical officer. JOhe garrison , con
sisted of 59 rifles.‘- 'I thus deprived
myself of all my officers in order not
to be encumbered with baggage, pro
visions and medicines, which would
have to be taken{^accompanied by
Europeans.
DOWN THE BIVEB.
On June 24 we reached Kilonga,
and on July 19 Ugarrowwas. . The
latter station wa3 deserted. Ugar
rowwa having gathered as much ivo
ry as he could obtain from the dis
trict, had proceeds down the river
about three months before. On
leaving Fort Bodo-I bad loaded every
Carrier with 60 pounds of corn, so
that we were able'to pass through
the wilderness unscathed. Passing
on down the river as fast as we could
go, daily expecting to meet the cou
riers, who had been ' simulated" to
exert themselves for a reward of £10
per head, or the major himself, lead
ing an army of carriers, we indul
ged ourselves in pleasing anticipa
tion as we neared the goal._
:: , FB&IL OF THE COURIERS.
On August 10 we overtook ijgar
rowwa with ah immense flotilla of
57 canoes, and to out wonder our
couriers, now reduced to 17, who re
lated an awful story of hairbreadth
escapes and tragic scenes. Three
had been slain; two were still feeble
from wounds; all except five bore on
their bodies the scars' of arrow
wounds. - Vf
A week later, August 17, we met
the rear column of the expedition
at Bunalya. ' . —
: ■ BUT ONE LKPT.
There was a white man at the gate
of the stockade, who at first 1
thought was Mr. Jamieson. A near
er view revealed the features of Mr.
Bonney, who left the medical sei
vice of the army to accompany us.
"Well, my dear Bonney, whero’s
the major?” I asked.
"He is dead, sir; shot by a Man
yema about a month ago,” replied
Bonney,
"Hood God!" I cried; "and Jamie
son?”
"He has gone to Stanley Falls to
tr^ to get more men from Tippoo
“And Troup?” '
' "Troup has gone home invalided."
“Well, where is Ward*1”
"Ward is at Bangulia.”
"Heaven alive! then you are the
Only one here?”
"Yes, sir.” . \
^ j AW AFRICAN Kit, /- -
■ After describing What a wreck be
found the rear column to be, Stanley
complains of the officers at Yambnya
too readily accepting the deserters’
report of his death and sending his
personal kit, medicines, etc., down
the Congo, leaving hint naked of ne
cessaries for his return toEnrin. :‘By
aecident, he says, “two hats, a fair
pair of boots and a. flannel Jacket
were left, a truly African kit with
which to return.” - ^
WHAT HA8B®dr APCSWraSHED.
'Che lettertheu proceedsto'stnri
marize what has been accomplished
Stanley says: “jVe were 160 days
in "the forest—one continuous, nli
broken,compact forest. .The grass
land was traversed by us in eight
days. The limits of the forests
along the edge of the grass land are
well marked. We saw in extending
northeasterly, with its curves, bays
and capes just like a seashore. South
westerly it' preserved the same char
acter. North and South the forest
area extends from Nyanzive to the
southern borders of "Monbuttu.
Bast and West it embraces all the
Congo, at the month of .the Arn
whimi, to about east longitude 29
degrees, latitude 40 degrees. . How
far west beyond the Congo tfite, for
est reaches I do not know. The su
perficial extent of the tract described,
totally covered by forest, is 246,000
square miles. _ North of Congo, be
tween Upoto 'and Aruwhimi, the
forest embraces another 30,000
square miles. Between Yambnya
and Nyanza we came across five dis
tinct languages. The land slopes,
gently from the crest of the plateau
above the Nyanza down the Congo
river, from an latitude of 5,500 feet
to 1,400 feet above the sea. North
and South of our track through the
grass land the fall of the land was
much broken by groups of cenes or
isolated moon tain ridges. To the
north we saw no land higher than
about 6,000 feet above the , sea, but
bearing 215 degrees niugnetic, at a
distance of 50 miles from our camp
uu hue wjauai, wBsaw a lowering
mountain, its summit covered with
snow, probably 17,000 feet or 18,000
feet above the sea. It is called
Rueveuzori, and will prove a rival to
Kilmanjana. . I am not sure that it
may not prove to -be the Gordon
Bennett mountain in Gambaragara,
but there are two reasons for doubt
ing if it be the same,, First, it is a
little too far west for the position
of the latter, as given by me in 18r
76. Secondly, we saw no snow on
the Gordon Bennette. I have met
only three natives who have seen
the lake toward the South. They
agree that it is larger, but not so
large as the Albert Nyanza.
KM IN PASHA.
Before closing let me touch more
largely—upon the subject—which
brought me here, namely, Emin Pa
sha. He has two battalions dr reg
ulars, the lirst consisting of about
750 rtiies, and the second of 640 men.
Besides these battalions he has quite
a respectable force of irregulars,
sailors, artisans, clerks and servants.
“Altogether,” Emin said, “If I con
sent to go away from here, we shall
have about eight thousand people
with us. .Were I in your place I
would not hesitate a moment, or be
for a second in doubt what to do.
What you say is quite true. But
we have such a targe number of wo
men and children—probably 10,000
peoule altogether. How can they
all be brought out of here? We
shall want a numb* of carriers.’’ -
“Carriers for what? I asked.
“For the o women and children.
You surely would not leave them,
and they cannot travel.”
“The women must walk. It will
do them more good than harm. As
for the little children, load them on
donkeys. I hear you have about
two hundred. Your people will not
travel very far the first month, but
little by little they will get accus
tomed to it. Our Zanzibar women,
crossed Africa on my second expedi
tion. Why oan not vOnr black wo
men do the same? Have no fear of
them; they will do better than the
men.”
“They would require a vast amout
of provisions for the road.-”
“True, but yon have thousands of
cattle, I believe. Those will furnish
beef, and the countries through
which you pass must furnish grain
and vegetable food.”.
“Well, we will defer further talk
until tomorrow.” -
The conversation with the Pasha
took place on May 1, 1888. during a
halt in camp'at Nsahe. The Pasha
came ashore from the steamer Khe
divfe next day about l p. m. In a
short time we commenced our con
versation again. Many of on r argu
ments used above were repeated. He
arid:. • --
- “What you told me yesterday has
led me to think it best we should re
tire from here. The Egyptians are
very williagio.leave. There are of
those b'hmu 1UU men, besides their
women and children. 1 shall be
glad to be rid of them, because they
undermine my authority and nullify
all my endeavors for retreat. When
I informed them that Khartoum had
fallen and tibat Gordon Pasha was
slain they always told the Nubians
that it was a concocted story and
that some day we should see steam
ers ascend the river for their relief,;
But of the regulars I am extremely
doubtful. They, have led such a
free and happy life here that they,
would demur at leaving a country
where they have enjoyed luxuries
that they cannot command id Egypt.
The soldiers are married and several
of them have harems. Many irre
gulars would also retire and follow
me. Now, supposing the regulars
refuse to leave you,-you can imagine
the position would be adifficult one.
Would I be right far, leaving them
to their fate? Would it not he con
signing them all to their1 ruin? I
should have to leave them their arms
I and ammunition, and on Returning
all discipline Would be ended. Dis
putes would arise, factions would be
formed,§the more ambitious would
aspire to' be chiefs by force, and
from these rivalries would spring
hate and mutual slaughter, untH
there would be, none left.” ,
“Suppose you resolve to stay, what
of the Egyptians ?” I asked,
“Oh, these I shall have to ask yon
to be good enough to take with you.”
Thus day after day I have recor
ded faithfully my interview* with
Emin Pasha but these extracts re
veal enough for you to understand
the position.
| I left Mr. Jephson thirteen Sou
danese, and sent a message to be read
to the troops, as the Pasha reques
ted.
Everything else is left until I re
turn, with,the united expedition, to
the Nyanza within twe months.
The Pasha proposed to visit Fort
Bodo, taking Mr. Jephson with him.
At Fort Bodo I have left instructions
to the officers to destroy the fort and
accompany the Pasha to the Nyanza.
I hope to meet them all again on the
Nyanza, as ( intend making a short
cut to the Nyanza along a new
route.
Hesby M. Stajtley.
Great English Commoner. -
Gladstone*m Eulogy on John Bright.
Mr. Bright has been, to a very
remarkable degree, happy in the
moment of his removal from us.
He lived to see the triumph of a’r
most every great cause to whieh he'
specially devoted his heart and mind.
He has established a special claim to
the admiration of those from whom
he differed throughout his long polit
ical life by marked concurrence with
them upon the prominent and dom
inant questions of the hour. [Hear!
hear!] While he has in that way
opened the minds and hearts of those
with whom he differed to appreci
ation of his merits, he has lost noth
ing by that concord with them on
the particular subject we so much
represent.
Though Mr. Bright came to be
separated from the great bulk of
the Liberals on the Irish question,
on no single occasion has there heen
a single word of disagreement. I
acknowledge_that I have not,
through my whole polical. life; fully
embraced the character of Mr.
Bright and the Value of that char
acter to the country. I say this be
cause it was at the particular ep-'
oeh of the Crimean war that I
came more to understand than' be
fore the position held by him and
some of Lis friends and the hold they
had laid upon the confidence of the
people. I was one of those who
did not agree with the particular
viewB he took of the Crimean con
test, but felt profoundly and never
ceased to think what must have
been the moral elevation "of men,1
who, nurtured all their lives in the
temple of popular approval, could
at a moment's notice consent to
part with the whole of that favor
they enjoyed, which opponents
might think the very brqath of their
nostrils. [Hear! hearlj They ac
cepted undoubtedly unpopularity,
for that war commanded the enor
mous approval of the people.
- It was at that time that, although
We hjpl known much-of Mr. Bright,
we learned more. We had known'
much of his great mental gifts, bis
courage, his cousistency and his
splendid eloquence. We had not
known how high was the moral
popular leaders, and
what splendid examples they could
set for their contemporaries. • • i? >£'
Amongst other gifts, Uri BUgGt
was delighted to be one of the-aids# . -
guardians of the purity Of the En
glish tongue.. [Heart hear!} fie
knew how the character of a nation ;
is associated with its language. .He* '
Was enabled aa an Englishman, pro*. f$
foundly attached to hiscountry, the) ■■ J
tongpeof the peogjp being almost .2$j
an object of worship-, to preserve the
the parity of the language of Shake
speare and Milton. [Cheers;}- .
Another circumstance of, his ca
reer is better known to me thap.to
any other person pretent. Every- ' jf
body is aware that office had no M- > -
traction for him. But few can he
aware that extra efforts were requir
ed to induce him to become'jw ser- ’
vant of the crown. In. the crisis'of
1868, when the fate of the irWi
church hung in the balance; it ;'liras
my duty to propose Mr. Bright that
he become a Minister. I never un
dertook so difficult a task. • From
11 o’clock at night until ,1 o’clock
in the morning we steadily, debated
the subject. It was only at the. last
moment that he found it pnmjhte to
set aside the repugnance he felt at
doing anything that might in tfeo
eyes of any one, even of the most
ignorant class of his countrymen,
appear to detract in the slightest ;
degree from that lofty independence^
of character which I have mentions
ed, and which never throughout his
career was held in-doubt. *• ■ -.£ '
It was a happy lot to untie Ahi
many attractive qualities. * if I had
to dwell upon them alone' I'should!
present a dazzling picture to the
world. It was a happy lot to teach
moral lessons by simplicity, consist
tency, unfailing courage And con
stancy of life, thus preediting to pi
to a higher atmosphere. [Hearf
hear.} - , ,s/- ,.
Uis sympathies were hot only
strong, but active; not sympathies '"i
awaiting calls to be made upon thamj $
but sympathies of a man seeking oba J
jects upon, which to bestow themes*
timablb advantages of eloquence
and courage. fi|^and, whensup-;
port of the Irish cause was rare; is . .
India, when support of . the natives
cause was rare; in America, at the
time when Mr. Bright, foreseeing-'
the ultimate issus 9! the great strug^'
gle of 1801 stood as the representa
tive of an exceeding small portion of.
the educated community of At1
country, althoggh undoubtedly rep*’
resenting a large part of the nation- |
al sentiment. [Hear! hear!J In*
all these cases Mr. Bright went far* ' ]}
outside the necessities of h»7 call
ing- i %?■
Thus it has come about that he is~
entitled to a higher eulogy than ia
due to success. Of mere success, in- •
deed he was a conspicuous example.
In intellect he might elaim a most
conspicuous place. But his charac
ter lie? deeper than intellect, deeper •„->
than eloquence, deeper than any
thing that can be described or can '
be seen upon the surface. " .
The supreme eulogy that is bis due
is that he elevated political to
the highest point—to a loftier stem* _;.
dard than it had ever reached. Htf? •
has bequeathed to his country a ‘
character that cannot only be mode ',
a subject of admiration' and grati
tude,but—I do not exaggerate,when
I say it—that can become an object ■*
of reverential contemplation. • In'" ‘
the encomiums that come from ev- ‘
ery quarter there is not a note of
dissonage. . ’
I do nut know of any statesman of -
my time who had the happiness of !
receiving, on removal from this pas
sing world, the honor of approval.’)*
at once so enthusiastic, so universal •«
and so unbroken. [“Hear, hear."];
¥et none could better dispense with i\
the tributes of the moment, because ‘ \
the triumphs of his life were tri-,l
umphs recorded in the advance of 7 ;
his country and his people. His 1
name is indellibly written in the on- t
nals of time and in the hearts of
the great and over-preading- people
to which lie belonged, whose wide*'
extension he rejoiced to see, and f *
whose power and prominence he be
lieved to be full of promise and glo- , V
ry for the best iui rests of mas- - • '
kind. -f . ■
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