300 A JOURNEY UP THE RIVER CONGO. 
town out of rivalry, received him with open arms. There 
has been no mot d’ordre, and this has enabled him to 
effectually implant himself in their midst. By banding 
the native kinglets in union—union which would in- 
evitably turn them with race jealousy against the white 
man, the entry of civilization into the Congo countries 
will be hindered, and this great work made dependent on 
the caprices of an African despot. The black man, though 
he may make a willing subject, can never rule. These 
people are well disposed in their present condition to 
receive civilization, but the civilization must come not as 
a humble suppliant but as a monarch. It must be able to 
inspire respect as well as naive wonder, and this is what 
the expedition as conducted by Mr. Stanley has sueceeded 
in doing. a 
A NATIVE OF THE LOWER CONGO. 
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