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Then, I do not say the thing would be done, but at least a great stride is made 

 towards the doing of it. 



" You will ask, how it is to be accomplished ? Those of you who have read 

 'Livingstone's Life ' will remember that the first great journey that he made — 

 one that has only been, I will not say out-rivalled, but rivalled by Lieutenant 

 Cameron — crossing the continent from side to side, was undertaken almost 

 entirely with the motive of introducing some legitimate trade amongst the 

 Makololo, and he says he believes that any permanent elevation of such a 

 nation as that must be effected by the introduction of an honest trade. Those, 

 too, who have read his other books of the Zambesian territory, will remember 

 how he has devoted a large space to describing the products of the country 

 and to the way of opening up commerce. Ever since his one great line of 

 policy was to endeavour to use the Zambesi and other large rivers as water- 

 ways by which to open up the central country. Now, you will ask, perhaps, 

 what are the products of the country that will repay trade in these parts. I 

 have before, on other occasions, enumerated these, and given various autho- 

 rities ; being bold enough to use the words I found printed in a newspaper 

 copied from the letters of Lieutenant Cameron. He, therefore, being at pre- 

 sent the best authority, having been on the spot, I will leave that point to 

 him, merely saying that in the part I am going to at present there is plenty 

 of ivory stored up in the country, and that will hold out for some years, ena- 

 bling us to secure our influence with the natives ; and after that I have no 

 doubt that the country will yield many rich products, cotton especially. 



" It was in honour of Livingstone that not long ago — a year or two — a 

 movement was started in Scotland, to do something in Africa worthy of their 

 countryman, and I think it was rightly decided that the best memorial of him 

 would be to found a station in that part of the country in connection with 

 the great water-way of the Zambesi ; the opening up of which was always 

 strongly advocated. They therefore sent forth a party, conducted by Mr. 

 Young, who had before reached Nyassa in search of Livingstone. From the 

 last accounts received, they, in October, had successfully navigated the Zam- 

 besi and the Shieri, a tributary of it. In doing this they experienced consider- 

 able difficulty, because there are cataracts extending some miles. They had 

 to take a small steamer in sections ; taking it to pieces when they reached 

 the cataracts, conveying it by road, and launching it again higher up. When 

 they were on the upper river the natives came flocking from hundreds of 

 miles, lining the banks of the river, and clapping their hands with joy at their 

 return, for ever since the time of the sainted Bishop Mackenzie they had 

 looked on the English as fathers. That is everything. With the natives 

 against us we are one to millions, but with the natives on our side, I feel cer- 

 tain that we should out-rival the Arabs. This was proved by the fact that 

 when they arrived on the lake, the chief who owned much of the land in that 



