East Africa7i Slavery, 507 
recognises — could be made the scene of such a 
colony as that of which we write. It is the great 
desideratum for Eastern Africa. Would that the 
English Government had seen its wa}^ to have under- 
taken such a work ! 
We are glad to see that liberated slaves are not 
to be transported from their own country, even to be 
educated. The condition of liberated slaves in the 
Mauritius, at Seychelles, Bombay, Aden, and other 
places, was far from satisfactory. From personal 
intercourse I found that these freed people feel their 
exile more than they did their original slavery. 
Neither will foreign establishments for the education 
of Africans meet the case. The African is not a 
plant that requires to be forced unnaturally ; for, so 
treated, he speedily runs to seed, and then withers 
and dies. He should be. kept upon his own soil, 
supplied with good, wholesome manure, carefully 
tended and well pruned down, and then something 
useful, if not great, may be made out of him. Africa 
for the Africans y and Africans for Africa^ should 
be the motto of all who wish well for this country 
and people. The capabilities of the country are 
great, and its resources need to be developed ; and 
this can only be done by keeping her people within 
her, and teaching them how to live and labour for her 
welfare. Missionaries of the right stamp are wanted, 
and we are glad to find that Sir Bartle Frere re- 
commends the government of this country to assist 
in every possible way missionary societies to do the 
work which they alone can do. 
In conclusion, we cannot help quoting the weighty 
words with which Sir Bartle Frere closes his report 
