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CHAPTER XIV. 
Suggestions for future Missions to the Interior of Africa. 
A Missiojf to Dagwumba is of the first importance. See Geo- 
graphy, p. 178. The commercial genius and opuleTice of its 
people, their disincHnation and inaptitude to war, their superior 
civilization, and the numerous caravans which frequent this empo- 
rium, from the most remote parts of the interior, make a treaty of 
intercourse most desirable, both for commerce and science. But it 
is more imperiously desirable, or rather this enterprise becomes a 
duty, from the recollection, that, from this King's proverbial re- 
pute for sanctity, if he were persuaded by the deliberate remon- 
strance of a British Resident, at least to mitigate, if not ultimately 
to abolish human sacrifices, his example would naturally be fol- 
lowed by the several neighbouring monarchs who make him their 
oracle. 
Mr. Hutchison's courage, his love of enterprise, and his interest 
in intellectual pursuit, to say nothing of a feeling towards myself, 
which I cannot but be proud of, would, I am sure, lead him to an- 
ticipate my wishes and strengthen my hopes of success, by having 
him again as a companion j and his diary must have proved, 
though very imperfectly, compared with a personal acquaintance 
with him, how well he is quahfied for an appointment, so impor- 
