Ours is a great commercial and Christian nation, and we desire to live in peace with all men.  We wish others to sleep soundly as well as ourselves; and we hate the trade in slaves.  We are all the children of one common Father; and the slave-trade being hateful to Him, we give you a proof of our desire to promote your prosperity by joining you in the attempt to open up your country to peaceful commerce.  With this view the Queen sends a small steam-vessel to sail along the river Zambesi, which you know and agreed to be the best pathway for conveying merchandise, and for the purpose of exploring which Dr. Livingstone left you the last time.  This is, as all men know, “God’s pathway;” and you will, we trust, do all that you can to keep it a free pathway for all nations, and let no one be molested when traveling on the river.

We are a manufacturing people, and make all the articles which you see and hear of as coming from the white men.  We purchase cotton and make it into cloth; and if you will cultivate cotton and other articles, we are willing to buy them.  No matter how much you may produce, our people will purchase it all.  Let it be known among all your people, and among all the surrounding ¸tribes, that the English are the friends and promoters of all lawful commerce, but that they are the enemies of the slave-trade and slave-hunting.

We assure you, your elders and people, of our friendship, and we hope that the kindly feelings which you entertain toward the English may be continued between our children’s children; and, as we have derived all our greatness from the Divine religion we received from Heaven, it will be well if you consider it carefully when any of our people talk to you about it.

We hope that Her Majesty’s servants and people will be able to visit you from time to time in order to cement our friendship, and to promote mutual welfare; and, in the meantime, we recommend you to the protection of the Almighty.

Written at London, the nineteenth day of February, 1858.  Your affectionate friend, CLARENDON.

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Letters similar to the above were sent to many of the other chiefs known to Livingstone.

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No.  V.

PUBLIC HONORS AWARDED TO DR. LIVINGSTONE.

A complete list of these honors is not easy to construct; the following may be regarded as embracing the chief, but it does not embrace mere addresses presented to him, of which there were many: 

1850.  Royal Geographical Society of London award him the Royal Donation of 25 guineas, placed by her Majesty at the disposal of the Council (Silver Chronometer).

1854.  French Geographical Society award a Silver Medal.

1854.  University of Glasgow confer degree of LL.D.

1855.  Royal Geographical Society of London award Patron’s Gold Medal.

1857.  French Geographical Society award annual prize for the most important geographical discovery.