Ibelievethattheinteriorofthiscountrypresentsamuchmoreinvitingfieldforthephilanthropistthandoesthewestcoast，wheremissionariesoftheChurchMissionary，UnitedPresbyterian，andothersocietieshavelonglaboredwithmostastonishingdevotednessandnever-flaggingzealTherethefeversaremuchmorevirulentandmorespeedilyfatalthanhere，forfrom8Degsouththeyalmostinvariablytaketheintermittentorleastfataltype；
andtheireffectbeingtoenlargethespleen，acomplaintwhichisbesttreatedbychangeofclimate，wehavetheremedyathandbypassingthe20thparallelonourwaysouthButIamnottobeunderstoodasintimatingthatanyofthenumeroustribesareanxiousforinstruction：
theyarenottheinquiringspiritswereadofinothercountries；
theydonotdesiretheGospel，becausetheyknownothingabouteitheritoritsbenefits；butthereisnoimpedimentinthewayofinstruction。
EveryheadmanwouldbeproudofaEuropeanvisitororresidentinhisterritory，andthereisperfectsecurityforlifeandpropertyallovertheinteriorcountryThegreatbarrierswhichhavekeptAfricashutaretheunhealthinessofthecoast，andtheexclusive，illiberaldispositionofthebordertribesIthasnotwithinthehistoricperiodbeencutintobydeeparmsofthesea，andonlyasmallfringeofitspopulationhavecomeintocontactwiththerestofmankindRacehasmuchtodointhepresentcircumstancesofnations；yetitisprobablethattheunhealthycoast-climatehasreactedonthepeople，andaidedbothinperpetuatingtheirowndegradationandpreventingthosemoreinlandfromhavingintercoursewiththerestoftheworldItistobehopedthattheseobstacleswillbeovercomebythemorerapidmeansoflocomotionpossessedinthepresentage，ifagoodhighwaycanbecomeavailablefromthecoastintotheinterior。