Ibelievethattheinteriorofthiscountrypresentsamuchmoreinvitingfieldforthephilanthropistthandoesthewestcoast，wheremissionariesoftheChurchMissionary，UnitedPresbyterian，andothersocietieshavelonglaboredwithmostastonishingdevotednessandnever-flaggingzealTherethefeversaremuchmorevirulentandmorespeedilyfatalthanhere，forfrom8Degsouththeyalmostinvariablytaketheintermittentorleastfataltype；

　　andtheireffectbeingtoenlargethespleen，acomplaintwhichisbesttreatedbychangeofclimate，wehavetheremedyathandbypassingthe20thparallelonourwaysouthButIamnottobeunderstoodasintimatingthatanyofthenumeroustribesareanxiousforinstruction：

　　theyarenottheinquiringspiritswereadofinothercountries；

　　theydonotdesiretheGospel，becausetheyknownothingabouteitheritoritsbenefits；butthereisnoimpedimentinthewayofinstruction。

　　EveryheadmanwouldbeproudofaEuropeanvisitororresidentinhisterritory，andthereisperfectsecurityforlifeandpropertyallovertheinteriorcountryThegreatbarrierswhichhavekeptAfricashutaretheunhealthinessofthecoast，andtheexclusive，illiberaldispositionofthebordertribesIthasnotwithinthehistoricperiodbeencutintobydeeparmsofthesea，andonlyasmallfringeofitspopulationhavecomeintocontactwiththerestofmankindRacehasmuchtodointhepresentcircumstancesofnations；yetitisprobablethattheunhealthycoast-climatehasreactedonthepeople，andaidedbothinperpetuatingtheirowndegradationandpreventingthosemoreinlandfromhavingintercoursewiththerestoftheworldItistobehopedthattheseobstacleswillbeovercomebythemorerapidmeansoflocomotionpossessedinthepresentage，ifagoodhighwaycanbecomeavailablefromthecoastintotheinterior。

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