ABSTRACT
This split, I may say (remembering Mr. Mark Twain's axiom, that people always like to know what a row is about), arose from my frank admiration of both the Royal Niger Company and France, neither of which Liverpool at that time regarded as worthy of even the admiration of the most insignificant; so its ../ournal of C011t1/Zerce went for me. The natural sweetness of my disposition is most clearly visible to the naked eye \vhen I am quietly having my o\vn way, so naturally I went for its Journal of C01nmerce. Providentially no one outside saw this deplorable family row, and Mr. John Holt put a stop to it by saying to me, U Say what you like, you cannot please all of us ;" had it not been for this I should not have \vritten another line on the maladministration of West Africa beyond saying, "Call that Crown Colony system you are working there a Government! England, at your age, you ought to be ashamed of yourself!" But you see, as things are, I am not speaking for anyone, only off on a little lone fight of my own against a state of affairs which I regard as a disgrace to my country.
