The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-05
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ton of their race and extort from the proud and
domineering Anglo-Saxon the justice now SO per-
| sstently denied them
The opening article is an Introductory one by
the publisher, Mr. Thomas Hamilton who sue
cinctly states the objects he has in view and the
| work which he and his fellow-laborers undertake
| to do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustic ;
we refer to those comparing colored and white
scholars one comparison being between scholars
in the City of New York. ard another between
students in French colleges.
The main article, " Civilization Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DIR. James M
Cune Smith, q gentleman of liberal education,
| though for it he is not indebted to his coun-
try, having been obliged to obtain it in Europe,
where the tgerferociousness of caste of color is un
known. 1t is an able paper, and conclusiyely dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
human advancement, or, in other words civiliza-
ton, on the innate superiority of race; but, on
the contrary, shows that it is due rather to eli
mate and geographical position. The paper is
learned pregnant with facts, skllfully handled,
that the deductions are beyond the possibility of
| being overthrow. The doctrine of innate superb
GRITTY of race is scattered to the winds. This CEN
| tury -nursed lie, which has been made the excuse
for slavery, with all ito horrors and barbarties,
which to-day in these nominally free States,
brushes the colored man beneath remorseless
prejudice and fendish spirit of caste, command
| ing him to quench the fires of aspiration as he
| feels them burning in his SOUL to be q newer OF
wood and drawer of water, a mental, feeling no
manhood, to keep shut the windows OF his soul,
never opening them to let In the sunlight OF
knowledge is eviscerated, and shown to be but the
invention of the oppressor, as an excuse for his
dark and damnine deeds and crimes. When the
despsed negro can ply such artillery as this, 1t is
| time to pause and ask what We are to gain by at
tempting longer to hold him down. The time is
| approaching when the black race now In this
country will be fearful power, unless we relax
the hand of oppression They are under the tenn
perate parallels, where all circumstances consPre
to give them physical and mental power. In
each decade, the census figures show that they In
crease in ratio which, ere long, will reach that
point when the red right hand of revolution will
be raised clenching q sword, beneath whose heavy
blade letters will be but as faxen strings, and OPP
pressors but as men of clay. The negro Is natur,
ally patient and docile-naturally he abhors blood
/ and strife but there are examples winch emphat-
ically warn us that, in the school of slavery and
under the treatment he receives when he is looked
upon as he is now by large portion of this peO-
pie he aptly learns the aphorsm OF Jefferson, and
which we profess to believe God-ordained one
{" Resistance to TyrantS ia obedience to God!' ST.
| Domingo thunders in our ears, e" Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat, or meet the
retributive justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath more terrible than the seven vials of the
Apocalypse"
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug-
gested themselves while We have been writing this
notice. Others there are which come thronging
around our pen, but this is NO time for their utter
| anee In conclusion, we would say, we are glad
| this Magazine has been established. Conducted
there is every reason to believe it will be, it
will demonstrate that Anglo-Africans stand on the
plane of progress, and not those british beings
they have been represented to be- 1t is calm and
| dignifed, manfu in its tone, eounselhng the col
ored man to toll on and vindicate his race, by be-
ing true to the instincts of his nature, notwith-
standing the other races proudly affect SUPERIOR
ty, and look down with scorn and contempt.
b The Magazine is published by Thomas Hamil-
ton, at 48 Beekman street, New York, at 81
year. We mention the terms, because we hope
there will be many who will subscribe, if for no
other purpose to see "what good can come out
of Nanagansett. "-Pendulum (Grecntcich, X. ~