The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-08-13

are always quoted as referring to us; and
we have it in evidence, that so long ago as
the days of the prophet, we were mingled
or mixed people.
Again the word Cush, is synonymous
with Ethiopia, as Josephus afirms "The
Ethiopians are even at this day-both by
themselves and by all men in Asia-ealled
Chusites." Antiq Lab. 1. c. g. And
"Champollion found upon the hieroglyphic
monuments of Egypt, the name CuSh used
for Ethiopia" Smyth on the races, p. 10
From Cush came directly the Abyssinians,
who were also a mixed people. "This
term, (Abyssinia) which is the same as
Ethiopia, signifies people formed of a
mixture of nations" Calmet's Dict "The
natives of Abyssinia are perfectly black,
and yet certainly belong by origin to the
Semitic family, and consequently to white
race" Wisens0m p 135. Thus far, we
find the Philippians to be a mixed nation,
and the Cushites to be the same people.
Next, the Abyssinians, descended i'm
mediately from Cush, and called sometimes
Philippians, (see Nes0 Amer. Cyciop, p. 5O)
belong to white race. Our third point is
the statement of Blumenbach, who calls
the Negro race, the Ethiopian" Then
we have this curious chain of evidence
First,-the Abyssinians belong to a white
race.
Secondly the Ethiopians were the same
as the Abyssinians.
Lastly,-thc Negroes were Philippians.
What follows then, whether called Ethi-
opians, or Negroes, but that aOe belong to
a white race
We are sorry thus to dispel the enchant-
ment that has always fioated around I" the
pure African race" but the fault is with
Ethnologists, and not with us. As we as
serted, there is no such race. And as a
mixed people, there is nothing left us, but
to take rank with our loving brethren of
" the superior race" In doing SO, as they
may feel delicate to admit our right to
equal membership in the family privileges,
we commend to their serious and prayerful
attention, the following two quotations
"Amid the incalculable intermixture of
races, which has taken place among men,
since the beginning of time, where is the
man who can prove he is pure Caucasian?
THERE IS NOT ONE" Snyth on Races, ,p.
As. "The natives Of Congo are evidently
mixed nation, having no national physiog-
nomy, and many of them perfectly South
European in their features" W7senlGn
on Science, 9c., p. 1876.
FfatreS patrHeles, = the Anglo-Saxon,
and the Congo negro!
In connection with these views, (which
ought to be inserted in the next edition of
Prichard,) } we digress moment to say,
that we think they open up the only ex-
PLANTATION yet discovered in history, for the
enslavement of the Anglo-Saxons. - AS
Cush and Canaan were both sons of Ham,
and therefore brothers, it is reasonable to
infer that the posterity of Canaan was of
the white class SO that great mistake
has always been made, in believing that
Noah's curse such as it was pointed spe-
cifcally to negroes. 1t evidently contemp-
lated the Anglo-Saxons, as well as the Jews.
Thus we have, in mood sufficiently SOL
emn, hastily shown, that as the term
" "Anglo-Saxon" cannot be assumed, as a
family designation by the masses of this
country, so neither can that of Anglo
African be used as descriptive of US. We
know that these views will be looked upon
as heterodox, as sentiments breathing
disafection and disunion; but we insist
nevertheless, that when we do marshall out
our energies under national name, we
have no higher one, poor as it is to lis,
than American" 1t has at least one re-
commentator, is true. The title "Af-
ricann as applied to each one of us in this
land, is misnomer,-a term both vague
and untrue,-not conducive in the least
to independent selfdevelopement, but
fraught with evil influences and consequen-
ces, as well within as without our immedi-
ate class.
If we would individually exalt as far as
in us lies, our simple humanity, and feel
less concern that an ifrican humanity,
made up of skins more or less dark, and of
hair more or less frizzled, should be perpet-
uated to the end Of time, we might rely con-
fdingly on our manhood alone, and trust
it to overcome for us difficulties however
appalling, and to achieve for us victories
as glorious as lasting.
"He whose soul
Ponders this true equality, may walk
The fields of gratitude and hope:
Lamenting ancient virtues overthrown,
And for the injustice grieving, that hath made