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

increase of useful knowledge, and decrease of I'M
generous and unreasonable prejudices. l COM
mend it to our Reading Rooms, and to every pri-
yate family, as a work of decided merit, for only
one dollar a year.Rer. X. II. Conklia, in Tribune
(ITosideace, X ~
.' This monthly, published at New York, by
Thomas Hamilton, is edited and written by col
ored people. 1t is an able Magazine. Some sta
tistica articles on the colored population of the
United States, eyince great deal of research and
are valuable. ."-zion's Herald Boston, Ms.)
/" We have the third number of this work before
us, and have perused it. 1t is certainly an able
work. The Prospect Cdarlestoacn, bad)
ANGLo-AFRIcAN MAGAz1NE.--A new monthly in
the pamphlet form, issued at 43 Beekman-st., New
York, at one dollar per annum, by our friend
Thomas Hamilton, promises good things, solid
things noble, elevatng. The first number exhibits
tact, talent, eruditon, scientific Investigations the
pen of ready writer. The contributions are of
the highest order. The narratives, sufferings and
hairbreadth escapes of fugitiyes from the land of
Egypt and Pharaoh's host are truly marvellous,
wonderful No romance can equal them, and yet
they are solid facts. These narratives will grace
every number of this new monthly, and will
doubtless give it a wide circulation Anything
and everything calculated to elevate and emanci-
pate the colored race meets our warrnest sympa-
thies. The hand of God is in it. Ethiopia is soon
to stretch forth her hands to God" Friends,
hand in your names, enclose 81 to Mr.. Hamilton,
As eekman-st.-Goiden Rule (Ne1c York.)
This is a new Magazine, but, as its name i'm
ports it is to I'll an existing void and circulate in
sphere peculiarly its own. 1t is to be the organ
Of the colored race 1t has been projected by col
ored men, and, in the main, will be conducted by
them The initial number appears we'll Its
leading articles are of high order, and give evil
dence that if negroes have no rights which white
men are bound to respect" they at least WELD
pens which, one day, shall work out the redemp-
tlon of their race, and extort from the proud and
domineering Anglo-Saxon the justice now so per-
sistently 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, and another between
students in French colleges.
The main article, g Civilizaton-its Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DR.. James NJ
Cune Smith, a gentleman of liberal education
though for it he is not indebted to his own coun-
try, having been obliged to obtain it in Europe,
where the tgererociousness of caste of COLOR un-
known. 1t is an able paper, and conclusivey dis
proves the current philosophy which predcates
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, skilfully handled,
that the deductions are beyond the possibility of
being overthrown. The doctrine of innate superb
ority of race is scattered to the winds. This CEN
tury-nursed lie, which has been made the excuse
for slavery, with all its horrors and barbarities,
which to-day, in these nominaly free States,
crushes the colored man beneath remorseless
prejudice and fiendish spirit of caste, command
ing him to quench the fires of aspiration he
feels them burning in his SOUL to be a newer of
wood and drawer of water, a menial, feeling no
manhood, to keep shut the windows of his soul,
never opening them to let in the sunlight of
knowledge is eyiseerated, and shown to be but the
invention of the oppressor, as an excuse for his
dark and damning deeds and crimes. When the
despsed negro can ply such artillery as this, it 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 viii be fearful power, unless we relax
the hand of oppression. They are under the tent
perae parallels, where all circumstances conspire
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 clenehing sword, beneath whose heavy
blade fetters will be but 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 examples which emphat-
icaly 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 aphorism of Jefferson and
which we profess to believe God-ordained one
Resistance 10 TyrantS is obedience to God y st.
Domingo thunders in ears, Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat or meet the
retrbutiye justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath more terrible than the seven yials of the
Apocalypse p
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug-
gested themselves while have been writing this
notice. Others there are which come thronging
around our pen, but this is no time for their utter
ance. In conclusion we would say, We are glad
this Magazine has been established. Conducted
rs there is every reason to believe it will be, it
will demonstrate that Anglo-Africans stand on the
plane of progress and are not those british beings
they have been represented to be. 1t is calm and
dignifed, manful in its tone, counseling 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 superiori
ty, and look down with scorn and contempt
The Magazine IS published by Thomas Hamil-
ton, at 49 Beekman street, New York, at 81 a
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 Narragansett.' ''--Pcndutum (Green,oich, K. ~