The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-29
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ton 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
enctly states the objects nc 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 ana whlte
scholars, one comparison being between scholars
in the City of New York, and another between
students in French colleges.
The main article, /" Civilization-its Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DIR. James NJ
Cune Smith, a gentleman of liberal education,
thouoh for it he is not indebted to his own eoun-
try, having been obliged to obtain it IN Europe
where the Observation-Disclosures OF caste Of color Is I'M
known. 1t is an able paper, and coneluslVeiy as
nroyes the current philosophy which predlcates
human advancement, or in other words, civiliza-
tion. on the innate superiority of race; but, on
the contrary, shows that it is due rather to ell
| mate and geographical position Inc paper Is
learned pregnant with facts, skillfully handled
that the deductions are beyond the possibility o.
being overthrow. The doctrine OF innate SUPERB
| ortv of race is scattered to the winds Inns cen
| tury-nursed lie, which has been made the excuse
for slavery. with all its horrors and barbarities
which to-day, in these nominally free States,
| crusbes the colored man beneath a remorseless
prejudice and q fiendish spirit of caste, command
| ing him to quench the fires of aspiration as he
| feels them burning in his soul, to be newer of
| wood and drawer of water, 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 damning deeds and crimes. When the
despised 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 will be fearful power unless we relax
the hand of oppression. They are under the tenn
perate 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, clenching a 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 which emphat-
icalIy 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 10 Tgrants is obedience to Godv' st.
Domingo thunders in ears Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat, or meet the
retributve justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath more terrible than the seven walls of the
ApocalypseP
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug-
gested themselves while we have been writing this
notice. Others there are which come throngng
around our pen but this is no time for their utter
ance In conclusion, would say, we are glad
this Magazine has been established. Conducted
as there is every reason to believe it will be, 1t
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, manful in its tone, counselmg the col
ored man to toll on and vindieate his race, by be
ing true to the instincts of his nature, notwith-
standing the other proudly affect SUPERIOR
ty, and look down with scorn and contempt.
The Magazine IS published by Thomas Hamil-
ton, at AZ 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 Naragansett. '-PenduIum (Greencich, X. ~