The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-08-27
ADVERTISEMENTS.

eelve IT. The third article, /" CIyllzatlon-lts De
pendence on Physical Circumstances" by Dr. |
James nj Cune Smith, we regard as peculiarly in |
structive and valuable. The idea that in nations |
advanced in civilization the sources of intellectual
power spring from the common people, the phys-
cally vigorous, is happily developed, and worthy |
of general attention We wish success to the An |
glo-AflIcan Magashe.- Missionary,
(Ne,o York;
We wish it could be put in the possession of
every negrophobia- monger in the land.-Stndents
Monthly (Oberiin, o. M
This publication, considered relatively to its
scope and design, will compare favorably with any
other. "-Star Brooklyn, ". 70
We should Judge it to be rather superior to
the most of the monthlies. =
We hope it may meet with large circulation =
Repository Of Religion and Literature Indianapolis,
Ind.)
EDITOR OF TRIBUNE Il have Just received from
the office of the Anglo-A hrfcaa Magazine, pub
lished in New York, three numbers, and, as trib-
ute to both enterprise and merit, desire to say
few words ON the subject. &34i
While there is a spirit that would crush the
colored race and trample them under foot as infe-
rior, it is cheering to witness single triumph of
colored friends, and them rise in manliness
and power, in spite of prejudice and hate If any
one doubts their upward tendency, their want of
elements essential to elevation, let him call over
and read single article in one of these Magazines
and then blush for the injustice done crushed
people. The talent and taste exhibited would do
honor to any Magazine published in our nation.
Nor would We thus speak of a single author or a
single article the whole work glows with the EVIL
dence of talent and scholarship-far more so than
many of the popular productions of the press Let
citizens interest themselves in the AnC{o- Af1
can Magazine, and while they encourage the en-
terPrlse, they will also beenfit themselves by an
increase OF useful knowledge, and decrease of I'M
generous and unreasonable prejudices. | com
mend it to our Reading Rooms, and to every pri-
waite family, as work of decided merit, for only
one dollar year.-Reu. r. H. Conklia, in Tribune
{ Pr0otdeaee, RID
This monthly, published at New York, by
Thomas Hamilton is edited and written by col I
ored people. 1t is an able Magazine. Some sta
hstical articles on the colored population of the
United States, evince great deal of research and
are valuable. "-Zion's Herald Boston, Ms
eve have the third number of this work before
us, and have perused it. 1t is certainly an able
work The Prospect (Chariestoscn, Lad)
ANGLo-AFRICAN MAGAzINE.-A new monthly in
the pamphlet form, issued at 48 Beekman-st., New
York, at one dollar per annum by our friend T
Thomas Hamilton, promises good things, solid b
things, noble elevating The first number exhibits =
TACT talent, erudition scientific Investigations the
pen of ready writer. The contributions are of d
The highest order The narratives, suerings and Il
breadth escapes of fugitves from the land of
Egypt and Pharaohs host, truly marvellous, a
wonderful No romance can equal them, and vet
hey are solid facts These narratives will grace
very number of this new monthly, and will r
doubtless give it wide circulation. Anything
md everything calculated to elevate and enamel
pate the colored race meets warmest sympa-
hies. The hand of God is in it. Ethiopia is soon
o stretch forth her hands to God" Friends,
land'in your names, enclose 81 to Mr. Hamilton,
e Beekman-st.-GoIden Rule (Neac York;
This is new Magazine but, as its name i'm
'orts it is to fill an existing void, and circulate in
sphere peculiarly its 1t is to be the organ
# the colored race. 1t has been projected by col
red men, and, in the main, will be conducted by
hem. The initial number appears well. Its
eading articles are of high order, and give evil
ence that if " negroes have no rights which white
men are bound to respect they at least WELD
,ens which, one day. shall work out the redemp-
ion of their race, and extort from the proud and
Iomineering Anglo-Saxon the justice now SO per-
istently denied them. r
The opening article is an Introductory one by c
he publisher, Mr. Thomas Hamilton, who sue 2
inctly states the objects he has in view and the A
york which he and his fellow-laborers undertake s
o do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustic s
We refer to those comparing eolored and white 7
choars, one comparison being between scholars r
n the City of New York, and another between G
tudents in French colleges. '
The main article 90 Civilization-its Dependence II
n Physical Circumstances" is by DR.. James NJ s
June Smith, gentleman Of liberal education, A
hough for it he is not indebted to his own coun- II
ry, having been obliged to obtain it in Europe q
here the RIGHTEOUSNESS of caste of color is un-
nown. 1t is an able paper and conclusively dis r
roves the current philosophy which predicates
uman advancement or in other words, civiliza- N
ion, on the innate superiority of a race but on
he contrary, shows that it is due rather to eli
nate and geographical position. The paper is
earned, pregnant with facts, so sklfuy handled, T.
hat the deductions are beyond the possibility of
eng overthrow The doctrine of innate superb pl
rity of race is scattered to the winds This CEN
1rv-nursed He which has been made the excuse A
n slavery, with all its horrors and barbarities,
hich to-day, in these nominally free States,
rushes the colored man beneath a remorseess ~
rejudice and fendish spirit of caste command liz
lg him to quench the fires of aspiration as he til
,els them burning in his soul, to be newer of do
God and drawer of water, mental, feeling no III
manhood, to keep shut the windows of his soul, od
ever opening them to let in the sunlight of T,
nowledge is eviscerated and shown to be but the tb
lvention of the oppressor as an excuse for his
ark and damning deeds and crimes. When the
espised negro can ply such artillery this, it is
me to pause and ask what we are to gain by at 7
smpting longer to hold him down. The time is
pproaching when the black race now in this
ountry will be fearful power, unless we relax
ne hand of oppression. They are under the tenn
crate parallels, where all circumstances conspire a
} give them physical and mental power. In Al
ach decade, the census figures show that they in II
rease in ratio which, ere long, will reach that g.
ONT when the red right hand of revolution will TT
e raised clenehing a sword, beneath whose heavy
lade letters will be but faxen strings, and OPP II
ressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur-
llv patient and doce-naturally he abhors blood 2,
nd strife but there examples which emphat- A
,ay warn US that, in the school Of slavery, and n
nder the treatment he receives when he is looked n
pom as he is now, by large portion of this peo p
lie, he apty learns the aphorism of Jefferson, and F.
hitch we profess to believe God-ordained one G,
Resistance to Tyrants is obedience to God ~ st. 8,
domingo thunders in our ears, " Beware Take n
our hands from your victims throat, meet the "
etributive justice ready to pour upon your heads n
rath more terrible than the seven walls of the Il
Apocalypse! p
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug
ested themselves while we have been writing this 90