The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-09-24
ADVERTISEMENTS.

think it will be read with interest by all who re
ceive it. The third article, " CIyilization-its De-
pendence on Physical Circumstances" by Dr.
James M'Cune Smith, we regard as peculiarly in
struetive and valuable The idea that in nations
advanced in civilization, the sources of intellectual
power spring from the common people, the physi-
cally vigorous, is happily developed and worthy
of general attention. We wish success to the An
glo-Afican Magazne.-Americ0n Missionary,
(New York;
We wish it could be put in the possession of
every ophobia-monger in the land.-StUdent's
Monthly (Obertin, o.
"Ths publication, considered relatively to its
scope and design, will compare favorably with any
other."-Star Brooklyn, ~ W
1--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 frican MdgGeine, pub
lished in New York, three numbers, and as trib-
ute to both enterprise and merit, desire to say a
few words on the subject.
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
our coored 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 a 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 evi-
dence of talent and scholarship-far more SO than
many of the popular productions of the press Let
our citizens interest themselves in the Anglo fri
can Magazine, and while they encourage the en-
terprise, they will also beenft themselves by an
increase of useful knowledge, and decrease of un-
generous and unreasonable preiudices. COM
mend it to our Reading Rooms, and to every pri-
vate family, as a work of decided merit, for only
one dollar year.-Rer X. H. Conklin, in Tribune
(Pr0ridence, r. ~
This monthly, published at New York, by
Thomas Hamilton, is edited and written by col
ored people. 1t is an able Magazine Some sta
tstical articles on the colored population of the
United States, evinee 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 Chariestown, 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 |
Thomas Hamilton, promises good things, solid |
things noble elevating. The first number exhibits
tact, talent, erudition, scientific Investigations the
pen of n ready writer. The contributions are of
the highest order The narratives, sufferings and |
hair breadth escapes of fugitiyes from the land of
Egypt and Pharaoh's host, are truly marvellous |
wonderful No romance can equal them, and vet |
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 emanc- |
pate the cOlOred race, meets our warmest 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,
48 Beekman-st.-GoldenR Rule (Ne,c York;
This is a new Magazine, but, as its name i'm
ports, it is to fill existing vod and circulate in
a 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 well. Its
leading articles are of high order, and give evi
dence that if negroes have rights which white
men are bound to respect" they at least WELD
pens which, one day, shall work out the redemp-
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
cinctly states the objects he has in view and the
work which he and his felIow-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, "Civilization-its Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DR.. James NJ
Cune Smith, 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 tgerferociousness of caste Of coloris I'M
known. 1t is an able paper, and conclusvely dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
human advancement, or, in other words civiliza-
ton, the innate superiority of a race; but, on
the contrary, shows that it is due rather to eli
mate and geographical position. The paper is
learned pregnant with facts, so skilfully handled
that the deductions are beyond the possibility of
being overthrow. The doctrine of innate superb |
ortv of race is scattered to the winds. This cen
lie, which has been made the excuse |
for slavery, with all its horrors and barbarties,
which to-day, in these nominally free States, |
erushes the colored man beneath a remorseless
prejudice and fiendish spirit of caste, command
ing him to quench the fires of aspiration as he
feels them burning in his soul,.t be 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 eviscerated, 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 ply such artillery as this, it is
time to pause and ask what we 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 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 a ratio which, ere long, will reach that
point when the red right hand of revolution will
be raised, clenching sword, beneath whose heavy
blade fetters will be but faxen strings and Op-
pressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur
ally patient and docils-naturally he abhors blood
and strife but there are examples which emphat-
icaly 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-
ple he apty learns the aphorism of Jefferson, and
which we profess to believe God-ordained one
Resistance to Tyrants is obedience to GodH st.
Domingo thunders in our ears, =" Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat, or meet the
retributive justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath moro terriblp than the seven walls of the