The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-12-17
ADV ERT7SEMENTS

ion of their race, and extort from the proud andl
domineering Anglo-Saxon the justice now SO per
fslstently denied them
4 The opening article is an Introductory one byI
sthe publisher, Mr.. Thomas Hamilton, who sue
cinctly states the objects he has in view and theI
work which he and his fellow-laborers undertake.
Ito do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustic Il
! I'VE refer to those comparing eolored and whiteS
Scholars, one comparison being between scholars
Tin the City of New York, and another betweenI
kstudents in French colleges.
4 The main article, " Civilization-its Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DIR. James M
@Cune Smith, gentleman of liberal education,
though for it he is not indebted to his own coun
atry, having been obliged to obtain it in Europe
where the tigerferocousness of caste Of color is
/ known. 1t is an able paper, and coneusivey dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates|
Ahuman advancement or, in other words, civlllza-
zhon, on the innate superiority of a race but on|
sthe contrary, shows that it is due rather to eli
s mate and geographical position. The paper isl
alearned, pregnant with facts, so skifuly handled
that the deductions are beyond the possibility of
& being overthrow. The doctrine of innate superb
aority of race is scattered to the winds. This CEN
Htury -nursed lie, which has been made the excuse
zfor slavery, with all its horrors and barbarities
(which to-day, in these nominally free States,
Scrushes the colored man beneath remorseless
4preiudiee and fiendish spirit of caste, command
ling him to quench the fires of aspiration as he
9feels them burning in his soul, to be newer of
( wood and drawer of water, menial feeling no
%manhood, to keep shut the windows of his soul,
#never opening them to let In the sunlight of
6knowledge is eviscerated and shown to be but the
&invention of the oppressor, as an excuse for his
|Hdark and damning deeds and crimes. When the
Sdespised negro can ply such artillery as this, it is
time to pause, and ask what we are to gain by at
Mtempting longer to hold him down. The time is
ssapproaching when the black race now in this
Scountry will be fearful power, unless we relax
1.-THE hand of oppression. They are under the tenn
10 give them physical and mental power. In
leach decade the census figures show that they in
.Screase in ratio which, ere long, will reach that
Hpoint when the red right hand of revolution will
l8be raised clenching sword, beneath whose heavy
abade letters will be but as faxen strings and OPP
Epressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur-
Salv patient and docile-naturally he abhors blood
land strife but there are examples which emphat-
warn us that in the school of slavery, and
5under the treatment he receives when he is looked
upon as he is now by large portion of this peo-
Eple he apty learns the aphorism of Jefferson, and
ss which we profess to believe God-ordained one
80 Resistance to IJrantS is obedience to God y st.
SsDomngo thunders in our ears, /" Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat, or meet the
sretributiye justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath more terrible than the seven walls of the
u Apocalypse p
~ Such are some of the thoughts which have sug-
Agested themselves while we have been writing this
Enotice. Others there are which come thronging
around our pen, but this is time for their utter
lance. In conclusion, we would say, we are glad
this Magazine has been established Conducted
ksas there is every reason to believe it will be, ii
Twill demonstrate that Anglo-Africans stand the
plane of progress and are not those british beings
they have been represented to be. 1t is calm and
Hdignifed manful in its tone, counsellng the col
ored man to toll on and vindicate his race, by be-
ling true to the instincts of his nature, notwith-
standng the other races proudly affect SUPERIOR
kfty, and look down with scorn and contempt
b The Magazine is published by Thomas Hamil-
kzton, at 48 Beekman street, New York, at 81 a
wear. We mention the terms, because we hope
sthere will be many who will subscribe, if for nc
ssother purpose, to "what good can come out
Eof Narragansett. "-PenduIum (Green1cach, X. ~