The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-02-18
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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
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 eolored 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 circumstance is by DIR. James M
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 tigerferocousness of caste of color is un
known. 1t is an able paper and conclusively dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
human advancement, or, in other words, civilza-
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, skilully 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 nominally free States,
crushes the colored man beneath remorseless
prejudice and fendsh spirit of caste, command
ing him to auench the fires of aspiration as he
feels 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
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 ply such artillery 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 feters will be but as faxen strings and OPP
pressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur-
ally patient and docio- naturally he abhors blood
and strife; but there eAar-nles which emphat-
cally 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 profess to believe God-ordained one
' Resistance TO Tyrants is obedience to God !" St.
| Domingo thunders in our ears, Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat, or meet the
retributlve justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath more terrible than the seven walls of the
Apocalypser'
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug-
gested themselves while we 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
as 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, counselling the col
ored man to toll and vindicate his race by be-
ing true to the instincts of his nature, notwith-
standing the other proudly affect superiori-
| ty, and look down with scorn and contempt.
The Magazine is published by Thomas Hamil-
ton, at 48 Beekman street, New York, at 81 a
year. We mention the terms, because we hope
there will be many who viii subscribe, if for no
other purpose, to see "what good can come out
of Narragansett. "-PenduLum (Green,eich, r. ~