The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
DROsPECTUSOF "FREDERlCK
L DOUGLASS PAPER"


Thirteen years ago, the proprietor OF this paper
sent its first number forth to the world as ad-
vocate of the freedom of his race.-It was estao-
lished as a mouthpiece for the manaeled millions
who are dumb under the cfuelties OF the oafk
prison house of American oppression. 1t has
done Its best to give voice to their wrongs, and
plead with this stony hearted nation to do them
justice 1t has welded all the strength that its
Editor could command as q lever for the eleva-
tion ofhis race. He came timidly into the arena
of journalism, distrustful of his ability, weighed
down by sense of the disadvantages under which
he labored but inspired by the hottest cause that
has moved the soul of Justice, and melted the
heart of pity in modern days. He had escaped
from the hell of slavery but a few years before.
and the shad of its cloud of Ignorance still rest
ed upon him. His school-room had been the slave
quarters of Maryland plantation; his text books
had been scraps of old prints and papers picked
up by the way side; his writing table board
fence; his pen stray piece of chalk But the
paper went forth, laden down with this burden Of
disadvantages, and has continued to scatter the
light of facts arguments and principles on both
willing and unwilling minds; until now, this hrst
number of the XIII Volume comes to You with
renewed statement of its aims, principles and
prospects, and to ask for your aid in extending Its
circulation and increasing its usefulness.
l. Its leading purpose is to advocate the aboii-
religion, our sense of justice, and the feelings OF
common humanity, as well the ties of blood and
affinity with the hated and outraged race, prompt
us to aim at nothing less than the complete eman
cipation of our people; and never can wa relax
our efforts to promote this glorious end, until not
a slave breathes American air, or groans on Amer
lean soil. We regard Slavery as the crime Of
crimes, defiant of all morality and religion. con
temptuous of all law, human or divine and like
70 lxr to ha
hunted to its death by every weapon within our
reach;
2. We shall continue to advocate political ac-
tion as means for the overthrow of this monster
crime, and urge our fellows to use the ballot-box
to break the fetters from the limbs OF our people
g. We hold that the Constitution of the United
States is an Anti-Slavery Constitution, and that
when the people shall elect rulers who wi admin
lister the Government according to its spirit and
its letter. such rulers will WELD all their powers
to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity y
4. We hold to the right of the slave to secure
his freedom at all hazards, "peacibly if he can.
and forcibly if he must and that all just law, hui
man and divine, will stand by him in the struggle
for his rights although he may smite his oppress-
or to the earth in escaping from his chains.
5. We shall devote much earnest effort to the
elevation OF the free colored people of this coun-
try by advocating for them the right of suffrage,
by seeking to secure to them higher educational
privileges and by urging them to cultivate indus
try, maniness, and every private and patriotic
virtue.
6. Our paper does not claim to be peculiarly
religious in its character, but believe in Chris
tianity as guide to faith and practice, and base
our hope of the worlds reformation and salvation
upon the spread and practice of the principles Of
the Gospel of Christ. We shall, therefore, make
large and constant drafts upon the Bible and the
teachings of JESUS, for motives and inctements to
the cultivation of justice, mercy, TRUTH and fra
ternity among men.
T. We propose to paw more attention than here
tofore to the department of general literature and
to make our paper a source of practical inferma-
tion on all subjects of importance to our readers
and to give it the character of general family
paper, as well as an advocate of freedom and re-
form in the Church and State.
s A marked AMI attractive feature of this paper
for the year to come, will consist In the pubhca-
ton of regular series of letters from its editor
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, who is now on lecturins
tour through England, Scotland and Ireland
| These letters will commence Immediately. and
| those who would have the full benefit of THU
marked attraction in our columns for the year t.
come should subscribe at once.
TERMS:
| Five copies "
Subscriptions must be paid invariably in ad
vance. In making up Clubs it is not REQUESTS
that the subscribers shall be at one Post Office.
{ PREMIUMS:
AS an incentive to eur friends, we propose Il
send any one of the popular books named below
to any person sending us the names of FIVE new
subscribers The names must be accompanied
with the cash. #gF
My Bondage and My Freedom, by Frederick
| Douglass.
The Impending Crisis, by II. r. Helper.
| The Debate between Parson Brownlow and Rev
Abram Pryne.
The life of Rev. j. W. Loguen.
In the absence of the Proprietor, all communi
cations, whether on business or for publication
should be addressed to
LEWIS III. DOUGLASS,
25-4t. ROCHESTER,, N. Y.
TIANTHLY RO RIDING HOUSE.