The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-19
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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
Ecinctly states the objects he has in view and the
work which he and bis fellow-laborers undertake
to do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustie
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, " Ciyilization-its Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DR.. James NJ
Cune Smith, gentleman of liberal education,
though for it he is not indebted to bis own coun-
try, having been obliged to obtain it in Europe,
where the foreclosures of caste Of color IN
known. It is an able paper, and conclusively dis
proves the current philosophy which predieates
| human advancement, or, in other words, civiliza-
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 so sklfully 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 tic, which has been made the excuse
for slavery, with all its horrors and barbarities,
which to-day, in these nominally free States,
brushes the colored man beneath remorseless
prejudice and fiendish spirit of caste, command
| ing him to quench the fires of aspiration as he
feels them burning in his SOUL to be newer Of
wood and drawer of water a mental, 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 can ply such artillery this, it is
time to pause and ask what we are to gain by at
i = Il ILL
| 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 a ratio which, ere long will reach that
point when the red right hand of revolution will
be raised, olenching sword, beneath whose heavy
blade letters viii be but as haxen strings and op-
pressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur-
ally patient and dociie naturally he abhors blood
and strife but there are eS1rnles which emphat-
ieallY 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 aptly learns the aphorism of Jefferson, and
which we profess to believe God-ordained one
" Resistance to T'pants is obedience to God p st
Domingo thunders in our ears, Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat, or meet the
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wrath more terrible than the seven walls of The
Apocalypse p
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug
gested themselves while we have been writing thu
notice Others there are which come throngins
around our pen, but this ia no time for their utter
ance. In conclusion, we would say, we are glaf
this Magazine has been established. Conducted
as there is every reason to believe it viii be, i
will demonstrate that Anglo-Aficans stand ON tn
plane of progress, and not those british being
they have been represented to be. 1t is calm ant
dignified, manful in its Tone counselling the col
ored man to toll on and vindicate his race, by be
ing true to the instincts of his nature, notwith
standing the other races proudly affect SUPERIOR
ty, and look down with scorn and contempt.
The Magazine is published by Thomas Hamil
ton, at 48 Beekman street, New York, at 81
year. We mention the terms, because we hop
there will be many who will subscribe, if for N
other purpose, to see "what good can come ou
of Narragansett "-Pendulum (Greentrieh, r. ~