The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-24
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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 eaustie :;
we refer to those comparing colored and white
scholars, comparison being between scholars
in the City of New York, and another between
students in French colleges.
| The main article, I" Civilization 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 Observation-Disclosures of caste of color is I'M
known. 1t is able paper, and conelusively dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
human advancement, or, in other words, civlliza-
ton, on 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 skillfully handled,
that the deductions are beyond the possibility of
being overthrow. The doctrine of innate superb
GRITTY of race is scattered to the winds. This CEN
| fury nursed he, which has been made the excuse
for slavery, with all its horrors and barbarties,
which to-day in these nominally free States,
brushes the colored man beneath remorseess
| prejudice and fendish spirit of CASTE command
ing him to quench the fires of aspiration as he
feels them burning in his SOUL to be a newer of
wood and drawer of water, 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 as this, it is
time to pause, and ask what we are to gain by at
| IszI1 T.
| 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 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 sword, beneath whose heavy
blade letters will be but faxen strings, and OPP
pressors but men of clay The negro is natur-
ally patient and d0ciio- ~aturally he abhors blood
and strife but there are cay "les which emphat-
ically 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 i'll our ears, Beware Take
your hands from your victims throat or meet the
retributive justice ready to pour upon your heads
wrath more terrible than the seven walls of the
Apocalypse"
Such are some of the thoughts which have sug-
gested themselves while We have been writing this
notice. Others there which come thronging
around our pen, but this is no time for their utter
anee. 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 not those british beings
they have been represented to be. 1t is calm and
| digniied, manfu in its tone, counsellng the col
ored man to toll on and Vsndicate 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 a
year. We mention the terms, because We hope
there will be many who will subscribe, if for no
other purpose, to see "what good can come out
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