The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-03-31
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tlon 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, MIR. Thomas Hamilton, who sue
cinctly states the objects he has in view and the
work which he and his feow-Iaborers undertake
to do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustic
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, /" Civilization-its Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DR.. 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 tiger erocousness of caste of color
known. 1t is an able paper, and eonclusively dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
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 skilfuy 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
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,
brushes the colored man beneath remorseless
ing him to quench the fires of aspiration 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 evscerated, 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 can ply such artillery this, it is
time to pause, and ask what we 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 letters will be but faxen strings, and OPP
pressors but as men of clay. The negro is natur-
ally patient and dociie- naturally he abhors blood
and strife but there are ex!E-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 we profess to believe a 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
retributiye 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 are which come throngng
around pen but this is time for their utter
ance In conclusion, we would say, we are glad
this Magazine has been established. Conducted
there is every reason to believe it will be, ii
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
dgnihed, manful in its tone, counselling the col
ored man to toll ON and vindcate bis 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 4S 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
of Management '-Pendulum (Greenlcich, X. ~