The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-26
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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 IN 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 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, " Civilizations Dependence
on Physical Circumstances" is by DIR. 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 tigerrociousness of caste Of color is
known. 1t is an able paper, and eonclusively dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
human advancement, or, in other words, civilixa-
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 overthrow. 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 barbarties,
which to-day, in these nomnally 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, mental, 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 ply such artillery this, it ia
time to pause, and ask what We are to gain by at
tempting longer to hold him down. The time il
approaching when the black race now in this
country will be fearful power, unless 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 as 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 eA.x "les which emphat-
ically warn that, in the schoO, 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 APPLY learns the aphorism of Jefferson, and
| which profess TO believe God ordained one
" Resistance TO Tyrdnts is obedience to God y st.
| Domingo thunders in our ears, " Bewarel Take
your hands from your victims throat, meet the
| retroutlve 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 throngine
around pen, but this is time for their utter
ance. In conclusion We would say, we are glad
this Magazine has been established. Conducted
as there is every to believe it will be, il
will demonstrate that Anglo-Afrcans stand on the
plane of progress, and not those british beings
they have been represented to be. 1t is calm and
dignifed, manful in its tone, counselng 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 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
| year. We mention the terms, because we hop,
there will be many who will subscribe, if for nc
other purpose to see "what good can come ou
of Narragansett. "-Pcndulum (Greenlcich, r. ~