The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-02-25
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ton of their race, and extort from the proud and
domineering Anglo-Saxon the justice now per
sistently denied them
The opening article is an Introductory one by
the publisher, MIR. Thomas Hamilton, who sue
einctly states the objects he has in view and the
work which be and his fellow-laborers undertake
to do. There are paragraphs somewhat caustic
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 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 Observation-Disclosures of caste of color is un
known. 1t is an able paper, and conclusively dis
proves the current philosophy which predicates
human advancement, or, in other words, civiliza-
ton, 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 so sllfully 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
| turv-nursed he, which has been made the excuse
| for slavery, with all its horrors and barbarties,
| which to-day, in these nominally free States,
crushes the colored beneath remorseless
| 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 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 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
tempting longer to hold him down. The time is
approaching when the black race now in this
country will be a 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 clenching sword, beneath whose heavy
blade fetters will be but as faxen strings and OPP
pressors but men of clay. The negro is natur-
ally patient and docil,- rPturally he abhors blood
end strife; but there are eA!r'"les which emphat-
ically warn 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 apty learns the aphorism of Jefferson and
which we profess to believe God ordained one
Resistance 10 TVrantS is obedience to God ~ St.
Domingo thunders in ears, L" Beware! Take
your hands from your victims throat, 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 are which come thronging
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, it
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, counsellng the col
ored man to toll and vindicate his 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 48 Beekman street, New York, at 81 q
year. We mention the terms, because we hope
there will be many who will subscribe if for nc
other purpose to ''what good can come out
of fNarragansett." tt."-PenduIum (Greeneich, X. ~