The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-07-14
ADVERTISEMENTS.

tlon OF their race, and extort from the proud and
domlneerlng 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 TIE 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 t" Civilization 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 ferociousness 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, 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 skllfully 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
tury-nursed lie, 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 man beneath remorseless
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, menial, feeling no
manhood, to keep shut the windows of his soul,
never opening them to let in the sunlight of
knowledge, is eyiscerated 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 are to gain by at
10 hnl Tha ia
approaching when the black race 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 Ia
each decade the census figures show that they i'll
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 fetters will be but faxen strings and op-
pressors but as men of clay. The Negro is natur-
ally patient and docii6 naturally he abhors blood
and strife; but there are exJR- nes 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-
ple he apty learns the aphorism of jefferson, and
which we profess to believe God-ordained one
I" Resistance TO TWantS is obedience to God !' St.
Domingo thunders in 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
ApocalypseP ~
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 time for their utter
ance. 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
dignifed, manful in its tone, counseing the col
ored man to toll 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 AZ 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 Narragansett. ."-Pendulum (Green1cich, X. ~