THE NEGRO AGAIN.

We understand that Dr. Brown proposes in his forthcoming work “THE RISING SON: OR THE ANTECEDENTS OF THE COLORED RACE,” begin at the Genesis and come down to the Revelation of all and everything that pertains to the Negro. We gather this from what the Boston Commonwealth says, as well as what the Dr. himself tells us in his advertisement. Our first is, that he has undertaken too big a job unless indeed he intends to give us a series of quarto volumes. Our second is, that the title of his work is a misnomer the Colored Race.” Which Colored Race does he mean? The Indians are a colored Race; so also, the Chinese, the Japanese, &c. The Doctor evidently means the Blacks, as the Commonwealth says “This is a history of the blacks” &c. Doctor Brown shows a weakness here. Why not have the courage to come to the fore and say what he means and at once the Negro Race. As long as we Negroes, squirm and twist and give additional color to our already colored cheek, whenever we hear the word, Negro, or black, pronounced, we may expect that color to be under the popular ban.
We known of no man in the country, better prepared to write such a Negro history, than is Dr. Wells Brown. He may really be said to be “posted;” but let him now give us a work that will live. His “BLACK MAN” was too patronizing, his “<< NEGRO>> IN THE << AMERICAN REBELLION>> , was too superficial. Both lay dusty upon the shelf. He has now the opportunity may we say, to redeem himself; and be indeed the Negro historian of the age. But we look with suspicion upon that phase of the proposed work which promises biographical sketches of one hundred of the most distinguished among us. Aside from the patronization of the thing, it is self-evident that one of two things must appear, to wit, either his work will be awfully big, or these one hundred “distinguished” were awfully little. Had we the author's ear, we would certainly advise him to let that hundred go. “There is a giving that enriches.”
We certainly trust, however, that the author will be amply rewarded by a large and speedy sale of his book. See the advertisement in another column.