Fighting For The African

The Briíish Seoretary for Foreign . Affairs, Earl Russell, has lstefy bfen ' sulled Reotor of tbe Aberdeeu ' ity. In tbe speech he delivered on ïha i occisión, he iaid : ' " There is another portion of theglob wbere tve still have to lainent ncenes of bloofjrhed. Wo still hare to lameot th ' bloody arbitrameat of war in Araerioa. 1 We have to latnent tbat that war bas not yot been brought to a close. If there is any bright spot in the dark scène, it is for the Afrioan race. I can not but heliere that the citil war in America, whicherer way it may end, whether the Stato unite Bgain, or whether there is to be final separation, I can not but heliere that out of these eventstho African race ar to receivo their freedotn. It is the opiüiou of the astute British tt&tesn:n that " if there is one bright pot in tb dark sceue of our war, it i for th African race." How encouraging is that decïaratioo to Americana! - that we are pouring oat our blood and troasure, sacrifioing or country, in order to heap a fancied beneSt upou the African, an alien and foruign jieople. Earl R.usiell, while predicting tüs freedom of the negro, does not venture to itate that the whites will preserve their freedom. He is evidently of the sauie opinioïi with Elwood Fwher, who proponed to wíife the obituary uotice of the American Keptfblio u iollowü : " Here Hes a people who, cndeavoriiig to beatcv freedotn to Íie negro, lost uiglit of their own