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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 1 1 Browse Search
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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 3: the Clerical appeal.—1837. (search)
d not proceed for his emotion. Nearly all present were in tears. At this meeting, not unfittingly, the perennial subject Ms. Feb. 4, 1837, W. L. G. to Anna Benson. of the financial condition of the Liberator was brought up. Another crisis had arisen with the new year, and it was scarcely less urgent (so vast had become the antislavery literature of the day) to enlarge the paper than to maintain it, and it was still far from being selfsup-porting. Mr. Garrison wrote from Boston on February 4, 1837, to Anna Benson: About three hours were occupied in discussing the merits Ms. of the Liberator and its editor. The Sabbath question was also taken up. I dare not tell you, dear Anna, what fine things were said about me. To my surprise, notwithstanding that delicate subject, the Sabbath, was alluded to in connexion with my review of Dr. Beecher's speech, there was but one feeling manifested toward me, and that of the most enthusiastic kind. What was peculiarly pleasing was to fin