William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879 : the story of his life told by his children . f its friends? Permit us briefly to trace our career. We commenced theLiberator without having obtained previously a single the course of the first volume, about 500 subscribers wereadded to our list: of course, this number was inadequate to oursupport. It slowly increased, however, during the second and l May 8, 1834, Lucretia Mott writes to J. M. McKim: Last week we hadthe renewed pleasure of a visit from Wm, L. Gai-rison. He passed severaldays in the city, addressed the colored people at the Wesl
William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879 : the story of his life told by his children . f its friends? Permit us briefly to trace our career. We commenced theLiberator without having obtained previously a single the course of the first volume, about 500 subscribers wereadded to our list: of course, this number was inadequate to oursupport. It slowly increased, however, during the second and l May 8, 1834, Lucretia Mott writes to J. M. McKim: Last week we hadthe renewed pleasure of a visit from Wm, L. Gai-rison. He passed severaldays in the city, addressed the colored people at the Wesleyan and Bethelchurches, and would have delivered a public address had he met with moreencouragement from our timid Philadelphia friends. He was even dis-couraged in the desire he felt to say a few words to our young men on theevening of their founding themselves into a society. He was present, but,at the request of one or two, took no pait, they thinking the feeling hereof opposition to his zeal and ardent measures in the cause was such that itwould be rather a *j£v*i/& {/hu^Lc^ -ZEt. 29.] SHALL THE LIBERATOR DIE? 431 third volumes, up to 1000, and then to about 1400; and so did Chap. expenses increase, owing1 to its enlargement without enhanc- x^7 ing the terms of subscription. All this time, we lived in themost frugal and humble manner, in order by the utmost self-denial to sustain the paper, and disappoint the hopes andpredictions of its enemies. Still we struggled under manyembarrassments, and were in bondage to penury. We grate-fully acknowledge that several generous donations were madeto us for the support of the paper, from various persons andsocieties; and had it not been for these, it would have longsince ceased to exist. These were not sufficient to remove theburden, although they alleviated its pressure. In commencing our present volume (the fourth) we againenlarged the Liberator, still affording it at its original first, the prospe
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