The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti Page: 25
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LIFE OF BENJAMIN LUNDY.
anti-slavery societies. A very capable, intelligent and
philanthropic young man (William Swain) joined me,
and became assistant editor. He was one of my North
Carolina converts. About that time,. Elizabeth M.
Chandler* also began to write for me. She thought
nothing about slavery then, but wrote on other subjects,
until her feelings were awakened by.reading the paper.
In 1828, I made a journey to the middle and eastern
States, for the purpose of lecturing and obtaining subscriptions
to "The Genius." I took Philadelphia in
the way, where I called a meeting to consider the subject
of encouraging the use of free-labour products,
being the first meeting of that kind ever held in America.
At New York I formed a slight acquaintance with
Arthur Tappan and a few others. I found Wm. Goodell
at Providence, Rhode Island, and endeavoured to arouse
him; but he was at that time 'slow of speech" on my
subject.
At Boston I could hear of no abolitionists resident in
the place. At the house where I staid, I became acquainted
with William L. Garrison, who was also a
boarder there. He had not then turned his attention
particularly to the anti-slavery question. I visited the
Boston clergy, and finally got together eight of them,
belonging to various sects. Such an occurrence, it was
said, was seldom if ever before known in that town.
The eight clergymen all.cordially approved of my object,
and each of them cheerfully subscribed to my paper, in
order to encourage, by their example, the members of
their several congregations to take it. William L.
Garrison, who sat in the room, and witnessed our proceedings,
also expressed his approbation of my doctrines.
In.the course of a few days afterwards, we had a public
meeting, which was attended by most of the eight clergymen,
together with a large audience. After I had
finished my lecture, several clergymen addressed the
meeting. They concurred in my views, except one of
*Author of a volume of poems on slavery and other subjects.
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Lundy, Benjamin. The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti, book, 1847; Philadelphia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33004/m1/23/?q=american+indian: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.