Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-06


all that il wants 20 carry II on unconlroi-
: led. peipetrating its dread designs, is the
. aid of the strong arm If the law applied
: seriously and with weight and power.
Yes. Sir. there is the testimony re-
: corded. proving to the world. that some
fifteen or twenty this pcaceable and
respectable Society were dragged
from the Temples of worship and i'm
pri>oneu within the dungeons gloomy
walls; and this. sir. by this very party
who are asking for the act of incorpor-
atlon.-Sir. perhaps. l may be in part
mistaken, think have been informed
that one o; the victims Of this vind!c-
tive spirit was rot member OF this
Society. But Sir, he is a gentleman
of undoubted talent and respectable
ability. and what do gentlemen sup
pose that he was imprisoned for? Why,
sir it was because lie committed the
unpardonahle sin OF shouting uuzza
7 for Jackson; and that too, al Il trial
when the martha! spirit appeared to
predoininatc over every other. But
to be serious Sir, i trust l have said
cEough 10 convince this house Of the
/ danger ofprcmatuyc legislation on this
! important matter. l feel that have
discharged ny duty towards my own
conscience. and the high responsibility
under which | act. Aud with a firm
contidedce ~ the virtue and integrity
of this honorable body leave the fate
Of the bill 10 their decision. hoping that
the motion to postpone the bill indie.
Giitels will be sustained.
Nix. HAEL.N:-Wc are informed.
Mr.. Speaker; that the Ohio YEARLY
Meeting OF Friends is divided INTO two
parties; how far this may be correct
few of us arc able to say, but ] nave
my doubts Of its being a fact. viii
admit. (as the gentleman from Fair
field hath statedJ a large party has
gone out from the Society Of Friends.
who, as NC are informed, have officially
dcnominated themselves Orthodox
Friends or Quakers. Now. sir, tho
question will naturally arise. whether
il is this party. or the Society of Friends
] that has applied for this act. On
proper solution Of this question. much
as to the justice orinjus,ice ofwhat We
may do this da, depends. The'., row
is this question to be solved,- hat
clue have we that will bring Us 20 the
truth Of the matter? We are well a
ware that the party praying to he in.
Corporated, claim to be the Ohio
Yearly Meeting Of Friends. But what
evidence have we that Ladd, Parker,
Street. Flanner, Miller ard their asso-
ciates, are members of the Society Of
Friends! Why sir, we have not the
shadow Of testimony that would go in
the least, to make 1t appear that they
have the most distant claim TO that Ii.
tie. This the last section in the bill.
which has been put rs an amendment.
seemsto admit, and the gentleman from
Jefferson MIR. LcetCiD tells US that in
his opinion this anne n meut is sufficicn!
to gaurd the right Of the Society Ct
Friends; but ! must beg leave to dis
sent from the opinion Of ihat honorable
gentleman. The first section Of this
bill, goes to recognize and establish
Ladd, FIanncr, Parker aud their asso-
ciates, as the Soci. ty of Friends, and
after we shall have done this, vain will
be the attempt to gaurd the tights OF
the Society; we will have legislated
them away. And to whom! To the
Society Of Friends! No, Sir, but to
Ladd, Parker, Flanner their associatesl
And who is it then they associate WITH
Why, sir, it appears that they are
some Of the leaders Of this orthodox
party; Of course. their Oorthodox
Friends. The selfNyled Simon Purcs
OF the land are their associates, if they
have any. And, sir. if | was to Judge
/ by their actions and know Of no 9th
er criterion by which to judge in tn.
case, / should think that the whole
weight Of testimony, as TO their being
the Society cfFriends goes directly a.
gainst them. We are told that the,
have already stretched out The iroI
rod OF persecution over the heads OF
those with whom they had wort to be
in fellowship. Sir. who ever heard CT
the Society OF friends, prosecuting
an, body to bounds and imprisori-
ncit!
CeEtlemcn may think that it was
but a light matter. that it WAS 10 great
hardship to be cast into prison TO be
fed on bread and wafer thirty minute.
and be fined SIX and oac fourth cents.
mt ,if. yerx fat cfft,ci, ba,.,c G,o.t