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


them to reap any benefit under this pro
viso. But suppose for a moment that tn
|, names were collected, and suit com
menced, the difficulties would not be sur
mounted. Ii is n fact well kL own, that il
the society of Friends, every child that i
born into the world, Is at the same nm'
born into the church and becomes mem
Der Of the Ohio Yearly Meeting. if its pa
rents reside within the bounds Of tina
Meeting. Would not these children a
they became members Of the Meeting
have to be joined as plaintiffs or complain
ants to the suit? In addition to this, in ;
suit where the members of one of the par
ties were SO numerous, many death:
would occur, and the party plaintiffs OF
complainants, would be continually
changing, and the result must be fai-
lure Of success Ofwhat service, then, is
this proviso. or any other that can he ia.
serted in this bill9 From this ha-ty view
Of this subject, think this bill ougb,
never 10 pass into a law, and shall there
fore vote for It's indefinite postpbcment.
! Mn. kEEIDER Use Mr.. Speaker,
I to make u few remarks In relation to this
! bill. First in order to explain my views,
and the principles which shall govern my
actions, in relation 10 It; and secondly, to
give what information which. perhaps, is
not generally known.
The Societ. of Friends, is divided into
Two parties; each claiming to be the So
cietV Of Friends, and each holding an
equal interest, in PROPORTION to their num-
tiers, in stocks, lands and tenements,
he'd in ..mmnn-Now as neither party .
nor the Society community, are known in
law II would &c ii vIuiaticn OF the priuci-
7leS of l1stice toward 18th parties of this
Legislature 20 recognize the principle
contained in this bill. For il Is esiden:
that l. would bc granting exclusive iur,s-
LECTION 10 one party, over funds. land>
and tenements, vhIch are now held 10y
both parties, as tenants In common. To
recognize either party, as the Society Of
Friends, bv an act OF legislation, would
he doing great injus,ic t" the other party
until after they sh; il have settled their
differences and disputes; for II would sui :
ject them to long and expensive litigation ;
if not to actual loss Neither party he
ing known in law, it would he impossible
TO recognize one party by law, as the So
Getty Of Friends: and at the same time to
guard the rights and interests Of the 9TH
Ier party. with out taking cognizance of
the,r and all the names Of those indl.idu-
ais who constitute such other party
Now. Sir, in order to do justice 10 both
subject. Whereas, the party which h. 5
manifested the most honest, Just, and Chris
tan like deposition; having held out
iovcrtures of compromise and solicited
their brethren Of the other party, time
i nd again to settle their differences ann
cat!v, and upon the principle ofjustice
and honor, are not heard on the occasion.
at all, or at most hut parfiallv-It is true
that after this bill had been got up In the
most secret manner possible, and had
passed the Senate, the were informed
for the first that such a project was osi
foot And gentlemen. what do they do?
.'he, tell Nou thar they feel it duty to
demonstrate against u. They having full
confidence IN the Integrity of this House.
have sent on their ramonstrancc, signed
b. man, "f'he mos, respectable citizens
of'hi> Ste; If is rue many have sir ed
their rem, insurance. who are not members
Of the S ietl bat would ask gentle
men is not this an evidence of the right
eol,sri,ss e their cause? And what do
they tell ou in their re,nnn-trance? la
the language If the tue Qua ker. they tell
v"u they cannot ST. far recognize their
rights to bear arms as To apply for such
an act; Gentlemen. Ii there were no
rights involved in this question. and we
were DESTROYS to pass law for the express
purpose of disgracing tins people; this is
the very act we ought TO pass, we could
pass none that would more effectuaiy do
II. While the other party TO whom these
friendly and christian overtures have been
repeatedly made. and who have as uni
formiv treated them with scorn declaring
to the whole world, that they would have
all the property or more are now seeking
to obtain an act of this Assembly. recor-
niZing them as the Society Of Friends 10
the xcl,:sion of their brethren. Do they
not thereby tell us in so many words.
that they are willing to forego their
claim to the title of Friend? III under
stand anv thing of the principle of this
Society and Of the use of language they
surely do. MAY we not reasonably ex-
pect to see them ere long In our muster
ground. and ifneed be. IN the field Of bat
tie? This would lie grea, acquisition
admit. but we have no need of passing
this law IN order to obtain it, for surely