Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-20

To the editor effke RicAnss1 RaEeS04
The Society Of Frie.1s - OLE Heariy
Naeestng.
kEsPEcrxD FRIxSD-In thy paper Of }
the 9th instant some speeches were pub.
llshed BY request, which were made ~
the Ohio Legislature on the Bill for iucSr,
pora'ing OHIO Yearly Meeting. As it is
ever painful to see error prspoe.ted in
stead OF truth. and rs it becomes every ed
i'or protesting any degree of fairness,
when requested to publish on one side.
to publish an equal portion on the other
side, l take the liberty Of desiring thee to
publish at large the speeches on the other
side, or this letter.
The speeches already published in thy
paper are so full Of disgusting and un-
sound matter, that cannot soc how auv
set Of people protesting the form Of reIi-
g'on could take any pleasure in giving
them currency. But this leave let it
be charged to the disposition which is
manifested in those who requested their
publication.
The orators strive hard to make the i'm
preston on the House that the design Of
Ohio Yearly Meeting in asking this act
ofincorPoration was to deprive the H,ck-
ties of their rights; and that the petition
for the act had been got up in the most Sc
cret manner, and signed by very few in
dividuals. Whereas the facts of the case
are very different. The petition was
made on behalf Of the whole Yearly meet
ing Of Friends, mot Hicksites) and was
signed, no doubt, on its behalf, whether
BY many or by few individuals would not
at all alter the case for it is a custom with
us for single individual, in a great ma
Jority Of cases, to sign as the clerk, and
on behalf Of a meeting. The object Of
the act was not in any degree to deprive
any person or persons, or set or societ, of
men OF their rights. There was no such
intention expressed, or to be fairly i'm
tplicd by the petition.
Again, If the constitution Of the state OF
Ohio is like the constitution Of this state
and presume u Is in this respect,-no
er post fncto law could be mace. Then
II the society Of Friends, or the Leg,sla-
ture had inclined to have such law. i.
couId not have been made to affect claim,
arising GU, Of, difficulties which had &C.
Cured long before. This shows the faI.
lacy other argument against the oil 81
the ground OF any claims which the Hicks.
ties may have to any property within the
limits of that Yearly meeting.
The ii,ck.isos .se now a distioc, men,
pie from our society, having entirely nft
US, and, as we understand It, organized
themselves INTO a separate sect holdins
doctrines altogether different from ours.
and from those Of the ancient society Of
Friends. The act desired vas not ,ntend-
ed In any way to affect their rights, e .ther
separately, or as standing in any relation
to us. 1t we had desired at present, to
have tried or agitatcd, the question Of
rights, as it REGARDS any claim which
they and we profess to have to the same
property. we should disdain the idea Of
endcavoring, for this purpose to creep into
the legislature to get an act passed unob
served in our favor. No, we would rath-
er appeal to the courts of the country es-
for the purpose ofsettling claims
tried in fair and impartial manner.
The Ohio Yearly meeting is about to
establish Boarding School. II ha, al
ready a sum Of money for that pur-
pose. 1t has the promise Of more from
those favorable to such an institution. and
it presumes that some if not many beney-
olent individuals will, on their death beds.
wish to give it more, out Of the much they
possess. But the Ohio Yearly meeting no,
being body corporate, could not obtain
such legacies, the heirs Directing. Il now
wishes an act which will enable il to oh.
tain and apply such donations, when any
shall be made, to the purposes intended
BY the donors.