Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-08-24
From the .a@erican System.
THE QUAKER TRIAL.

THIS trial is not yet concluded. III
is progressing, and will most probably
be brought to a close some time next
week. G.. d. Wall opened the case
for those called Hicksites on last Mon
day week, and spoke four days, when
he was followed by George Wood, on
the opposite side, who commenced on
Friday. and occupied the Court until
Tuesday noon, speaking three days.
Theodore FrcIinghuysen commenced
on Tuesday and was speaking yester-
day on the same side. 1t is expected
that S. l.. Southland will commence on
the part Of the Hicksitcs to day, (Fri-
day. and perhaps close on Monday or
Tuesday next, which will terminate
the argument. The case will then be
Submitted to the decision Of the Court,
who may perhaps pronounce it in TIM
course Of the week. The Court ie
attendance in this case is composed Of
eleven members including the Govern
or.
The Court has had a tedious and
laborious sitting, and has paid great
attention to the case before it. We
hope the decision may give general
satisfaction, although it is not to be
expected that all will be entirely sat
isfied, yet we hope they will content
themselves with decision founded on
the principles ofequity and justice.
In glancing over the volumes Of
printed evidence given in the case, we
observe that the relative numbers be-
longing to the Yearly Meeting Of
Philadelphia, ir 1929, which was taken
shortly after the separation, are set
down a. follows, v'z:-Hicksites,
Is, 1876; Orthodox, ,344; Neutral 429.
Total 26,25S. In New York Yearly
Meeting, taken about the same time,
they are stated at Hicksites, IL, 532 ;
Orthodox, 5,9l3; Neutral, S57--Total
1892. Some few small meetings are
not included In the ". Y. estimate,
their numbers not being known, which
might vary the result a few hundred.
By the above estimate it appears
that in the Philadelphia Yearly Meet
ing which includes within its limits the
present controversy, those called Hick-
sites outnumbcr those called Ortho-
dox, more than two to one, yet it APP
pears from the Exhibits read in evil
dencc, that the majority have repeat
edlv offered aud always been ready to
divide the property equitably, in pro-
portion to numbers but the minority an
sists upon haring the who!e, and refused
all overturns towards a compromise,
and commenced the present suit, ICON
trary to the established rule amongst
them, not to 60 to law with each other,)
to obtain the balance Of property not
IN their posscssion--although they had
their full proportion Of the School
Fund belonging to Chesterfield, which
is the meeting where this suit origina-
ted. The grounds upon which those
sty led Orthodox claim the zrhoie proper
~ are, as they allegc, difference of
doctrines, whilst at the same time both
parties refer back to the writings of
Fox, Penn, Barley, Whitehead,
Pennington, and other carly Quakers.
as containing the principles they pro-
fcss to be governed by, and both par
ties at the time Of the separation adop-
ted and used the same discipline.
II we asc correctly informed, the
majority are yet willing to divide all
the property in proportion to numbers.
The lawyers on both sides appear we'll
versed in Quaker Theology, and have
acquitted thcm.elves with great abili-
|ty. What the decision will he we do
not pretend to conjecture, but may
perhaps be able to give it in our next.
Milk SrCKNEss.-Mr. T. s. Hindc
communicates to the Ohio State Jour-
nal, as the result Of more than twenty
years observation, that the cause Of
what is called the milk sickness Is a
wild vine resembling the poison oak
vine. 1t grows as a shrub, is bushy at
top; and in some instances attaches it.
self to trees, though not as firmly as a
creeper. He says, II have observed
that the vine attached to trees bears a
buff or yellowish berry, covered with
brownish skin. The present season
having been wet, this vine is unusually
plentiful, and cases Of milk sickness
have occurred earlier than common
Mr.. J. p. BradIee Of Boston states
that he saw in the garden of Mr.. Ze.