Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-06
stain their high and honorable cl,arac-

stain their high and honorable Cisa'aC-
ter by casting 4 fellow creature into
prison for one minute; or wrestling
one cent from him unjustly Sir,
defy the annals ofEI>tory 10 point you
TO the first instance Of the kind. No
sir, they have never descended o los
as to belle their profession. ard 80 dis
grace themselves in such manner
but, sir, there is party who were
once III fellowship with this Societ,
who have. and if We are rightly IN
formed. I.add, Parker, Street, Elan
ner and their associates. constitute
this party. Yet, sir, it i. this part,
that is bow seeking at our hands, a
law no doubt in the mind, for the OK
press purpose of carrying their vindic-
tive principles more fully into effect.
Sir. If there had been no other evi-
dcnce Of their having forsaken their
primary principles. and ;orieitlng their
claim TO the title of Friend. this alone
would have been suliicient.-But. sir.
there is other and if necessary, stron-
ger testimony that soc. toprovc that
they are 10 longer worthy of being
conside red Of the Society Of Friends.
much less TO be incorporated IN the
name Of the whole Society. Why. sir,
we would not cast a greater reproaCh
upon the Society of Friends. than to
pass this bill, sending it forth to the
world as law incorporating that So
cicty. Whoever heard that SoCiet,
applying for such an aCte Sir, 1t has
never vet been done, and l trust it ne
vcv vii, he. Read the rcmonstranCe,
the tell you that they cannot rccog-
niZa t"eIr right to bea' arms. so tar a,
to apply for spc', an act. Though the
c..tleman from Fairfield thinks it
would be a grcatrcgui-ition to See them
on our parade ground, and ifnccd be.
to OR fields of battle. hope never to
sec it.-Thcy ask to be alone. in the
pc :ceahle possession otthei, just rights.
They ask no more. And shall we de-
ny them this? Heaven forbid! They
tell YOU that they are willing to com
promise with their dissenting brethren.
a..d TO allow til m their proportion of
the property according to their mum
brrs.-liow characteristic this OF the
genuine Friend? They are not seek
ins to dcfr1ud their prosecuting brcth-
ren. (if it is proper TO call them breth
rcn.) out OF any of the rights that thy
have long eajoyed in better days as
tenants in common.-They wish to re-
main that peaccahle. just ard upright
people. who have 50 log snone forth
in the christian armament. as the
bright ard luminous morning star
oftnat great and glorious day. wherein
the sun of righteousness shall shine H.
his meridian Spicndour, shedding his
benign influence over the hearts OF the
children of men, To the converting the
implements Of war into the implements
Of hn,bardr,. Sir, this people cannot
as, Tor law Of this Kind for thcir ben
eft; they stand Oh higher ground. they
RELY upon stronger arm for their aid.
Eo, how unlike this is the party that is
applying for this law! Their motto is.
all or none; and all they arc dctcrmin-
ed 10 have. il they have to commit the
blacklist fraud TO obtain it. Yes, gen
tlemer. this spurious, avaricious sect,
wo"lo. if they could. swallow up Ill.
AL the name. the character. the hon
or. the money, the property, and the
religion, and then not to be satisfied!
No. sir, they would even then if they
could shut up the Kingdom of Ilea-
ven against men. and neither enter. i'm
t'lcms. Ives nor suffer those that would.
10 eu,er, this j. the only inference we
can draw from their conduct bat bad
enough. it, tue, could wish it were
better. Now. sir. il it WIS not for the
hi.n character that the Society has so
long sustained and continues to su>-
tam. il would b. Il disgrace to them
that such party ever cmanated from
them. ThereiorC, iniSmuch As they
wisht, 10 Incorporated in the name of
Il hig:., honor bic and respectable
people: a name that their owa acts
have T.. ndered tiesr unworthy of.
shall fee! bound t. sustain the motion
icr s,ponc. and hope the house will
sustain u.