Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-06-08

WOOIu nave ACth<aAuCA& ~ 0s&y "CsSs
Without the proposed set, they might
find a difficulty in making out the
defendants:-But by tie incorpora-
ton that difficulty would be estirely
removed. As respects he old Fsnds,
zee would not give one single cent, for
the benefits Of all the ads OF ineeFPor-
alton the Legislature cod pass, during
whole session. II is fr the sake OF
future legacies and beq,ests, and the
security Of the real estat., and the fu-
ture institution and is operations,
that we wanted to be Incorporated.
We wanted to abelc t. receive what
benevolent individuals, by their last
wills may hereafter entrust 10 our care
for the benefit of posteriN-and to
hold the lands we purchased with our
own money, a little over ayear ago,
and to be able to take care Of the house
we propose to put up, at our own ex-
pense, and to hold the control Of the
school we intend to establish for the
education of the young peope OF our
own Society. Against these reasoaa-
bic and laudable objects the dicksites
have organised 4 determined opposi-
ton, as if they had resolved TO wage
a war Of determination against justice.
benevolence, and even science itself;
and ourlegislators. Biocksom.krel
and Harlan, have lent themselves for
the unworthy purpose Of headi9g the
and heaping the most o.
probious abuse on . quiet, unofterlng
people,!
In the preamble, and perhaps in the
Bill, the terms ''Iike purposes were
inserted, after mentioning the school.
These words were put into the Bill by
the c.,uu.ei ~hv L.e", -, Gar tho nnr-
pose Of enabling the Yearly Meeting
to stake" any future legacy or dona-
ton, for any special, or modified object
connected with the school-such as a
fund for the gratuitous education at
poor children, or for providing the In
stitution with library, &c. In the
first section Of the Bill after mention
ing as is usual in such cases. the names
of several individuals sand their asso-
Gates we used the words, 'being
members Of the said Ohio Yearly
Meeting. This was struck out by the
Senate. After the words ''shall have
perpetual succession we inserted.
.'according to the discipline and order
Of the Society of Friends called Qua
kcrs," which fixed the succession to
tue regular anu CU'n'1ion rights of r,ocrs'.
bership in the Society, and Yearly
Meeting. This clause also was taken
out, would say, to the manifest injury
Of the Bill. In the same section was
a clause limiting the power Of the
meeting, under the Incorporation to its
continu ance sin unity with the great
body Of the Society Of Friends, called
|Quakers, in Europe and America. that
hold the ancient doctrines and princi-
Piles Of church government. Of the said
Society" This was a guard which
related exclusively to ourselves, about
which. should have supposed, no one
else had any occasion to be uneasy
1t was however taken out. In almost
every case in which the terms ''Ohie
Yearly Meeting" occurred in the bod,
Of the Bill, these words were taker
out. and the word incorporation" was
ubstituted-and in one important
case, it was made to read ''the incor
poration hereby created" This sin
gle amendment was sufficient to induce
me to feel decided preference to thu
Ipostponement rather than the passage
Of the Bill. Several other change
took place, but the last section entir'
was stricken out. 1t completely res
tricted the operation Of the Bill from
taking any effect OH any other con
Germ, or any other species Of property
but what related exclusively to tn
school. 1t was in these words:
i "Sec. ;. That nothing in this &C
'shall impair or alter, or in any wis
affect any Of the usages. customs, OF
ders or rules Of discipline, used an
, practised bv the said Ohio yearl
meeting, or their meeting for suffe'
I,nys. or other subordinate branches c
said Ohio yearly meeting, touchin
, their religious concerns, or the rel
: gious rights of the individual member
:, thereof; or the property which tn
. said Ohio yearly meeting now hole
= and enjoys for tine common use an
benefit Of the whole society: all whio
! rights and privileges and property, a,
: reserved to the said meeting and !
. members. in the same manner and