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

the nope mat tie VtOIcOt pkOCecoAsS
which marked their conduct during
the separation, were the effects Of the
excitement Of that period and had re-
ceived, long before this time, their sim
lcere, though secret disapp,obatlon-
and that we might be saved the painful
Necessity of bringing them into re.
membrancc again with the public.
regret 1t as respects the Legislature.
towards which have cultivated the
feelings Of all due respect, and ! sim
cerely deplore the necessity oftreating.
as Justice demands, the speeches al
luded to although they may never
have been delivered. IN the House as
they are now before the public. 1t is,
however, sufficient apology to say
that VIC stand entirely on the defen-
sive, and would not willingly. on the
present occasion have said any thing
| to wound the feelings, either Of the
Hicixsites. or the individuals concern
ed.
/ In tie first place. do assert posi-
lively, that it was not the intention Ct
Friends in making the application for
an act of incorporation. to affect the
concerns, the claims, rights, interests.
or cretcaces of the Hicksites, in any
way whatever. We suppose that II
,as not in the nature OF legislative
proceedings for any thing we could OBJ
tain from the Legislature, if they had
been disposed to grant US any thing,
and every thing that could have been
conceived, to have affected the rights
Of any class Of people who were not
parties to tho application. We might
iniure our own interests. but VIC could
not iriiure the rights or claims of 9TH
crs. In thi, oPiniou VIC were snip
ported by individuals acquainted with
the principles of law. But we did not
zrish the Bill, to have any bearing on
the lIicksites, in any possible respect.
The bill was drawn by an individual
Of extensive legal Knowledge. and WIS
intended to be confined to the singh OBJ
Iject Of the proposed Boarding school
to have no relation to the Hicksites,
nor any bearing on the common pro-
pcrty or concerns Of our own Society.
Such being the state of the case, it
was really surprising that the Hicksites
should have raised the opposition
which they did, and still more surpris-
ling that they should have pursued
their subsequent course.
No no~~:L--~d if necessary that the
Yearly Meeting should be incorpora-
ted, though the incorporation was for
a single specific object, because the
trust of est; blishing and governing the
proposed Boarding School was ex-
pressiy confded to that body by the
donors OF the funds, and no other bo-
DIV could be created for that purpose.
Soon after the establishment OF Ohio
Yearly Meeting, the necessity for such
a School was seen, and some funds
were offered for the purpose by ind'-
iyiduals, members of this and neigh
bouring Yearly Meeting. A part OF
these FUNDS. and a considerable part
too, was lost for the want Of an act OF
Incorporation. The amount received
was totally inadequate for the purpose,
and the su,Ject lay dormant for num-
Der of years. In 1881 an effort was
made to raise additional! funds and put
the school in operation. From that
'ipcriod TO the time of the application
! to the legislature, about twelve or thir-
teen thousand dollars we're nomlnalIy
added to tine funds by subscriptions
donations. and legacies. Ofthe small
amount OF funds raised before the Sc
paration. DO not know that a single
dollar was contributed by any ofthose
, who opposed the Bill, or all of then
put together. And if they supposed
:. they had any claim to it, in conse
! quence of their previous connection
D with the Society, they never had Sc
: up the claim for compromise. Th'
: Funds alluded to were in our hands,
\ We of course did not want a las I
enable us to get it-and no law could
-tconsistent with the constitution, de.
troy the validity Of contracts, or di.
r solve the equitable tights of individr
d ais. The Bill in its preamble sPecit
e ed no funds or property. except a trae
a of land purchased in 1882, for SIT
k for the School, so that even the Prefej
it of its securing to US the old Funds d,
IS not exist. even lift had been possiol
h for any law to have done this. IL W
b had taken possession offunds to who
~ we had 10 right, the incorporate
Sof-o,lJ b,,-o f,rnod no barrier again