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

substance that man has moi ri hi -
give his property to when he piea~.s. AM
to have TIA, gin recognised nv Tire laws
of the country, without Tie eonsen; ot asa
heirs. To accept of such property los
lawful and au,iahlc purposes. anu tosr
| p,, i: as IN, ped by the donois, has Eoi.,
ing OF iection. ia my mind
The writer !: r:sht in surprising that
do not ,ainA tie iilcasi.ss shave uny
rights involved IN the ease ofthis boar,,-
ing schoa, lie acl.nov le1ges they have
no part IN the fuad-an1 l presume
Justice viii not award to them amy part Ia
lis eou,ro'. And with regard to what our
designs were IN asking tais act ct incur-
pora;ion, he plainly assumes to know bea~
tier than ourselves. We say We had n0:
intention In any way to deprive them ct
their rights or to affect their claims. And
we think we sao1r Our design as we'll rs
this writer or his associates in Ohio, tiic
three orators in the Legislature not ca
copied. a man may assert his lnnncencc
If another desires to correct HIM. proos
devo'ves upon the last.
The writer inquiries whether he would
wish 10 petition the Legislature to give
him thv name to hold what he already
holds without dispute Ii he means To
insinuate by thee that We petiiioned the
Ohio Legislature to give US the Haue Of
s.Friends" ne is greatly mistaken. We
never ASKED any such thing-we Rad the
name tcc..e the Ohio Legislature had
existence.
He fur;h.: SAYS, ..l5nt should think an
attempt to obtain thy name exclusively
woald excite suspicion, TO say the least
Of it) that all Was not right; for II might
be feared i.i.. after obtaining 1t, | might
take il Ia III. lead to make an otips' To
Dust thee. a;.d eater into thy posses lo'.
&c. DID he learn from the pc:,tian ,hai
we made attempt to oi.tdIu t.2e name
erclusirely' or to obtain the nauc al ali?
But to the case IN point. An act vi an
corporation IS designed to place BODY d
people in the situation of IN Individual;
or in other words, - enable body ofrer-
sons, to hold property under the Prdec-
ton Of the laws, as an individual holds 1t
Well then. il the genuine ID. r. Hoiio-
way lives in Richmond, and holds proper
tv there, in virtue Of his deed, could
spurious ID. Holloway rise up and BY
obtaining deed in the same name, for
another piece Of property or even for the
same property affect thy right? No.
Tny deed would always secure to thee
thy right, ia defiance Of all others Of the
same tame, either real OF spurious. SO
that taking his own comparison; the Case
Is against him.
so lie S-s 81 sre sna Nov this truth CT
error Of this assertion, | leave to the de
cision of Him, before whom We are all 10
stand. But venture to believe that his
assertion is very bold, and OF very cues
tionabie foundation in truth. have no
controversy with him on doctrines but
ifIhad. it " Guild be easy to show that II they
are a society of Friends, they are not the
ancient society. Neither do l think the
public will recognise the truth OF the as
sertion that we have drawn up any char
oes Of doctrine against them which We are
not able to support.
! The writer asks if ! mean TO say that
we had no, fair and impartial rcpresen-
tat;on IN the Legislature? ! answer,
mean to say that the Legislature is not
the place to arraign persons ~ qlcs.i'is
of claims. and then to Willy 'hS':' without
the proper means Of defence. The courts
are the places to try claims ofproPerty.
! lie saws the term Uicksife IS gra;uiiy
and appears 10 dislike the application o:
lit to him md his society. iassure hi:n use
it as a term Of distinction, and as one
which the public best understands, and not
with any desire Of reproach. They claim
the name Of Friends; but as consider the
!: claim an unjust one, l Cannot very co.,
sistentlv use it.
In conclusion, may observe that !
. have not in this essay, or any other, inten-
: ded to offer the least disrcspcct to the
: OHIO Legislature; have had a'Ius'on on
: IL to the very few individuals who ! con
ceiye took a tishonorable course IN the
:, discussions on one particular sdbIec',
The Legislature OF Ohio is body i'i
which entertain very high respect ano
in which have very great confidence:
= Respectfully, ELIJAH COFFIN.
9Th mo. 80, 1893.