Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-06-08
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PUBLlDuED By REQUEDT.
THE INCORPORATION Or
OHIO YEARLY MEETING.


A most extraordinary degree OF
zeal ard perseverance mas been NATL
tested by the hicksi,es lately, I'D CIR
culating three articles, purPorf'ng 10
be speeches delivered in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the Ohio LcgisIa-
turc last winter, against the act OF
Incorporation for which we Petltloned.
These pieces have been published in
various Newspapers, from Columbus
to Philadelphia and how much furth-
erI know not as if the very existence
Of the Hicksite Society depended on
the effect to be produced By them. l
do not pretend to know whether they
were delivered in the Legislature or
not, or whether they are the produc-
tons, extempOraneous or studied, OF
the individuals whose names they
bear. or we're written by some igno-
rant, or III designing individuals otthc
Hicksite connection, TO circulate, as
they have been circulated, to produce
an effect on the public mind, which
could not be produced in a fair and
honorable way. We asked for an act
ofIncorporation, for the special Pur-
pose Of carrying into effect trust, IN
establishing aud governing Boarding
School, for the Education of the chill
dren Of our own members. The Bill
which we prepared, we endeavored so,
TO frame. as to have no effect on the
Hicksitcs whatever, nor any bearing on
an, liter concern of the Society, or
an, property which did not pertain to
the proposed Boarding School. This
Bill, after being changed considerably
III many ofits provisions, passed the
Senate. about two weeks after Its IN
PRODUCTION INTO that body. Ii was de-
tanned in the House about month.
during which time some amendments
were suggested in Special COMMITTEE.
which would have had a most disas-
trsus effect on the Society, rs well as
have totally defeated the very objects
for winch as proposed. The effect
would :laFe been not only 10 have ces-
t-nyed til character OF the Yearly
yseetiug, out to have deprived it of
H., whole amount of the funds pro-
vI,i,.d for the School, dow" - tire uate
o; ne incorporation. and nj INC pro-
per-, previously heln by the Society
icr general purposes-sucha rs Meeting
houses. Grave yards. &c. &c. HE
Information was kindly communicated
70 - by some Of our friends IN the AS
,eo,b.,. In our reply, after stating
Che consequences Of the proposed IA
amendments. we requested that II q
.,;,,ble act could not be obtained,
hey would use their utmost exertions
70 defeat the Bill. and prevent 1T from
PASSING ID "A form that would be inlur-
.ous to the interest or reputation OF the
Yearly Meeting.
The Hicksites had organized most
formidable opposition to the Bill. DC
fore we reachs Columbus rs we were
Informed there. individuals both in and
ont of the Legislature had been writ
ten to oppose it. Wlnleit wasPe"d'ne
IN the Legislature, letters were writ
Ten from Columbus in various direc-
tons through the country, meetings OF
the Hicksites were called, and rcmon'
strauces were got up, signed by the
HiCks,tes, and such other persons rs
couL: be persuaded to take part IN the
opposition. OF the contents 81 these
circumstances. know nothing more
than is discovered in the speeches (st
called) before me. The Bill as modl
fed passed the Senate on the 22nd 0
lst month. or about that time. VI
the 10Th Of 2nd month it came up be
fore the House Of Representatives
and was postponed: result mug
more satisfactory to me than II IL Ia
passed in the form in which It was De
fore the House.
The speeches alluded to, which bea
the NAMES Of Blocksom, Kreider, an
Harlan. whether delivered in tn
House, as now published. or not, are
most violent. and uaprovoked attac
on the Society of Friends. And
really is surprising that the Hicksitt
should have resor.ed to the use whic
they have made of them. and for whic
they appear to have been original
designed. twa, imprudent, becau:
the Arguments. Gf arguments they ca
be called which they contain, rest "a
on statements palPahly untrue; at
because. also. they revive and brir
into view. transactions on the part
the Hicksites, which common modest
and common prudence would na