Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-28
[CoMMUNI CATED.1
THE Jote Of Neu Jersey-Hcksit,

Please insert the annexed paragraph; VIII,
may serve to correct some erroneous inO,.
sions extensively circulated in the Wing mana.
will only add, that the distinguished Sen,,.
from New Jersey is well known to be one of
strictest of a sect somewhat more jealous ~
others in their denunciations fthe doctrine.
principles of the Hicksites, so called. Il is,,,
improbable, therefore, that he may have Civ.
them offence in this way; and, althougb !, y
certainly not justification Of the course cha.
ed upon them, yet it may be admitted as ~
liation. AMlcrs
The Hicksites-We are apprehensive H.,
some injustice has been done to the Hicks,sss
New Jersey. II is certainly quite unfair and T.
polite to fire upon division of our frenS.
without the clearest evidence that thew W.
deserving. And if that evidence were ever
clear, it would probably be better as well :,
more liberal policy, to endeavor to draw tho
back by kindness to the right side, rather H..
by severity to drive them from US enrireIy
We have the assurance OF one Of the pripciir,
men among the denomination referred TO n,,
he had never heard of any his friends advor,,.
the course which is said to have been so Den.
rally adopted and that, he never heard aUv
thing of such course until he saw there marks q
the papers after the election. He says he yo,.i
himself with the Wings, and thinks great ma,
iority of the Hcksites voted in the same way
A very respectable man, also connected vh
that denomination, has handed Us a commup.
cation the statements OF which he says he know,
to oe true, and one passage of which is as 6L
lows: "That Friends were hostile to T. Ere.
hnghuysen in consequence Of his having bee,
employed as counsel against them, is Who'll,
without foundation."-Ne1Y York Jour. Com,
We beg leave to subjoin to the above, anoths
statement, of different nature, relative to h,
same subject, which we find in the U. Stats
Gazette.
We have not deemed il necessary TO repss
the assertions made by our friends as 10 th.
cause of the Jackson success in Jeysey, thOups
the very singular state ofthe vote in BuringtO,
county would seem TO suggest suspicious tia. OIL
was not right even though direct reference had
not been made to the local circumstances ,ha
operated againt the Wings. We say not that
any part of d numerous religious sect yeta
10 the coaXing o. the JAG kson leaders, backed By
promises; but we do say, that such coaxBg va
proof of our assertion, we shall make fwrG
tees ola handful of considerable length cirp
lated in West Jersey on the day before the esc.
ton, and addressed :" To The Society ofFrienGs
in the counties Of Burlington, Gloucester Sa.
lem and Cumberland in the state of New Jer.
sey."
The hand bill sets out with compliment
the society, and felicitation upon an Opportunly
to secure certain rights, in a way consisted
with the laws and their principles of action
| then proceeds to set forth The cause of misun-
Outstanding between the two branches Of he
Society of Friends and charges tyranny and
aristocracy upon the Orthodor. II then pro-
ceeds to set forth the eXcellency Of the jackson
| legislature, and talks of the never dying and
ever active vengeance of aristocratic Orhp
doXy
| 1t then proceeds to argue that JaCksonsn,
! Democracy and the liberal Quakcrism las OP
posed to the Orthodoxy are one and the same
thing and that the society Can only procure
judgment in its favor bs voting for the Jackson
ticket; and that vote is asked for, likewise, asa
means for driving Mr. FreIinghuysen from the
| Senate. The aid of the Democracy Of Sussex
Monmouth, Hunterdon and Warren are also
required to carry through the Legislature, the
measures which concern the interest OF thePeT.
sons addressed. and that aid ought not to beck
pected, unless the lower counties should vote S
they DO.
The address concludes with the loIOwIngaf
peal:
evil you suffer your houses of worship The
sacred repositories of your dead, and the com,
mon property Of your society, to be ~Tesed
from you by harrassing and never-endlng law
suits, without an effort for their rescue! RecoI,
lect that the only tribunal which is not CLOSED
by the decision already pronounced agalnS
you, is the ballot box-your only shield anu
protection, the democracy of orr country, resi- S
ing upon and sustained by public OPINION ~
you it is the "vine and the fig tree" unOe
whose shade you may repose, with no one~
make you afraid."-lnterest, duty ana cons,
tency, alike invite you to support the men wiz
supported you"
What effect the address had, we pretend o."
to say; but we think ourselves authorised
assert, that the author, if known, owes hney
cape from coat Of tar and feathers, ofsu,"
other means of hostile visitation, as an CuI's
ed and insulted community, would IN the U.
ment of excitement be disposed to exercise
y to the principles of forbearance when Gu"
racterise the Society of Friends
To The Editor Of The Aierdndria Gd:dM