The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-03
THE QUAKER CONTROVERSY.


II is well known to all who take an interest in the
matter, that the Society Of Friends for some years past
have been seriously affected with certain disorders for
which no cure could be found-no medicine efectual-
no ply stefan of any whatever For ages after their
birth, this society lived in love- Justly, harmony and
peace. Every member quiet and unobtruste
the colour Of this doubets or the shape of their
beavers. In process Of time however, they became
rch-got fat-put fine lineR-and some Of them went
SO far as to fare sumptuously every day, and say to
each other" Friend Thomas, will thee come TO nv
dwelling and eat back, and knock off half
dozen Rhenish-thee will1ind them good materials for
inward disorders" In fact, the invention of steam
power-and IFS application TO boats in the waters, and
carriages on the dry land, have been without its
effect the Quakers. They have become of late rich
wealthy, stockholders in banks and rail roads, and more
recently added the Corinhan capital of civilization to
their own qualities by getting up quarels6ghting with
their ongues-goingt law like the heathen-and worse
than all, many of them have become politicians and
lobby members, of locusts worse than the ten
plaques of Egypt, being in fact on earth, the opening
Of the seventh SEAL and the pouring out of the tenth
vial of wrath.
We are therefore compelled, with tears in our eyes,
to state that the Quakers nowadays OF bit bet
we editors are and beyond that ambition in mischief
cannot &c. The only redeeming trait is, that the
Quakeresses heve undoubtedly become pretter as their
apparel became modernized-that their modest looks
mnglg with the worlds arts are now perfect witchery
that there manners, Soft kind, bland and nged with
simplicity, have, in the mutations of fashion, become
the very models from which the world at large initiate
and admire.
han he of III
deep interest that We find the controversy, which has
of late ragged so thankfully among them, gradually COM
ngto close, equally honorable to hem and to the age
During the present session of the New Jersey Legs
laure the Hckse Friends as one section of them are
called, applied as usual for law authorising a pro
rata division of the property which heretofore the
Orthodox, of the superior broadness of their
brims claimed entirely to belong to them. bill was
reported agreeable to the petition aud every appear
ance indicated that it would pass without opposition.
On this fact being known, several of the Orthodox,
highly seasoned aad sailed with the old leyen put on
their broadcast beavers, arayed themselves in their
most antique drapery-and posted off to Trenton TO
stop the case, and throw new light the subject On
reaching that place, they requested conference with
the members" Thee must not pass this aw-them
Hcksites be nothing better Tnfdels-we be the
o"neis vi all tue properly. wen, but, said the
members" the two divisions of Friends in New York
have settled, and arranged their business amcabIy
Why should you hold QUIT" aThee art mistaken"
said the Orthodox, our brethren in New York have
not parted with a cent On this the Hcksite section
very quietly pulled of their deep pockets the minutes
of the Orthodox meeting in New York, and put their
fingers the fact. The Orthodox seeing that put their
fingers in their mouth-and returned each man to his
own dwelling-some TO Buringten-some to Princeton
some to Mount Holly, and some to New Brunswick
The bill was then passed by the Council by vote of
II to 2, and tomorrow it is down for second read
ing in the Assembly, through which il will pass in
very few days. and settle finally the long pending con-
troversy that has, unhapplly, agitated that use
full respectable, moral and enlightened body ofctzens
the Society of Friends
Grmy-a.cd war has smooihed his wrnkled front;
And all the clouds, that lowered upon our house,
In the deep bosom of The buried.