Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-31
TIE oUAKERs AND TIE WAR.

At HiLY YrARLY xEErISs TIE RfLieIous socrrrY OF
YRIEyps, eoNXoSLY CALLED ouAKERs, HELD At RicH.
xosD, VA THE IRA DAT or TIE TrsTH MONTH, TIE ToL'
LOWING WAS DIRECTED TO BE rRiATrD.
Seeing there are sundry reports circulating through
the newspapers calculated to ure Us, @ people, We
have thought right to ISSUE 10 our collective capacity
a short reiu,ation of such as the following:
First "Gen P IL encamped near Richmond, In.
diana, with Two Regiments Of Qlakers."-Riehmond
Wing.
cond "The Lincoln forces In th,ir advances towards
nassas obtained, as guides number Of iakers hvng
in the ntghborhood Of Accotine Mills about eight miles
from Alexaudis. 0ne OF th sc, man OF the name OF
Sie New Jersey aker, for The sum OF three dollars
day, giged pilot companies OF pllagers TO
every house where plumber might be obtaned"-fieh.
mud Examiner.
In reference to the frat we would inform our readers
that many portions OF the West thickly settled by
Qu,kers some Of whose cons may have departed from
faith OF their fathers, SO far as to join the Arm(as
know few have In Of the Conf, dstate Sates
but their doing only proves that they have forsaken
the principles OF Friend for the taking up the weapos
NJ carna warfare 10 expressly contrary TO the rules Of
Discipline, which requires disounment therefore, IN
IS the # uder recant believe 10 the declaration
Of Holy Wt THE weapons Of our warfare are not car
nal but mighty through God to the pulling down OF
stronghold remembering that our holy Rsdeemsr 10 bis
last command declared All they that take the sword
20 say that several years ago number OF our M mbers
in the West withdrew from their connection with US be.
cause the body Of the Society would not unite with them
taking active part In the Abolition movements
o. that day Thee several other bodies Of people
Ealing themselves "Friends, with whom ne have no
c,pnec,ion and for whom we are not responsibility
As "every is Known by its Fruit We have no hes
,ation In fayiug that "Stss" was no Quaker: had be
,een one hi, principles would have restrained him from
my &C. in the slightest degree connected stb war and
~ al ha sh.rY lUh
The acts Of those who prove BY their acts that
thsy are not lskers, and If not areadv excommunl
cred IL Is only Her former brehren have not
hld opportunity Ct doing sincs the act was com
mttei We woud farther add, that We know there Is
no member OF the orthodox society Of Friends living
mar Aleraudis or Acco inc Nils, and has not been
any for number Of years. but there near there body
OF people (many Of them emgrans from the NORTH call
ing themssl Friends or Qiikers, with whom, - We
have air, ady said, We hsve no connection.
Ia order that postum may DO better understood
We clare-we believe ia one G1d, Who has been pleas
ed to reveal himself His man. Father Son.
and ,ly Ghost We believe ia the Son IS that Je.us
aksd about JeWry aud jerusalem healing the Sick
clean the per- and preach ng he Gospel the peo
that in the iulnes3 Of line, lie offered Hmsh !" TIA
prepared DO y sacrifice for SID, and by that ofnins
Iurc ased Tor bis creature man the gift OF the holy
i1os being the same time that Eernsl Word Ct God
by whom all Thugs we're made, and without whom sss
aot hing made that Was made" the same Who was
orophesisd of % "Wonderiul, Counsellor The Nigh
Col The Eve sting Father The Prince OF Peace ur-
Ter whose government they shall at their swords n-
70 p.oughshares and their spears into pruning hook;
nation shall not life up sword against naion neither
mall they learn Any more " and who came - pso-
,lam "Peacs earth aud good viii 10 men," and In bis
memorable sermon on the Mount eied the old hr Of
Al eye for an, eye and tooth for TOOTH" for the
manifest purpose Of reps,Dg IT. aud substituting in lie
pa,e the LaD Of ~, for He said "Bdt say unto you,
thas ye resis. not evil shall smite tee on
~ right check turn to hum the other as,."
Seeing that this doctrine is clesil, sci forth a one
Of the ost prominent of Holy Religion, We Ell
constrained TO follow Chris, the Primo Of pescs after
the Iample Of the early Chiiians who for more than
tso hundred years after tbs 6Iion maintained it
d5ctiae Of the Chu oh; and when any one ia the
mics Of those days ed, he Immediately laid
iown his declarag III Christian and therefore
ciopot fight for any earthly consideration"
Being thus csie'ul 10 abs ain from var, and every
hrg connected with war, we cannot conscientously pY
aoy hues that may be imp ,sed upon individually, Tor
uonp rformsnce OF military duty, but rather quietly
submit have the value OF tho same dstrainsd BY the
proper off ,e yet do pay oil taxes imposed on US ~
eitI AID property holders in common with other CT
tzscs remembering the II inction, Tribute 70 whom
tr blu II de- custom 10 whom CUSTOM; believing thas
upo the Government the responsibility how they
xpeni this trbue custom, nor do our views prevent
u, from contrib Itiug our mie toward the relief Of the
lex and su ring Soldiers as well as others bu, OF the
contrary VIC ec il required Of us, TX the good Samari-
tan to bind up the WOUNDS Of any may ID by the
way side to feed the hungry clothe the Naked and
for our enemies though they may have dsspefuy
used and prosecuted ia.
signed BY direction and on behalf Of the meeting sfo'e-
aid
JOHN B. ORENsHAw, Oletk.