Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-13

- Was-Rvisse JsAass Risss Qnmpaisn.
IL very frequently happens thae frsA csuses az.
eesdingly trivial in their inopisaey, evssts AZ the
greatest magnitude ultimately susus. And il 10
highly probable that such may Be the result Of the
Heidelberg troubles, before tney are brought to q
close Ii 10 even possible that this little speck Of
trouble, in Albany aud Scoharie counties, may not
only change the whole aspect Of the ensuing Gaber-
Material election but aso decide the fate Of the next
election for President.
These troubles are neither new, easily queAed;
they may be smoothed for the present, but the
cause of grievance must b removed the dssatis-
fed will settle down quietly. Thefarms on the Van
Rensselaer, estate have been disposed Of by perPe-
tual leases instead Of granting fee simple Of the
lands; these leases were conditional for the pay
ment Of a certain number Of tushcls Of wheat GO
bushels to $50 acres) fourfows, and days service
Of and team in January. In this way the leases
given. with all reservations Of roads, right Of
way, mill streams, mines, minerals, timber, &C.
and besides all this the PATRON clameda quarter Of
the money for which tenant might sell his land
or lease; and no sale to be made until
the refusal had been offered to the PATRON, upon
the terms offered to the intended purchaser.
at the time these farms were first let by the late
PATRON, wheat at 75 cents bushel and the ag
gate o farm for $50 amounted to about
sized farm would be S47. The late patroen very
lenient to his tenants allowed them to get largely
into arrears, and seldom exacted the full
quarter saies generally accepting from 20 to SlOO
in lien thereof. The tenants always thought he
would his will release them from all arrears, and
give up the quarter sales some who were suspicious
this point applied to him so long back as 1894
for redress which he promised, bnt procrastinated.
TO some, however, are told he gave receipts for
all arrears within these few years without exacting
dollar. AT his death, however, all arrears Of rent
due the LIST of February last were bequeatheu by
win to d. d. Barnard. J. II. Van vechten and J.
Stevenson, in trust, to collect in their the
names Of his executors, and toapply the money TO
pay his debts.
The attempted enforcement Of these claims last
summer began these troubles, and they havebeen
brewing and increasing ever since; until now
they have assumed the form Of an insurrection The
general impression, however. that the Ouch farmers
refuse pay any rents refuse to pay any arrears
is erroneous. They ask to be allowed TO pay mo.
ney rent Of 81 bushel for wheat and S so tor the
fowls and days service they also ask to have pro-
portnnatc remittance Of back rent in extreme cases,
he released iron al The qparler sales and reserva
tons hereaf CT, aad 10 be allowed 10 buy ;he land
out and ont al any future time for such the
nrsi thereof viii amount to- on the amount OF rent
each lot "a proposed TO be now fixed. The great
tlacion however is tire quarter sales, 10 understand
slca, lei us state a case; We WI suppose ore 81
these farms # so acres held on perpeinal lease,
oe sold for SS000 the patron claims $4,000 as bis
share suppose the new purchaser Te-selis II for
$4,000; he patron claims enc fourth of the IN
creased value, or $500. And this is the great point
Il grievance about which the Du,chman complains
they would Probably pay all he reIt requ red very
cheerfuly and include even all The back rents; buI
hey refuse pay up until the PATRON comedies that
p0lnt about the quarter sales; they make the pay
ment OF one certIngsnt on the other. They have
eren an Obi cttoa 10 IL the sheriff at 3ch her prop
cry or arrears provided the quarter is given
Vney claim the iuil benefit oi all their improve
ments on lie land, ard thus make i qsestlon o
eqniy. The paroon. on he other hand, refuses 70
give up any point or 20 yield lhe least Indulgence
unr all arrcarJge paid, even The utterRost farm
lrg; and IN n each case TO stand on It's own par
caiar ments. He refuses 10 listen 10 any tang
ring from a comPIga,.oi 81 the tenants. Those
in,Gcas2 estates are mergaged for about 100000;
this sam about equivalent 10 all the back rents,
waich world pay Oft the mortgage; bat hs value
OF the improvements acciuing from the quarter
sales worth al least 81 0o0o0e This il the true
aud OIL bore III CONT ntion he says he will ire.t
abs.i Tho r,sass of this point after the arrcars are
pad; tie Ditchmen say Chat he shall coucs de Il be-
fore they pays crn.; and nus they Join Issue. The
entalmrnt has rot Yet been broken, as The late pa
uoon proposed, because the property is stll held
in trust by the executors Tor IN heirs. The whole
estate is probably worth Sc 100000 OF S7,00)000,
and this qas be divided between or children.
The Oldest. Stephen, married daughter ef Mr. Bay
ard, merchant efths city; resides near Albany
and everything is done in his name. Another son is
Philip; he married. the beautiful daughter Of General
ralmadse. who created such great sensation at
the court OF the Emperor Nicholas. short tine
since; he and his amiable lady reside with her ia
Their in this city. And Mrs Rensselaer, (the late
patroon's widow resides at the old Manor house
near Albany, with her three beautiful unmarried
daughters the youngest IS, and the eldest % each
Of whom will have fortune Of 81 000, 600 when the
estates divided.
Such IL the position OF the property and heirs at
this time and such the actual grounds OF gre-
vances, and now let us phlosophicalv re view the
progress Of this small potatoe war; The exaggerated
stories about beating the Sheriff and cutting his
horses tails Of untrue; the ce f the rents
have bcea peaceably resisted for the reason above
given, only when an attempt has been made 10 take
any Of their men; they will not not allow this; two
thousand unmarried men metthe sheriff 10 miles
from vile and he retreated with his posse
to Albany, leaving Gov. Marcy, who tore his
and stad all night with the Dutch girls get patch
putin No movements Of any importance occurred
however until Menoay last, when Elk Governor Mar
cy, prince John Van Buren,, the Sheriff and posse
OF $50, and some soldiers, marched out TO overcome
the Dutch farmers, their vrows and girls. Prince
jobs led this valiant corps because he had been
diving the military tactics Of Europe This force cut
funny figure they proceeeed 10 the scene of ac-
ton ia shower al rain which drsnched them 10 the
skin They reached ClarksviIe at the foot of that
shell hill as the Dutch call IL; and then all took
q drink Of brandy; Gov. Marcy borrowed a needle |
and thread, and Prince John kissed the bar maid
This force the fororn hope ef the Grand Army then
went up the hill In tremendous storm of r,in as far
as svie; here they met the farmers 2O0 strong
entrenched in the famous IliIderbarack mountain
pass, almost impregnable as the Asdsron1sc
The Dutch vrows and the pretty girls. with the as.
sstauce Of the dogs the pigs and the poultry rrs