New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-05-05

the LEGISLATURE from, which gather the tsio"ns ae''
The Manor Of Rcrs .clacrvyck about ;veStyour Tne>
in length each way from The ud,of 3ycr and en;s-foar
i, breadth North and South from, Boon Island u ne fiua
.on 10 the Cohoes Fall in the }ohavk. excluding 'H
on, n, side and sixteen ilc- long the Wet side 81 me
RIVER (Which inc the greater part Il the City OF Aioan:'
excepting also the the CITY Of Try and certain o'e
p.r,ion- =. the Countie, 81 Albany and Rensselaer, OF "
the fec simple Ina, been surrendered by the Patroon MS
tract ~as purchased OF The Indian occupants b! hilton az
Rensselaer, syccn 1880 and 1857 under the SANCTION Of the
Dutch Government After the csaqucSt Of the colony ny The
English new charter granted him = Queen Anne IN
l7o1 so that the original Van Rensselaer, title sog. seem
,rp. cord not easily broken The charter from Queen
Anne is baronl or feudal comforting uon Tho PATRON all
tho rights of lord Of the under the old English laws
authorizing him TO hold courts impose fines d.
train for rent. &c. Sc
The American Revolution stripped him Of mAny OF these
privileges bu: left him full possession Of tie property
which i. held By entail and scd conditions
which are now generally deemed unwi-. and oppressive
not degrading The dydcd into farms Of one hH-
rcl and twenty each leased in Peretuty at yearly
rent of twenty-five and half bushels Of heat four t owl-
one day service wagon and horses The payment Of all
taxes and assessment and the Pairoon of
all mines mi ncrs and streams Of such r-'ysod and
timber ma: think proper require Tor building, mills
mining operations &c. He is also entitled quarter
sales. onc-ur, the proceeds Of every sale trn1sr oi
Lease from ;cunn, anuilr. Thc>c conditions
of the tets dc,n oppressive and degrading aud have com
bi.ed to rcs,, their enforcement.
The late PATRON was krdhcartcl benevolent
aud popular with hi. 'cnau,ry During hi, long lie They
did very much they pleased about the rent ard at his
death there due from them the Of to9- hind
red thousand dollars while he involved ii sc mistake
not in rc.uni.rv cnharra-,ncnts of some stsndinc.
Tho new Patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer, tn, younger.
coming possession of TIC attempted turn
leaf He demanded the payment Of all arrears and
rigid ulhlncn of the thcrc;.cr-a demand which
led to rrnons,rancc, resistance. the famous lclcrbsr-h
War and Ultimately this attcmr, adjustment BY State
mediation.
The Commissioners have no, brought the landlord and
tenants very each oihcr- yet The PATRON
offers $50 in money in lieu Of the 22 bushels %
wheat, one day service and four fowls which the
a.nual rent of farm He viii rcnquish the right Of quar-
ter .ns, f.r $50 per farm. He will renq7i>h the
privileges SC for II fair con>;drraon-a these
don that the Of be first u,icd and ucknow
lodged so a to 10 in of ultimate payment the
nrrcar, being settled he Will release all M tiie and interest
any farm for - per onc-tth in hand the balance
secured by bond and mortgage These the PATRONS
conditions. and they do appear unreasonable.
In reply TO these tho submitted the following
proposition that the rent wheat Ec valued dollar
per bshc AID all be taken oil and tina, the
tenants have the privilege = purchasing the Zee a
per which would amount u given number
of bushels whca: Meaning thereby pay for ldo
Of land (bcns the generally the frn for which they
pay % - bushels OF wlcu) 1921 - OF = per
In tin, situation do the affairs OF the landlord and ms
ant, present The Commissioners sa th"y have
thought hcy should best perform er duy to the Parties and
the public by suspcnng Interference for the present
and until indication shall appear of disposition the
part the landlord reconsider the SUBJ
nttcd and approximate toward those offered by The other
party The disposition manifested by great majority Of the
tenant, induce, hope that haay settlement viii be
effected between them and the landlord. The interest >. the
landlord rs well that Of tho will be- adyan
tagcous secured by mutual concession and c.mprom-c.
Prick Eull-cAlf till he arain -Shak-.
C Hon LEVI Lincoln has nearly completed the search