Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN.


paid by the tenant to the landlord nor was
any to be paid uuul seven years, when the
stipulated rent was TO be paid. One oil the
pfiyeleaes to the tenant VAS, that he should
enjoy the land for the FIST seven years,
upon payncn, ola pepper or barley corn,
II demanded; and alter The expiration OF The
as. .sen years, then the stipulated rem,
became payable. The wealth Of the late
PATRON enabled hun 10 live and to carry
Oh, TO a certain extent his benevolent pnr-
poses. aud his income, ifhis rents had been
neilly exacied aud paid every year, would
hIv, been abnu1ln, for all the objocls which
/ claimed has charity. But his reuts were
not paid aud yet he did not Withhold his be-
neyoleuce. He borrowed the money to fulfill
all his express or implied charitable en-
] %gagemenis: and this was the beginning OF
hrs ndetiedness. hich has from year to
wear Increased mutii the time of lis death.
confident that if the arrears OF rent were
paid, his debts could be paid from tina,
source nlone. Upon the money thus Dor
rowed, he paid interest, but did not OF that
time exact or receive interest on his rents.
The interest thus paid amounted TO large
sum annually; as payment of this interest
would not have been necessary, If his rents
in arrear had been paid, 1t was in fact pay
ing the amount Of that interest annually for
his tenants. Thus it will be seen that he
was lndulgent-indecd induleentt to his own
iniur y.and his deyisecs are now reaping the
bitter fruits OF this indulgence by n refusal
of many mot all)to pay their arrears of rent
and from the censures Of some, not CONVEX
SAINT with the merits Of the case who as
sumo upon themselves, not only to sym
palhIze with the tenants who array
themselves against the due execution
Of process issuing out of their courts
and resist the fulflment of their legal obll-
cations, aud thus aggravate, rather than
allay the understandable excitement existing
among many Of the tenants.
, The PATRON by his will gave tho West
Manor to Stephen, and the East Manner to
William. and bequea,hed the rents in ar
rear specifically for the payment OF his
!, debts; and if the arrears of rent, when col
!, lected, prove insufficient for the payment
of his debts, then the efficiency was char
, ped upon the said Manors. The PATRON
|, dled inJanuary, 1880 his will was duly
proved. and letters teslamentary issued there
v on; and notices printed in all the newspa.
S pers in both the counties Of Albany and
. Rensselaer,, requesting all indebted to the Is
r tate to pay such Indebtedness; which notice
q was also posted in all the taverns and other
4 public places in both counties. and letters
|, were also addressed to most of the tenant:
by name, requesting them to come in am
> pay their arrears of rent; and which have
q been repeated l. at least ten times in many ca
: SEES. The tenants in the county of Albany
who refused to pay their arrears of rent, al
: lodged as n reason that the Potroon bad NJ
- title to the land at the time he leased, o
. that his title extended but twelve miles oil
= each side OF the river; that when he estat
lished his title they would pay, and not be
fore. A committee of tenants was appoir
:. ted to take the legal opinion of emlnen
= lawyers in the city of Albany on the que:
: ton oftitle. and also of Ddniel Cadv. Esq
Who then r,sded in Johnslown, and all tn
" opinions concurred in pronouncing the |
= tie perfect Yet many Of the tenants reft
- sed 10 paw. and then alleged that the COW
pants in The leases were grievous and o
. p~ressive,