New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-27
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lion of Slaves nlo or Country is flsgtant crime
and the slave-Trade is Piracy, punishable with
death Mr.. John Tyler, in his last Annual Mes
sage, feictates our People on the fact that we
we're the first to deal SO thoroughly with this in
famous traffic-A correspondent wants sou-
ton for this problem" If the needy rascal who
brings one Slave into the Union deserves to be
hung, what punishment should be meted out to
John Tyler, c. ]. Ingersoll & Co. who are ex.
ertipg all their power 10 bring in Toenfy.foe
Thousand Slaves ct once by the Annexation oil
Texas?' VIII come Dough face cyphcr it out
The ASTIRENT DFFlCuLTIEs.-We receive
in the Columbia Republican Of Tuesday last an
address from the citizens Of Hudson TO The Anti
Renters of Columbia County it is written in an
excellent spirit perfectly kind and conciliatory, yet
arm and determined TO resist all iniractions OF the
aw. We discover from it, that the accounts we
nave published Of the sad event in Clsverac, are
substantially correct. Coroners Jurysat upon the
body ofthe young man, w. IL Rirenbargh, OF Hills
dale, on Thursday the 18th, but the verdict had
been rendered. ns the persons arrested are four,
Smith A. Bough;on, NJ. d. alias Big Thunder"
Mr.. c. Belden, or "L Little IKunder," of Herkmcr
County Samuel Wheeler, Of aghkanic, end a man
named Craig. In the afternoon Of Thursday the
10Th, a partial examination OF Boughton was held
al the Cour: House in Hudson, before Judges VIII
coxsou and Peck which was attended by great
crowd. Sheriff Miller, who arrested Boughton at
the tavern Claverack, fully established the fact
that Bough,on was The person who took away his
papers from him al Sweeps Tavern in Copake
Flats, the llth inst The Court adjourned till
Saturday, when the other three prisoners, Eelden
Wheeler and Craig, were examined but came to no
conclusion, and adjourned over again TO Monday,
when the examination of Boughton was coulinued
bu, what the result will be- we have yet to learn.-
According TO the advice of Attorney General Bar
ker, one hundred men have been enrolled and equip
ned in na,, of.,ha State, Shorife posse,
and Capt. Whiting, late of the U. s. Army, has
been invested with the command of this company.
The citizens of Hudson have organized night Pa
trol of 90 citizens in each ward, and volunteer
corps Of 500 men has been established.
A letter from Hudson, dated the 25h, considers
The examination of the four prisoners as The means
TO arrive foil explanation of all the secrets of
the Anti-Rent Association formed in Columbia
County On the 18th Of October last. Itembraces
.espsciate Farmers, some of whom in fact own
heir lands in fee. The letter says:
g very respectable Farmer was committed TO.
lay from the witness stand, who refused testify
md to answer question which he said did not
eliminate himself. After some hours, he sent IA
MESSAGE to the Court that he willing 10 answer
III questions put 10 him.
6 He was then put the stand and testified 10
many important facts. So that with few such
Witnesses shall, al distant day, put que,us
ipon that Agrarisn spirit in this County. This re-
'eion tlourishcs well in towos, Us igno-
ance IL genial sol! for its growth.
6 Last evening messenger arrived from Albany,
niormiog thar in the noon cars OF to day tie Bur
cess Corps, with 300 stand Of arms, in addition q
heir own, would come 10 our aid and If we can
etch the Is! Of January, shall thsn have full faith
n our new Governor elect, as he will probably at
once declare these several Counties in u state Of
and quarter troops in every infected
district.
"Our Sheriff received message this morning,
and from u reliable source, that the Anti Renters
were personally notified last night, in the town OF
Jopake, to hold themselves in readiness, at
ninute's warning, 10 march 10 Huson, FIRE the city
aud release the prisoners.
Let them come our tables are sci, and our cti-
zsns quite ready to wait upon them"