New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-26
The Anti-Rent Troubles.

Now that the lives of two worthy and unof-
Tending citizens have been sacrificed to lawless
violence, there is manifested very general desire
for energetic action in regard TO the Anti-Rent
troubles But what action The Sheriffs cannot
do what is requisite. Gov. Seward called out the
Militia and put down all open resistance to the
laws at the first outbreak, and he was loudly and
widely censured. Gov. Bouck does nothing but
dole out the most vapid and pointeess Proclama-
tons, and his course is no better liked. All are
saving, Let us see how Silas Wright will man.
age them; he will be in power fortnight hence,
and will show them their master. We believe
Mr.. Wright ,oiN act, promptly and efficiently
The mischief can be arrested now, when success
sive assassinations have excited very general
feeling against the law-breakers, far easier than
at any other time. But to rely On the Sheriffs of
the Renselaerwyck Counties to put down the in
surrecton is too absurd to be deemed folly; it is
a dishonest evasion! of imperative duty. 1t is
calling on the insurgents to put themselves down
and lock up their leaders in jail. Gov. Bouck
and Attorney General Barker seem to us to play
with this business most discreditably.
1t seems 10 be disease of our Republican
blood TO imagine That every wrong Is to De re-
dressed by violence. Is State Constitution too
restrictive on Suffrage2 The excluded disdain
the slow appeal to Public Opinion, and under
take TO right themselves by their own Inherent
force. Does man preach unpopular tenets in
Religion or Philsnthrophy9 He Is mobbed and
lynched to teach him the danger OF offending the
Sovereign People. And so the tenants ON Ma
nor, who deem themselves aggreved land we
think with some reason) by the terms of their
leases, undertake to obtain redress by assem-
bling unanimously, Disgusting themselves as In
dams, mobbng and maltreating the ministers OF
the Law, end SO settling the whole controversy
in their own fashion and 10 their own hiking.
This is bringing the practice ofJadse Lynch's Ja-
dietary little farther from, Texas than Is deemed
wholesome by sober, thinking people
Tha q Indian operations must be pu, down, and
50 decidedly that they will stay down. Those
who believe that the tenants of the Manor have
grievances that appeal forcibly to the magma
nimity and Christianity of their Landlords Tor re-
dress, should be foremost 10 deHounce and ierret
ont the miscreants who BY outrage and murder
have brought odium on The very name OF Anti
Rentism. The Supremacy OF the Laws mostbe
thoroughly vindicated, especially against those
who are appealing to Public Opinion Tor some
legislation in their favor. We apprehend that
their cause is even now irrevocaoly ruined by
the crimes of a portion ofits,advoca'es, and that
neither from the Legislature nor the landlords
can any measure of relief be expected. Be that
as it may. the reign of violence and homicide N
tie Manor Counties must be terminated q. once e,
and wa 6oubt not that the Governor of ls45 will
DIAL with the Indian, ruffians in far different
manner from that unhappiy pursued byh pre-
decessor.