New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-27
More Difficulties In the Van Rensselaer,



-acter to those heretofore known as the deidef-
berg War, have taken place in Rensselaer, Coun-
tv. TIE .Al5qng 4tlss Of Thursday gives the
following narrative of these riots;
We regret to learn that the Sheriff Of Rensselaer,
cornfy IN Alternating TO serve osIien processes on
the tenants o: Nm. P. Van Rensselaer,, ESQ. has
been resisted and the power OF the Ia" SET III de-
hance.
ed by his Deputy Mr.. Allen. OF Lansing bnrsii' ana
civil posse OF some 80 citizens pEocee'ied rom roy
for The purpose of serving declarations IN eJectnent
mn ,4nsrr. OF te Manor in the towns Of Stephen
town AID Sardiske. When the posse arrived al
Aims Corners. in the town OF Nassau they were
suddenly surrounded by band OF armed zen 4is-
gli-ed es Indians. about l!U IN a.;loeT. ne She-
riff announced 10 the-2 men thai ne mad come 10
serve process upon the tenants IN aFrear ior rent ana
that the force that accompanied sim Wa es'nl!
summoned posse OF the county. The Indian, ih'h
informed the Sheriff that they would "tar ana lea
thern him. his assistants ant tie roSse; ana 'hsv
assembled together 20 consult on Inc best way q!
doing H. Alter de.ibaraiing lew minutes, lAeF
rr,yeIy Informed him that ihav would discriminate
would search the whole company. and ons tsf
and feather those who were guilty oi carrying on
their persons concealed instruments Of ", ''iits o.
-iecrmen,. and other such weapons. They searched
the whole company without meeting resistance, TOOK
oisiols tron, several OF thsm-Wlich they hept-re-
iurnad such money Gs they found, ami Hnsn theg
tound on the Deputy Sheriff. Ailsn. the writs whlch
the posse had undertaken 10 execute, very deiloer-
aeiv tarred and ieathe.ed ha in he presence oil the
whole BODY. Thev then dismissed the Diners on
na-oe never again &c attempt 10 execute process on
the manor. They embarrassed the horses, set them
perfectly loose. pon;ed their heads toward lIoy,
and firing their guns. SCI them Oh q; il! speed nc
Indians then formed in double column, placed the
posse te,wcen in single fl- With the tarrrt ard tea
,herei deputy at the head and the Sheriff IN the
rear. marched them mile and halt as prisoners
toward Troy, and then bade them trudge me re-
mander OF their way on icot.
Allen was the only one of the force that was tar
red and faethered. A Mr.. Coleman, at Durham :
Corners who was supposed 10 be opposed TO Inc
ont-r-nr movement. was taken the same morning by
the Indians. aud threatened with tarring and iea-
thering unless he would Join in the cry OF down
with the rent lie refused, was brought 10 the
,ar-ke;tle, and the process was commenced. when
hc nftered faint crv OF. down with the rent as or
ds,ed his prosecutors des!sted and lei ann of.
The Post OF yesterday evening gives an ac-
count of some difficulties somewhat resembling
these, that have recently taken place IN Delaware
County The Post says:
Immense tracts Of land in Delaware county, dI
vided into farms, are held by the tenants under per
petual leases on the payment OF small annual rents
rhe attempt to collect these rents has been lately
Siihstood, and an organised system OF resistance n
sort OF An,i-Ren League, much like that which pre-
vailed in the Helierbcrg tract three or iour years
since, has been adopted.
4 letter which we have lately seen, states that I!
very general understanding prevails au;ong the ten
ants not TO submit the collection Oi these rents
A set of regulations has been drawn up, DISCUSSES
nave been procured and are krPtrady by The tenants
and whenever II horn Is sounded tie regcn, II
token tina, the officers of the ar engaged in the
collection oC rents, and The conspITators assemble III
their discuises TO prevent bg any means OF annoy
ance or OF force, ii nece ssarg the execution OF ie-
gal process. No person is allowed 10 blow a d,n-
nsr horn on any other occasion, and II housewife
should be- so ndiscreet as 10 use this method Ol
calling laborers from the field at noon, the antireur
sagu-rs come in crowd and elt up The dinaer
prepared for her family.
The association is said to extend over all the
casehcld lands in the counties al Delaware, Scho-
harie Greene, Ulster and Sullivan. Those who
are engaged in it. the letter pn.tend that il has
yet wider limits, that II embraces nj the easehoid
tracts in toriy-t"o counties the State, and That
fund of seventy thousand dollars has been collect
I'd and placed in OF the banks of this State, iOi
such purposes as may become necessary in tI-
prosecution of their plan. Whatever truth there
nav he in these rumors, there Is doubt that the
combination Is an extensive anC Formidable one.
Many OF the persons engaged in 1t opuient far
tners their plans are laid with method, and follow
ed ont " ih discrimination and the more peaceful
and submissive among the tenants are overawed
and carried along by the majority.
The letter which we have seen, mentions rumor
in Delaware County the effect that Governor
Bouck had been applied 10, and that he had ex-
dressed determination not 10 interfere in the mat
Ter but 10 leave the sherfs and other officers of the
law to execute their processes as the. were able.
Our readers Will not have neglected to add to
these evidences Of the existence of discomfort in
our State the occurrences OF some few months
back in Chau,auquc County, on the lands OF the
Holland Company Taken together, they pre-.
sent subject of the gravcst importance. The
above statements are, of course, all on one side,
and no one knows what the tenants have to say
for themselves Whatever may be their gricv'
ances. however, these violations of law and the
personal safety Of lis ministers are truly deplora-
bic and cannot be in any manner justified.
The Post does not believe that Gov. Bouck has
been applied 10 and has refused TO aid the Sheris
in the discharge of their duty. We do not know
on what data the Post forms It's opinion, but we
hope ii is correct one. Itwoud indeed be 4
pretty state of things for the Executive OF State
% refuse aid to the ministers Of the laws when
violently prevented from the discharge of their
duties We trust it will be very long time be-
fore such a specimen OF Cficial perjury is allow.
ed to disgrace the Executive Chair of the EN-
pirc State.