Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-14
ANrl-RENr LEAGuE.

The shii.rent difficulty which OccurTe'
few years since on :he lands Of the VaI
ensaliers-though put down at the tim'
without much difficulty, has gradualI!
spread iis influence TO other counties
and the Iandless Of ColuInbisDa, Scholar
ie, Green and Ulster have joined the
eonlederacy. or anti.rent association, ant
Il will probably extend over The gfeateI
part Of Western New York, where the
leases are held To put down these
landless men, troops will be required
from distant part ofihe Slale,--fOr il
can hardly be expected that many OF
the persons ia the diasfFeCted districts,
who generally form the militial in case
Of d collision wife the 'Indians,' as they
are called,-whOse sympatbes will be on
The side Of tenants, will be willing TO exc
pose their lives for the purpose Of ena>
bling the over grown land holders TO col.
lect their rents. Two persons have late
been killed by the antrenlers, for
which several O( their number have been
arrested aOd taken to Hudson and Troy
for examination, among them are two
persOns, c, lied Big Thunder and little
Thunder. So much alarm is felt by the
authorities Of Hudson and Troy that they
have sent IN express TO Governor Bouck
GOr assistance. The Governor held q
Cabinet council, and forthwith directed
the Adjutant General TO make q requi'
siIiOn for 2 companies in Albany, aud 2
from New York In compliance with the
orders Of the Governor the companies
from Albany, had taken the ] O'Clock
train for Hudson. On Sunday last in
New York City, two companies Of troops
commanded BY Capt. Krack, and Capt.
Heath, assembled al Center Market and
proceeded to Hudson BY express al day.
tight Monday morning.
The following account Of the origin Of
the difficulties. We copy from the New
York Sun. Ohio State Tribune.
"Ths origin Of the difficulties we take
TO be this. Upon securing the indePen
dence Of the thirteen Colonies Ot the
United States, il was found that large
possessions Of lands in this Stale, belong
ed to certain families By hereditary dee
cent. The Royal Government conferred
by patent on the Van Rensa lear family,
and on other families in neighbOring cOun.
Ties. Cerla.n large pOssessiOns Of land,
that OF the Van Rensalear manor sloue
comprising forty square miles. Wheih>
er these lands we're sold by the Crown
or conferrOd on the family for services,
we are unable TO say; but as there was
nothing Of taint or disIOySlly ia the fam.
ily, and as their titles were undoubted, i,
and the lands had been held long prior TO
the Revolutionary war, the Legislature
by different laws confirmed their titles &
rsC"gnizsdlhe validity Of the leases
These large possessions made their pro.
prielOr lord OF the manor;O species of ieu>
dal right, 10 8 measure incompatible with
the spirit Of our institutions, which do
not recognize such occupation Of proper
" by hereditary descent; sAd ihe lord Of
the manor in his leases followed out
tie old royal privileges, reserving TO him
sell aOd posierity. all wafer courses,
mines and minerals, requiring besides the
annual reHt that was known as 'siLlGiH
serDice' in the leUdal age, from each ten.
ant. These royal privileges, so hostile
to she equality Of our laws and the right
70 hold properly we're ina measure un.
felt, aud many Of :hem no, urged while
lhe land was but tbiDly populated; bui IN
the progress Of time, these Geudsl poes
sessions becams the hear, Of the Stale
snd are Of great value, and thousands Of
the people have built houses, ls,barns,
bridges snd other improvements, So that
they have become actual prInciPaliiiss,
and the lord ofihe manor, il bis rents are
paid, has 4 princeIy revenue, But the
tenants have become restless and unea>
sy. Having snriched the landry their
improvements, they either claim TO Own
he soil Or have an equity Of redemption
IN Il al a reasonable price. They con-
lend also thai these royal grants should
have been abrogated BY the Legislature
when ihe government vas changed; that
iheit lilies should have been extinguish.
ed on the Rround that The whole State
might have beer thus parlItioned among
srisiocsalic families, IN direct hostility e
he Iet,sr end spirit Of oUE republican
snd free institutions. Considsrine there
Iors he Lsudlcrd as q tSx GatbeFeF ID
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