The New York herald., 1845-01-23


Gov. SHUNK's MEsssAGE-This document, Gov.
Shunk's inaugural, is very good State paper 1t
is brief, and therefore, to the purpose and gives
US his opinion on the stability of the American
Union, and the policy he intends TO adopt. 1t
would seem that Pennsylvania has made an excel
lent change in her Chief Magistrate. Annexed are
| few extracts from the message or address,
When | contemplate the interests of our Common
wealth, as an independent sovereignty, and as member
Of the c,mmunty OF American Statesthe multiplied re-
laons over which it exerts supervising guardianship
and the peculiarly weghty obligations that upon 1t
at the present moment feel how mperfectly am quail
fed to discharge and to comprehend Alright the
duous and complicated duties to which have been call
Happily the principles which should regulate the ad
minstration Of the State have been long since declared
and established by republican fathers They are few
and clear That equal and exact justice should be ad-
suasions in = reaon1tbas our p~bc aith should te
kept sacred under all freedom OF re
gion Of suffrage and Of the press should be held nyo
on of libertythat the separate rights and powers OF
the Executive Legislative and judicial der artmens Of
government should be faithfully, but frugay admins
tered and all to whom it is entrusted, held to frequent
be corrected by general rather than by special laws
that the grant Of exclusive privileges to some repug-
firm the equal rights of athat associated for gain.
should in common with others, be liable individually,
the pubic agent to he viii Of his constituents is essen
tisl right administration OF the government and the
These are the leading principles by which propose
to be guided in the performance OF my official du.
ties They are all of them primary truths affecting the
basis Of our government and needing better conrma
ton OF their value than is to be found every where in the
httory Of our country.
Thus far the action Of system has illustrated the
capacity OF man for selfgovernment, ahd has shown
that entrusted with his political destinies and unn
numbered by bad laws, he advances steadily in know
ledge and true happiness The doubts at first entertain
ed Of its adequacy to meet ali the contingencies which
experience The practical operation the
Of the States and Of the Union in advancing the welfare
county demonstrate their utility. This is the result Of
that simple and natural organization founded upon the
y 70 se
ments,and by happy combination gives direction to
the government Of the Union; Their competency ito
govern Themselves is confirmed by the peace, happiness
and prosperity which their government has secured to
citizens Of these States and an assurance that in
guarded and advanced.
ANTI-RENT DIFFICULTIES We find IN the Hud-
Gazette of the 2lst inst, the subjoned account
of tine examination of Hutchins -
| The examination of Hutchins, which has been
in progress during the past week, has made some
startling astounding developments in regard to
the Anti-R ent movements in this county.
| The evidence elected during the examinations
of the past week, most clearly indicates that the
| suspicious then entertained were well founded and
but for the preparations previously made to guard
and protect the jail an attempt to rescue the prison
i ers would have been made and even might have
| been succe ssful at that time.
1t appears from the testimony of Charles Lap
ham, who was in Hudson on that day, that large
number OF persons with teams came in town from
! the neighbOrhood where the witness lived in
Taghkanic. That threats were made by them
that Boughton should not stay IN jail long, and
| one individual among the number was heard to
say that if Boughton was not out of Jail soon,
| Hudson would smoke. 1t also appeared that a
chest, which was supposed 10 contain DISCUSSES and
| arms, came from the neighborhood of Hutchins's,
| and was brought by number of persons in COM
pany with Hutchins, and left at public house a
few miles south of this city. That the witness
| stopped at this public house on his return from
Hudson, about dusk, and found large number of
| personsin the bar-room. That Hutchins was there,
| and they were talking about Bopghton being in
Jail, and said if they only had leader to so with
| with them, they would what they could de
about getting him out, and that Hutchins offered
| 70 go as leader. The witness then lett the bar
room.
Another attempt to rescue the prisoners appears
| to have been afterwards in contemplation, more
| dangerous than the one we have mentioned above,
| because 1t was evidently more daring and made
l with greater dellberatlon.
/ General Peter P. Robinson of Cermont testifes
that on the last Sunday in December, Hutchins
called at the Pest Office at EIizaville in Clermon,
and enquired for letter which he said he expect
| from Rensselaer, county. That he stated to Gen
| r. that he expected to meet some 1000 Indians
from Rensselaer, and other counties for the purpose
| of taking Boughton out of Jail, and that he ex-
pected letter from Rensselaer, county on the sub
ject, that he was proceeding to reveal the plot or
plan to rescue the prisoners when Gen. r. inter-
| rupted him and told him that he did not want to
hear 1t as he might be called as witness against
him. We understand the attack was intended to
have been made on Tuesday or Wednesday night
following.
Evidence was also given of other threats of
| Hutchins at other times and to other persons
These diaboIcal plots to subveIt and trample
| upon the lawso the land, which at the time were
well calculated to excite apprehension and alarm,
were known to the public authorities at an early
day, and they Immediately adopted prompt and ef
hcent measures TO prevent rescue OF the prison.
ers confined in Jail, and to arrest and secure the
ring leaders in the late disturbances, who were
| still at large.
EThere has been manifest determination upon
the part Of some desperate and unprincipled men
| from the commencement OF the Anti-Rent out
| rager in this county to push matters 10 extremes
and to involve the community in the enactment OF
| scenes which every good citizen must shudder to
l contemplate.
| We believe that large number of the AntRen-
ters have cot participated In this feeling in any
way sanctioned such desperate course of nduct,
but we think no rational man can doubt for a mo-
ment that 1t was seriously. intended by some OF
these men to make attack our city, if neces-
sary to lay il in ashes and to by force the
prisoners confined in our county Jail without regard
| to the consequences.
The employment of military force by the State
authorities struck terror in the minds OF these des
perate men. 1t secured their leaders, convinced
| all of them at once that the laws would be enfor
ced at all hazards, and in our opinion, averted the
| impending evils which threatened destruction TO
| the property and lives Of our citizens
| Reynolds was admitted TO bail on Wednesday
last. The bail required was 81 900 for himself and
| two sureties Of $4,000 each, in all $4,000. We
are informed that during his journey home, when.
| ever he met any person, he commenced shouting
"Down with the rent and evinced throughout
| a refractory disposition.
On Saturday, the cavalry from New York took
leave of us their journey home. The only