New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-11
THE TRIBUNE.
MONDAY. AUGUST II, lsi5.
" Indian" Onirng e-.

Saturday. THOUGH have but one SIDE ~ th'
story, il can hardly be doubted that the facts are 10
the main correctly prescnted-that leascholder IN
the town Of Andes having fallen in arrears with his
rent, lbcing probably active Anti Renter was
about to be dispossessed and his property sold FOR
rent by the Sheriff; that this circumstance greatly
aggravated the excitement, previously prevailing
throughout that section that large party appeared
al the sale disguised and armed (which oil Itself il
direct violation Of State law that these disguised
persons insisted that the Sheriff should not proceed
with the sale, threatening to fire if disobeyed that
the Sheriff did proceed to sell whereupon some Of
the discussed persons fired, and dangerously though
it is hoped not fatally wounded one Of the Deputy
sherins OF course, the sale prevented.
Here is presented most alarming state Of facts
no, novel indeed but that account only the more
deplorable Several Indians from Delaware coun
tv are now in the state Prison Allthose concerned
in this outrage will be sent there, nallibly when
ever the act can 10 brought home to them No mat
ter whether they fred not 1T they appeared at the
sale disguised and armed intending to ntimldaie the
officers of the Law and impede them in the discharge
of their duty, the Law will adiudge them partakers
in the outrage which resulted They will suffer and
ought to suffer. Whatever their grievances it was
murderous and cowardly to wreak their vengeance
on the officers, who simply doing their sworn
duty. 1t would have been Just as rational and cx
cusablc to have shot the printer Of the Revised Sta
tutes
The authors of this outrage will of course be fer
roted ont and punished SO far, well. And
what then VIII that allay the excitement now
peryading the leaschold Counties win il adjust
the controversy VIII it collect the withheld
rcnrs2 VIII it ensure future quiet, harmony and
orderl VIII it relieve the disturbed Counties AID
the State from the burihen Of providing civic and
Military force indefinitely to overawe or overbear the
disturbersl Is il not well TO consider these points
Is it not high time they were considered To aid
in arriving at right conclusion LEI recall a few
facts
l. The first positive outbreak Of the Anti. ! cn'
spirit took place five or six years ago 1t was
then confined TO the Van Rensselaer, Manor. 1t has
since been quietly ditfusing itself until ii now per
,ades the Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia
Greene Schoharie aud Delaware, and has some foot
hold in Otsego and Ulster /, elected eight Mem
bcrs Of ssembly last year viii hardly elect fewer
this year
,. The Anti Renters not all ignorant. depraved
and characicrless persons. as they are generally re
presented That there are such among them. these
Indian ouirages abundanily establish. But not
oneiourh Of them ever were disguise, or approved
Of any other than legal and peaceful means of pro
noting their cause
,. They are moi Inidels Agrarians. Their
may be such among them but a section of the Sat
could hardly be designated in which less lniideity
any thing of the sort has ever been manifested
Many Of them are members of Christian Churches
some OF them we have heard Clergymcn.
T. They have not been called into life by party
politics. nor by encouragement from abroad The
Public Press of all parties whether without or with
in their sphere of operations has rarely spoken OF
them otherwise than in terms of sweeping condem
nation From this City an almost unbroken torrent
of obloquy has been poured their heads for years
We, they are Anti-Rentcrs still
g. These men believe they labor under real griey
anccs, which the State can and ought 10 redress
wbou, infringing on the Just Rights of Property.
Many of them are extensive property holders and
men who have through life borne spoicss charac
ters Some have been trusted by their fellow Cit
are Members elect of Congress
What then, is TO be done These men have
been very thoroughly abused for years, and no de
cided benefit from the treatment is yet visible
They have been called about all the hard names we
can think Of yet are unconvinced The Sherfs
well attended have hunted them up and sold them
out the Military have marched up their hills and
then marched down again yet here is Anti Rent
as vigorous as in $50 and far more formidable than
then. Ii now covers a District Of country at least
100 miles hong and no, less than 60 or 20 broad
1t is easy saying that the ann Of the Law mus; be
strengthened and its mandates ricdy enforced Il
may be easy doing what is meant by this To sell or;
under distress and forcby eject all the r
fractory leascholdcrs may be- easy though rather
tedious and not always safe process. But suppose
il prac,icahle-supposc II done what then VII
the icnures Of property remain they have bcen
VIII men be found TO take the farms of the elected
tenants on old fashioned leases, VIII not the pa
ien,ees prefer TO sell it, even though they e, the
whole purchase money remain on bond and mortgage
VIII they not prefer TO realize, as speedily As they
can, whatever may fairly accrue to them. ans place
il in some more convertible. convenient investment
And if this is to be done ultimately, why not do it
noe Why not make a prompt and systematic
effort 10 adius, the difference with the present occu-
pants Of the soil least easily seen that build
ing State Prisons to hold all the active Anti Renters
with Poor Houses for their elected families would be-
rather expensive and the expense must bs borne by
Property. Their conviction viii cost at leas, 800
per man, and is not SURE in all cases Their trial.
might interfere with the rapid prosecution Of the
ejectmeni suits though the law Is pretty summary
as 10 them.
We have here assumed that the anti. Renters
objections TO the legality and equity of the land
lords titles invalid, and the law all one way
We have said nothing of the manner in which the
land title. were acquired by the original paten,ees
nor any thing Of the sort Grant that Right. Law
every thing are on the side of the landlords and
tina, the tenants are laborins under monomana
still. is not even the madness Of 100000 people
serious fact-one not wisely treated with curses
taun,s or sneers We do entreai the owners Of
these leased lands to look personally, searchingy