New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-19
.eThe Anti-R ent ,Iovement.v

The New.York Courier x Enquirer saysthat Mr..
BARNARD has so thorously exposed all the wick
edness of the Anti.Rent Movement a.: TO leave no
room for cavil or complaint" Having presumed TO
"cayil' at Mr.. BARNARD's expose, We take without
:" complaint" our share Of this rebuke.
The Courier & Enquirer IN rejecting Mr.. BAR
SARD arguments falls very naturally into his errors
Hence its premises and its conclusions are al logger
beads. For example, the G. Il h. says
Here then the occupants became the ABSOLU IL
OWNERS O. the land for which they had promised 70
paw nc, principal sum. but annual sum and as they
were perpetually exempt from the payment oil prnc
pal sum- the annual payment was likewise 10 DC per
Here the C. * E. follows Mr.. B. in assuming that
the Van Rensselaer, " Freholders' Were the "ABso.
IUrE oyySERs" OF the land they occupied. And
vet in defending feature in their conveyance 1t
becomes necessary for the c. 4 +. to say, with Mr.
B. that
Another thing complained OF is the rseructt0n Of quar-
ter saks Its object is explained to be the exclusion oi
dangerous improper persona from the manor iaoS
and the provision is similar 70 that in all leases Tor long
time that the lessee shall sell or undere without Inc
consent Of the lessor
Here is an admission that the absolute o%neFs,
Of Land are not at liberty TO "scL or " underiet
without the consent of their Landlord! III Is ad
mined. also that these Frcehoders are prohibit
ed the use of the Water running through their
Farms for Milling Manufacturing. Mechanical, or
any other Hydraulic purposes. We are unable TO
csmprehend the plain import OF language, II the IA
holding his u vi PCiSOH-
al service, and the annual payment Of Wheat Fowls.
and Eggs and in prohibiting the Hydraulic use OF
Water and in denying the rights 10 sell or " un.
derlet the Farms, without his consent. dld not
establish Feuda" relations between himself and
his Tenants How many OF the prerogatives o: a
Freeho!der" and how many of the attributes OF
sIudependence are left to "ABSoLuTE OWNERS,
who NAV neither use the Water or sell the Land
Tenants wis held d" Leasebods," in England, many
Centuries ago by similar tenures, were called
"Serfs" Here. under Republican form OF Go
vernnent in the 18th Century, persons who may
not use the Water that flows through their Land,
md who NAV hot "sell' the Land of which they are
declared to be the absolute owners pass IN he
views and Newspapers as Independent Farmers
and Substantial Freeholders.' These Farmers.
for themselves however seem 10 require some more
"snbstantial" evidence of their " independence
than is TO be found in unrecorded amateur Title
Deeds.
And will Mr. Barnard, or the Courier and Enquir
er tell us who are these improper persons against
whose intrusion the Patroon. by their showing,
was 30 anxious to protect himself! Who were these
dangerous customersl There is tradition among
the oldest inhabitants that our Dutch ancestors
were Jealous of Yankee intrusion, and struggled
hard to keep Brother Jonathan from mixing up with
Them! Was this the prohibited class II go the
Reservation Of mill sites and Quarter sales were
well calculated to effect the object for II Is quite
certain that such intruders would have soon con.
triyed to 'dicker themselves ont oi such tenures.
Be this as it may however. the PATRON selected his
own Tenants, taking care TO keep out improper and
dangerous persons Alb Eve Journal