Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-05
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
The Anti. Rent Troubles.

Aha The Anti. Rent Troubles.
Our readers will have perceived the Proclama.
ton or his Excellency. Gov. Wright of New
York. declaring the county ofDelaware in stat
ofrebellon. This important step has been rem
dcred necessary by the outrnges ola tumultuous
tenantry, setting all law Mt defiance, violating the
rights Of property and destroying human life.
We can only regret that il was not deemed expo.
dent come time ago, when, by quelling this IN.
subordinary spirit in its very inception, the uer.
or and more disastrous consequences might have
been averted. Had these outbreaks been com.
united on the far frontier of the South West by
the daring and adventurous pioneers, accustomed
to that unsettled state Of affairs, which is invar.
bly, incident TO semi bar barous society il would
not have surprised us. Such things are TO he ex.
pected in every new country nor do they unire-
quently occur in some old ones, for Scott himself
tells us of a race of lawess Borderers, living on
either side ofthe Tweed,
Who sought the beeves that made their broth,
In England and in Scotland both.
The intelligent mind Of the spacious De
TocqucvilIe was impressed with the truth that the
South West "has ever been marked by lawlessness,
frequency Of crime and the impuuy with which
vice is committed" All this is natural. But
that in the opulent and enlightened State of New
York, in a region Of country watercd by the Hud.
son hnd within few hours communication with
the great metropolis, the supremacy of the law
can only be maintained by appeal to arms is
fact which fills us, we confess with establishment
and regret.
From authentic Information in the possession Of
the Executive it appears that as long ago as
ka,,l g l.. l. 4
organized for the purpose of defeating the opera.
tion oflaw, that secret oaths were administered,
secret pledges given that disguises-were distrbu-
ted among the tenants and all the machinery put
in readiness Tor determined and obstinate re.
sistance. That this dsatiection existed up TO
March 1s45, when it broke out in overt acts of
violence, the civil process defcd, the officers
OF the law engaged I'm its service were insutcd and
in many instances treated with brutality More
recently Mr.. Steele the Deputy Sheriff for the
county of Delaware shot down and killed.
while attempting, in the sphere of his legitimate
authority to serve a warrant Of distress. This
last atrocity il is which Secasioned the sProclama.
ton. ---l1s-
these agrarians il seems have established an
organ in New York city under the title of 10y Dung
America" correspondent of this sheet, wr
ting under date of August 24th from the rcbelf.
Gus district, gives an encouraging account truly OF
public opinion there. Freedom of soil we sup
pose means communion of property. They are
convertible terms. He says:
81 have addressed during last week. FIVE large and
enthusiastic meetings and Thy Of failure nc
uce) small The eternal resolution pledpinR
them The National Reform doctrines, has everywhere
passed by sccamaon giving OF 5000 woes at
least in the county Of Albany the Freedom Of the Pub
lie Lands" On Wednesday, addressed queer sort Of
miscellaneous audience the very top of the HeIel-
berg in New Scotland; it came about in the following
ner.-This TO be one Of those things in this
part Of the State, Sheris sale, Mathass the supeyi
OF New Scotland The people in great numbers,
the Sheriff but the horse the cows the sheep did
not come. In short, 1t sale whereat nothing was
Sold No obstruction indgniy of any kind offer
ed 10 the oicers they pairoed the fields for hyu
in search OF the horses &c. aforesaid which were ad
Vertsed Tor alc but especially dry 1--WE have hsu
beautiful rain sDce) that the animals had probab 20
wandered of in quest VI pleasant pnstutu,
The facts were adverse the fun spoiled the Smell.
drove away his team and nothing more. the crowo
slowly closed up the after him, and all STILL
No, all quite suit; the thirty forty women in
the lawn commenced 10 laugh, and cakle and make
other feminine noises, indicating | should say, rather
dislike She IT BatteTman aud his companions 1.-THE
sheriff Is very good locking himself, tut he Is on
the shady side OF forty and TOTTisd and satisfied with
this demonstration Of their iw they called out to the
men. "Why don't you cheer7" Blu, wouldn't do: they
were answered only by sulen shake Of the head aad
determined mot word"
We never heard of the Editor of ''Young Am.
erica" but we ask ifthe arguments in the follow.
ing defence of the murderers of Steele, (who are
now in Jail awaiting their trial, not worthy Of
the most infamous Jacobin that ever Numbered
from the tribune. Hear him;
There those who believe that Steel lost his life in
the attempt 10 perform unlawful That warrant
OF distress due process law nor obtained by due
process Of law and authorize officer 10 deprive any
person Of hs property, liberty life That Steele in at
tempting TO execute such law, Lawful That
In hng his pistol IN raising his fire his pistol in
the enforcement Of Unlawful nci ne SLIM not
murdered. That the homicide Unsuitable. on the
ground that the in which be engaged, well as
sustain IL; and void and hence
mighr be resisted with mpunity There who
lemny believe ell th aud that it will fuish the grounds
OF good defence under indictment which may be
found against the prisoners whose unwisey pre-.
judged.
We rejoice that the people Of New York at
large, its awloying and orderly citizens, are at
length alive to the necessity Of resioring quiet and
good order by forcible means. The arguments
and acts of these scoundrels equally abhorren
they are "to be met only with round and grape
TO be answered by ShfaPnel and Congreve; to be
discussed in hollow squares and refuted by bat
tallions four deep"
WHO KILLED TECUMSEH7
Some morths past Major F,gg Of the Kentucky mill