New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-16
The An,i-Rent TROUBLES.

| To The Editor Of The Tribune: Troy. JAM H.
You must give re room TO make short reply 10
some peri OF the Courier and Enquirer.
| do moi pretend 10 be in tie secrets of the In
dams in this any County. l said j had the In
formation sent you, from 'reltable sources" had.
Ia relation TO the outrage upon Christian Cram,
in Nassau what said was strictly true. IL had 70
! connection whatever with the Ambient question.
slated the facts briefly as could, without com
meut stigplstizcd it as an outrage, and the facts
quite sufficiently proved H. without preceding the
word by half dozen Bi!lingsga,e epihets utter the
fashion OF this piqnart paragruphist. l hope the
perpetrators OF il will be punished 10 he extent OF
the law only desire that tie sin and shame of il
may not be laid al the door of the Anti-Renters.
am told that my account CT the murder Of Eli
jan Smith Of Grafton not circumstantially true
in all respects. The facts succinclly and sub
| siansiIy as follows: Nathaniel p. Martin pur-
chased from his father lot of land which Benjamin
Odel had occupied fora number Of years. Otei is
in possession end claims 10 be the owner Martin
went upon the lot on the lS.h Dec. and cut and
drew away some wood. The Indians volunteered
their services 20 dive Martin Off, if he should again
come upon the lor. He was seen out with MS team
the next day, and the Indiana, suppO5iag he was
upon Odelfs lot assembled for tie purpose oleject-
ing bin. II was found after lhey gotto OGelPs that
Martin had that day been drawing wood from ore of
his own lots. But they concluded to follow him.
after having taken vote that they would DO him no
personal harm, but forbid his again trespassing en-
. ellis premises. Martin saw them Approaching
and turned his horses up 10 the side of the road N
froGt of Mrs. Vests house, got off bis load and
tied MS nigh horse to the fence. Before he had
fastened his team, mis- broiher two cons and Eiah
Tho had hssu he ,t,L
up. By this time the disguised men, between forty
and fifty in number, had gathered round. Hard
words, banded 10 and fro between Martin, Smith
and the Indians, brought on a scufic, in which
Smith was shot.
Now have 10 disposition to make something
more than murder Of this by e1hausting the New
gate calendar OF It's terms OF abuse and exhibiting
my skill in ci.cumIocntcry swearing. | will leave
that 10 the penny-e-liner OF the Courier. spoke
OF ii with deserving severity in my former commu-
n;catlon.
Since the Corcners Jury have by their verdict
found thai young i;eienberg death was accidental,
will not be necessary for NE TO ressssrt The truth OF
nv statement.
| asserted that Dr.. Smith A. Boughton was MOI
tlr indian Chief Big Thunder" The Courier
man denies this. AID they logically concludes that
all hat said n relation Ia other matters is untrue
Now again positively assert that Dr.. Bough;ou is
not. Big Thunder" Neither is Belden, another of
the Hudson prisoners, Little Thunder Those
Two doughty chiefs have not yet been captured
If the Courier man happens 10 know what their
real Indian titss are, the public will be happy to
learn.
Now l with 10 cay 10 you and others that YOU do
the tenants grea; Injustice when yon confourd the
And-Ren,ers with lie Indians. The great BODY of
the tenants have given them no sympsthy--no
countenanee-uo aid. They have looked on with
sorrow and regret, while this epidemic has been
spreading over Inc country IL the hope that IL would
die oct OF iiself,wi!hou opardng their Interests and
Involving The peece OF rhe state They were de-
ceiyed. Their and their legal efforts TO pro-
mote il. are identified with the Indian orsaniza,o
ann i's brler fruits The Governor, igdos mi, or
falsely, assuming tbs id';'y, feels p..c,1dad from
discussing tHe raj questions issue. he .egis-
latnre will perhaps refuse 10 hearken 10 their com.
plains consider their grievances they will have
TO wait I'LL another year and then they will speak
with voice that viii command attention.
AsTI-RENT.