The New York herald., 1845-03-29

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any suca and he (Mr J would be frightened at at
tempt to induce Court and Jury forsske the officers of
.nSers Of %sIe an,s they not sustained IN their smss
OF MOD Such doctrines DR. B. and the antrenters did
not sanction-did not contend for. end they take
cessty OF society obliged to associate with the bad
and reckless with such characters These gentlemen
resist the Sheriff no-To resist the law? no-but to
enquiIe-snd II necessary to petition the legislature
tor redress Of their grievances, and land clauses,
On these lands the tenants bound to stay and till
the ground--no, they remove and pursue success
where they please 1t Is ue-but If they sell their land
they must deliver quarter of the value to the landlord
conditions othese hemight mention
put they would not then go into he not there
say that men to break Contracts but if these were
ound to be repugnant to the spirit OF constitution and
.ney were he contendsd. null and void, and
was bound 70 obey them. These remarks made to
snow the intention of his clients n antrent agitation
ny the common law man 10 not at liberty to dispute the
claim OF landlord for rents although he could show a.
detective and rotten and this s thing his ellen wan
ted aooAhed-they wanted these leases abeshed-they
wanted their reservations OF mill streaus which were OBJ
stacles to actual progress and civ
wanted the doors of the law throw epenthey sought TO
pe secured IN their lands from the power Of their land
while they ascerained who had equitable title
It. They desired fair opportunity investigate this not
IN hostility to moral right but in conformity with the
~ not necessary 10 DISCUSS the Conet1
uonal right Of the egsature to interfere but he (Mr
was one who believed in and by virtue Of that au-
horty ms clients sought that those vexators
snouId DC converted into free tenures paying full
equivalent In cash. The principles OF Dr. B. simply
thus and therein he rghwhy should not the legs
ature have as good right change their tenures AZ ap
propriate lands for raroads7 No conquest was ever
heard OF in the last five centuries which the govern
ment stripped persons Of the property unless its tenure
the hrs act Of the to abolish the un law
OF entail by which land from the father to the eldest
the legislature of the rights ofthe and
that only because compatible with that lberty
ana that free institutions they conended for He
ca ". as man whom he would avow was anti
renter ofthe State of New Yorkone of that class who
constitutional and legal right to redress and
any othertha there are in every society
individuals to indulge their passions and seek ultra
and mischievous if they pleased
tnese meetingwoud dress in these fantastic drsss
Wncn made them look like the very devil and capers
with guns and temahnwks but might as well say
would make noises and cut capers. they found that Dr.
mas peen engaged in one Of these wicked froos and
attempted njure the Sheriff or any other officer in the
legitimate performance lawful duties he would give
nm up at once but if on the other hand, he is simply
an that large and respectable class the far
mers OF country who think there tenures are wrong
and seeking naught but legal redress by peaceable
through the Of justice and the he
stands there respectable any in thu communi
V II men were to be trampled down by monied ars-
tocracy ne wished to be in his grave before that took
IL
PIE to the principles ofjusce, competent for these
farmers to seek to bring through the legislature these
cause were a. worthy Of applause as that hand who
struck on Bunkers Hill the frst blow for civil liber.
~ ne wanted them, however, to discriminate be-
tween the real antirenters and the indiscreet and
ana then they would to trial cheerfuly DR.
b. being man Of standing education and respectabity
get up petitions, and Otherwise forward their ends In
performance Of this Dr. B. went to New York and Albany
ana came to this county not .: the District Attorney said
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quiet as mountain lake. but to deliver addresses
being invited to do and not who heard those ad
from him. Thus they had perfect right and il would
be the knel o. civil liberty they denied them At
one Of these there were their Little Thunder. Big Thun
DER aud iauciiu nsmes there law then against
ian Putung on dresses and masks and making himself
much like the devil he could Whether Dr. B. did ao
This we deny but aver that finding at Copske that
in direct violation his advices outbreak was likely
ton would then be shown how that when Dr. was n
yited was not TO seduce these people for would be
shown that October before the election meeting was
nsd at which several gifted individuals spoke and where
flag was flying with the motto Down with the Rent!n
Ana would be said that this person the grand
able community while waswell known that anti renti.m
was preached loud and long before The mission Of Dr.
execution of these warrants and it wopd be shown that
such was his purpose in his interview with Bush the
deputy sheriff who knew that well. too There have
only one that ia come. II would be shown beyond all
ptradventure that he was not the Big Thunder, who
was three four inches taller and that at these pieces
where he 10 alleged to be performing Big Thunder DR.
b. was dressed as citizen and conversing with his
trends MT Miller swears he could not his face his
nair MS whskers but he swears- God knows can't tell
how-that because he nothing of him, he is
was he He wished he could have the faith Of Sheriff
Nilier II ne took to be Christian he would he
profound one. Then az to sherif'Freeland man who
had cultivated oratory twenty years then comes MIR
turner scientific shoemaker, who could tell shoe
poot oetter than common man and Colonel Reot too,
who, because he heard the word conveniently swears
along with all the rest, that Big Thunder was DR. B.
whose name haunted them. and whom they would have
seen q, the time in white banket thrown over hem
lock stump Dr. B. to deliver his lecture according
20 appointment and large crowd collected to hear him.
some from curiosity others from the amabe feeling of
sustaining their Sheriff who entered the room where DR.
was slapped him the shoulder and said he arrested
no the Sheriff Of Columbia would not lie he firmly be.
Leved oy virtue OF that strong faith Of his He (Mr J
believed that if sheriff Millers head was examined the
bump OF faith weuld be found upon II large hens
egg No such authority existed and If his head had been
broken would have been his desert Mr. Jordsn here
entered into minute detail capture Of the prisoner
making Of the sharp structures upon the con.
duct OF the Sheriff and others. and further proceeded
regard to the crime OF robbery it question for
Court and for the Jury admitting his client there
and was Big Thunder CoPake he contended II was not
robbery more than burglary: robbery species Of
force and putting the person in great fear for his
and property II man threatened accuse another with
serious crime and deter him. by threats Of conviction
berry by common law, but not BY statute Regardless Of
the definition Of the District Attorney the property taken
must be taken in view Of grievous bodily fear serious
injury to his property by strong hand and multitude
OF people Now, If the papers taken by force from
the Sheriff that would be robbsry or they taken
under threat Of bodily violence the destruction Of his
property that would be robbery-but in minor cases
of threat could instance be found of its constituting
robbery The property taken from the Sheriff not
such a. was essential to constitute robbery. II was
matter OF INFINITE importance to determine this, for the
punishment was by law for that crime. not less than
years. and might be for life: whereas, If could not be
sustained the charge against his client would be merely
resistance to the Sheriff for which the penalty might be
as little as two The statute defined the nature Of
property such would constitute robbery and those pa
being only Of value in relation to these lands they
clearly were not Of such kind Mr. Jordan then quoted
from Sd ChittyS Criminal Law, page s19 on this point
wherein was shown that II was not indictable Of
fence to purlon things only valuable In their relation to
Others but Of no worth in Themselves such as bonds
nees deeds Of estates commissions settle boundaries Of
manors &c ALSO from 9th johnson page 1854 case in
which manwas suodor stealing consequence Of
the value Of prisoner acknowledged he took away
the letter. but % possessed intrinsic value the Su
pIsme Court decided i was not petty larceny, any
other offence Of which the criminal sessions had cogni
Now the eheriGs papers were onv of n relative