New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-12

ffT The Courier and EnqH1rer gives ue TX
press a spell in assailing The Tribune. For THIS
purpose it copies stde of the article in which we
faithfully set forth The Pro and Con Of Anti Rent
and represents The Tribune as affirming for itself
tha, the Manor grants are invalid being contrary TO
the fundamental principles Of our government -
that every man has right TO an equitable portion
of the soil from which to procure his subsistence
and that all who have no land have been deprived
of their share only by swindlc and trick Not one
word OF this have we ever affirmed as our own opin-
ion bu, this is what we set forth as the extreme
An,i.Ren doctrine, from which we expressly as
seuied The Couriers garbling has every moral
attribute of forgery. True think II is now clear
that the soil of our State ovgh not to have been
granted az il was-that all the wild land should
have been held by the State until needed for actual
settlement and only disposed OF in lots suitable Tor
single farms TO those who should desire to subdue
and cultivate it, But we do not hold-we never
held-,hat the State can redress its own wrongs al
the EXPENSE Of individual rights. or that IT can re-
sumo or redppropriatc private property without
making full compensation for il. We desire to com
mend this view OF the question TO nonpaying Ten
anls and. as we wish them to hear US candidly, we
do not think it expedicnt TO begin by abusing them
as scoundres and miscreants and proceed to call tor
their determination. We are sure this is wrong, i'm
politic and unust-that il does not tend TO MAINTAIN
Law and Order but to subvert them. II was the
Commercial mot much of an Agrarian paper which
suggested the sending of able men into the Anti
Rent Counties to argue the Rent question on the
side of Law and Order instead of attempting TO set
tie /, ofhand by bayonet and grape. On this
hint we proceeded 10 set forth the Pro and Con
of the matter and we did it for both sides fully and
fairly according to our ability.-In summing up, we
expressed our own opinion that mild measures
should he relied on, and that an attempt 10 hunt
down mot the law breakers at Andes or elsewhere)
but the Anti Renters generally. would result differ
emily from the intention Of those who were urging
that i, might lead TO events perilous to esab
lishcd Rights of Property. This we do mos, I'M
doubtingly bclicve-ought we 10 avow or suppress
the conviction Our cxhortation TO all is Peace
Peace. Are you surely right2 Then he generous
to those who are wrong. but who think they are not
So Be ready to surrender something, if need be-
to the restoration of harmony Landlords sell out
to your tenants if they will do what is reasonable.
Tenants accept readily any fair offer TO sell which
your Landlords may make. beheNc US Whcn We
you that your abstract notions of natural right
and isstice cannot override and nullify sovereign
grants and titlc-deeds People who are not parties
to this contest study the things which make for
peace, and exert all your influence in favor of set
,lement without farther strife This is our advice
whether accepted or secuted we confidently appeal
to the future for its vindicaiion.
Whether The Tribune is or is not IIkig pa
per is question very earnestly and rather unprohi-
ably discussed by the Courier We challenge the
right of that paper 81, in Judgment on our ortho
try us. We are ready to compare circulation with
the Courier or any other paper claiming TO be
Wing and we have always presumed that the
Wing party is itself the proper Judge of the sound
ness and efficiency OF its journals. We know
other tribunal.