The New York herald., 1845-10-13
steamship Great Britain.


Steamship Great Britain.
This steamer is now in her sixteenth day II her
propeller was altered, as contemplated, it was not
TO increase her speed, if we may Judge by appear
ances. She may, however, have had bad weather;
she certainly felt gale yesterday if she was any
where near this port.
Anti-Rentism-Ap Upright Judiciary-The
Unprincipled Party Press.
There are now gratifying symptoms OF the entire
suppression OF that threatening spirit OF agraranlsm
and rebellion, which has recently manifested itself
with such alarming violence in the antrent dis
ricts, as they are called of this State. The strong
arm of the law has been exerted with degree OF
vigor and prompntude, which has been entirely sue
cessful in striking terror TO the hearts OF the mis-
guided men who had banded themselves together
in illegal associations, and inspiring all good cti-
zens with the conviction that the peace and stability
of society will be preserved. This happy result has
been owing to the manly and faithful administration
of Justice by Judge Edmonds at Hudson, and Judge
Parker at Delhi, assisted by Mr.. John Van Buren,
the Attorney General of the State, who has, in the
management Of these anti-rent trials, well earned
the appreciation Of the community. The conviction
and sentence to the State Prison for life OF Big
burgh, one of the murderers of Steele, the officer of
the law who fell martyr to his fidelity to duty, to-
gether with the energy and vigor manifested in the
Of great numbers Of those concerned In that
and other outrages, and IN the adoption of the ne
cessary measures in bringing them to deserved
punishment, have already had the most sautary
effect Peace and order have been restored-the
ignorant and reckless have been impressed with the
r.I - akaII,n tbo md
rentlsm has received an effectual check.
The judiciary Of our State has thus shown itself
to be equal to the critical emergency in which it
was called on to fulfil the solemn trusts committed
to its hands And yet we find several OF the party
organs most zealously engaged in assailing the
motives and conduct of the Judges who have thus,
by their rmness, integrity, and patriotic fidelity to
duty, saved the institutions OF our State from de-
struction! The albany Argus, organ Of the demo-
cracy, and the Courier f. Enquirer OF this city, an
organ Of the wings, with meanness characteristic
only the debased party views, in the midst of
the most important crisis, when the rights of property
The maintenance OF the laws supremacy, and the
safety of society, were endangered by rebelllous
and lncendiary mobs, have actually come out and
attempted to cast discredit Judge Parker
impugning his motives-and falsely asserting that
transcribed the just an safe exercise ofhsfunctons
as Judge. Every intelligent and impartial man
every one who is not given over, body and soul, to
the vlest purposes of party, and who has observed
the course of Judge Parker-knows full well that to
his decision, firmness, energy and strict justice,
tempered with becoming leniency to those who
were less guilty, must be ascribed-in connexion
with the influence of Judge Edmonds equally faith
Il III II.,ln
the happy change which has taken place in the aspect
oaars in the interior of this State Before these two
ministers of justice commenced their labors the In
surrectionary movement presented itself in most
formidable attitude. The demagogues who headed it
and the ignorant and misguided men who followed
them, really imagined that heycould set the laws at
defiance, with perfect impunity. Emboldenedby ma
nifesations ofmbecliy and timidity on the part OF
the Executive OF the State, and goaded on in theil
wicked of rebellion and outrage, by. the de
PRAYED organs of political facton-such as the Ai
bany Aaas, Argus, Nep York NeWs and Tribune
the anti-renters were daily becoming insoen
and outrageous. They had murdered an officer o
the law, and boasting of that cowardly and mos
brutal crime announced their intention of maintain
ing their resistance to the laws, even unto blood
But this spirit of nsurrecton and violence is now
beheld PROSTATE before the nsulted majesty of the
law; and many of those who were so recently ar
rayed against it, peniten suppcants for it:
mercy And yet this unprncipled party press has
the audacy to assai the judiciary by whose instru
mentality the rebellion has been checked, and with
unbushing impudence takes its stand with the crazy
fanatics who attempt to excite sympathy for such
chaps as Big Thunder" and those concerned in
the nhuman murder Of Mr.. Steele
This movement on the part of the party news
papers is, however, quite in keeping with thei
whole conduct in relation to the anti-rent rebellion
and also with the conduct of the miserable politi
clans Of both parties. The spirit Of agrarianlsm wa
diligently famed and fostered by Seward and hi
faction-tampered with by Bouck and his clique
and truckled to in the most despicable manner b
Gov. Wright and the party now in power in tn
State. How the enemies of republicanism mus
have chuckled over the melancholy spectacle of tn
party presses and corrupt party politicians pandern
10 the evil passions, the agrarianism, and the rebel
ous spirit Of those concerned in the anti-rent move
ment But an upright judiciary, and the ndependen
press, ,have vndcated the patriotism and integrity
the republic Never, indeed, has there been afford
ed more signal illustration of the value of the in
dependent newspaper press Of the United States tina
in this instance. Whilst the Ne,c York Tribun
the Morning Ne,cs, and other miserable organs {
Party, were encouraging the insurrectonary NOV,
nent, the independent press daily exertng all i,
influence and power in favor of the supremacy
The law, and the maintenance OF the peace and goo
order of society And now that the upright, manly
and honorablejudges to whom was happily confid
ed, at most important crisis, the vindcaton of tn
laws, and the punishment of the guilty, are assailed
abused, mlsrepresented, and illuminated by thes
same corropt and hreing organs of party and fac
tlon, the independent press still found on the sid
OF justice and the republic-ready and able to repe
the unprinciped assailans of a faithful Judiciary
These singular facts relative to the conduct of tn
newspaper press, indicate most truly that the salet
Of the institutions Of this land and the maintenance
and supremacy of those glorious principles on whic