Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-07

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been arrested, and are in jail. The death
Of II. is claimed 10 have beer accidental.
Albany Argus.
Another Anti-Reat Murder.-The Troe
Budget Of Friday, has The following nc.
coun. of murder committed by tae Anti.
party in Rensselaer, county.
HGRRiD MURDER IN GRAFroS marty
OF thirty of the "An,i-Renters,' dressed
in Indian disguise yesterday assaulted Mr..
Elijah Smith, OF the town Of Grafton, in
this county. not far from the See place
took him from his wagon, and wanionly
shot him! We have learned no particu-
lars beyond these, except that Smith and
The s'lndiansn have had difficulties for some
time past. MIR. Coroner Belts proceeded to
the place Of murder last evening.
/ The dreadful murders which We have
just been called to record, and the other
desperate acts oflhese misguided people,
will bring their deeds Of violence 10 Just
and speedy termination. We have hoped
almost against hope, for an nnicab!e set
Element OF these manor troubles. bat those
most deeply interested, by either partici-
pa,ing in, or wmking at these outrages,
have forfeited much ofthe symprthy that
they would otherwise have enjoyed. They
needed mercy, and they could have obtained
it. They have demanded Justice and they
will probably &c, is-not, We fear, without
reiribuien.
The New York Evening Post holds the
following language with regard to the mat
ter;
The community is this morning startled
with tho story Of another anti-rent murder
following close upon The one we recorded
on Saturday.
The state Of things in Rensselaer, and
Columbia counties, ms we'll as on the other
side of The Hudson, is such as to excite
very considerable apprehension. The diff.
fcully which at first existed only between
a single large proprietor and his tenants
has now become general evil.
Ii is worth our while TO note tho rise and
progress Of this evil which has been tri-
fled with for party purposes, by crafty de-
magogues and timid leaders until il threat
ems to perpIex and injure homes, men.
So long as it affected the manor Of Rem.
sselaerwlck alone, it was all very well;
who cared ii single great proprietor re-
ceived few thousand dollars per amman
less or nols whig governor wa. found
with liitle enough knowledge Of constitu.
iona Jaw, and wing Legislature with fi,-
lie enough knowledge of common right
10 organize commission to impure at the
"just and fair value" Of contracts guaran.
.iod by the law Of the land, while on the
other hand democratic governor was
found with SO little regard to his own dig
nifty to negotiate with Of band Of outlaws
armed ii hostility TO the laws of the state.
Where there is so much blame on both
sides it isvery evident that it is no time
for elimination or recrimination. The
question is what should be done to suppress
a growing evil. This city is nj distance
from the scene Of strife but by no means
unin'erested in it. Large amounts Of cap
ital are invested in agricultural securities,
and these securities are bank paper if the
present state OF things is allowed to remain
unchecked. "Ant-rant is next door 10 anti
interest" and mortgages will follow the
same way as leases.
But il is not in the interest Of the capt.
taist that we speak In the most anarchi-
cal countries on the face of the globe the
great rich man protects himself-fraud
cabal, bribery, secure his position in trou
bled times. In Mexico and in Turkey vow
sec the splendid palace and the gorgeous
church, bus the people are wanting. 1t is
for the industrious classes-for the middling
intersection the common people," in the
arstocratic jargon of England--t is for
them that a system of law and order is in
dispcnsable. A free people cannot subsist
in state Of violence and anarchy.
1t is not our place TO point out The prop
er mode of nipping The mischief. But we
know tina, the first tap Of the drum which
summons the coed people Of this state TO
the defence of their laws, will be respond
cd to by brave and hardy thousands. We
know, too, that we have, or rather shall
soon have, governor whose pulse beats
in unison with that Of the people, md on
whose wisdom and firmness we NAV with
confidence rely.
One thing is very sure, that every day
adds fuel to the fame We have seen it
ourselves spread, like fire over the prai-
res, within tho last six months. Force
begets force-vioIencc begets violence
and nothing is more certain than that. If
this thing is not now effactually put down,
bIoodshed npon an extensive scale will 70
sult from ii.