New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-12
Anti.Rent and Gov. seward.

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Anri.Rent and Gov. seward.
Both branches of our Legislature plunged head
long into discussions Of the Landlord and Tenant
grievances in the Third Senate District on Friday
showing conclusively that this Anti Rent con,ro
versy is to be the chief topic of The Session, and is
already that on which nll thoughts are centred So
far, we have from the majority only palpable at
tempts 10 make or TO secure party capital 10 this
end the Past is retraversed and disposition is
eyinced in either House TO keep the control OF the
matter entirely in Loco-Foco hands. MIR. Watson
of Albany soemnly warns his political brethren
that they must satisfy the Anti Renters or they will
lose 10000 votes Thus spurred they will set to
work in earnest 10 effect object essential, and
we hope with success. Let the Anti-R Rent troubles
be settled at any rate, and if the dominant party
can do il so as TO make any capital thereby, very
well. They have the power TO do their will in the
premises and If they choose 10 take the undivided
responsibility of the adjustment, so be it.
We cannot quite reconcile, however their avowed
willingness to consider fully the demands OF the
Anti. Renters and their expressed convictions that
the alleged grievances real and formidable, with
the bitterness of their uncalledfor attacks Gov.
Seward What has Gov. S. done 10 justify these
when, on the death of the late venerable and ex
cellent Stephen Van Rensselaer, the Anti Rent
agitation first resulted in resistance the laws He
promptly and thoroughly repressed that resistance
Obliged to bring the matter before the Legislature.
he, in doing So expressed his conviction that, while
the Supremacy of the Laws must in all cases and at
all hazards be vindicated the Tenants on the Manors
were yet aboring under real and serious grievances
which the State could aid in redressing and he
saked a. q. coreider tre ynatter tho
ry,r T.. ....,, vualcver Jns;icn required nnd tho
Constitution authorized For these sentiments he
was assai,ed at the time as "damagoguing" and the
clamor has been renewed at intervals to this day.
The Legislature, howev"" a.,cmpt settle
the difficulties between Pa,roops and Leaseholders
by mediation. but failed So the controversy has
gone on until at length after several lives have been
lost many well meaning citizens have been sent TO
State Prison or driven into exile County has been
half devastated and heavy burthen been cast upon
the People in Military and Sherifs' service, pay and
subsistence, cost of arrest, detention, protraced
trials, &c. those who were ready with their abuse
Of Gov. Seward now turn round and avow his opn.
ION that something can and must be done by the
State 10 terminate these Rent controversies Is
it not high time that they should stop abusing him
for his early and frank avowal OF similar convic.
tion7
1t has been Gov, Seward fortune TO expose, by
the real Democracy OF his course and ncuca,ons as
Governor, much of the varnished article usurpns
that by virtue of which this State with others
had long been ruled prior 10 his election, and the
venders and users of the detected counterfeit can
never forgive him the damage he has done to the
y1-ba haJ L
orable This was preeminenty the case with re.
gard 10 the School Controversy in City. We
had previously School System in operation which
worked well for and highly popular with a
large majority of People; but there was a
very considerable minority to whose wants and feel
inSsit was not adapted, and for whose use it needed
modification Gov. Seward proposed that this mi
uority. composing class whose Education demand.
ed especial solici,ude should be provided for with
out disturbing the old system. This might have
been done without convuleion without dssenton
and al the comparatively trhing of maintaining
four or five additional Common Schools in our City,
where the number was deficient and every year Gre
ssod demand for a; least one new one Su, the crv
of"demagoguism' was raised against this harmless
proposition political hostility and sectarsn preiu
dice were freely and successfully appealed TO- and
Gov Sewards Recommendation was defeated. Blu.
TO what parposef Two three years aferwart
his adverssres las now undertook to do substantial,
ly what he had recommended but were so deter
mined not 70 seem 10 follow bis suggestions which
they had denounced, that they involved our City in
boundless expense and intermnable contention,
w,hou. really satisfying any body We shall at las,
arrive at the end proposed by Gov. S-let our gen
eral School System stand where the majority prefer
TO have it, but at the same lime allow n,inori,ies
whether powerful weak, 10 follow their own con
victions in the matter Of Education. Those who
choose TO have the Bible read in the Schools where
their children are taught will have il, those who
choose not to have il read, or 10 have a difsyep,
Verson from the Received one will be suited in other
schools and ii any farther concession IS required
y! pssucnlar sects, not inconsistent with the cres,
snd oi Popular Education they too will be satisfied
"nere no increased expense is thereby rendered
heoesss.y-there are still more suggestions of Gov
Seward, which. though railea n, "a .. .as,,.,o,..,
when uttered, will ye, appear 10 h.r, 49, -.
ed by iar-seeins sta'esmanshp and genuine Demo-.
rscy.
ErA Convention of the TWO House, Of ,hs N.,
saohasetts Legislature was held on Friday r. 81, -.
vacancies in the State Senate. There wer,, ,h;r,,
one vacancies, FIVE from Essex Co; six from Ma
dlesex; three from Norfolk five from worces,s-
three from Bristol; two from Hampden; two from