New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-05

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Reported for the Albany Evening journal
ASSEMBLY. January Il.
Mr. H.vxes moved 10 amend the Resolution Of
rrae 20 "a 20 strike out ell t.st portion Of Il which
provides hat the proposed Select Committee shall con-
NJ one from each Senate District and that ne be de-
sired submit ie' T5IhIAs upon tue question: u'.uef
These ;cnants (sai5 Mr. II for shaIl call them such
during this discussion aIege that they have been placed
in false position before this House and the whoe com
urtY aut OF thia District and elscwhere and that too
by poTtioug Of both political partes, ana by the pubic
Press without the power opportunity 10 repc! the
allegations which have been made against them. Ihs
House is That great portion OF this D.strc; IS
CO7ered by patents similar 10 those covering Albany and
Rensselaer, Counties ana lenses made By the pa;entees,
which have been partially alluded 10 here. and 20 which
shall call rno!e particular attention before concluce-
TIE persons affected by these leases have lew interests
~hich connect them with the public Press, or that are
there represented Their real suston therefore can
be and Is not known Il Is admitted ins tney are
oppressed that they nave rlent - claim OF TINS
House and q the Legislature generally. remedy lor
the. evils under which they labor. And II be true that
yer, few Of tue whole number OK those who are repre-
=erteG as AniiIscuers ever gave coun,enance 10 the
out-ages which have been committed IN this District,
why should 'hey. rs a body, be charged ~lth these
crimes or offences, snail endeavor IN this discussion.
place the real gct before this House as well IN re
lotion who have been guilty OF these ontrases
these vino lave never couGienanced hCed or III any
way abeed ibcm tie persons who committed them
Nearly one-hait OF Rensselaer, County-the greater
part Of Columbt-a large portion OF Delaware and two
thirds Of Albany Counties covered by these leases
which called anti Republican ard are admitted on all
sides and By s parties be contrary 70 the spirit OF
our Institutions venture 10 say that NEST OF these IN
abitauts strongly Ia favor OF having them removed
and We. very few Of this large number have either G
recy Indirectly taken any part N the commission oil
these Outrages which have been much talked ABOUT BY
gentlemen In Rensselaer, County, do not believe 800
persons s told ever appeared u disguise In Albany
County u sti less number. With Delaware have been
iess familiar; also with SchoiRrie. In relation Co
lurnbia County have knowledge and do no; be-
eve that 500 have 30 appeared in that County 1t
almost always the case when people Icei themselves
agcyed and oppressed aud strongly excited, ,hat
there VIII be some persons VINO cannot be con
t5oiled. Ii the friends Of order cannot go control the
excitement prevent iniracons Of law, is 10 be
charged upon them that they IN favor Of such viola
lions There are always a few IN every community
who cannot be controlled and shai We bc told by the
Executive aud this House. that those vino are IN lavor
II law and order are iesponsibet No better would
he charge upon the Executive ana his LegsR-
tore vino hare the power of relief aud DO not sfoid It,
Fnese persons have been placed IN false position as
they alsee aud have right TO aiege They early pre-
scented themselves here for the relief to which all say
they are entitled and should be granted And they are
met by the charge reiterated aud again. that
they. though they have eXered themselves 20 The VI
sustain law and order. chargeabe with the
offences committed by lew VINO could not be contro-
cd. rs well might the acts of mob which sometimes
in the city Of Newlerk be charged upon the IN.
habitants at large although ALL except the few actual
rioters had cXerted themselves TO the utmost 10 sup
press the disturbance and uphold the laws.
Some persons very much in the habit OF saying
things without feeling them 1t is very easy TO speak OF
acsc titles degrading. rs in cOnraVenton OF The spirit
OF iustitutons-as against the genius oi kepubI-
can Government aud yet not have hny eenS ABOUT the
matter distinct clear apprehension o. the rcn'ity.
have 10 desire iutiarnc excite these tenants !
have lived in the midst of excitement long enough.
nave not the slightest wish continue H. increase it,
hope this Iousc viii act early and wisely and put al en-
- ~ cRusc OF excitement.
Pa, il cetl7iuy can DO no harm 10 give clear and
Coucis stacne. OF some OF the provisions which these
leases certain and then 70 prc=cEt my views 10 the
remedy within the power oi the Legislature. 81 lar
the oppressive for this after all is the only
proper subject o: discussion before this House This
bandving backward and forward OF the charges OF at
emps make political capital by gentlemen do not in
eres this House, ana they interest the honest
portion OF community still leSs. snail also, IL making
my here have To refer 10 the article
Mr. Barnard which has been referred to- and shall
endeavor show fiat. from what cause cgDnot say,
OF his facts and his ega! conclusions untrue 1t
matters lutte TO me to what party ne may belong lis
article is public and therefore legitimate subject
OF discussion and examination, nasmuch ts II Is intend
ed 20 affect the public mind
Ii s admitted that these teuurcs and their Incidents
out of which this Anti. Rent excitement has arisen
anti Republican, not in accordance With our institutions
and Justly Odious to the people What then ID the char
bcter OF these titles shall not read them, but will en-
desvor 10 present some oil their features 10 the House
without making extracts Mr.. Barnard says. in sub.
that within ten years after the late Stephen Van
Rensselaer, came in,o possession of this inheritance
about ~ by Il miles in eXcnt-Qn lIo5) most OF II then
wilderness. he had succeeded in creating body OF
every one of whom was good a voter Us himself
Now facts otherwise. The towns on both sides Of
the river. settled long before the time named. I'm
der the grandfather Ut Stephen Van Rensselaer,, the
lands principally taken up by cmigranls from Ger
many and Holland. They knew little or nothing about
owning holding land, except under landlord, As was
the universal custom in Earope-the sane system then
prevailing also III England. They were hooked for their
lands. called that s they had their farms sur
veyei and the description with the amount Of rent
be paid entered in Book. They have this land
i,r lime lv with
any rent after which they were 10 pay certain
Der of bushels OF wheat per annun. Nothing farther
said done about any other covenants conduit
reservations. Ihey went ou-cleared up and fenced
their farus built their houses reared their orchards aud
surrounded themselves with all the comforts OF home
They paid their puncualy from year to year the
landlord kind Them and they in return placed the
most implicit confidence in him. Ii was until the
late stephen Van Rensselaer, into possession of
ing written shose provisions have occa-
stoned the difficulties now under discussion.
Notices were posted up all over the Manor, for
70 IN aud take leases FOR their farms Most Of
them could not read English and reposiug implicit con.
hlencc the landlord of them took the leases of.
icred without asking any questions will not say that
such fraud practised would now render these
contracts void bu, vii! say that these things furnish
occasion for this House 10 adopt the remedy proposed
by tue gentleman from ST. Lawrence, Mr. Perkins,
20 20 the utmost verge Of the Constitution TO grant
relief.
A; the time these leases given out come did o.
ject of the conditions and some OF the leases
were altered mere are now some hvine Witnesses OF
the fact that they threatened with eectnent suits
unless they would take the leases offered After they
had surrounded themselves with all the attachments OF
home they told unless they consented 10 these
conditions, they should be expelled from the soil
their labor had alone rendered valuable
What were the things required That they were to
pay the snusl originally agreed upon Then there
we're reserved all mines and minerals with the privilege
OF working them and the right take al the land anu
timber and fuel Wood necessary work them. Then
MI creeks streans and OF water, and the land
derneaih them and all mill sites sud privileges, with
the right TO erect mills and the necessary works
nec,ed herewith R such lands might be used and
overaowed by the erection Of the mill buildings and
dams aud the timber 10 build the same The cran,or
also reserved the right and lands necessary to lay out
roads anywhere the farm and The right ia 20 any
where over and upon the premises conveyed. The
tenant cannot even work quarry without forfeit
ing the whole-nor crecs bridge across stream or
horse without rendering himself liable to an
action Of trespass-these 81 the reservations
Then follow me covenants aud some Si these are OF
stu oppressive character. The corcnsn, giving
the landlord the right OF presumption and quarter sale
II tenant desires SELL he make the irsi offer
of sale 10 iha landlord, and wait twentyone days, or
some other stated time for II ne receives