New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-13
Delegate. from >ew-York City to the stat
Iudieiai GonyenfiOu.
Anti.Rest aad Land Laws

II
fred into the house Of man who bad taken and
low oocupies the farm from which the former hold
er was ejected, says
There mus. b. At Feat - you'd hope a; tee
lotion VI a. Ne Violence and crime that have ben
committed IN Shz; called Ant Rent districts.
d~p seeted tho1rb altogether u1fO1noed os TIA, tne
xnt. Of the perpetstOrs beer withheld from them
O. violsleo And We must ssy with regret tnst II
Judgment tkis belief nas Den 70 very cOnsl5er.ole
tni encouraged Dot created by the 10 which
ne York Tribute hss for some years dscGssed re
LsDd QG-ssiOn-"
Now for single fact. Ia the township Of
TsehkAnic. where the late ogtrzges have taken
place. The TrIbsh< kas net s9bscrl5sr. and We
thank never b&d-certaiDly has had none for The
last three years There are few other towns IN TIE
State Of which the same can be said Does II not
strike the Commercial as little odd that The
Trbane .bosld exert the pestieDt influence assert
ed only ia those locslities where i Is never read
nor seen
Bat again: The Commercial says the law
breakers IL Columbis must be impeled BY sceep-
seated A0usi atogsth<r s1f0aAd>d belief that their
rights have been Withheld or violated" This s d
our friends judgment. But has be the
proper data before him Add # ne has, has he
allowed his readers an equally fair chance When
at the late Supreme Court Circuit IL Columbia
County the attorney. for the Amt. Renters made
formal proposition IN open Court for q oomprehen-
sve litigation arbitration and adjustment Of al the
questions 10 controversy between the assumed
landlords and those they claim as tenants in that
County, proposition which Judge Parker pro
DosDced fair aud said ought 70 be soceyted-but
which the lawyers for the landlords positively De
eliDed-vss DOT the Editor Of the Commercial care
fal 70 keep thar proposition from bis readers Has
he even permitted them 70 know that any PROPOSE
tson was made the part Of the Ami Renters with
pledge that the decisions made in pursuance
thereof should be implicitly obeyed and respected
BY the alleged tenants thro0g boui that County -
And would 10, The Commercials sweeping jGdg
nsnt ia the premises have worn more modest
ook If j, had placed this proposition and the state
neni which embodied II fairly before lis readers 80
as 10 show Willingness 70 trust them with the
facts where1pon 70 form their Owl conclusions
instead Of merely telling them that the convictions
OF the tenaufry are altogether unfounded
The Commercial speaks a. though ignorant that
ejectnents have in various ages and countries been
fruitful OCCASIONS Of violence and crime. especially
Ia Ireland and other countries where the lsndOrcs
titles were in good part summary acquired. Not
70 excuse violence bat 70 prevent It DO we sdvo
cate extreme csrefalness in regard 70 forcible dis
possessions alike IN making laws and in executing
them
Our neizhbof goes % sum up the points which
il says have been affirmed By him and ooaoeded BY
a. IN regard to Land Tenures during cur discussion
he concludes
-Ba; one more 3 needed 70 bring The Tribune a,
rnoss literally on TIE platform with ourseves-to
- II urr
not sa5cieai and THAI TIE tenant mast prove rte IN
brnseh - something more valid and substantial than
possession- This Tee Tribune ne dare say, vii
not admit
No, mach dare about hat, nelghbor- With
gres, personal respect, We must say that if ever
doctrine was exposed TO the light Of day o. which
the kEavery was absolutely internal. this Of yours
!. the very thing. Look fairly q; the case poor
man has taken DIT u trsckless wilderness, cleared
Of the ores;, broken up and fenced the land
erected good farm buildings, and bad his home
there say Cor twenty thirty or hty years All this
time he has Supposed some distant Nsbob the
owner oi this lA0d and has paid him stipulated
rent therefor Al asst the fact comes cat that this
landlord claim Is a oheat-the lessor never owned
the land nor his ancestors before him. The in
prover and ooivstor clearly prove this IS ready
70 prove H. does prove i,-snd yet the Commercial
says 1t shoad avail nothing bat be must go on pay
ing the stipulated rent or be turned out Of the
house be has built and Of the farm he has heve
oai Of the wilderness We tell yoa. neighbor that
such doctrine viii not endure discussioa among
free people. most Of whom earn their living by bon
e.. labor So long as it can be kept covered az
under legal oobwebs and British precedents it may
bold bat dsylish, j. certain death 70 it. Pablo
- 4.
mA0d its dismissal to the moles sad the bats wher,
it ought to have been sent long ago.
The Commercial represents US As admitting
That ID 10 perfectly consistent with equity and rec
500 FOR one man 20 be The owner Of and On wnicl
another bestows the value giving labor, that othe
receiving hls reward either in the shape OF snPu
lated wages N the enjoyment Of Al the produce. b
paying TO the owner stipulated rent
Our neighbor is perfectly aware that while VI
do ask expect individuals to be better ID
the laws, and Of course do not dispute the nigh, @
ssy man to do what the lsw aataoriIes we DO re
qairs and urge a Limitation OF the area Of arab
Land which any person may acquire and OWL
Soch Limitation established and the Public Il and
made free to actual settlers and those only we ar
willing that those who still kn3 farming tenant
shall be non predicting landlords II they choose.
so with regard to the distinction for which tn
Commercial labors between the yisk and the erp'
dssaey OF Land Limitation We deny the right
no man 20 bay million acres o; Public Land whll
the Law akrms that night; bat We press Tor a
early and thorough change in the law as demande
not alone by ExPedieuey but by justice The Law
oSsk. sot TO put the Public Lands at the mercy {
Spectators and Capitalists, and we are confident
cal aot do 50 much longer
NOMINATION. or JUDeEs-There was meetin
Of ths Bar on Tuesday afternoon TO hear the r,
port Of the Nominating Committee as to the .ele,
rion OF candidates for Judges Of the Supreme Coar
The Committee selected from the eight presea,e
the names Of Wee chsnoelor Ssndfor6, Judge o&ke
Daniel Lord and Hiram Kesch1na- Esos The latter vi
opposed BY Messrs cAssery and Dcyhe, As they thous
be could rot Be elected Mr.. X il will BE recoeete
took strong stand on the School Qaesnoal Mr. DinS
10 favor OF Judge Edmonds being substituted {,
Mr., ksschan. which was opposed BY Mr.. Gray. Tw
OF three osber gentlemen spoke. A vote wac nnsly
ken and the Report Of the Committee adopted. II
meeting wa small Ten voted for the RePoy; AID uiE
against BY request OF Mr. Doyle. the vote recol