Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-05-20
Anti-Rentism i'm New York.

The antl-rent excitement IN New York Is again
manlfesting itself in acts of outrage and violence
We give the following, from the Albany Alas as a
specimen of the proceedings of this baud of lawess
men
In April, 1916 Mr.. Samuel Coons leased of Mr..
r. s. Livingston a farm of l60 acres, in Tagha nae,
for $l6O dollars year, for five years. The property
was formerly in tile possession Of Barent Van Wag-
genen. Soon after taking possession he found his
horses had been tarred, blankets cut, and plough
broken in the night time but except this, be remained
In undsturbed possession of the property for the year.
That about midnight on the 2lst instant, ten men
disguised in calico dresses, caps, and masks, WHO
afterwards were found to be armed with various
weapons, guns, pistols. tOmahawk, and one with a
wooden Ia ndled spear, broke into his house.
Mr.. Coons affidavit describes the outrages in these
words
That Just as the door was forced in, this deponent
jumped from his bed the floor, and Immediately
the leader Of the disguised men, this dePonent
supposed, quickly approached this deponent with a
knife or other sharp instrument and made pass at
him, cutting cash on the face of this deponent,
from about the middle Of the right side of his to
his chin. That this deponent complained that he had
been cut and spoke harshly the leader; his reply
that Indians would not bear to have the dogs set
upon them. That the leader of the disguised men
then ordered his TO clear the house of the furni-
ure. They all then engaged and did take out all the
furniture and put it in tho door yard-includiug the
beds and bedding That the chief then put it to vote
among his Indians as he called them, whether the old
people he father and mother of this deponenD should
remain till morning, or leave immediately aud the
vote Of the band was that they should leave immedi-
ately; and the order accordingly given by the
person acting chief, that we all should leave imme
dately, threa tening this dcpOnent if he did not they
would visit him again.
That after the house was cleared of the furniture
and the order given for all Of us to leave the disguised
men, or some three Of them, went TO the two horse
team standing near by, and brought Barent Van
Waggenen to the house with his hands tied, and put
him i'll the house, some of them to the and
brought straw bed some chairs, and the wife of
said Van Waggenen, and put her and the furniture
in the house. They then united the hands of said
Van Waggenen, and told him he must stay there and
cultivate the farm, they would give him coat OF
tar and feathers They then put the team of said Van
Waggenen in the barn, and then again told US to
leaye and told me if did not leave in twenty -four
hours and take all my furniture with me, they would
visit me again. My father and mother, and hired
girl. went to Mr.. Ringsdorph, and myself and hired
boy went to Hiram Wheeler's."
| Van Waggenen, the former tenant, who (by the
advice doubtless of petfogging counsellor) had
thus been installed into the farm, with his tied
and apparently against his will, was remaining in
possession at the last accounts.
Other outrages of similar character have been
perpetraied; and their extent be judged Of from
the fact that Governor YOU'VE, notwithstanding his
late political alliance with these depredators, has
found himself compelled, by the force Of public opn
ion, to move in the matter. Accordingly he has
issued proclamation Offering rewards of $500 each
for the first one of the depredators connected with
this, and like outrage committed in Columbia
county, that may be arrested, and 800 for each sub
sequent arrest in both cases. the reward TO be pait
upon the conviction of the parties.
But why convict themi II is only mockery o.
justice; merely passing them through the forms o.
law, to become objects of executive pardon Better
to have kept the master spirits of this evil in confne
ment, when they were there, than to have turned
them loose, to organize their bands of confede
rates. and plunge the State again into civil disorde
and strife. Ii is dear price which the people are
compelled to pay for political victories, and honors
INSCRIPTIONS party leaders Even his Excellency il
like to find the fruits of his policy somewhat bite
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