The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-14
ALBANY, Feb. III, 1913.

ALBANY, Feb. III, 1913.
The Position Of the class called "Anti renters'-
Ysas and Nays upon the General Manufacturing
Bill
The persons who represent that portion of the
people of this Sac who are called "ant-rent-
ers," upon the judicial bench and in the Legis-
la'ure, are, fear, lily capable of organizing or
OF conducting safe or successful opposition to
the oppressive exaetions (if oppressive exactlons
they beg OF the owners of the estates which are
the objects of ethe present controversy. 1t is a
mournful truth that these representatives. of this
unfortunate class OF our fellow citizens, have
counselled and urged them to adopt system of
unlawful and murderous retaliation, against all
persons whatever who have attempted to enforce
those claims Of the landlord, to which the
enforcement the law and the power of
the State is solemnly pledged. The mise
ries of which this controversy has been
the fertile source, continue to exist among
Us; the .postponement of that final settlement of
this difficulty which must eventually be made,
aggrayates and increases the perplexiIies which
already surround 1t. The State will suffer in
her most vital part before she will see thA the
public safety itself is depending upon the per-
emptOry and unalterable settlement of this ques-
ton, The people of the State who may feel that
they have no immediate concern in this grievous
nected with it, should petition the Legislature
to levy general tax, in order to raise money to
purchase of these landlords their entire interest
IN these estates; this being done. the tenantry
should be suffered to remain in undisturbed pos
session OF their several farms forever. How
greatly might the public good be subserved by
such law; what important benefits and bless
lngs would grow out of it. Someeuch means
may certainly be devised to repair this ruin.
In late letter communicated the intelligence
that sMr Treadwell, senator representing one
OF the anl-reDt DISTRICTS had introduced into the
Senate resolution instructing the Attorney
General of this State to commence ejectment
suits against persons who have derived their
tide to lands within this State from Great Bri-
tain, If, IN his opin on such suits could he prose,
cuted with success. This is the substance OF
the resolution intr oduced by the senator, and
when he offered it he was perfectly aware that
the constitution declares, that all grants of land
within this State made by Great Britain prior to
I775 shall be deemed to be valid IN every re-
spect. Does the senator mean to dodge this
clause of the constitution, or does he mean to
originate train of litigation which will last
half centuryl He cannot mean to make us
believe that there Is the least possible chance
that such ejectment suits could be prosecuted
with success. But no matter what he means !;
1t is plain that under. wing patronage and en-;
couragement, -rentism is taking holder ground
than it has ever taken before. In the Senate,
to-day, the following preamble and resolution
was offered by Mr.. Johnson as substitute to
the resolution offered by Mr.. Treadwell, noticed
above:
Whereas, The people Of this State have adopted and
hitherto adhered to the wise and policy of quietng
try and improvement BY protecting owners from the lti
CATION and losses resulting from continued agitation Of
questions concerning their titles; and h pursuance of
such policy under the colonial OF the state
passed laws confirming and establishing the rights OF
persons possessing lands and under grants from
claims the state or individuals adverse such rights
should be itgaed and under the State BY
repeated legislative amendments, have established and
principle
Revived Statutes that ths people Of this State will not
mpesd any person for In respect to any lands
or heredtaments or for tie rents issues or
profits thereof by reason Of right title Of the peo
pie to the same unless lst such right or title shall have
accrued within twenty before any suit or other
proceeding for the shall be commenced unless,
3D. the sad people, those for whom they claim shall
part thereof within the said space twenty years
And whereas any directions OF tho Legislature in gen.
so1.y Of lands held under eolonis or State grants
would be an abandonment Of the wellsetled policy and
law ofthe State and tend unusty to excite doubts as
to the titles Of all persons holding under patents from
the government and prevent delay the anicabe ad
justment ofmutusl claims founded and depending upou
the validity and stability Of the laws and grants OF the
Resolved, That the direction or encouragement, by
the Legislature Of t concerning rights long
joyed by citizens und grants and combinations Of the
State would be to the true policy and duty Of
the sovsrsmsnt oppressive to cit,sns compelled to M
would tend to diminish thst confidence which ctKsns
should ever feel in the Justice and stability of the laws
IL
should be directed in the name and under the power Of
the State for other purpose than recovery for the
sole beneht and use of the State 1t would be perver
sion Of the powers Of from the duty OF pro-
lection to purposes Of maintenance and ppression
Upon all these preambles and resolutions, i'm
portant debates Will take place, of which shall
take careful notice.
The general manufacturing bill passed the
Senate, to-day, in the form In which sent it to
you yesterday The yeas and nays upon the final
passage OF the bill, were as folows:-
AYr'-Messrs. Ayrault. Bokee, Bond, Brownson,
Buroh Coffin, Cole, Cook Fox Fuller Geddes, 8. II. r.
Hall w. Hall Hawley, johnson, Lawrence, Little, Mar
tin Treadwsll, Whallon, Wilkin, Williams-22
Nors-Messrs. Belts, Clark, Floyd, Tamblin-4.
When this bill shall finally pass, propose to
examine its tendency at some length; the House
VIII, probably, agree to the amendments which
the Senate have made to the bill. -
The resolutions instructipg our representatives
IN Congress to vote for the passage of law pro-
vidlng for the payment out of the treasury of
losses sustained by Americ IN citizens account
oil French spoations, prior to the year 1900,
passed the House to-day.
Gen. Quitman has left us, to return to Wash
lngton; there Is an on dit that the democratic
national convention will nominate him for the
office OF Vice President of the United States.
The good people are taking advantage of the
excellent seighing with which we are favored