The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-22
erfect embodiment Of anti rentism existing in the


State.
Other orators addressed this great gathering.
The Hon. John !. Slingerlsnd, whom the anti-rent
votes have sent both to the Legislature and to Con-
gress the Hon. Mr. Gleason, at present MEM
Der of the House of Assembly from old Delaware
a man called Fnnk, the anti-rent printer; and Mr..
Bowditch and Mr.. Benson, all delivered very cha
racteristi speeches, deaouncing all landlords
disputing all manorial titles. The latter gentleman
went 80 far a. to rpudiate the payment of any
rent to the "vinanous landlords" and urged
the subscribing, by each good antirenter, of a
hundred dollars, to deposite in the fands OF the
" best lawyers" to contend against the landlords
On the assembling Of the Getting next morning,
a "beegsIly account" of the faithful was exhi-
bited-not more than twenty were in attendance !;
and when the final adjournment took place, there
were but five delegates Of the snti-ren party Of this
State who were present.
II was evident that the demagogues who have,
during the last few years. held the votes of these
deluded men In their hands, had on this occasion
deserted them. Not one Of them showed his
face, with the exception of Gleason, of Delaware.
The origInators of this rganization-Seward,
Young, Harris, Wright, and go on-did not show
themselves, to encourage these mistaken and mis-
guided men. There is no election pending, their
votes are not now wanted, and no pressing neces-
siy now exists to infame the minds of those
honest, industrious, but deluded farmers. Hence
the cause of their absence on this occasion.
The resolutions were written by q man named
Johnson, who has been made Deputy Secretary of
State in consideration of having obtained the anti
rent vote for Christopher Morgan in ls49. No
person has contributed more to increase this iabid
spirit of resistance to the payment Of rent, than
this individually and besides holding public Office
worth fifteen hundred dollars year, he controls
of the wing political papers in the city of Troy,
generally circulated among the anti-renters Of
Re nsselaer county.
The finale of this great Mass State Convention
is new indication of the condition of that faction.
Had the land reformers succeeded in uniting the
anti-renters with themselves in organ,z alton, as
was intended and as the letter Of Mr.. Dryer
shows, they might have kept up a show, for the
especial benefit of political asprans, year or so
longer. But as that effort signally failed, and as
the late meeting resulted in regular hzzle, the
angry waves OF an:i-rentism may now be con-
sidered as being calmly hushed, and all agitation
of importance ceased.
Now, we advise all those who have for several
years devoted themselves, in person and money, to
the resistance of the laws, to stop at once, and
refrain from contributing any more to keep up
an unnecessary excitement. Let your minds
become calm; let the proper tribunals of justice be
left TO adjudicste between you and the pretended
owners Of the soil-the laws are sufficient for
your Iurpcse-and patiently wait the decision Of
our courts. If the landlords are expressing you,
justice will in due time be certainly administered