Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-01
From the Albany Register Of Saturday.
Anti Rent Outrage.

We have to chronicle another Of
those daslardly outrages which have
rendered this portion OF the state re-
proach throughout the land.
1t is generally known that the collec-
ton of rents in this county has been
imprac,icablc for many years in conse-
quence Of the difficulty Of serving legal
papers. The officers who1e sworn du-
ty is to execute process are elected by
anti rent voters. II has been necessary
therefore, for thc landlord to employ
other persons TO make the necessary
service. Those who have been thus
employed have been repeatedly NAL
treated and one was shot, year and Il
halt ago.
The attorneys Of MIR. Van Rensselaer,
had secured the services during two or
three months past Of a very worthy and
resolute man in Rcnsseleryi.,e, who
had served process in several cases.
The anti renters determined TO make
an example OF him He had been ap-
pointed by the surrogate commission
or with two other persons TO lay oil u
widows dover in farm in the town
of Bern. On Wednesday last he was
sent for by one of his associate commis-
sioners residing in Bern, and notified
that they were ready to pro eed to the
admeasuremen,. He accordingly wen,
to the farm that was TO he measured,
about seven miles from Rcnssel2rvile
and commenced the survey.
While thus engaged carrying the
chain with one OF the commissioners,
and the third having the compass, Oh
turning the corner OF piece Of woods
he discovered band OF 20 or 30 "In.
dians" in ambush, who Immediately
sprang upon him. The cowardly as
sailants, who were completely disguis-
ed, and armed with rifles, tomahawes,
&C., bound his hands painfully ,igh,
with rope, bandaged his eyes, and
then commenced their preparations for
tarring and fcathering him.
A fire was built, the tar melted, and
, he was then entirely stripped Of his
clothing, and his body, even his hair
and face. covered with tar and testhcrc6.
The several articles of his apparel
were then ,arrcd on the inside and pu.
upon, him and again tarred on the out.
! side and coated with feathers. In this
,,light he was marched around the
neighborhc cd for some hours, the scoun-
drel who had him in charge being fed
and treated by the inhabitants
IL was about sunset when he was
| seized and about ten o'clock he MAS es-
corted homeward. Two mes from his
house another fire was built. more tar
warmed and poured over him and ad-
ditonal feathers. After this, when they
| had in vain endeavored ~ ex,or, from
/ him promise TO serve no more papers,
he was permitted to 60 10 his house,
which he reached about midnight.
Upon reaching his house he endcav.
orcd TO prevent his wife from being u
harmed, by assuring her he was unin-
\ jured, and advising her OF the sight he
presented. But when che came to be-
hold him she tainted. He was concern
ed also lest hi children should behold
the father they respected, in the plight
10 which the miscreants had reduced
him. With much difficulty he restored
his wife, and in the course of the night
was able TO remove the pitch from his
b, dy; having burnt up his clothes.
III is Is plain narrative of the treat
men, to which respectable and wor-
thy citizen of this county has been sub
jec .ed, for bravcly doing n duty which
is Stunned by the proper legal oiTiccss,
through cowardice or worse mO,ivcs--
II 10 impossible iha, any ono should
read it and not feel indignan, and aahAm-
ed that such ouragcs have prevailed in
this region for 40 mauy years. that the
law is dead letter, aud ,ha, for so in
famous an offence against the person
| no redress can be obtained. And this
is New York
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