The New York herald., 1851-08-22

ALBANY, August -, 1851
Moe Anti rent Outroges = The PuHic offers
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There are no. more lawless, daring, and ruth
les; body OF men existing in any civilized CON nu.
nifty than the anti-renters residing within tea
miles OF the capital Of this State Scarcely week
passes but We hear OF outrage, of the most shims-
tui Character committed by them. Only few
weeks since two public officers we're SO vianously
treated, that the Governor offered reward OF four
hundred dollars for the apprehension Of the perps.
traitors 1t was stated in the Herald. a: the time,
that scarcely any reward which might be offered
would induce either Of the vagabonds to expose
another. This has proved true; and new there is
an attempt being made, by the police in this city,
to brng forth witnesses in order TO identify those
who molested the officers. Several were exa mined
this morning, and, as expected, nothing was
elected whereby the offenders could be arrested
and brought to punishment. The county otd,ers
here are all elected by tho ant-renters. The
very public officers, who are bound by their oaths
to preserve the public peace to see that tho laws are
executed, and to bring offenders to justice, rem ain
quiet, inactive, and unconcerned, whilst those anti
rent devils are daily defyng the supremacy Of ths
laws, and openly molest, ipjure, main, tar anl
feather subordinate public officers for undertak.
ing toperform duties which the laws impose.
Among other outrageous acts monthly perpe-
trated, was one committed in the town OF Berlin in
Rensselaer, county, some ten miles out Of this city.
On Saturday, at dead Of night, a number of anti
renters, disguised as Indians, for;iby burst open
the door Of the dwelling of Mr.. Hiram Shaw, JUS
tice of the peace, dragged him from his bed,
carried him five or six miles from his home, beat
and bruised him in most inhuman manner, tarred
an feathered him and then left him, with scarcely
a breath Of life. He must have perished before
morning, had not two Of the despsradoes become
conscience stricken, returned to tho wood where he
lay groanipg under the blows inflicted upon him,
and raised MIN up, placed him in a wagon, and re-
turned with him to his own house, from which they
had forcibly dragged him some three hours before
Mr.. Shaw states that he became obnoxious to these
merciless savsges in consequence of having issued
some minor precepts at the request OF the agents Of
The public authorities here are entirely too re
miss in the perform ance of their duty. These anti
renters should be ferreted OUT the Governor should
do something more than issue paper pro,lama.io
He should, regardless OF all expense, station an
armed force in the valleys and mountains where
these miscreants reside, and arrest the first Of
them seen in disguise Let them be severely dealt
with and no merry shown them, and an example or
two would teach the others that themselves, as well
other well disposed citizens, must submit to the
laws Of the state Because justice of the peace as
in duty bound issues precept against one OF these
reckless vagabonds, he is to DO dragged from his
home and family in the dead OF night, used
liked criminal, and tire ated worse than brute! I!
And this, too, by his own immediate neighbors,
who daily and hourly particp lting in his friend
ship and hospitality.
have no relation to the dispute between landlord,
and tenants. They are criminal acts and the of.
Tenders should be convicted as for any other crime
But governors, judges sheriffs and district attor-
neys, the public prosecuting officers, are annually
elected by the votes Of these scoundrels, and owe
their places to them. They all want the anti-rent
vote, and fear their power.