The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-30
From The Albany Register Of Saturday.
Anut~ ktonu Uutsaxs.

w. b.v. ~ ebronice another of those dastardy out
RACES which have rendered this porlon OF Inc state Ie
proach hroog bout The land +, );
this county has been mpacteable Tor many Year, IN
uence OF the difficulty oil serving legal papers Inc
officers whose duty II IS to execute process are
elected by anti-rent voters has been necessary mere
FORE Tor the landlord to employ other persons 70 ke
the necessary service Those who have been mus EN-
ploy ed have been repeatedly naIeateu anu one was
ear and bali ago.
The attorneys OF Mr. Van Rensselaer, had secured lhs
services, during three months pact oil avery worthy
and resolue in Rensseaerye, who had served pro-
cess in several The antl-renefs determined 70
make an example OF him. He bad been appointed by
The surrogate commissioner, with TWO olhef 70
lay OF widows dover IN the town OF Bern VA Weor
nesday last he sent for by OF his associate com
residing IN Bern, and notified that they were
ready to proceed 10 the admeasuremen he accordingly
went the farm that to be measured about seven
miles from sselaeIve, and commenced Inc survey
While thus engaged carrying The cham with one oil
the commissioners and the third having The compass,
upon turning the OF piece OF woods he discov
cred band OF twenty or thirty "lndians IN ambush
who Immediately sprang upon him, The cowafdiy as
salans, who were completely disguised and armed WIN
niles, omahawks &c, bound his hands painfully light
with rope, bandaged his eyes, and ihen commences
their preparations for tarring and feaherlng nm
hie built, The tar melted, and ne was ihen en-
rely stripped OF his clothing, and his body, even NJ
hair face, covered with the tar and teathered Inc
several articles OF his apparel were men 'aIrea on me
inside and put upon him. and again Jared on Inc out
side and coated with feathers In this plight he was
marched around the neghborhood for some hours, the
scoundres who had HIN IN charge DQlng leu ana uealea
by the inhabitants
Ii was about sunset when he was seized and about
ten o'clock he was escorted homeward Two miles from
his house another fire was bull, more tar warmed ana
poured over him. aud additional feathers After this
when they had in vain endeayored 10 exior from HIM
promise 10 papers, he was permitted TO 60
| TO his house, which he reached about midnight.
Upon reaching his house he endeayored to prevent his
wife from being alarmed BY assuring her he was unn
jured, and advising her OF The sight he presented Bu
when she came 10 behold him. she tainted. He
cern.d also lest his children should behold the father
they respected in the plight to which the miscreans had
reduced him With much difficulty he restored bis wife
and in the OF the night was able to remove tht
pitch from his body, having burnt up his clothes.
This is plain narrative OF the treatment to winch
and worthy citizen Of this county has beer
subjected for bavey doing duty which IS stunned BY
the proper legal officers, through cowadce or worse mo
tiyes Ii il impossible that any should read II AM
not feel indignant and ashamed that such outrages have
prevailed in this region Tor many years, that The law
lad letter, and that tor infamous an offence agalns
The person 10 redress be obtained And this is New
York