The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-27

JnroRrAxr Decision OF rus CoURr OF APPEALS
The AMI. RxsrxRs ABOUT BEING DIsBAHDED.-The
recent decision Of the Court OF Appeals, declaring
invad al 'qusrter sales or, 10 amer words, the
pay mest to landlords Of quarter Of all
ceved from the sale Of tenant lands, seems to us to
be one which will be sanctioned by the liberal spirit
Of this sge.
The original leases under which the Van Rensse. |
laer tepsnts hold, contain the obnoxious provision
that whenever any tenant may desire to dispose o.
or receive an offer for the land held uoder his lease,
the landlord ~ the pre- emptiOn nghtto make sucn
pu chaee; but il be does nos choose to do 80, then
the tenant, upon disposing of the property, was
compelled to pay the lar dlord quarter OF the
amount for which sueh property should be sold. And
this exaction Of the quarter sale did NOT cover tho
single sale Of piece Of property, but was demand
ed If a transfer OF the same from one hand to
another occurred every month in the year. Inc
more improvements made in buildings. fsncings,
Sc, the more valuable, Of course the property be-
came; and instead of being rewaree ed for snch LABOR
and expense themselves, tho tenants were compelled
10 give it to the landlords, in case they desired 10
dispose Of the property. As large majority OF
those leases were executed under the old Dutch dy.
nasty-eyen before the British government obtained
possession of the country and signed by Immigrants
mostly from Holland, unable either TO read or write,
and only competons TO ax their cross to those in
styumeats--tbe Court Of Appeals, actuated by the
spirit of the preseLt age, have most wisely stricken
that obnoxious test from all those antiquarian do
cumepss
This is one of the grievances which the anti
renters have long contended against; and as is
the only real one among their whole catalogue, for
which there was the least semolance OF excuse or
notification they ought to cease all further agi
ta,iop, become good citizens. shake of the Seward,
Weed, and Greeley denagogue incubus, compromise
with the Van Rensselaers upon the most favorable
terms they con, burn all their calico uniforms,
bury their to nahawks, stop tarring and featheripg
tfcera OF Justice light more iucendary torches;
but become law and order citizens, and vote for
such democrats or wings, whose views Of public
policy may best meet their feelings, without any
regard to pledges made to them merely as anti
renters Such are demagogues all
TIE politicians however, are again playing the
old game Of wheedling the anti renters. Delegates
| from some half dozen counties reoently met Mt
| Albany il is said at the house of the antirent
Sheriff. fer the purpose Of selecting candidates for
State officers. majority Of the delegates mo tly
city anti renters, though-beipg Of the Democratic
faith passed resolution adopting the entire demo-
cratic State ticket. Tho wings offered conpro-
mise by taking an equal proportion from each; but
the majority was memorable, and yielded not an
inch. The Nhig anti-renters then seeded aud
made smother nomination, placing on their ticket
Hunt for Governor Church for Lieutenant Goge>aor,
| Kempskali for Canal Comm ssioner and Clarh fJr
State Prison Inspector, thus dropping Knit and
Crosby from the Nbg ticket proper And this no
doubt was done OF the instigaton of Weed
ard Greeley, purpoHey to defeat those two silver
gray candidates They plainly tha. thei, defeat
now viii he ostensibly done by the antiTeDters,
without the imputation Of its being stab at Fill.
more made By themselves. This action of the
whg minority Of the aati-Eent convention, in pre-
fering Church aud Clark (democrats) must have
considerable influence, and many believe secures
their election beyond q peraiventure. Should
Church olore be elected the Senate will remain in
democratic bands another year and shoul the Go.
vernon sid House Of Assembly both be wings, the
upper branch of the Legislature would prevent any
| mprovident rhig enactments,
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TnE CASE OF THE CRESCENT Cry we under
stead that not only ia Captain Porter to ssume tue
command of his old ship, the Georgia, but thai as
also takes Mr.. Purser Smith with him from the
Crescent City. This will relieve the Spanish autho'
rites Of Havana Of all further trouble regarding Mr..
Smith nac.nsn the Georgia does ~ tnnnh nj
Havana, neither in gong ont in returning. She
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