The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-12-30
Break Of Gusre. -piffioulty at Erie.

We lave seldom met with any occur~
renee, in the niaeleentli century especial
ly. which hes cauaed us 50 much sur>
prise os the action Of the citizens and an.
thoritles of Erie, in the matter Of the
change Of guage upon The line Of road
passiHg through tha, town. ,sT re,s-. ~
This difficulty has been dawning ever
since the -iepealilg of the state law Ol
Pennsylvania. relative 10 the guage Of
B the repeating Ofthis law,
i, is left optional with the companies to
say what guages their respective roads
shall he. The Erie and Norh-east road,
the guage Of which is six feet, being de-
sirous OF conforming in guage with the
CONNECTING roads, east and west, deter-
mined 10 make the necessary change, and
set about doing so. Blu, the citizens Of
Erie, deeming themselves aqgrieved by
this change, warned the company that
any attempt to carry the change into ef-
feet would be met by opposition on The
part OF the authorities of Erie, backed by
the citizens, even TO the extent Of demol.
ishing the track, bridges, &C., altogether
Few person believed that the threat
would be put in execution; but such nev-
enheless, has been the fact--,he track
has been torn .up---police officers en-
ployed by the company 10 project ,heir
have been taken up by the au-
and bound ouer to keep the
peace land these misguided men have
como SO far as to threaten the offico o.
Houses Telegraph Line, bcause the op'
orators Transmitted reports Of their doing
for. the benefit Of the press. We Car
readily imagine that feeling Of shame
a, the unmunly part they are Pluying
should dictate the wish that il might no
be known abroad. u..7 s..
The contest is still going on, and where
il will terminate none can tell.
II requires no grea, strecli Of imagina
lion TO conceive that few mol brainet
.'sellers of beer and cake" TO passengers
upon the road, should feel themselves ag
grived by change which would tend .'
take away their business; hut mat the au
thorities Of town should, by The direc
ton Of these few aggrievsd Gn their owl
opinions) persons, take upon themselve
10 order out force 10 aid and assist il
the destruction Of the property Of a COT
porate company, in the exercise of rgh,
guaranteed i. by The laws Of the State
and thus becoms rioters as we'll as tn
people, is what I'VE should scarcely hav
credited, had we not undoubted evidenc
that such is the fact. .. ,.....
Some OF the presses siigmatize thi
matter as ga foolish business" simply
We look upon it as gilmore consequence
than mere "row" among laborers upo
a rood, for instance; for in this case, th
constituted authorities sworn to uphol,
the constitution and laws Of the slate, ar
deeply implicated; indeed, are taking tn
whole mater upon themselves.
Where is;the Governor Of the State c
Pennsylvania! Why was he not prepare
for this emergency, which he could no
bu, have known would occur?> .
We can but hope that these misguide
men will reconsider their acts, and ono
more demean themselves as citizens of
peaceful community. They have alread
inflicted upon themselves deadly blow
like the scorpion, they have stung them
selves TO death. How can passenger
dare TO trus, their lives over roads whe
they arc liable to death from The malign
ly and spite pervading an entire commu
ni,y.-Railroad Record.