New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-31

repeatedly torn down no" ear t4e! P9ii.ss7 -"o'
crimes by asserting laluse OF privileges elsewhere
BY another COMPANY
Ect what Is the he;nous ofense OF the Frrnku Com
rtry or tie Ohio Company, operating uoder rs charter
One would imaeue from cur correspondents story
that Ibis Coupspy at least had been Pro'ccSng IN
.t,oc;ors crusaGe against the rights AMI interests
of the reople Of ETie County. Bat the fast
!. ,hs, tier Bosl ros brit jast sh'" In;
,-is1ed it to te cnd he gauge o. her eso'se. oae
,oatsd tie Ohio carge brought down to her the olio
Road vas all right aud very popular at Erie nah the
Kc,f East Reed changed as gauge, as 1t had perfect
LEGAL and uorsl right 10 90. TdeH the Ohio Road be-
came MONOPOLY and everything else aboninable.
hsos,e it trorri. Tessszgers ssd frsiga fran Oii' 10
N,.. York uf cps compelling tem 10 Change ears az Ere
Do not forget that here ia the gist Of the contro-
versy SO long ss there wa break oil gauge AZ taa'
poirt, oil welt smoothly enough but Wien tie men
who built the Railroads undertook to accommodate
tbose who use and support them the case vas brayey
altered end the Railroads became horrid monopolies
and outrageous usurpers
Jrs. lock at our correspondents talk of oatrayes.
riury to Pennsylvania and opposition to her policy,
spd remember that all this means relieving tra7elers
and transporters from the necessity of changing cars at
Erie or thereabous-no wait less nor more. The plo-
lie who use ard support roads are treated as mere
brutes be subjected to any amount OF needless ex-
peuse and inconvenience for the benefit Of the State
which unfortunately stretches from tdewater to the
Lakes and is mean enough to regard this az giving her
right to harssg and plurGer those constrained to ira
verse her territory. Ohio and Indiana want to sell
Wheat md Stock in New York; but Pennsylvania has
corner running up to Like Erie, and this (accort'g
to Erie and Harrisburg logc) gives her a
right TO tax and impede those whose road 70 market
Hes across her border Why are Algiers aud Ler
lovely confcderatcs in puulerug Christian vessels no
longer Independent aud 1ouriSling, that they might
gIa,ulate Penns yania ON her adoption OF the oerl
and humane principles they SO long upheld ani Illus
trsted
We rejoice flat Pennsylvania has rallied boldly aud
Enthusiastically to the aid Of her br1geburneu. Size
has annucd and taken away the charter Of the Frank
lin Canal Company ard virtually ccnfscated the Road
from Erie west to the Ohio line. Now let her proceed
to establish break of gauge there aud let the Great
West zee how il is and by WHOM that they put to
an expense of millions in order to pu. few thousands
into the pockets of Eric. Bearssl mind That Peansyt
sGnG los no EairOad running from her seaDOCrd TO Erie
nor within hundred miles of it: and cannot have for
at east two years to come. Meantime, any break Of
rauge which she may make OF or near Erie Will be
serious ard wanton oppression Of the great publ,
wishing TO travel transport By the Lake Shore Route
-ond for what Think of it Ohio and Indiana Mich-
gan and Illinois The Franklin Canal Company is
now swept away and is Pennsylvania that confronts
and insists on impeding aid fleeing you. Her avowed
object is 10 force you 10 hr Roads and trade in Paid
deiphia rather than New-York. This is the yauntcd
policy OF Pennsylvania" Shall it pay!