Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-03-21

cos, Of their road. in bonds secured by mort
gage payable in twenty years,with interest
al sevenper cent, The Interest PAYABLE semi.
annually in the city of Phladelphia--,ha,
they shall subscribe for 1000 shares of the
Pittsburgh and Erie Railroad. and that they
shall pay 10 The State of Pennsy vania. q
bonus of $250.000. The bill requires that
the Sunbury and Erie road shall be- finished
within l2 months after its passage, and
gives TO the company the right to impose
discriminating tolls on passengers and freight
going eastward, SO as 10 favor the Philadel.
II phia route.
The Sunbury and Erie road is the direcl
railroad route from Philadelphia TO Erie, and
thar pan Of ilnow completed is on. The same
gbaga with The Franklin Canal Company's
land }he Cleveland road. Ifahs bill passes,
Iofwhieh there seems 10 be no doubt, she
Sa6b6 and Erie road will Be hurried o. 10
IcodppIelion, and there win bo within one
ycaf from ibis lime. d diYeciroads without
break 81 gadge, all he way from Philadel.
pbia 10 Cincinnati; and if the companies
can be consolidated, there will be no obsla.
in the way Of guage 10 prevent The same
car from running all the way through.
When our reporter was al Erie during the
war, there we're citizens Of Philadelphia
there, promising the Erians that if they
would persist in their opposi.i,ion, and throw
obstacles in the way of communications
with New. York, the remainder of The stock
OF the Sunbury and Erie road should be ia.
ken in Philadelphia, and road Of uniform
guage finished as soon es possible between
the Two cities. We had no faith in those
assurances at the time, and supposed they
were made only 10 ipjure The trade of New
York city. 1t now seems that Philadelphia
was sincere in her promises, and had al
ready definite plans laid with regard 10 car
rying them into execution. That city sunk
to secondary rank as a seaport, seems to
have suddenly awaked up 10 knowledge
OF The facl, and 10 be determined to make
bold and energetic effort, if she never
made one before.
These are facts in regard TO the present high
handed measures proposed by the Sla,e of
Pennsylvania. Now, what is tho remedy?
The Franklin Canal Company will seek it
q, law, and carry up the case if necessary
TO the court Of last resort; but The laws de.
lay and The laws resul, are of all other The
The most uncertain. The franklin Canal
Company Obtained its char,er during The
excitement Of The U. s. Bank suspension
with the special provision then inserted in all
charters, lha, twas subject 10 repeal by any
succeeding Legislature. So tha, in al prob
ability The remedy will no. be found by lii.
CATION.
We must confess that under existing laws
Pennsylvania appears to have the power 10
carry oul this high handed measure, and to
compel us 10 ship our produce By her rail-
road. and 10 lake her chief city in The route
on our way to the Metropolis. l. has been
thought ibis guage question will give rise 10
a general national law by which main lines
running from The inlerior 10 the seaboard
will not be liable to be interrupted by every
panhandle strip OF territory and every pal.
ry town that wishes 10 levy tariff on the
produce Of The west. Sill it is q delicate
question US it would constitute an inlerler-
ence in the territorial rights Of sovereign
States. However much we may complain
Of tho interruptions which our trade has Suf-
fered by the Erie war. still we doubt if Ohio
would rejoice TO see law passed, by which
Indiana and Pennsylvania could build a
road to Pittsburgh, and own and control i.
and the stations and houses and olher prop.
ery necessary 70. its successful operation,
without being subject in any respect 10 the
law making power orlhis State, and in op.
position TO the wishes Of majority of lis
population.
The remedy is to be found In morelib.
eral Stale Of feeling, greater comfy between
States and railroads themselves must begel
this by breaking down sectional prejudices
and promoting social intercourse.
What we Of the west ask, and must have,
is direct rapid and cheap means Of COM
fmunicaIon with the seaboard. II is really
q matter Of minor importance 10 US whether
this route passes through the heart OF Penn.
; sylvania, or The southern section Of New
York, and now that Pennsylvania has un.
deraken 10 build this route, let her see 10
it, ,ha. i, is of the right kind; but let her NOT
undertake (afIer having resolved to discrim-
inale TO the injury Of New York; 10 furnish
us an inferior means Of communication, and
unnecessarily tax our trade for private EN-.
olument--Cin. Columbian. lS.1' rs