The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-08


nothing extra.
There is no break In the road between Cleveland
ana Erie the cars come up to the old stopping place.
But Immediately beyond the bridge is broken do vn
mediate places for the distance tOf nearly eight
miles, The last break is at Harbor Cree k where the
railroad bridge has been four times DESTROYED
AT Erie the Railroad Company have ealisted all
and ire ght over the eight miles Of the railroad IN
f1rsgrnn'. Tie highway being good, most OF the
passengers were carried round in seIghs, of which
they were Q motley collection, most Of them being
open ana ntted with temporary seats for the occa-
siop. The wind was keen as Damascus blade and
1t was showing during part of the time Women,
chhdren and men had all to huddle into these rude
contrivsnces and face the frost, snow, and bleak
north wind for distance of eight miles TO Harbor
Creek. Curses both loud and deep" were uttered
by the passengers while undergoing the penance in.
ni:ted upon them by miserable mob, backed up by
Mayor, sympathised with by Governor, and de-
tended by the Philadelphia press The seeds OF disaf
fecton TO The Quaker city are being sown broadcast
throughout the West among the business m.a and
thote VINO have occasion to travel. TIE Hsllht
which ought to be passing to and Fl on this road is
at a stand. Ia our ride from Erie to Harbor Creek
we passed half dozen large dr0ves o. hogs whi ,h
we've being driven around the break, at great cost
and delay to the owners. One of the passengers in
our sleigh asked the man who was driving one Of
the Groves If the "hogs were not Erieans?" No.
said the man, they are not so bad a. that, they
came from Ohio. The boys who come in the cars to
sell apples and popcorn and cakes and pies all dis
claim being Ereans, and soon rs the cars crossed
the line and got into New York State the boys came
IN crying. Here's nice New York apples . Here's
New York chestnuts," &c.
There never vas more wanton piece Of mischief
done than this railroad deseeraton. Six hundred
passengers many Of them women with infant chill
dfsn are daily 10 this incement OF the year.
forced to take places in rude, open ssighs and ride
for al hour and half iD the storm and cold expos-
ing themselves and infants the bleak cold wind as
II sweeps across the Lake from the icy shores Of
Canada. AT certain places the mob have torn up
the rails, ploughed up the grade aod burned the
sleepers on which the rails were laid. Everything
appeared to be the act Of outrageous vandalism
Tnz TFrseT on BUSINESS.
[Trom the Albany Joui nal Jan
TIL citizens Of Erie sowing the storm that they
and their children may reap the whiriwiud. They
cannot, whatever they may think, escape the conse
queDces Of acts which the whole country condemn.
While At Erie, listening to all that could be said in
extenuation Of their bridge burnngs, we aimed to
give an impartial statement Of the difficulties But
their persistence in wrong, their reiterated out
RACES, the incendarsm Of their leaders, is creating
universal sentiment Of adherence. Erie will be every
where loathed. It's citizens hereafter will be treated,
wherever they go, as men unworthy OF confidence OF
respect. A strain far deeper and more indebls
than that of the whiskey rebellion" or Of repu-
diation," will rest upon the escutcheon OF PenDsyl
vanja. The curses OF starving emigrants miDgling
with the cries Of freezing children will be heard long
after the citizens OF Erie shall have ceased their In
The whole business interests Of the West are Grip
pied by the Fire outrages. Pork -four &c. &c, thus
tept from market, are occasioning widespread ruin
Twenty locomotive engines, for which Western rail
roads are waiting sand still upon the track this side
of Erie.
These things cannot remain long. The great high
way Of q nation must not be thus bariicaded. 1t IS
revolutionary in the worst possible aspect.
TIE ERIE RIOTS IN WASHINGTON.
We do not conceive, Gays the Washington Star OF
the 9Th inst, from what we can learn, that either
branch Of the national government at present enter.
tain the slightest idea of taking cognizance Of these
disturbances. The impression prevailing
with all sensible persons in Washington evidently is,
that they evils which must shortly correct them
selves. That is, that Ds4on Of the people of the
United States will long rsan in the state Of intes-
tine dscord in which they nsw exist in and around
Erie, Pennsylvania. The state Of things In that
quarter Is deemed in Washington to be 20 exceeding
ingy hostile to the spirit and habits Of citizens of the
United States everywhere, as that the remedy must
certainly very shortly grow ont Of the disease ITSELF
TELEGRAPHiC.
The Latest from Erie.
RIOTERS ARRksTBD-OrHBRs DIsPIRrTHD MANI.