The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14
SPEECH OF MAYOR KING.
The U. S. Marshall and His Aids Arrested.
Newspaper Accounts and Opinions.
Proceedings In the U. s. Court at Piitsburg,
&o., &C., Gc.
Our Erie Correspondence.

E.is Pa Jan IL, 1854
ssatiou Of Hosi7ites an AYmice igycsd to-Tle Tack
Is Laid Ouer he Disputed Ground TnloM OPPOSITION
Aoss Meeting Of The People, ~, DC
For the present the railroad difficulty set Ut rest
both parties having agreed cessation OF ties for
about twenty days, will be by the report of two
meetings which have taken place here to day, and 4
synopsis Of which send yeu So Apprehenslons need
be entertained till the expiration Of that time but 1t
must not be supposed from this that the people Of Erie
have at all receded from their for position then
the road company refuse TO acceds their terms they
win again. as they say, "pace themselves upon their
rights" II 10 hoped In the antime That action
will be taken by the and LsgisAture which win be-
satisfactory to both parties though what that may bs
the future alone determine.
Last evening an attempt made to bnrn down the
nix mile bridge at HArboI Creek bat 1t frustrated by
the people thsmslves This bridge aSout twenty rods
long Now may appear strange that the people should
prevent the destruction OF railroad properly, when 1t
considered what feelings Of Dmity they towards
the company; but (And give it only . common ru-
mor 1t said that the attempt to destroy mlde
ny persons In the employ OF the company BY this
means, it Ia argued tbat odium would be fAstsaed
upsn the people OF Hsrbor Creek would naturally be
connection that the speakers fom assbor Cres. At the
meetog, promised that the Marshal should receive
opposition fom them in the event OF the track being
continued under his su psrvis
Ike Marshal commenced this morning the relayius OF
the rails where the, had been up by OF the
Ma, Ano did rot meet with any hnirAncs from the
people As this Is but the work Of few ds vs. communal
cation will be amsst Immediately resumed ostwsen the
Eastt M and Western lines Tns travelling pu hlic will
then ONLY have 10 walk few streets from lice Of
10 the other whereas Al present passengers had
convey in stages over distance of seven or Ell xht
miles This morsins, as stated. a messing va, hsId
with the view Of mailing some promise vita tive
pany Il was convened in the Com mon Couacll cham
ber at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ jan III, 1854 to receive and
consider proposition relating to railroad matters from
the Marshal OF the Untee States Court AM the Erie and
NJ fhAsa p ha,aa
was appointed pesident Of the meeting and the follow
ing resolutions passed
rsroad the es Inc Of e S TIM. sas
rebuilt the track ing thu
Resolved That the mes,s now asot At tho
the MsIlhA ard the kaiir I'd ComIany - 'A'"'' V
In accordance with the fore DING resolutions another
meeting beld this Afternoon, what further
measures should be adopt d, hear what propos
tiop Mr. Me,caf Of the Erie Railroad Directors. had
to make behalf Of the COMPANY. At least "a hour b,
fore the appointed lme the people assem- oed in crowds
In front Of the Town Ball with banners dru ms
beating and he greatest enthusiasm pre,al,d amongst
them Indeed, II it be far to ju ge from the present
state Of public feeling the peope this
termintd as men can be in preventing wha. n ~
''the tncIoacbm.nts of a great isir Iad monopoly
Al two O'Clock between three thons nd peop
assembled In the Town HAsn Immense for so
small tow as Erie The meeting VAS called To or@r by
the appointment OF Mr. Kog Mayor of Eis AZ Pre-,
and Mr. David Kennedy Add James Bradley, Esq, a.
After the meeting organized, 1t csd tna
Mr. Ne,csK outside OF the halt and that ne had
proposition TO make on behalf Of the railroad cIwpAuy
As he did Iot make his appea nee in the -vtle
the President went I'd received the pro po-on
which was presented IN writing
While the Presc ent VAS absent, Mr.. LOWRY ADDRESSED
the meeting sub. tsncxily as folows;
During tbs sbsence OF the Mayor usy ri psr-
haps in qaet way keep sight Of the original cause
that bA excited this community aud in doing IL viii
be remem bered that we stand upon piece Of eds %.
Iiooi inown az the top chimney Of Pennsylva1A aud
hs Pennsylvania extends fom the lakes t.
We stA,d here in Pennsyly, mis- We littls slow.
,onfe's New York, upon the one side OF he adopted
ae system OF railroad upon siI foot g,ug' aai folr
eet eight and . half inch gauge. Yet were slow
md Ohio upon tie vest ADD not only her but toe whee
West adopted her four feet inch gaugs As
that point met II nstural that there aouh
Freak Of gauge. We "a our position and wdls
'hiltoelphA and the eastern portion OF Penusyv ola
II they net quite ready 10 act rs we were
he Northeast Ane Erie railroad was created in lstl-
hat is the road extending from this u the New York
ate line i was In the Lgi.aure OF P-nnyvAoia 10
hat year. and voted for ths Northeast and Ee railroad
nd Was told = at was voting for road 10 connect Ere
With stone quarry. Qtughter) The Northeastern
;ailrosd Company gave lie . connection the s,st-
much f. that Ia 1870 and something ths LasslA.
are Of Pennsylvania created from this to the
'ho Stats line l. was sreaked through the LssslA
A yorz-That vas 10 1870
Nh LowRy-And 50 there was road from Erie 10 tbs
hio State line This people OF Erie SONS cause or
:hr-probsb, because theJ felt that this :
tptous ques' ior-ed rot take olt their ehkrt.r aud
ne Legislature In 1850 repealed the charter OF 1919 Then
hat vas tie next moy.Y Different devices got up
70 ms party got up Ihe PoJ.et OF making connection
the Pittsburg AMI Erie Railroad An ther plan
lso got up but the OF the pople did wni
adopted they had connection between the ssst
I'D the Yves. New York spd Ohio sAtsi that
spnsyhana should ait each OF hoe states TO come
but tbs AilroAc Of the codr ty seeing the posi-
W. re in int nded 10 the road OF the west past
a b.rbor OF Erie and make an exchange a. sou. point
at OF Penps yapa where Psrnylvsnis csud not reach
nv an, means ,he could Adopt That Awakened the
scple Of this place Abou. the tins thu wr1os -As to
sonsup,m,t.d the Irsphn Canal Co with its charter
~ State lima WAS cuu
en- were then very clever fsovs-,hey Invited us TO
oerAi banquet at Browns hotel Railroad mea repre-
eating millions of dollars from Bpsson New York AoA
v Rochester Uica, Buffalo Clevelsnd, Chicago 81.
uif sn we're there at this grand banquet We went
Sthe banquet; we believed they were honest men; se
eieyed in making this connection that only
Altering cur streets te be bleckaded for th7 time os
,s but when they got us there tos.tasr-wns u sc
,ore Rhan perhaps VAS prudent Alfred k.lly, sho
rs President preached the suhj-c, he in'rodac I'd TO
70 Msembled guests /" Mise Franklin Canal beautiful
.dy from TIE Buckeye State (LAugbter) /" Hneo she
rossed the OHIO line he ssd, shv was tmid fs~',
"a Whoa she came Walnut crsek she tremoi-d she
ood on its western bank aud gaz.d nso ts gulf bat
Svertng herself vita . single bound abe lsApt 70 N
fstern bank as she would .,nessea miles es't.st
ne-Apd their nuptsB would be O. lsora ed 10 Buht'o
arough all coming time The declaration ~As nuex.
yctsd Coming fr such . scarce, from sneh high
,orty At such time 1t stur d-aesolut.y STAINED US
eppUlvantans into silence.
Mr. LOWRY proceei ed speak at still greater leay h
pom III wrongs which he believed the psopls OF Ere hsd
inered from tn. railroad company aud conolldtd ny
tsting he too, had been tummonec u 3 ftttsb
III, like Mr. Kpstrick and Others, because h4 hal stood
them In their i.y-becsuse, when they we're
stsd and in the act Of being t,kea &c TO Pisbnrg
aN nah ed condition he had given them his clothes
shield them from the ncen,ency o. Tie Weather
Mayor KING stated substantial, as follows:
Fellow stizsps-I will rot detais you >u lev moments
ais evening. The propoiti'n Of Mr. hecst he onl,
,roac director 10 the city you have heard Its not
hat ve want, snd II IL was srythins more sh.a NEE
mporAry arrangement, withou the concession by dAr
or Greek and ourselves OF any principle OF eSs rsst
hculd most certainly oppo. Il ASH is, 500 oa'sr tne
tculiar circumstance, In which are placed sna ons
the urgent advice from sttorneys and represents
ives ct Bausburg, and Harbor Creek fnen is and
ttorney at Pittshurs, will advocate It, am satisfied
nat Mr.. ketosf in making Il has done as vel IS he
oud The United States ksrshsl must not he ressts 4,
nd am proud In beirg abe 70 thai heard
ps perton pro pose 10 him at the i3ss o.
istapoe 10 this officer 10 the execution Of the ord OF
he United States Court The worst feature eopa u.
this proposition On contemplated II 10 the COM pro.
IL that the track goee through aud the pubic
Ighway In Harbor Ceek viii IL Is allowed 70 come only