The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-12

put Recovering heree, with Ungle bound she eAp0d 70
the eastern bank, she wosa snetsen miles sastvsrdly
from Erie into the Of Deea Richmond the Eastern
Kng-and their nuptA would be celebrated 10 Buffalo
through an coming time. " Here there pause, and
never was there pause more abrupt In o speaker at
festive board alence arrasssg TO assembled
guests.
The baochanaian hlcoup the rsvelry were
stunned into silence by declaration darug momen
tous and SO unexpected, Many felt but few were pre-
pared to answer. For myself felt that such decArs-
ton, coming from such and such occasoB,
should not be permitted to pass without ment and
Railroad King q the West that his bot les had
been exploded In vain for he would and that the drunken
PepItylvAniaps got ths wider they would wait the
trAok-that his daughter disposed to be coquetts-
that had assisted Judge Gsbraith In delivering her into
the world and had been attached to her account of her
OF fidelity to Erie bs. she merely kissed her haad
to sPenpsylvanias great highway and sought
cd nupals With the East, the hand which had helped
her into existence and foDdled her In her infancy would
be the first to deal the blow to end her existence and
that those blows would BE- followed In quick and fear
full succession not only from those who had wrapped her
in her swadding clothes but from the strong Of
outraged Commonwealth ssMr Richmond swors that it
would be useless TO resist for they could procure from
State what legislation they might desire that in
div3ua had offered TO take the contract OF buying
Legislature At $50 COO. told the people that had
Pennsylvania raitsnan for our Governor and thsn
heard it proclaimed, that "bJ Cd, $4,000
money than rafsman had sveryst assd
TO taken And although knew then as dc now, that
this foul mputaton ioa ls yet the Insult
to my native State not less pointed The festive
separated At the close Of the Presidents spsssh the
my pa, was appAuded by stout a thampny OF bro
gsns ever sustained rs against the insidous aad
blightipg encroachment OF inco porated wealth.
On this day, them in the presence of hundreds Was
proclaimed, by authority, policy the part OF New
York and Ohio railroad companies which was aithless
the spirit and letter Of their ruinous to Ere
opposed to the interest Of Philadelphia and OF the
nonwealth at large. man, felt deep and burning
indignation towards the who could thus unblushng
B proclaim their schemes OF perdy and their determna
ton violate their obligations and warned Erie ayain
too felt glow Of ehame-of humiA being told
BY alsns 10 soil that theyswould sap her interests
and dsgraie her from her sovereignty into highway for
beef for the shsmbes Such were my sentms nts and A.
such they found utterancs.
From that hour was marked man-dooned to de
structon these men-and from that hour the sp Of
rebellion sgsns the sggressIons Of foreign invSers,
whicn then ignited has increased In Intensity and
expanded In Its proportions until it cannot be aenohed
by "wIits" and Requirements" and is only circum
scribed by our State limits.
The gauge Law, which required New York and Ohio to
come into State each upon Ter width OF track,
repealed is true; but what Ia that repeal worth to
those through whose conspiracy and fraud It was accom-
plished2 Legs ion thus raudulenty obtained becomes
dead letter on the statute book. IL Is worth more
than blank paper to those who paid $3.50 000 and hun
dred baskets OF liquor" to obtain it. The ordeal Of par
auentary forms through which passed cAunot dvet
II Of its corruption The power to appropriate individual
rghsto create end maintain nuaanoes 10 the streets of
Ereake, without the color OF law and ag sust the
mont trance OF township authorities mie OF the
high aay between Buffalo and Erie, in order to make
connection betee er Buffalo and Cleveland, instead OF
constructing their road to the harbor Of Eehas
been halowed by Judicial decisions, it be forsed
by the bsyonete Of railroad mercsnariss II Ia OF
the fundamental principles Of government laid
iDsttu led for the welfare and derive
their power from the consent of the governed and
when ~ bribery from any 9th cause, they become
subvsIve Of their endf ii tho daty Of the oppressed
to resist thsir unlawful entorcsm until other RENE
al! revolutous-to this We national existence
TheEs feelings were implanted In my breast BY early
teachings and they have strengthened In my ma ure
years, and when procais1sd that "resistaues 10 OPP
preston was obed ence to Cod" felt that bit
eel ding the sentiments which warmed and animated the
hearts Of ireemen wherever t.eJ existed. tet that
old Commonwealth Of pennsylvana; that In be
ting manner coad prove SELF worthy to be called
her lie 1t for this that TO be dragged to dis
tant part Of the Stale TO charges 10 federal
courf for in no other way have it cri nina
think adversely to the interests of the mighty corpora
tons that winding their iron folds around and sap
rng be vitality or our dearest rightS Is IL crmis al
warn my nsghbors Of their dangsrfor IN other way
have comm tied cdule9 have encouraged violence
have violated no sv have countenan sod mob; but
have exoIt my neigaoors to arm, manly, deep and
determined adherence to their lega rights If railroad
corporations, In Violate Of tbs express spuaioos of
their charters. can change the terminus OF tns
roads, blockade the streets Ct . CITY, create nut.
mile OF township road which hsd been used by its in
IA btsnts ard the public generally way for
nifty years. without the payment OF sisgls .rbiog sn'
that too 10 defiance Of the written remontsncs OF the
constituted authorities OF that townships If they can
thus violate the sovereignty o, Stats all autno
tiy Of law, and place TIE real of injunction
lips TO prevent renonsauce, then has their power at
tanned fearful magnitude. Such power would stand
unparalleled in the history OF the dspo,s OF past
Because have dared to speak ont against such power
have been ruled 70 Court foreign to my hons, to SHOW
Why should not suffer penalty contempt.
According 10 the lave OF Psnnsyvans 1t is crime TO
brbs her IegsG We. the railroad men from the east
and from the west On to our soil and Iudey boas,
Of buy their way through our legislative halls Ia 1t
for feeling and speaking and Pennsylvania
this subject that required 70 present myself before
United States Court for TO other offence have con
mitted.
wbce7er knows me. knows that am not the to
tread upon fallen enemy, tut ths following facts will
more than justify passing notices.
home Chas. ~ Reed President, and John H. Walker,
Milton COPYRIGHT, John Tracy and P. MetcaR Dirse
ing been bribed by Eastern Western railroad
favor project whtsh they alone had the official power
to carry out Their intention in making this charge
10 have mobbed, and to "isgrade me . man, and
render odious in the Of my neighbo" who they
could not admitted tast attempt had been made
gauge Law, then unrepesled but that it had utterly
failed; and at the tins than intimkted that
Il, the msn who ys5' 1y entitled to
against me for the purpose OF dvertips pablo
attention. ate. lion from themselves s To whom now sp
ests Of Ecle" odious in the eyes Of your peghbors"
''seek refuge abroad" 60, 10 Mark tina sequel
move in our d.s dsspe.bs ana ss.pss fse i osS
and deep Of beray ed and ged people when
their mentioned, tells who they are; aud hills
theyare fsveng in their III sott,n wealth, uust pre-
pare TO leave my daily avocaior ard my home to an.
vi ere never committed intended wrong Bat
do not deplore my situation in comparison with theirs
Thank God have been injected vita the con.
sciouGess Of guilt to "fy when none pursued /"
Neither could the strong names OF Tracy, Courtrxtt
Walker and their affidavit induce to desert the
peoples cause and seek refuge with the enemies OF Erie
II did not prove my ovp innocence, and tost they
only the corrupted" tbs unerrng test Of time has
stand now where stood when q the leap OF ninstesp
miles, was first pr, posed-where stood when was
charged with having received bride; stand on the
side OF tie Commonwealth. Of Erie and of resstanoe TO
all fosms OF tyranny but where my sccusersS Their
ana their treason viii stand blot the pages
Of The history OF this community, and hence viii now
dismiss theu to the ansthe OF betrayed people
II will not be out OF place for inquire into one
other of the difficulty which IL atstug this conn
try from Plymouth Rock TO the Mississippi Who ere the
Northeast AID Erie board OF d eotoFs and what Is the
history Of their pOrstionY In 1912 the legislature
granted charter to II ST company; voted FOR it, ard
told that II created for the purpo. o. connecting
Erie with sone quarry On the It'll of November 1915