The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-15

and Erie county such proofs Of sympathy that quite un.
Ierve II is not the persecution to VII oh am SUB
j-cteo tina, d-tsrs met is the kindness have re-
csised thai kills But oppression forever resist-yr
ranry resist No matter in what shape c,mes
whether In your own country or from foreign enemy,
beg a you TO resist It. (Cres OF I'VE will y"
Never tyranny whether in the hands Of four i've
doing your duty like nsn That . system Of petty
tyranny has been forced upon Is uuquestonAbie
These railroad directors come to MS with their
hands and say Law Law, they will have their way
Ii THAI the wa 70 talk to freemens No. and am proud
in beIg able TO say their conduct never will be tolerated
yourselves men never allow suoh tyranny to Cypress
/ you Conform To the Law. M Lowry and myself nave
to .i you !. Sustain the o, Psnnsylv.niA sad hs
oroiusBres Of the city Of Erie.
Mr. Losry maze . few remarks 10 the course of which
h .sio that be haa . Thousand weep 1t tbs
wrongs Inch bad been committed upor them BY tho
railroad company yet these men. although highly ex
Asp.rated with In thsil hands ready to
them, dispersed quietly o their homes without commit
ing II violence He had also three or four
hundred wos assembled and had heard thsm thst
they never would allow lay that track ~n and
that than allow them 70 do II they would lay
Their infants upon IT, 10 long as he lived he would op.
pee The schmenu OF incorporated wealth upon the
right OF the people Np.opls would not b. permitted TO
speak their sentiments the revolution comes the
better The not live who could say he him
rad the read and yet he to DO imprisoned
simply becau,- he complained and had ceased TO
complain :" ss wrong con mtsd upon this com NJ nit.
ceurty would submit TO What these asked Of
them (criss Of Na-nevsI) And 'f that was treason,
let them make the most Of II -
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Lowrys remarks . large
number Of persona amor whom were many of the most
respectable citizens Of Eis forwAd and in the
prsencs OF in Grant, Esq Commissioner Deeds,
this truth Of the statements contained Ia the
'fdd.vits AT or this the meeting adjourned.
f. publication by me Of the most prominsst and
c,.be n,,rn Of Erie II Ia their aoooust Of tho did,
Guilty, and they merely wah that the poolic aha hear
both sides Of the question and decide upon les merits:
TIE ST .TEnnNr OF THE zRIANs.
There points in ths controversy between the
railroad the otssDs Of Eis the
hipof H.rbor Creeh which seem not well unc sretood
The general charge that the railroad track ct both
points was torn up BY mob Violently and ruthssy and
vi btut prstsnos color Of Law This IL great
mistake which the pretsthat has spread broadcast the
charaeshoulc hasten TO correct. There has bssn no
there has been sxosnsnt 1t times very great and under
vey great aase OF povooAtion ~ the people believe
direction of he city and tow ship authorities In the
binary And the proper officers and nothing has
bs b"yond what counsel learned In the Law have
advised eenld be- done legally In that way.
But how nay asked, could toe authorities Of Erie
and Ea ,esk up the tracA If railroad when
it occupied the pushc highway in the latter when it
The tr.e OF the former The reply is that it 10
OF th- leg says of abatiDg nuisance, and II the
railroad psny had l-ga right there it has been
.eo principle OF the law "thAt public Nuisance
o. rbt+d ny aoy ons' but the railroad companies
tpdr color Of law, only be removed by indictment
through the This claim Of exception ID ce
by the people aDo Ii to have been expressly
overruieo Is in tn. Supreme Court Of Penn
y vsnia wh.r- Wa ihsld. THAT If rAiboSd DO I'D
d WI under circumstances which m AXE il a nuisAncs
every citizen has right TO abAte it,"
Thu them the position Of the people OF Erie and II
Dor creek. they claim that the Erie Northeast Rail
road ,umrap. 1aa Appropriated and using their
pablo h;gh~sys and str.ets without authority OF law
sDc Ia such way as to make 1t q nuisance Without
wsiiIg the eiou- delay OF court they proceeded to
abste the under the command and direcio OF
the per ,it tosn-hip ofc.r taking the respon.i
bihty q naAips out The nuisance If sued.
~ UaII hs Skat,4 10
rights between the pie and the company, viii Oh may
for q long time remain undetermined
TIE main aats of the been often stated but
it be smss to restate Them ia connection with
the legal osi,oos and claims Of the parties hsrenbs
fore ~ forth
The Erie and North.ast Railroad Company was charter
ed in ss2 and authorized to construct from the
borough Of Ee To the east line u Mort ,est tosnshp
which IL the state line ovi ing New York and PennsJ
vanis This not commenced for several years
after, 81: DO, until the borough limits largely ex
ten6eo. When its mus 10 Enc was nx I'd
about eighty rods south Of the old borough line and
within the decreased limits, and nearly mile and half
from y. harbor This created much classification at
tb. tine pc mission was given to and
py 'he ct in This direction obj ction made
by TIE mpr iSsl Aut norities the railroad COMPANY
promise to eItesd and connect Il with the hArbor and
shipping Ard in oontrs CT with the New York aud
Eve Company o. Which that great road TO extend
40 to tIit prrt
9h- ,onir,c; which promised so many advantages TO
Erie h. vhioh. carried out, would have induced al.
mot ely muLcipsl grant per mission with tho
md rom n. max on
tnas u ean rom the West oniuay in the sans depot
kipss looking to bensdt Erie. but 10 form
sort truD .auntei tbroaga which ths trace travel
ud b. run irough P-SnN,lvaDa vi hout any consider
alton If pr ct OF convenience TO her citx-ns
To psNeai this unisir gsps, and to pei scton
VIII ttt hsreor and her just towards is
tn gauge law aked FOR and pa red Thi- for time
conpl- ely cseckmstsd The ps,srs-but only for time
They inn ecisy re, 10 10 effect ts repeal and
ahsolus' gave the contract to company Of Penn
syvanisps for 6ft Thousand dollars Whether it ef
eced by o. his not 10 not impc RANT to
the question any further than IL b. another exciting
cause grievance to this pie 1t was repealed and
early .y last atoms towards
the su nms ion Of the project BY the change Of the
gauge Of the Erie and Northeast road.
The city Of Erie 1t protested and enacted ord
authorizing directing Its proper officers in
the change vas aem ped to remov. the railroad where
pAny had due notice The CITY claimed the right to
do this because the company sithin the city Its
present location without OF law the legal term
nus berg the old borough line which the avoid
ed They claimed rther that in compA nv had
riebt 10 i presen location hsd SO laid
mabe II nuspcs by crossing several STREETS rom
three feet SboSe sr bybrdgng others with
tresslswork, and low not to admit ordinary
lo Of hay under ta these too. among the ost Inn
purspt and eAdi Is with the country
Tpus matters fsmaned until the mpaHy actually
neneed the charge, wren the Mayor aud City Council
aid other officers the city about Gle o'c in
the dSy rpArd TO The railroad and in the presencs OF
most Ct the CT zsr of Erie removed the
streets be FAMED Il all done pea eably quietly
And orderly violence except ~hlt BY the
offensive and insulting oct Of oc al OF hs company,
who come ont With and paper to take down namss
Like all nformsrs ne excited for the moment
snd vas peted with eggs.
ltnAy proper here to state that II claimed By the
that the and privileges OF the Erie and
Norths1t Company in relation to the gh.ays very
restricted and limited Such be the case Is
win appear by reference to the seventh section Of
which Ia in these words " The sAd railroad ,ha b
construcse ct To impede obstruet the free Of
any pub ic road, street lane or bridge"
Keeping in view this provision Of the act win state
what understand to be the poson Of the Harbor Greek
people The railroad from Erie to within short distance
OF ihe State line In laid perfectly straight ABB ut six
miles from Ee In contact with the great travel
led road leading and down the lake. and running the
Mt direction Sontnuts Aon side And N It sor about
mile and half in place running sea,y along u and
occupying ts bed for about sixty rods and the whols dis
lance in such close proximity 10 DO very dangerous
The people a Hsrbcr Creek objected to this oca ton and
through their proper officers noined the company in
writing. before the road lAj They have ever pines
| tbleoted and Isv.r did give consent in any way
They csir that this occupancy of this public highway
10 thoky settled neshhoI hood, u necessary,
| we'll ~ being unauthorized BY Law. They claim, and
tucb OF doubtedly the fact being open level and
champaign country that the railroad could have besp