Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-24
The Erie Riots and the Federal Government

A letter from senator Chase, dated Washing.
ton, Jan III, appears in the Cincinnati Gazette,
in which he says -"llaving been informed of
the rescue of several Erie rioters from the cusio-
dy of the Marshal by the mob, my colleague,
Mr. Wade, aud myself called on the President
TO know what course would be adopted in case
the rioters persevered in their resistance to the
Federal process. The President said he should
act with decision when the proper cause for in.
Prevention presented, but as yet the neces-
sary evidence of obstruction to the law by com
bination too powerful to be resisted by ordinary
judicial procedure, or by the Marshal, had not
been submitted. The Secretary Of War also
expressed the same opinion
The Harrisburg keystone" # Wednesday
says ave understand that teogra hic news
was received here yesterday, to the effect that
Judgc Irwin, of the United States Court nj Pitts
burg, has certified TO President Pierce that the
process Of the United States Court could not be
executed at Erie, without aid of the military.
Gov. Bigler, on this information, proceeded inn
mediatcy to Washington. II is probable that
when he lays the true state OF affairs before the
President the Interference of the General Gov
eminent will not be deemed necessary"
II these accounts be correct and we see no
reason to question them. are likely to have Il
practical demonstration as well of the nerve of
our military President, of the meaning of 1.-THE
sovereignty and sanctity of State rights. "whenev-
er brought into collision with the powers and du-
ties of the Federal government. 1t would seem
natural that in such an issue the party whose
greatest modern hierephant wa. the author of the
celebrated Proclamation against South Carolina
sba lid ,,,t IL r. Al
strange confusion of creeds, and history that
party claims to be the sole defender of State ~oyer-
eighty and invioahility The difficulty is far from
being relieved by the fact that the Federal au
thority and the Federal offices are in the same
hands, and that if they deny the ene they forfeit
the other. We shall see what will come to pass
NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG RAIIRoAp-No-
TIcE TO RAILROAD CoNrRAcroRs Attention 10
called to the advertisement inserted to day. by he
Chief Engineer, for proposals for the construc.
ton OF the remaining portion of the Petersburg
and Norfolk Railroad. The fifty two miles al.
ready under contract take9, we under
stand. by responsible parties, who have already
commenced operations; and from the energetic
spirit evin led by the Company, should they re-
ceive the reasonable aid which they are now ask
ing OF the Legislature, we may anticipate very
early through connection by railroad between this
city and Norfolk. A. main. essential link in the
completion CT the great Virginia line between the
Atlantic and the Mississippi the Legislature can
not wisely or consistently. hesitate to give this
work the assist lance already extended to the South
side and Virginia and Tennessee roads
NEBRASKA TERRITORY AND SLAvERY.-Reso-
iufions have been introduced into the Ohio State
Senate, "solemnly protesting against the passage
OF any act for the organization of the Terr;torx