The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-04

nlssa recently OF hcopu psnyni
W ia f,.nsisg groune CAusster) Icepgrstusts
you fell eitiIsas OF ere, "a naying smoSsH you
especially By the ladies; sod am gratsfrl 70 h'u
for the relief when he afforded me on tbs subject
u the Es VAR for there WAS not corner
q a si,r,t On which WAS .ntrncuced 70
mAp. old or young, whose frst answer not about
u { Eiie VAT IL WAS uncemn m thing when tns sub
jec 81 var was introduced % ipquse which wsrths war
in Europe q the var in ErisY You haze been eonpi
nerte therefore by being placed In juxt.posi lion e.
ersst war in . foreigo country. Bat such re
have had moth but the result. OF go ahead la
clinationof that spirit OF ertsrprse which has ma is
ths counrs what IL stte most prosperous the face
Of the earth 1t Ia not strange therefore that Asioa
ally adjacent comm upities ,houd in conflict with
each others oprops, enterprises. AM conceived rights
and that Temporary should ensue IL states some
what neghborpg should and heir axings would not
at what would you Jpect but war; II New York. with
her conceived notions Of railroad enterprise demonsta-
led by science for years and Western sister, Ohio, In
her oiton to get eastward should hAppsu TO came
and when they old not 1T. would you expect
anything else but . war; (Lsughter) Even bounding,
healthy urshng ,ses or Frantln Canal misses might
get into ouble by such marriage. (LAughter) Sms
times matrimonial ties particularly when made without
fun consent II the old folks without due provision for
the future may TO separation and even to divorce
The L.sslAure Of tn State know has be-n In tbs
habit OF exercising the dyorcng when the
possess NY friend said he Witnessed tbs birth and
the death Miss Frsnkin Canal Way not say the
NOT only the most kindly phrassology but thst we
win exercise that kind mpAhy which will rapidly wipe
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cinatons to indulge and yet hink have just ap-
probation OF this Miss Fraoklin Canal aud would not
hsvs sontr versy with Uncle Sam Who is 80 ably 70
presented plight by my friend tho Marshal daughter
and applause We will sndeAvor {, keep the psace ami
that should fail will most undoubtedly kss, the
pieces, (Lsuohter) Eighteen miles from Eric Is the
lover line dgDfsd BY the embraces Of the national gov
ent-a government which Ia surpassed nowhere
the face Of the ear hem racina eighteen miles OF rail-
read es. and twenty sight miles west famary Known
Miss FsnAn Canal who Ia about to have around her
the nbraees o. this Keystone State With suoh great
purposes Of enterprise ~ entertained in this grand
scheme there be failurethe purposes OF enter
prise the en6s Of justice, Add the 1tsres Of the
nifty WILL have no doubt, be subssrved, for we have
perfect right contend these local which
are peculiar to But efforts must always be tenn
peed BY those great principles OF amity aud sommercs
which control Cur country think no othsr prnc ,lss
81 ccEimon soil, people OF the same blood, vita
thu same objects and poses stimulated BY the ssnas
motives almost bone Of our bone and de Of dsah d.
vidsd only by imaginary lines. am Killing that 1t
will require than short period to store the good
relations thSt have heretofore exsted among ourselves
and sister States And now dnd by this BY, an getting
of the track gauge gauge and, on OCCASIONS like
this ought to have wide gauge, because don't In.
tend to speak seriously the suasct but 1t the fault
Of my friend over the way. must again remark, eAv
Ing you, that what have sal must not be taken OH
cia for what would say officially in the delicate duty
have before me shall cay very carefully. Upon whom
shall revenge myself nowf
Mr.. LowRY-Upon the Supreme Court
Gov BGIEe-That Ieminds me that should fall back
upon the Suprs Court, and viii beg leave to intro
duse to you my friend Judge Knox.
Judge KNOX arose on this introduction, and ad.
dressed the company substantially as follows
My business here is not making speeches. The place
am PEELED to occupy BY act Of Assembly is somewhat
statut. be written We make paper books instead Of
speeches. These paper books queer things; We
have bad some recently before us in which the
city Of Erie was concerned. There
thpg about the gauge, which / want to tell you
secret about Tns books long and hid besn
written with much care, that nobody dared read
h, m in the court the counsel He commenced
brief statement as he said but his ''bref statement"
ook 70 loeg that he never reached the end Of The
gislsurs OF PsrnHylvaaia thought they could on. the
not for 1t could not be uDtisd; and after recit!og .
cry long prssmbi-, they made very short bil and
les in the bin which suppose win be called upon
just now THIS result OF 1t all Is that while the
nied States Marshal wa engaged to fupsrintend one
ose the Governor beer enssged to superntend the
Their. daughter and applause don't knov now You
ave superintendent your railroad matters; but inasmuoh
you have got the United States and PennsylvAuia
elp YOU it will be sad affair If you don't have it we'll
osnaged. (Reneved lsughtcr) Bat gentlemen, there
something serious ia this matter. have doubt It
amusing for you to laugh at its humorous features but
to Re regretted that anything has arisen 10 your
hitherto eacesble community that ould have given
trust that day has by and the Of good feeling
about to arise that hereafter when recountng this
after, you will bear in msd that not only Eds, but
jeye'srd snd Blu ialo AL situated the Of
hat lie which has been coDsecrsted by one Of the
eatest Ct naval victories that has been achieved
psIde through vhere instrumsntsty that victory
ya ed have INST the enemy and they yours
put that you have mel your opponsnts and frisnds
applause
Judge THOMPSON related a numerous anecdo.e Of
woman who applied to the Pennsylvania Legisla-
lure for divorce, and concluded by giving
TIE health ofMr. william r. Packer.
That gentleman replied in substance as follows -
an utterly at loss TO conceive the oonnss.ios Ia
hi Oh the gentleman used the term "divorce" and my
oAme Ons seemed to have suggested the other Now
I'm married man myself ard nsveY expect to be di.
orced, unless II ms, be BY the act Q, God have 10
nth the city Of Erie was in the Legislature when this
nhhn Canal baptised 1t happened that
birk didn't miss vote during that session It was
rot until week after this bill had passed that gen.
lemar, who WAS member OF the L.gislatars,
anne to me snd raid, "We have authorised, when
granted the charter TO the company, rsrsad from
Erie to the State line OF Ohio" said It such
hing; bat be persisted in 'syipg that ws had That.
pring horn. shs no. only false in
her inceptlcn, and Wild mlax In her youth but hsr
SHOE life ~ . character with her beginning.
When shs va, wed sho was mountain nymph ms'risd
% bu one husband but very gently che got to mixing
ncst asoT9usy t0.aTss Bad i, h.usntsr 50
Ibis be divorcs' really think M friend gAvs 1t .
proper d. arition when he said It was funeral Was not
this torchlight procession funeral prooessions Nov,
zertemep in relation TO this question that Is sgtatsd
ere much, have views o. my own and think
scrns Of yen will .sree with mo- have 20 doab. ali you
horest Intention to prferve the sieress of yourselves
the city of Etc Philsdephia AMI al and
what you have done s have tendency to produce this
reeu bat II does not depend upoo taxing up hs Inns Of
raltoad south OF us-it should not only be up
south but Jut On your north (ApplAue 50 that all
the lines Of rat ad viii DE made 10 pass your hAr Sos-
II makes no feren.e whether you hsve vide .
row gauge Ana in my jadsmsnt. 1t does not mu al
matter 10 the peol lie OF Es whether the gauges
wide as 1t Goes tast 'hsy should approach tae
harbor which Is the best upon the lakethAt all your
railroads should come ,huae.rius DON the hill leading
10 H. they down the hill at Cleveland to the hAroor
there. Wfss has quadruped the population there
Within the last few yesu, bat the the tsrmi
ma tion Of ali the roads ct the hArbor OF
that city. Let your honest determination bs
that this rsilrosa snail go to the harbor. II you
do this, you VIII Go more than you had break
saee and to accomplish this you taken the best
means that ~ this late day In your power You
must have every rarosi that to the city OF Erie
t. minss at the barbor, and matte: whore they &C.
let them leave that when they start and 10
the fteisht &c put fro TIE railroad the steam
bcs and from the steamboats, the cars and you will
by go dong suli up Jour city
in reply to toast to the authorities and the au-
thoraes OF the United States, u s. Marshal Frost
was called out, but declined speakiog as he said 1t
was A business he never fnl'ouad in his r,ca ua