New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WEST.

The State of Pennsylvania has chosen to make her
self an accomplice of the Erie rioters aud bridge
burners Whether she shall persevere to the end is
not material to the issue since she has already done
enough to identity herself fully with the felOns who
have deranged and delayed the great Eastern and
Western Mail, subjected che travelling public to
wanton detention suffering and peril, and completely
stopped the transportation by Railroad of Live Stock
Merchandise and Produce between our own and the
Western States by way of the route along the South
ern shore of Lake Erie. The acts Of her Governor
backed by the Senates bill repeating the charter Of
tie Franklin Canal Company, with the course Of the
Philadelphia Press have fully involved the State in
tie abyss Of niamy into which ueanness aod greed
had already plunged her northern outpost No matter
if tbs charterbreaking be OILY intended az fent,
menace il is nevertheless calculated to aid the elO0s
in eoercng the Ralrosd Companies into surrenderOf
eir property and their legal rights and so fully in
wolves al concerned in tie guilt which it is intended
to ,hield from punishment ard cover with triumph.
What is tie olense Of the Franklin Canal Com
pauy II has lent itself (such ia the ayerment) to
tie work OF running Railroad nsO Erie from the
West. Did this njure or offend Erie Quite the con-
trary it greatly benefited and pleased her. She
wanted Road just there, and on the very Ohio
gauge that was employed. The Franklin Canal Com
paIy aud ihose acting under it, charter have done
nothing worse than tie New York and Erie Railroad
did in laying its track for thirty forty miles up the
Pennsylvania side Of the barren, uninhabied upper
valley Of the DeaTare-eyery acre thus trayersed or
approached being increased in value thereby and yet
tie Company is compelled TO pay Pennsylvania Ten
Thoussnd Dollars year FOR the privilege Of doing her
at least that amount OF benefit Such is her mode Of
taking care Of her own interests And now i. ia tried
CD to tie Franklin Canal Company. which has been
guilty Of the crime of benedting Pennsylvania TO
It'll greater extent The State long since commenced
legal proceedings to nyadate the charter but these
are now superseded Inefficient or certain to fail in
her own Courts, where some regard must be paid to
the appearance Of justicewhile no such ccnstraiut
is recognized by TIE Legislature This Company has
done noting which Erie and Pennsylvania did no.
wish done but their own Erie and NOrth-East Com.
pany haa decided TO conform her gauge to that of the
Roads each side Of her, in obedience to an express
permission granted by the last Legislature and. not
content with burning down the bridges and blowing
up the track Of The offending Road so as TO COMPLETE
y o5sruct IL trains for the last two months they now
proceed TO punish the Franklin Company by taking
away its charter. Was there ever a more striking
huatston Of tie wisdom Of the canton against casting
Tearlf fore swinel
lie Philadelphia papers continue % represent the
EIie Cue-tcn Is a controversy between Eric ans Baf.
'a-o as 70 whether break Sd. gauge should take place
at enc or The other Of those cities Now suppose that