New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-05

Mr.. Church proposes slupie anu i''i pan ~ wv
ing the odous sy stem landlord and tenan'' and we
do not think the tenants do better than adopt IT,
THE ERIE BREAK.
Our readers are already aware tina the line OF Rail
road stretching from Bangor ST Louis over the great
route of travel between the East and the West along
The south shore of Lake Erie has been violently torn
ND and obstructed at the borough of Erie, Pa. and
again at the little village of arbor Creek eight miles
east Of Erie where bridge destroyed by the mob has
been repeatedly rebuilt by the Railroad Company and
as often torn down by armed and powerful mob col
lected from Erie and the vicinity. Pretext for the
arson at Harbor Greek found in the fact that the
highway which here was crooked was Strengthened in
building the Railroad that the latter should cross
the former but once instead Of three times No one
can pretend that this Strengthening OF the highway was
rot positive benefit to all concerned and if any one
was adiudged to be injured by it, he was long ago paid
in full So in Erie the Railroad track laid across
the streets of that borough with the fullest assent OF
its authorities and citizens and right to tear up the
track exists in either which does not equally inhere IN
every village corporation in the United States TO tear
up any Railroad track running through It's Jurisdlc-
ton If the power claimed by these village authori-
ties be legally theirs then Railroad stock can be
property since is within the power of others than
its OWE rs TO legally dvest it Of all value wherever
envy caprice or the hope Of black mail may tempt
them TO the mischief Transportation Travel, Mails
every thing is uncertain ii the Erie piracy is justified,
and 10 one VITO starts ON journey has any right 10
calculate that he will 90 without Interruption to IN
erd
The pretexts that the Railroad track is nuisance,
whether at Erie or Harbor Greek are all based on its
directors determination not to make continue it
nuisance to the entire travelling community So long
tie Erie and North East Road maintained gauge of
six feet while tie Roads at either end of it were but
four feet ten inches it was no nuisance at all in the
eyes of Erie and her hackers though very sad Que to
every body else. All passengers and baggage had to
be transferred from train to another at Erie, and
again at the New York State Line, nineteen miles dis
tant and so with goods, wares an produce 50 with
immense droyes of cattle and swine constantly passing
over tits route save that these rarely or never
transferred to Erie cars but driven the 18th
mus and then placed in at the other end OF it.
1hus the Erie Railroad by being out Of gauge with the
Roads at either end, while necessarily run at
heavy extra expense was constantly depryng itself OF
large and profitable business as well earning the
detesation OF all that trayersed it, This the directors
acting in concert with those either hand, finally
resolved to remedy. They decided to change
their gauge into conformity with those east
and west Of them but before doing it
they conferred with the Borough authorities and
agreed with them by the aid Of other Companies that
the change of gauge would beneft,) to construct a
track from their depot down to the water-sde in the
HarbOr, and from their depot Outhery sixty miles to
he mir If Norfh. pennsyl-
yania These profcrs were very liberal, and so
regarded by the Erie authorities who have since been
stimulated by unprnciped mob leaders to acts Of ruff
fan violence and outrage, which are well nigh in
credible. The Railroad directors including the Pres
ident are mainly citizens Of Erie Of great worth and
respectability Mr.. Tracy, the President, is one Of
Fries Oldest and abest Merchants John III. Walker
Director has been President Of the State Senate and
widely known as a man Of great energy muscular
power and indomitable courage. Yet Mr.. Walker was
obliged 10 secrete himself from the violence Of the
mob, composed mainly Of men who had repeatedly
supported him for Senator, Member Of Congress, &c
and at last obliged to fly stealtbiy from the place
to escape violent death Such is the spirit which has
impeed tie outrages under which the whole Country
now suffers.
| Having passed over the scene Of conflict twice
within the last fortnight we have more vivid sense
of the vandalism of the Erie and Harbor Creek out
RACES than those who have only heard Of them can bt
expected to feel To see little infants taken out o
warm and transported in open sleighs through
driving slee with north wind sweeping of the lak,
cutting enough to chill them to the bone-snJ all th
to be endured for hour or more besides detention
missing connections, &e.-and all because the Fri,
brutes wont let the Railroad directors repair the
own road and carry the passengers through eheapy
pleasantly and prompty-is not this hard to bear
We copy in another place Memorial from the Pr resi-
dent Of the Railroad to the Governor OF the State
which cur readers will End worthy Of earnest cOnside
ration We do not believe such state of facts az
exhibits was ever before presented in nominal
Christian community.
In Gov. Bigler's Message delivered to the Pennsyl