The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-18
The Erie War.

l~lI0H'HiNDED OuTRAGE-THE DEGREES
OF THE UNITED STATES CoURr DEFIET
U. S. MARSHAL INTERRUPTED IN DIS
CHARGE OF Ills DUTIES AMI IMpRIsoNEI
ny ORDER OF A PETTY CoURT-NATIoN'
AL I~NTERPosITIoN DEMANDED.
Yesterday forenoon the. reckless Lowry,
after using every arlifce 10 excite the Erie
mob, after falsely stating that the u. S.
Marshall had forced his way into The bed.
room Of his wife, who had just been con
fined, in order 10 serve a citation upon
him, and thereby so exciting her as prob.
ably 10 produce her death, this Lowry and
his associates in crime King and Morton,
amid the cheers of a half drunken, reck.
less and ignorant mob. left Erie for Pits
burgh 10 answer the Summons Of the U.
s. Court. whose mandates and authority
they had disregarded, and openly con.
temncd. This famous Lowry, when all
other resorts failed, has as in The present
case been accustomed to parade the suffer.
ings of his wife, a most eslimable woman,
and far TOO good a companion for such a
rowdy as be, before the community, and
from them 10 build up a sympathy for his
now disgraced self.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the
misguided mob who had escorted him re.
turned, and then was enacted a scene
which has no parallel in the past Of our
country, and which we trust may find
none in its future.
Excited by a telegraph despatch pur.
porting 1--WE hope j, was a forgery,) 10 be
from Judge Thompson, then at Harris.
burgh, and advising this course, Judge
Sterritt, Of the Erie county Common
Pleas Court. at the suit Of the four Harbor
Creek rioters, Fitzpatrick & Co.. issued
wrils for false imprisonment against U. s.
Marshal Frost, and his deputies Sproul
and Reynolds then engaged in laying
down the track Of The Erie and North.
East Railroad. Sheriff Vincent, served
The process, and they were arrested,
brought be(nre the Court and imprisoned
in the Erie County Jaili
Subsequently Messrs. Metcalf of Erie,
and Stone Of Cleveland became bail for
them and they vera released.
Meantime Mr.. Dcmer, high Constable
Of the borough Of Erie" approached
Mr.. Tisdale, who was in charge of the
men who in accordance with the DEGREES
Of the U. s. Court was re laying the
track of The E. & N. E. Railroad, and
ordered him TO desisl.
TIsDALE.-" What is your authority,
Sir!"
DEMER.-"T That Of High Constable Of
Erie-desist or you will be imprisoned.
Tonight we shall tear up the track which
you have laid"
Tisdale not from fear, for he knows M
such feeling, but in obedience 10 thorough
authority, ceased work.
The Marshal, deputies, railroad men
and workmen come up on a train which
arrived at Cleveland about ii O'Clock last
night. Such is a faithful, though faint
da%guerreotype of the scenes al Erie, OF
Friday, January 18th, 1854.
The remedy for such lawlessness ant
mob violence is only in the hands of the
President. The orders and DEGREES of The
Federal Courts have been disregarded, ant
their officers resisted in the execution o
the du,ies those Courts forced them Il
perform. But one remedy remains. il i,
PLAIN, and it will be potent. Presiden
Pierce must order The troops 10 proceed Il
Erie, and If al their head he places Win
field Scott, a new hat against an Fri,
corner LOT odds enough in all conscience,
the DEGREES Of the United States Courl
will in all time 10 come he respected ant
obeyed.
We understand The Marshal will sooI
return with force enough sufficient 10 CON
pei respect 10 bis authority.
This morning Marshal Frost went I,
Pittsburgh, and thence he goes 10 Wash
ington to report 10 the President.
A despatch this morning, says that tn
High Constable" has received order
from the Council 10 tear up the bridge
jus, rebuilt, but had not yet acted o.
them.
Thus stands the Erie game, which
railroad man here compares with the Miss
iesippi euehre-whers ,he kpave take
the ace.