New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13
ERIE. TROUBLES.

The pubhc q already ADVISED thht 80 ss'em-
blsge claiming 70 be autbc rized by the Borough of
Erie Pa, have broken up the track OF the Erie
and North.Eas R1ilrosd Company whore it
croslos certain streets in tina. borough; while
another sssemblsge, claiming to be somehow
authorized by the local authorities of the town
ship OF Hsrbor Creek eight miles this size Of
Erie have torn up the rails AID ploweo up the
track # the ZANE Railroad where il crosses a
road in ttat town,hip. II is al.o generally under
stood that the Erie aud North Ets, Road though
of Itself but twenty mi es in length, forms part
Of the Like Shore Road from Buffalo and Dun
kirk % Cleveland, Toledo, and Cincinnati-.a
other words connecting New York ani New
England with Ono and he Free West. II is
also known thst these two separate acts Of de-
.tructiCn cause au Interruption Of eight miles Ia
the chain Of Railroad communication aforesaid,
compelling the numerous passengers on that
route with the hesyy Male and the long trans
Of Catue SV ne, &c to be turned out Of the
csrs e. cue eud Of the break and conveyed by
wagons or driven 20 tie other, there to be Ie-
losdtd and cen. on their journey after ncurricg
t;rious delay, expo. Ure aud suffering. And all
this 10 and injury are Inflicted, as is well known.
il defiance of % express mandate Of the Supreme
Court Of Penney wanna, though that Court has
manif, .icd an unmistakaole disposition to favsr
tie Erie rioters ~ the extreme verge oI the
law.
These outrages. it i. also known are justified
by an allegation that Erie is somehow damaged
or mairea'ed 10 the location of this Road, though
in fact it VAS located by the leading citizens OF
Erie herself without whisper of objection on
the part of Ter authorities The same was the
case At IIarbor CIeek) 1t vas net till several
years after the Road had been IN fall operation
that any objection was made 70 its rolte through
lIarbor Cr,ok or its term nus ia Erie and the
portion which is made pfetext for The outrage
10 Harbor Creek is about TO be changed TO the
incouvtDitIce Of every body under the direction
of the Supreme Court, aud within the tine APP
pointed by that Cour' expressly to obvihte any
further G Intention. Yet IN tie face Of these
facts, In defiance OF the Court and the Sheriff Of
Erie County who Yves on tue spot commanding
the rioters 20 desis', the Railroad il brokea up,
aLd the vast reading S well as the travelling pub
lie subjected 20 The sorest Inconvenience. There
sre probably ffty thousand subscribers 10 TIE
TRiTUNE alone who vii receive their paper ST
least one day later because of this brfsk and 30
long rs it shall be maintained. Add there ere
many frtighers of Cattle on whom this outrage
will imI ose al expense sufficient 70 turn what
would Other 80 be profitable venture INTO a
losing one.
Thu, it will be seen TIA, While Fries quarrel is
solely With the affiliated Raili,ad { Companies, the
irjuri. US consequences OF her lawle,s acts fall
msiuly Oh people who are novice parties 70 that
quarrel. These are the Companies sbund.ntly
solvent sid responsible 20 her Own States triba-
rsls; tbty can be sued any day and judgment en-
forced sesinst them if they have done her wrong:
vet her ytpgea1ce bu,tles by their heads ali falls
il icy blasts on .higeTing babes whom her out
RACES drive cut Of the VAN ears into bleak
wseons: upon quiet farmers in Illinois or lows
WHO would Ike 10 receive their Eastern news
papers promptly, but cannot be ,ause Erie and
her satellite HarbOr Greek Obstruc. the passage
Of the Msis And our Postmaster General oeing
3 Pennsy lyanisn) panenty submit. 10 this OBJ
struction, and does lot even Try - overcome ii.
We ask the People OF the West to watch. the
progress OF this great wrong. and zee if il DO not
coppived at BY Philadelphis ard upheld, through
Ter influence, by the PeInsylvania Legislature.
RIie slope could soon be brought to repent of her
a.erant wrong; but Erie upheld BY Pennylva-
Lila Legislature, smiled on by Philadel phia Post.
mastfr-General, and ally pstted on the back By
Phnadelph journalism and mercantile influence
10 sl,os ether more formidable.
fthe Courts of Pennsylvns should see 1T 70