Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-01-12
Tue stnte ofEkIe.

The "rippers" Of Erie and Harbor Greek
celebrated the 9th Of January gloriously.
Their outrageous and riosous acts Of last
winter, in regard TO the Railroad company
has won for them a hame as infamous as
their notoriety is worldwide. But il seems
that the scenes Of last winter are again 10
be re-enacted. We hope that such lawless
and outrageous violence will not go unpun.
shed The general Government. should
take the matter in hand, and deal with
them as they richly merit. President
Pierce punished Greytown. and its citizens
whom he called set Of "outlaws and pi.
rates." yet not 1.-THE Of the mischief had
they done but what the Erians have ten
times exceeded. About IL O'Clock in the
forenoon Of the sth, the men of Hsrbor
Creek tore up about mile Of the track
and entirely destroyed the bridge. In the
afternoon the Erians tore up the track. tore
down and burnt up the State Street and
French Street bridges, and threw the iron
into the creek The rioters, about 500 in
number, composed Of men, women and chill
dren, were led on by drunken, irresponsible
vagabonds The leading one OF the crowd
was drunken Dutchmap. After the track
and bridges were destroyed, the cry was
raised by the Dutcbman "Down nit de
Constitutional Office" They however fear
ed warm reception from this quarter, and
wisely concluded to lei the printing Office
alone. The sheriff and his posse were
driven off by the mob and pelted with
clubs, brickb0ts, snow balls and eggs.
Our mails are thus stopped, and trade
and travel between the east and west is
interrupted, in the very season when other
communication cannot be had.
LATER--The Supreme Court of Penn
sylvnDia are acting promptly in this matter,
and have directed the Sheriff Of Philadel-
pha to proceed to Erie Immediately with
force enough TO enforce the DEGREES of the
the Court, compel peace and arrest the be.
ligerants The Cleveland Herald says:
1t is but right TO state that the time, as
originally granted by the Supreme Court
Of Pennsylvania for the relaying of the
track in accordance with the decree of the
Court, expired on the 7th inst.
1t will be remembered that decree OF
the Court changed the location Of small
portion Of the track, and that The Court or
dered the plans for relaying the track on
those portions to be first submitted to the
Court for its approval, and that the Court
granted the Company four months in which
to make the change Of track. The Rail
road company Immediately submitted their
plans to the Court. but the Court did not
finally enter their approval of these plans
until Dec. 2lst. leaving only II days of the
time unexpired, in which the company were
ordered to relay the track. The Court
thereupon extended the time for relaying
the track go days from the 7th inst. The
mob say that the Court had no right to
give this extension, and-in imitation
Of the redoubtablc Justice Dogberry, Of
Erie, who last winter overruled decision
Of the United States Court--lhey have tax
en- the law into their own hands.
All accounts agree in the fact that this
is "whisky rebellion" and that "red eye
is the moving spirit.
ALL QuIEr.-The telegraph reports, OF
the evening of Tuesday, all quiet at Erie