Erie 133ttk14 Ofitvet. ERIE. PA. SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 26. 1853 1.2 No .apology is necessary we think fur the **copied in our paper today with the mat. lmr-leteting to the Banbury road. The interest wet titfueise have ill that project abundantly justt ikte it, white the matter itself could not be com mend Into has space, and at the same time give the reathr a proper understanding of the question Arno advertisement of the Hart ford Insurance Cosepany will be found in another column. Mr. Lintsobe agent, we understand has filed the penes eaty bonds and is prepared to transact business ac cording to the laws of the State. We learn that Capt. D. B. brilaing. or this city, Oats the steamer Ocoee. has been offered the com mand of the splendid steamer Quin of the Wept, now bending in Buffalo for the New York and Erie Railroad. Wireengratolate the Captain upon his good torten', and tko company cc their good look in securing the services of sash • somnrandor. Ther"Bakers." from thi ••old Granite Btate,'• will sing at thee: Aired Hesse on Tuesday, March let; It le ussocsesearyfoi us to toll our readers any thing mi mesis( them. foi,ste one who ever attended their eoc• ewe will forg4 tb.w. Sufficient is it for se to say that we nossider them by far the best band sow traveling. VT We have net room for the Report of the Board of blanagoni of the Bashttry and Erie Railroad. but will bore say, that it is an able paper. The great advantages which the harbor of Erie presents are cited in the ripen very forcibly. and in view of the conveyance. by this city te the ComPaRY , of a number of water lots for the con etiution of piers. sash as improvement at the 'mum terminus is strongly urged, with an eye to an eltiesate large coal trade over this road to this part. The report then reviews minutely the variou connections with the Sunbury and Erie read, and the advantages sash coo• sections confer. making this not only the shortest and meet direct rude from Philadelphia to the Lakes. bat ales the shortest to Now-Perk. floaitit sad Baltimore, facts which must attract to it a very large %must of trade sad travel. While a very large return trade to the lakes seas be anticipated is the shape of coal. The Gazatts. after stating that it moderates& that Gen. Rood was net "re-elected a Director of the Ban berry mud Erie Railroad became... in the astimaion of the costrelliag parties. hie sympathies and feelings were se interwaven with the interests of Now York as to contra bake bias literally a New Yorker." wont* to klieg, "who ceased. lam to be regarded in this light." Did oar co• temporary evirr think that the General himsolfsnight be the canoe 7 He has been a Director is that road for • year. and yet be has attended bat ass of the meeting: of de Beard. while his eels's,* from Cris have managed to be there every time. Not every flattering recommenda tion this. for re-eleetion. Again. biPis the President of a road whose interests are every way adverse to the in terests of the Senbeiy: No man can serve two masters, !Nit be deee..he will love the one and hats the other certain ! Besides the road of which he is President is a feeder to a city—Baffalo—la which he has nearly if Neil tribe u much pecuniary interest as be has is Erie.— New. where would his pecuniary interest load himl—to favor a road 'sadist to Philadelphia in which he would be oily a Director. or to favor a read behead:lithe two points whore Ile all, or a greater part of his peaseasions. of which be is President ! But there is yet another fee. sere that might hate sassed him to be " regarded in this light." He le new the owner of a tarp fleet of steam ers...some of them the most splendid on the lakes—yet overy see et tkitaa were intik and firraisked ira Bojfalo. Nem York. sad sot in Eno. PicalitsYLVAlclAL. Some fife-- Oki would be unwired by facts like these ; the Geutte however. it is probable will not be ! Union et the Sunbury and Western Road. We have several times spoke in commendation ei the proposition to legalize the Western road. ea eonditisa of its subscribing a certain amount to the capital stock of the illeabary road. We think such an arrangement. if tiwArd apes fair tad just•grouads to Erie, would be satisfacto So most of ear shims's. What each grounds, in oar opi r al ies, aro may be gathered from an. article upon the sub f jest in this °beers*? of the 12 1 b. First , should legalisS the West bra road. and Owlet the Company from build. lug the road to Franklin. era its sobseribiog a certain amount to the Banbury. Second. it should recogniso the pugs law is all its parts. I Third, it should provide that the tire reads. together with the North Eat sad Erie if it shone. shall Unite in running their reeds to the harbor, Creaking one- common depot, and placing them all upon an equality for business at that point. The bill proposed to o be latrodocod into the Begialatere. and which has abase been reported. we bad the best authority for be. Costing coataised substantially these provisions. We have since learned. however, that uremia a prevision in it to allow the anobury road to connect with the West er. read, "at or new Erie.?.. To this, or any similar mania, attempt to humiliate the road away from the Harbor. we aro totally opposed We make this state ment because wri do not wish to be misunderstood. CT VV. esti attention to the fact that the Gaups ma ilable *slimiest of J. B. Johnson. Esq.. bat does net ;sad favor ite era with the annihilating rejoisder of Mr. Tritio. this fair I W. leave it to a diaearoing piddle tioi•dle• . - - Er tiIDILPILSOVICE 1111 NswreArsas—We cordially r a • dons ia oar friend of the Rough Nolo toys is hie isse e of die & tb. In regard to the independence of newspa pers. t newspapers are not independent is not so au& fault of Editors as it is of the public.- Natur ally a ilea does not wish to be the tool of another; eat itrallYthe is disposed to feeriess:y advocate whet he demo right. 'ad cesium what he deems wrong; bet. if 'he does this. I. aloe eases out 'of ton, bolds paper polit ies) or neutra4 be finds himself deserted by patrols's'. i sad the Tory otter that ought to suCtaiihito. the first to pat his dews. stinsag politicians of certain elms. sad the class is net confined to one partyi it is deemed a ealamity to the party to raise the Editor of their °resin above ,the reach of weal—i. e.. make his establishment a Fujin establishment above sad beyond lb. reach of party pakenage: Bitt in the language of the Notes "if . the pablis would sustain a paper that should dare 'to be independent. and treat with d d contempt a corrupt soli versa! prem. the whole would bo accomplished." Bat weast the psiblie de this? asks a reader.! My deir fellow. jest exantioe your ewe keen and the gaselier is - aftswered. Boppeee you had assented a hobby, tad al most 'eery mai in these days has eas. by which yea espostid to realize a N. hundred or a fiw thinned dol Ws. , After revolving it for months. mid perhaps years is your mind. yen have persuaded yourself that it will work—that ha fruition will be of great benefit to matt. kisd—ssui you go to your Editorial Bleed of the Gaulle or. Odeiner. and try to enlist him upon your side.. He' keen yes patiently. lie oxtails*. your project. aid he. soma to the eionchteloti you have devalued yourself, and ha tells you so to your fees; ha he tells the public so, tee.. wander tbent'lhat the thing is a -humbug. Now. what, would you do in such a easel Weald you give him end-, it Ise his isdepeadionse? By so means! From that daf kossefortit you would be hie eneiny to the ••bitter No langssge would be severe enough with which to Cen sers bias : . You would loos no opportunity to injure him is a personal. social or basiaiss point of view. Now this is so Utley sketch—it secure much oftitner than meet people imagist; sad hence his that newspapers are not as indepoudest as they should he, sr as their con., doctors gonomlly would like to make them. Tbo Baltimore Argrs says that W. Tartan. of Williantabe . hb, has sad. a rallwv brake that stave the seeing within Mn feet dead. whew eerier fell headway. ♦ Maas ear gain thirty ealleetus hoer was ateprrti with. in thirty foot. DoeKral. Ihtiasirtllllll,l r *stew liteSresaditeitrill Sad umnaiiil - 011111 1111 .11 1 . mous' $ the retest electimi .f Direettsee q***.beri reads which are deeply Imereetiog to tb. real friends of Vest haprovesseet la this vicinity; They siseald M caredelly eddied and compared. and whim that is done we have Reliant but that all will agree with us, that Erie cove ty,. through her proxy and Attorney. has been mesteham telly misrepresented. and needlessly exposed to the store sod ridicule of the Stets. First. in the aeries of docu ments epee which we rely for evidence of this. is the manifesto of J , B. Johnsen, Esq., of Erie aunty. sod Messrs. ',adios° and Benedict, of Warms; Second. the letter of Mr. Pries. the Treasurer of the Company. ex hibiting the truth and veracity Grilse said Jobssoa's man ifesto in no enviable or flatteriag light; third. the letter of J. Y. Jaws. Esq.. of Warren. pleas, Joksuon's partners in the protest, Messrs. Ludlow and &me dia, is go better light than Price had placed Jokasols: end fourth. the proceeding of the the city eonocil of Phil adelphia, relative to withholding the subscription of that eity—(• eubscripti'on by the by never obsoletely made) until certain deviinds'are complied with. In relation to this latter item of the count, we have bet a few words to say. It is about time Philadelphia, through her councils. should step playing the fool. It is sough fur Erie county t. do that. through her attorney. One aislay is a family is sufficient, in all eonscieses. Jest look at the position ef the gasket city. She has expead od sough talk about building this road to have supplied the wind work for tee. -At last she got her courage se near up to the sticking point se to sultecribli two millions. to take effect when two millions more are subscribed by somebody else. Of course such a subseriptioa could not have a voice in the election of Directors. It is only stockholders who etsbeetibe and absolutely pay in. that have sash a veise. It is not these who promise to sub scribe. Well, the stockholders who have exhibited their faithisc their cask. assembled and elected • set ot Direc tors. They elected Directors to suit themselves; where *poi the Couneihi et the great city of Philadelphia, act ing mere like boys than men, got together sod resolve that they have been cheated—that such Directors havn't hoe* elected as they bargained fur, therefore the two milli - ems they never subecribed, must be withheld until each:Directors are olocted, on the part of the city, as theyimay designate. Now, what arrant folly is thia7— Crying like a whipped school•boy because she eannet control what she has no right to control. If she had coma forward mid subscribed her two millions absolutely, as she ought to have done, and paid in her twenty per sent. she could have elected just whom she pleased. and so sue would have consplained. Faith and works should go together. at least in bnildieg railroads Philadelphia has exhibited ber.faitts ty agraisiag to subscribe two millions of dollen to tbie:roed when two more are sebseribed;— new. lot iserlimhikit her works by making it abso lute. and cootrolling the road to suit herself. If net, let her hold her pesee;l and 'hove all let her councils as lon ger play the fooli • `'l As to .1. B. Joheson, Evil . and his Protest, we have jut this to say. When a Swan sun mes the respensibil- i ides end position of • public servant. and pots his "name In print" Is defenses of hisiure mimeo end to sensor, of the act. of others. his cur's,, motives, acts and antece dents become! a legititnatesshjeet eine stir/apse criticism. Assuming this to be tree, let es examine the Pretest and other sets of J. B. Jobasoni Esq . Attorney fur Erie coon-, ty. dke.. &e. Nearly a yiu ago Erie county subscribed $2111.000 to the Sunbury d. payable is the bends of the county, since which tine two instalments of ten per cent. have been called for I by the Directori—ueither of which were responded to by the county.. Why this ne glect. is of course _to u ultimo's); we presume, howl,- vier, that the Cenwnissiosiers sated fer the hest. The elution of D:reeteni bewMer. eerning is it wet deemed important that Erie count should have a voiee la R ims he J. B Jebason was nt to Philedelphia with the beads of the comity is hhi i picket I. pay up the twenty percent. due. toad thee entitle the comity to a vete. He strived in that city us 114aday presedieg the election. ol i w. bet instead of marching p to tie. Captain's ages sad eettling.-he retained the ads in his breeches pocket. and in consultation With ether gendeme• fruits- Erie ieenty, reiterated and declared his determination not to offer the vete of Erie Unity. 'Why he lied determined not testier the vete of Ers. county. mar, to some - seem strange, bet to es it is as ilain is day light. Other del egates assert that when they arrived is Philadelphia they found that as effort Was Making to. deprive se or ea* of oar Directors. If the reader wants proof of Meows have it at hand. Here it is:—;' Feb. 9. 1853. C. Fallon. Esq.. NINON Bsabary sad Erie Railroad Company: , DISAI Sia:--At 61I01111111ii tweeting of the City Conn silo. hold this *stain[. My. J. Pries Wotherill was pan od to t h e Chair. sad R. Rptsdle Smith appointed 840Cfe• tar,: it iv u ilasaved4 That the Bmirstary inform the Proeidoot of dm tioalittri and Edo 0. lilrood Compaiejt. that this mooting highly 'promo ef tbs. proposed *ammo pa tho ticket; as follows: . Prosidest--Chiristopenor Fallon. A Directors.—Amara. G ILBRA ITH, of F.4is. - 1 MILES. i Gillis, of Flk. • - I IrMas. of Warisa. ICenral. of Williamsport I Chas Lonaig, of Phila. .. . 1 Geary I)shring, '• • 1 - John Ries, •• . . Aad reeuramead nay' of tits following named Chem fol lows fine*. lioflide,] (mail Whom the ether Directors be olitwoo. 1 am. tom respectfully, i g. Ructuut Sturm, Secretary. die. Under those circametaciaes it became apparent at once that al/ the sold Director, fr om Erie county could not be elected. Why this was se, it is quite unnecessary for us tesay--sallic:ut for our purpose is the fact itself that Philadelphia herseif objuled, u shown above" and that tier* was a counter-plot defeat the Philadelphia organ isation. aniF place Dr. Miss, of Warren. at the head: with the same two directions from Erie county deeided open*, the Pis ilulelphis Pregramose—thste the ilituition of both arrangement* wad to deprive us of ■ Director, and jeopardize our intereists. the ruder wants proof of this also, we have it is the following extract from a let ter ort Canisvorrun Fauox. Eiq.. tie President d the Road, to the City Councils. dated 'Feb. 234.: "Einheequentiv an '0 . .4 disco rered,at the last memos'. on the der preceding the election, which, if seecossfel. would have pieced in 04 Presidency a gestlemsa from the country, and in the asiongemout„ parties that had been expressly objected to by you, and would hare pro moted interests either than those of Philadelphia, obliged us to yield te - the requirements of the city of Erie. to grant them three members, and in cossequones, to diminish our city representation from seven ,o ns, we were thui. most reluctantly compelled to drop the name of this gen. tkinsen." The programme of this conspiracy was la, defeat Fol ios for President. salute !before said. and OM' as bet two members of the Beard. "lours. Wes and Galbraith. sod rho object can is pleinli sees is the phraseology of the bill now bolero dm leijmatgre Mirth:Mg the Weston reed 'poi rendition the} itrinbscribee a certain IMAM to the Soubery read. that 1611 gives to the Seobury road authority to unit" with the Western road "at er near Eric" with which authority and only two directors in the eesoty, Cu. of th+m mere than sr sported of being unfriendly to our city. •trd the other's lineation sad time absorbed is his jsdiciitt ditties, the conspirators wentd have bad it ill their own way. and Erie would have bees sold! Under diem eireniastasese toes it not appear strangi that 3. B. Johnson. the repreesstative of the ceuety. eboUld eland back sad refits* to pay iu the bonds of the county. sad this weekeu the -friends of Erie. Sop- posing him trio to Eris •od his trust. it doss! But let as examine still farther, After loitering mood the build ing i■ which the election was held ■ll day—after repeat. silly , searing the other delegates from Erie that be should not offer th• etteoty vote—he was, some few moments bofra• the poles closed, ob d in cloves consultation with Arra K •f Cleveland, open the ending of which ho presented bintself to the Treassrer, and de manded to vote. At the same lime AY'res: (folly. through one of hie friende, wee offering to subscribe a sertai■ ammint to the Capital Steck of the road. provided be would I. dies 'allowed to take part to the election.— For Mold of this. see. Johnson's. owe storiewmat. 01 moires dial could Rothe complied with. the Atteroey of the Comp's', decidiog tory propeely to the aeatrary. la ilisimailmir $T 16 . X" iitma eanild togaber. led it' -mat[ Ireided t. take the Vete tad Innis ir Ed. (Meaty. but I 4 .4 Lfty 4. 6.. having faiind in .it attesPis to sestral the dation by elevestit•bwinsabecriptiene thr=irrespeeellsle the Attorney:for Erie mid net Lisa be firma Neworbea it is known that all the assumes Al fred{ Kelly coeld command. ead_all the iofleence and votes that the Dingier, of the Erie sad North East road *said bring is bear. were thrown _against ens of the pre sent Director.—thai the most shernefal and bare-faced Weeders were retailed freely by the friends of Kelly against that individual—we think It does sot take a very great power of discernment to discover why tad for what reason the vete of Erie °amity was thrown iota market *lieu Wastes hiders lb* pens Need. Otte word mere and we leave the Ointments below with the public. k is due from the Commissioners of Erie county. if they do net wish to be held responsible for the acts of their Attorney, to disavow and repudiate his protest and con duct. Will they do ill We leave it with them to say: PHILADILLPRIA. Feb. 14, 1851 Ts the &biers alike Eimaing Bit liatis. Gamert.smast—To avoid orroneese reports being circa- UMW is teenage to the rejection of the vote of the coup • ty of Erie, at the I election of stricons for the Sua• bury sod Erie Railroad Company, to-day. .perhape a brief statement from me may sot ba deemed out of place The county of Erie. by a resolution of the Baird of County Commissioners. authorised a subscription to be mad*, for her, epos the hooky of said Ritlread Compa ny. to the capital stock thereof. of two hundred tboasand dollus. payable in blonde of the county. and that resole• ties, duly certified. was. some time rises, tiled is the of fice of the Company at Philadelphia. The toasty of Erie executed bonds to be delivered to the said Company upon certain eontirlencies. which 1 need net sow name, but which were communicated to wee as the attorney for said county, to the ain't of forty thousand dollar.—being twenty .per cent. apes the whole sum of two hundred tb d dollar'. I arrived in Phil adelphia es Saturday last, and until this morning had but little opportunity to confer with gentlemen represent ing wester■ interests is the Sunbury and Erie road.-- This morning 1 learned that an arrangement had been made to defeat the re-election el one or mere of the Di. rectors of said Company residing in the county of Erie, in whom that community had very justly great confi dence. I also ascertained that, if the subscription of the coun ty of Erie were perfected, a large amount of cash sub scription would forthwith be made by gentlemen whose names would also add much to the prospects of the road Accordingly. I went to the office of the company with the bonds of Erie county, for the purpose of delivering the same, and casting the vote to which the county would be entitled. I was also accompanied by the par ties propoeiug to make the farther subscription above stated, with the money ready to pay ten per cent. on their subscription. The authorative decision was, in substance, that the receipt of the bends at this time would be only equiva lent to a new subscription, and, therefore, too late t• en title the county to vote at this election. Accordingly, the bonds eked the vote were rejected. Vidor this deci sion, the gentlemen 'before referred to. who were with me, also declined to sobserike. I confess that I extreme ly regretted the decision, inasmuch as the Company (in whose prosperity I feel a very deep interest) writ thereby, f e e the present. at least lose the benefit of any subscrip tion front the °minty of Erie, and a vastly greater one from the gentlemen strov. ryfierrod 1.4 .nd etc smother calansity to the Compeer would possibly have been avoided. j 1 am, sir, respectfully. &e. J. B. doweson. GE= The county of Erie having, by resolution of the Com• missinnere, authorised their Attorney to subscribe to the *meow of two thossand shares to the stock of the Bee bury and Erie Railroad Company , payable in bonds of said collate, which resolution duly certified under the seal of said meaty. was Inset moths since filed is the office of said Company at Pfilladelphii—in parsimstee and by virtue of said action of the County Commission ers of Erie county, bonds of said county to the amount of forty thousend dollars were duly executed, and by the Attorney for said county, this day, and before the annual election of officers for said Company was clomd, were presented at the office of said Company to the Treasurer thereof. upon condition that they *hyoid be received so as to entitle said county of Erie to vote at this election.— The b l ood s were rejected. and the vote of said county re tested. TM c-Anty of Warren. hi her duly authorized agent. presented herself at the time and place above stated, nn• der circumstances similar to these above recited. and prepared to vole ?Cr officyrs of ears v...empany. - rem re petion of the county of Erie. as above awed. also reject ed the emoty of Warren from a participation la said election. Mains; this decision and action the county of Warm, as well by her duly authorized agent. as by a 'member of this. Hoard of County Commissioners of said county. likewise in attendauc-. does hereby protest. A. H. Loot.ow. Meat Tut Warren county_ E. G BCMrDICT. Commissioner of Warren county- Fib. 14. Pot the lgvening Summons AND Lags KAILNAAD Ei.scrioN.-+I have read corrimsaitutions is tbo papers of to-day stgoell J. B.' Johnsen, and 111 A. H. Ludlow and E. o.'l3endiel. in reference to certain occurrences which took place at the shuttles held ea Monday for officers of the Banbury and Erie Railroad Cm:quay. At just ton minutes before three _o'clock. (the latter bong the hour fixed for the closing of the polls ) J. B Johnsoo, Esq.. of Erie county, who had been 'in the building most of thy, day, presented himself to me, and stated that he had in his possession the bonds of Erie coolly for $40,000. being two instalments on a sebscrip tun he was authorized to make, in behalf of the county. of 2,000 shares in the capital stock of the Company, and inquired whether I would recline the same, and ha be /entitled to vete al the pending election. I referred him to John M. Read, Esq.. who was pre• (lent as counsel for the Company, and who at one. deci ded that I was not, as Treasurer, authorized to receive anything for subscription except trash, without the punt• oos action of the Board of Managers. The charter au thorizes the Company to receive municipal bonds as wish but net an-officer of the company, at hip own discretion. Mr. Jehnsou immediately eat down and wrote a protest. which he bauded to me. There was a general desire expressed by the members of the Board present in the room. to receive this subscription and the bonds at seen, if it could be done, and two or three of them at the same time suggested that, as theta was a quorum then present, we should organise sod act upon the matter. To this I immediately responded, and nominated Dr. Irvine as President pro tem. Ile declined the nomination. when Judge Kelly was immediately nominated and appointed aid a member of the Board informed Mr. Johnson, who had left no room.-that the Board was organised, sad prepared to accept his satiscriptiou and the bonds. It still wanted about Bee minute" t, 3 o'clock. He, how• ever, did net again present himself; and, after remain• ing in session until' after 3 o'clock,. the Board adjeurrted At the lime Mr. Johnson was to the room, it was staled, by another gentleman p et, that a Commissioner of %Boma county was also present, with the bends. of that county: but they were not presented by any person cilaiming to act for that coanty, and, censeqnently, were sot refueled. If the gentleman who spoke of them was the party is whose possession they were, he did not so state to me. , No parses whatever. daring the pendency of the elec tion. 'feted to subscribe to stock and pay intalatants thereon. is cash; ..r was it till ibis morning that I learn ed that any person had born there prepared to do so; nor did Mr. Road give an opinion, as stated by a co rm . pendent of a morning paper, that subsoripuows mast have toon made thirty dlys previously to entitle parties to vote. PHILIP M PRICE, Acting Treasurer. Philadelphia. Feb. 15, 1853. MaRCHAaT'S thrT're., Feb. 16. 1853 To Ms Editors of Lis Evening Battens: . GIUTLIMIIII.-1 desire to make a statement of feet, in relation to the subject of the protest Messrs. Ludlow and Benedict, of Warren county, which appeared in the Bitlistin of last evening. Sometime in December the Commissioner of War ren county informed me that they h■d signed the bonds for the Sunbury and Erie Railroad stock to the amount of fifteen theusaad dollars, and had intended to send them by me to the Secretary of the Company. but the clerk had DO time to sign the coupons attached to the same They said, however, they would be forwarded by Mr. Siamese., the representative from Warren county. On my return Immo about the middle of January, I found the bonds still an the office of the Commissioners. and I was informed by them, that io consequence of en opinion give. them by T. Struthers, Esq , a highly re• spectable attorney of Warren, that it would be improper (and I think illegal) to issue them in the form in which they were drawn, the, had determined to retain them for the present. 'The opinion of Mr. Struthers is in writing. /am in by Mr. Ludlow. Iloilo is the dark njUts COIRMISSUPPIinI, that their decision had not been re scinded; sod junket, that neither himself or Mr. Rose, diet had an intention, nor had they lA. right to deliver ikt bonds o f Warren county. They probably signal the protest ander the imageries of some special impolite without taking time to understand its full import. But whatever or whoever may have dietated their emirs*. I have no hesitation in expressing a belief that the Milieus of Warren sweaty will set justify any cap itations's' bond en northing which has boon don* or left widens regarding that county. which would prooraali nate fur seise, dav the stemplittisse of this great lm provessout It wessid Ism hotel grudging to hems hod abreast 1141 1 ers ensiOpeense a. wigwam P aralfran Pam i ris :ag thaa paltaels.segv veey tette heal eh s ee feelings. J. Y. J . AJD EMI ILIILROAIIe...OIII Tbersting sag lut • ruclation prod the City Comeliest Phil adelphia. temporarily suspending the operatics of the ordinance authorising the subscription by that city to the capital stock of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Com pany. "II leant by the Alliericits, that a preamble and resolution exphiestory of the coarse pursued is refer ence to this matter, passed both branches of the Coon- Chi on.Thersday evening. We copy them at large: Whereas, the action of Councils this evening. sus pending the operation of the ordinance passed at the lut stated meeting. in reference tea subscription to the San itary and Erie Railroad Company, unless explained. may load to misconstruction: Aud where... The postponement of said subseription is not in consequence of any change in the opinion of Couneik in relation to tha neeessity and Importance to the interests of Philadelphia. that tho Sunbury mud Erie Railroad should be commenced and prosecuted to com pletion at the earliest day possible. And whereas, assurances were given to members of Cooscils, as an inducement to the subscription, that the Board of Directors, so far as relates to the members from the city, should be satisfactory to Councils, which assur ances hare not been complied with: Therefore, Resolved That. when the Board of Directory, as above stated. is made atitisfactork to Councils, and the condi tions of the ordinance authorizing this subscription are complied with is good faith, the Councils of .Phitedil phis prepared, and will cheerfully carry set what they believe to be the wishes of their conatituesey. by subscribing two mafioso of dollars to the capital stock of the Banbury and Erie Railroad Company. Great Cry and Little Wool. The Buffalo papers, each aid severally, have bees in dulgiNg in congratulatory paragraphs fer • week or ten days past. upon therropee•itioo that the Gauge Laws of this stale were about to be repealed. The authority for this supposition was nothing more nor less than . a solita ry paragraph from;the Penesyleanisa Newspaper advo cating such repeal. Of coulee. according to these bene volent gentlemen of the press who, besides atteudiag to the "hard pan" and "quick sand" affairs of their own state, do not scruple to obtrnde their unasked opinions upon us. the Penn/ft:whoa newspaper has but to say re peal, sad repeal is the word. Now, fur the benefit of our Buffalo friends we may as well inform them that le gislation ia Pennsylvania is not procured at the beck and nod of any Newspaper—that the Pastarylesitian is not Pennsylvania; and farther that a gentleman, like.the Editor of that delsetible paper, whose seat is not fairly warm in the state, is as little appreciatelPat the seat of government as he. as as lade 'known. It is within our knowledge that the warmest approvals of Mr. Fornon's gauge law, the one propeaeci to be repealed, came from the Panaricanian. What has now come over the spice it of its dream? It is unnecessary for us to answer. but this we will say, that if our Buffalo frilled, wish to as certain the true feelings of Philadelphia upon the ques tion of repeal of the gauge law, they will filed it in the proceedings of the city councils on the 17th. From that. end eien.ler demonstrations. we have no hesitation in sap hag tlist the Paurwry/seuaisers article has prodeeed "groat cry and little wool" in Baffale. Qollll".—The Loadon Mac it speaking of Her Majesty. Queen Victoria's family. which is shonly to be inersued to eight. says Cie is doing ell '•in her power to save the eau airy" froin"that worst of all National calomel tin—a disputed succession;" •ad then adds. "may nie ces. attend all her very laudable endeavors." The query naturally arises whiither the Atlas is rot ffiti og her majes. ty entirely too snail' credit for these "lardable sondes. tors"—Pnree Altihrt being, doubtless. entitled to a share! CET The'Eastoo Argus comes to es is a sew dross sod very mach eOlargod and improved. We Irish the Edi tor abuod.►nt saecies for his enterprise and spirit. • Demooritio Conferee Meeting. At a meeting of the conferees of Erie, soda part of those from Ciawford, costumed at Girard, aceurd ing to precious notice, on Saturday, February 19, isn, (L. Mau, Esq., of Erie, was called to the Chair, and A.'C. Hulleoblrok, of Crawford, was ap pointed Secretery. • On motion, yooked, That. inasmuch as Craw- ford County is not fully represented, this meeting stow adjourn] to meet again on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 3 o'clock, P. M.. at Meadtille, at .Ameri can Hotel: and that a notice to this effect be trans mined to T. N. Brooks, one of the Crawford con feree:, with a request to notify the balance of the Crawford delegates. G. HURD, Chairman. A. C.. Hou.ansax, Seey. In pursuance of 'the above resolution, a portion of the conferees me,. at the American Hotel, in Mead ville. In the abkence of several of the regularly elected conferees, substitutions were made, and the meeting consisted of Messrs. D. V. ,Derickson, John Lattimer, A. C. Hollenbeck, A. B. Richmond, and T. N. Brooks, far Crawford Co.; D. B. Der by, Benjamin Grant, H. C. Rogers, C. Robinson, A. P. Durlin, for Erie county. On motion of H.C. Rogers, T. N. Brook:, Esq., was called to thtchair, and A. P. Durlin appointed secretary, • Mr. Derickson, offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adOpted. Raolard, That inasmuch as the Senator Dele gate representing this District in the last Demo cratic State Convention was selected by the Demo• cracy of Crawford county,'the delegate to represent us in the 4th of March Convention, should, as a matter of right, be given to the Democracy of Erie county at this time, and that we concede to them the right to name said delegate. - M. B. Lowry, Eq.; was then unanimously elect ed as the delegate to represent the Senatorial dis (Het, composed if_ the counties of Erie and Craw. ford, in the Democratic - State CoUvention to be held at Harrisborgh on the first of March next. On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were ordered to be signed by the officers and published in the Democratic papers of the district; and - also that a copy of the ftiregoing resolution, properly signed, be forwarded to the delegate elect. On motion, the meeting adjourned. T. N. BROOKS, Preit. A. P. Down, Sec y. • Tkrit RIPLRY ,TILAGUDT.—Robert Peters, who was shot un Wednesday by Charles Baird, whose sister he seduced and refused to marry, was still ,living when the Kenton passed Ripley yesterday, but there ass little probability of his recovery. Baird was in California when the news of - his sis ter's ruin reached him; be immediately left his busi ness., and scarcely took rest or food till be reached Ripley. He sought en interview with Peters, and used every argument and every entreaty to induce hrm to make the only reparation left possible.— Baird finally offered Peters three thousand dollars of his hard earnings, if he would marry his sister. ‘then this was refused, Baird drew his pistol, and shot the seducer, with the intention, as be frank:y avers, of killing him on the spot. bliss Baird is said to be partially deranged. Another version of the story is, that Miss B. was engaged-to amman named Patterson, who refused to marry her, on account of receiving a letter from Peters, in which be Stated that he had frequently had illicit intercourse with Miss 8., and advised Patterson nut to marry her. Baird was written by his sister, informing him of her situation, and of Patterson's failure to perform his obligations, and he returned home to settle the matter with him.— But in au interview with Patterson be learned the above facts, and was furnished with. Peter's letter. He acknowledged it as genuine, but declined mar rying the woman he had so foully wronged; and was punished, if not as he ought to have been, yak in a way which the natural feelings of almost every brother will justify.—Cin. Gez. HRAVT Vaatitc - r.—ln the court of summon pleas yesterday morning, Judge Pain• rendered a decis ion against John Lauheratein, and in favor of Jo seph- Baiter, in the sum of •10,000, for biting off the end of plaintiff's nose, though it was said the plaintiff lad previously attacked defendant and &I/- verily bluest his theinb.-7iYationoi Dirty• r - 1111ft IPer the SW 0110.0.r 3 - 11 alleAlliatY lad Ise Mteessy. Mt. Eton* I have bolero ties ..p of tbe alma irk of Tesiddrdsor. sostaisieg aims. istoreetiatt sat isperiast dociasiesto relative to the proposed Erie & Busboy Rall Road. The alit" sad satisfactory report of the Board it Directors of the Company. sad the as thasiastic mooting of the citizess if Philadelphia. cor dially eommesdisir the sets of their Cesimila is sub scribing largely to the stock of the road, will, if floras. gratify every friesd of that vest prelim'. This is all well; bit what fellowet A letter from J. B Johnson. Esq.. who represented, by selection ofthe Commlssiensm of Erie County. the County's interests ■ad character at the meeting of the eteelholdere of the eompser.—ehargier the company with little less than defrauding the •said Ctionty of her proper part Ia the proceedings, and further preventing large '•cash ■ubesriptieas" from "gentlemen referred to." In reply to this and *squib from serneWarren coun ty gentlemen. is a communication from P. M. Price. acting trouncer of the - company. annihilating the pre tences if both. lam a citizen of Erie county, proud of her character . and jealous of her honor. Yet:owing this. you will DM doubt that I crimsoned to the brow. what from the letter and reply referred to, I read of her deep disgrace. Mr: Johnson's letter itself affords almost positive proof that the means of the county were eatntated to him for the important perms.* of protecting the wishes or remstieg the supposed wrongs of one or two favored individuals. He says—" The county of Erie executed bonds to I. delivered to the said company upon catgut coalinew; gist." nose of which does he think proper to menden, and almost immediately remarks, "I learned that as sr rangemeat had been wade to defeat the re-election of one or more of the Directors residing in the county of Erie." From this language, and there is nothing in the letter to change its bearing upon Mr. Johnson's strange delay on the measles. it would seem that the. instructions communicated were indeed worthy of silence: Inasmuch es the "arrangement"' of which the gentle- , 1011111 "teamed." does mot appear to have been interrupt ed. and Erie has been•grven her fall share in the Di reetorship Without her own assistance. the conclu sion is learnable that the **agent of Erie county" went to Philadelphia armed and equipped to secure the inter ests of ••one or more" favorites, while her interests and the State's, were le be neglected. "At 10 minutes before 3 o'clock, (the hoer fixed for. closing the polls.) J. B. Johnson, Esq.. of Erie, who had been in the building tho most of the day presented himself with the Erie County Bonds sad inquired if he could vote at the pending election." He was informed by the company's counsel that the Treasurer could re seise nothing but cash, and that under the present state things he could not Tote. This evidently wee-sapless ant to the members present, and at once, "within 6ve minutes." a meeting was organised, the objection to the vote of Erie County removed, and Mr. Johnson instant ly advised of the fact. "But," says Mr. Price, "he did not appear again." It is not at all surprising that Mr. Johnson felt it necessary to attempt a public ex ploration of each singular conduct. 1 feel fres to say, Mr. Editor, thawa more marked piece of misconduct oil the part of • public servant has scarce ever met my no. tics. Seat for the express purpose. present during most of gh. day where the preceding., in which that purpose waste be accomplished, and were being transacted. and yet neglectinge to present himself for the performeoes of his ditty, until within 10 minutes of the time fixed - for the close of business. And as if determined to de the worst for his county. aflor everything that a friendly feel ing. a eonscientioas regard for our rights eased do on the part of the Company. be refused altogether to act for us. The suited. which the county neiw presents, so far as Mr. Jettison represented her, is one of antagonism to bet own and the State's welfare. and wanting in good faith. What as enviiible position! Bet a word or two about Mr. ittlinsoo's "geutlentes referred te."—lgen• glamor ready to Make •large earth solieeriptioes."—"gen- Mien WIWI* ruffian room mu 11111C111 10 toe prospects of the reed." Tbemi indefinite individuals appear to h the been Mr. Johnson's invariable companions—:per. sons whose lead' he' carefully followed, or who as carefully followed hiM. They were with bias when he presented the bond. of the county, aid from aught that appears to the contrary.. departed with hits. The gee- Ovine -would have conferred a favor on his Erie manly readers irhe had givio their names. Possibly it might have explained what otherwise seems almost inanities: blip. From their intimacy with Mr. Johnson, anti evi dent influence over him. I should judge they were deeply interested in our county and State rail roe af fairs. and probably using our !mile felkm.eitizen and hisehasee powers. for private purposes. This ih nog complimentary. 'pis true; bat when citizens of this, see tieri shall learn that on. of the "gentlemen referred to" was none other than ALYAILD KILLILICT. sf Ohio. they will hardly stand on 'compliments is speaking of the transaction. I would suggest that as soon as Mr. Johnees.ead the other citizens of Erie. who were present. rotors. a pub lie tweeting be called. and all heard. Thin is doe to the county. that in the (store lb* tiny know en wheist to lay, or sot, the trust of bee business' and repatatiost„ It is abodes our **agent." that be may.. if passible. pat a better eesstroctioa for kissed on the documents lately published. ERIE COUNTY. A 'room or NaTuan.—A car, full of weepers,. recently paseed over the Western Railroad; in which occurred a simple but touching scene, wor thy ef record. One of the passengers was a wo man, carrying in her arms a child who annoyed ev ery one by its petulance and Crier. Mile after mile the passengers bore the infliction of its noise, which rather increased than diminished, until, at last, it became furious, and the passengers nearly so.— There were open complaints and one man shouted. —"take the child out." The train stopped at a station, when an old gentleman arose, and made the simple statement that the father of the child had died recently sway from home, that the mother had been on a visit to her friends and had died while on the visit, that her dead body was on board the train, and that the child was in the arms of a•weman who was a stranger to it. It was enough. There was tear in nearly every eye, and all were melted into pity and patience. All selfishness was lost in thinking of the desolation of the poor little wan- Flerer, who would have found a warm welcome in hands that, a moment before, would almost have visited it with a blow .—Springfield Rep. (0% The working of the new Silver Coinage hill, will probably be more satisfactory, so far as silver change is concerned, than was at first represlnted. A correspoodent of the Journal of commerce, re ferring to a note from Berend lir. Co., bullion bro kers, to Hon. James Brooks, says: Messrs. B. bt. Co. state correctly, that, to be at the true par with gold, one dollar (or two halves) should weigh. 396 grains. Now, in fact, two)talves of our present coinage weigh 4124 grains, and the excess of weight, which is equal to 164 grains, is represented by the present premium of 4 per cent. Reduce The %%eight of two halves to 396 grainy, and' the premium is extinguished. Reduce the weight still more to 134 grains, and then they would be worth three per cent. less than gold for expert..-- This is what is done by Mr. Hunter's bill. The whole reduction in the weight of the present coins is about 7 per cent., of which 4 per cent. caneeli the current premium, sod the remaining three per cent. is a discount quite large enough to retain the silver coin in the country. A P•Ta.nr CRADL111...411% Alexander Edmonds, of Mt. Pula*ki, Logan county, 111, has just obtained • patent upon a moat ingenious and beautiful in-, vention—"Hurilogical Cradle"—which will pirtic , ' ularty recommend itself to mothers.—The cradle is a handsome piece of furniture, sod mecca between tiro upright cilumes, placed upon a moveable hase, upon the principle of the pendulum of a clock. It runs by means of a weight in one of the columns, and when wound up will run 24 hours, or as much shorter time as the nurse may desire. - All who have seen it pronounce it to be a moat beautiful specimen of American ingenuity. The inventor will exhibit it at the World's Fair. The coat of the cradle is front el: to one hundred dollars, ascording to style and workmanship...a-Dem. Prue. i Itio• - TM . lf i"Pale l uldettllkialli is this !thaw is aeteel;9lltog*ls, sod to be Pushed dilating this lair, *Mown to 19,000 mil, .300,000,000. Of this amosot of railway ~, bawl, it is aim estimated that mere a u miles, or Dearly ape half, will he. hid* ( the year, atakiaii a total of railroads epee U led States, of 18,000 miles. The amp isi co 4.1 invested in these 18,000 miles of can tbe less lbw' $150,000,000. ♦ CARD. EMILI Fins C No 2. Eats :—'Ty •f Fredonia Firs Company. No. 1. take tki escrowing their gratification for the kind r attention shown them while they remained Eight Company No. 2. if Erie; sad hoping th,, the first totanhiso on the ground" and ha► stream on the Ere. Erie, Fob. Greed Literary and Artistic Arrangements have bee. made is furni s h the erbeekor Magazine, the Home Journal, hod A. York Musical World and Tian!. to newi..— sa.... on b e five dollars • year. This is cheap literatur e , vio l pence. The Knickerbocker is $3 p er „ ill , Home Journal. $2; and the Musical World and y $3 ; making $8 a year at the usual rates. Th e such works can be obtained for five dollars ayr fact truly worthy'the Caloric age, which is jock ushered in. Of Abe Koickerbocker Magazine, It Lewis Gaylurd Clark. it is unnecessary t o 'peek twenty year. it has been the most genial, ho mer ," spicy " monthly" in lb. world ; sad the preasat will be better than say which preceded it. Th e Journal, edited by Goo. P. Morris, and N. P. well knows as the best family newspaper in . and the Musical World and Times, edited by Storm Willis. with Lowell Mason, Gee. R, Thomas Hastier, {Vey: P. Bradbury, Go a F. ether musical writers contributing ; tad wkieti among other things, over ,SW) worth of music if coerce Of iasusetiom in harmony snootily, best musical journal ever published. These tY lications will poet a family up in regard to nett thing worth knowing ;—Art. Science, Litaratin Painting. Sculpture ; Inventions, Discoveries Humor, Faney: Sentiment; the Newest Fulai other attractions for Ladies ; Choice New Masii Sabbath, the Church, and the Fireside; Rev Criticisms of Musical Works, Performers aio minces ; in short, the very pick and cream of Ni cident. History, Biography, Art, Literature sat including whatever can be given in periodieai mote Healthy Amusement aid Build Inetrectit family, and help to make it better. Wiser and may be now obtained for five dollars. Address Wit.i.ts. 257 Broadway. Feb. 26, 1853. NOTICE.—The Trustees 'foam First . Congregation in Erie. will offer ea Tuesday day of Mareb mist, at the Mooting Boas*, tie Pawa in ths Gallery for oak. sad is ease they sold, will be rented. Alec six Pews below. eionamenea at 2 o'oloek, P. M.. of said day. I T , of the Board of Trustees. 3, C. MARSHALL, Erie, Feb. 26. • leer Daritcsrion saw Conrsanscs.—Tbs Charch at Girard will be dedicated on Saw Sanday. sth and 6th March A general situ solicited. II•BRIED Oa the 21st inst.. its this city by Rs.. Wm, T, NATINIAII C. BKALET and Mi..AIRY ✓SICNIVIIS. Erie. On the 16th inet.. nt the guidance of Wer Esq .by the Rev. Chutes Aryl', Pastor of 8. Church, Mr. J. I'. Walker, U. 8. N., end Mm Gantt of this city. DIZD. fa Millereek oo the With inst.. Laws A.. daoghtor of Jobs Barton. *god 7 years and 10 Oa Sunday tivonisi last. in am city. after a illness, .7%.. Fiances, wife of Mr. Jesopie v brr 21st ar. . Os thel e ilth inst.. it.t.hie resideneo in Girard Mr. Wll. WILIIIIIER. in the 7&b Tear of his ste. On the 21st oh., is this city G H. 'rt spoof Junes and Bouly Calborteos. aged I yeu and 21 dais. Announcement. I OFFER myself •n Independent Candidate for Jun, .1 Peace, for the beet Ward of the City of-,Erie, salq deeiricio of the Citizens at the BaUotßoz. Erie F€b. Tnorcios. Dissolution. Nprros» hcnra - try irl•ca MAI the cw - partnerenty Wting between the *tame fibers was disnelewton iA of rOb - Ins. by annual content. A. BEIERMY , Eiie. Feb.ll4 Iftll-3411. L. B. CHB" - ' Bibles aad Prayer Books. I UST received from D. Appleton Ir. Co.. the be of Bibles and Prayer Books ever Miffed to this Call mid examine them at No 9, Drowu's Iloirl. • Erie Feh DL'RLINSLOAN 8a• tford Tiro Insurance Compaq : OFFICE NO. I. STATE STRIA:T. RARTFORP, tval I NCII/RPoRAEED ISIS Charter perpetual. Atußmd capital 4130.000. Subteribed Capital st#o,ooll, lea w Personal property of all kiwis, Waived as low u the magi admit. BOARD OF DIRECTGRS. H. llcirrincrros. President. - Oil via Day. Job Allyn, • • John P. Brace, - C 134 ries J Raa, • A F. WILMARTII. M. CHRISTOPHER C. LYMAN. Assist. Ree'y- J. J. LINTS, Ageni.Erie.ft irr ntßee in the Reading Room. in Gunnison's RuSdas Feb. %. 1P33. Albert Day, James Goodwin, Crtsties Boswell, Mabry Jimmy, REED ROUSE EALL:I TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1853 S - - - - - IX In number. four gentleman and two ladies. non tarrAl Granite State." will give one concerto:Or. in Erie. as slit occasion they will introduce • choice 'etre lira of taroni ar sic not performed at their former concerts to this plate rir Tickets IS cents. Children. half price Doom gttn 6i O'clock, Concert to commence at 7 J. A. El EV EILANCL Af, Notice. ANY Person hawing claims against Becker k lset weds of the Orin will please present - their bills to Esq BECKER & . Erie, Feb. 26 1663. Zinpires are Awake. • WE are just beginning to receive our Elm purcbaat goodii. the first goods reed in Erie Ibis smog nom:, triunity has been gssed long enough about buy ler °dodo" goods ar26 to $0 per cent lower than new goods could Nal year, any one can moon be convinced by exanuair.r new goods that dry goods can and wtil he at the larrol year •t lees prices than were ever sold before lu:sl.l , " * . domestic gooda.we have the agency of a number of Inc establrehmenta which will enable us so jot, rods a ilar• as low nanny jobbing bouts in New York. Feb. 261839—C1 CADWELL k gg 21111001.91 GREAT EXHIBITION PRIZE.TBREAD I TSix Cord Thread. made principally from ees J. ton, is warrsated oot to kink or knot IS KWH* WI . St congest and smoothest in the world. It is now tabled' of all other makes. . FOR SALE BY Tweedy. Moulton & Plnziptoc. Hunter. Buckley & C 0... Calhoun. Vanderburg!' & Ca. Lee. Fenton & Phelps, Avery. Hillard & Co.. Hen rya, Bmlth Tawnier d. W. & J. Monism& Co.. Jobs Mania Jr.. & Co.. Freeland. Sam & Co..' Clamp. Mellen & Co., Lard. Wanes. Saner & Co., Oreesway. Bre'hers& Ca. Opdyke 1 31. . Lib & Co.. - .Lothrop& Lithiumii. Hurlbut. Alasworth & Pierson. John Surintird Jr.. do CO.. .4slth. Carry& lifosely. BreCika. Itrogiers. dr. Lt...lbs And by all the lending jobbers &e.. in New York. ` — " , ..- -1* *dolphin and IlittHenore. Feh. soar Aura szos ErrAusiziggiclO rotl MIME old and well known establishment of the to__.ber di i on French at., In the city of Erle. has been reum ' ''' aidi three. story brick building, recently erected on th e wr i st door north of the old stand. a here the public will b e ;d A with Amt. sad Shaer of all descriptions with froniPme"wa the lowest possible rates consistent with the cost of the , Thankful for the liberaltronage heretofore extended to pa rid and determined so spare no endeavors to give satistr ov ice 7; 00 score both of quality and price, they hope to merit a d continued support and encouragement of the community_ Arie, Feb 'VS 1033-41. J. & J. floods 1 'kids! ! Fm.% garden It Flower Aced* a large supply o fall IttwilL S l of which we have received from a celebrated wed PP LIA England. our stock Of MO 181.00 111 A MMUS to OUO • 0.1 4 n"* . Gardner's apd other. are lorded to call and epitome Erie. Fob. 16 11833--t7. chAitE MrC.411"7- 1 75 i'llit, - EIT --- :2l'ir'"'"',;:i2itt l ai.'idt- T AIT I.IIS -- -11 A LTIIIIVIA al AM Carrot Seed. this ecnneeic — iis n4 t at weeded from England as a geld Carrot. grows so a ilia to of 11 nth Color, deep yellow. Ea*. reit. SO '43-41 - CLARK McCall •