Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-12-30
The D;HeuIty at Erie.


The Difficulty at Erie.
By late dispatches it will be seen that the diff
culties at Erie are not yet ended and from appear
ances it viii be good while before they will end.
This is much to be regretted, and should serve
as an admonition against al similar selfish rivalry
all over the country. We here have bold, living
illustration of the inter-conneeionb between all men,
all communities, and all nations; and of how an
injury TO one neighbor, is injury, directly in
directly, to all. The people of Eric do not rish
to dyure other people or other communities what
they are doing is done under mistaken notion of
defending their own pecuniary interests, These
interests clash, supposed TO clash, with those
of the Railroad Company, and hence the strife and
violence between them But the result proves that
the injury which they do the Railroad Company
does not stop there. The whole country, east
and west, is more less injured, because the Rail
road is the artery of connection between one part
and another, and severance thereof stops the cir
culation necessary TO the best prosperity and con-
venicnce of both.
The result is a universal condemnation of the
Eric people, by every body living outside of Erie
and its local vicinity. And this condemnation
finds vent in the coarsest terms of invectiyc and
abuse. To such a degree is it carried, that even
placid people are reused into terrible indigna-
tion and use words accordingly. Even our mild
bachelor friend the junior Of the Sentinel INDUCES
in q repetition of the word 'sScoundrcls" seem
ingy to express by that repetition an intensity of
significance which the use of it only once would
not do.
All this is in degree as short sighted as the
violence complained of. 1t but inaames the peo-
pie of Erie, and incites them to continued and
greater acts of violence. 1t does no good, and is
unjust.
1t is unjust, because the people of Erie no
worse than those who are denouncng them, and
are doing only what their dcnouncers would do
were they and their interests located at Erie-are
in fact, doing only just what their denouncers are
noc doing and have been doing all along The
people of Buffalo have "Break of Guagc'' at that
place. or what is the same thing, the stations of
the Western and Eastern Roads are so far apart
that travellers have to stop. Cars have to be I'M
loaded passengers have to be transported by car
riage from one station TO the other, and the times
of coming in and going out are so arranged as TO
make it necessary to stop for supper or to stay
over night
SO at Cleveland Passengers for the east, or
west or south, cannot go on without stopping, and
must patronze a tavern or an omnibus while so
stopping. And should the Eastern and Western
Railroads desire to unite, and have continuous
track through the city the authorities thcrcofwoud
forbid it and should the Companies then proceed
to do it in defiance of the authorities the citizens
would do just what the people of Erie are now
doing.
So at Chicago \ passenger for Beloit or Ga
lena cannot go through without being annoyed
by "Break of Guage, and must pay twenty five
cents for hack for getting from one Railroad to
another. The authorities of that city would not
permit continuous track through it, and the cit
liens would tear it up, should an attempt be made
to force it. Witness the terrible fuss and use of
bad language by the Chicago Press against GER
tain proposed cut offs " designed to take travel
lers to their desired destinations without COMPEL
ing them to go to Chicago, ont Of their way, and
where they have no business calling them.
So, too, in our midst The same spirit in a de-
gree, has been manifesting itself between the Ra-
cine & Beloit and the Kenosha < GAINESVILLE Rail
road Companies, and all interested therein The
same between Milwaukee and its Railroads, and
the Valley Road The same between GAINESVILLE
aud Beloit a Railroad is building from Belot TO
Madison, and a good share of the track is graded.
1t goes within sir miles of GAINESVILLE, and could
go through it, with but triing increase ofdistance
and expense The people Of GAINESVILLE desire
oil IN Mnti aud cd IN hnv
but the Beloit people would go TO great lengths
before they would permit their Road TO 60 to James
vile. The same spirit was manifested by the
GAINESVILLE people while the Valley Road was loca
ting and they would have it turn off at chat place
and not go to Beloit. The Milwaukee Road will
soon be completed to Madison, and then Road
from Bcloit to GAINESVILLE would connect all these
places with Madison; but this probably will not
at present be done, because Of this same spirit.
Out of all which is seen that humanity is the
same everywhere and the people of Eric have only
more fully developed the spirit which guides us
all in degree.
They have erred, greatly erred. Their true in
terests arc jeopardcd by this violence. Their con-
duct should be reprchcndcd by themselves and by
all lovers of justice. 1t is wrong and injurious,
working harm to themselves as well as others. In
the end they will fail, for the great interests de-
mandng continuous track through that place
are stronger than Erie and will ultimately prevail
over it.
And to effect this end, it is we'll to have an OK
pres sion of Indignation from the whole people.
Mobs and violence should be frowncd spon 1t
is we'll for meetings to be held all over the country
TO express condemnation Of the courSc.-D.
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