Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-05-02
VOICES FROM 1HE PEOPLE.

Editor Telegraph: DEAR SIR-Local
news 10 a person acquainted with the 10.
caliiy is especially interesting, and ience
have cause TO regard the weekly advent
of the Telegraph as necessity. as you
keep us who are at distance, so faithful
ly advised as to the doings and prospects
of a town, which somehow endrars itself
to every one who has ever lived in it,
comprising many of the best characteris-
tics of New England town. 1t has also
many liberal, large hearted traits, which l
regret 10 say, are not prevalent among us.
And this leads me to a few reflections,
made apparent by recent events. You
will, l presume, pardon me for what say,
for as 1 was raised upon this soil, and it is
still my home, 1 am of course included in
the general whole of which l speak
lam well aware that a person born and
bred in New England, and who has never
had extensive travel over, or intercourse
with the West and South, usually regards
this little corner of the republic as much
the most impO' tant section of the country,
If indeed, he regards anything outside Of
New England al all.
A sort of selfsuficiency b as overtaken
our people, who believe that the world
reyolves around Boston as lis centre-an
egotism pardonable on many accounts,
perhaps. whrn they regard her compare
tive age, the opportunities she offers for a
liberal education, the culture which exists
in many Of her circles, and her hank, rail
road and manufacturing stocks, but no
less an egotism which is at war with true
patriotism. There is too much Ofa spirit
of dictatiOn and superior knowledge
manifested in her cOunsels with other Sec
tions of The country whose interests excrpd
by far those of these six little States. 1t
is true that the tea was thrown overheard
in Boston HarbOr, rather than that unjust
duties should be paid by our citizrns-
that Bunker Hill Monument, with all IFS
historic remembrances, stands upon the
heights of CharleslOwn-(nnw Boslon)
that the "Cradlr of Liberty" still Exists in
one ol the squares, or rather Octagonals of
bnsion-tllat the ashes of Samuel Adams.
and John Adams, and john Hancock. and
Daniel Wesbter. ard Horace Mann. and
our late lamenled Summer, are mingled
with the soil of Massachusetts. II Is true
that VIM. Lloyd Garrison and Wendell
Phillips, and the poet Whittier, with their
ALI S, sounded tho bugle of Liberty to all
within our land" from the hills Oi Massa-
chuselts, so loud aud long. that its mites
were heard upon the plantations that bOr-
der on the Gulf But nevertheless, the
undue spirit of egoiism and dicIation that
exists here, is none the less to be deplored.
True patriotism cannot be- sectional in its
interests. That particular policy which
may best subserve the interests OF the
merchants of Boston," may prove disas-
lrous to the immense producers of the
West and South. II is for the greatest
good of the whole country that general
legislation should be framed.
Doubtless you have noticed that when.
ever any important m4lter comes before
Congress forthwith meeting of the ''Mer.
chants of Boston" and one would think
10 hrar the solrmnily with which :hcsC
words are prou1ouced by genuine Yam
kre, that the fate of the country is in their
bands, Is called sowest In FsnueIl HaIl-