Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-10
RICHMOND. APRIL 10. 1871.
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10 rH. tpifoRs OP TIN gSVuiRER.
hs,e firm the NIo,r,i InieIgencsr an nttice
cori from the Charleston Courier, aud send il o,ou in
the hope that YOU will agree with that it Is worthy 10 M
Published e0nbedo.sy the Enquirer. on account Of the
fine taste and sprghty Wit which il exhibits Il one of
the happiest trihss ever saw.
The note OF the National Int,gcneer NAV lie published
toobeeaue good sense in its, though very probably
he mistakes the Charleston writer's sen,ime,I se YOU
note which if you please you may ,uboin to Mr. Gales
note.
Don't believe that Iwish this republication for any seri
Gus purpose ~late'erbut oy for The fun of The ding
(Repsbi.hea in the Enquirer by particular Rsques,3
ON THE ACQUISITION OF FLORIDA.
The following lively article is copied
from The Charleston Courier. i'm which
paper il appears as a communications
DREAMS OF GOLD.
The acquisition Of Florida. while il al
lords to the nation q little more room for
exercise, and to Congress (if il be d bad
one) little more room for wrangliBg, has
served to fill the bOsoms of inslividnals
with a species of exhilaratng gas, pro.
dnciuS fantastic hopes and visions, sin.
gular IN their appearance, aud various i'm
their exemplification. II would seem as
1t every wish was to be achi ,yed in Flo.
| rida. and every i'll 10 terminate there:
that, with the soft facility of her own
zephyrs, she is 10 yield TO every solici.a-
ton. throwing entirely into the back
ground, the cold and barren reserve of
the old ladies OF the connection.
| We shall attempt brief sketch of the
enthusiastic exeiiemen, which has grown
! out OF The simple proposition, "Fio,ida is
ours. On The asnunciation Of Ibis inn
| por'an' fact, the specHlator in land saws
| TO himself. made a bargain some time
SINCE with the government !; it turned oui
10 be bad one. il is true, bui the govern.
meni with much kindness, (not much
! cunning. however, lei me of. Now, i,
| does mol require much courage TO make
| another contract, because, il il fails.
shall be released, aud The profits are all
Ioine: Besides. The profits are certain;
Tor, II the land he low aud wet, il will suit
Tor The culture of rice /; if dry, il will be
good tor cotton: il nlarshy, excelen, for
manure; II river be near, appropriate
Tor trade: 1t the river be re,nvtr, secured
from ireshes ;. woody, full of ship.tim.
Der II pine barren, just The spot for
health; where the growth is lofty, abound.
lag with oak; and where hubble, the
fragrant pine apple and orange; il near
Augustine, how secure from invasion;
IL near Pensacola, how accessible 10 com.
mcrce il Inhabited, what an INDUCE
ment to settle on II; if uninhabi,ed, what
a site Tor colony" Tins comprehen.
sive In his views, eager IN his ishes. and
fertile IN his illusions, the land sprcualor
ehDarks Tor Augustine, with The anxiety
OF bridegroom 10 behold his spouse.
Another set Of enthusiasts are called
Office Hunters" These are gentlemen
who Will do no work unless the nation
are their masters, They irus, not to la
Dor. nor 10 chance, nor To the contracts
or responsibilities of individuals No!
moi They They mus, be paid from The
pdbiie ireasury-thty must be engaged
by me year AT least, ii they cannot as they
prefer, he engaged tor life. AS The govern
ment isIndepeudenr. il would be wrong 10
say that those are not so wl,oldepend upon
lis favors. Now, To illustrate The effects
ni the Florida purchase, and The estab-
lishmeni OF a provincial government, on
these gentlemen, we viii suppose that one
once only is vacant, aud that for this
| tnere are, and II Is "a moderate calculation.
one hundred candidates. The new Office
Deins created, some process like The fol-
lowing passes simultaneously in the
hearts OF these hundred individuals. scat.
tered over the Union. 10 vii ." want an
ohce-l deserve an otiice-Ill apply for
an ofi1ce-l am pretty sure of geiiing an
office" Written applications follow, ac-
compsnied with recommendations, where
they can be Obtained, stating the peculiar
aptitude OF the candidate. The patient
now enjoys pleasing anxiety, sustained
by the consciousness of approaching elc.
walton: lie never dreams of defeat. bui
makes up als mind, with sioical firmness,
to abandon his home in quest Of those
hopors which The Scriptures DENY to a
prophet, except he be on his travels
Never once does il occur to these eauer
expectanfs. that, as Ciad.reiia's slipper
belonged only 10 Cinderella, though all
the girls IN The universe should iry 10 pui
IL on, so AL Office can belong only TO one
individual, and IL IL useless for so many
to try and squeeze themselves into it
When the numerous civil and judicial Off
GERS, Judges, MaTsbais, Collectors, Clerks,
Attorneys, dc. which ara 10 grow eui OF
The Florida treaty, are considered, aud
yet how dispropOrtiOnate they are 10 lie
number OF applicants. il is melancholy 10
think how few ef the eggs can produce
any thing over Which vanity sits brood
ing. Yet expectation is pleasing.
There is something exhilaraiing 10 this
acquisition to The professors of The law.
a Title drawn IN strange language must
be, to certain degree, obscure-and, in
ibInly settled country, difficult OF de-
iDsrcailon. The changes OF government,
former aud recent, multiply difficulties.
Tue American must pay for Spanish, and
the Spanlard fer American law so that
| here is a string OF Inducements for this
class of sharp wilted adveBiu;ers.
A vsleiudinariau, who has been quiet.
~ waiting that Florida might be tcdeJ,
to go theIe Tor bis health. has rejected all
medical prescription, aud relies for REQ
cry OH the orange groves Of Augustine
and an epicure. who had recently visited
il. OF hearing the ratification OF HE treaty,