, 1874-08-12
FLORIDA JUSTICE.

The Goyernmont and tho Taxpayers SOON lust
now to be tho two parties into which the South
orn people arc divided. 1t has boan often said
that Government ia anecessary OWL. This il the
character OF tue institution, somosay, oven at it's
best. In tho Southern States, however, Coy
ernmont ia fast becoming an lnmi1ed, rs we'll as
d necessary, owl. Tho Govo1nment OF the
Southern States, made up for tho most part Of
carpot-baggers, are arrayed against thoproperty-
owners. Tho Proporty-owners arc arraycd
against tho Government. Rulers and ta1-pay-
erB, or the dovourora and the devourod, such
aro the two great olasHea into which South
ern society is boing differentiated. Ono of tile
last tsiumpha OF the carpot-baggora WIS in
Floriaa. Tho Florida carpot-bnggora issued
bonds to tho extent OF million or 40. Thoy
wanted thoy claimed, to raiao money to meet tllo
deficiency III tho expenses necessary to carry on
tho Htato Government. Dofore tho War the
money raised III Florida by taxation was only
ono-third Of what it il now, and that third WAS
found sufficient to run tho Government.
Radical, oarpet-bag, loyal Republican rule ia a
grent luxury. State must surrender ita all 10
obtain It, Taxpayers must consent to bo blcd
to death In orlor to purchase it. ponco pros-
porty, order, security, Justice, civilization al-
most, must DO giyon in exoAnnge for It, 1t is
not to be wondered at, then, that Florida, which
is bleasod with loyal Republican, carpct-bag rulo,
should pay four or five times as much for gov
ornmcutal expenses aa it did before tue War.
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millions more Of railroad bonds for which
tho State obtained just about aa much consider
alton it is likely to obtain for tho last million.
nothing Mt all Tho four million bonds have
boon Issued, but not q single milo Of road has
been built in return. FloriGa has n carpet-bag
Supreme Court just as South Carolna has d
carpot-bag Governor. OF course, when the bond
question was brought before that Court, 1t held
tho bonds to llnvo boon conBtitntiouai1y issued.
The Court held spccal sesaion for that pur
poao o,-an oxtsaorainary session, ono not pro-
viled for at all by tho Constitution. It IL re-
markablo tint tho Court should hayo been baro
faced enough to mail,tun tho legality of those
bonds considering tint aomo months bofoyo
Judge Fraser, OF tho Unitod Suites Court, had
decided adversely to them. Judge Fraser in q
Republican, but not a carpot-baggor. Ho
thought It very cloar that the isauo Of the bonds
waa prohibited by tho Florida Constitution
THIS did not suit tho loyal carpet-baggors. Thoy
accordingly matlo up another caso, md lad tho
question argued before IL court supposed to be
moro friendly 10 their interests, They succoo.l-
cd to tloir honrta' contont. Judge Randall went
counter to tho United statoa Judge III tho most
loyal, Republican. carrot-bag way. I.ittlotcld
IL tho man who represents tho holders Of florida
bonds, aud Willy man l.e ia lilo Ia ror.oaonted
III having reduced bribery to ono OF lilo fine
arta. 11e wond not oiror 10 much mouoy to tle
Chief Justice for favorable dooisior. Dnt tho
Chief Justice ownod house. and I.lttlefio!d is
said to laye purchased 1t NJ pretty ronnt tlg-
uros. It IL Hail that ho approached Judge
Fraser. tho United states Judge, in ths ways
Fraser owned honao in JaokBonY9llo Lttle-
field offered him very high prioe:for IL; but tho
bonoBt Judge cav through tho thin dsgulso and