The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-08

MONTICELLO. June 5. 1880.

MONTICELLO, June 5, 1880.
Editor Floridian: We were startled by the re-
port of a Howitzer that went off in the Jack.
sonville Union received to-day. A howitzer is q
little gun with big bore. Not much of a "big
gun" any where. 1t is usually charged with
powder, and needs swabbing out after each dis
charge. BY the way. had almost forgotten
that you were an old artillery officer in the c. s.
A, and will not try TO tell you anything further
about the hOwitzer in general, but will briefly,
by your leave, refer to the newly developed gun
Of our county. t is evidently an air gun, and
has gone of halfcocked, to the surprise Of many
of the late associates with which it "quiled in
view OF our recent county convention This
Howitzer" enters into the details Of the so
called "Pasco ring" with a vengeance that
smells Of gore" He tells how they gulled The
poor ignorant Drew and Bloxham men, in q
manner most objectionable. How they actually
sorote tickets beforehand, and had everything ready
How they put up" cut and dried resolutions
on the boys, etc. He calls his statement one of
fact" / will give him another, or rather, mas
much as he is so well posted, ask little infor-
nation of him.
Was 1t not bOasted by Governor Drew 8 friends
that he would carry the county by seven-eghths
majority in mass-meeting? Was il not asserted
for weeks and months prior to the convention
that none but Drew delegates could represent
our county in the State Convention, and that
there were not half dozen men opposed to
him! Was the basis of this presumptuous boast
ing the result Of quiet canvassins, and conf
DENTAL interchanges OF views of 3 determined
set of Governor Drew's friends, ,ir was It all
bombastf Is it not a fact that the only resOln-
tons "cutand dried," or drawn from the breast
pocket, were offered by Drew meEs Is it not
fact that the only resolutions adopted were offered
by committee Of six. of whom Three were pro-
nounced Drew men Is it moi a further fact that
Governor Drews name does moi appear in those
resolutionss L. it still further true that it was
deemed mprudent to bring him prominently
before the meetingf What does che total lack
Of endorsement, or favorable mention amount
to under the circumstancess Is It really true
that the Ignorance Of the. rank and file has
reached that grade imputed to them by " How
itzTf" Have they really fallen Into the. trap
Get by Pascos ring" only 10 be worked up into
a rousing majority by the boss ?" Us it possible
that they could not be aroused from their dan
gerOns sleep by the astule and indefAtigable
leaders who espoused the Drew cause Il 1t
possible that Pasco should have won victory
ct hume with everybody for Bloxham aud all
the ress for Drew, and J. x l., Of. Madison, hard
at work upon the floor of our convention, and
helping ~ u attend 10 our affairs in neigh
borly spirit most noticeable indeeas Is 1t pos
sible that motion made by Drew leader, to
make the choice OF our accredited delegation
unanimous. and which was carried without OPP
position, was only . Drew joke, and that the
people are really hypocrites. and all dissatis-
when Howitzef 4" replies 10 These inquifies
and proves he corrupt practices charged, we
shall Join him In his .husilasle. anil vole per.
psiaal sxsnipli0a itoml sMabblhg forlhla especial
III. Eda0s. i would mol ssI nlacs ID your
columns i6r auch a. 4ssiols - have written,
hi - elIbst foshelltsle No sapeetahiliy and
ssasSin6 n a. IA a plloses n a sl6olina
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