The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-20

We do not think that there ever was time
when The people should be more careful in select
ing good, competent men for legislators. We
need men Of individuality, selfreliant, who pos
500 both the will and industry 10 think and in
Fesligzfe for themselves. and who will not COM
piacenfly yield 10 the ip& dizis of the old polit-
iczi EARers and fossils who have heretofore
dominAiel in the State. The ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of the L / Fund is one of the things which the
Democzfic parry has put forth in its platform to
Dc accomplished, thing Of vital importance to
south and West Florida, and TO assist IN doing
this South Florida must utilize her best talent or
eise 1uleeism will prove triumphant over the
Interests d The people. This fund affords, more
over, In lis present state, lot of good picking
fnF lawyers and court officers as well as political
faVoriies. all Of whom may be expected TO OPP
poe cOFeTfly at least, II not openly, 6ny action
Ehich would deprive them of their making
money n The expense Of the State There are
olher matters Of vital importance requiring wise
heads with msiured judgments, for their consid-
erzuon. and therefore We earnestly t>e INC Peo-
80 ron1fr co----sTOns so as 10 secure for can
sis.s-s I0e men best fitted 10 serve them-7am-
"a Ir5bUze.
The suggestions of the Iri6ane as to
the importance of selecting good, compe-
tent men for the Legislature are worthy Of
consideration. Aside from the other mat
tss upon which the Legislature will be
called on to act, the most important ques-
tion which can engage the attention of
that body, that which is of special inter-
st 70 South and West Florida, will be
the disencumberment of the public lands
from the embarrassment surrounding them
growing out of the obligations incurred
under the act of 1855. To accomplish
this viii require the best judgment of the
Legislature. The obligations for which
the lands are responsible aggregate but a
small proportion of their value, but insig-
nihcant as the sum may be it is sufficient
20 prevent the Legislature or the Trus-
tees from applying the lands in such a
way e 20 i'ssKre the works of improve
Dsut % greatly needed by the sections
mentioned. They are 80 "tied up" so to
speak, - TO allow the creditors of the
fund 70 interfere through the courts and
prsventAU disposition of them that does
not have - . first object the satisfaction
Of their claims To devise o scheme,
therefore, which will unite them will be
The business Of the Legislature, for the
lands can only be "disencumbered by
eEtinguishing the claims upon them as
they exist in their present shape. New
bonds secured by pledge of lands spe-
cially set apart is plan suggested which
Il regarded by capitalists a. feasible
With domain of fifteen million acres it
will Be extraordinary If means cannot be
devised which viii release two-thirds of
snch N immense body and leave the re
naming third as . security for obligations
whinh aggregate considerably less than
= nillion Of dollars.
Mesntime, Yuleeism . has been doing
q good work towards breaking the Pose
grip On the Internal improvement Fund.
ne injunction granted by Judge Blatch-
ford, - the suit Of Mr.. Ynlee, l. the first
slrsak Of light that has flashed on this
dazk subject in years. As We understand
ths Dstler, some b2o0, 900 Of the internal
inprDysne1s bonds Voss claims 10 own
are not his, and ppysr were legally his
property, - - isjRpciion rsstrsins him
f'pn 6.Ps5 * - e IS IL conpona.