The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-30
4 r..sssr ~. Levy C...sy.


RomwooD, FLA, July -, 1880
ESyor Floriaian: Your very valuable paper
comesto hand regularly and h. indeed. welcome
from difEerent parts Of The State, but no one has
yet attempted TO say word In behalf of old
Levy.
Our county 10 not much on farming, more at
tension being paid 10 stock-raising. Only small
farms are cultivated for home consumption.
Corn, sugar-cane and sweet potatoes are the gen.
erAl crop planted and for these products the soil
h admirably adapted. The crops throughout the
county ara reported 70 be very promising. al
though the drouth In the western and southern
portions of the county has been very severe. II
came too late to damage the crops to any great
extent. On the Gulf Hammock there has been
no rain for the past two menths worthy Of note
until within the last few days. we have had some
very refreshing showers, which will evidently
prove beneficial to both man and beast.
All along the line of railroad vegetables are
successfully raised and shipped TO the Northern
markets. and one would Judge from the smiling
faces OF our truckmen~ around Rosewood that
they have been successful this season. Rosewood
Ia small village situated on the Transit road,
ten miles north of Cedar Key. II Is a regular
station, and the trains stop regularly going and
| and coming. We have an express Office here,
one dry goods store, one grocery store, several
dwellings completed and occupied, a nice church
and q school house about completed, and other
dwellings in course of erection. 1t is n beautiful
site for . town, situated on beautiful pine Level
in full view of the famous Gulf Hammock, where
l. Il A.. 10 ..1
and game in abundance can be found by the
sportsman. Mr.. @. B. Dibble owns most of the
lands lying in and around Rosewood, and offers
| great inducements 10 settlers. The health of the
county, so far as | can learn, is remarkably good
in comparison with other years. When We have
very wet summers, we are usually visited more
or less with chills and fever, but this season we
hear of but little complaint.
! In politics our county is decidedly Democratic,
only few floating Republicans to be found, and
they Gerry silent. You can always tell one Of
them when you meet him by hislooks. He looks
down cast and his underjaw hangs very low he
reminds one Of the little boy who lost his last
dime at game of marbles. have conversed
with several colored voters who have always
heretofore voted the straight out Republican
ticket, and find them very much confused on
the present political issues They seem TO begin
| to understand that their best friends are not TO
be found in the Republican ranks, and often re-
| fer to that old promise of forty acres and
mule" They also realize the fact that they are
not slaves 10 any party or faction but absolutely
free TO vote for whOmsOever they choose. 1t is TO
be hoped that many OF our colorod friends will
| ere long see the error of their way, step boldly
out Of the ranks of the Republicans and vote side
by side with their Democratic friends Of the
South The home Of the colored man is South ;
his whole interest is here Why, then, should
any one be surprised to the intelligent colored
man denounce the carpet bdgger and join issue
with the Democratic party the only party that
sustains his interest, and protects his home and
his rights and his privileges as freeman. There
is nothing impossible with God" and il is not at
all impossible for old Levy TO give Bloxham a
rousing majority. More anon.
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