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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

Mr.. Bloxham is gentemanly man but in
tensely Southern in his feelings, purposes and
instincts. He will not beincliDed to be 80 liberal
in dealing with the questions Of public policy as
is Governor Drew. His State administration, if
elected, will run in groove marked out by the
exclusive but gentlemanly coterie of Tallahassee
politicians. His political Mecca will be the cap
ital of the State, and his State policy will cover
the wants and needs OF his party only.
The above we clip from an editorial in
the Sun and Press of the 18th. 1t is to
be supposed that Mr.. Bloxham is South
ern in his feelings The law of State and
nation will accord this sentiment to any
man. The word intensely" however,
does not apply to Mr.. Bloxham-he is q
liberal, and to all interests and purposes,
will be conservative. 1t is a matter of
surprise that Mr.. Sawyer should accuse
the generous Bloxham of being intensely
Southern, and that his administration
would not encourage immigration. No
fair-mined r, publican in this State would
make such an accusation against man
who is the very opposite of radicalism.
Northern gentlemen who have made this
section their home for the past seven or
eight years have full confidence in our
standard bearer They believe that Mr..
Bloxham is eminently conservative, and
that his administration will do more to-
wards uprooting sectionalism than any
other man in the party. AS Captain c.
E. Dyke, of the FLoRIDIAN, is mentioned
as man of power who yields his sceptre
in favor of extreme measures; we happen
to know that this chief of the journalistic
staff of Florida entertains the most kindly
sentiments, and is as much opposed to
false issues as any other man. It is too
late in the day to muster up political
capital against Mr.. Bloxbam, his political
record is too well. known. We love him
because he is liberal aud conservative in
every sense of the word alatk0 Her
aid, July l7th.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23
SEMI-WEEKLY FLORIDIAN.
ONE DOLLAR TO JAN. 1851.

We commenced, on July I'd, the issue of THE
SEM WEEKLY FLoRIDIAN. The paper will be
published twice a week until November, and
perhaps longer, if circumstances will justify it.
In the meantime will not the friends of good
government make little effort to extend its
circulation. The price-oNE DOLLAR for the
balance of the year-puts it within the reach of
thousands who seldom read irst-class news
paper Every issue of the FLoRIDIAN will con-
tain lbe kind Of mental food the people need.
Il viii inform and instruct the masses and fur
nish material for use " on the stump" and no
person who desires 10 be posted can afford 10 be
without il. For the present, the paper is being
published al an absolute loss TO the proprietor,
but he viii be satisfied to endure this if the
cause 50 dear 10 US all triumphs in the end. To
those sending US clubs Of flee su5sciJers, accom-
panied with the money, an extra copy will be
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

NEW WAM0Q - 00O@W& A@ r---ssssse
A recent traveller in Japan ssys:
{ They do know how 70. cook rice here
though, and for the beaeft o. gro
Gers and consumers n he Unitsd Btssss
have investigated the matter. Only just
enough cold water 10 poured on to pre-
vent the rice from burning the pot, which
has close-ftting cover, and IS set ON
moderate FIRE, The rice il steam
ed, rather than boiled, until it is
nearly done; then the cover Of the pot il
taken of, the surplus steam and moisture
are allowed to escape, and the rice turns
out mass of snow-white kernels, each
separate from the other, and ~ much su-
perior to the soggy mass we usually get
in the United States as fine mealy potato
is to the water-soaked article. have seen
something approaching this in our South
ern States, but do not think even there
they do it as skillfully as it is done here,
and in the Northen States very few per.
sons understand how to cook rice properly.
/ am sure that, if cooked as it is here, the
consumption of this wholesome and deli.
cious cereal would largely increase in
America"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

The county convention of the Conservative
Democratic party Of Jackson county will meet q
Mariana. on the 18Th day of August, to nomi-
nate candidates for the State Legislature.
The county convention of Lafayette county
viii be held Al New Troy on the 21st of July.
The Gsdsden county convention will meet q
Quincy on the 3lst Of July.
The county convention Of Suwsnnee county
VIII be held al Live Oak on the I'd Of September
The county convention Of Manatee county vii
Be held n Pine Level on the ID of August.
The county convention Of Marion county win
be held ~ Ocala on the 18th of August
The county convention of Sumter county vii
be he'd n Leesburg on the 14th of August.
The county convention Of Madison county viii
BE held 81 Aadison on The 9TH Of August
The county convention Of fernando county
VIII Be hsld at Tampa, On the lsth Of August
Ths county convention Of Orange county vii
BE held q Orlando on the 18th day Of August
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The rati6cation meeting held At JaCk-
sonville on Tuesday evening We probably
the largesf ana most enthusiastic gather
ing which hasa = VI occurred. The crowd
was very large sid included . consider
able number Of white and black Republi-
licans, who listened with interest, (and it
is to be hoped with profit, to excellent
speeches from Governor Bloxham, Gen
eral Perry, General Finley, Senator Cali,
Major Russell and others.
A national flag was suspended over the
speakers stand, and Q salute of thirty
eight guns was fred. The Hancock and
Bloxham club, one hundred and fifty
strong, marched from their quarters to
the place of meeting in torch-light pro-
cessiou. Many ladies were present.
From the Unios's account we extract
the following:
Governor Bloxham was first introduced. He
congratulated the people of Florida on now hav-
ing an opportunity of showing the entire coun-
try that they desired to bury all sectional feeling
ana pre1u0lCeS. In tue nedIty DupkDOEt "a Ucu
Hancock, the South proved that the animosities
engendered by the war had subsidized, and that
she desired return of fraternal peace and res
toration of prosperity. If elected, he would en-
deavor TO show that the accusation that the Dem
ocrats opposed immigration was false and In
| founded He would do all in his power TO
| invite and attract settlers and TO aid them in
retaining the wilderness. He asserted his pur-
| pose TO support the system Of free schools and
declared the celored people should enjoy all the
| privileges TO which any citizen was entitled.
Since 1875 the taxes have been reduced 1856 600,
| and DuvM county now pays $4,000 less taxes,
although her assessment was q million dollars
more than at the time mentioned. He asked the
| aid of all liberal men, and said that with work
and thorough organization there was no doubt
of success
General Finley was the next speaker He said
that it was his fixed purpose never again to be
a candidate for Office but that his sense of duty
| compelled him to accept the nomination ten
| dered him with such unanimity at Gainesville.
The Democratic policy Is to foster all industries
The two parties differ as to their conceptions OF
strong government The Republicans favor CEN
traliZation as opposed to the reserved rights oil
the State. Ii is the duty of Democrats to oppose
| such doctrines and to check the growth OF a
party entertaining such sentiments. The Demo
| Gratis earnestly desire the return of peace and
prosperity. Hancock is denounced by the Re
publicans because, although entrusted with
almost despotic power, he subordinated the mill
taTy to the civil power.
We want union and kind feeling among the
| sections, and the men who foment discord and
hatred ought TO be accused.
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away. And now am tired Of Il all and am
going 70 vote for them thsi votes for me- Ian
gong 10 do al the good Lean TO them that h.,
help me 10 get Twin and keep my family from
siarvashun, and furnish me with land and mule.
and plows and provishuas That's what I'm
going 70 do and l wish and pray every colored
man In Florida would stop and think like been
thinker and sec IL be can make up his mind TO
work against his own lntrBst any more
am not half done yet but II I keep on Won
viii not print Il and that ID what want win
not sign my own name becaus do not wan, 70
be bothered. not because lam ashamed Of wha,
got TO say. but ! send my namc In the letter
and youwill kno mo when you see 1t and kno |
am NO fool, for you knou Iae long time. win
sign the name of good old colored man that |
used 10 kno in Georgia thst is dead and il win
do him no harm and II y.u print this you will
say whether you will let me rite another letter
some other time. And With my great respect am
yours truly MALAKI Moss.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23
Malachi Moss.

We print elsewhere, exactly AS written,
capital letter from worthy colored man
who seems to have got his eyes fairly
open at last to the iniquities of the Radi-
cal party of Florida, and who has de-
cided to raise his voice in strong notes of
warning and advice to his brethren. We
know the writer we'll and vouch for bis
integrity and well-known natural shrewd-
ness and while we welcome, him to the
Democratic ranks, we commend his letter
to the attention of every colored man in
the State as an example of sound logic
and good, solid sense. We shall be glad
to hear from him again, and will publish
what he writes, if not too long, hoping it
will do good.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

What n COlOred Man Says About fs
"A Good Letter From nm Honest
Negro.

What a COlOred Man Says About fs
A Good Letter From mn Honest
Negro.
Mr.. Dyke: l am a colored man and not
got much educating but want 70 write you
letter becaus have got sumthing l want TO
say to you about matters and things, and if you
viii print my letter mabey it will make some
other colored man think like have been thinker.
reads the Floridian every week from the man
am planting with and he always save it for
me TO read. learn to read right away amer
freedom and rite too, and have teech my childen
likewise and send them to scool when the is any
scool,
read in the paper last week about colored
man who rote letter to paper in Quincy, the
Star, and said be was going TO vote for BlOxham
and had enuff of radikle rule and am like him
for believe the whole thing Is rotten and not fit
tor the confidens and respect Of any homes col
ored man to depend on.
That man said about the democrats had re.
deemed every promus they made TO the people
and l say 50 too. have got to pay taxes too
on my stock and kno Idon't pay near as much
as was the case when Steams was governor, and
as to being treeted bad by the democrats since
they got into power don't kno a colored man
in Leon county who can honestly say he has
been treated bad unless he was the first one to
do bad, and lido kno some that Is treated heap
better than they deserves.
want to ask my colored friends some ques-
lions about this and dare any one to take Il up
and say he was ever trccted bad. want to ask
them who furnish them the land to work and
who runs them thru the season with meal
and meat and close and provishuns and gets
them mule when they amt got one to work
with and make livings L. it Conover or Led
with or Denis or Eagan ar Stearns or Purman
on any Of them they has been votin for ever
since freedom No SIR Il amt any Of them.
They did drop about . few spare dimes among
the eolored men along about lection times and
had the lasiest and worthless ones hangin about
town for few weeks every lection time and
took drinks withAthem and locked arms with
them sometimes and got their votes and then
had no more use for them tn next lection time.
/ knos that much. But what becomes Of them
tween tlmess Why they went 70 The white men
who owned the lard, democrats, and asked fbr
job and got 4 aud got The money f,r h and
made crop II Il was sorry one, and got . Nv
ing and scme close when the Gotten was picked
and al the timsthey wssvotsn to keep the others
In power and place and make high taxes Cor the
white denaocIats 70 pay and when lection Time
come refund again slead Of getsnSeady foranuiher
crop - they ought N done sksy focks about the
towns again tili them close all wore ont and
llven on tho lIttlc scraps and pennys that ne
ndikles flung 10 them Hike they Was dogs, and
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

~-Dr. Tanners twenty.6fth day offast-
ing began at noon on Wednesday. He
was in his usual condition, with no sign
Of falling. XIX.
s--Gen. McC lellan did not resign his
position in the army until the day before
the Presidential election, and Gen. Grant
did not resign until after he was elected.
What Gen. Hancock will do Il not known,
but 4 has ncthing 70 DO with the canvass
49, General Perry. Governor Bloxbam
and Eenator Cal len 1t en- early hohf Ibis
morning for Cedar Key, .vhsre thsy viii
ssls ths steaner forl Key WeataeT Tie
cifise6s If Hfnfis, w lido, Qaiaesylll6 nd
Bsonica MA snsn IA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

-"Onc Of the best arguments" says the
East Florida B0nner. !" that the party has
to go into the campaign with Is that fur
nished by the dissatisfed Republicans
who have been throwing out their bait to
catch Governor Drew on IN independent
ticket They say they want him because
he has proven himself 3 good and sue
cessful Chief Magistrate, The glowing
inconsistency in this present fiattering
attention to the Governor, with their
odious calumnies Of his character both -
1 man and y Governor prior to the Dem
ocfatic nominAtions at Gainesville, ai-
though m evidence of their venality win
nevertheless bea legitimate confession o.
their part ~ the fact that the Democratic
party has proven itself worthy of the con-
fdsuoe o5 IRE people .I.s 3 q . s.,.s.
Tirke3, hevins hesn alIesdy picked
% he bones, 4 Ab6u1 . u ased VIII
\ y
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23

0A1p Met Certain cor GqrM4a
tt Bost Herald n iSdeps dsrt
Paps but NitA Garfield leaniSgs, allsr :
vis4 d sslsDtiepa n ORC fof dktssn
pears past and Allowing tbst the Repnb
Mcss voss haa increased "a per cent SINGS
1884 and the Democratic vote so per
cent, says:
What conclusions do these facts seem TO war
rant II would seem to have becn made clearly
apparent thai the Republican party q OHIO mas
only.alveFg ANAL, and possibly Vanishing, mars
GIN Of votes on which 10 calculate; that the
G1adaals diminulisn n party Esowsh sinee aes4
makes Il tmprudent 70 trust for . continuance OF
this supposed maFgin without much arduous
work and thorough canvas i and. nnaliy, mat
Ohio'e sentiment Of State pride, having failed 70
give Mr. Hayes decent majority, 10 not 70 be
Garfeld t'3E
The probabilities are that Ohio viii cast her
electoral vote for the Republican candidates but
there ID . possibility which, by October, may
broaden into probability, that Ohio Will, IN No
vembcr, give her vote to Hancock and English
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Jacksonville Union, July 1871
Republican Love Feast at Pa
latka-COmOver and Cowgirl at
LOgger.heads-PIa Talk.

LOgger.he0ds-Pla Talk.
A Republican ratification meeting was
held at Palatka last Saturday.
Messrs. Conover, Ledwith, Bisbee, ].
E. Lee and Rev. Mr.. Waters attended
from this city, and made addresses.
Some $50 or 800 voters, many of them
Democrats, we're present.
At the close of Mr.. Conover's remarks,
Mr.. G. A. Cowgirl arose and denounced
Conover as traitor, alleging that he had
sold out the party for $4,000, and that
he, Cowgirl, had the proofs in his posses
sion. This charge produced considerable
confusion among the brethren, and loud
calls were made on Cowgirl to produce
his evidence He declined to do this on
the ground that the letter sustaining the
charge was private, but offered to show
it to Conover, who recognized the writing
and signature. A happy illustration was
afforded in the verbal alteration between
Conover and Cowgirl, of the truth of the
old adage of "the pot calling the kettle
black" How the difficulty was settled
between the pair, We have not been able
to ascertain.
In the course of the remarks made by
Colonel Bisbee, which were in his usual
style, he stigmatized as traitors those
who would vote for the Democratic NOM
inees. This brought denial from gen.
tleman in the audience, couched in the
plainest and most vigorous Saxon. A
short word of three letters were used,
that left no doubt as to its Specification.
Another scene of confusion occurred,
which was finally Quoted.
Our information is to the effect that
the effort to harmonic the Putnam Re-
publican malcontents was signal failure.
Many of the best of the white men of
that party openly announced their deter
mination not to support the State ticket,
and the disaffection grows and widens.
Thus far Conover's campaign in East
Florida has clearly demonstrated the ut
ter futility of his prospects of success.
Colonel Bisbee's kite has never been
buoyant, and the heavy tail attached alb
solutely prevents it from rising to suffi-
cient altitude to become visible.
|
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BERLIN LETTER.
Irregular Correspondence


BERLIN, July s, 1880.
Frederic William l., of Prussia, unlike his
father, Carlyle's magnificent Herr" was an
extremely thrifty monarch whose household ex-
penses as well as his State budgets were regu
lated by his own hand on principles of the strict
est economy. Magdeburg sent him annually the
first salmon taken from its river, and other cities
regularly supplied him with the " first fruits " of
their respective specialties in the eating and
drinking line. Private persons, too, well aware
of his Partially to the good things of this le
well as his vehement objection to pay Cor them,
sent their offerings OF delicscies by the score,
accompanying their gifts by explanatory letters
couched in the highfown phraseology that then
characterized all communications addressed by
a subject to his Sovereign IN Germany. The
king invariably made his noles on the back OF
every such letter for the guidance of the Cabinet
Secretary entrusted with the dqty of acknowledg
ing the presents in his name aad it would be hard
to say which are the quainter9-the original let
tiers in question or the Royal auiographic COM
ments with which they are endorsed. A few ex-
amples of this singular correspondence will en-
ble the public tojudge of its general character.
A Mr.. Destinon, of Hamburg, under date 22nd
March, 1880, wrote to his Majesty: "All-Most
Serenest AS it is not unknown to me that your
Royal Majesty now and then entertains an all
graciousest pleasure in eating craw fish, and as
the season for the same has Just commenced, /
have, with all imaginable humility and submis-
sion, deemed it my duty to send you six of these
objects, besides Goldfish, as fresh as may be- for
<rlx md ha ho
fainting with alldeepest devotion, is your Royal
Maiesty's almost deeply subjected and truest
faithullest Deslinon." iA
The Kings terse endorsement on this iowery
epistle runs as follows: GOOD He must also
send great chunk of roast veal, the meat OF
which shall be right white, and well roasted, in
order that the flavor of the dripping may nolget
into the meat"
Another letter from Count Donhoff, accompa-
panying gift of kipper, says: "All Most Sc
renest and Greatest of Kings! 1 was dining
the evening before last with large party at the
Swedish Envoy's, who treated me. amongst other
delicacies, with smoked herringa which the said
envoy had just received from Sweden. As
now know that your Royal Majesty gladly eats
this sort of fish, take the liberty of sending some
to All Highest-The Same, whereby must most
humbly dare TO remind them that the herrings
must not be all-too-severely broiled but often
stroked with butter, else they will become very
dry. Further, linger in deepest submission
your Royal Majesty's utterly subjected bonds
man, u. G. Won DonhofE" This documents bears
the following endorsement from the Kings own
hand: "a compliment. Whas Is to be done
with this is TO return thanks for 4 in writing, ex-
pressed 10 the conventional phrsses usually en-
ployed upon such occasions."
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-Conover's supporters do not hesitate
to tell him that the wagon win not run
unless the wheels are CREASED" The FIRST
grand "gressing" occurred recently u
Jacksonville. The members admit tina,
the concern i mighty fickety, and WIN
need constant Z. /" greAsing" AL along tbs
ine. Opala Bqaner. sa s.4
:. ss9- lEhs DemooFatic editors Of Ohio have
formed themselves into . State asaociasiop
Hwaa decided tepash anasgssasive oasa
pAikns 1nd afsa1k q ! bolid solnmn.--
Sltof 4hari6aE pssdiots 3 Dempcratig
n Is q \ /! 4 RP!ls
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MR. GARFIELD APPLIES WET BLANKET TO MS
BOOM HOW THE IDOL OF sPINsrER puEr
TANTT APPEARS IN his LETTER OF ACCEPT.
AECE.
from our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, p. c., July H. 1880.
The Republicans have had another wet blanket
applied TO their already roo much dampened
campaign in the letter Of acceptance of their
candidate. Mr.. Garfield. unfortunately, was both
the inspirer and composer. of his letter &C.
ceptance. He had not the modest lack of con.
fidence that induced Mr. Hayes TO call on Carl
Schurz TO make him a document. Hence Mr.
0arfield's letter Is much weaker In thought
poorer in ideas, and less texse in rhetoric than
was the letter Of the last Republican candidate.
The Republican nominee lias an oratorical style
of iranscendental gush that makes him the idol
of spinster literary societies in Washington, bat
when it is necessary for him to outline the issues
involved in the policy of great nation, be is
tame and platitudinous. Instead of the trumDe,
call TO higher party aims, and purer national ad.
ministration, for which the nearly extinct Sum-
ner and Greedy type of Republicans longed, he
has given them only q timorous echo of the
timid Chicago platform. The main question, &C.
cording TO Mr.. Garield's presentation, is the
right of Congress to supervise the election of
its own members, TO protect the voter from in
timidation, and the ballot-bcx from fraud This
is also the question of the Democrats, who call
it, however, Capitalization, and troops at the
polls-or, in more elegant language, The suprem-
acy Of the military over the civil authority. II
furnishes its strongest argument for the nomna-
ton OF General Hancock, and they will not be
displeased by having it made straight issue.
Mr.. Garfield rather abstractly remarks on the
cause of the most serious evils which now affect
the South" that they grew ont of a want of tol-
Grafton of political opinion, but for this he pro-
poses no remedy. He thinks the nation Can aid
popular education, but should give no support TO
sectarian schools.
Now if General Hancock will express his de-
termination to do the utmost that in him lies for
the promotion of those reforms, for which Mr.
Tilden was elected four years ago, he will gain
the support of many Republicans who long for
improvement in the administration of national
affairs