The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-10-05

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1aca<soavflie Correspomacmce.
Some underground scOrk ooms 20 tie suyfacs-
Fseats letters come 10 light vAicA asous sczas on,
Rspsbsean friends are doing sscvstgg N ei5ss<
ssmigrufson - Lssag By seholesale-" NrrRe,
''W ow" g a true saying-7 Three ssds-saou.
formed out Of the grand com5ina6on-xs -xsu,
ma" for himself and Tie desa Jor az q tssn--
y" hease dsuded msst faR"-Ria6se .aasters
h'nsseg ne Is the only man that sciu BE- elaetsd-
Ledso'M Of the same mind and Conossr dsa's
care conference.-the decent sotey seiI tos.cR
Me Lucas ssckef IN Mis couaty scitA a fortv-ksel
poe-CAsnsys 6om6-sAeR IN tie Rsp~6liean eamp
State Repu6licGn ticket disgroce and aAeuld
not be elected d"-A caH 0uer 5y the Demscracv-
Let as bury them too deep for rssurrsetson-hsace
and prosperity for the future Of Hsrsds
JACKSONVILLE, October 4 1880
1t is with sorrow and modification that en-
compelled in this letter to call attention To the
startling tact of treason 10 our State That We
have in our midst one who 30 lost TO any sense of
shame could surrepttiously promulgate misrsp-
reservations OF facts in personal letter, which
has come TO light through the columns Of the
Seneca Falls Courier, New York The writer
is DIR. G. w. Davis, of this city, resident of
several years, who, up TO this time, has eujoyci
the respect and esteem of all our best citizens Of
both political parties. What makes the matter
more jespicable, the letter of DIR. Davis py,uafe
one and not intended for the public eye; but. ly
the working OF mysterious Providence, the
writer and his fiendish stab at the character of
those who heretofore have treated not only him,
but his family with the greatest consideration
and kindness has come to light The serpeut
character OF him who has borne the respect of
the elite OF our city can now be seen and sppre-
ciated. This man Davis has for long time oc-
cupied the position OF agricultural editor of the
Sun and Press-a position which it would be en-.
pected by his writings would aid in developiur
the State and bringing immigration. Before com
menting further will give my readers what he
says, leaving them to judge for themselves. The
Union of this city contains the following extract
frsm DIR. Davis letter in the issue of SATURDAY.
October 2, 1880:
VOICE FROM THE SOUTH
We are permitted to make the follovinz ~
tract from letter written by DR.. G. w. Davis. of
Jacksonville, Florida, and former resident of
Village. The writer being well and lavorably
known in this vicinity, and being on the ground.
speaks from positive knowledge of political af-
fairs in the Peninsular State, and his opinions
viii have weight with his old time acquaintancez
Mr.. Demott says that the letter was not written
for publication, yet he trusts that the doctor viii
excuse any breach Of etiquette in giving it to the
public, and attribute it 10 his desire that Repub-
lican principles may be advanced and the truth
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Of pensions, to which the business portion of the
letter pertains, the writer says:
These things can no longer be accomplished,
should the administration change without at the
same time granting . pension to 0 gray back
The South mean business this time, as much q
they did in $780, They mean to get control of
this Union, and fear that they. viii accomplish
it if you Northern fellows don't wake up 10
broader sense of your duty. The principles Of the
Southern people have not changed; they be-
Iieved they were right, and only succumbed to
superior force They commended for only part
Of the Union then-they mean nov to have the
whole under their control, not by force Of arms,
but by the ballot of a portion of the dough-faced
North, with solid Southern front. I say but
little about politics. You will be told that per
son of any political creed can live calmly and
quietly in the South and enjoy the friendship Of
those who are his neighbour This. 10 q certain
extent b true, but in order to do so he must keen
his mouth shut politically or shout for Democ-
raey The moment q Republican declares his
sentiments from that time he is ostracised, shun-
ned and neglected by the leaders or prominent
Families. He can be no more respected than
felon. He is out of the pale of society
business and even religion. These things are not
20 common in Jacksonville, or in Eastern Flor
ida, because largely peopled by Northern Rcpub-
licans- ! have no faith in the sincerity OF the
Southern people In regard to the Union. They
hate it and those who love it Well, Fred, did
not intend to deliver q political sermon. bat
when get ito thinking Of the past get q little
excited. You tell the boys that II il absolutely
necessary to vote as they shot in order 10 pre-
.erye what they fought for-"-C6urier, Ssasss
Faas, Nec York.
Could any one imagine we had man in oar
midst 50 lost to sense OF truth a. to pen the
willful, deliberate and most positive untruths a
lound in the secret and malignant letter! How
many Republicans In our State are pursuing this
'ame secret and pernicious course in trying TO
poison the minds of their friends at the North
When man Of the reputation that DR.. Davis
bas enjoyed among us should be discovered in
such nefarious, perneious, yes, heinous actions,
who can We trust, and have we not Just cause 70
be suspicious of every Republican IN the State
in doing in secret just what DR.. Davis has hssn
discovered doing, deliberately hsine ahous u,
and can we have the remotest idea to what ex-
tent the vile epithess, the willfnl misrepresensa.
lion and pcrversion Of truth. has been spread at
the North in private lestesi Amer the willfnl
and malicious lies he winds up with the entrsaty,
. vote as you shot" In these four words is
venom enough to show the feelings Of the writer.
When men Of the high and honorable character
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