The Hartford herald., 1880-03-17

terms agreed on. The plantations here
are denOmInated one-hOrse or mule
farms, that il, one mule or horse to
every forty acres of ground to be culti-
waited, and so on i'm this ratio. | take il
from this custom, originated the fraud
ulenG idea with the Republicans, that
they intended, and promised, in order
to control the negro vote South, To give
the darkey forty acres of land and a
mule"
! This city has abundant railroad facil-
/ ities, ani is only twenty miles from ST.
Marks on the Gnlf of Mexico, another
good outlet.
Saturdays here, are, by common con-
sent, allOttedt0 the larkey. They come
to the city in schools and by hundreds,
and line and blockade the sidewalks
and the public open squares. On the
open squares they have their market
places where they sell fish and other
game, cook, set tables and feed the null
titude. saturdays and the darkey here
Will badly get away with any oId-fash-
ioned Kentucky election in August.
i The supreme Court is now in session,
and has been since nv arrival here. and
| have been favored by being almost a
daily attendant on its Sitting=, and maxi
ing the general acquaintance of many
distinguished gentlemen, residents Of
this city ~ we'll as those from the vari-
o,iS counties of the State, and | now,
ana here state, that in 80 far as nv en-
perience extends, there is no more
hospltable, generous, kind aud courtly
people than the Floridians | was inn
pressed with the administration Of the
oath taken by the attorneys in the
supreme Court, as well as by the wit
nes>es IN the inferior courts. In this,
the party taking the oath LAYS his hand
ON the Bible during the administration
thereof, and afterwards kisses the book
This formula calls To my mind this lii Of
history picked up in my desultOry read
lngs, and think presents, la some eX-
tent, an apt >ialile and both Impressive
and well calculated to deter any party
from being suborned or foreswOrn. Ii
Is this in substance: Robert King, of
France, perceiving how frequently men
foreswore themselves upon the relics of
the saints and less shocked apparently
at the crime than at the sacrilege,
caused an empty reliquary Of crystals
to he Used, that those who touched,
might incur less guilt in fact, though
not i'll intention"
During my brief sojourn i'm this city
am the guest of Captain \ MOseley.
sheriff of this county and ex-officio
tip-staff of the supreme Court here, and
by the way, he is the youngest son Of
the late eX-tiovernOr William ID. Nose
ley, who was the first Governor of this
state after her admission into the Union
in lsi5. His term Of office expiring i'm
1919. Gov. Moseley, prior to his re-
moval To this state, was President of
the Senate in South Carolina, where he
was educated, and In that State and
this filled many offices of honor, trust
and profit. Since my stay here | have
derived great pleasure as well as profit
from reading his autobiography and the
many diaries kept by him for more
than quarter of century. In read
ing the former | will simply here quote
one paragraph: "In August, 1918, | en-
tered the Sophomore class as regular
student, class remarkable for the num-
Der of young men, who afterwards were
distinguished in public life. Among
them Were: James X. Polk, President
of the United States, my class-mate
and bed-fellOw, VIM. VI. Green, now
Bishop of Mississippi, and ii. C. Jones,
the celebrated author of cousin Sally
Dillari," President r. III Morrison, and
many others less distinguished had
the good fortune at the end of the wear
to have the first distinction in my class
with Polk, Jones and Green. Inmy
Junior year my only rival for the honors
was James *. Polk. We were declared
by the faculty and trustees first and
equal" Gov MOseley died at Pilatka,
in this State, in 1868, not 80 much on
account of the infirmities of age, but in
part from troubles, superinduced by the
late war, loss OF fortune and to some
extent his great influence i'm this State.
Among the last correspondence he had
was with the famous historian, George
Bancroft.
In conclusion / will add that since my
stay in this State | have gained flesh
and built up wonderfully, and to-day
feel stOuter and more vigorous than |
have in five years, and more in hopes
Of living out the longest term allotted
To man. In course of ten days will re-
turn to Jacksonville and remain over
there until after the state Fair, which
comes of the 24th prorimO and will
continue five days. X. :. NJ.