The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-25

CRAwFoRpyIII.E, FsA., May


in suggesting a man endowed with all those
requisites which will be necessary in order 10
meet successfully and victoriously the approach
ing emergency. He win not be wanting In any
of those elements which constitute true gentle
man and genuine Statesman. He is efficient
in moral excellence, has great tenacity of charac
ter, is fortified with greater executive and hnan-
cial abilities, as well as endowed with o great
scope of legal attainments Il absolutely free frsm
perversity and asperity Of character, but deeply
given to frankness and hospitality, and. on the
aggregate, he is wise, prudent and polite. In
him our opponents will have combatant whose
record is pure and undefed one who has been
true Straightforward, sslfreliant, never swerving
from principle, +" hui sturuy rs an oak, always
onward and upward and true to the line" Six
teen years of ardent labor with the Democratic
party will serve as irrefragable evidence of his
great usefulness and as a sufficient manifestation
of his devotation 10 her cause and to her cspeus-
ers. He has stood her sponsor in Middle
Florida, and, during the dark days, he stood the
closer to her; and finally caught up the old
broken staff that supported her banner, which,
for many years, trailed in the dust of Republi-
cansm, and unfurled her colors to the breeze and
with the stalwart sons of Jefferson, Leon and
other counties planted her on the embattlements
of the niquitous enemy
He was born and raised in the old bay State.
He migrated to the sunny South as youth began
to flow with manhood. He came in the capacity
of a teacher, to labor and be with US; not as a
speculatire and road politician, but to impart
instruction to the hungry mind. He first settled
in little village remarkably noted for her good
citizens, known now as Waukeenah. 1t was
there in the quiet shades of the academy that his
foundation was laid; and after the fight o.
many years, he has constructed a magnificent
temple of fame adorned with all the paintings of
honor, integrity and christianity, and it is at this
day superbly beautifed with refulgent stars,
which calculate brilliancy and sparkling lus-
ire throughout his pathless armament. The
voices OF innocence and youth can be heard (all
butt family from the valleys and hills of the past
oscillating and reverberatng the patience, the
goodness and the love of their old schoolmaster
that once taught in the grove. But his youth
has advanced to manhood and age, aud are now
waiting for him to be placed in the Gubernatorial
chair, there 10 reside with that same dignity and
simplicity that accompanied him of old for they
feel confident that when the sceptre of power is
welded by him justice and honor will be protec-
ted, and in his firm hand the great scales of
fright will not devate " the thousandth part
of poor scruple."
Why should not moral character, social amen
ity, benevolence and valor be promoted when
substantiated by back-born energy, pluck, and
an indomiabe will to execute that duty, which
will be so conducive to the public good? dare
say he can carry the whole Democratic vote of
the State.
Why do make this assertion For this reason:
He can command the whole Of the st. Johns
vote; they will go their " old souls " on North
ern Democrat. He being from the North, they
will rally and grow wild with enthusiasm. He
can carry the Southern vote of the State any
way Why? Because the fortitude and bravery
that he displayed in the late civil dissension will
be sufficient recommendations of popularity
And by his political economy he would save the
State thousands of dollars, and also would amel-
iorate the conditions of our party. He could
easily defeat Conover, who has nothing to rely
upon for his election but "possum hollow" and
in effecting the defeat of his ceuntryman, George
The First of the Republican Dynasty who has
been described as possessing remarkable
pulchertude," with head severely bumped with
combativeness, vivactiveness, saymuchativeness
and akeallhecangetativeneSs. This is the man
we need since our gallant and chvalrous Blox-
ham will not be put to the front, (but to be re-
served for greater battle that may yet accrue.)
Let us stop and contemplate. Who is the man
Why it is the palpitating heart Of Jefferson
county-the patient the modest the infallible
and the indefatigabe Sam Pasco. BY nominating
a man of his calibre, we only add gem TO our
great crown-the Democracy.
We can make Florida garden OF Eden by
placing such men on the citadel to watch over
her domain and by selecting intelligent Demo
Gratis to labor in her political vineyard. Demo
Gratis, let us be up and doing Let the residum
of our lives be insepa-ably blended with our
beautiful land, and to consume our time in pro-
noting our and her interests by watching her
past her present and her glorious and great future,
which will yet convert her into Carthage. Let
US be devoted to the land where old age IS resus-
citated and restored to its pristine glory; where
affction is nursed by the charms of nature and
recuperated with the healing balms Of mother
earth; where youth feasts upon the vast expanse
of nature and catches glimpse of her unfading
wonders where the notes of poverty, if ever
heard, are caught up by mother earth, who never
fails to respond with . cargo of fruits and with
her retnue Of plenty, who will forever triple
down from the great store-house above with
smiles playing upon her redolent lips while her
lap is burdened with quality and quantity.
Waknlla waits for some staunch leader to take
the field then our lethargy will be converted
into electricity, our lukewarmness into eager
enthusiasm; and on November next, when we
hear the reveille, we will rally to the polls and
then inter forever the political corpse Of Conover
And our hope will be, that when our political
sun goes down in the western vallies to submerge
her weary feet that she will only go down to
bring us victory So give us . candidate who
can {" stand the storm of slander and revileTs,
though
Beat him back with slandeFers lux.
He stands as white snow;
You serve him bstter than you think,
And kinder than you know.
Yes be the scandal what you will.
Or whisper what you please;
You do but fan his glory stl
By whistling mp breeze"
Give rs Drew, Bloxham or Pasco, and we will
anchor by and by. CHRmL