The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-23
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The World of the 5th says: 1t was
believed at the time of the national con-
vention, and it is proved now, that the
vote of New York would decide the con-
test Moreover there is not Democrat
in the State who believes that the pledge
of New York failed of fulfllment from
any cause beyond the control of the
Democratic leaders of New York. Gen
eral Hancock lost the State simply through
the misconduct of Democratic leaders in
the cities of New York and Brooklyn
The returns make this absolutely certain.
The most hopeful Republicans did not
venture before the election to estimate
General Hancock's majority in this city
at less than $1,000, or in Kings at less
than $4,000. These majorities were con-
ceded by all well-informed Republicans,
except those Republicans whose informa-
tion was of a strictly confidential nature,
and they relied upon tremendous gains in
the interior counties to carry the State.
Their reliance is now shown to have been
vain. There have been no such gains in
the interior as would have Offset the ma
jority which, according to all precedent
and probability, should have been cast for
General Hancock in these two cities, none
which would have offset even the majority
which Mr.. Tilden received in these two
cities four years ago. The State outside
of these cities did quite as well as any
reasonable Democrat expected. The cities
did worse than any reasonable Republican
expected"
The Fargo, Dakota, Daily Argus
thinks General Loring ought to be one Of
Florida's Z. S. Senators, and says of him
"When that glorious cid soldier Loring
Pacha, sometime commander of the Egyp-
tian army, was up here last year, every
body grew attached to him, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he is not of the same
household of faith as most of his north
ern friends, many of whom have stood in
the way of his terrible FIRE during the
war of the rebellion. But ex-confederate
and Democrat as he is, the paeha il q
princely man and everybody likes him
A year ago he made considerable invest
ments in the Red River Valley, and then
returned to his native orange and alliga-
tor groves in the romance land of Flor
ida. 1t was reported that the General
was in Chicago some time ago, and 30 he
was-on his way to the wonderland of
the New Northwest, and hundreds of his
Dakotan acquaintances were waiting with
pleasant anticipation of his coming. Sud-
denly Loring Pacha turned back and dis
appeared from northern eyes, until the
other day letter received at the argus
Office announced that he was stumping
the everlasting everglades for Hancock
and English.
1t happens, by the way, that Loring
Pacha is Florida's particular pet son and
hero, her chevalier Bayard, sans pesr ct
sans reprocAs and he deserves the wor-
ship and the legend every bit of it, and
every word of it Long before the civil
war, he became convinced that slavery
was wrong-wrong for him at any rate
and he just went to work and liberated
matter of two hundred bondsmen, inher-
tied from his family, and provided for
their maintenance and self-support dur
their lives. This generous act reduced
the General from . slave-holding cotton
magnate to the condition of . poor soldier,
with nothing but his sword and an empty
sleeve won at the City Of Mexico. When
the war broke out, General Loring felt
that the South must be beaten in the end;
vet, with conviction honestly held, that
he must go with his State he resigped
the senior Colonelcy Of the United States
army, and threw in his lot with the South.
When the war was over he accepted the
highest rank in the Egypsiaa service,
commanded the greater part Of the Khe-
dives army for ten years, and 1t hst re-
turned to his native land covered with
distinctions and hon0rA
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