The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-08

MONTICELLO, June 5, 1880.
Editor Fk0rididn: We were startled by the re-
port OF Howiizer " that went of in the Jack
sonville Union received to- day howitzer is q
little gun with big bore Not much of big
gun" any where. 1t is usually charged with
powder, and needs swabbing out after each dis
charge. By the way. had almost forgotten
that you were an old artillery officer in the c. s.
A, and will moi try TO tell you anything further
about the hOwitzer in general, but will briefly,
by your leave. refer to the newly developed gun
Of our county. L is evidently an air gun, and
has gone of halfcocked. TO the surprise Of many
of the late associates with which it quilted " in
view OF our recent county convention. This
HowitZer" enters into the details Of the So
called "Pasco ring" with vengeance that
smells Of gore" He tells how they gulled the
poor ignorant Drew and Bloxham men, in q
manner most objectionable. How they actually
torote tickets beforehand and had everything ready
How they put up" cut and dried resolutions
on the boys, etc. He calls his statement one of
fact" will give him another, or rather, mas
much as he is so well posted, ask little infor-
nation of him.
that he would carry the county by seven-eighths
majority in msss-meetingg Was it not asserted
for weeks and months prior To the convention
that none but Drew delegates could represent
our county in the State Convention, and that
there were not half dozen men opposed TO
him! Was the basis of this presumptuous boast
ing the result of quiet canyassing, and conf
DENTAL iuferchanuaa raf vsouuo of a 1otorrn;ro1
set of Governor Drcws friends, Or was 1t all
bombasts Is it not a fact that the only resolu-
lions cutand dried" or drawn from the breast.
pocket, were offered by Drew mens Is it not a
fact that the only resolutions adopted were offered
by committee Of six. of whom three were pro-
nounced Drew menf Is it moi further fact that
Governor Drew's name does not appear in those
resolutions! L. il still further true that il was
deemed imprudent TO bring him prominently
before the meetingi What does llle total lack
Of endorsement, or favorable mention amount
to under the circumstances Is il really true
that the Ignorance Of the rank snd file has
reached that grade imputed to them by :" How
itzerT Have they really fallen into the trap
set by Pasco's ring" emily TO be worked up into
a rousing majority by 1.-THE boss n is possible
that they could not be aroused irola their dan
gerous sleep by the astute and indefAtigable
leaders who espoused the Drew cause IL 1t
possible that Pasco should have won victory
ct home with everybody for BloxhRm and all
the rest for Drew, and J. L. l., of Msiison, hard
at work upon the floor of our cow ention, and
helping US to attend TO our affairs in neigh
borly spirit most noticeable indeed! Is IL pos
sible that q motion made by Drew leader, to
make the choice Of our accredited delegation
unanimous, and which was carried without OPP
position, was only Drew joke, and that the
people are really hypocrites.. and all dissaiis-
nedY& VS. So
When Howitzer replies 10 these inquiries,
and proves The corrupt prsctices charged, we
shall Join him In his fnsila.le. and vile . per-
petaal exempsion from swabbing for hls especial
bensats 4 fgg ~
Mr. Editor, would mol esk place 10 your
columns Tor sucl a article - ! have written,
but - slIbet u beIikale he rsspectabllisy and
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