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

RosEwooD, Aug 3, 1880.
| Editor FIoridiae Since writing my last letter
| 1t has commenced to rain, and rains almost
daily, but not in quantities sufficient to damage
crops in any way or even overflow the low lands.
The caterpillar has made his appearance in some
localities; they usually come with the wet sea
son. Contrary to all expectations the health of
our section continues good notwithstanding the
wet season which usually produces chiIls and
fever. We have hopes this season of seeing
Jack Frost put in an appearance without
many shake ups"
Some of our truckmen are making prepara-
tions for fall garden one remarked few days
ago that he intended to put in six acres in cab
bage, and was also preparing two acres of land
to plant in onions. The same party expert
mented on the onion this year and succeeded in
raising some that weighed as much as Is ounces
each, and found them in every respect equal TO
the Northern onion. think this experiment is
sufficient evidence that the Gulf Hammock land
is equally as well adapted to the cultivation of
the onion, as it has already proved TO be for the
cultivation of the cabbage, cucumber, tomatoes
and other varieties of vegetables.
Until within five or six years but little atten-
ton has been paid to the cultivation of the or
ange In this locality, but at the present time we
have some young groves in and around Rose
wood, varying from three to five years, that look
very promising indeed, and their green and lux
uriant foliage would be sufficient to convince
the doubtful ones that oranges can be raised in
this portion of the State. will say more about
the orange in my next.
The Hancock and Bloxham boom is on the
top shelf down here, and the ranks of the Demo
cratic party are receiving recruits daily. regret
to learn, how ever, that there is a little commo-
ton in the ranks of our party in this county in
regard TO the county officers, from the fact that
our county convention failed to nominate can
didates that eractly suited every voter The re-
suit is, that there will be two, if not three candi-
dates in the field for the same Office This Is TO be
regretted from the fact that if the party is divided
in this manner, it will evidently give the Repub-
licans fair chance to elect their man. 1t is to
be hoped that the independent candidates will
reconsider the matter and come down in favor
of the regular nominee If they do not, shall
not be surprised if we are represented in the
next Legislature by Republican.
hOiO ~ lhC ol'iutoh tiiat GC po1ty otOulu
abide by the action of the convention = other
wise conventions are of no good-and if that
convention should, by accident, nominate a
mule, and his ears are little loHger than you
like them, vote for him anyway.
l heard a colored man say few days ago that
he could not vote for Hancock he must vote
for Garfield, that Garfield was a General in the
Union army, and holp to fight for his freedom,
and he was gwine for dat man, sure" / rea-
soned the case with him and told him where
General Hancock was during the late war-re.
ferred him to Governor Bloxham and the school
system generally that had been adopted through
out the State during Governor Drew's admins
tration. He seemed to be surprised at the facts
as they were, and said before we parted, that" if
General Hancock was in the army he would vote
for Hancock and Bloxham"
Now would say to my colored friends if you
are taught to believe that Garfield fought for
your freedom, and that you must support Gar
field on that account l would ask you where
was General Hancock when all this was taking
place? Was not General Hancock with his thou
sands of soldiers who have now pledged them
selves TO support him in the coming eleciion)in
the same army that Garfield was in? Why then
are you under any more obligations 10 support
Garfield than you are to support General Han
cock? If you hold that Garfield fought for your
freedom, General Hancock must have done like
wise General Hancock was a Democrat then,
just the same as he is now, and if elected Presi-
dent of these United States win give the colcred
man his rights, just the same as Garfield, or any
other Republican. General Hancock is Just as
much entitled to the vote of the colored man as
Garfield Is, and to this fact call the attention
of every colored man in the State. Declare
yourselves freemen of America, shake of the
shackles of the Republican party rally to the
Democratic standard and vote for Hancock and
Bloxham.
In looking over the columns of the Putriot of
last weeks ISSUE see that Uncle Simon hits
our friend Billy Moore, of the Starke TsEyraph,
some little blows. Now it is well known that
" Billy " did affiliate with the Republicans quite
a while, and during the time filed some respon-
sible positions at their hands, which is conclusive
evidence that they did appreciate Billy while
with them; and, il furthermore proves that
Uncle Simon Is only grieved at the loss OF
Billy" but their loss Ia our gain. Billy has
seen the error of his ways as thousands of others
win see before November nexi) and returned 10
the Democratic fold - we welcome him, thrice
welcome him back. and only wish that we had Q
few thousand more Just such Billy's IN our
ranks Uncle Simon" says that he could nos
trust him, we can, and will; and think g Billy p
the most suitabie person in the party to watch
the ways Of Uncle Simon; = for she ways a.
Simon are many-known to be wonderful, and
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