The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-17
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The turn of the wheel OF human events finds
a goodly number of Floridians in other States
Of this Union. II man is in doubt whether be
loves the home of his birth and early associations
just let him emigrate and the shorter the distance
he is domiciled from his old home, the dearer
will it be to him. Such is peculiarly the case
with your correspondent
Four years ago we were voter of Florida,
and member of Tilden & Hendricks, Drew g.
Hull Club; now we are on the sea coast of Geor-
ga, away from the noise and strif1 of active pol
itics. But despite all that Florida is dear to US
still We are deeply interested for the success of
your State and National ticket We are contri-
buting short articles for papers in Georgia and
Florida
Florida is destined in lew years To he
thickly populated State, and IL greatly depends
upon the decision reached by the emigrant on
account of good or bad government, whether he
will emigrate or not
His inquiry is: Have you good State Gov
ernment! Is religion and education fostered
Are The laws enforced Are lands fertile, and
not taxed TO death and many other questions
must he satisfactorily answered, il he be a wor-
thy and respectable citizen ut home, befo re he
will leave Il certainty for an uncertainty. To all
of these questions we answer yes.
Five years ago we could only say that The peo-
pie, majorilively speaking were moral at least,
many decidedly religious, and were DESTROYS of
educating their children. AS to good govern
ment, enforcement Of the laws, and taxation
candor compels US to say that Florida, under
for the reasons just mentioned.
AS We left the State early in 1877, we know
only as we read from the press of the State, how
Florida is getting along under Democratic rule
1t is true we met Governors Bloxham and Drew
once since that time, but we did not have time
TO elicit much information. But we know enough
from reading, that Florida has made gigantic
strides under Governor Drew's administration
The cabinet he selected left no doubt ON nv
mind that the interests of the State would be
protected
Ask US if the law has been enforced under
Democratic government, and justice melted out to
all, and we point you to Judges Maxwell, Walker
Vann, Cooke, and others on the bench, whom
we know personally 10 be the very best of men,
Ask us if taxes are lessened, and we refer you to
acts Of the Legislature, and Governor Drew's ad-
ministration. Ask us respecting educational adj
vantages, and we tell you that common school
system with all its advantages is in full force
Ask us what of U. 8. Senators G. w. Jones and
Wilkinson Call, and Congressman Davidson and
Hull, and we tell you that they are men OF intel
lect and standing in the bodies of which they are
members, and have studied the interests of the
,i.olo
Ask US if Bloxham and Bethel, Davidson and
Finley will be elected to the positions which they
have been nominated for, and our answer is yes
We know Governor Bloxham well; we SOL
diered side by side with him in Virginia: we
have been in politics with him we know that he
spent much time and money in several cam
paigns in Florida since the war; we know that
his mental endowments are of high order /; we
know that he is rs well and favorably known as
any maj in the State We know that he has the
respect and confidence of the Republican party
in Florida, and that many colored people will
vote Tor him. and we know that il he lives he
will be the next Governor of Florida by several
thousand majority.
What of Davidson and Finley We know
them personally too. We remember well the
first speech made to the First Florida regiment
at Pensacola by General Finley and have heard
him and Colonel Davidson from the stump, tell
the voters of Florida their duty as American cit
liens. They have nobly contributed to the sue
cess of Dem ocratic principles in Florida Of
their late record the servants of the people, 20
" the files of the Congressional Globe and inquire
Faithful TO every trust always at their post and
voted upon every public measure. Such men are
invincible, and they and the Democratic speak
ers in their campaign, have our wishes, assuran.
ces and prayers for success In November
Freemen of Florida, white and colored rally
as one man around these men, and Democratic
principles Organize in every county Hancock
and English, Bloxham and Bethel Clubs Make
your influence for good government felt, and
give the State to Hancock and Bl0xham
A. A. l..
TARBoRo, CAMDEN Co., GA, August 2, $780,