The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-02-14

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Conssisasaeeal Cshvss1en.
Gov, Blozham,s rsosas ls<ssEpa - mhsscs Of
taxasioa isib plsasant coasrassAe ahs elHnsions
Of tho agitaton Who IRE In Asofof the speedy
calllug Of C1nstitusioaal Oowsntion. The
Governors letter b NOT bsfors us,and We DO not
remember the exact language. butit portrays In
Bloxhamic hues the future prosperity and glories
ofour State. II must be plata 10 every thought
fal mind, sad especially to those who have &C
coss 10 The newapapeFs Of the Safe, tat Florida
b more prosperous than at any time since II was
admitted inso the Unioa a. Stale. Railroads
ere being built In ell dlrscsioaa; canals are In
contemplation rivera and harbos are being
improved; the forests arc being ielled and orange
groves extended. Indeed, q rich bow Of promise
ID spanning all this portion of the heavens. IA
spirit al enterprise 10 rife In the various sections
every oi,iacn apparently striving TO excel his
neighbor Ia efforts of active industry. The In
ternal Improvement Fund. which has chung for
many years like Q milestone around the neck of
the State, has been disencumbered, and revenue
win soon DO derived by taxation from the tour
million acres sold to Mr. Hamilton Disston and
bis associates Taxes are being gradually d.
minished, and will be diminished more RAPIDLY
from now on. Political excitement has subsidized,
and political prescription Is Q thing of the past.
No terrorism, or inharmonious proceeding of any
description, distract our people and lock the
door to immigration. Our landowners are no
longer FESTIVE. They no longer feel the weight
ofreal or imaginary oppression. This is The pic
ture of Florida to-day.
There are class of people-mainly politicians
nut outisnCl W sIIIs StaLe aUalrs. IL looks
altogether too unanimous" They see no
"htching post" TO the official tenure of the
present incumbents. If this rosy coloring con-
tinues TO illumc the fair cheeks of our State.
Bloxham may hang on TO the Executive chair
for life. Then, there are the Supreme Court
Judges Those fellows are thorn In the flesh -
to many ambitious attorneys whose names are
an "open secret all over the State A change
must be effected in some way, and the only way
open Is through q Constitutional Convention
thread-bare subject, and one worn to q slender
thread at that; but drowning men catch at siraws,
and we suppose shivering politicians do the same
thing This matter has been discussed in all It's
bearings In the newspapers for years; has been
regularly submitted to the people, and they have
voted against il. II seems to as that the matter
should end here The conteutment and Quiet of
the people should not be disturbed by an expen-
sve and unnecessary election. And IL is q re-
markable and significant fact that no Office
holder in the State, from Governor BIoxham
down TO the humblest Justice of the Peace. is
taking part in this agitation. 1t is an old fight
OF the outs against the sns. We repeat, there is
no warrant Tor the agitation; and it Is especial
ly absurd and unpatroiic in Democrats to enter
into it and make party issue of it. We throw
out solemn warning, and say to them plainly,
that they are treading upon dangerous ground
Virginia was Mahoneized and lost to the Demo |
cratic party on an issue certainly more excusa- |
BILE than this. The Republican newspapers of |
the North predict that there will soon be break
up of the Democratic party in the South. They |
say 1t will break of It's own weight Virginia |
was first to respond to the prediction, and an |
Independent movement 10 cropping out In |
Georgia and Texas A few malcontents seem |
determined to place Florida in the same catego- |
ry. If they succeed in dividing the Democratic |
party on this issue, the Republicans will take ad
vatnage Of the split, and the Democrats will fall /
into the pit dug by themselves The lesson of Viz
GINA should not be without ssalutary effect upon
all the Southern States We advise our Consti-
tutional-favoring friends to cogitate upon this
subject and go slow. Do nothing rash. We /
- - .heIr HtLcutIou IaCI InaI every
department of the State government Is under
the control of the Democratic party. A Demo
crat fills every county ONCE In the State. A pic
ture OF party in more complete and absolute
power could not be drawn. The people argue
and the argument is potent one-that If they
could live under the present Constitution for
more than eight years under Republican rule.
they Can live under It managed, as Il h, by par
ty oi their own choice. The people are aware
that there are Objectionable features TO IT, But
these can be removed by amendment The more
any feature of 1t, the more easily Il
can he remedied. Many amendments were made
even while the Republicans were majority in
the State. No amendment was ever submitted
to the people and lost We fear that the caIIing
or Constitutional Convention Ii "blind " for
other things. The people entertain the same
fears and see no reason for il ANYWAY. So we call
. halt. The issue IL q dead one. Ii has already
been passed upon, and cannot be galvanized into
new life.