The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-06-06

ill-gotton gains. at . late hour, to the
keeper of the doggery" for y little
"pop-skull' - whiskey, calico and tobacco.
The keeper of the "doggery would en-
courage the stealing, and the thieves
would steal during the entire cotton sea-
son. The farmer would discover that his
property was slipping from his grasp day
and night, and he would fret and fume
and curse, all to no purpose. He might
catch thief in the very act of stealing,
and carry him to court. A colored Jury
of thieves would be empanneled, and the
States Attorney might be as eloquent as
Cicero, and make the guilt as apparent as
thenoon-day sun, and that jury would bring
in verdict of "not guilty" nine times
oHt Of ten. Ii the Republican party was
in power in this State, or even in this
county, men with white faces and black
hearts, in order to keep this party in
power, would resort to their old argu-
ment, slavery" and race prejudice
They would arouse and infame all the
bad passions of the negroes against their
former owners, and keep up . perpetual
feeling of hatred, suspicion and discon-
tent as they did from 1883 until Drew's
Inauguration in 1877. The negro en-
ploye, under the cunning and malicious
tutelage of the carpet-bagger, would grow
insolent and rebellious toward his en-
ployer, would neglect his crops, and pa
rade around the country to political
meetings to the music of the drum and
fife. Intense hatred toward white folks,
and Democrats, would perhaps in the
future, under the diabolical teaching of
carpet-baggers, come nearer ventilating
itself into riot and bloodshed than it did
in the streets of Monticello in the fall of
1872. AT that time, and on election day,
1000 armed negroes marched in compa-
nies and in batallions up and down the
streets of an Incorporated city, and in
defiance of law. Their flags were waiv-
ing, their flies were screaming and their
drums were beating, but nothing was heard
mid this din and confusion save the hor-
rid imprecations that proceeded from a
thousand angry throats upon the devoted
heads of the Democrats. The
valiant army of Radicals, failing to pro-
yoke fight on that occasion, fired their
guns in the air upon the courthouse
square, and the report was heard all over
Tile COUNTY 10 LH0 COnSCeFn3tiOn Oh All
law abiding citizens and those that were
not law abiding. All these are facts, Mr.
Editor, which cannot be denied; and
you know, as we'll as l do. that had the
Radicals remained in power much longer
the Democrats would have been goaded
into resistance. Forbearance would have
ceased to have been virtue, and a war
of races would have been inevitable.
Every man may vote as he pleases in this
great free country. 1 do not propose to
assist the Radicals to the seats of power,
nor will have anything to do with any
party that affiliates with them, and whose
avowed purpose is to join the Radicals,
defeat the Democrats and share the offices
with their allies.
would advise all Democrats to stand
firm, and never go back on the bridge"
that brought them over in safety-to
have nothing to do with this "new
party;" it is only the lions skin thrown
loosely over their old enemy, Radicalism.
"Touch not, taste not, handle not the
unclean thing"