The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-25
Governor BIoxham and the I'm
terVieW.

One or two papers not only did not print the
interview" which was repIete with matter in
teresiing to the whole country, but abused the
Governor for NOT volunteering questions Of his
own and then answering ihem--FLoRIDIAN.
Precisely. We stated that the Goveruer was
led xhithers0eVer the interviewer desired, and
that 90 controlled he Contributed matter only
favorable TO New Orleans, and that he failed to
cal attention 10 matters vital TO the interests Of
the cities and people of his OWE Stale We do
blame him tor not volunteering and doing
volunteer service, and affirm that the vel
unteer ls preferable TO the mercenary colder
who goes as he is led and dghts only for the pay
The FLORDIAN has not bettered the case for the
Governor eNsGeoiG CbnsMerc6aE G f
Would it not have been better for the
Commercial to have published the whole
interview and left its readers to form their
the Governor said or omitted to say All
the newspapers in the State that noticed
the interview at all, except the CONNER
cidI and one other, gave it their warm
commendation, and some of them printed
it in full. 1t was also copied by papers
abroad because of the great amount of
information, condensed into . compar-
atively short space, it contained relative
to the State. The Jacksonville Times
said: 1t is one of the most complete
"and authentic accounts of Florida that
81 has ever appeared, and it should be very
"widely circulated. Varied as is the
"range of topics which the, interview
"covers, the Governor proved himself
"thoroughly well-posted on oil, and the
"amount Of valuable information which
" it contains is surprisingly great',1
The fact is. there was not . word in the
entire Interview favorable or unfavorable
ito New Orleans. I" 81 The mention Of
New Orleans occurs but once, and then
only in connection With ship or barge
canal from The Mississippi 70 the Atlantic.
The Governor said on that subject :ri b
You may think fhis scheme father ekimerical.
bat If you will take The tFonble 70 look IL the
Lake BOEgDe. through Mississippi sound, and
through Mobile, PerdidO. Pensacola. Choclaw-
hatchee, 81 Andrews, and ApalachicoIa, baye
we have an almost continuous inland water com
municatiOn to the n0uth or st. Marks river
then by utilizing the waters Of the Suwannee
and ST. Mafys rivers 4 canal could be constructed
70 one Of oar Atlantic seapbria, and grain barRes
from the Upper Mississippi. could be brought
with safety and without breaking bulk to q safe
harbor on the Atlantic cosst II fact, SchArter,
has already been IO0tAined fer this route, and II
IL being eOssidesed b. cApiteIisas. % bssGdo y
Here il GlI there was about New Or
leans, showing that the Conn,sp,ss.r-cllai either
did not read the interview, Or having
read it, has wifnlly misrspressDted it.
The Governor oina fact talked of notRing
but Flords, her present and future If
the = representative Of the 7Wss-D spsocras
had purposely 20 framed his questiAas a.
to give Flosida's executive the opportus
nity 70 say the right things ID the Right
place and thus contribdte niattsy = ,,sIitaf
<. the interests pf tks cities aad pesopJe Of
his own State,T bel conldbnot cbsss sucz
ceeded bsttSryTo Flpvids swAs she burden
of the talk, Hsst, aisss IAnd ell the timez
The Gonssssrciol iniits criticism has sim.
ply exhibited ks owl 'hali6iods yiisposi-
ion p disto5 snd hisfsp tsssn afsp a a$, !