The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-15


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accurAcies. and dos ne EreAI inlzsIsr- Il
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caucus. hEid mere Ih4n lnnne pnmn - -
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lcismA Not exp~ciing ne proce~diaas n !.
Democratic Caucus - aeeome mzzz.r ~ -
lished history. and noI heing une 81 u. -
lar ofherrs 81 me caucus relerrud b. 49,.
hides 81 IL iransactlous. and pr-ner@ed &c.
lis minutes But have a perircf EnrnlI,.rsk,, -
the inlioWing facts perinining b mx.~r II,
lhat / presialed ever the calcus anIT -.
part 81 the q TIE meelinEs. lprThana - -
thai / Uas requested ~ ne r-Eai.r -
/ ofhceT % take the chAir hen. berzase al -
muddle lhe business had gDten info. "A -
clIned To 10 until reQuesled bw ! unmui---.
vote Of me caucus. and had noI and-r.,u-.i =
% be Unanimous, / waaId have persisI.s !. 4
Ching thai = bic Ia ne CHAR alz5e = No..
/ involving the conslruclson 81 = resalulinu -,
/ EiOusly passed By Lhe cancua. which r-a.slus..-
without any dAIa before me. IcAnnog and-rsuk,
10 give the language parporI 81 but I -
! Der distinctly lhal he decizinn uas adE-r.- !,
/ my own vote cAsi On The pendinz prunu-itiou :
i The vote MAS taken upon an incldenlzl aues,iou
and not upon the direct one q ne $3.50. -
the C0nEeuIion bill-flsr the nan au=.ai.u -
came 10 . vote IN the caucus- Thls ruIinr -.
offence 10 some OF the friends 0f The Causeul..-
but was generally aequiesced IN Al anF ~,
no appeal Was taken Ihereirum- Now =
/ true that ioriy four EaGed for and lxengv-swa
\ against the proposition. and M ruiiar guw
/ erroneous and absurd - you Ulsuld unzk. 4 -
pear, n Is insult - fhr intelligence and 80
/ faith Of the forfy-lour uembers b szF IA -
i permitted such Outrage. When . b4re muiarlfv
/ can reverse the chair. There we're - fsriV-ls.1-
members of that Legislature wh0 cuuld hnvs
been thus Overridden By any Chairman 90 b.
/ One-half their number Th- absuriily anf n
Consistency Of The stAteEncnI sIamps Il - uur-u.
And Il Is No less Inconsistent % asseri ihzi sas
/ placed in the chair fnr q purpa.se" AID Ehwr
/ purpose Eas 10 defeat The C0uventi0n bIII wh-s
you stale IN the same ArIicle lh1I E81r -Efihs q
/ the members we're IN favor of the bilL To b.
lieye that 50 large = maturity wsuld 20 O. cuuIz
moi contrsd the caucus IN he sel-clisa ~ ~ 9
Gers. well In the dIrecliol q ~ blznem
Is asking LOO much Of The creduitly 81 any iui-i
lgent reader
In further refulaii0n of The charge TAI rhzrsEus
q purpose IN nv acoepling me chair or IA
there were trickeTy a1d fr1zd ressTfed o. is
defeat the Convenliou ball. inEile Fuur nllru-
lion 10 the proceedings az NE LeEisalurs Il
which there = = rec0Ed- Before a1g czucus -
held By the Dem0crals en- TIE Co1F1uriou hlII n
had been voted on il The senate snz dzl-nI.ls b.
Is 20 IS. voted agHInsl n ior whiis i4Earsa
/ Convention 90 reEfse the Consaifulian a. shrwn
BY NV voting fur resaluli0u 10 ll4G eiE.cI "a
in u and %. ! could nj give my suDDan .
the bin then pending fH ne rezson n4inlF.
that il attempted - cal Couseufi1u II a y
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cur the opposition of many Of Cur p-apir Whe
desired revision of he ConsliIulioa. and Was
would favor q COuFention AR thaI purDase
called after the node pointed GU b ne Cuus1-
tuition and il Was 70 be feared Ehzl Tx q-lezlon
# submitted % The people n lhax zlsl4clnEy
manner, would, on Ihaf accounl, Ice mnch u -
real strength. and meef with oele4L Ara ne
bin was lost IL the 5e1zte iIs frien.is charzz ne
opposition with combining win lhe k-pu1i-
cans 10 defeat q Democ1lic mezsure A ]
did not consider u party mensure, pr1passd
10 move rec0nsiderzfion Of the vote b. WnicA
il was lost, and did 50; and ne m0lim Um
carried. and me ouesiion 49, lhea e. ~ -
stance, submitted b = ca1cus q ne DsDocz1E
members 10 thai ea1cuz, Uhich he'd mauy
sessions, no direct vote w4s ever reached and Il
was MT demonstrated 20 my salislAciia1 Eh4l
even a majority Of the Dem0cnzs q bo@
Houses favored the biIL ] submit Ehrlher b
probable that / would have emplayel M
vived. after Il had been once killed. By a sucnsS-
ful moli0n 70 reconsider
As 10 the reckless assertion llaz wzs Ehen e.
peciing 10 b. . Candidate for G8EerBar EhaI ezr-
ries with Il ne same absurd inciznsisleucy thai
the other slaIrmeuis do- To szy ihzl ] h4d
taken Position Of such active Assiillg 10 bur
nfihs If the members ~ my parry = qlesLisn
which you hold 20 be paramount, 4n1 thai re-
sorted 10 - trickery 90 deieat 1hrn o1 thAt
question, dos moi aford much proof e election
eering for a nomination a. her h4ads-
There MAS no act, o. iced, Or uIierznce 81
mine. during the whole Of that sessiun o. ne
Legislature, from which IL could be Reasonably
inferred thai desired o. sought A1E nomi1aiioa;
bur might CHE some things % justly Al 49,
site conclusion
! should not. hOwegsr. nolice yaur arlicie g
all, notwithstanding the injusiice doae me. wsre
II not for the impuIaliOn that my 2ppointmenr
10 my present position Is due % my Hostility IA
Constitutional Convention; for Wh4l relales b
me personally does not interest ne pubnc. bal
what pertains 10 the present. State admiuislrznw
concerns the whole Drmocradc party Of ne
Stale. You Intimate too. what has been openly
charged elsewhere. that the power u the Sl4s
government Is used against a ch4nge u The Caa-
stliuiion- ! must say that you are again q -
10 your iaciS Besides declaring Eur be necrsiiy
OF 9 revision Of The CsnslifuLion twicr By ny
votes in the Legislature I voted for CanEenr
ton al the polls IN 1850 and urged IL Wilh
OF my counly during thai Canvas The pressnf
worthy Secretary OF State Was k10Wn % bsa
Jealous advocate 81 Conversion Al TIE sane
election and there was BOg q more arden and
eloquent friend Of the Convention biIl IN I67e-
the time Of which you wriie-than The preseni
Adjuiani-GeBerAl. All Of which Vas pel knoun
10 The Governor 40 the time he hnnored - wl1
places IN his cabinet The question A. % whsl
views are entertained respecting CoasfiiaiionA
Convention Is never c0nsidered N cnnnecnon
with any appointment. ! know tbs Is vel asI
know any matter Of policy By which TINS Az
ministraiion IS governed All DemOcrzls ae
heid IN The same estimation, regardless OF fher
particular views on this question: and are treated
with the same consideration
Permit me io say, IN Conclusion, thai ! have
vel to md OF hear inam q single Democ1f -
Florida who does mt desire changes u the St.ls
Constitution; and they do not seen Go diner
very widely 90 what sh0uld BE- The exieBf and
characier Of ihose changes They differ mainly
rs 10 the methods Of efecting them And i =
Ia be lHmeuiet that an issue which i outside o.
the declared principles af the party should -
divide and weaken IL. Yours truly.
W d. BAESEA