The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-02
Ably Discussed.

Here it is again: THE land of flowers. and
tropical fruits is hourshing under the hands OF
Northern energy Thus writes another cor
RESPONDENT from Orlando to mis- home paper and
the letter is reprinted, without comment in the
Orange County Reporter This reminds us that
we have not yet seen single letter written from
Orange county to Northern paper that does
not give all the credit for everything done or
being done in this State wholly and entirely to
Northern energy" The statements are inva-
riable reprinted in the Orange county papers
and thus 90 out to the world endorsed, or at least
uncon tradicted, and, naturally enough, an opn-
ion is formed that the native population of Flor
ida are entirely shiftless and worthless creatures
This must be true of those in Orange county,
as all correspondents from that county say SO
and the county papers reprint the statements
without contradiction, but we hope Northern
emigrants and visitors to this State will not Judge
the entire native population by the sorry spe,.i-
mems they happen to meet in that county W.
ask them to visit Marion, and we promise to
soon rid them of the notion that Southern man
of energy dras. Energy here pervades
all ranks, classes, conditions and colors. North
ern men and Southern men are chuck full of il.
Come over and see us-OcdlG Banner
Our neighbor has to strain point to make a
point. No one knows better than a newspaper
publisher that the publication of letter is not
an endorsement OF its sentiments. If we at
tempted to correct all the inaccuracies OF scrib-
ling travellers whO after a week in Florida
fondly imagine that they understand the whole
situation, we would have little space lett for
chronicling State or local news, or noting the
rapid development and growth of South Florida,
The Reporter has never failed to give old resident
Floridians full credit for degree of energy AM,
recuperative power which are extraordinary i'll
view of all the circumstances. They have made
marked progress and have achieved more since
the close of the war than any other people simi-
lary situated known to American history. The
most successful fruit and vegetable growers in Or
ange county are old residents either native Flo.
ridians or Southern people who have spent mos;
OF their lives here. Northern men who have
lately come among US with plenty of money may
make more display and attract more attention.
With greater numbers and more money they
may and should accomplish more. But in the
matter of energy, industry, thrift and agricuili-
raj success there are plenty OF Floridians who
are the equal OF the livest Yankees in the State.
Orlando Reporter
We are glad to see the Reporter come suuast
up to the rack in justice to the native South,
erner. While we are willing to do full justice TO
Northern energy and Northern capital il
jars nightly against our selt-esteem to have this
thing constantly hurled in our teeth when The
facts are so totally at variance with the state
ments In exempli6cation of what we say let Us
lOoA az tuc oCiai IcCoIuS Us set iOrtn In the Last
census.
Take fernando county and what do We see ?
A total population of 1929. OF these z, 1853 were
born in Florida, $50 in Georgia, 2e2 in South
Carolina, 179 in Alabama, 81 in North Carolina.
25 in Virginia and 80 in foreign countries, leav-
ing 103 to represent possibly citizens of Northera
States. But it may be urged that this is no, a
fair test; that fernando has always been q
Southern" county. Then we will take Duval
with her 1880 inhabitants, and we find thai
11,4O7 of them were born in Florida, 1902 il
Georgia, ,566 in South Carolina, 1877 in Ala.
bama, 418 in North Carolina, 392 in Virginia
723 in foreign lands. leaving 1874 people oi