The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23
At Fernandina.

On the 10th the Democracy of Nassau
made their second grand demonstration OF
the campaign at Fernandina, Governor
BIoxham having been invited to address
them on the occasion Of the appointment
of Hon. Charles Dougherty. John +.
cartridge, Esq, of Jacksonville, also, was
an invited orator. Houses were ilumin-
ated, there was torchlight procession
and great crowd listened to the eloquent
speakers We have space but for the fol
lowing extract from Governor Bloxham's
address, which includes an important let
ter relative to the DlsstOn sale:
do not know that it is necessary here to
speak of the DisstOn sale Hnu are reading
community. You know how earnestly Cover
nor Drew, a man OF most excellent practlctl
Judgment and business sens, tried tor four years
to effect the sale of these lands. He and others
with the n,e rrsls of The Stale at heart failed in
this, md it only as the result OF fortunate
circumstances that we were enabled TO sell
these lands while was your Executive There
il only one ch .rge so far as | know, which has
not been satisfactorily met, and propose 10 put
qncus upon that to night We have been &C
ing IN C Illusion with Mr.. Swami, of your city,
and the payment TO him o! hush money, and all
that. General Barnes carried on that negotiation
with Mr.. Swami This gentleman spent much
time in travelling and working in the interests OF
the transaction. both in this country and in Eu-
rope Mr. Swami was DESTROYS of securing what
consider proper compensation tor his labors.
| am in receipt OF letter from him on this sub
CT which will effectually set at rest this matter,
As TO his CONNECT m with it, will ask you, Mr..
Saussy, TO read that letter, as you are familiar
with Mr.. Swans chrography.
MI Saussy then read the letter as follows
New YORK, September 5, 1884
General W. d. Barnes Tallahassee, Fla:
DEAR SIR: Understanding that Mr.. Pope the in
dependent candidate for Governor, in hs canvas,
charges the Board of Trustees of the Internal I'm
prnvement Fund with corruption In connection with
the Disston sale says that they paid to $50
900 as " hush money" 20 prevent exposures that /
might make, etc | write this, not only to express
my surprise and reg ret at the liberty taken by Mr.
Pope IN thus falsely incorporating the mai ure rf
the settlement made by the Trustees with me but
/" say that know nothing in connection with the
sale to Mr.. Disston from which fraud or corruption
on the part of the Trus' ees can be shown ami
have no reason TO believe tina, any member Of the
b ,rd derived ON dollar OF pcreonal gain or benefit
from the SAL The compensation received--ll
tn ugh not as much as reasonably expected and
claimed uudcr my con- rac with their predecessors
by in full of hat was justly due to
me time, tabor and IN aus expended In can Ass
ing for the sale of the .nds and bringing them 10
the favorable not &c of tue public aud thus greatly
facilitating (Is claim ,i) the sale consumm Lcd
with Mr. ID sst"n.
While thu Board would not admit my cla.n for
commis IONS tiny rec ngni &c my right To some com
peusatior for srrv rendered and for exlendi
lures sufficient to cover the sums pa out by the.
In Justice TO the Trustees, well rs myself
have thought it my duty 10 address you on the sun
j CT with the hope thai You Wit lake curly Orcas on
10 rrecl any unjust and false Impressions that may
have been created by tic remarks uttered by Mr.
Pope. Respectfully, SAMUEL A. SWAMI.