The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-26

GREEN Cow SPRING FLA. FEB %. 1883
Editors FIo-tdsas The las issue of YOUR pa
per contained several A-1ice. IN reference 10 The.
refusal by the Military Committee Of The Safe
Far. a jacksonville 10 allow the cadets o. the
Vest Florida Seminary enter the competitive
drill. Colonel Rivers and the cadets seem much
wnundea nj this refusal and Judge from the ar
tIceS your journal, that they cast the blame
upon Captain Young o. the Jacksonville LIgh
Infantry who was one Ot ne COMMITTEE Cap
tain Dung i now temporarily out Oi the state
and therefore take III The gauntlet for him. and
undertake to say hal ne and MS committee were
perfectly right il their ruling ! may d
Captain ! nunr personally that no man ut NJ.
acquaIn 'ance Possesses ID higher degree a sensr
Of luslIce and scrupulOu4 honor No ruling Of
MS could Justly be attributed 10 selfishness
motives ri personal advantage. The excellen'
COMPANY which he himself commanded was
SUMMARY ruled OUT 81 the contest because they
die To- Or could no. comply with some st-c
Technical -ue OF the committee ~ which ne be-
onged and hence any holding oi MS IT rete,
enct t. 0iher organizations must nave been I'D
selfish
! nav. me rules Tor the competitive ,i-'i
before me but a. remember them! hey pre-
scriOet lnA' any military company entering Tor
the prize. mus nave heen "A par az tne ">G,i6,~.a
o~c,,n4zro 4st4stu7 o. F.orui1. and mus nave ma.
sixteen tii-s I've guide am a. iea;' t1e c"4D4A-
eoaed oftce-s The first inquiry T. do me catieis
81 he sev-ra! SEMI aries 81 Florida prnperiv -
long o. tn organized militia Are tney
0flcereG as sucL > anG d. hey come " ~ M re-
qufremcnfe ~ me mill'i4 laws CnuC They TO-
instance he legally c.llec Dy the Governor into
the service OF Tie state Tne Las Florida Ca
dets OF Gainesville. vlst-c the Far before the
las; and l DO not mink tney ever csn}en'eG
tor or claimed IL -igl' 81 admission
section > Chapter - McCl-llans Dig-st
saws ina all able pndt-d malt inhabitants
between the ages o. eighteen and to-'v-hve sual
constitute Int militia o. the STATE Ar me ca
diets organ zee IN compliance Will the reuri---
menl Then again Ia the same Chapter Section
2:t- we fine ms language IN reference t. ne o.
ganlZa.Iou 81 n',nI1tsrr c1n1ndntcs . neneve-
q sufficient nTHlber 81 persons. by inc prov SIous
o. this Chapter citizens -. any county o. ms
state s't9err {" ntIudre d'ftl desire t. organ!ze
volunteer COMPANY IN. Adlutanf- Genera
upon due application Of sucE PERSONS, snail al
point, the Commander ID met approving some
suitable PEI son reslden' o. ne county. 10 open i
book. &c., &c Theu again tie next section
provides thai tne officer ~ sUCf rOmDanv
enrolled snai b. apponre nv IN Commander
in-Che' tne Governor and snail De confirmed bv
the senae A.. ine cadets Of IN severa. SEMI
mares organized az 0tflceretl anC are tuey
therefore either pa' ~ the OIganIZed militia Or
Of the volunteer system Clearly Not l. u true
that the tls-~,trb1- iedtter OF the cadets holds
ne Governor commission a ozone bur DO
paules o. cadets any commissioned Captains o.
LIeutenants
But these things arr All teCnnIca
ouid /. be -l--n1 10 allow ScnooietI anu drilled
cadets i' entef competitive drills against v0lup
Ieers > The halter usually men OF business
who give bu, nodlcum Of heir ume 10 millLiry
exert ises. while cadets. The other name exeT-
cNse ii military tactics d DART oi their schoo
duties. They are far better drilled OF course auG
they Ougn. Ut
| visit u say that l have very great admira
ton for Inc cadets state schools ana for
me very excellent officers who command them
l nave seen the Dovs both Of Tallahassee anG
Gainesville lee through the most intricate evf
lutions alG have had M blood ungie win
military pride and admiration a. | nave watched
them The schools ough IL De tustereo anc en-
Outraged. and The authorities % our next stale
Far Ou-ht bv al meaus to offer d handsome prize
tor The best irl-a COMPANY o caGets tr,s
anu believe they vi,
l. l. no JUS however. ina tn authorities o.
the las, Far criticised t}r refusing them az
mission ~ m competitive dTill OF volunteer
militia lsOBT V DAVIS
Captain Clay Quarts