The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-02

E,s;,orx FLoridsaa Previous 20 the visit and
s,,rr,ng sp.eches Of Gencrals Perry. Barnes and
Colonial Long. of your city. but little enthusiasm
was noticeable among the people q Mana'ee
county. Even among the former leaders and Or
ranizers a sense Of lcthArgy and difbdence was
consnicrous The cause Of all this was 70 be
found in the fact that general contcntment. hap
piness and prosperity prevailed That CALLING
woke OF taxation had been removed, the Stale
credit had been redeemed, railroads and canals
had been built food tide OF immigration was
sweeping the State from the Gull 10 tne
Atlantic. and various avenues Of wealth and
happiness were being opened up before the peo-
pe. and as natural sequence the query arose.
"why should the people OF South Florida have
felt any anxious soicIude about the political
welfare Of the Statev'
Few i1ieed who were not oblivious OF the
great danger that threatens 10 undermine aud
overthrow the fabric OF our ideal State gov
eminent; But the scales have fallen from our
eyes and We are beginning to see the great dan
ger OF thus resting upon our laurels.
The voters of Manatee county are arming
themselves for the fray and will administer q
scalhing rebuke To Pope, Greeley & Go. at the
proper time and place. The County Convention
for the purpose Of nominating a candidate TO
represent Manatec county in the next General
Assembly will he held on the second day oi Sep
tembcr and as usual the coming man is being
spotted by the wiseacres Of the party, while
The masses and l may add the equally we'll
informed seem 10 ne cropping in Egyptian dark
tar no nj No Con ri 5
concerned Bul the party can safely leiy upon
finding some one who is sufficiently patriotic as
Ia he willing 10 sacrifice his little all upon the
altar Of his country
So much for the politics, and now for the issues
in which are involved the questions of bread and
butter The financial condition OF Manatet
county, us well n the whole of South Florida, is
AZ present alarming.
The annual shipments OF cattle from South
Florida to Cuba has for many years been the
only source to which ninety per cent. of the peo-
pie OF South Florida have looked, and upon
which they have depended fOr the sinews o.
wal 50 essential 10 comfort and happiness il
tins enlightened age OF the world Ii is true the
number oi acluai shippers is much less than the
above figures, but thousands who never owned 6
hooi o. horn were dependent, through the ship
pers OF Otherwise Indirectly, upon the above
source.
An lmpromptu Cessation or stoppage IN the Nd
nua nipments has brought scarcity OF money
a. an exteu, never before witnessed in these ends
o he earth.
Eut we verify believe that this seeming aftiic-
tlon is Il blessing in disguise The people have
too long rested supinely upon what they con
CejvcG 10 he an nialllbie source OF revenue Il
the country, and are poorly prepared TO meet the
emergency The panic will subside as sure as
results follow causes, and the people will open
ner eyes to the lacl that South Florida has al
album lance of resources from which to draw 6
competency.
They viii soon adjust themselves to the new
order oil things, and returning prosperity OF n
more permanent character will be the final out
growth of he whole business.
Yours truly Sue NosLIw.
MIAKKA FLA Aug 25, 1884.