The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-19

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Second Judicial Circui, OF FLORIDA. cir
emit court In aud for the county of Wa
kulls, fall term A. d., 1889
We, the grand jurors enquiring In and
for the BODY of the county OF Wakulla,
bringing our labors 10 close, respectfully
beg leave to submit the following general
presentment:
We congratulate the citizens OF the coun-
" upon the good health that prevails
throughout our borders, and upon the gen
eral prosperity that has attended our DeO-
ple since our last term of court. The SEA-
sons have been most propitious, and the soil
has Welded It's fruits in plenty, If not in
abundance, and the industrious and enter
prising husbandman has good reason to re-
j0icc and return most grateful thanks for the
bountitul return that earth has made in re-
snOnse TO their labor and industry as we'll
as to the blessings of divine Providence
We further congratulate the county upon
the general good order that has prevailed
within our limits After careful and dill
gent examination into all criminal conduct,
aud violation Of law, we find but few, and
those are of quite light nature; NOT sin
Gle serious or capital case has been brought
to our attention. We find that our records
are in fair condition, with good prospect
of improvement in the WY of indexes. We
respecttully suggest to the Board of County
Commissioners that the public offices Of the
county are in need of books III which to
keep the different records. There is moth
ing more essential than good and correct
records; give the officials the proper and
essential books and then sec that the rec
ords are properly kept
1t is hardly necessary to refer to our court
house and other public buildings, for they
are in such dilapidatcd and ruinous con-
diti0n that they are unworthy of the intcli
gence and public spirit of our people, but we
rejoice to know that our county authorities
are about to move in the right direction and
give Us public buildings worthy of the pro
gressve spirit OF our citizens
We are fully persuaded that our last leg
Slalurc made a serious mistake in passing
the road law 1t is not only eXlravagantly
expensive in the way OF numerous officials
fees and salaries, these eating upa very large
portion of tue road tax, but we much fear
that it will be utterly impossible 10 keep The
public roads and bridges even in pas>ablc
condition. We believe that before the meet
ing Of the next legislature 1t will be de-
monstratrd that the law is an unWi>c one,
and will be repealed.
While we can but rejoice that our health
has been merclfully preserved, our lives
spared and our material prosperity greater
than for many years past, we c IN but deeply
deplOre the cloud thai has appeared IN the
eastern portion OF our beloved State, and
now hOvers over and about Jack >OnVillt,
threatening to burst upon The heads Of our
people and blast all their hopes oi future
prosperity and happiness, as well rs 10 turn
INTO hate and jealousy the peace and good
Will that has within The last few years been
diligently cultivated by and among AL Class
Is of our citizens. The partisan court re-
Gently Org lniZch a jacksonville, and the
principles upon which ii j. conducted, is, in
deed alarming, even To The most cOn>elvA
tive and hopeful. Every thinking and r.,
fleeing man, be his politics what they may
must It gard The SO called judicial proc ed
ings. lately bad in iha! court as revolution.
AIRY in their tendency, aud ii menace To the
liberties peace aud good Ordcr, the hnppl-
ness, safely and material prosperity OF The
entire people Ot the STATE. When ii Judge
OF The Federal court prostitutes the power
and authority delegated Ia him Tor The pro-
trcl!Oh oi HE, liberty AMI property, converts
n, culr' INTO I'm cngint IT tyranny and oD-
pIc~>lOn here igucTant n;Id pre- udiCci par-
n>Hh> mo work their political spine ana r.
v'Mgc upon their p'IlIcal opponents, and
Wh"n tti- atOrncI rep! eSrntlng the y'cd
Government Oi lhc United States can slara
il ms place before The cotLIl, and, for want
II ~ al ,umcut, openly and publicly ln~Uil
one lUtt pt HE = a;c Gt which he Il an un
worthy resident, 10y pt"CiAlmiug lhal lt> pro-
PIE trr uncvi we'd and barbarou., AMI
meet win ~ rrh,lkr from that cOurl--whcn
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but SETS aside all wholesome rules aud sal..
guard, Instituted for purposes of justice
" htn il permits its malignant mlulOns -
drag innocent citizens from remote sections
u The State, from The coun'irs in which Fed
clal courts are by law appointed To be held
from among neighborS, friends, aCQuainlan-
ces and peers, and arbitrarily forces them
10 submit To trial hundreds OF miles away
IN a different district from that in which the
false aud riumphed up charycis alleged
I" have been committed, by a jury wan
'only packed by Ignorant and prcludiced
malignahts. When such things, and even
worse, are Transporting in our State.
need amy one wonder that the people feel
alarmed and uneasy, lest The very palad
um OF their liberties Will be DIES roycd, that
the greai principles of liberty and self gov
crnmtnt, written in the blood OF the fathers
ut the Republic, Will be subverted, and
our "uce glorious and benign government,
The pride of our own people and the envy
OF the liberty loving people OF the civilized
world, may yet fall into The hands ana con
troll OF bgols and tyran,s, and the consli,u.
llonal rights and liberties Of the proni,.
wrapt in their own humiliation and deere
dalion, forever swept away Under this
alarming state OF circumstances can aov
one wOndcr that The South is solid liza;
ON people are united as one man ard
stand shoulder 10 shoulder in defence OF
HE principles of The Declaration of indie
pendencc, and Of their blood bought con-
s'i'u'Ional rights and liberties? Can any
one wonder that our people are rapidly
l0osng ii decent respect Tor the Fe,icrn,
courts in our State, and are learning 10 re
gard them rs institutions organized Nm,
held simply To humilia;c and punish DO
lilical opponents, instead of TO project lite
liberty and property, the only rue an,
constitutional province OF all courts? Ma,
IA melciul God grant to our people sat,
dellverance from all partisan courts AN,
twenty .twO-to one juries.
In conclusion, we respectfully tender ON
thanks to his Honor, Judge ID. S. WnIHe,
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