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blundered; but if only we are each in carnest we shall each forgive, in the faith that that other, Like ourself, is esrnest—meoans right. How any ope can stind in the way of a wnited national organisation at an bour hke this, is wholly inexplicable to Susas B. ANTHON.

Chitorial Corrrspondense.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 6th, 1870.

JACKSON vILLE, Fls., March 6th, 1870. DraAn REvVoLUTION Flomda 1 bebaving this winter sometoing like a hostess tired of wninvited guests; she cannot shut ber doors and forbid entrance, nor can she withhold her goods, but she can frown and be reserved and chilly, almost frigid in her aurs; beaming out occasionally im ber matural character, and then cloudimg over agnim. In short, the westher, the universal topic of conversation, is as' capricious as it is at the morth. We take the fag end of all your storms. When you haye a bravy snow and extreme cold, we get a rain, thunderstorm, and the mercury sinks down to forty. and this morning we had a white frost, and our spirits were below zero, notwithstanding our light-wood fire, which ought to brighten even s msanthrope.

There was one white frost iast month, some said one black one, but as we did not see the ice, there are doubts, for we do not believe much we do not see with our very eyes. We have seen the trees white and pmk for weeks past with cherry, peach and orsuge blossoms, and the air loaded with perfume, notwithstanding all Mr. Train says to the contrary. We bave many days of geuial sunshine, the mercury ranging from fifty to seventy-five, even to eighty-four occasionally for a fe hours when there was neem ngly no elect icity in the atmosphere, but tha has been oly omoe or twioe, amd was not, after all, much hke dog days. Oranges bave been abundant and delicious, and apples are about the same price that they are in New York.

Mr. Train says those who come bere need to bring a barrel of whiskey and a half-barrel of quinme. Mr. Train speaks from the experience of a few days, we from that of three winters, and we bave never seen the loant meed of whiskey, and have only reason to regret that so many from the month set the bad example of drnking in the presence of the colored people, who are but children, and need good example as well as precept. It seerns a sad fac that drunkennens follows in the wake of cilization. As for quinine, there is ittle meed of that when nature bas so abundantly provided the sour orange. What one does need to bring is warm, substan tial olothing, and sense enough to change with changes of the weather. One needs to bring alno, a stook of pationce, for the nsatives of warm climstes are not secustomed to burry and drive ; henoce, thin is the place for rest.

1f any one comes here expeoting to find a finished city, he will be dappointed. Indeed. the plce is rude and new, and looks slo enly, but 3t in ts infaney, and afer ail it i mot we very much worse than worthern eites. There are hore, at least, none of the fetid odors of olose and dirty streets a im Neow York or New Haven We did tih of hpt o ing-houses and lodgings, but after more though and putting ourselves for a lite while in the place of our delioste, refined, and imeperionoed landlady, we withhold, for bowever considerste we may be a lodgers, t in hanklos tok t

take into ome's house severst strsngers wnd try to please them all. More than onos we bave watched the flushed cheek and the quivering hp s some damty boarder shoves back me piate and turns up bie immaculste mose at dih which doss not tckle his fastidions palate Last Thursdny we rose at day-break. pcked our bags and took the Florence for an up river. trip, mot knowing what should befel us, for we can go to Palatks for s doliar, or stop st the first laoding, and it's the same price

The first thing which dod befal o was the meeting s last winter's friend who had sought us m vain im the city Losded with Indian River oranges, we foasted and prolonged our trip, which was set on foot for Mandarin, to Magnohs, where we found many fmends. The Winter Home' . imdeed, s hbome Dr. and Mrs. Rogers are im thewr might places. dispensing hospitality with libersl grace.

It was a fortamste day to be there. 4 fias had been raied to celebrate Wasbington's birthday, snd upon this day there was a formal presentaon of it to the proprietors of the Home. he guests ssemled on the piazza. when the meedmen employed on the place came marching round singing. We sare marching along," then gathermg sbout the flag stafl, they sang again, Roally round the flag, boys," and other songs. One or two rather set speechos followed in the presentation. Dr. Rogers secepted gracetully. and then came another song by the company. Then there was oall for Mr. George Whittier, from Portisnd, Mams. a young soldier, and a cousm of Jobn G. Whittier. His spoech wes an enthusstic outburst for freedom, which thrilled every beart. As the young man was unaccustomed to, public speaking, his speech bad not the finished graces of oratory, but it had. what is far botter, feel ing that made others feel too.

At five, socompanied by many frend. we again took the Florence, and at balf-past six resched Mandarin, unexpected goests st the Owl's Nest, m the hve-ok tree. As we came o the front of the bous, we coud look in and see the dear. cheerful family st tes. Ab, what ploasant sight! And then the warm welcome in from the dark might made us at bome at once

We are not going to wolate the laws of bospitsly by tolling you auythimg we aw or besrd—nothing sbout the plesssnt even ings. the long, detightul tslks in the wnotum, the walks, the diives, the gathorme oranges. and flowors—grest creamy oslles blooming in the open sr, rone. verbens. the canns Indics, asaims, the blue i—but above all, the pescetnl Ssbbath in the litte church m the growe. which i a sobool-house through the week, snd the sanctuary on Sunday.

Onoe a day we go to see the growth of the bananss, which sre mow frusting. The largest planted st yost is aout twentyee high. the stalk ten imchos in dismeter. On warm days tesf will grow botween three and tout mohes. The buds are enciosed in large purple shesth. Each day bogins to open oe e froit, with the flower on 1 tip, appesrs. The frot, upke mont other fi. forms in the matri Fige are growing quite ge, wd posches and plums bogin to appos. Suwher Tie re wory . ct e i dant, a there i mot one pieoe for l the areedy months here We heve many th ont Wom For this purpose we threw ourel on southorn peopis. One aay ty

knew any of thowe women sbout whom te Trine wiked o t Washington. We rephied thet we ad. at we were t oe We then banded her several copies of Tnx Rareturning them subseried for Tas Revo. and remar d tht e g i anything thet the 7ribune nssd sbout peopie from this tine forth he then e questions sbout the besrmg beiore the committoe which was so misreported.

Seversl days bave passed simoe the shove was writton. We have been busy with many things Having resolved to lecture. there were the usus preparstions to be made.Furst, there was the Hsll to be secured. when. wpon appestion, the owner said to we, I am very glad thet the subject is to be presented bere. 1 will ao whet 1 oen to get an sudienor for yem.” with meny other kand, obliging thmgs

Han bils werwposted Monny mormg. notce to be given in Tuesday morming's par er Alss' with the morrnmg light oame thunder amd hghtming and rain in torrents. it knows bow to ran in this istitude but at noon the blue aky apprared. and by wight o ock the walkng was good. the moon in its fofl, and on our arriyni at the ball, we found. as our doorkeeper sad, "rignt smart of people thex.” 1Ins short time the ball was nurely filled, snd more sttentive or spprecistive sudience ooutd mot be desired. Several, both ladrer and genemen, seid they were converted to our mews. and resdy for Woman's Suffrage

This is the first locture of the kind ever g.wen in Florida, but 1 sm confi dent it will not be the 1ast. Indeed. I shall pot be surprised if some of the southern states do justion to woman before the whole of New Englend. A gentieman ftrom Michigsn remarked that our lecture made him proud of bis wtste. the statutes there were so much m ov f tho which we quoted from Massachunets and Rhbode Island. Yet Michigen. with all ber gallantry and lberality. which bes gone beyond even-handed justioe. wtl atr ohi ber daughters.

Last Sebbath we wont to soe bapmnge The prescber forvently exborted comgrene tion afl to be present st the veremony when thene ton or twelve should be puried wit Je in the “hquory greveThe hiee candidates, the cold water, bisok and turtd, the sharp wind, the agonimed feoes o the 8 minstrstors, all combined to make beyone messure wad, for we could only regard it expression of soperstition, eer. but ignorant of all thet constitues res Chri tanity ———————————

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