New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-12


Letter from Gsv. A.drsw-RepIy - Cs.-
tiexnsa ~ Indiana.
The following lettsr from the Governor of Masa-
cbusstts 70 gentleman resident at Indianapolis the
capita, Of Indiana, has been handed 70 us Tor publ
cation:
CoxsoNwIALTn OF MAssAcHusErrs. Bo.roK,
Feb. D. i8s3-EIcouiivv Department )
S. Y. WErnoRB sq. Indiaaa1oiis, Indiana -.t -
MI DEAR Sir: Your letter Of the 2i January
would have received that prompt attention which
the subject itsef demands, and which ia surely due
10 the interest you have, manifssted on moro than
one OCCASION in the establshment of the truth oqch'
ing the conduct Of New En- gland, and particularly
Of Massachusetts,, whom arraigned by persons OF
other sections Of the country, had my engagements
permitted An earlier reply. "a rrr .rlvA rr.T E
!. You inform me in the first place that Committee
has been raised by the popular branch Of the Leyis
lature OF Indiana, TO inquire and report, WY Mas
ent rar many mea. az hare been sent BY Indiana?
/ do not know how many men have been fur.
nished to the Union army hitherto by the State OF
Indiana. am unable therefore, TO present you tho
facts sought for in the form Of comparative state
Inent. And am not sorry, for The purposes OF the
present moment, that am thus ignorant, since the
testimony shall give you will be relieved Of the
moral Disadvantages Which would attend the effort
OF reciting facts and presenting an argumeutaiive
comparison Mt the same time. I may be allowed 70
remark, however, that while We in Massachusetfs
have devoted ourselves to the business Of the ma
tional defence with al earuestness, zea end success.
which have aroused the hatred Of every enemy OF
the Union, scarcely less apparent on the lips OF
Northern eympathizess with treason than OF South
ern traitors and Rebels themselves, have always
believed that tho Government and people Of Iodisna
have been alike distinguished from the beginning OF
the struggle by the fidelity Of their exertions. and
the vnlof Of their troops.
The contribution of Massachusetts to the Union
army in the year 1861 was twenty-five regiments
and eight companies Of infantry. two companies OF
one regiment OF cavalry, all enlisted for three year,
beside i've regiments OF Infantry. ono battalion OF
rifles and Que company Of artillery who served for
three montbs.
The contribution Of lS6? made by Massachusetts,
to tho Union army was thirty regiments aud four
companies Of ipisntry, Of which thirteen regimonts
aud three companies enlisted for three years,
seventeen regiments for nine months, and one com
pany Tor ak months; five batteries Of hight artillery.
Of which three wero enlisted tor three years, one
for nine months, and one Tor six months; I'VE COM
panies OF heavy artillery enlisted for three years.
three companies Of cavalry enlisted for three years.
two companies OF militis, one Of which served for
two Inonths and tho other for Eve months.
Since the beginning OF 1863 two batteries OF
Light Artillery have marched from the State, lssv-
ing still two others now in progress OF recruitment,
and seeond regiment Of Cavalry, of which ono
battalion u now ready 10 march. third company
Of SHAREHOLDERS, aud . six'h company OF Heavy
Artillery are slso in process Of recruitment. II
should be added that OF tho regiments originally
raised in 1861 composed Of ten Companies Of Inisn.
try, was subsequently, enlarged 70 regiment OF
Heavy Artillery. Having thus gwen you an Learly
as may be the military organizations eeDt by Massa-
chusotts to tho field during the war, allow me- to
present statement prepared by the AdJatant.isn-
ersl of the Commonwealth, q, my request, exhibit
ing the whole number Of enlisted thsreis, both
originally aud for their subsequent rec Iuiu W
to January lSb3.
whsls number Of three nionths' msn......."... 378
Whole number OF three Jears' nsn reported up 10
nov 10 loos... ''''o''t
Who. number q .a,.e y;:. ..u ,o .sps,,sd
W hole nunSss VI Iins mouihs' msn............ieSS
Total three ysGS aud nine mohtbs' T39st
Total also including the tire. months 7S.Oas
Permit me to add, though am answering now
only for my own Commonwealth, that i do not pre-
tend for q moment tDAt our sister States OF new
England would ct all suffer by any comparison with
Massachusetts. They wond not:
Tue extended sea-cos-t hue OF Massachusetts las
natura y engaged large number OF her able-bodied
men ia the busincss OF navigation, whaling and Sne
fisheries TLeee men, from their training have boen
attracted In large numbers TO the naval service, IN
preference 20 that Of any military arm upon tie
land. The numbers thus drawn into tho navy l an
unable TO declare with exact precision. From the
best sources OF Information, songht Tor among gen
tlc,nen connected with conmeue and navigation,
/ am brought 10 the opinion that about l2O00 men
ru or have been Engaged in tho naval service on the
ocean or in gunboat service on the MYERS, whose
bones were in Massachusetts. Boside thls number
about 900 more are believed 10 be occupied sen
men, engiueers.or otherwise in tho transport service
on the sea-
For the purpose Of enabling our friends at the
West TO decide for themselves whether considered
either positively or by comparison with other Ss.et
this Commonwealth has omitted her proper contribu-
ton 10 the human forces OF tho war. beg you TO
remember that our population, by the CELSIUS Of
1910, was total Of 81 Ot6, including both seIes,
aIieus and persons Of all races and complexions,
and that the white males Of Massachusetts were
80, 23l. Tbe population Of the State OF Indiana,
by The Same census presented like total OF .3JO
4lS Of which number the white males OF oil ages
were 693,3iS. THUS tie population OF Indiana *.
ceeded that Of Massachusetts, by 1885,, aud the
number Of male Inhabitants Of Indiana exceeded the
rnalee Of Massachusetts by tho number OF lOl, III.
THIS statement illustrates not only the absolute ex-
cess Of population IN Indiana over that In Mgssa-
cbusetis but also the relative excess OF males In H.
diana over tue Uass Of Massachusetts, m compared
With the aggregate populations Of the two States
respectively.
The number of male inhabitants Of Massacbuse,ts
is IS 4llO0 per cent Of the male inhabitants Of In
dana-and, at first blush, IL would scem that Tie
military contribution Of men BY the two States
should he in that proportion. lhls, however, "a not
necessarily true, SLOWING relative equality to bs the
rule Of duty. Because the proportion oil men lifted
10 bear arms in the State VI Massachusetts may lot
be 10 the sane ratio 10 the whole number OF her
male inhatitants which tue number OF the same
class OF male Inhabitants Of Indiana beare TO the
agQreya'e number vi Ler male population. For ex
ample, in two such Stsies the relative proportions OF
their men capable Of bearing arms wall necessarily
be- affected by all those circumstances which tend to
create differences III too character OF tue populations
of old communities and those more recently settled
In an old community the humber of aged men and