, 1865-10-27

and in SO much as he does tnis ~ Is tue un4ues-
toned duty Of the people 70 commend and sup
mort him. Bnt whatever course be shall deem
1T 10 pursue, it is still right and proper for the
people to claim and maintain all their Const-
tutional rights and privileges. Democracy
like Truth, when "crushed to earth, VIII rise
again" Democracy created this government,
it ,cH rule it yet, in spite of the Vaccinations OF
its enemies.
A SURrLUs-Horace Greeley of the n. Y. Tri-
bune 6ax!ng run his paper upon the negro mob
by until BE became befogged and nearly swamp
ed his craft, has taken a different tack and is
bending his patriotic and philanthropic zeal to-
ward alleviating ssuffering humanity in
some Of the Eastern States, where it is discUva
cred there is a "surplus''-a preponderance OF
womankind. This furnishes a fine field for
philosopher Greeley. The question, he says is
one of vital importance and one "that must be
met" The State Of Massachusetts, has an excess
of 20, 900 female over the male populations; 9TH
er of the New England States have also a sur
plus of females. But poor Massachusetts, is the
greatest sufferer from this alarming state of af-
fairs, and hence the philosopher deals with the
problem first in that State. His doctrine is
universal equality" Every problem is solved
by practical application of this theory. 1t
at once rights all wrongs and levels all distinc-
tions Now, in order to equalze the sexes in
number in Massachusetts, the philosopher finds
it necessary send portion of the female sur
plusage to the Pacific Territories, where the
male population is supposed to largely ptepon-
go, to the shores of Puget Sound. If the sup
ply is not deemed sufficient, other cargoes will
follow, until every the western slope of
the ridge of Rocks has his mate aud every fe-
male has her fellow. This is a eonsummaton
that rusty old bachelors and musty old maids
should devOutly pray for. No more, then, need
signing swains go on the rampage up and down
these rugged mountains; discontentedly rowing
hither and thither in search of hidden treasure
They can return to the valleys and find the Ian d
flowing with honey and milk, with plenty of af-
fectionate, affiGitye souls ready to jump at the
chance to make them happy husbands. Bully
for Horace there is no fear thatIthe population
of sexes will be disproportioned as long as he
is vouchsafed an existence on this mundane
sphere. In other times, anciently speaking, the
lords of the earth, when they wished to take un-
to themselves additional cribs, had to pack up
their traps and travel away off to the land of
Nod for them but according to the latter day
Saints and the new dispenSation of Horace
Greeley and Petroleum V. Nasty, this trouble is
70 be obyiated and old bachelordom is to have
his just proportion of Goods last best gift to
man. shipped, like so many cattle, to his very
threshold. This, indeed, is progressive age,
and Horace, the god of the niscesens, is "mak-
ing history" very fast. But all at once a faint
murmur comes up from Puget Sound, and is
borne upon the blast, reverberating along the
mountain gorges throughout all Of Washington
Territory. The mountains echo back the mur-
WV. f'vUL-t dU with Massaehu usetts' 700
surplus strong7H The Sound people are sorely
perplexed-they are in an agony of suspense to
know how this army of women are to find homes
and the ordinary comforts Of life. Mr.. Mercer,
it appears, promised this Massachusetts, surplus
that they could all find on their arrival in this
Territory, pleasant homes and steady employ
ment at 81 90 per day. The solid people of the
Territory say Mercer is either crazy or a villain
to make such rash promises-promises which
| there is not the remotest probability of making
good. Still, the people on the Sound are at
tempting to devise ways and means to furnish
as many of the surplus with homes as that
sparsely populated district can accommodate
What to do with the several hundreds remain
| ing unptovided for, after Puget Sound has made
room for dozen or SO, is the question that Is
now racking the brains of those people ard
causing them to denounce the man Mercer-the
cause of their sore troubles. But if nothing
else can be done with the surplus, we would
suggest that the U. S. Government, which fur
nished Mercer with vessel and means of trans
portaton to bring his cargo out, supply him
with the same extraordinary facilities for re-
shipment to Massachusetts, and let the cargo
be labeled, ''For Massachusetts. In charge of
II. Greeley, per Mercer"