The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-30

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whether facetlously or in earnest is not
stated-that war was a Divine instltu-
ton for removing the inequality exist
ing between the sexes. According to
the census of 1860 there were 1895, ,s54
males in the United States to 1S,OOi, ,s72
females, being an excess of 6sl, 400 Of
the former. Although this result
brought about by the large emigration
OF men to our shores, gives a seeming
plausibility to the theologian's opinion,
yet the reverse of 1t is generally held To
be true. ~ t8U.t a
Thus Miss Muloch, in an able volume
which has attracted much attention IN
England, plainly tells her country wo-
men that thousand of them must calmly
and deliberately make up their minds
to live u life Of single blessednessj BE-
cause Of their excess In numbers over
the opposite sex. She then presents q
long array OF statistics too snbstantiate
her position that there has and VIII
pr0hl bly, continue 70 bo more females
than males brought into the world.
Carefully prepared statistics OF Mnssn-
chusetts. show that there ara In that
State six per cent. more females than
male births. This fact, together with
the increasing emigration Of young
men westward, accounts for the sadly
large number Of elderly mRidens TO be
seen In every Bay State village.
Whether or not, what is true Of Eng
land and Massachusetts Is true Of the
universe generally, 1t cannot be denied
that the gentler sex throughout the
States have been, apparently with good
reason, alarmed Rt the serious inroadS
Mars was making among our youth.
All such, however, will now take heart
on being assured, as they arc by a re-
cent writer, that Notwithstanding six
hundred thousand males were carried
under the sod during the rebellion
there are still more OF them left than
there are females. This is decidedly
hopeful view Of the case, and is appar-
emily borne out by the census statistics
of 1850, which we give at the commence
ment Of this article. And yet the dis
proportion between the number OF
males and females must continue 10 be
very considerable for some time to
come In the Southern States. How
frightful were the inroads made by
battle and disease amoug the Southern
soldiers is shown by the army rolls
submitted at the time Of the general
surrender. The following figures are
derived from the rolls Of Hardee's
Corps: Ten regiments consolidated
numbered only 287 men; three regi-
illents, 2lO; twenty regiments, 627; elev-
en- regiments, sl9; five regiments, 456,
representing 10000 men on the original
rolls; ono regiment, 20l; eight regi-
ments, 424, representing 10000 Texas
troops; one regiment, 40 LETT out Of
200; reserve artillery, ten batteries,
$50; seven regiments, 4l9; eighteen regi-
ments, 7l9. Single regiments CONSOLE
dated, md not represented above,
showed the following numbers on their
rolls: q, So, 10, 40, l24, p, so, 81, 1856, "a,
Al, Is, lSO, 35, 30, II, 42, 40, 100. Eight
companies consolidated amounted to
IS mon; five companies, 60; ten compa-
MES, 50; eleven companies, 50; ten COM
panies, 65; fifteen companies, o.; ten
companies In one case, Sl;' in another,
90. Tho average of Lees corps, before
consolidation, was about so men to the
regiment. General Bates division lost
every general and field officer, and
threG-fourths Of the men in battle, after
the men left Dalton. II lost thirty per
cent. at the battle Of BentonvillO alone.
According to rough estimates, tho, ,total
number OF Southern soldiers whOper-
| lAl.cd In battle and otherwise, was not
| far from two hundred and scventy-five
thouSRnd-this out of total inSurgGnt
population OF not over six millions.
The great excess of males over fe-
males In the United Statts. at the TAX
ing OF the last census, was, of course,
due 20 the lnrge mule emigration.
These statistics show thnt there have
thus tar been 942,OGS more male than
female foreigners landed on our shores.
Had II not been for this. the excess Of
females over males in tho country at
the commencement Of the war, would
have amounted TO three hundred thou
sand.