The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-12
The Surplusage OF Females in MasSs-
chusetfS


Chusetts.
The Boston Transcript says " We
publish below a copy Of a letter reeeiv-
I'd by Governor Andrew upon the sub
ice. Of the preponderance offemales in
this commonwealth. The source from
Which The letter WAS derived adds to
,hg interest OF the production.
PEoyo CITY, UTAH Co. UTAH
TERRITORY
Nsrch 20h, 1865
tDssr Sir. Inotice in the Telegraph
Of March the 10Th that your Exoellency
.u your Nessage tells the Legislature
81 Massachusetts, that there is in that
State "a surplus of nearly 30 600 women;
above the age Of fifteen years;-and
that you recommend that they be sent
towards the Setting sun to pick up
husbands that is right
'You will please send me i've or six
.hiu loadp. by the way of Panama-and
up the coast Of the Pacihc,t through
lie Gulf of California to Gallo, landing
on the Uolorado-we will meet them
there with our teams and wagons, and
bang them here, TO a land OF peace
. land Of plenty-wheTe the people are
o, one heart and one mind, and they
shall have good husbands.
But sir, remember, that we want
uone but the honest in heart, those
that are strictly yirtuous and Indus
tIsous. please send us few ship loads
Of those with their little ones and we
viii make them happy, for here is Zion
IA the mountains.
4 have the same number Of SONS;
that father Jacob had; ten Of them
want wives now, and the other two will
want soon; this from yankee exiled
from has home and the tOombs of his
iaihers-tow in the wilderness.
To his Excellency Gov. Andrews"
How Eagiand Pats Down Rebellion.
The Albany Journal says England
has g summary way Of dealing with
robellions. When the Irish revolted
in Is, she struck st the heart Of the
disorder dispersed the insurgent forces,
tried the leaders for treason and trans
ported them 70 her Penal Colonies.
When the Sepoys rose up in arms
s-ainst her in 1857, she made such an
example OF the offenders as caused
,hrstendom to shudder. Instead Of
showing that mercy TO the vanquishs
ga which she enioins upon us. she ex.
scuted the seditious Princes, caused
regiments Of the mutineers TO be blown
from the mouths Of cannon and gave
up entire Provinces to fire and sword.
Mr. Russell tells US in his Diary in
lndis, that large districts we're literal-
,y lepopulated-neitheE age nor sex
being spared by the Infatuated con-
aasrors.
Equally rigorous i her treatment of
tae rebellion in New Zealand. The
"1T she j. waging is simply one Of an
l.A.laton uer statesmen and Jour
nails 30 not hesitate to confess that
nothing short Of the literal obstruction
OF tae G.sloysr' population will secure
peace. Ii ia true her possession of the
country Is one Of the boldest robberies
tue world ever saw. She has no more
ght 20 assume TO play the mist.ess
than has the burglar who breaks INTO
house at night TO eject its rightful
owner IS an intruder Her only claim
60 possession is based upon the right Of
tEJte force still she assumes TO treat
Nsw Zealand as a part of her legitimate
territory and her people as her Lawful
slwects. The Morning Post, the O..
o' Lord Pslmerston, referring e tae
'eyolt naiyely remarks: There Is, OF
'ourse' no choice left US but besFush
the revolt. No Government can arimit
d Justification for rebellion" a
!" hSt an admission, and what trib-
Ute 'oJusuoe of our cause! The South.
'NA was tue AnOeL CNUeeAPSs
since that Of Lucifer 1t aimed not
only at the independence of the In
sorsents' but at the destruction Of the
Hepuehe 1t sought not simplv 70
iound new Empire. itaspired 70 vina
cut the last veslige Of the beD,soor,
Government founded by Washins,on
=
And jet the Post, and nearly .H -:
other leading journals Of England -
uhed 1t and did all in their povo,
help 1t achieve success. Not ONLY s,S
they look with favor upon it, but ,ba1
denounced the effort to put il down
"barbarous warfare against a bra.
people Consistent John Bull
Warrington letter says, "let those bs.
ware who sttemPt TO oppose the poliev >,
i''.,a II Johnson Mr.. Lincoln Ia. -
credited with armnsss, bu, in nj. - 80
ore little finger there viii IA. -.