472 LETTERS TO DARWIN AND OTHERS. [1860, 
with hopes of hanging leaders of the rebellion, ex- 
iling a good many, and pardoning all the rank and 
file who will come back with a good grace to their 
allegiance. If they will not, let them beware! Ve 
victis to such, 
The country is to be kept in the Union. If the 
people choose to stay, let them, and peace be with 
them. they wish to emigrate, very well. he 
North, aided by immigrating Teutons, has great col- 
onizing power, and we can rapidly settle Virginia, 
Tennessee, Mississippi, ete. 
There, this is enough for the present to rile you. 
As to Euphorbias, the published names here must 
take precedence to unpublished names of Shuttle- 
worth, ete. 
Ever your most peaceful friend, Asa Gray. 
TO CHARLES DARWIN. 
CaMBRIDGE, October 10, 1860. 
Thanks for very interesting letter of September 10. 
IT am much pressed now, or would write a long gossip- 
ing letter. 
The bound copy of “ Origin” is just received from 
Murray. Many thanks. . 
I believe I have seen a pod or two of Horseradish ; 
but they are rare. Your germinations show curious 
resemblance of dimorphic-crosses with hybrid-crosses, 
as shown by Naudin; very interesting and capital 
points for you. 
I imagine it is now universally felt here that if we 
do not do it [i. e., carry on the fighting] we shall 
have to eat much dirt; that the establishment of a 
rival power on our long southern line of the free 
States, to be played off against us, is not to be sub- 
