The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-02-26

IF the Living will not Hear the Liv-
ing, Let the Dead Speak

How many human lives have been sac
rificed BIZ this cruel and relentless war (?
! Hon. Thaddeus Stevens made a speech
+ last session Of Congress, winter Of 1862
8 in which he stated that ! 100000 men
had been mustered into the United States
service, Of which number only 500 900
then remained fit for service. The bal
ance Of this lost. GOO 600 men, had eth
er been killed in battle, died O. disease or
wounds, or been disabled. Since then
there have been some Of the fiercest and
rreatest battles Of he war, aud Ia oe &C
cassions 70 the military force, BY conscrip
ton and voluntary enlistment, have been
made. To the 500 900 above, NAV be
added At least 400 900 more making in
all 900 900 Of men DESTROYED or disabled
| If Northern accounts Of casualties in
/ battle and otherwise be correct the South
! has lost more than two TO one as c0mpar
Ell with the North This will give 2 900
! 900 men As the Southern loss, which al
/ dei to the Northern makes 5000 600
|, will not be an oyerestimats to put the
number killed, or who have disd from
wounds. SC. at 600 900 men.
| How much space would it require 70
hrrv, side hv side. this enormous host Of
/ dead men. allowing four feet to each
grave. and the space he'ween F? One mile
in length contains ) $50 feet, and will
bury thus. 800 man. How many miles
will il require to bury 2 600 900 men -
Just 5l5 I miles . Or. suppose we
Mace tho lead lengthwisn allowing SIX
feat for the grave anl two feet foT The
space between On one mile could be
buried Goo dead. How many miles re
qurni 70 bury 2 coo GOO? the answer
is 5000 10 33 miles Srppo~e a man to
walk. dav nv GA 80 m,'a-. it would re-
quira over eigh y-sX DAYS con inuous
WALKING 70 pass by the last resting place
Of brothers DESTROYED in battle because
the words .'No compromise with traitorsw
had gone forth from healqpar'ers AMI
was taken up and re echoed by the fanati
cal masses throughout the whole North
The wo 4 Compromise " uttered in a pa
tgiotie and fcse.nsl spirit and these thou
sanis Of miles Of grave wards AMI billions
of indebtedness had had no existence
When man r4beIlal against hia Crea or,
the words NO compromise ~ were not
proclaimed against him else % dav be
had been enduring punishment that Was
to be eternal On the contrary, omnipo-
tence proposed compromise. devised y
n'an Of redemption. and said to man, Il
offer YOU tarms through the sacrifice Of
nv ONLY ba9often sAn Acc. the terms
and be saved - Bat this 4 ADMINISTRATION,
and its fqna,ical supporters, are greater,
purer. and wiser than God.
Let rs present the question in a some
what different light. In war times the
killed are mostly buriei in pits and trench
es Ike dogsi
say that it VIII require to make the
60 fio-, the shronls dig the graves and
inter four persons, Thus 70 bury six dead
in one dav. ~ha' number will be required
to bury . 900 600 in six days! Answer
-322 222 men. A larger army than
the great first NAPOLEON ever COMMANDED
A few years more followed bv such de-
struction Of life snl the Government can
form a grave yard that woud reach from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The
masses Of the people North seem to have
declared in favor OF such an idea What
theme for a Baecher, Cheever, Chase.
a Seward, or a Sumner. Only think Of
il. line Of dead heroes aud patriots
reaching from the Atlantic 70 the Pacific
Ocean. What eloquence and poetry in
the thought,
Render. tread lightly breathe not a
word Of chsri:y. Chri-,iani,y or humanity
here, Ignore All such vulgar thought or
idea. and let the hear: swell only in the
devotion 10 Nolach. the god Of blood and
daughter. But let .hs disciple of No
Loeb beware The day of vengeance
comes on apace, when God. through An
outraged aud betrayed people, will take
vengeance upon the pe1ureI, and him
who hath BETRAYED hls trust;