The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-26
I From the New York Ne


Not tine to bury the dead That, it is
reported, was the answer Of General Grant
to the reported proposition Of General Lee
that the YORK Of destruction shOnld cease a
brief while till the dead were buried
The request and the answer are probably
both fictitious. They are the substance OF
L mere sensation extra that was issued last
evening. The dispatch of Secretary Stan
ton amounts to contr.. fiction Of the state
ment, and equally discredits the rumor of
the capture OF twenty thousand Confedc-
rates. But supposing the statement true,
General Grant was right. There is no
time 10 bury the dead, when day after day
they are counted By thousands upon thou
sands. IF the fends of hell were commits
stoned by an angry God to wreak ven
gcancc upon earth, they could not more
terribly fulfill the mission Of destruction
than do the con.cnding armies in Virginia.
No marvel that the community thrills with
excitement and quycrs with au universal
.huddcr. Every fash over the wires Is
ladcd with tale Of horror. The word
victory stares il mockery at the reader
from the glaring headings Vi each dis
patch, but below there is but the records
Of slaughter-slaughtcr beyond all prcce-
dent Of battle fields. but winning nothing
bat The need Of hcroism fer those that
fight this inscnsate quarrel.
We mark the absence Of all enthusiasm
at even the widest runors Of triumph that
come from the Virginia shamhlcs +: and i
is 10 wonder. for along with them come
such fearful accounts Of butchcry that the
public heart h : no room for cxultation III
the intensity Of lis agony and horror.
Could We but read the anguish and dos
pair of the millions tlsat have been bcrcav-
cd within this week, side By side, with the
details that we read OF the murderous
strife. there would be few to clamor for q
prolongation ol' the wax. We count the
mourners by millions, for the dead and
wounded are being counted by the hundred
thousands. The Tribune OF yesterday cs-
timatcd our loss thus far at forty thousand;
with what has since occurred, il is a
hopeful calculation that makes it seventy
thousand. We claim greater loss for the
enemy, but call It equal, and there are
one hundred and forty thousand victims
inundated Within seven days of indccisivc
battle
Do you think OF this you men that wor-
nip the meek and love-ordaining Christ,
lnd Will YOU thirst for more blood, and
have your pulpits again desecrated ty
furious Invocation Of the sword? Do you
dream only Of the military fruits Of yicto
rv2 Oh look little at its other hidcous
offspring. No need to search all over the
wide North to be conscious Of tie dcsola-
ton that the past accurscd senni@ht has
Hear at your own doors the
val Of the stricken ones count within
thi, citv's limits the innumerable mour-
aers.
The streets were throngcd, the kerchiefs
waved, The shout Of admiration was loud.
when the Ninth Regiment Of our city 5
Dest and braycst tramped gaily, boldly
down Broadway, to fight the Abolition
battle. In those full ranks were the
youth, the manhood, the pride Of New
\ ork city. Where arc they now? OF
lie Nintt Regtment remains .fo'~ ogicers
tad G,iec mea.
The day will come when the authors OF
his war will realize their responsibility.
The Aboiitionist will be startled from his
anaticism By the cry Of The millions WHO
now mourn silently, but who will one day !
swell the inevitable chorus Of broken
hearts. appealing to God for vengeance
lpon those that wrought their SORROW.
Think not, you fanatics and you who
nave filled your purses with pieces that are
stained with the blood Of your countrymcn.
you who have driven your brethren like
oullocks to the Slaughter-penS, that YOU
night build your fortunes and feed your
lmjltion upon Their corpSes, think not that
Nemesis Will forget the day Of reckoning.
1t is you mcddlcrs, with the social systems
If your fcllowmen it is YOU, demagogucs (
who have nursed convulsions that you
night grasp power out Of chaos ; it is you,
lcartless mercenarics, who are now fcas-
ing and luxuriating upon the wealth real
zed hy your country's agony, it is you
hat the people will call TO account in the
lour of retributi)n
The Philadelphia Erening Telegraph 4
cadins Republican paper, says that Grant
md Meade had about two hundred thou
aud men in the late battles, and then con