The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-01
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AGENCY m NORFOLK.


We most heartily rejoice at the strong opposition
With thta oroposItion has met In the Senate, and
ars sssoa isl,ed beyond measure that any Southern
man sheui4 give 10 his approval. The thanks OF
the country are dus 10 Senator Toombs OF Georgia,
far his ssut resistancs TO scheme for building mp
rpsohius wa ioh can be readily used, whenever 9
free sssr shall bs elected President aud that day
NAY not Be far distant 10 crush the independ ence
of the southern states. Mr.. Toombs, according to
report bstore Us, said "there was no necessity for
the passage Of the bill On account Of the Indian
hossilities, Cor there had not been an embodiment
Of iadians within the country for twenty years
past wnich Was capable Of fghting two thousand
men. With regard to the Mormon troubles he
deemed II ridiculous TO suppose that Brigham
Toang was able 70 compete with three thousand
uniesd States tfoops-hencs there was no necessi-
81 Tor ~ Increase on that score. In alluding to
she remarks Of Mr. Iverson who said that II It had
not been for the troops In Kansas the aboltionists
would have been exterminated, and to those OF
Mr.. Chandler, who thought If such had been the
ease fearful retaliation would have been visited
on the border settlements Of Missouri, Mr. Toombs
remarked thsthe would not enter iato any contro-
vsrsy these points, but be would not vote to give
. siagls man fvr the purpose Of maintaining the
peace Of Kansas, whoever might there hold power.
kxpsrisncs aud history for forty centuries had
demonstrated shat order maintained by regular
soldiers was despotism, and that peace only thus
niaiasained was the cemetery Of liberty. lie
wouid not maintain peace 10 Kansas on such terms
nor have order there at such cost. II freemen
could not maintain peace among themselves they
were unworthy OF the exercise Of seiEgovernment
they were unit 10 be freemsn. regular army
haa always been the instrument of despotism -
There was not despotic government in Europe
20 day which could stand niaety days without 1t.
When John @. Calhoun was Secretary OF War the
sxpsnsss VI this army were reduced to two hun
drsd aud sevsnty-three dollars per man, but now,
estimating only the legitimate expenses ofthe ar
my, they amount to more than thousand for
each man per snnum. He earnestly expressed is
opposition to regular sodery, except far as was
actually necessary for the common defence. The
last soldiers seen Ia Georgia we're sent thither to
help the indians against the whites, and he ex-
pressed the hope that the sole of the foot Of ano-
thsr federal soldier would not again press the soil
of that state"
Tn. army has been increased, from time to time
on various prstences, but never reduced 1t 10 no
bugbear, no mere scare-crov, the danger of large
standing army to q RepubIio-a danger, the full
magnituds Of which, WAS well understood by the
iousders OF our government. Let the people fix
their sxes attentiveiy upon this subject, espe-
ciaily the people OF the Southern States. We
agree With Mr.. Toombs, In desiring no such order
md peaoe can only be msintained by regular
soldiers. We would not have q state added to the
south that Can only be held at the point of the
bayonst. OF what earthly use would an army be
81 pu: down resistance to the laws at the North
1t never would aud never could be used for that
purpose. The south alone would be the sufferer
Tners 10 NO need Of the proposed increase. Yolun-
tsers can Quell the Instruction In Utah, and de-
iepd the country in any war In which she Is likely
10 DO Involved. Against European Invasion the
Atlantic 10 our bulwark, and our citizen sol.
disry our only reliance, tor We can never have
regular army large enough to encounter the mill
tary hordes Of Europe. Our present force Is large
enough to act q nucleus, around which the yo-
luntssrs can b. gathered, drilled and prepared for
active duty. Gen jackson, with a handful of
bsckwoodsmen defeated double his number OF
British regular soldiers at New Orleans, and the
Mexican war proved the value of volunteers in
combination with q regular force. We trust the
Southern members will keep bright look out on
this attempt to raise large standing army. 1t Is
dangerous to liberty, aud every enemy OF liberty
must be anxious for its success.