, 1861-07-18

Bile contrast with that of the Ohio member.
Ben wood is the notorious lottery operator
and policy yender Of New York, the bFot .er
Ct Fernando, Of Infamous memory, and q
political and pccnniary specu1ator In all forms.
He buys and sells .aaest-not negro men-5ut
politicians Of the Anglo-Saxon race, and of
more or less respectable reputations. His
plmps and parasites In political jobbery and
lottery policy vending are scattered over near
y every State in the Union. They are espe-
cially numerous in the Southern States-and
he has large interests in secessiondom, which
accounts, to q great extent, for lis course On
this great rebellion. What is not attributa
bic to this motive, may be found in that natu-
raj sympathy which the false and the vile feel
Tor traitors, and in the desperate gamblers ex-
pectation, 60 favorable to his interests and
wishes, that the Government will somehow
ceme out the loser, and the South the winner,
at the ED Of this great struggle for supre-
macy. In person, Ben Wood Is the precise
exponent OF his inmost character. Never
was there man on whose face Was more
plainly written knave.'' A pale, cadayerous,
unWholesome complexion, q cold, snakY, un-
certain eye, manner compounded Of dogged
assurance and crlnging, complaisance,- he III
otslre to avoid the proprietor Of such uue-
quirocal traits Of character. His whole aspect
and demeanor carry with them the idea Of a
cold, calculating, he eart1ess speculator in the
tolles and Weaknesses Of mankind, to whom
honesty and faith, virtue and honor are empty
names. What wonder that such man, win
Ling his election By baseness unparalleled,
ballot?
II now seems probable that the only aues-
lion likely to provoke much difference of
opinion, or to lead to delay at the present
season, are the notifications Of the tariff, and
the permanent Increase OF the regular army.
The latter is point upon which there exists
The greatest possible diversity Of opinion. On
the enc hand, it is urged by leading Republi-
cans, that the danger into which the nation
fell SO suddenly could never have gone the
length it did, ii We had been possessed of O
standing army large enough to protect the
public property, to enforce the collection Of
revenue, and to confront the rebellion when
it first broke out, with the strong hand of
power: 1t is claimed, that in order to guard
against such dangers and surprises in the fu-
tuTe, re should have permanent army at
1esst large enough to fully garrison all the
national forts, and to place troops where they
sre needed all along our frontier.
On the other hand, it is urged By the oppo-
nents Of Standing. army-incl ncluding many Of
The most influential Republicans in both
Senate and House-th& standing AMY
is a standing curse 10 free people that
it will increase to an unnecessary extent ths
already large expense Of the Government :;
that It viii add millions to the patronage OF
the Executive, and that in direction the
mcst DANCE ous, if abused that SO great a
multiplication Of army officers would be
most injurious in its tendency, sinca it would
crate kind Of military aristocracy, and that
the experience Of the rebellion proves that
amy officers are Of Ill citizens the most unre-
iiab:e in time Of peril; that their temptations
TO prove traitors or utnrpers are almost ire
slstlble TO men 10 educated, aud endowed
with that military ambition which 30 easily
seduces the Imagination and corrupts the 10y
atty Of men; that the true and only reliable
resource to meet great public danger, Is in
the RANKS OF volunteer citizens, whose pat
riotlsm, and not pay or glory, will be their
controlling motive; that the mass Of the reg
n!ar army is and would continue to be largely
composed Of foreigners serving for pay, and
deficient in that intelligence and ambition to
succeed which Is 50 valuable In times
Of emergency; and that the cstab.
11shment Of large and permanent
standing army would be step in pre-
clsely the wrong direction at this time, giving
occasion to the world and to our domestic en-
eulies to say that It Is a confession Of the
Teakness Of popular Government, IN appeal
from opinion back to force, and measure Id
Itself anti-i epubliean and dangerous to popu-
lar liberty.
Iheae are some Of the arguments privately
sa,' aFs,snea by ,he opponents Of the geheme re-
de4 IN the bill reported by Senator Wilson
from the Military Committee. The question
rot having Jet been directly reached IN either
House, there has been no opportunity for dc.
cate on this important matter. As an element
OF the question having practical bearing, it
is alleged that since the call Of the President
Tor recruits for the regular army, to the OK.
tent Of eleven regiments Of about 2 100 each,
the enlistments throughout the country hare
only amounted to ten per day, while the vol
untecrs for three years have been reckoned b7
tlonsands. This cvinccs the little popularir-
II, even in time Of such general destitution
and scarcity Of employment, Of the army ser
vice as sapetmanent occupation. Italso shows
where is the real reliance Of the Government
when imperilea, viz: on the spontaneous and
ready service Of its hundreds Of Thousands OF
loyal citizens who could at any moment be
depended upon to repeat the sacrifice they
are now makir 6, to protect and defend their
cherished Government against whatever po r.
er; for the same argument applies to a for.
elEn var, as to this domestic insurrection.
The only argument which appears to possess
much weight in behalf Of permanent in.
crease Of The army, is that it might become
necessary to garrison the Southern States 2s
fast as the authority Of the General Govern,
ment is re-establshed In them, in order to
protect loyal citizens and keep down future
outbreaks Of rebellion But this is remote
contingency, since the three-year volunteers
will be likely to do the work Of the war so
thoroughly that in all probability the loYal
men OF the South, with slight assistance from
the Government, will besble to hold In check
the elumbering embers Of rebellion after the
var Is over. In any egent, We haye eyery
reason to rely upon the principle that the
great body Of men, In any community, arc al
ways found ranging themselves upon the
strongest side. Hitherto the rebellion, In The
fo1beasanee and failure m the lawful govern.
ment to assert itself, hns proved the stronger
cnd the result is seen In the adherence TO ii
Of al that timid aud uncertain class, compos-
Ing the majority in all communities, who will
make any sacrifice for peace and quiet life.
Lei the Government once assert and prove its
power, and We shall lind nearly all the citizens
Of the South again f1ocking to Its STANDARD
and wondering how they could ever hare beer
60 de1nded as to desert it.
II these Teasonings are gosd for anything
there seems no Wild reason for addfng Miy{t
millions pr dfR1&sn to our already burden some
taxes, to be, moreover, enormously increased
by the necessary expenses of this war for the
support Of standing army which Is likely
to waste In idleness the substance Of tht
people.
The E!gns now are, that opinion may bt
pretty evenly divided between Gisband;cg tht
regular army called for by the President.
proclamation within, say twelve months aftel
the termination Of the war, and continuing i
IN Permanent garrison In the Southern States
Next week viii show which side will prevail
ALTA.