The national Republican., 1862-10-09
EDIroRiAL coKnsspospENo oE.

BANGOR, Me-, Oct. 8. 1862.
The expression imputed to Major Key, late
Of General Hsllecks staff, that the programme
. to prolong ne scar until hs nert Presidential
ssotion, and then saiis u sciA he rebels on he
"a democratic principles,' b regarded BY the
country - the key 10 good deal that Is ex-
Isordinary in the conduct Of public AFFAIR."
since the present rebellion. The interest
which contractors and jobbers have had to con
iuue stats OF things by which they have
oeen marvellously enriched, lie obvious Bat
that sort Of interest exists In all countries, and
for the protraction Of all ware, and is not suil-
cient to account for the peculiar manner 10
which thls war has been conducted. The pub
lie believe that political views have had good
dea, to do with IT, and are right in believing 80.
Que Of these views is betrayed by the ex-
prvrsion imputed to Major Key. His removal
BY the President induces the belief that this
s.preusioo, or something like It, was proved
upon him At any rate, his dismissal, for dis-
loyalty, attracts attention If one officer, down
10 this time, in high and confidential position,
70 uibcVVSicu w po uhAtoLt INV mOTt
are there In the same category
l notice that /" Perley," the correspondent Of
the Boston Journal. says that . brother Of Ma
jor Key, still higher 10 military rank, and wh
is on General AcClellV'a stafF, dra,os around
himself, en- every occasion, pro-slausry po'id-
Clans" he ought to be looked after.
II our army, when this rebellion broke out,
had consisted Of forty thousand men, instead
Of seventeen thousand men, the chances of the
success Of the rebellion would hare been great.
ly increased. Mr.. JEFF. Davis and its other
ehisf plottss had bean laboring for year, to
enlarge the army. They knew what they
were about, and the resulthss not disappointed
them. 1t Is not merely, or mainly, the officer,
who have resigned and gone over openly to
secession, who have done the mischief. 1t is
those like Major Key, who have remained with
US to bstrsy us, from whom We have suffered
most. One traitor may psralyze the efforts Of
ten loyal men. Our old regular army had q
large number Of officers, gallant and true to
their country, but was and 10 poisoned 10 al
most every branch Of II, by the taint Of po-
litical sympathy with the rebellion,
The institution OF standing army 10 in itself
as repugnsnt to republican ideas and forms, s.
an established church, or an order of nobility,
and the experience of this war shows 1t to be
as ine efficient as \ is dangerous An eff.rt will
be made after this war is over, to fastsn such
an institution upon us. If II succeeds, fare
we'll to the libe rites Of the country. Two regi.
ments are enough to occupy our forts, and are
more than We have ordinarily had in them
Beyond that number, We do not need single
man In time Of peace. Our true fighting force,
when war comes. 10 In our volunteers and
militia. It has been soSin oil our wars, and
will be still more reliable for long years to
come, from the general revival of the martial
spirit No standing army That will be the
leading rally cry Of the party which will sue
ceed in the next Presidential election, IL thi.
war Is brought to close before that event.
The rage exhibited at Richmond in conse
queucs Of the Presldsnts proclamation aud the
rebel threats Of hoistiog the black a,g, have
removed the doubts Of more than half of the
few per.ons, who had misgivipgs heretofore Is
to the policy Of that proclamation. They see
from the squirming Of the enemy hat he Is bit
on the raw. Loyal men think 1t is ,afe to bc
pleased With what especially snrsges rebels
The people begin now tu have some hope that
the wsr will be brought to a close, before |.
has involved the Government 10 an inextrioable
bankruptcy. Before the proclamation, they
had no such hope. Eighteen months Of time
and at least one Thousand millions Of treasure
expended, without making the least Impression
upon the rebellion, was not calculated to make
the people hopeful,
The democratic poiilicisus hersabouts are
very sanguin Of tue election of Gov. Seymour
10 New York,
The gallant Col Roberts, OF the Maine Sec.
ond regiment has returned home, to recruit
Eve hundred men to Ill up bis ranks, thinned
in so many battles. His personal reputation
and that of bis regiment, will accomplish the
obje,t If anything ceuld, but Maine, with its
small population, has already furnished forty
thousand men ior tho war. 1t will furnish
more II necessary but not easily, or without
great sacri6Ces. W,