Show our future standing army tho the change in public sentiment on many points caused by this war in which we are now eng engaged aged is in nothing more thoroughly evinced than in the views of the people in regard to tile the army its necessity and usefulness we are in future to b have i v ca a government containing not merely the latent elements of strength but actually prepared at all times to enforce its laws uphold upheld its constitution and summarily to suppress incipient revolt hence it will be plainly necessary for us to have henceforward a standi standing nr ar army in y and a fully organized one in ill days past such an idea would have hardly been deemed of any more potent argument tb thin in ridicule and we have again and again been told that the united states needed no standing army her volunteers and militia being fully sufficient sum for every emergency that might arise we have found the reverse to be tile the fact and all sp sensible risible men seem to have tacitly arrived at the conclusion that henceforward outstanding 11 army should consist of or K men I 1 the nucleus of that thai army i when hen peace shall be restored sill mill of course be found in the ranks of the present regular army artely and in the veteran volunteers but it seems to us that the numbers of the latter suitable for lilt alu put pui purpose pose will it hardly a r d ly b bo e sufficient to swell the sum still total to either cither of the above increased numbers certainly not to the latter and whether or no enlistments must constantly bo be taking place to keep tile the numbers up to the standard now public opinion has ch changed so much in this regard and tha influence of this war has been such that the number of candidates offering themselves will always or at least for ft a ion long time exceed by far tho quota of required lifred this ill give ive a fine scope for choice and selection and we should like to see sec abill things s brought to such a pass and it may readily be accomplished too that the mere fact of being a soldier in the arti armies lies of the united states should not only be amplo testimony to the loyalty of the individual but should also bo be a certificate of honesty integrity temperance and of an upright character in ill general ral unfortunately if the direct revel deveise se of this 11 was as not strictly strictly y true previous to this war at least it must be admitted that nobody looked upon a mans personal ch character ameter ass aa bein being deiy much on enhanced by the fact of his bis serving I 1 in n the army of the iho united states and an a while there were amongst the soldiers of thu the regular a riny army from time to time most excellent men to bo be met yet they formed the exception and by no means tile the rule we bare lave yet much ich to do the war is not closed thO though ull fast merging verging that way lay and it i may bo be thought we are arc ni mooting oot the subject prematurely but candidly believing as we do that the permanence and stability of our own government dep depends C nd s in future t upon 11 tile the rationale and personnel of the army IN ve c think that too much cannot be laid upon the subject arid and especially is this the case e when such an opening as no government ever before bad in the PI pick ck and choice of recruits and shall we add of officers 13 is presented to us and the only Y question Ill estion for us its to consider is is shall we take the first comer center good bad or indifferent different la or shill we when demay we may quite as readily do it select flom the matel roa tenal ai 0 offered strictly reject all that is ia at all doubtful and have in fine an army in which all flom the highest to tile the low lowest est shall vie with each other in ia truth integrity courage and obedience |