President Johnson on Depotism

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Title

President Johnson on Depotism

Subject

United States Army

Description

Democrats mistrusted a large standing military, as a possible tool of despotism. The editor of the Walla Walla Statesman quotes a speech of Andrew Johnson, from 1858, decrying the build-up of the U.S. Army. And, as postwar president, Johnson dismantled the wartime army rapidly, reassuring those who feared it, that such a force would not be used to create an unconstitutional government. The editor points out that "Hessian" and black soldiers would have been amenable to supporting a despotism, while American-born white soldiers would not.
This opinion is published in Walla Walla, home to Fort Walla Walla, and center of a large militarized district.

Abstract

The editor of the Walla Walla Statesman compares President Johnson's postwar actions with a prewar speech.

Source

Walla Walla Statesman

Publisher

Walla Walla W.T.: R.R. and S.G. Rees

Date Issued

1865-07-21

Medium

Web

Type

article

Bibliographic Citation

Vol. IV, No. 32, p. 2, col. B

Provenance

Washington Secretary of State: Historic Newspapers

URL

http://sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx

Start Page

2

End Page

2