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.
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