The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-01-13
Deaths Of Presidents.

George Washington died NJ Mount
Vernon on the 18th Of December,
1899, in the Gslh year Of his age.
Death came suddenly "a him-so sud-
denly, TINT the tidings Of his sickness
and his dcccasc simultaneous reached
The halls OF Congress.
John Adams came 70 the END of
MI living" at bis residence in Quincy,
Massachusctis, on the eth Of july,
1926, realizing what a day Il was and
Rejoicing in il. lie gradually and
quietly expired ut the patriarchial
age Of fdnr score years and ten.
Thonas Jefferson, by IN cxtraor-
binary coincidence, brcathcd his last
at Monticello on the same day that
his venerable compatriot dicd-the
lu1;lec Of American independence.
lie haG reached the advanced aye Of.
eighiy-thrcc.
James Madison, The "man of the
Constitution" and one of the wisest
statesmen our country has ever pro-
duccd, peacefully closed his earthly
career ut Montpelier, Virginia, ON
the 2sth Of June, 1896, in bis
eighty-siXth year.
james Monroe, died in the city e
New York on the eth of July, 1891,
in his eightieth year. lie was a true
patriot, aud the last Of the Prcsi-
dcnts who served IN the cvcntill
days of the Notwithstanding been
q Colonel in the Continental Army.
lie particularly enjoyed the conf
dencc of Washington, and the period
Of his wise aud peaceful administm-
ton wnS characterized as "thc era Of
good feeling
John Quincy Adams expired in
the capitol al Washington, ON the
23d Of February, 1913; literally dy.
ing in his eountry's service, ut the
age Of cighty-onc. To the last he
was Of the class of lifc's busy men
and identified as he had been from
boyhood with the public service, it
was solemnly striking and %appropri-
ate that the halls Of the national
councils should hear his dying words.
lie was struck by paralysis while in
his seat in the House of Representa-
tiyes.
Andrew jackson, died at the Her
mitagc, near Nashville, on the Sth of
1915, in his scycnty-nin,h
year. He must have been a great
man, indeed, who could cluster the
ofa whole people around
him rs this distinguished soldier and
did. His popularity had no
parallel but tina, Of Washington.
Martin Van Buren,. died at hi
birthplace, Kinderaook, Columbia
county, n. Y, on the 9th Of july
in his cighticth year. His all
from 1897 to 1911, was
. period marked by grrat financial
throughout the country.
was charged by bis political
oppynenis upon the policy he pur-
IN managing the public finances
the agency Of the indcpcnd-
cnt treasury. lie failcd Of re nomi-
nation for a second term. however.
N account Of his opposition to the
annexation If Texas.
William Henry Harrison, died on
The 18th Of April, 1871, exactly one
month after his his Inauguration,
aged sixty-cight. lie was Che fret
President who died in Office, and at
Executive Mansion. lie had
a deep hold upon the peoples
and no one living at the time
can ever forget the profound and
universal expressions Of sympathy
and sorrow his death accustomed.
John Tyler, elected Nice-prcsi-
dent, and who siccelcd Gen. Har-
risen for the remainder Of his term.
renounccd HE allegiance to the
United States 10 isei, and died the
following year In Richmond, Va, in
bis scveuiy-second year, being at the
time a Senator of Virginia IN ihe
Conieleratc CcnErrss, then In ses-
sion al Richmond.
James Knox Polk, died AZ his
home N Tennessee, on the 10Th Of
June. 1870. "rlv thrsc marfhs ne