Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-08
American History.

The American political history Il full OF Gu
riosities aud Singular incidents. For in,taace,
threo Of cur Presidents, al of whom partici-
pated in the Revolution, died on its great an
nivcrsary he Fourth OF July, viz. John Adams,
Thomas } tfferSOn aud James Monroe. Cen
cral Washington, when he retired from the
Presidency, was IN the Sixty-SiXth year of his
age. His successor, John Adams, when he
Lite, was sixty-six years o.d. Alter him came
Thomas Jefferson. james Madison and James
Monroe. Mr.. Jefferson was sixty six, James
Madison had Just passed sixty sixth year, and
Mr. Monroe was in his sixty seventh when
they respectively lett the Presidential chair.-
General Harrison was sixty seven years old
when he was elected, and died in the PrCsi1cn
tal office
From 1901 to 1926 the Presidential Office was
filed by Nuginians During the same interval,
with the exception OF four years, the Vice
Presidential office was steadily held by citizens
OF New York John Adams negotiated the
treaty Of peace that concluded the war OF the
Revolution with England. His son, John
Quincy Adams, was a leading envoy and ueRO-
tlated the treaty which ended the second war
with England in 1914 His son, Charles Francis
Adams, at the third great crisis of our history;
was the Minister to England during the recent
war, from 1861 to lo65, the period which COW
ers the Alabama claims, out OF which another
war is altogether possible with the old mother
country.
la 1890. John Adams was on a leading Pres
dental ticket. Twenty four years alter, his
son, John Quincy. was also Presidential can
dldate. Twenty!our years from that time,
Char es Francis Adams. John Quincy son,
was an important candidate for Vice President,
with contingent Presidential succession.
OF the first six Presidents, four OF them were
taken from the Office Of Secretary OF State and
the other two being the frsr elected, could not
p,rirm ts duties From this fact rose the
piec,deuca that makes the Secretary OF State
the first officer in the Cabinet, instead OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, which IS the case in
Great Britain.
The highest civil officer 10 the country at the
time of the Declaration OF Independence was
John Hancock, of Massachusetts,. the Presl
dent of the Continental Congress. The highest
military officer was George Washington, OF
Virginia. The first battle Of the Revolution
was fought in massachusetts,, and the last IN
Virginia. The first President OF the Uuited
States was from Virginia, and the second from
Massachusetts. The first English scttemg Mt
in the country was made ln Virginia and the
second in Massachusetts. Ofthe ffty six sign
ers to the Dec of independence three
long survived upon the earth after all the
Others had died, and two Of these had been
upon the committee Of five who drafted the
Important instrument. The very last survivor,
Charles Carroll, OF Carro.ltOu, Md, threw the
trst shoveliul OF earth from the Baltimore and
Oaio Railroad. the first railroad enterprise IN
the couutry. The last man OF the past lnaugu-
rated the coming future.
No less than five OF the greatest of American
tl.ns
Daniel Webster, John Z. Calhoun, Thomas
IL Benton, Martin ' an Buren and Lewis CasSS.
From 1900 to 1855 period spanning from
the second President to the seventeenth, only
two persons filed the office of Chiet Justice ot
the supreme Court Of the United States, John
Marshall AMI Roger b. Tauey.
The CAPITAL OF the United States was To-
Gated at Washington IN pursuance CT an alleged
bargain, 10y which tvo or three members OF
Congress, who lived adjacent TO it, and whose
districts would be greatly benefited by 1t, voted
Tor the funding OF the national debt Tor that
RnI two men in the United States have, as
thrv saw in Odd Fellowship, passed through
an the chairs, been Governors OF states,
he'd a first class foreign mission, been the hesu
of the Cabinet, then Vice President ana r. res
i5ant Their names are Thomas Jefferson
and Martin Van Buren.
Three Presidents died in office HARRISON
TAYLOR and Lincoln.
Three persons were elected by the people
Vice Presidents before they became PRESIDENTS;
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Martin
Van Burcu.
Three Vice Presidents died iu office George
Clinton, E,dridge Gerry and Wm. Il. klug.
Three men were elected Presidents who had
been Ministers to England under the Fedora
Government John Quincy Aiams, Martin
Nan Buren, and James Buchanan.
Three Vice Presidents became President by
the death of their chiets-JOhn Tyler, Ml.lard
Fillmore and Andrew Johuson-aud every ont
Of them pursued policy adverse to that OF tt'
nsrty by which they were elected, Two OF th'
Nice Presidents OF the United Statos-and The.
the Youngest men who ever held the othSe-
have been indicted tor treason Aaron Bur
and John &. DreckinIidge and IN each u
stance the Government broke down ana al'
missed the case without even putting 1t oetoE
ajury. ~ C.Iho,r-r,
Que Vice President-John Z; calhoun
signed his seat as President ct the Senate
take place on the t)or, where ne % eHu'
have the privilege of debate and there CN, e!us
date his State Rights views under the Ions'