The daily gazette., 1875-08-06
what Has Become of fhe 1mpeaeh
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From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Let us see what has happened to these
men in the order in which they are prin-
ted. MIR. Antony has been reelected
from q State in which a property quaIih-
cation Is necessary to voters, and the firm
Brown & Ives which he represents rather
than the State has come to naueht. ST.
mon Cameron has lost Pennsylvania and
will be OF no more account in politics,
now that corruption has been struck
down in him. Alex. Catten has been left
at home and is now known as the naval
ring is known. Zack, Chandler has been
defeated permanently. Cole. Of Califor-
by q Democrat. Mr.. Conkling sees New
York $4,000 Democratic and himself with
out q follower except that which he keeps
in office. John Conness has followed his
colleague, Cole. Mr.. Frelinghuyseu finds
New JerSy and himself with separate
careers. Harlan has been ruined by dis
closures Of Credit Mobilior, and he is in
famously rich. Howard, of Michigan,
was hrst defeated and then died OF nor
rible accident. Morgan, of New York.
was put to. double degradation. He
was defeated, and he was defeated by R.
=. Fenton. Cragin is barnacle on the
Navy e&uo w udS U6Su
the corruption of his family and the IN
competency of himself. Mr.. Morton sees
Indiana repudiate him and his party by
$4,000 majority. Pomeroy goes out all
over corrupt. Ramsey was defeated by
his own party. John Sherman has lived
to see Ohio ~ 1000 Democratic on. Con-
gress vote. Sprague has failed both in
politics and business. Stewart, of Neva-
das survives as the product and horrible
example Of rotten borough politics to see
worse jobbers than himself succeed him.
Corbett has been sent back to retail shor-
keeping in Oregon. Brake has been bn-
ried IN the Court of Claims, and finds
Frank Blair honored, though dead, and
himself execrated, though alive, by Mis-
souri, Mr.. Ednounds and the two Nor
r1lls seem exceptions to retributiou.--l
They have not lost their seats or their
States but the country has repudiated
their party. Poor Nye is in mad house.
| Ferry, Of Connecticut, Is hopeless iura-
lid and his State has repudiated his par
t7s toe. Patterson hes retired, dissraced
| with Credit Mobilierisa. Gunner did
works meet fer repentance, but he is
1 dead. Thayer, Upton and Wiley are not
even remembered. Henry Wilson ISIS
| victim of terrible, sef-indicted malady,
and Massachusetts has parted company
with him. Wade has sunk into seyvile
lobbyist, ana Yates died il e condition
net necessary TO recall.
lee D5AD Ex.PREs1DENTs.-It was
mentioned in the notice Of the decesss Of
| ex-president johnson that he was the
last of those who have held the pred.
Dental office except the present incun1-
bent The Philadelphia Ledger reminds
4 u, l. t,o1 L.
| erto since the death Of Washington who
died during the term of his SUCCESSOR,
the elder Adams. Through the whole OF
Jeferson's administration Adams was
living; during Madison's eight years Ad-
anna and jefferson were alive, and during
the two terms of Monroe, Adams.Jeffer-
son and Madison survived. In the Sc
cond year of John Quincy Adams, JeGert
son and Adams both died. (July 4, 1e26,)
leaving Madison and Monroe alive. Du-
ring a part Of Jackson's there were three
surviving observation-disclosures Mon
roe and Quincy Adams-but as Monroe
died In 1881, and Madison In 1886. there
was but one Of Jackson's predecessors
alive at the end of his second term. Un-
der Van Buren's administration jackson
and Quinc; Adams were the surviving
presidents, and both these, with the
addition of Van Buren, lived through
the terms of Harrison and rs ler. In ths
early months of Polks anministratjon
there were four living eI-Presidents, but
General Jackson's decease. June 8. 1e45.
and that OF John Quincy Adams in 1e4s.
left but two survivors at the close OF the
term Of Mr.. Polk. When Taylor was in
augurated the survivors were Van Buren,
Tyler and Polk, but the decease OF Polk
in June, lS49, again left but two surviv-
ing ex-Chief Magistrates, and the came
two continued among the living during
the terms Of Taylor and Fillmore. Du-
ring Perce'a administration the Living
ex-Presidents tswere Van Buren, Tyler and
Fillmore; and during Buchanan's there
were four, viz: the three last named and
General Pierce. At the beginning Of
Lincoln's administration there were i've
living eK-PresidentS, but two of these,
Van Buren and Tyler, died in 1862. leav-
ing three to survive until after Lincoin's
own decease; one of whom, buchanan,
died in 1865, but still leaving Pierce and
Fillmore until after the end OF Johnsor.s
term. At the commence OF Gen. Grants
administration there were three survl-
vors, but one of these, Pierce, oied in Cc--
tober, 1869; Fillmore in March, 1874, and
johnson in July, 1875; thus for the nrst
time since Washington's deeease leaving
no survivor among our seventeen ex-Pre-
sidents.-Balt. San.