Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-21

stitution and really Gripping it, Jackson or
dered new treasury building to be erected in
the rear of the ole state department building,
on which is now Fifteenth street, to receive
the deposits.
Mr.. Van Buren,, who had real refinement,
and whose ambition to be genial is little
suggestive of President Arthur's address, un-
dertOok to bring the presidency out of the
pioneer state in which jackson had left it, and
that was one of the causes of his failure to be
reelected. He based his administration on his
plan of sub treasury. A panic occurred
soon after he entered the Office and desoIated
the country, and the pioneer orators arose in
congress and began to count his spoons and
plates, and described the magnifcence in
which he dwelt, which was said to have been
most terrific stump argument against him.
He never reached the presidency again, but he
skirmished in front of the White house with.
such skill that he elected Gen. Taylor and as
sisted to build up the republican party and
the war. We have never had presi
dent with the royal air of Van Buren,. have
heard people in Columbia county say that as
he got on his horse and raised his hat to bow,
he did it in style that, if he had never opened
his mouth, would have left an impression
after years. A gentleman told me that he
was at Cardinal Antonelli's, at Rome, about
thirty years ago, when ex-President Van
Buren, entered, and he said there was such
movement, EXPRESSION, and grace about the
man that he was more observed than any
person who came to that great reception.
Yet Mr.. Van Buren, was not popular in New
York city, and hardly in the state. Although
his tone and manner we're aristocratlc, he al
ways put forth thu excuse of great humility
when he came into this state. While presi-
dent he made visit to New York, and his
speeches were all couched in the vein that he
was very lowly individual indeed. In point
of fact, he had been one of the most useful
men in New York to the poorer
old old Constitution and qualified sui.
frage, and made every man in the state a
freeman, in the voting sense. Ais opponents,
however, exclaim ed that after he did that he
organized machine at Albany to take this
universal suffrage, and make it merely ply
sicial instrument
Gen. Harrison is not worth mentioning
among presidents, as he was in office only one
month, and was 6. very plain person, though
was direct descendant of Gen. Harrison who
signed the death warrant of Charles l., and
was hanged, drawn and quartered for it.
John Tyler stands among American presi-
dents good deal like James the first among
English kings. lie was constitutional pc
dant, timid and chattering secOnd-rate lawyer.
He meant well, but had no idea of popular
force, of impending moral and industrial ques-
| tions and of the new currents that were open
| ing in our National life. He recognized Texas
as member of the American union, however,
and so brought about the Mexican war, which
| is about all that is known of Folks admins
| tration.
| Mr.. Polk is desc ribed by an old gentleman in
| Washington who has written very costly
| book, of which there were only about seventy
copies, as person ''ignoble in every respect"
! This gossip says that if the president of some
| college were introduced in the white house to
Mr.. Polk, he would give him a few words, and
then retire with any shyster to talk politics in
| another corner.
Gen. Taylor was in office about one year,
and fonnd himself pulled and handled by the
| two factions in the Wing party, and dying,
left the government to Fillmore, who was one
of the pretty presidents.
| At bottom Fillnore's nature was stolid and
selfish, but he had such large, fine appear
| ance and handsome, expressive features, and
dressed himself SO reasonably, and was so affa-
BILE, particularly TO those with whom he had
never before agreed, that he got to be prime
| favOrite IN the South, and was able to run for
president as the know-N Nothing candidate four
years after he left office.
Franklin Pierce was gentleman and an
actor, with good head on his shoulders, but
it was alternately twisted out of Its course by
| dissipation anu Dy serving unworthy Irlenus
till he made, if possible, a more complete
wreck of himself than Mr.. Buchanan. Pierce
was captured in the Mexican war by jeff Da
Wis and the fire-eaters of the South, who were
surprised to find one Yankee, who could play
cards, drink whisky, and hear fast talk. Like
Fillmore, he served not his neighbors, but
that distant something which he thought 6
large patriotism. The conflicts arising ont
of the acquisitions, from Mexico cloudet
Pierce's administration and overwhelmed
Buchanans. Both those presidents had t.
encounter terrific fire from from the anti
slavery men. GATH.