The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-13
PRESIDENTS.
Historical Review OF the Twenty-one
Past Rulers OF our Republic.

1t is doubtful ilmore doep-seated, widespread
and intense interest in presidential campaign
has ever been felt or manifested than in the
late oontes,, Tho hearty and enthusias 10 hard
e,dor campaign of 1870, resulting in the ~,
umph OF General Haulson ("Old Ilppeonnoe }
over Martin Van Burel ("Lilte MMty VAN },
nor the more notable AMI better remembered
campaign Of 1860 WHEN Abraham Lincoln
Gather Abrahm-unole Abe--ll nest o'd
Abe-Tho Iail,spl,ter OF the WesD became
the choice Of tho people us their chief in the
dark and troublous days OF doubt and .ncer-
tuinty that loreshadowel the storm OF secession
and treason, so sCon TO burst in its my upon
the Elnd-though bo,h wero campa gus oil re-
markuhlo interest and his orical Importance
are yet surpassed by the one just closed, both
in Intensity Of feeling aud partisan bitterness
The close Of President Arthur's term OF
Office on the Ith OF March next will complete
the twenty fourth presidential term OF iour
years each s.ueo tho adoption Of the Federal
Consultation, Daring this period Of ninety
six wears twenty -one different persons have
occuncd that high office, OF these seventeen
were elected and four succeeded to its honols
from the vcc-presidency upon q death OF the
president OF the seventeen elected, two
viz; Thomas jefferson (or his first tem) and
John Quincy Adams - were elected by the
House of Representatives in accordance with
the Constitution, the N, ctoral colleges in these
two instances having failed to make choice;
md one-viz: Ru;herlom b, Haycs-wa' de-
chrod elected upon the ascortaned results as
declared by an electoral commission specially
created to adiudcate the disputed and memora-
bic election oil 1876.
Seven presidents were reelected to n second
term, viz: Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, jackson, LincCm ANA GrUnt-and ten
to but II single term, W.: John Adams, his
son John Quincy Adam, Van Buren, Hani-
son, Polk lHy,or, Pitrce, Buchanan, Hayes
and Garfield. HE contingent presidents haN
been John Tyler, Willard Fillmore, Andrew
johnson and Chester A. Arthur, they succeed
/ ing to the presidency upon the death OF Har-
/ rison, Taylor, Lin ,oln and Garfield respective
| ly, But two ex-presidents are now living
| General Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford Is.
| Hayes. March 4 next Chester a. Arthur will
make the third, should neither be removed by
death before that time. During the eight
years of General Grants presidency, begin
ming March 1, 1869, ex-presidcnts Pierce,
! Fillmore and Johnson died in the order named.
/ General Grant was, therefore, upon his retire
mcnt from the White House in 1878, the only
living x-prcsident, this being the only instance
OF the Kind since President Washington re-
! tired to private life in 1871
Wushington's first Inauguration took place
! IN the city ol New OK; MS ScCOnlfN Iill'l'
/ drlphia, where Juha Adams was also inaugu-
rated. Jefferson was tho first president i'll
augur,tcd Mt Washington, where al subsequent
! intugurations have taken placo-wltl the pos
! sble exception of that of President Arthur.
| The vice president being in New York City ut
! the time OF Gariield's death, the oath of Office
was administers! TO him ut his residence IN
that city by Judge Brady.
General Grant was the youngest OF the presi-
dents When inauguatod, being Al; Pierce and
Garfield were 40; Polk and Fillmore, so;
| Tyler, 81; Lincoln, 81; Van Buren, and Tay-
lor, 81; Washington and johnson, 81; Jeiter-
son, Madison and John Quincy Adams, 81;
| Monroe, SO; John Adams and jackson, 81;
DucLuu IN, &C; Harrison g.
Carried died the youngest, not hav nS reach
ed his fifteth birthday. Polk was "A 1t his
death; Lincoln, SIS; Pierce, 60; Taylor, g.;
Washington and johnson, e.; Harrison, 6S;
Tyler and Monroe, IS; Fillmore, IA; Buchan-
an, Il; Jackson, 49, Van Buren, SO; John
Quincy Adams, 81; Jeiia, son, So Madison,
So; John Adams 81.
Nine States Of the Union have thus far fur
nished all the Presidents, and from ten State:
have come all the Vicc-PresIdents. Thefo!-
lowing table gives the names Cf the States that
have supplied the Presidents, and the number
of years each has had this honor