The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-13
Total-l7S9 to 1885. .

Attention has been called to the fact more
than once alluded to that no aspirart to presi-
dental honors whose name b gins with g has
been successful The IA is the more notice.
able, perhaps, when we remember that such
ren us George Clinton, De Witt Clinton,
VII lam II. Crawford John G. Calhoun Lewis
Cass, Henry Clay and Salmon Z. Chase have
at different times either been candidates toc
the presidency Or til il names seriously con-
sidered by their countiymen Tor that high
Office.
Another tradition that has frequently been
mentioned is that no candidate has ever yet
entered the White House from the Senate.
General Garfield, although a senator-elect was
actually member Of the House when elected
presdcnt-that being the only instance where
a citizen while holding seat in the House of
Representatives has been elected to tine Sen tie
and a little further on selected by the whole
people us their chiel magistrate. We have had
presidents who have served in the Senate, but
no one has been Oh sen to that Office who was
o senator mt the time of his election. This is
noticeable fact, because the United States
Senate is our highest deliberate body, and its
rolls embrace largely the il.ustlious names in
our political is cry.
The people seemed TO have turned TO the
army for a president whenever distinguished
success in the ii id has gwen them the oppor
the perhaps more wise and sagacious states
men in the Senate have been hidden to wait.
Leaving out Of The list Washington, soldier
and statesmen both, for he 6 first i'll war
and first in peace" We have only TO mention
the names OF Jackson. Harrison, Taylor and
Grant to prove the assertion. General oft
was really til, only conspicuous and diSin-
gushcd soldier OF the country who has not
been thus hon0rcd and even his successful op-
ponent was General franklin Pierce Of (more
or less) Mexican war fame. Hayes modest
but creditablc war record undoubtedly aided
him in his lucky strike, and the more valuable
military services Of Garfield, although not of
the highest rank beyond doubt largely en-
deared him to the people. But Tor this
hearty ami enthusiastic feeling of gratitude
10 our military hcroes-which s quite natural
| and pardonable--it would be difficult TO und r
| stand why the claims OF such eminent aud
sagacious men as have adorned the Senate OF
| the United States in years gone by to have been
repeatedly ignored or passed by for mcn con-
| f sscdly not their superiors-llas! in more
than one instance not their equal-in the Wis
dom, sagacity, aud experience necessary 10
preside over great nation at peace with all
| the word.
J Of the sixteen elected presidents but seven
/ occupied seats in III. Senate before their cleo
ton, and of the contingent OF accidental rresi-
| dents but two. Andrew johnson was n sena-
tor from Tennessee 9th previous to his cleo
| ton to the presidency and after the expiration
| of his term OF oilicg-rocallng the TACT that
John Quincy Ad ms served in the House oi
| Representatives after having been president
| These two notable instances are the only ones
| in our history where ex-preSidents have re.
entered public life.