The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-06-18

It is a somewhat natable fact that,
with the exception of Franklin Pierce,
no President has served out his term
without an unchanged Cabinet.
Washington served eight years. He
had three Secretaries of State, two
Secretaries of tho Treasury, three Sec
retaries of War, three Postmasters
General, three Attorneys General.
John Adams served for four years.
He had two Secretaries of State, two
Secretaries of the Treasury, three Sec
retaries of War, thee Secretaries of
the Navy, and two Attorneys General.
Jefferson served eight years. He
had two Secretaries of War, two Post
masters General, and four Attorneys
General.
Madison served for eight years. He
had two Secretaries of State, four Sec
retaries of the Treasury, four Secre-
taries of War, two Secretaries of the
Navy, two Postmasters General, and
three Attorneys General.
Monroe served eight years, with
three Secretaries of the Navy, two
Postmasters General.
John Quincy Adams served for four
years. He had two Secretaries of War.
Jackson served for eight years. He
had four Secretaries of State, four Sec
retaries of the Treasury, two Secreta-
ries of War, three Secretaries of the
Navy, two Postmasters General, and
three Attorneys General.
Van Buren, served for four years. He
had two Secretaries of the Navy, two
Postmasters General, and three Attor-
neys General.
Harrison died a month after his in
auguration, March 4, 184l.
Tyler served for nearly four years as
the constitutional successor of Har-
rison. He had four Secretaries of
State, four Secre taries OF the Treasury,
three Secretaries of War, three Secre-
taries of the Navy, two Postmasters
General, and three Attorneys General.
Polk served four years. He had two
Secretaries of the Navy, and three At
torneys General.
Taylor died in sixteen months, with
no changes.
Fillmore served the remainder Of
Taylor's term as his constitutional
successor. He had two Secretaries of
State. two Secretaries of the Navy, and
two Postmasters General.
Pierce served for four years with an
unchanged Cabinet throughout his
term.
Buchanan served for four years. He
had two Secretaries of State, three
Secretaries of the Treasury, two Sec
retaries of War, three Postmasters
General, and two Attorneys General.
Lincoln served for four years and a
few weeks. He had three Secretaries
of the Treasury, two Secretaries of
War, two Secretaries of the Interior,
two Postmasters General, and two At
torneys General.
johnson served nearly four years as
the constitutional successor of Lin
coin. He had four Secretaries of War,
two Secretaries of the Interior, two
Postmasters General, and three Attor-
neys General.
Grant served for eight years. He had
taries of War, two Secretaries. of. the
Navy, three Secretaries of the Interior,
three Postmasters General. and five
Attorneys General.
Hayes held Office four years. He had
two Secretaries of War, two Secretaries
of the Navy, and two Postmasters Gen
eral.
Garfield held Office little more than
six months, and made no changes. Ar
thur, as the constitutional successor of
Garfield, served the remainder of the
latter's term. He had two Secretaries
of State, four Secretaries of the Treas
ury, two Secretaries of the Navy, two
Secretaries of the Interior, three Post
masters General, and two Attorneys
General.