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directly to his estate called the Hermitage,

| of his party. He entertained with that
| gracious hospitality for which he was as
| tinguished, and the Hermitage became q
| veritable Mecca for the leading members OF
the party until General Jackson's death.
Mr.. Van Buren, by no means gave up ms
public career when he retired from ms
high Office. He went to his home IN Nh
derhook on the Hudson, but he was enSaS
ed in those subtle arts OF politics Which
| had distinguished his career, and when
| were now directed towards securing re-
nomination in 1914. He failed IN that el-
| fort, his friends have always said, through
bad faith Even then he did not aban,
don political activity, and was INDUCED
| to accept the free soil nomination tor pres
ident in 194S 1t was an act when cosI
him the favor of the democratic party, SINCE
| it caused the defeat of Lewis Cass, the
nominee of the democracy for presideen1;t,
| That act ended Mr. Van Buren, puphc
career. He spent the greater part OF the
year in Undertook. With the excepuo1n1
| of Washington he was the weaithiest ol az, az,
| the ex-presidents, either before or alter ii:s
| time A part of the year 1t was MS haplt
to come to New York city and to spend TWO
or three months renewing acqHa3'llt'tTnC &c
| with prominent democrats. MI. van nu-
rem lived fourteen years after ms IfSt nom
inatiou. long enough to see his country IN
the throes Of the civil war, when htu pe pee.
so often predicted before and during MS
presidency. H.,
John TYLER returned to Richmond when
spirited citizen. When the civil war bf9ke
ont Mr.. Tyler sided with the people OF MS
state, and was appointed to some posi- %
responsibility by the confederate govern
ment. :. ::
James X. Polk returned to his home IN
Nashville after his term was done, broken
in health and both his public and private
career ended, for he died ieW holIhS az
ter retirement from the presidency. ,.u,
Willard Fillmore did not give up poudicai
wit rrba bn
lie returned to his home III Buhalo anu
was actively engaged in those poiltical move
mcnts which brought TO him the nonilhal?n
of the American party for the pfesuenC9 III
1856 Defeated then, Mr.. Fillmore. without
engaging III active business, was occQpieu ia
the care Of some estates committed 10 hh
charge and travelled a great deal, oeihs
everywhere received with honor as an eX-
president of the United States. The last
! years of his life were, he used to say, the
! most delightful ones and ii was bis Joy IN
his old age to meet those who had fought
the battles of politics with him or against
! him and exchange "reminiscences.
Franklin Pierce returned, after he had
! seen Mr.. Buchanan inaugurated rs his
successor to Concord, n. H, whore for
! thirteen years he lived an unevCntful life.
He was not engaged in business; he took
no great pleasure III books, but it was his
| delight to entertain his friends and to talk
| Of the politics Of the day US we'll as III a
more reminiscent vein. Mr.. Buchanan, at
! ter Lis term expired went to his home in
| WheatiaDds, near Lancaster, Pa.,a saddened,
and many thought a morhdly unhappy man.
| lie lived in almost complete retirement.
and it perhaps his misfortune that i'm.
mediately following his presidential term
| q civa! war devastated the country and one
which many thought Mr.. Buchanan could
| have prevented had he acted with the firm
ness which characterized General Jackson.
! Wise men have said, however, that this war
was inevitable, and that the frrnness Of
Jackson himself could not have prevented
1t had he been president instead Of Buch-
! anan.
1t was Mr. Lncolns intention after he
had finished bis second presidential term
TO return to Springfield and resume the prac
tice of law as a counselor.
Andrew Jackson went to his old hons IN
KNOXVILLE when his term was flushed. where
! he lived among his old friends in perfect
! democratic simplicity, and few years later
| he was elected United States senator. be
| ing the second Of the eX-preSiGentS to return
to congress. His senatorial term was short,
! t"r ne died IN less than year after he
| took bis seat in the senate
! General Grant really lived life Of leisure
I lie was interested in some business promo
sitons, notably, one in connection with
| the development Of Mexican property and
| the attractions of business life seemed t0
have some fascination for him. so HAT +
! was easy to persuade him to lend his name
! as speclal partner to that unfortunate and
| SWINGING enterprise conceived and executed
by Ferdinand Ward. The revelations of
TINS dlSh0nor UnquestiOnably FASTENED fhn
development of the insidious disease which
terminated General Grants life.
MT. Hayes left Washington within half
an hour after General Garfield was inaug-
n nnt gong ~ direct to his home st Ere
called delightful retirement, holding some
honorary offices like the presidency of The
| board Of trustees of the Slater fund. which
gave him just enough occupation to afford
I heaith[ variety to his manner Of life
| GeheraL Hayes was reputcd to be wealthy
| when re retired from the presidency, and
| by prudent management of his pr0nrrty
considerably to have Increased his wealth
General Arthur expected to return to nc.
| I'VE; BUSINESS and professional life in New
| York city. lie had made arrangements
for law partnership and was thinking Of
| some extensive investments in real estota
in tn" upper part Of New York city. He
WAS erected president Of Il corporation form
| ed TO tunnel Broadway and as he was still a
comparatively young man he hoped large,
| " 10 increase his fortune, which whom bt
| lett the presidency, was about $40 O(Eg
3ut the finger Of death had touched General
| Arthur even before he had quilted the pres
| ldency, and after lis return to New York
his health rapidly gave way and he was
| made aware that he had not long tn live
| He was found dead in his bed one morning
| less than year after he turned over to
Ail CAe iiaiit hle pFSSlueQLlal ONCE.
Mr.. Cleveland was in his fifty-third
! year when his first residential term was
| ended. That was about the age of Roscoe
| ConEling when he came to New York to be-
| gin new career as a lawyer Mr. Cleve-
land had received propositions for law part
| nership from one of the greatest law firms
| in New York, his duties to be those of coun-
| sci to the firm, and after some consideration
he accepted the proposition. A few weeks
| after his term expired the partner
| ship was formed and his name was paint
| ed upon the door Of the Offices of the firm
as Grover Cleveland. counsel. For a time
! MIR. Cleveland seemed to have an aInbi-
! ton to build up q large practice. Yet bus
| mess did not SO 20 the firm in any marked
increase by reason of his connection with it.
He argued one case before the supreme
court of the United States. and it indicates
| the freedom from personal influence Of that
| bench that he lost the case, the members
whom he had appointed even joining with
others in voting against his view. His time
as lawyer has been mainly occupied in
| hearing references sent TO him by some
| of the local judges in New York, and his
| friends think that he made up his mind a
| year or two after he began practice at the
| bar of New York, that the profession Of
| fpra0 no prc0t ODOOrtI1njtiec 10 him