Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-25

/ him over. Besides supervising the conduct oil
his plantation, he busted himself with Literary
matters and carried on an extensive CORES
| pondence with the leading men Of his time al
home and abroad. and in addition found
time to establish the University OF
Virginia and serve it rs it,
| first provost. He took a lively interest in poll
tics up to the day Of his death, which, by q
patriotic coincidence, occurred with Adams on
| July 4, 1926.
Madison lived nineteen years on his Virgins
property in Orange county after bidding fare.
well to the White House. Although quite rich,
he looked to the soil, like Washington and
jefferson, as the primal source Of prosperity
He was, to greater extent, perhaps, than any
] other OF the e1-Presidents. recluse, secludins
himself in his study and delegating the care OF
/ his affairs to members of his family. In 1929
however. seven years before hts death, be
emerged from his solitude long enough to take
leading part in formulating q new state con-
I stitution.
Jack.on's plantation. the Hermitage. near
Nashville, Tenn. where the idolized leader OF
the democracy spent the last eight years Of his
life, was great resort OF politicians ard mill
tary notables to the end. At the close of his
exciting career Old Hickory grew intensely re-
ligious, and frequently declared that he had
forgiven all his enemies as he himself hoped to
be forgiven.
| Johnson. the fifth post presidential farmer.
spent the six years intervening between his re-
: 0rement from the presidency and his Qnallfl-
cation as United States Senator, in Knox
vile and Greenville, Tenn, where he had
| o farm. q mill. q country store and other
small interests. He lived a simple, easy-
l going, comfortable life, mingling freely
with his old friends and political adj
herents. In 1872. in the spring, he a can
| didste before the Tennessee legislature for a
/ seat in the United States Senate as a democrat.
| and in the fall he was an independent candi-
date for Congress; but not until 1875 was he
successful in his aspirations 20 re-enter Wash
ington official life. He died within wear after
ward, Possessed OF a Considerable estate.
Hayes rural retreat at Spiegel Grove rear
Fremont, Ohio is Of current memory, made
al the more familiar to newspaper readers BIZ
the recent death OF its proprietor. There Gen.
Hayes superintendent the operations of his
farm, looked after his investments interested
himself In charitable and benevolent objects.
and contrived to gain both pleasure and profit
from his quiet mode Of life.
FIVE BECAME EXTENSIVE TRAVELLERS.
Five others OF our ex-Presidents Buren,,
Polk, Fillmore, Pierce and Grant-became ex-
tensive travellers Van Buren,, Fillmore. Pierce
and Grant recruited their exhausted nerve
force in rsmbles abroad, while Polk found re-
freshment from his political tolls in change of
scene in our own country. Van Buren, was the
first of all our eS-Presidents TO seek renewal Of
spirit and respite from private grief in foreign
millionaire at this day-snd could graf
ify his desire for sight seeing with
out stint. On his return to America
after a prolonged soiourn abroad he again con-
centrated his energies upon the subtle arts OF
politics of which he was SO accomplished
master. He was candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination in 1914. and secured
the free soil party nomination in 1913. but his
candidacy defeated Cass, the regular democratic
nominee. and this act ended his political career.
He lived until 1852
Polk, Fillmore and Pierce we're also wealthy.
Polk made tour Of the south at the close of
his term and was returning from New Orleanc
to Nashville when he was stricken down with
the cholera. Fillmore also made tour
through the southern states after Pierce's in
auguration and subsequently went abroad, re-
turning in time to accept the presidential nomi-
nation Of the know-nothing or American party
After bis overwhelming defeat in that canvass
he withdrew permanently to his home in Buf-
faio, n. y, and there passed in green old
age the pleasantest years of his life,
which terminated in 1874 Pierce in
turn went across the sea at the end OF
his administration, and two years later set
tied down quietly at his home in Concord, y.
H., as a veritable hermit. He died in 1859. He
and Fillmore and buchanan all suffered in their
retirement from the reproach Of being north
ern men with southern hearts"
Grants promenade around the world of
course transcribed the foreign pilgrim
ages OF all our Presidents, and WAS.
IN truth. the most extraordinary tri-
umphal progress ever made by a retired ruler
OF any nation. Although not exactly rich. he
was comfortably fixed" when he completed his
second term, and it was only his lamen.able in
vestments in connection with INSCRIPTIONS
fnanciers that reduced him TO the necessity of
writing his memoirs heroically while i'll in order
TO insure his family against want.
-FOUR MIGHT BE CALLED REcLusEs.
Four OF our Observation-Disclosures, Pierce,
Buchanan and Hayes-might be called recluses
90 close was their retirement in the main.
Adams found solace for his wounded vanity ard
lacerated feelings in books and in seeing his be-
loved son seated in the presidential chair
Pierce was not fond Of books hut he enjoy ed long
chats with friends who came to see him and
talk over pleasant "reminiscences. Buchanan,
Pennsylvania only President, after eight years
OF obscurity died in 1868 an aged, saddened and
unhappy man at Wheatlands. his country seat
near Lancaster.
John Quincy Adams put glorious finishing
touch to his post-presidentiai career by nine
teen years of honored service as the leader Of
his party in the lower house Of Congress,
where he dropped at his post at the ripe age Of
eighty-one. The spot where he was overcome
Is now marked by brass star on the tiled floor
OF statuary hall, then the House chamber. He
and johnson were the only ex-Presidents who
occupied seats in the Federal Congress after
relinquishing the executive chair. Tyler, on
the other hand. who strongly favored the
maintenance OF the Union and presided over
peace congress held In Washington early in
1861, went with his state when Virginia Sc
ceded and entered the confederate congress-
Cnhsppily for the elder Harrison, Taylor, Lin
coin and Garfield. their lives were pren1aturely
cut of In mid career, and speculation is idle as
to what they might have done on surviving to
the completion Of their terms
Anent President Harrison's approaching fare
well. it Is worth mentioning that John Adams
was so deeply chagrined at his defeat that he
left Washington in a great huff. taking the
swifsest "cannon-ball' stage that could be had
to Quincy, Mass. He could not stay in WASH
ington even long enough to go through the for
mality OF welcoming his hated antagonist and
successor. Jefferson Hayes left Washington
within half an hour after Garfield was sworn in.
but from feelings and emotions Of a different
character.
1t May Happen Again.
From TIE New York Times.
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