Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
v1cE-PREsIDENTs
A HABIT COMMON FROM ALMOST
THE BEGINNING OF THE
GOVERNMENT.

dents by the Presidents has been
common from almost the begin
ming of the government, says a
writer in the Chicago Times
Herald. During most adininis>
trations the President and Vice
President have been at logger
heads. Thomas Jefferson, as
Vice-President under Adams,
was the leader of the opposition.
He expected to have something
to do with the administration
when he was first elected, but
President Adams disregarded
him at the start. Adams was
disguised when Jefferson was
elected as his successor. He
would not wait in Washington
to see the Inauguration, but drove
off in his carriage the night be-
fore. Aaron Burr was one OF
the Vice-Presidents under Jefer-
son. The two were fighting
most Of the true, and it was
| through Jefferson that Burr was
finally prosecuted for treason. 1t
was hardly possible that John Q.
Adams and his Vice-President,
John G. Calhoun had anything
in common, and President Jack
son threatened to have Calhoun
hanged On account of the multi
hcation matters which arose in
South Carolina during Jacksou's
presidency, when Calhoun was
again Vice President Jackson
and his second Vice>President,
| Van Buren,, were IN harmony,
because Jackson was king and
Van Buren, merely his factotum
| Van Buren's Vice President was
Richard M. Johnson, of Kentuc-
ky, the first Vice-President chos-
Ell west of the Alleghanies. He
was the man who killed Tecum,
sch, the great Indian chief, but
his name is now almost forgot
ten. John Tyler was a cipher
as long as Harrison lived. Mil
ller Fillmore had little influence
while Zach Taylor was alive
and Andrew Johnson had no in.
fuence to speak of until the
death of Abraham Lincoln. /
is said that John Adams tried
| when he was Vice-President t.
rule Washington, but Washing
ton had opinions of his own
| John Adams is said to have beer
Jealous of Washington's promi
nence, and in the memoirs O
Ogie Taylor, published for pri
yate circulation some years ago
} there is a story how Adams re
buked a man who had used tn
words George Washington ant
John Adams, Vice President, hat
said:
"My man you should not sa,
| George Washington and Joh1
r Adams, but John Adams am
George Washington, for Joh1
Adams made George Washing
ton"
n number of the ablest of OH
statesmen have held the vice
presidential office, but their rep
, utations were made outside of il
There were John c. Breckenridge
Vice-President with Buchanan
=, George NJ. dallas, who ruled Wit
! Polk, and William K. King
b.. Vice>President with Pierce. Al
of these men will 60 down i
history through other acts tina
those done during their vice
1 presidencies. Then there wer
Elbridge Gerry, a signer of tn
declaration of Independence, All
the author Of the system il
e changing Legislative districts 70
$ congressional purposes, called
e after his name, gerrymandering
George Clinton, of New York
D Schuyler Colfax, who was mike
up in the Credit Mobilier; Henr
- Wilson and others, once famous
but now forgotten. There hav
e been altogether 20 Vice-Presi
y dents elected by the people. O
< these five have died in Office
:, three have risen to the Presiden
+ cy by election, four have reache
s the White House by the dealt
of the President, and none hav
d through their positions mad
3 regulations which will outlast