The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

not mean that he did not take an active
interest in public affairs.
Van Buren, yearned for another term,
but could not present himself to the peo-
pie of his party because he was opposed
to the annexation of Texas From his
seclusion he wrote letters which resulted
in his nomination for president in S34S
on Free Soil ticket, but he received no
electoral votes
Rutherford B. Hayes took no active
part in public affairs after his retire
ment, but he had been so severely crit
1c1sed that 1t would have taken more than
lifetime to vindicate his record and
make him again presidential POSSIBLE
ity.
john Tyler was one of the active ex-
presidents. Like Washington he pursued
the life Of a country gentleman but he
afterward became very much interested
In the doctrine of secession and took an
active part in all the events which led
up to the Civil war
Fillmore lived twenty-one years after
MS retirement. He was nominated to sue
coed himself by the American party, but
was not elected. He Travelled a great
deal abroad and took a great interest IN
public affairs.
Thomas Jefferson devoted himself to
educational interests and founded the
University of Virginia after his retire
ment from the presidency He personally
superintendent the erection of the uni
versity buildings
Monroe had his own ideas on the sub
Ject of the occupation of ex-presidents
He held that IAN ex-president should not
be party leader" He was a local mag
fstrate for time, and was a delegate
to constitutional convention He lived
only seven years after his term ended
Gen. Grant was the greatest Traveller in
the list Of ex-presidents His trip around
the globe has been described in two
large volumes, and it Is matter of ia
miliar history. Gen Grant did not take
any part in business or public affairs. but
he was the silent partner in the firm
Of Grant & Ward, and his later DAYS
were embittered by his experiences in
Wall street. Every one knows that his
famous book was written while he was
on his deathbed to provide living for his
family after his death.
Grover Cleveland since the close of mis-
second term has dOIivered some lectures
at Princeton and furnished some autobio-
graphical contributions to periodicals, but
this has been a matter of courtesy and
not of business.
Gen. Harrison was the first ex-president
to die of pneumonia, although George
was Harrison's grandfather, William
Henry Harrison. Washingtons cold de-
veloped into laryngitis, and the other
Harrison's into pleuHsy John Adams
died Of senile debility. He expired ar
Quincy, Mass. Thomas Jefferson's death
occurred few hours before that of
Adams and, singu1arly enough, both died
on the Fourth of July.
James Madison. at eighty-fve, died Of
old age. Adams had lived to be ninety
one Monroe died of general debility.
though he was only seventy-three The
second Adams was stricken with paraly-
sis in the hall Of the house (now statuary
halD, and died in the rotunda of the cap
ftol. His body was takep TO Quincy.
Andrew Jackson died of consumption
and dropsy at the age of seventy-three,
and was buried on his estate, the Hermit
age, near Nashville Van Buren, died of
catarrh of the throat and lungs, ara was
buried at Undertook He was the only
president who died at hds birthplace.
Tyler died Of bilious attack, and was