The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-10-19

the Snd OF his second term, that he
favored Madison for the succession
This angered some of the friends Of
Il Monroe, and was one of the reasons
: why John Randolph turned against JEFF
!; fsrson. The relations Of the third
!: president to his constitutional advis-
srs was notably cordial
Friendly Relations. 80,
Among the felicities which have at
tended my administration" said JEFF
sSsrson, about the middle of his secoud
] tsrm. Il am most thankful for having
:sbesn able to procure coadjutors SC
able. 20 disinterested and SO harmcni-
!. Gus. Scarcely ever has difference Of
opinion appeared among us which ::s>s
!. not. by candid consultation, been ANIL
, gamatsd into something which all APP
proved: and never one which in the
/ slightest degree affected our personal
. attachments"
Nearly two years after he stepped
out Of ONCE he looked back with plea
!. sure on the friendly relations which
had been maintained, among his con-
stitutional advisers. IT have thought
7. 1t among the most fortunate circum-
:, stances of my late administration
said he to William Duane in 1910. "tllat
through its eight years. continuance.
1t was conducted with a cordially aud
harmony among oil its members which
never rufhed On any. the greatest or
smallest OCCASION"
y Van Buren, and fancy rendered es-
peoial service to Jackson, the former
~ secretary Of state and the latter as
: head OF the treasury. fancy, while in
!. that post, removed the government de-
pesits from the Bank Of the United
states. which his two predecessors 1T
the head Of the treasury refused to DO.
and thus brought Jackson's fight
against the bank to its elimination.
fancy had not yet been confirmed as
head Of the treasury, and when his
na1ns was sent to tho Senate that body
rejected him.
This was the first time that the Sem
ate ever refused to confirm nominee
Of any president for cabinet post.
Later on jackson nominated fancy to
y. vacant place on the supreme bench,
and again he was rejected. But Jack
son and fancy had their revenge for
those sights. On the death of Mar
shall jackson nominated fancy Tor
chief Justice, and as the Senate had
sehansed to Jackson's side by that time
the nomination was confirmed, and
fancy entered on a career as head Of
Sthe nations big tribunal, which extend
ed to nearly the end Of Lincoln's serv-
ice, and which had the bred Scott de-
cision among it's notable episodes.
7 Jackson's admiration for Van
4 Buren, was SO strong that he sent him
ito England after he resigned from the
cabinet, and, then when the Senate re-
fused 10 CONFIRM him. jackson made
him tho vice presidential nominee on
his own ticket in 1882, 80 as to place
him in the line of succession to the
5pFes.dency.: Soon after entering office
ION his second term jackson desired to
resign 50 as to make sure that Van
.Buren, by stepping up from the vice
presidency. would 60 to the higher Of
nee, but he was dissuaded from takiue
this step.
y. JaoIeson's Triumph.
= At the end Of Jackson's term Van
Buren, stepped into the White House by
election, and jackson thus gained trt-
umph which was almost as pleasing to
him as those which he won when he
! himself was elected twice to that ONCE.
tJnhappily for Van Buren,. a panic came
on at the beginning Of his service. and
though he had no hand in bringing 1t
/, (it va, caused chiefly by Jackson's
>1verthrar Of the United States Bank
ind by wild speculation on government
;Iands), he met the usual fate Of prest.
stents and parties holding once In times
s.of monetary convulsion, and he was
;;defsatsd in 1910. when he sought a Sec
dsnd term.
h Like Blaine Of half a. century later.
webster was secretary Of state under
three presidents. and he served all Of
them with rare ability and fidelity
When William Henry Harrison, the