The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

self free to follow his own best judg-
ment on all questions. Thus 1t was
that he became thu great original In
dependent" There has never been a
national legislator more devoid to his
dutiss. He was first to arrive in the
morning and last to leave at night. No
measure ever introduced escaped his
scrutiny.
During that entire period OF seven
teen years the ex-President made 1t
lively for the advocates of slavery In
every encounter he came off victor
Because he pers!sts ed in presenting petit
tons for the abolition of slavery he
was threatened with indictment by the
grand jury, with expulsion from the
House of Representatives. and even
with assassination. but no threats could
intimdate him, no consideration OF
| personal safety induce him 10 keep
silent when he believed it to be his
duty to speak. He died at his post.
Stricken with paralysis as he rose on
the floor of Congress TO address tn,
Speaker. February II, lS4S, he fell
asleep at the age of eighty.
at the expiration of his second term
General Jackson went back to the Her
mitase. with the avowed determination
OF remaining there for tn. remainder OF
his life, resolve which he Kept almost
to the letter. With all his glaring
faults, he was still the popular hero
or the great masses of the people, next
TO Washington, the most popular man
who has been Chief Magistrate AL
though Ii is not improbable that his
strong hold on the public would have
carried him into the presidency for the
third time, Jackson was satisfied 10
name his successor, his nearest political
frined. Martin Van Buren,. For the re-
naming eight years of his life ne aba1l-
doned political strife and prepared
himself for the peaceful end. which
came June S, 1915.
Although Martin Van Buren, was
eager to serve another term, neither
his own cxhaustiv. effort nor General
Jackson's influence could accomplish
IL; so he was Obliged to retire to ths
seciusion of Undertook. little Hud-
son River village, of which he was the
l-ading citizen, while he was still in
the very prime of political condition.
from his noble estate OF LinIenwald
lie continued to play the game of p1l-
tics with undiminished zest. but he
could not reach the goal OF his ambition
II second time. although his friends
made several strong attempts TO send
him back to the White House lie
lived twenty years after going into
retirement. but he never lost his inter
est in the political situation and was a
power in tho Empire State.
Tyler Member of the Confederate
Congress.
After his three years and eleven
months in the White House-to which
lie was called after the sudden death
OF William Horny Harrison-John
Tyler retired to his beautiful virginia
estate. Sherwood Forest. Here he
lived the quiet life of man OF
studious tastes and abundant means
until the breaking out OF the Civil
war when lie renounccd mis- allegiance
to the United states and cast his lot
with the Confederacy, becoming "a
member of its Congress. Before the
ISSUE came Ia II decision, ex-Prcsident
Tyler had passed into the land of
eternal peace.
At the age OF ffty-fo four James X a
Polk retired from his single term OF
presidential life with the intention of
settling down into peaceful citizenship
In the city OF Nashville. Tenn, where
he had purchased handsome resi-
dence. His death within little over
three months solved the problem in
another way
Willard Fillmore served the two
years and eight months lin the presi-
dency that fell to him at the death of
President Zachary Taylor, but was not
continued in office. Before settling
down to private life In his Buffalo
home the ex-President took an extend
cd tour through the South. in which
section OF the Union he had many
friends. and met with an enthusiast