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

tic reception everywhere. Two years
later he wont abroad and demon
| stratcd, by tho cordial reception given
| him at European courts, that an Amer
| lean eX-President was still man OF
| Importance. Returning home the fol-
lowing year. Mr.. Fillmore became tho
| presidential candidate Of the so-called
| Know Nothing party, but was uefeated
| by James Buchanan. During the Civil
| War he remained neutral but 1t was
| popularity believed that his sympa-
| thies were with tho South. and al
though he lived nearly ten years after
| the return OF peace he made no effort
! to controvcrt that opinion.
franklin Pierce lived twelve years
after he finished his single term In tho
presidency and retired to his comfor-
table homo at Concord, n. II. Although
he kept aIoof from general politics,
he made no secret or the fact that
the Cival War brought no change In
the political principles which he had
always advocated and that his SYM
pathy was with the pro-slavery party.
He was opposed to separation. but he
declined to do anything. .sither with
| voice or pen. to strengthen the handle
| OF the national government. Tho most
| genial and honorable or men. he was
| universally popular In the decidedly
| critical New England community In
Wnlcn ne lVcn ana died.
James Buchanan lived seven years
| after he retired from the presidency.
| long enough to sec the Civil War
which was brewing during his admin
tstration fought and reconstructed we'll
under way. The 'sxPresldent took
no part In the struggle. ratiring to
his home, Wheatlande at Lancaster,
Pa, and remaining In comparative
seclusioh fpr the remainder OF his
| life. Shortly altar he returned to
private life he made an attempt to
defend hts political course. but the
country was so engrossed In the Cival
war that his effort passed unh,eded.
Andrew Johnson United States
Andrew johnson had no taste for re-
tir,ment and he had scarcely reached
| his homo at Greenville, Tennessee, be-
fore he began TO make plans to secure
his return to the United states Senate.
Although he brought to bear all his po-
| litical acumen and great personal
strength toward the accomplishment OF
this design. he did not succeed at first.
His last official act Of Importance had
been to proclaim complete pardon for
| all those who had been directly or in
| directly concerned in the Confcdera to
cause. but his radical Unionism had an
tagonized the southern element in his
state and his senatorial aspirations
| were blocked for several years
| Like John Quincy Adams. the eX-
President did not regard II as mira
| dignitate to sit in the lower House
of Congress. and he ATTEMPTED, as an
independent candidate. to secure the
| position, but failed to accomplish II.
| At last. after persistent effort, he was
chosen United States Senator In 1875
! and was In his seat, as militant as
| ever, during the short session in March
His triumph was but short lived, for
lie died before the next long session
gave him the opportunity he craved
of settling some old scores with his
political enemies.
At the close OF his second term, In
1877. General Grant began his record
breaking tour of the entire civilized
world, receiving as great soldier
and as Americas first citizen honors
never before accorded to any one in
private life. He returned home In the
spring of 1880 and found that large
and influential portion of his party
was inclined to put him forward as
it's presidential. candidate. Although
he did not look with disfavor on the
proposition, the movement came to
nothing on account OF the violent or
position to the third term idea.
The eX-President took up his resi-
dence in New York city and was in
duced TO become a member of fin
nncial concern which speedily came
10 grief and left him pcnnlless and In
debt. Then it was that as Il prospec-
tive breadwinner he began to write
his rccollcctions of his military career
| and also became maEazinist. The
year before his death n spe cial enact
mcnt of Congress placed him on the
retired list Of the army as General
with full pay. "A position he had re-
signed when he became President. Al