Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-20
ODD INCIDENTS EN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
PRESIDENTIAL FAREwELs

The varied circumstances under winch presidents of the United States left Washington following the ending of their ter moi office is interesting, for on two followed exactly the same course. Each presidents manner of farewell depended upon his temperament or upon his sue cess in office. Washington and John Adams and Jefferson all said farewell with gladness in their hearts, for each of these was well along in life at the time, and each was glad to lay down the formalities of public office.
 John Quincy Adams, like his father, before him, did not wait to witness the nauugartion of his successor. Thomas Jefferson, after two years in the White House, said, with tears in his eyes, that he was glad beyond expression to re- turn to the clover fields of his farm at Monticello.
 Andrew Jackson left the White House without regret. Not that he was tired of serving his country, but that age was creeping upon him and the mental and physical strain of public life was be- ginning to tell upon his general health. President Van Buren left the White House on foot, becoming thus of a sud den once more an ordinary citizen, the transition taking place with as much apparent indifference as was his coming to the White House. An Albany news | paper of the time relates that :"On Monday, March 1, a large number of the 1 Democracy called upon MT. Van Buren and were received by him in the cele- brated East room, where he bid them farewell. He walked down the avenue today (Mardh 4) as uncorlcerned ag! | the most humble spectator in the crowd. '' 1 President Tyler, before leaving the 1 White House, engaged quarters at a 1 Washington hotel, and after welcoming his successor President Polk, rove to 1 his temporary home with Mrs. Tyler President Johnson, beset by enemies i whose attacks had continued to harrass l him all during his term of office, left the White House with feelings of deep re- lief. Reporters of that day tell us how on the 3d of March, 1869, the day be. fore Gen. Grant came to the White House, at F o'clock President Johnson private reception room was thrown ope1 to an immense throng of visitors. The president was in the room and shool hands will all the visitors, many of whom seemed much affected, being persona friends
 When President Hayes took his de l parture from the White House he re mained for a short time in Washingto1 as the guest of Senator Sherman, sec retary of the treasury, and of Mir Sut ton. The evening before Presiden Harrisons leaveztaking his daughter Mrs. Mckee, held a farewell receptior
 The majority of the presidents hay accompanied their successors to tn
 capitol to be sworn in, departing af forwards in their own private cay j riages. Many of them later revisite tthe White House, but the most strik
 ing of these revisits were those C President Grant and Benjamin Harrj
 son. It was more than twelve year after his second term that Grant mai
 his visit to the White House. It wa
 during President Arthur'S term. He al
 rived there unannounced and was war ! dering about the building renewing ol
 acquaintances, and was shown abor the place by Thomas Pendel the hea
 doorkeeper, who had occupied tn
 same position during the GraAt admir-
 istration.
 While President Mckinley was Il tenant of the White House he was or } day approached by one of the usher - who said: "Mr. President, ex-Presider Harrison is in the East room, inst 1 8 look around, and says not to distur
 you" MT. Mckinley, at the time, VIZ
 holding a cabinet meeting, which he il
 stantly adjourned, and went to the r. ception room to welcome General Ha : rison and his wife. They spent a plea [ ant hour with the President and MT Mckinley in their private apartments 2 CTomorrow-When Britain Blockade
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