Show Just History I IBy IV 1 I I V V B By Albert lbert P. P Philips They were still talking about presidents president's and It was pointed out ott that Washington Monroe arfa arld JacksOn Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- 1 son were soldiers in the Revolutionary Revolution ary war that eight out of ot the tha twenty nine presidents were from V Virginia they were Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Henry Henr Harrison Tyler Taylor laylor and I Wilson seven were viz vb Grant Hayes Garfield Benjamin Harrison McKinley Taft and HardIng Harding Harding Hard Hard- HardI I ing that nine had no o collegiate education education education edu edu- cation these were Washington Jackson Van Buren Taylor Fillmore Fillmore Fill Fill- more ore Lincoln Johnson Cleveland and McKinley Then rhen the talk drifted drift drift- ed back to the eighth election for president in 1816 when James Monroe Monroe Monroe Mon Mon- roe author of ot Hands Off OU which V he outlined in that famous message V which he transmitted to congress congress- V the Monroe doctrine Monroe l was waR the fifth fUth president to tobe tobe be elected He was the candidate of the Republican par party y and was wan nominated by congressional caucus with Daniel D. D Tompkins of New Nev York Monroe had been a member of th the Virginia legislature in 1782 j jand 1 and of ot the Continental congress in 1783 and from 1790 to 1794 he was minister to France and governor gover gover- V 1101 nor of oC Virginia from 1799 to IBM Uti He lie was waR then In succession minister minis ter tel again to France to negotiate for tor forthe forthe the purchase of or Louisiana also to V Great Britain and to Spain In 1811 illi he lie again became governor of ot Virginia Vir ginia and later became secretary of ot state In the cabinet of or Madison succeeding Robert Smith and remaining re re- through the first and second see sec ond term Then he was wag chos chosen n president with Daniel D. D Tompkins who had been a member of ot congress i I from New York who in 1804 resigned resigned resigned re- re 5 1 signed to accept a judgeship on the th- supreme bench in New York and I Iwho who later In 1821 was president of ot J the New York constitutional con con- z Rufus King federalist but who had no formal nomination was the candidate against Monroe Nineteen Nine Nine- j i teen states participated in the election elec- elec tion don an and Monroe received the electoral dec elec- toral vote of or all the states except Connecticut Delaware and Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- V a total of while King received the vote voto of the three states I named with Uh a total of 34 electoral V i votes Tompkins carried the Same samp I states as Monroe while John E. E j ji j jHoward i Howard of ot Maryland a native of r that state and Its former fonner governor 1 I and nd who had been heen United States i J senator from the state received 22 1 votes for forice vice ice president with 12 scattering 1 Political writers have hae given the i administration of Monroe the name j 1 of orthe the era of ot good feeling In that x party lines JInes became obliterated It It j was during his administration th that t T slavery which had been apparently i 1 doomed to early extinction In the j South became accepted there as It its true tue and profitable labor system which changed the whole problem raised alsed by its existence and the question question ques ques- I tion which came up of admitting tIre tin state of Missouri with a slavery constitution resulted in a bitter c contest con contest con con- n- n test the most bitter that had then V been experienced in the Union and V which finally ended In the adoption adoption tion by congress of the Missouri j compromise It was in 1818 when 1 i that part of the Louisiana purchase pur- pur 1 chase comprising the state of oIls Mid J applied for tor admission In the j jUnion JUnIon jUnion Union and in 1819 a bill for tor t this j purpose containing a clause prohibiting prohibiting pro pro- V ri slavery was passed by br bythe bythe the house but killed In the senate Then in 1820 the house sent a abill abill bill to the senate providing for the admission of ot Maine wit with h a rider I attached authorizing Missouri io to i organize While there was no ob obi objection objection ob- ob i to the admission of 01 Maine V a a. bill providing therefore having I passed the house there was decided ed opposition to the tho Missouri ques ques- I tion Then a compromise was w s patched up through a resolution of ot i Senator Thomas of Illinois by which the Maine and Missouri bills were separated Missouri was to be admitted admitted ad ad as a slave sla state but slavery was to be prohibited in the remainder remainder remainder remain remain- der of ot the Louisiana purchase north of 36 degrees 30 minutes north lati latI- I tude The legislature was forbidden j I to emancipate slaves and a provision provi- provi slon sion was in the resolution providing for the return of fugitive slaves saves The resolution was adopted and the V I measure was approved by bv President 1 Monroe While It ft was not not satisfactory satisfactory V tory to either side It was accepted j I and on August 10 1821 President i Monroe issued a proclamation admitting ad ad- adi i Missouri into the Union j One singular thing in connection with the second election lection of Monroe j was as that he was not formally nominated nomi- nomi J by any party and without a aJ single electoral vote being chosen against him This was the third jj time this had occurred both of ot the tha j 3 elections choosing Washington boIng beIng be bo- Ing by un unanimous vote ote A AIt It Is said of Monroe that his a administration administration ad- ad j ministration was the most unruffled 1 1 of any in the history of or the country V 1 j his reign being with the exception of ot the slavery dispute the most peaceful He retired from office practically penniless For several V years ears he acted as a justice of the peace but was finall finally compelled to tomake tomake make his home with his son law in New York where he died on July 4 1831 aged 73 years His wife J preceded him to the great Ireat beyond j jin in 1830 |