of such persons to the presidency. They
might seek it at the instance of a foreign government, for sinister
purposes.

Will residence during _any_ fourteen years satisfy the requirement?
Commentators generally have expressed an affirmative opinion, based upon
the fact that James Buchanan and others were elected president on their
return from diplomatic service abroad. It must be remembered, however,
that a person sent abroad to represent this government _does not lose his
residence in this country_. Therefore the fact of Mr. Buchanan being
elected after acting as our minister to England, has no bearing upon the
question. On the other hand, the evident purpose of the provision could
hardly be satisfied if a boy, a native of this country, should live here
until fourteen years of age and then spend the rest of his years in a
foreign country. And when the matter is carefully considered, it will be
seen that the only fourteen years which will secure that state of mind in
the candidate which is sought by the provision, are the fourteen years
_immediately preceding election_. Again, twenty-one and fourteen equal
thirty-five. A person "comes of age" at twenty-one. The fourteen years of
_manhood_ added would just make thirty-five years, the minimum age
required. This coincidence could hardly have been accidental, and
justifies the view expressed.

According to the twelfth amendment, the qualifications of the
vice-president are the same as those of the president.

_Clause 6.--Vacancies._

_In case of the removal of the president from office, or of his death,
resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said
office, the same shall devolve on the vice-president, and the congress may
by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation or inability,
both of the president and vice-president, declaring what officer shall
then act as president, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the
disability be removed, or a president shall be elected._

If no regular succession were established, there would be danger of
anarchy.

By an act passed March 1, 1792, congress provided that in case of the
disability of both president and vice-president, the duties of the office
of president should devolve upon the president _pro tempore_ of the senate;
and in case of a vacancy in that office, that they should then devolve
upon the speaker of the house of representatives.

But when president Garfield died ther