Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-01

stands the village: its broad streets embowcred win
ems and its clean comfortable dwellings, half hidden
with fruit trees and shrubbery. II is just such spot
as Ike prosperous enough TO keep up the appearance
of Observation-Disclosures, believe they call 1t in New
England-but not prosperous enough to have that raw,
unfinished uncomfortable look that we find in villages
which they tell you improving very fast, and which
for that very disagreeub!e places to live in
"About two miles South Of the village is the dwell
inr of the ex-Presden Van Buren, Ii is plain, sub
san,ia conmodous house, built IN the yenr 1897, oil
The best materials and with more regard TO comior;
than show, by General Van Ness, father Of the present
Mayor of Washington. 1t stands at little distance
from the road in the midst Of grounds planted with
trees and shrubbery. Mr.. Van Burens farm consists
of hundred and thirtyseven acres, part of which
lies in forest, and portion s the rich most meadow
Of Undertook river.
"Here Mr.. Van Buren, employs himself in the cult
vation OF his newly purchased acres which, before he
came into possession Of them, were much neglected.
There was garden To be made, for the fine old gar
den of General Van Ness had gone to decay; there
fences to be up, and paths 10 be laid out and
decayed fruit trees TO be replaced; there were shade
trees which had grown up in wild uxuriance to be
cleared away, and meadow lands overgrown with dwarf
alders TO be reclaimed.
"Thus far the state Of the farm does credit TO his
skllful administration large garden has been a'd
out with greenhouse, and long wall for espalers
and for the protection Of fruit Trees copous spring
has been made TO supply succession OF fish ponds, ana
the process of making into good meadow the moist
lands covered with useless bushes, IS going on with
great activity. | remember that the Evening fost sa,u
something not long since about Mr.. AN Buren, cap
ba pes but looked for them in vain; they were early
cabbaues the earliest and finest IN the whole country
but they went to the kitchen long ago. saw great
variety of young pear trees, ordered from Hamburg
eight weeks before, and now IN Inc ground, healthy
and nurishng they were OF those flhe kinds lately IN
rodpced nv the improvers of the pear, who making
il the mos, delicious Of all table fruits, and table fruit
4 of all
"The ex President begins the day with ride of ten
or fifteen miles on horseback after breakfast lie is
gagged among his worknen TIL he IS tred and ne then
beiakes himself his library, which he is constantly
enarging In these occupations, and in friendly M
tercourse with his old friends and neghbors, the far
mers of Undertook, he passes his time. suppose he
must like now and then,
| - srhrough lie loop holes Of retreat,
sIu peep the great Babel of The word,"
and TO speculate upon what they are dong ashlng-
ton since he came away but he is SO absorbed in his
agricultural occupations, that he appears TO have
more time to think Of politics than any other well in
formed man, not politician By profession. Twas glad
TO find him free from the pedantTy of party men, and
to know that his mind could so readily command re-
sources beyond the occupations in which 50 large a
part of his life has been engaged. When, however,
The conversation is diverted political Subjects he
presses himself with frankness and decision, and with
that penetration into the minds and motives Of
Which is one Of the most remarkable of his faculties
His style Of conversation lively, diomatic simple
giving you much materin few words-very different
from that of most men trained in the forum in legs-
Iatve debate, who apt 10 fall into diiuse speech
making, wearisome manner.
| ait is remarkable how soon and how completely Mr..
Van Burcns confidence in the good sense of his
trymen is justified. a side wind of popular opinion
placed his encmcs in power hut the time Of reflection
has arrived and the people, in their recent elections,
are beginning TO pronounce that favorable judgment
upon the acts Of his Administration, which will be the
Judgment Of history and Of postcri,y.
[,Ntc York Ertnng Post.