The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-08

'cHANAN with the meaus Of elfdelence, from
lively apprehension that these lip quarrels may
lead to their natural, if moi Inevitable, con
sequences.
Whatever may be the aspect in which this
important event is 10 be regarded, it would seem
that Mr.. BUcHAKAN considers it one of those
affairs that the world will not ''willingly let
die" He means that Mr.. BUCHANAN and
his cane shall stand among the probabilities
and entities of the present age, as HERCULES
and his club figure in the myths of the worlds
twilight-and We should miss his walking
stick in any future picture ofhim, as we should
miss DIR. JoHNsoN's in the familiar full-length
engravings Of the great photographer. Mr..
BUCHANAN knows the fate of the brave men
who lived before AGAMEMNoN. "rhey had no
poet and they died" He does not intend TO
share their fate, even if he has 10 be his
own poet. Hence it is that he insists on the
observance of proper solemnities and ceremo-
MES, even on the presentation of the walking
stick; has speech made to him on the coca
sion; makes speech in reply; and then has
the whole matter, speeches and all, duly
served up in the Lancaster Lntelligencer, to be
thence transferred TO the columns OF the Wash
ington U1lioll
| Speaking of walking sticks, Mr.. BUcHAN-
ANS ideas on this interesting occasion naturally
reverted to the Union Of the States; and he was
enabled to lay himself out upon this topic, I'M
disturbed by any 'fnose and confusion" AS
far as we can learn, the Doctor and Mr.. BU-
oHANAN had the whole thing to themselves.
1t was as private as the presentation of for
egn minister; and we can see Mr.. BU-
oHANAN Gin our minds eye) practising on
DR.. LEIB, as if he were already President,
and the worthy physician an envoy extraordi-
nary from RUSSIA instead of Iowa Picture
the scene. DIR. LEIB drives up in his sulky
to Mr. BUcHANAN's White House at Ian
caster, and tells him in plain way that some
of his neighbors in Lucas county had thought
they would send him walking stick. Gal
this to hear" no doubt, Mr.. BUCHANAN curl
ousy incllnes, and then he begins TO enlghter
the Doctor as to the mode in which this sort o.
thing should be done. He Immediately places
himself in attitude No. 2, as delineated il
4 ILILJlcN CVCuhCI, W VIC oidi III
and modification of the poor Doctor, blazes away
in set. speech about hardy pioneers, and
crowns of olive, and crowns of gems, going
back TO the paradise Of our first parents, and
coming down to the prospect of an American
population Ono thanks to Mr.. BUoHANAN1 Of
one hundred millions of souls!
Poor DIR. LEIB must have thought he had
got into mad-house, by mistake, when he
found himself listening to an half hours ora
ton on the presentation of walking stick
But why should the Doctor have been aston
ished at hearing this address from the distin
guished gentleman to whom he was deputed
Why should not walking stick be as sugges-
tive an implement as broomsick2 Why
should not DR.. LEIB exclainf~ with Lady
BERKELEY, when Dr. SWIFT interpolated in
Boyle's .MeditGtions his celebrated " Media
tation upon Broomstck" for her ladyship'S
special edification? ga meditation on broom
stick" said her ladyship; "what strange
subject! But there is no knoCing achat atsefit
lessons of instruction this ,oonderjM man
may draw from things apparently the most
trivial" We apprehend that no one can reac
Mr.. BUcHANAN's meditations upon walking
stick without being disposed to echo her lady
ships exclamation.