St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-04
A Call upon Mr.. Buchanan.

BurIeigh,' the well known cores
pendent of the Journal, recently made
a call upon the President elect, Mr..
Buchanan at his residence in Wheat
land, not, however, in the capacity of
an otlice-seeker,-but being on busi-
ness engagement at Lancaster, went
a little out Of the way to make friend
ly call upon the President elect. AZ
ter describing the approach to that
gentleman's residence, he continues as
follows ~ w.
Now | stand at the gate of the res
idence of the President elect. The
mansion is picturesque and elegant
A plain black wooden fence sepa rates
it from the road. A circular path, hid
den by forest trees and shrubbcry,
guides up to the mansion. The car
riagc drive is of hard gravel, and the
whole area is carefully and neatly
swept, trimmed and in order. No
steps of childhood mar the elegant
borders, and no play toys litter the
land. The dwelling house is of brick,
implanted, reposing amid, and hid part
ly by, grove of trees, in front and in
the rear. Tt is composed of two sto-
ries, with brick wings on either side
of the main dwelling-a large portico,
supported by substantial columns,
adorns the front entrance, and the
whole place indicates taste and COM
fort. In the centre of the garden
is a small white house, the dwelling
of the gardener. Mr.. Buchanan is not
a farmer--his whole estate comprises
only eighteen acres.
On my passage out to Wheatland
fell in with. one Of the farmers who
live near Mr.. Buchanan. He spoke
warmly of Mr.. Buchanan's character
as a neighbor and man-said he was
plain man and kind ncighbor-
that he seldom rode to Lancaster but
Travelled the distance on foot-that he
kept an open house for his friends
and that Miss Lane, his niece and
house-keepcr, was one Of the most ac-
complished and benevolent of ladies.
My informant was a warm personal,
but not political friend of Buchanan,
as he is called here. The front gate
swung open and seemed to invite an
entrance. | walked in and looked
round the area. was stranger with
no claim upon the inmates of the
house, and was not disposed to intrudc.
But while | stood near the gate | saw
gentleman approaching. soon per-
ccived it was Mr.. Buchanan. He had
been to the city of Lancaster and was
coming home with his mail He is a
fine looking man--tall and stout-with
dash of the old school dignity about
him-ilorid from his walk-with
wide and benevolent face-and a
speech full of frankncss and intelli-
gencc. ,ill rre .,, -. - s...
Iapologizcd formy intrusion. I gave
him my card and he invited me in. l
was not a politician nor an office-seek-
en- remained but short time. But
was impressed with this, that Mr..
Buchanan is elected to be the Presi-
dent of the Nation-that he will seek
to restore peace to the country, and
confidence to the people-that extreme
men North or South will not guide his
councils, nor gain their ends and that
it will be his aim to give America a
government that shall be modelled more
after Washington's administration
than of any other, and that extreme
men will find no favor in his sight.
PoRK. We learn from Porkopolis-
otherwise known rs Cincinnati-that
the pork season does not open very
briskly. Last year the country was
bare of provisions, the stocks both in
the West and on the Atlantic seaboard
having been entirely exhausted. The
manufactured article found a ready
sale as fast as it was thrown out, and
the prices We're excellent. The lowest
figure touched during the season was
So, 10, and the average even a trife
over So Now, it is very confidently
asserted that the hog crop in Ohio, In
diana, and Kentucky, will fall short.
The excess in the present stock of
pork, as compared with last year, is
equal to 100, 600 hogs. Iowa, Illinois
and Missouri, it is admitted, will pro-
duce as many hogs as they did last
year, and the deficiency will occur in
the great State first named. There is
now no foreign demand for pork, and
it isconceded thatthe export to Europe
the ensuing year will fall considerably
short, as compared with the season
just closed. These conjectures are, Of
course, against high prices, and being
apparently well grounded, it will be
difficult to drive dealers entertaining
them from their position.-Philadelphia
Journal. ~
Hoop Aeon ENrs-A few Sabbaths
ago as gentleman and lady were pas
sing into one Of our churches, the la
dys skeleton skirt became detached
from her person and fell at her feet,
but she managed to kick it behind the
door, and left it in the care of the sexton.
The gentleman noticed that the lady
met with some obstruction in passing
into the church. but was ignora mt of