Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
The Political Mccca-President Elect
MIR. Patrick Eynch's Letter.

Mr.. Buchanan is bored bored to death-perfor-
ated through the ear with applications modest, and
applications indecorous-with compliments iugen-
uous aud compliments sinister-his fingers are
crushed into jelly with hand shikiugs innumern-
BILE. His wrist is dislOcated-his heIors and eL-
tensors ache with constant use at the pump handle
exercise He is hustled, josted, jammed, squeezed,
waylaid, beset, annoyed worshpped, and beslaver-
ed by the crowd which daily make his house their
caravanserai and shock him with the grossness OF
their adulaton, worry him with their patitudes.
The latest record of what has TRANSFERRED at this po
litica Mecca is one written by Mr.. Patrick LyHch,
Of New York gentleman who has the honor to
know John Mitchell, and whose narrative i pub
lished in the Herald. IL appears that Mr.. Lynch
had previously met Mr. Buchanan in Philadelphia
and promised TO pay him visit. This pledge he
has recently redeemed, in company with a deputa-
ton Of two from Paltmore-One being lighthouse
builder who has a claim of some seventy or eighty
thousand dollars against the Government, but who
had already lost thirty thousand dollars Ia a vsin
endeavor TO put it through the Senate His COM
paniOn was a Baltimore editor, but whether tie
latter had also a claim for Government printing or
looking after the spoils, or had started on a
mendicant mission for supplies Mr. Lynch, We re-
greet 20 say, does not inform US. However, there
they were-Patrick Lynch, Eco, of New York, and
Baltimorean No /, the light house builder, aud
BaltimOrean No 3 the editor.
When this triumvirate are ushered into the pres
ence of Mr.. BuchanAnan, No opens the ball, aud,
presently incidentally remarks that he has afrlRi"g
claim Of soue seventy thousand collars against the
Government, which he had endeavoevd 10 put
through the Senate, losing thirty thousand dollars
in the operation. Mr. Buchanan expressed bis sur
prise that Just claim should have .ost so much in
the enforcement while Mr.. Lynch dozsd 10 an easy
chair-we presume the chairs easy-untl he
was shocked into sudden consciousness by hearing
Baltmorean No. l tell Mr.. Buchlnan that the
lrosis OF age we're upon him and that he ''oOked
a good deal cut down" To which Mr. Buchanan
responded:
That it wasn't at all surprising, considering the
lie be led aud the extreme pressure he encounter
ed daily from bic pilgrim friends adding ominous-
y enough, that the work vas overmueh for him.
Ii had killed General Taylor and others, before him;
ana that be, Mr. Buchanan. sged &c, wasn't able
20 Withstand Il. Mr. Lynch, however, who had'ut
kissed the Barney stone Tor nothing, spsaDg for
ward az once 10 relieve his host from BIS despons
deuey, BY assuring him that he looked remarkably
well, heaitber, stronger, mere agile, and possess.
ed quicker, clearer intellect, and more yOath~
fal temperament than any man OF bis age aud IA.
bors be had aver met Whereupoa Nr. Bueban-
drew up his shirt collar. adjusted the tie Of bis
whifo erayal and commenced 10 talk Va a lively
strain Of the satisfactory news from kansas-Oi
Louis Aapoieon, whom he pronounced undouoiedly
great mAn--ot the Emperor Nicholas, whom be
regarded a. having been man OF remarkable sa-
gacity and intellect snd who once, while Mr.. Ba
ehanan Minister at ST. Petersburg, called him
from across the street aud walked aud talked wtb
bin Ike an Ordinary mortal, without putting on
aRy airs whatsyer.
When she visa vas over, Mr. Buchanan cos-sen-
ted % scconpsny Mr.. Patrick Lynch and 3 ali.
moreAns No. and into Lancaster, bat anolher
dspgtaGion saopped him on the threshold, aud 50
the pedsstfians wers disappointed. The canein.
sion OF Ne Lynchs lesser j. IN a strain son3e aaal
different iFom lkat whieh be used when ae mas
eonpliuenliug rs. Baehaaaa 70 bis lace EPea An
good looks.
an sober seriossacss, b says. ''sbs possioa q
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