The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-11-12
STEER coR-REsPoNDENcE.
LANCASTER, Nov. |, 1856.

OUR LANCASTER CORRESPONDENCE.
LANCASTER, Nov. /, 1856.
A pilgrimage to tile Modern Mecca
Description Of Wheatland-Nr. Bu-
ckanan at Home-Ark7card Fisit
from a Female PhrenoIogist-IHe
Future President Declines to EzAib-
it has Bumps, &c.
I have made my p;lgrimageto the po-
litical Mecca, aud worshiped, like the
Persians, at the shrine of the rising sun.
In less Oriental p~arlance, 1 have paid
ray visit to Wheatland, and offered my
humble respects to the prospective in
cumbept of the White Iiouse-that is
TO say, unless the Republicans and Fill
more men should learn wisdom from
their late reverses, and make a long, a
strong aud an effective pull together.
On approaching Wheatland the visit
or is struck by the air of comfort and
trimDess that prevadcs the place. The
mansion is a plain brick Que, vithout
any pretention 70 architectural beatty,
but the site on which it is built COM
mands some picturesque views, and is
shaded by fine old trees 1t is a simple,
substantial, republican looking dwelling.
without any of the composite decora
tious with which our city milhoGafi,s
are In the habit of ornau,eIting then
suburban villas. 1t has a waruI gruiaI
homestead aspect, promising 4 b rspita-
BILE welcome and substantial welcome
and substantial cheer to those Who may
"a. rr.I1a Dr.-i,us .. re ~
chase BIZ Mr.. Buchanan. ii belonged t.
Mr.. W. N. Merdith, late Secretary u
the treasury under Gen, lay ior, AID
vas bniit, we believe, By a brotder-in-
Law of Robert Emmet.
Or entering the house | was shawn
into the library, where | fonIsd NJ. Ba-
chanan with about ten or a dozen gen
tlcmer, who were all unknown to me,
but who, l @ ieve, were for The most
part leading politicians OF the neigbbor
hood. The Conversation appeared au-
mated, and turned of c1urse on the suit
ject of the election. Mr.. Buchanan lis
tened attentively to the As made,
but took very little part in them. From,
his calm impressive Inani;er, one would
have supposed him to be the party least
interested Of al the persons present on
the subject under discussion. 1t was
many years since [ had seen him, and i
Ras forcibly struck by the little %aItcra-
ton which time aud the cares of office
had effected ii his appearance. He
looked even younger, freshcr and stout
er than when we last met. Nothing
could be kinder or more eordir Il than the
manner in which as received nae, al
though the moiivs Of my visit was more
of a personal than 6 political one. He
is exceedingly fortunate in possessing SO
much ~b0JthoRD7ie of manner, for / can
assure you it is severely pat tothc test.
He is beset by hosts CT visitors of all
conditions, some of them queer samples
of humanity. Only think Of an erthu-
~sisstic female phrenologist making a
isag journey to take a cast of his Lead /!
Mr.. Buchanan received his lady visitor
with the greatest politeness, invited her
to dinner, and told her she was welcome
to examine anything SIZE pleased about
the premises, with the exception of the
bumps. We can imagine the mortiica-
xicu of this ardent votary Of science IA;
being compelled to leave without accom-
pIishing the object of her journey.
The Only familiar face which l en-
countered during my brief visit to
Wheatland was that of MI. Brady, of
BreadEay, the we'll known photograph
ist. He came there to take views of
the house and surrounding scenery, and.
I believe, he succeeded III taking repre-
sentations of every object of interest
about the premises. These pictures
will form an interesting feature ia the
fine historical gallery which this enter
prising artist has succeeded in collect
ing at SO much expense. In the event
Of Mr.. Buchanan's election they viii
probably be engraved, for general circu-
latioD.
Mr.. Buchanan's family circle consists
fer the present, Of Mr.. and Miss Lu.e
This nephew and neice) Mrs George
Pitt, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Apple
ton, his late Secretary of Legation il
Lopdon. Col Ramsey is ais =, /. visit
with him. Miss Lane, a beautiful! md
highly accomplished young lady does
the honors of the MANSION With til. gam"
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