The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-12-24
MIR. Buchanan at wheatland.

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MIR. Buchanan at Wheatland.
The editor of the Rome IN. W Ssn-
tinel LACEY paid n visit to Mr.. Buchan-
an at Wheatland, and gives a very inter
! csting account of it in the Sentinel of
the 9Th inst. We take from it the fol-
lowing extract:
We have travelled through the riches3
valleys, and witnessed the most besuti-
full scenery of New England We have
passed through the highly cultivated
fields and the finest portions of New
York and the Middle. States we have
CROSSED the fertile plains, and the rich
and boundless p~rairies of the Great West
but never in our life has our eye rest
ed upon q richer or q lovelier country
than that portion Of Lancaster County
which lies between Lancaster City and
Philadelphia. It 10 smphatically, and
without sxaggeration, the Eden of Penn
~sylvania, and the garden of the world.
It is of itself worth a visit in the sum
mer time from any person who resides
no further off than three hundred miles.
Lancaster City is situated in the in
terror of Pennsylvania, and has a popu-
lation of seventeen thousand inhabit-
} ants. About one and a half miles from
this city is Wheatland, the residence of
Mr.. Buchanan. The road from the
city is a narrow macadamized one, and
is the principal travelled route to Harris
? lLr--b Az ao~,ko1 ae tho State Thora
are no sidewalks, and pedestrians are
. compelled to take the narrow footpath,
Gust wide enough for a single foot pas
: senger,) or travel in the beaten track of
the road. The country is rich and pleas.
, ant, not unlike that lying between Lam
, caster and Philadelphia. After leaving
:, the city and taking the macadamized
i road, the passenger wends his way up a
hill, though not a long nor a steep one.
This point attained, and the traveller
has a fine view Of the quiet city of Lam
caster its towers. dones, steeplcs and
college buildings loom up and adorn one
n side, while, a little way in the opposite
n direction, and down a gentle declivity
land. The road to, and the residence
!. of Mr.. Buchanan are marked with quiet
and unusual stiffness all is hushed, as
IS if no one occupied that mansion, or re.
q sided near the hum of voices in the
Is city, the distant lowing of cattle, the
noise of the laborers in the far-off fields,
can be distinctly heard at Wheatland.
d As you approach the house you are
r. still more struck with its Sabbath like
a stiffness, ; the fine lawn in front of the
residence, shaded with tall and beauti
full trees the semicircle c~arriage.way
q neatly swept and trimed; tho plair
It white fence separating the house from
K the road, and the post and rail fence or
each side of tho yard, give a Democrat
ic air and elegant appearance to the
Wheatland Mansion. The building il
< of brick, two stories in height.
The structure is about ten rods from
the highway, and reposes, partly bid
in a grove Of trees in front and rear
We pushed open the gate and entered
Y the carriage way, or ~gravelled walk
Is which guided up to the mansion. N
steps of children mar the beautiful lawn
and nc play toys litter the neatly swep
carriage-way the voices of childhood
are not there heard breaking the quie
g stiffness. A gentle pull at the door bel
g. was quickly answered by a colored per
son /; the door was thrown wide open
denotiDg cordiality-and we invited in
As we entered. some three or fou
gontlemen from another State were tax
i ing their leave, and Mr.. Buchanan wa
IL welcoming Ex Governor p, of -
;. and a gentleman who accompanied him
10 We found no difficulty in singing on
= Mr.. Buchanan from the group of gre
headed persons who stood there. He j
a fine looking parsonage, middlini
height, rather Aeshy, and stoutly built
He has a large head and a massive fore
,' head, denoting great intellect. His hal
IN is thin and white as the driven SNOW
m The pictures of him, used for election
As eering purposes. are very good resem
blances. though we think they hard
;; ly do him justice we think he is tn
:, finest looking person, for an old mar
n that we ever saw. He extended hi
hand in a manner so cordial and fran
=, that he made US almost forget that W
II were in the presence of one who
't. elected to the Chief Magistracy of tn
70 Union.
in We presented our letter of introdue
!. ton, from = personal and political frien
of Mr.. Buchanan. On reading it b
gave Us another friendly greeting, inv
es ting those present to be seated, an
of asked to be excused for q few moments
as, he said, there were SONS lady visit
!, ors in an adjoining room waiting to Sc
him. He returned in five minutes, an
in gave evidence of his social powers, affs
is bility, dignity. decorum and gentleman
" bearing. We remained but a shor
time but were very favoraHy impresse
that Mr.. B. is a gentleman of frauknei
and determination, possessing a will an
all a mind of his own. We are more pei
We suaded than ever that afttr the 4th {
March next he will be no longe
james Buchanan, " but emlhatically til
DIV President of the United Safes.
IN Extreme men at the Moth or SoutI
O.. will find no favor in his sight. His &C
of ministration, we have nd the leas
doubt, will be q popular ,ne, and b
will administer the affairs Of this gov
mt eminent in a that viii not onl
idisappoint his enemies, bs finally real