The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-05
PERSONAL SKETCHES OF THE PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT AND NEW CABINET.
PRESIDENT.

president.
HON. JAMES BUCHA~Ar, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The disvna uished ss.se.maa WAC yesterday entered
upsa the duties Of the h'hnt os in the gift q the
American people be OF Hlbernian des ,ent
81 least u claimed by rsh fellow cuaens. Tho
clan Buchanan though ionased 10 the highlands OF SCOT
and snce the tenth century, dsrves IL origin from the
OKases Of the county Uf O,rr, according TO IT. oldest
archives and traditions, published In the year lT2S
by william BuohAnan OF mar, snder the title OF Gan
Historical and Gcpeolozc,l Ga az upon the Family and
Har1Ame Of Buchanan" Asian o. ZANE, Of the leaders
a he Ssp passed 70 The north OF Arsylehire
She L9nox, where he seed snd soon after dis
ngxshed himself In the Of the Scottish mouach
n two battles Against the D.nes Of England Excessive
bands were assigned his followers, who during
Me two follow u called the Mac Asians
- modern orthograpny NJ Aad this being the origi-
nal designation o. the osa sdcaAosa Tae name Of b.
chanAn sppearsin the dt - nave been terrI orla
s'BuAah 0huApain," 'Cusu,sn'- Con9u1t"--snd was
NOS Until the thirteenth oentar, tba, assumed
surnane-a portion Ct the claa, no Tsver stu retaining
ahear ancient family o. Mac Asian Several Of the
cadets ofthe Scotch passe owe. 70 Ireland aud
Sounded influential amile. rsr,nc D,segs Derry and
ooe or two OF the c,uuies Tue President
said 70 be descended tr,n family OF these esiy set
ers the North OF Irs.nd Tue Derry xAndayd states
Mat his grandfather . farmer the 10 Gnlaud Of
Tassyreagh parish 0.on,.xt, county Tyrone, shout
-Four miles distant from dis father, the eldest
n two sons, cmigrsted 10 h, Urted states some time
towards The end OF toe ocosasy, an settled in Frank
lin county, PenusyvaIs, ~nere, on he l2sh Of April,
17el, James BoonanAn bore.
Whatever MAJ have be- the circumstances Of Mr..
Buchanan father he acquitted himself Of his psernh
zssponsbuiues cossoeorous,y oy giving 70 bis IN
exoslnt education, which snsbea him to apply himself
u a early ass the study o His oomuanding
AalWts snd RAPID pnx-e.s In his profession soon
pented him out for po.icsi dispcou, and 10 1874 he
was elsossA member sas douse Of 2resenta Of
The stafe Legislature, ana again reelected In the
succeeding year Although the political position which
he crested for himself been n,ghly gratifying
- his ambition he fe. hsr intererod TOO much With
his professional advancement aud he accordingly de-
cliasd another eieosoa 10 1850 ne Vas chosen 10
rsprsss. his cisr,os nsress and continued In that
body for ten yssss, Voluntarily retiring afSer
tss nst Congress urser shs ADMINISTRATION Of
Andrew gscksou. q, the warm sad ardent de-
fenAee Of the Administrator Of Mr. uonros the active OPP
poasut Of the sdmnhrsioc " Jonp Quincy AAans, and
shs csase.s and trusted fis, Of N. Jackson During
Che period shs he the OF Rspressussuvcs he
iook prominent part IN debates upon ell great pus
lie questom. A cary ~ Is ne eassss~iaed op,uous
hostile 70 ths oousstuopshy o. ,hs Bank Of the Ua,ed
election OF the Of Mes he one Of the
leading cbsmplous OF >he ds~'cfa,in psrty
In 1884, IN return for ~-rv.nf op,rt srd salu
aba services huh be hat rendered HIN. Gen. JscKsou
rendered unsolscned Nc 8nsuaaan the nisson 70 81
Peersburg in pu pat he 'sodered the c,uatry valu
able services. and neso,~ o. the ars, commercial treaty
bAwesn The Upred and Russis ~b Oh secured to
our the ports Of Baiar aud sck sad
ensured 10 M valuable sou,iousy Increasing t,s1e
sson sssr his resu rr,a tue Rvs.so mis- on IN 1884
the denocrs's In the Legislature az Peansylvans chose
Mn 81 their candidate 10 All 40 term In the
Unitsd 8ians Sesate and eecsad Dim. Ia 1880 be
cisosd for full torn Ia tsi5 sss 70 ELECTED 70 the
same poit Az CO srmsn Of toe onmi'tes OF Foreign
A. h. Asxa~ ar~fQs 1T ho
nrned the repussnon he nsi siresoy son for political
sbiiy end sassoV gle mastery erpnitions OF our
unquesuonabe title IN North ass BOUNDARY Lac
upheld b. the decs'o. Of C,uuoss ana ne wbn higb
honor Tor HIS on oett,u o. treaty wncb gave large
In ls<s, ser having iatteu,ed, ov nis exsrtoas In
his ssse 10 the esJsi W pSk ns "a, offered,
and accepted the oaee OF sors'srj q state uater "a.
new Pre.dent Before nskiss be sopoain mt M Polk
consulted General Jsntsoa "a I've saoss', sud h ned
less 70 sAd that ne warmly ajoSo ia VI II Tue state
papers prepared BY HI tn To" Or g>n snd other grsss
public o. sis ans, dur OILS OF tots OH u faly
tansd The previous rspuaio tuAt ne as1 scqaired.
vas during the - o. yr. PolK that M Ga.
sA.ssn !, hi, ,cucr 10 me asnccrscy Bsrks county,
Peunsyivspia nrst rcoo nmrnded o the North and toe
Pacific en- that TINS rboui inside toe OF hnal
sss,lsneni OF the s'.vers question 10 tho re,rones
Al the close OF W Pc'ss sdmuis rssioo, Ia March,
1870, Mr. Buchanan once more rcsurned 70 pennsyiva
MIA, and from toai time up 70 his sccsptsnce OF
the Eogtsh m,.ssoa, c'u,inusd 70 taks an &C.
Durng the PIes,dsntisl cap1ss In 1904 he stood
In The of the aemccrs 70 ranks and waesever and
WhoHever ne nAA the opportunity procla med bis
6,sssss sos.y 70 eco aoosi,.aa Al me unass ues,iat
OF The deDecrsoy bcd 10 that Of 6reensbuvg Wet
moselAnt county, be exgrslIs 70 tue memorable
sentiment when o ossoioat~ before ths ne Ips Tor
once, M inquiry orfns never W maze what form Of
religious lam 30 proes,es but ooy s'tnc language OF
Mr. Jefferson, tis he bopeo 10 Re ,solsf' )"
On The rs<urp VI NJ Las & ON Gag sad, pablo
opinion indcaed Mr. Bucnaosn ay tue iued psrsou Tor
his successor. and tnc- Porse rdinely rendered
his the appois,mens W ne mssRsr In which ne dis
cnayGs< TIE duts OF this s'5uous pos 81 psrot vneu
qpestons OF the most 1n1 nt sod dIcste nature
,ou1 N q m
~ 70 speak Inc cree bssaoocs Of os NILSSON 0een
nifty before ccunvD tnsi not fes called
upon 20 recsptulsio toem- sancs 70 ssy, tnst bo~
much the poiiscsl ponslbucs ~ hr Buchaasu
whilst 10 ~ gano may oave al he general popularity
there he ef, ali tue ,llc whom had
In contscs v,cti Of tue party dicaterestei
nee enc patriotism Of br vtes suir< for bis
states dse ab,liues Alhdsh NJ 81Snsnan Ia his
tixt 81 yeA, % IN the eojgy mens Of the souuied
ply sra Lssish oomDsdbe ~i,n ms s1va1cd psrod or
NE. II rsreiy he, bodfy sa5 neaMi power are
fcuud combined IN such equsl vs5r 10 the man.