Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-24
An Easlish ske,es OF mr.. Baehaaa an.

our new President. 1t is apparently irom
the pen OF brother diplomatist of the la e
American Ambassador to the court otSSt
James. After ,esums of the condition
Of the United States, and an anal sis OF
the Pierce regime, the wriser thus porttays
Mr.. Buehanan's character, and indicates
his policy as President:
Mr. Buchanan has one quality. and
perhaps only Que, in common with Louis
Napoleon /; he keeps his own COUNSEL
In both instances it has been source of
power and means OF success. II is.ea
~Eier 70 offer q negative than positive al
firmation as to the policy of the future
President. He will certainly not be a
King Log. He will be no puppet in the
hands of hiS supporters nor will he.
knowingly. allow his friends to sway his
better Judgment. He will not blindl,
throw defiance in the face of sll parties
and governments who declare for the in>
teresls, of civilization and humanity.
II is only By q knowledge of his per-
sonal and political character that an opin
ion can be formed Of the policy the Presi
dent elect is likely to pursue. By giving
our readers q description, borrowed from
those who have known him differences
may be drawn as to his probable conduc
when the time comes for him TO exercise
the high powers with which he has been
invested. Physically. he is large. pow
erfully built man i; indeed. neither. ply.
sically. morally. nor politically. is there
anything little about him. He is above
six feet high, large limbed. and OF fair
complexion. although past sixty. still
shows that he was in earlier days what
tho other sex. who must be allowed To
decide in such matters. call handsome
man. He has the habit Of holding his
head ,incIined TO one side. and sometimes
partially closing one eye. as If to prove.
what was undoubtedly the case during
his mission in this country. that he could
see vast deal more with half an eye than
all our Ministers when they open both
theirs u the fullest extent. as they had 10
do more than once. il all tales be true. du
ing the course of their transaction Of
business" with Mr.. Buchanan.
He 10 hale and vigorous, OF regular and
active habits. and une1ceptionable mo-
raj eonduct conscientiously religious. a
Presbyterian. with more indulgence for
those Of other creeds than is sometimes
AOuu0 pcI SOnS VI tudI peEouASIOu . hIlu
hearted, generous. and chart able. as ma
ny instances reported BY those who know
him will prove distinguished for great
prudence and ssgacity in making his de.
eisions. and for trmness in their execu-
ton when taken. He has forethought
and cool self-poSsession, conservative in
opinion and policy. and proves the sound
mesa OF his judgment by being favorable
TO the Conservative party 10 England
He has been heard t" say more than once
-" Il is remarkable that the Conserva
tive leaders auA party 10 Eugland have
always been more inclined to be friendly
with the United States than the Wings"
In this, by the way. no is not singular,
Tor we have heard q similar opinion ex
pressed by other distinguished Americans,
He has been from early life n successful
lHwIe r in tx enSIve practice. and has mos;
ably filled the highest posts in The Gov,
eminent, next to that Of President, hav'
ing been Secretary "f S a'e. EnVoy TO ST
Petersburg, &c. Tie never was married
An early and mutual attachment is spoken
OF by his friends. "hose object WAS. by
one vi those terrible IispensaIirns which
Certain steHdiast natures never can forget
snatched from INN Like another dlstIn
guished American Washington Irving. " h,
suffered II similar bereavt mcuI. he has re
manned iniohtul To the mernury Of her whom
he has lost. Although the private lives y
men in hig III stations are cOn~idered Is be
longing to the public domain. il would not
We think. be delicate to allude more par
ticulArly ~ the circumstances attendan
on this deep pffiiction in the outset OF Mr.
Buchanan's career. What we have sal,
sufhces to shuw that no cold insensibiit,
of character condemned him TO celibacy
In manner Mr.. Buchanan is courteous
and in conversation mild and deliberate
with q smack Of the old school. His bear
ing is calm aud dignihed. his temper ant
language under complete control al
though on occasions. when he has con
ceiYed that personal or official slight wa
intended. he has shown that. although hi
parents were Irish. lie Can vindicate tn,
claim OF his family to ScO,ch o:igin. b.
acting up TO the motto. NemO me iDapun
Idcessit. Ehe new President is desISna
ted by some rs the jealous leader OF III,
SiaveOcracy. and reported to be the warn
advocate OF Slavery. That this is correc
in its ull extent, We must be permitted |,
doubt, Mr.. Buchanan is not q native q
u Slave State. bnt q Pennsy lvaLian. whG
never owned slave in his lie. nor is b,
likely ever TO do so, Nor do We thinl
that he il, an spprover of Slavery. al
though. in dealing with great evil slrea
dy EXISTING. be knows and feels the ex
trems difficulty that practically surrounds
the question. He may. like other men il
public life. wish to be on good terms will
many whose conduct or principles he can
not wholly approxe. l. needs no ureal