Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-08-06
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN.

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where, we understand, he intends to remoIn for
several days yet. Our people ale always glad
to meet Mr.. Buchanan, with whom they have
become pretty well acquainted. as it has been
lis almost constant habit, for many years, VIXEN
not officially engaged out of the country, to
visit our celebrated, and his favorite summer
resort In private life the President is gen
tleman, alniable in his disposition and courteous
IN bis manners, and it viii give US pleasure to
record his annual visit, for many years TO
come.
To the political conduct of Dir. Buchanan
heretofore, and to the manner in which his ad-
ministration has conducted affairs, the right
thinking of all classes, especially in his nat i've
State, and throughout the North will agree
with one voice. The following article is from
the Philadelphia Bulletin, an independent of
the 30th ult., under the caption of 'sMr. Buch-
chanan at Home" 1t would be we'll, probably,
for the President to read and ponder. 1t con-
strfk5 hiit fcrcfbiy, IS they viii minds ma
ny Of tie suffering and telling thousands Of bis
own, and other States.
.sThe President of the United States and most
Of his Cabinet have left the seat of government
and are recreating at various places. The
President is at Bedford Springs, where he has
been in the habit of spending part of nearly
every summer for = number Of years. We re-
gret TO say that he took retired and somewhat
unusual mo Ne Of reaching his native State, pas
sing as quEtly and mysteriously from Mary
Land to Pennsylvania as if he were passenger
by ''the underground railroad," and avoiding
the great central route of Pennsylvania travel,
where be might mingle with the people and
observe something of the tone aud tenor of pub
lie sentiment.
"When the President quits Bedford Springs
to return to Washington, we hcpe be will GENE
eastward By way Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
"a work which he, as Pennsylvania, might
be supposed TO take some little interest in,
though we are not aware that he has ever trav-
elled over mile of it west of Harrisburg. By
taking this road, he will pass along the Juniata
and portion Of the Susquehanna, and he may
feast his eyes on the spectacle Of scores of
great iron works, out of blast and idle, thanks
to the beautiful system Of the party Of which
he is pride and leader. Coming further East,
he will fnd, at Harrisburg, Lancaster aud
Philadelphia, great cotton mills shut up and
IDLE. Should he go to the coal region, which
is also worthy Of a yisi: from Pennsylvania
President, he may find mines idle and canals
and railroads scarcely doing any business. He
may meet thousands of workmen who have been
discharged from furnaces, fcrges, rolling mills,
cotton mills, workshops, and industrial estab-
lishments of all kinds. He may see number
less women and ehildren in pover.y,and wretch
edness, owing to the failure of their husbands |
and fathers to get work. He may interchange
opinions with practical men Of bis own State,
in regard to the wisdom of the policy he and
his party have pursued in regard to protection
10 American industry, and new ideas, enforced
and illustrated by the pictures we have referred
to, may TINS be instilled into the head of the
nation.
':Tae neral scenery OF Pennsylvania, which
the President may observe by making such a
"Trip as we have suggested, will have as much
of the charm Of novelty, in his eyes, as will /
the physical outlines of the country traversed.
The monctony Of power and dignity at Wash
ington, which receives no relief except that
occasioned by row in Congress, or difficult
ty about the disposition OF an Office, must be
excessively wearisome to an intelligent mind
An exploratory jouraey through Pennsylvania,
saeh as even ministers of great Europesn cm-
pires ha q lately thought worthy of being made
gould sa as refreshing aud edifyiug to Mr.