New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-21
A FINE OLD GENTLEMAN.

age TO the unsophisticated Oliver, az venerable
gentleman who fed and clothed little boys out OF
pure affection, and who passed his declining years
in the calm pursuit of the principal Christian viz
tues. Without meaning to be disrespectful, we
must confess that we are reminded OF this by the
steady, persistent, unwearied and ingenious lauds-
ton which keeps the venerable person Of DIR. Bu-
chanan, if we may say so in condition Of contin'
ual lather. If We may believe his afectionate re-
tainers the President is legitimatey entitled to
prefix to his name all those adjectiyes which ex-
press excellence of every description, and has, BY
the beauty of his behavior, placed himself quite out
of the pale of adverse criticism. II there be
frown upon Lis brow, it is patriarchal; if he is
sometimes petulant, it is patriotic to be so; II ne
appears to blunder, the error is in our sight; and
if the ship of state sometimes yaws dreadfuly' the
fault il in the hull the sails, the rigging or the rud-
der-aDywhere but in the stalwart arm which Is
presiding at the wheel. Gentlemen desirous OF
serving their country approach him with doubt,
and-should their noble offer be accepted-leave
him delighted And yet he has no adventltlou'
cruces. We do not learn that his smile is partcu-
lary sweet or that the tones of his voice are espe
ciay touching. Other men have bowed as grace
fully: have said Good morning" as cordially;
have shaken hands az vigorously and bid
Good by :" as sincerely. From careful collation.
of all the authorities upon this most interesting sub
iect. we are convinced that the admiration which
Mr. Buchanan extorts is yielded to his eminent
virtue, and the judicious way in which he distrlb-
utes the Government patronage. Thus we ma
Judge Jackson of Georgia recently declaring to
his constituents that "the President did not seem
to him to possess that cordlaty OF mniner which
was calculated to draw the personal affections OF
men TO him." And yet the President seemed to
Judge Jackson that paragon of perfection, " the
soundest Northern man he had ever seem This,
thought the Judge impaired grace to every motion
Of the Executive body, and melody to every word
coming out of the Executive mouth His Honor,
being Southern man. cannot, without a violation
of the first and most sacred principles, admire
Northern man. except under protest and with
certain qualifications. The President is merely
the soundest Northern" man; and yet that Is
saying n great deal; for how, in the estimation OF
any gentleman of Georgia, a Northern man
hope to appear absolutely "souud"' What the
Judge says is that the President is not very badly
foundered; and even that praise will be fpDkin-
cense to at least one nose in the White House.
But we are not certain that compliments from
Pepnsylyania, being now rarer than compliments
from Georgia, will not be more refreshing to the
President. Somebody named Carrgan, who Is SAID
TO be candidate for the Philadelphia PostOfice,
recently made speech, in which he compared the
great Mr. Buchanan to " some tall cliff that lifts
- its awful form, Swells FROM the vale and midway
leaves the storm; Though round its base the roll
d" ing clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles
"on his (Buchanans) head" We should have
thought that il would have been - moOnshine -
but never mind. Some carpers might object that
Mr Buchanan is already - too much the sun -
but we consider the quotation beautiful one. The
comparison to cliff is really charming cliff is
hard Very good. A cliff is slippery. Yer! good
A cliff is mossy Very good A cliff is cold Very
good Ever while you live, Mr. Carrigan, stick to
the cliff We know you will "When the OPPosi-
" tion are venting their upon the chii,
YOU promise to take him closer to your heart,
g and shield him from their ruthless attack"
Happy President. TO have sIch Carrigan Happy
Cairigsn, to have such President We see the
patriarch, while the Opposition are venting
their maledictons. flying like a stricken buck, to
the bosom of his Carrigan Thy home Is still
- here" sObs Carrigan. 81 know that love thee
whatever thou art" Mr. Carrigun will certainly
add, if, in the mean while, he has been made Post
master Of Philadelphia.
But, beside Mr. Carrgan, the President has
most devoted friend in the conductor of The Con-
a.uiiOD newspaper Others may admit Dir. Bu-
chanan TO be good The Constitution Is perfectly
certain that be is great" Tue editor Of that
sheet mounting his highest horse, and placing MS
largest goose quill in rest soemnly and sonorousy
defies the world TO prove that Mr.. james Buchanan
is nst "a great man" " Show me greater! ne
cries out defantly. Bring On your statesmen of
the present age bring on the whole crowd brlng
on the greatest you can discover. and will show
YOU greater, viz, James Buchanan Here we
imagine him putting his horse through two cap
riolts, demi-yolt and u seuli-lune, and pausing,
while be ferociously shifts the atmosphere, for
reply He need not wait. He may di.nOunt and
go back to his printing g-of6ce, for We have too
much respect for our bones to enter into any con-
test with q chevslier so redoubtable. Let il be
JAMES THE GREAT in all future histories of the
United States Let the daughter Of Mnemosyne
make note of it upon her tablets and sonorousy
proclaim it through her trumpet Aud let not
posterity too curiously inquire why We gave that
title 70 our beloved ruler If Fielding saw fit 10
bestow that honorary augmentation upon the name
of Jonsthan Wild, who will dispute the right Of
a&x 70 ths mama Of Jsmas