throughout the United States swung its support to Mr. Buchanan. On January 8 there appeared on her masthead: For President JAMES BUCHANAN (subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention)3 1 Auchampaugh, "Buchanan a Political Portrait," p. 12. 2 Minnigerode, "Presidential Years," p. 321. 3

. M. Ensminger, stated quite plainly that 'all letters are required to be prepaid with stamps before they can be mailed.' "The Reading and Columbia Railroad had been completed and was 'in good running order, with first-class passenger cars, and, having made arrangements with the connecting roads North

Library was the only library for the common people of Lancaster. This does not mean that there were no other sources of literature for the people of the community. Gentlemen's libraries grew to a great extent, some of them becoming quite famous. After a call upon James Buchanan, at Wheatland, in 1852, a

afternoon Mr. Endress, �the Lutheran Minister Preached, and in the evening Mr. Hoffmeyer, the Ger- man Reformed Preacher. Monday July 9th Mr. Muehlenberg, the St. James Preacher, opened the service in the morning, and in the afternoon the children had a love feast, after which, the Lord's Supper was held by