as it touched Lancaster County. The area at that time was served with four local dailies and it may be of interest to look at the political complexions of these newssheets. The oldest was the Intelligencer which had its beginning in 1799. During the years that James Buchanan was aspiring to the

officers, the appointment of committees to pre- sent addresses and a series of resolutions, some of which criticized Masonry while others called for unity, and the establishment of committees of cor- respondence.24 In October 1828, "the party put forth a candidate for Con- gress, William Hiester of

built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district