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,-f t I J -i ' -'V ' - , r 1 , ;- , j J ': ' r:-";biack and gotV-fronii gU'5 eagle roices,iich Iadliinpers7 caf, glass: aol f&ill ' fchandeiiera, suspended by lady nippers 1.? , '-i: .t.ilt trf tt4 Mnt. i ucaciiiiii urecisa cuiu?. -4? "N, v. C ? v f li'' - 4 1. -Si. "-.r-i , ," t :U IrnmnAt rnf- - DrKXirOieS i fm)rowmen'n awrtge of 443tf lO rper icrc.or $3,065 63 per annomr6oc?.;lt na!j hTenied triihmeticabrole of retrenchjaeat nd fiirm haa befti pol lata, tuccessfal operation. lAnd tei thet have ibe effroniery lo demand an ': ft s ; I. fi. ' ? - lan slab miBteIgtassei.-French gill btonz man tel ; lima piecea, mattogany gut-mounted aod ross wood piano fori gilt-mooQied bareaiis. sapsrb 'txtlboaoy ; tf aid ropes, mthojany gilt bronze mounted secretaries, damask, satin, and doual silk . window cirUina, with gilded eagtes, stars, and oraamental hays, royal Wilum and imperial lirossels u Ijaxoo carpets, gia and saun settees, sofas, berjsrea, dirans, uboorets and I rencu eomiurtablos , elecot mabogany giu ea- i gle-mottoted Frencl bsdsteads, giu plateaos, 1S25. the Von'of $5,000 was appropriate! for oy arUfictal flowers. neh bloeana gu uuu UoeUinz aradino-; frc, tbe President aqaart, bonsttambonrs,compoiers,ice cream Tases, tpien icccumg, guo m , qro., i . - 1 jr.i pf.n.L rk;n, n ra boats, octaffon IWHVU VHIUH w wwf - w bowls, aiWertoreen! boats, and baskets, of very ricb work, gulden goblets,; table spoons, km? es and fotks; f !! Sir, I shall detain yon no longer With tins enu meration of rich wares, for 1 an sure your pa tience would be serealy tried were 1 to name e- ?en the tenth pari of the cunoos, the magmb Mditional apprdpriatioaU $3,665 by the f bill hnw onder consideration. , Some of ibeimprdTe- rnents or illcralibrts introduced bf theefbriijers. are of i character trnly. novel. ; Yon will remem ber that, by Ibe acl of-theSSth of. Febrnafy, : t 1 gjd lavs f fashioita5e " r :..r,r .lUiirtriiisTied as the life.bDtmd to dlssnrd .noeniiy ?rZ fid that his jm mna Tr , - . - . - i .1 ...rtn ,"i .nni 1 iuiui.- .. . - 1 year of nr Lord one( thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, thai ihffif paper of the Uwnlhr. iSTvUat Utleflwas wiitteni describing-the fdrtnreof ibe East lloqm as' gorgeojisjoa de- ind that the AdoTi.iistration 6f that day took LuinrM Jn wrrt into effect the inteotton of Uon- grws, by digging down Ibe k&olls, and by fflll fng up the hollows, and in jhia manner levelling jurmakio$r ' plain ard tflai the sorface ofj ijibe ieroond. Dot.arter all, MrXhairmaif, varie- ireformerSi - The survey of . smooth -fa wns) and "r lirenily sloping meads, covered with rich ciiais of cent, and the costly , bticles of luxury, of pride, n bite-ana reu clover and tuxuriam orcaaru grass, i anu ui auuw (jnuwoi u 'v fnadtf no deliffhtfut trtnression on their eveaL No. nous caterers who Have ' been engaged in inai sir j mere meadows are too common to gratify most important bianeji of the public service. the refined taste of an exnt'stte witb sweet li cannot loroear, 3Jiiinirman, 10 ihuj Bat yon a ! f . ? ,f itK'-t- m sandr whiskers He must have nndulations, description of tbo great banqueting hall, com K-.,i;f..i rr.Arwi ant i liAr cnntriVaneerf to I monlv called the East Room taken from tn ,oici. k; -r.liV.il nf AiKVreal sonl.f Hence. United Slates rdt&rapb, (the Court Jou e rnal n,A ..r,.imt. Kjiwo Artnairortco b number 6f cle- I of the dav.) December, 1829. 1 hi room bad vpt iz,l hills, ever v nair of which it M said, been furnisbed, for tne nrs: time aooai itiai pen wa? d as A osiTArd to resemble and assume tbe form of od, bf the predecessor of the present incombenU MAZOir s bosom f with a miniature; knoll It is 80 feet long. by 40 wide, aud 22 feet high, its aoex.'io denote tne n--pie. ana is uoisneo uauusuuio vww row lei os near luoufbuiipiiuu . f The paper is of Brte lemon color, with a rich cloth border ; four new mantels have also been placed in the room, of black marble, with Italian black and goM fronts ; each fireplace has a handsome grate fijeed ; there were, however, in the bouse before new bronzed and steel fen dersand sets of brass Mre irons, and chimney ...... - , if! .". ...J . t with a rich clotb. border.' snoow oejwiwuu tak-n off the broad jWallsW ihe -Easlerft room, and that a rich, chaste, and beautiful pjr shocld be substituted; fo Ms stead. That the first clause of ibis rojal ordinance- was faithfully exi ecuted, will distinstlappear Croni the foSlowiqj voucher -if President's House, ;lo Henry Snow- den, fpr. Tcr taking off the paper of the East v Room, as per agreement with C F. Wood, sixteen dollars, July !, 1 839. Received payment of YVm. Nolsnd;! Esq. HENRY SNOW PEN, his X Witness. J. B Rdoker, Certified by Charles F. Wood.' Eodorsed Completing special re pairs of the President's House, etc. ?io. nenry opowucu ic ceipt for wok t n-tbe East Room of the President's House, Joly I, T ISS9. No.' 1.' fe ! An official voncher now in my hands will al so show that sixty pieces of paper, at fa each. maKinc gsuu.jwerei puruutfocu nviu im tin on the 20 h August, 1839, for the Eait Room, and that the forlhefsotn of $50 was paid to that gentleman for hangjhgthe same. , And thus, sir, it is made manifest IthaJ not less than three hun? died and forty-six Idotlais of tbe money of yoor constiiueots and ofpmy consutnenis nave oeen expended during last summer for lhevgratifica- reeof "retral magnificence ibe ;rcoroo4 - fjturexcetirg a fewld chairuDeriog IApi,: hrokeJ elass.nd divers fraternities of it. m 'it'" V: i--t -. ii .t - - r 4 i-i- 1 f it Mi or lullcK-k on of the Peonle's d4Urs have been thrown away on these silly fancies, which are belter adapted to please ihe sickly and vicious taste of palace dandies, than to gratify the, sim pie eye cf plain, republican freemen,-; Atthongh, from ihe earliest feudal times, all kingly establishments have been; diitingoished for The exteoiand magnificence of their flails for the ' royal steeds,' yet, until the accession of onr refi.rmrst o the administratiort of th'ej Go vernmpnt. -stabling formed no appnrtenanbe lo the Presidential palace.' But the predecessor of the present incurr.beDi. wiih some otbet singular ootions, had an, ardent, love fur the horse l(ace. His flrfet courser consequently; most be provi hocks have been added : each maotel is furnish ed. with a mirror, th plates of which measure 100 by 53 todies, framed in a very beautilul style ; and a pair of rich ten light lamps, bronzed and gill, with a row of drops around the fountain; and a nair of French China vases, richly gilt and painted, 'with class shades and flowers. nreoared. where they There are three very spendid gilt chandeliers, ekCQ.lor eguicen uubuiov, iic si vie ui wiucu entirely new ; inecQioroi tne glass and caning perhaps exceed any thing of the kind ever seen A small bronzed and; gilt work, corresponding with the mantel lamps, tbe niches and recesse of which are supplied with the eight French bronzed and gilt bracket lights, each for are can dies. The carpet, which contains ne r 509 yards, is of fine Brussels, of fawn, blue, and yel low, with a red border. Under each chandelier is placed a round table of beautiful workmanship, with Italian black Ind gold slabs; oo the cen tre tabf is placed li beautifal thin light lamp. supported by female, figures ; on tbe end tables mio-hi ha frd. JaiVed. sumptuously clolhedj and waited upon by pilac 'grooms appointed fOjtbat service. ; I le assumed the responsibility,' issu ed the necessary orders, and extensiv structures, externally beautiful aftd internally commodious, j were forthwith erected.- Wind, Mrl Chairman, this expenditure was incurred without any ibiirity in law. 1 But the vld chief did not take bis power and influence over the minds his nartv id Conffress. for svbspqiently (30ih June, 1834.) he procured lh passage off aj law appropriating the sum of $6.(570 4 Cbr alterations end repairs of the President's;, House, flooring l!i A? terraces, and erecting" STABLES ! The $16 00 mark. lion of a woraanisufoul costly wnim, in sudsihu ling a rich, hhastje, and beautiful' silver paper, icith eolden border. fr the unfashionable lem- au- mis of h of ninRPt vati. to be sure, ranted fur the purpose of I are gill astral lamps. Each pier is filled with erecting siables not to' pay for stabling atreadu I a beautiful pier table, richly bronzed aod gi creeled. But nn matter, it was applied io-tbe corresponding withthe round tables, each table latter objei. The particular phraseology of the having a lamp and pair of French China vases on color, with a rich cloth border.' But as a suit able recompense fof; this profligate waste of the public funds,! the $ hard-handed democracy' of tbe country have been officially advised that 'the East Room in the! President's mansion has been greatly tmprojred.'j They most therefore be con lent. . Ij : j Mr; Chairmanthere s a notable historical in cident associated wiih this East Room, to which 1 may wiifcproprieiy recur whilst we are with in the room self and before we pass through the massive japanned doors into the magnificent Elliptical Saloon,; where I next propose to con duct yon. That historical event refers to the celebrated ' Eastl Room Letter, addressed to the Editor of the i Richmond Enquirer,' and dated at Washington, January 1, 1827. Here U the letter : ill This being lliej day on which the Presi dent's House is thrown open to all visiters, 1 went, among others, Uo pay my respects to him, oi, rather, 1 should fairly confess, I went to see the EAST ROOM, for the furnishing of which WE had voted twenty-five thousand dollars at ibe last session of : Congress, r was anxious to see bow tnaiamoont oi lurntinre could be slow ed away in a single! room, and my curiosity was folly satisfied. It Was truly a gorgeous sight to behold, but had too much the look uf regal mag r.ch.y bronzed aod gilt, nificence to be perfectly agreeable to my old re publican feelingB. ':r-'' r act had the effec" ( whether intended to answer ;hat ofijent or not) lo Keep the People rgnorant ot ihi pcTty exercisB of arbittary power. Tfie in troduction of the phrase , alterations . and jjepairs if the PrestdenJl'a HouseV would not hire hio 'ired the Executive, according to the ingenious (!:qde of cvPstinSog similar expressions inho'her 's of Congress, from applying the whole ap priationto the siablts alone.- For instance, "iy the act of 3rd of March; 1839, the sum of 3,4G5 iwas appropriated for ' alierationsand re with fljwers and shades agreeing with those on the mantels. Thelcurtains are of blue and yel low moreen, with a? gilded eagle,' represented as hvlding up the drapery, which extends over the pitrs. On the cornice is a line of gilded stars, and over the semicircle of the door, besides large gilded and ornamented rays, are 24 gilded stars, ennlemmatic of lie otates, and corresponding with those on the cornice. 1 he stars ham a ve ry fane effect. The sofas and chairs are covered with blue damask satin . All the. furnitore cor- : if 5 : ? ! il-' i is , - !air of the Presideni's I louse, Qdjtirhiluret I responds in color apd style.' nd far supenntendence of the grbands.H Now, Tlie Coart Jburoal awards oreat meiit for exhibit the ingenious construction given: to the 1 the taste displayed: in the selection and dis- ngtiage oi me uw jasi quoieu oy inai pmceroi position or the va rums articles, which, observes lie.Preaideof who has charge over this impor- the Telegraph. tl is understood , has received ant. branch of -the public service, 1 will j present entire approbation of the President.' After . . a mm -,-r ' livoorti.ree voocners lor .noner disbursed oy harinff this descrfotion. who can dei.v that this hio. in pursuance oi that law : i ! room, intended forlthe comfort of our Demosrat- wi:h resra) "Washington, June 14,1 Maj.-.r Nuland, Buught of m. March 22d.and 28th : To .4 dozn ' at large Daily Roses, at $15(1 each r - - - June Tth : To 2 VerbbsasS cts. each ; 1 Pktubia, 75 cents i - J.me 15, 1839. in full. Received payment 1339. Baist. A $72 00 2 25 ic Chief lagistute, is adorned Clay'i respect a h reealll-a twez-V1 1,9 lonkinz neat, an- i splendor far abovf any of the grand saloons at clean, tteJ k'itinS decently furnished, a Wind 1 ,ne ma fr KeBh1ent ofa fff'Mt repnbli 674 25 WM.BUIST." Endorsed Alierationsand repnirs of the President's, House, .$74 25 Wm. Buist's receipt for sh rob bert, June 15, 1839, No. - ' p '- S'X t ' Commissioner of Public Buildibgo, To P. Casey, Dr. To 24 loads of makork, delivered at the Prksipent's gade& - .. 15 00 Alar 7, 1839. Certified by Julio Ouley. .'' May 11, 1839. Received payment. , , 1, CASEY.' Endorsed. 4 Alierationsand repairs ofihe President's fiuse, $1 5. ?. Casey receipt ' fur manure, Way If, IS9. No, W , i 1 Commissionfrr o Public Buildings, ' To sundry ners-jns uii account of MAM'RE. 1 : ; ' 'Jo Wro. Fuzrahl, 49 loads, at U 37a cents - . - - - $18 S7 1-2 "Thomas Grady, 95 loads, at do - ! 35 62 1-2 James L.Fe.lo3ds, at do - I' 75 Wm. Brown. 43 loads, at do - 16 12 1-2 Michael Dool'y, brooms 4, at 50 cts.- f 2 00 1 $72 871 2 , ; j I certify the above account to be cor- j tecJ. ' I JAMES MAHER.' Endorsed ' Alterations and repairs of ihe President's Hoosern&.o., $72 87 1 2. Sundries for compusi, Jlf 1, - I85y No. 6 Hre. vou will observe Mr. Chairman, r.nn- gress made an appropriation for repnirs' of '.he Presideni's House, and the money h been ap plied to poichase manure to ferlil.zhis potato and cabbage beds. Congress nwde ao appropria troa for superinten denct of ihei grounds, and the money has been expended, not in overseting the gromids, but in the purchase of Urge daily roses, verlwnas, and petunias. Self-respect forbids me to denounce, in suitable term,' these petty acts of meanness and palpable breaches ofj official do ry: Be assured, however, that the joffieer who is notfaiihful over small things will pot be faith ful ovrr greater thing?. And ndW.Mrl (hairman. hiving taJrn a promenade through the Presi drfnl'A garden and grounds, let us enter his palace, aid norvey its spacious courts hs gorgooas ban - jteling naiiS n nunuuous imp wing rooms, us gliitsrmg and dmling saloons, with all their urignificent and sumptuous array of gold and sil r,"rIfirim!5on a. id orang, blue and vijj;t, terpens l.nic L"j!umns. mirtie inmlels. wr.n Kalian Buckingham Pa I ice, Carlton House, or sor Castle t I ask 700, sir, whether in furnish ing the East Room with all its gilded eagles. guaea stars, guaeq j rays, goioen siaos, gorgeous drapery, and dazzling foreign ornaments, a due regard has been paid to the simplicity and pu rity of oar tnstittlons or to the frugal, plain, unostentatious, aid republican character of our People, who are represented in it t O a the con trary, does not all this glittering display of cosi ly finery, this blinding our eyes with the blaze of royal magnificence, appioximato too closely the pride, pomp, ind grandenr of those Govern ments in which Mars and garters and shininz coronets confer not only the means of luxurious enjoyment, but oi civil superiority ?' I cannot but admire and wonder at tbe great number of lamps, candies, nc bracket lights, deemed ne- cessary loiuaninate a single room in the Presi dents palace. Let as 6ee . . 4 ' pair of tithf tea light' mantel lamps, j ! 80 3 'very splendid gilt' chandeliers, each for eightlen candles, 54 8 ' French bronzed and gilt brack et lights, each for five candles,' 40 1 ' beautiful thin : light lamp, sup- ' ported by female figures,' 2 gilt astral lamps, on the end ta- . ble?,' : S ' lamps on pier tables 1 i To establish the falsity of this celebrated let ter, I will refer yba' tu extracts from two distin guished public jourrjals, one of them the ' offi cial organ' of General Jackson's Administration, and the other at Jhat period in full communion wnn tbe party. It is well koown that, throush Mr. Adams's ? m. ' .? f ' -a 1 . arisiocrauc priaeums etegant room (I e. tbe luast tioomi in the President's House was left UFURNISHEDJ'U. S. Telcsmvh. Jlu 1, 1829. j ; i f: . The New York Courier and Enquirer of November,; 1829, slates as follows : , The coalition ! papers tell ns that the East Room is going; j to be furnished. This, at the best, is bad authpdty ; but if it be true, we are I a lLL jSM Y..VJH ? 1 1 m. m nappy iu "'yrp fmv manner in wnicn itr. MiJrtti faW ?rident of (he LVi i iokid? near, ana as ViH-w resident ota great republic oueht lo bfll t&jgull of cobwebs, a few old chairs, lumbering. benches, broken glass, and look ed exactly like, cnaotthe aparttoenis, in Wind sor Castle; Hijyood Palace, or the Tower of London, those! appendages to kings and mon arcbs. The head of a republic ought to give an example of theithriflincss and virtuous habits of the people wtio pnt him there. EVrERY PLAIN REPUBLICAN; when visiting Washington, will now find a chair to sit down uonn in tb. East Rooml They wont be kept standing upon their legs, a they do before kings and em perors, and as j practised by Mr. Clay's Presi dent, till they are'so tired as scarcely to know whether they have any legs to stand nnon.7Jrr less General Jackson put GOOD. SOUND SUBSTANTIAL FURNITURE tnfo the 'East RoomAihe REFORM is not complete in inn quaner, ana me reopte wont forgive him tjr neglecung it- j What a strange commentary do the gotgeons ar.d dazzlinggarnishments of theEast Room" afford in regard t the remaiks of ihe "Courier and Enquirer," which have just been read by the Clerk. ; Every plain Republican,' forsooth. -wnen vistnny wasn.ington, will now find achair 3 ISO Here, Mr. Chairman, oar Democratic Presi deal shines with ihe overpowering lustre of one hundred and eighty lights. Had you tbe eyes of the fabled Argus, he woold blind them all. It really appeals as if he had intended not. only to bediztn the vision f f his democratic friends, but to rival, by the Effulgent beams of his palace, the glorious kin? of day' himself. Brilliant and princely, however, as tbe East Room had been tilled up b tbe late rresioent.it was des tined to have its color? brightened, and its pow ts of attractionh'nereased, by the exquisite taste of iis present occupant for, in an vjficial report made in Dwember last, the folio wing import ant and gratifying ibformatiou is communicated to Congress: ; The East Hoom in the President's mansion hasbeengrcjimrr,rco',bv being newly paint ed and papered $cith a rich, chaste, tettutiful pa per.' j The former paper was a ' fat leinon color,1 with a rich clih border,' but Mr. Van Boren had doubtless btfen apprized, either by one of hts sons, who at tbe time was on most familiar in- ercoorse with, If not a resident at. the Court of St. James, or, perhaps, by a more formal cova munication through the I.cid fjigh Cbarnbtr lainofher Majesty's Iluusehold, thai wall-paper of the Union color' had, duiicg the" pro gress of the las year, become unfashionable, and had not for several months been generally ad mitted as suitable for the parlors of the first grade of noblemen, much less for tbe royal ban qnetinf saloons Hence, Mr. Van Buren, as every person of; rank and fashion, and mure espe cially as every j gentleman born was, by the ri- cobwebs- ffil go fut ihafemtniscences; and I hold lhaf;- wb n'ooe oi'iueioMmcu. ehi and distiogaished members of CongTesst will deliberately sit down n his chaw and fabric cate for pnblication f wilful lie, for the purpose of deceiving ft be ; Pecple, he ooght ever to be kept in fresh: remembrance. H is title shoold be branded deeply on hts forehead as ever wasthe letter R on felon's cheek. Sir, Thomas Ih JJen ton bcgolAhat falsehood' was proved . opon him ; and t though other mattels on account of youfnuJ. indiscretion may be forgiven and for frotten, ihisbase coinage be brought to his own door, aod is and will be remembered by the Peo ple f the United nates. - ' " -Having1 paid onr respects to lbs osf ooi,' let as, M"r. Chairman, take a view orwhat is. at the present: day, called the Blue Elliptical Saloon,' though to former limes it was known as the 'Green Circular Parlor. This apart rnent is nearly oval in form, and ia forty feet long by thirty wide. In its beautiful shape, rich French furniture, showy drapery, costly gilded orna ments, the 'Bios Elliptical Saloon1 has frequent ly been pronounced, in the judgment of the best connoisseurs, the choicest room of the palace. ft is believed to have been prepared and furnish ed very much after the style of the most brilliant drawing rooms at the TuiUeries, Fonlamblcau, JVeuilly, and St. Cloud. To give yoa, sir a nrooer idea of the "regal magnificence' of thissa- ; v.. - . g loon at this dav. 1 will nrst enumerate some 01 the articles with which it had been furnished before Mr. Van Buren became its occupant, and shall then show that he expended, in 'improving' tbe furnitore of that room, during the first ten months of his presidency, the sum of $1,805 55 of the People's cash. Sir, not of his own. The Blue Elliptical Saloon,' among other ffirnttore, had tbe following : j - 1 superb French gilt mantel time piece, rep resenting Minerva leaning on her buckler, on the face of which the clock is placed ; the whole standing on a square bronzed pedestal, adorned on three sides with military trophies in has re lief. The entire work is bronzed, elegantly carved, and richly gilded. 2 large gilt framed Mirrors. ----- - 3 splendid gilt eagle cornices: 1 large glass and gilt chandelier of 30 lights, ornamented with female figures and a bust of Diana. The branches being embellished with the head of Minerva. 1 pair elegant bronze and heavy gilt mantel branches, garnished with ivy leaves and female figures carrying trumpets - 4 bronze and gilt candelabras, supported by a figure standing on a round pedestal and . bearing a palm-tree,! with five lights. 0 1 pair of bronze and gilt andiron, with eagles in antique colors. 1 set of splendid Porcelain vases, decorated witb the rich landscade of Passey, embracing the mansion of Dr. Franklin, when he resided in France. 1 bust of Washington. 1 gilt consul table, with marble top. 3 sets of double silk window curtains. 24 elegant gilt and satin chairs. 4 Do. do. settees, for recesses. 2 Do. do. sofas and pillows. 2 Do. 4 firescreens. 1 large elliptical French carpet. , This carpet was very elegantand cost 9,059 francs. It was of the most brilliant and dazzling colors ; had a splendidly embroidered work in the centre, representing a Bald Eagle, " large as life," with a scroll in his beak, inscribed with " E Pturibus itnum." and with the usual accom paniment of arrows in his talons ; while the flag of America, emblazoned by the stars and stripes, wared ever his bead. I 6aid, sir, I would show that Mr. Van Buren had expended $1,805 55, within ten months af ter he had gone into possession, in making im provements in the " Blue Elliptical Saloon." J prove this expenditure by an original voucher, which I hold in my hand.datedDecemher 12,1837, containing the bill and receiptor Messrs. Patton Sr Co., New York, for materials, &c. furnished 10 improve the President's house The entire bill, as receipted, is $4,316 18 ; of that amount $1,805 55 was for articles, &o. for this room, viz " 3 windows." fcurtains) 1.307 50 176 37 24 66 38 12 74 50 42 00 Joi 65 24 00 24 00 8 00 4 00 6 25 huh foldkg" docjs thrown opener la'&il vpcfr a iaboiiretitchich is a cushioned slool as one cfthe vrealesUioncrt a subject could espirt lo. and exiiled more sensatio'n tlian many a political event affecting the prosperity of the kingdom. On particular days th ktog dined in public, when the principal personages of the court and the kingdom were seen standing at his chair, holding plates and towels cuderlbeir arms and in their hands,". &c. V ; - f;r f - ? - ' v. Mr. Chairman, 1 hesitale not to say that, if yon t.Vn:-MinniPlr into the- history and nsesof the taboarets yon cancoLfail 10 discover "that 11 has ever been regarded as . among iba indispensable regalia of a monatch, and is by many considered almost asssenUaI lo klagly paraphernalia as the y a! jewetsah sceptrei the oiaoem, or - e cu the cMwnUtselfVeefo m- Pllintial Sahn'Jof the President a P aca weie procured i"frlm France, and cost Da9 francs S centlmBsi ; Here. sk, ia the btlf irans mined lo this country wnh the tabourets : , - Detail d un Talourtt en X.' Le bois dore1 ! . ; - - 1-2 Eioffe a dessin at 35 00 ; ; r 2 Bordure trois poucea at 6 00 . - dn 18 liffnes at 3 ouv 2 5 Pieces seifail j at 2 50 1 . Toi le d'Embonrr are at 75 7 lbs. Crin noil d'EchantUIon.S 0 5 8 Toile douce at t 80 1 7 8 Cordon net en soieal ; 75 17-8 Fesarde 4 lignes . al 1 00 17-8 Fraoges en soie at 15 00 Facon et menoes foornin es Les 4 taboarets en X 125 CO 17 60 12 00 6 00 - 1 65 75 15 40 110 1 1 40 1 S5 . 28 12 24 00 Jiis war upon c:n: credit sj$tem,r,ir- to satisfy the fc-' Jiad no honest r r; cqmmon with iu, Jt 13 probally that th tesiirncr led 10 the ccutts cf ccutiont against v. sequences cf rr.:'.: tear in such css; uf slavery exists, c any person cl co case was a strcn c Mr. Van Bunn, which seems to 1 -seems to have I: cumstances net Buren'a abstract r 234 77 Now, sir, I should like to hear the honest 0 pinions not only cif the plain, republican Strcfr ers, bat also of. the ' Hoctiers,' of the Jf'ol vermes, and of the Buckeye,' about these tab bv-cats. Wroot thevlthink them animals rath er dangerous cri tins' to be kept 6nogly seated within tbe c Bine Elliptical Saloon r vvont they object against Mr. Van Buren paying a- wajr THEIR CASH for tbe purpose 01 or ess iog op these tabby-cats in new damask silk frocks ? Bat I would also very much desire lo learn the views of these plain, republican Suck ers' in regard to three new window curtains, hnncrht bv our democratic President for the 5 Blue Elliptical Salooo. Yoa will see, by .'the bill ter below delsilir case was transn:,:; well known in IL: published, we t:z warrant for rep cr. credit, We Cat fee! at liberty to c; signed to the r.:-.; no douht the nu: prrmit bis nan:e i whatever else s!, liah the facts Lruf lelfer: Madscr.:. New (Castlu C Dear Sir: TL: , 039 08 j formed correct lj 1 rcn , 1 send you : in relation to hi3 timony, in the tti: venue service, tcf District in June, At that time c: them were prefcri. Nones a Captair: service, against Jc tenant in the sa: of the District, II oidered by the conduct the ex a: defended by : that $1,307 50 of the PEOPLE'S CASH was in oeuail 01 the l naid for these three curtains making Just $435 ael employed ty I 83 apiece. J am disposed to believe that the the testimony n plainrepublican ' Scfters' will thiok $435 83 is a little too moch money to be laid out for 'fix ing' one window curtain. Why, air, that sum would build three or four comfortable ' Log Cab ins,' and finish them off completely, with pun-, ch ton floor 8, clap board roofs, cobs, ribs, eave bearers, butting-poles, weight-poles, and ridge ; poles, and including cat and clay chimneys into the bargain, and would alo leave a few dollars beside to treat the folks who came to the raisin' with as much hard-cider as they can stow a way under the belts of their linsey-woolsey hun ting-shirts. , . ' , . Bat, sir, what will those plain, republican ' Suckers' say when I suggest that Mr, Van Buren, doubtless, in the opinion of the ' impor ters of French silks,' made money, or, tot speak with more propriety, saved cash to the People by the purchase of these three window Jcuilains at $1,307 60 ? for the curtains which now hang at tbe seven windows of the ' East Room' required exactly $3,875 35 of the PEOPLE S MONEY, 01 the moderate sum of $553 62 for each curtain. Do Istarile yoor old republi can feelings ?" Mr. Chairman, it lejoices my heart to behold that honest frown of disapproba tion resting on yonr brow at ihe recital, of this ptodigal and lavish waste of the money of your constituents. As I like always to be a treed with the proof of every important fact which I desire to bring before the country, I will present you, sir, 'it bill of items for the curtains in the East' Room. They were purchased from the flim of L. Veron & Co. in Philadelphia. Here is the 6111 . Suitsof curtain for East Room, Satin medallion, Silk cord, Plain satin, Galloon, . , , Silk tassels, Gimp, ' Repairing and covering 1 chairs, Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 216 yards long silk fringe heavy cord silk fringe " cotton embroi lered eagle muslin satin border yellow silk blue silk while silk Mr. Nolen'sbill for GILT RAYS A. Lejamber's bill of ORNAMENTS Putting up the curtains 44 44 210 120 196 132 167 ft $410 4 121 00 16 72 352 80 492 00 607 60 37752; 517 74 70 00 255 76 274 36 3,495 85 Profit 10 per centum . 349 50 Expenses of upholsterers in Washington SO 00 do do do do do do 2 sofas, 4 tabourets, 2 screens, 5 footstools. 4. sets pillows 16 00 Music stool, 1 50 . ' $1,805 55 Mr. Chairman, how do you relish the notion of voting j away the hard cash of yonr con stiluenis, of yoor farmers, mechanics and poor laborers, fnr silk tassels, trnllnnn mmn nA iin to sit downiuppnjin ihe 'East Room.' Ay, sir, mtdaUiM, to beautify and adorn the "Blue Every plain Republican vti now find a set of Elliptical Saloon?'' Soppose, air, af'er chairs 10 that splendid and royal saloon, which you shall have returned to the charmin? prairies uuu owiu vi 414. ucuicu uuuars oi ine 1 01 Illinois, some plain, honest, rennhliran PEOPLE'S CASH to pay for. Is not that 'sit ting down'f wijb a vengeance ? "Mr. Clay's President, (Mr AdamsJ through aristocratic pride,' kept the East Room "lull of cobwebs f a few old chairs, lumbering benches, and broken glass.' On the! other hand, Martin Van Bnren plain, Republican-hard-handed democratic lo cof o Martin Van Buren ha3 it now garnish ed with gold framed mirrors "as big as a barn door,' to behold! his plain republican self in. What need he!care if those mirrors have taken twentu four hundred dollars of the PEOPLE'S CASH to pay for them ? Is not such democra cy a .burlesque ron common sense and common decency ?1 But, Mr. Chairman, I am noi done with the "celebrated Kast Room letter' That er,' should inquire what use a real genoiriei hard handed, locofoco democrat like Mr. Van Baren can have for silk, covered pillows, footstools, and tabourets U the 'Blue Ell'ptical Saloon;' how would you leply to that honest Sucker's inter rogatory ? Would'ot yon acknowledge yoor self fairly 6tomped ? But suppose he would ask wnat sort of animals these tabovrett, or tabby cats, are ? 1 will endeavor to tell him, for I have lately given some little attention to this curious department of natural history. The tabouret is an anicle of furniture, which, in Europe and Asia, is only to be met with in the richest 6a loons of monarchs. It j3 a convex seat, without arms pr back, and in form bearing a close resem blance to a Turkish standard, or the moon in her crimson a amasJc figured sal in, and f'rwhed with silk hce, gold fringe, tassels, tujts, andstars. It is snnnrtrtpH h. v before the days of the Crusades, the Jnnors cf ihe tabouret were held ia the highest esteem. Knills,ea m llle distinguished priri lege of sitttnz unon a tnhm,rt in it, "1 long and well established court cere- letter was not only false, but was. immediately fi.st quarter; is composed of oilt wran ai.er uspouticaiton. Known tnroughoot tbe-arhole umd-mdslufftdukhteryJint'Umi mnnlrv h koon i ct.ovr fiKri.i. iff I -A .'il . " "Viae B(r, beginning to end.' For ihe sake of the author's reputation, ir therefore became necessary that his mme should be withheld from ihe People. Th eJitorjofjiJie Richmond Erquirer, instead of exposing; the; base coiner tf falsehood, main tained trie deep silence of th grave in regard to the writer f he letter doting a period of "almost four runnihk , ?od it was not until afier repeal ed goading! 'Ml he became restive and sorr, and began to manifest a proper dispisition to clear his own skirts of ihe furgert. He accordingly announced jin tKe Richmond Pqairer of ibe 27th Apiil, 1S27, in rejily to an article in someorlier newsanapei.ca ti,e subject of ihe letter, that the acc.mht tojwhich the writer lefera respect ing ibe East Room was forwar.led to us, a3 it puiprts fy one of the most intelligent and dis tinguished nember$of Congress.' This "most intelligent and dis'inouihed member uf Congress' tamed out tab Tfferrs l-hrt BerJtm, who sub- ence. in on in "I nw m many monorchies, no individual the kingdom is entitled to er.iov this disiinf. lion, on grand gala days, saw a duchess of the blood roval. Iu cof.firroatioo of what 1 have stated in regard to the importance ascribed to the honors tf the tabouret," I will read a sentence br ,wo f,om a recent aii(J Tery lnletest tng w- rk by Gorernor .Cass, onr distinguished rnmisterai ihe Coart of S. Cloud. The book r ran?e. 1,9 itz- nnd Gov. i reto i,om page 84, London edt ' Ucder ai'ciect regime, in right tlaye Cost of East Room curtains ; $3,875 35 I have no doobt that the more rich and fash ionable portion of Mr. Van Buren's friends will urge in his defence that the curtains purchased lor the ' Blue Elliptical Saloon are very cheap ; that they are composed of the richest materials, and are in perfect harmony with all the gorge ous arrangements in this magnificent j 6aloon. Whereas the curtains which were there at the retirement of Gen. Jackson were nerefy crimson damask double'silkij fthat had been bought from Mr. Perdreaoville for the trifling, sam: of four hi ndred and fifty dollars, and were not deemed by fashionable gentlemen and ladies sufficiently splendid to suit the other drapery of the4 saloon. Whether this defence will be considered 'as good for One thousand three hundred and. seven dol lars and fifty cents of Ihe People's cash, I leave the People themselves to determine. To le continued. I generally, was r t- j 1 . . murcn ueesu u i. on any defence of the crew ar.d c ate comma Dd cl v and of negrcc?, !. an t a anv fr4a'-s-' III IUV MtttU'tv rectly informed f tify ; the roomer: stand Mr. MurcL inff npatnst such c petent in the ecu: to testify agatrst room the Ccl: to take the tesii r same, forwsrt!: ' whole of vrh;: . the ofSce of t!.? : A copy of one c now have before commission 1:1; c having been 1.: ' 'approved by ! this decision to . every one who I: timonv adduced thought r 7c; r Pfesidentvlor xci. personalty a n d I ; fully upon the t at Washington 1 Mr. M 11 rr 1 1 f n r '. the Treasury a C grbes, taken si t after his dischr Magistrate of V. wbich.he slates t fore Col. WInuI 1 that he era: by Capt Nones t &.C. Upon t: -by Mr. Woodt: :r ury, he inform: ; by letter, " th .t i could not go to but might be n.: proceedings:; not the letter tcf ly givetheEuti! under date cf i the following r the receipt cf 6th instant I the affidavit cf to the depart: commencing n: Nones, or any object of show! cba acler of t! dismissal has L tcrs were r.ru:: the President I ; and I think a f his counsel to t Va the 4tn ci of the treasury dressed a letter regard to Mr. rcpiy iu yuu yoo that Lieu: the Revenue f satisfactory c' whuh ihcub t been once cr t . been satisfjc't ' These pre-" ANOTHER NEGRO WITNESS CASE. It is well known thronghoutt the North and the South that Mr. Van Buren Las been from the beginning of his administration President cf ' jeelmg for the South, and has relied con fi- referred to th dently upon the support of that section of jthe Union, upon tbe ground assumed by his friends there, that be is " a Northern man with Southern principles V But we take it for granudj that every intelligent and honest man in both extremes of tbe Union has cen enough, if bis eyes have been onen. 10 inuicaiejiuai no trust whatever is to be re- cord, or cv;U posed in bis professions for Hriicuiac aecnon, or even for the pubticin ferests generally. Tbe Hooe case, the vote toi negro, suffrage and tariff of -'28. howev er they may be regarded at the North, have been examples most unfavorable 'and fatal to fllr. Van Buren's pretensions to exclusive partiality for the South, while bis vote a gainst the suffrage of poor men, bis specie exactions, sub-Treasury scherne,TinvoIving the admitted reduction of the value pf prop erly, farmers prices and lab'oiers wages, and his charge upon the people of "his native state of being under bankinfluence becatile they presumed to rebuke her recreant son, the precaution you think any jng it, ;p!f remarks yc-n f add that r.n safe for a r tolcrste ncr ttol of sn -another v. .'.' fer rhites r ;-P.!S.- J ' was willing ' f ton cf then." cornracccc r'
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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