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AtTo'cRTcrTariiTr rn:l 1) itrirl iifrnaid, hrloiijliug lo llie fietra of J. 1. rONDER, Eo-cutor. Sail 'iury,N. C, M.iy 1, 140. 3w. N,Vi' ANNUAL CONVENTION P- h,Ki:.t. iN-t?rinrmttt"te.to8HhMrt ui ine 1'n.ieHi nut Kjiscniml t.lmrch, in the t inn 11, .S,iltpl)iir,', on ihe s-cond Wednesday ill May, 1 IU. Oeiii? the l':?lh i!o v of that ihnnthr 1 AN AWAY fr-.ui ihe Suhrilmr, on the 28th " ol Ht-bmarv List, nn Apprentice boy named (Kl'll h r N K. lie in nbont 17 yewrs old. I Lerrliv cnutHHi nil persniw-against horbortng h:ihI Aiiiirenlici', d the l av will hi enforced against liny vb Iio ftmv 1 1 impress in this respncl. The in l)didsnn Cour.tv, N., ('. hut no rhares pnid JON VTH N HKAHI). D.tvid-wn CN. intv, la 1, lTitl. 4w. NoVce. illK Subscriber has on hand, -and Lit- 3ale, at h Sliop, 111 Saluuury, llirirt tirat rate Rund U'u;oni. tilvIKONHIF.LICK. Dei emlHT (I, tf. -uitiiiyii. Apply at THIS OFFICE. hepteiiieer 20, 1SW. it. t-oorf " ),i you publish malritnonial notices fr Hie tnihscriut.'rs to your paprrt" aatd aunlln Uiauly losing yonih, steMiig itit otrr oflke, the otht-r morning, "'crtamly , air." , Well, then, Til go aiidid iiiarned, for. I don't soo any other j'ju nnvo rejiHited all my poeitcal ellustuua. " How sweet if it tOTetire from "the world ant) commune with one's own. thoughts," as ihe sprij W when they put linn in jail, " Those dear eyes of llune,'4 as the old gentle man aaid when he bouchi his wife a pair of ten A II SIS0Sl hy is a drawn tooth like a thing forgot I Be causa it is out of the head- . A Good Anecdote. An old gnntUmanof cfchty '"ur, having uken to the altar a yotiojr datnsol of -"jui siwoe,,, n,e clergyman aaid lo lnm, " ilie fu" is at the other end of the church,' ." What do I want with (he font!" aaid the old B-etitlemati . jour pardon," sail the clerical wit, "I thought you had brought lliischild to be christened." A Bold rWmc.-FrederK kllipr.1e' ry terrible engagement, askod his oirmera who Jfhaved he mimt intrepidly during llie contest 1" he preference was unanimously given to himself. h. i m,8,i,c"" replied the king ; " the boldest fellow was a filer, whom I passed twenty '"nes during the engagemeut, and he did not aiy 1 oole the whole lime." .- ; r - : Argumtnt and a Problem A" young gentleman, Ibe eve of marriage, aaid he was- certain that lo persons could live more economically than one. AQ. aC0tlatIllBnj.A tt.L..-J I.:, if Iwa MMnM -rullfl I , .n. V H,m HUM I, wv iiiw-.-. " more cheaply ""e hv, fur? than one, how much might . . .-''' J r"J"'Slr - ft..", . 'v' v r , l'oclical lrp.irfinoiit 1 I' "Mas orient peaum at karoo sraiaii." From tlte Of mocratxc limine for February, TUB OLD MAN'S COU.NSEL-V f (BY WM,-OtUS.BatfAST. - Among our lillla and vally., 1 hiy known Wiae aiHj grave moo, who, wutle their diliyunt liamli Tended or gathered in tiie Ihiiti of earth, . ' Were reverent learners hi the aoleinu acliool Of Nature. Not in vam to them fute acnt ' ' Seed tune and harvest, or the vernal aliower ' ' .That darkviiud the brown tilth, or anow tint beat On the white winter hilk Each uroutrht, in turn , .Kom'e truth; aoiue leaaon ua the life of unn, ' ' J Or recognition-of the tiu'rnal Mind . Who vuila Ilia glory wijh the elements. Oue auch 1 knew long aiiice, a whito haired nun," " Pith, ot ijieech, and merry when he would ; A gonial optimist, who daily drew - ' ' From what he aaw (us qnaiut moralities, Kindly lie-lield voiniiiunioii, llHJui'lr no ulj. -t With ine, a dreaming boy, and taught me m That book! tell not, and I shall ue't-r iurget. nucli ; The aun of May was bright in middle hnven, And ateeped the aprouliiijr lofvata, the green hills And emerald whuut tie Ida, in his yellow light . "Upon the ipple tree, where toiy buda buod clustered, ready to buret lorth in bloom,' 1 i The robin warbled forth hi lull clear note i tit houra, and wearied not. Within the wuodsl Whiwe young and half transparent luavos scarce cast "A ahade, gay circle of aueinoiiea . . ' v ( Daneod outneir stalks; the shad bush, white with fljw. era,'' ", '" .. B'lghteaed tlie jlertsf thetttrw-icavpd buttf-rTiut And quivering poplar to the rovinjf breeia , Give a twlttiuic fragrance. In th'i field I saw the pulse A the gimtle wind ' O.l liw yuu graai ty itemri ws tonched wi;h j.if At aa oiucn tn-auty, nuanmg every nwr- - - - - Into Ibjlar Iwaotjr; butjn friend, ,'; Am1 'ibuvglitful ancumt staiidi'iii at my iije," ': Osw mildryaadrl aslcMf tiiiU wtiyj ' " 1 ... -M Well triayat thao join in glln!ai1 ue r"pliod, -; i fK 'Willi the glad eartti, bar spciiiring plants sua flowers, noa ijiissoii wiuu, ni ueraiu 01 iiiu gruen j ,5, -' LuaurixQt auinnier., Jhou an young like them, - -And well nrtv'st -tnou-riMnte-. H'it wnile th fliht plil seasons ftila "and JtniU'tSiy ajrisaduig ltaiue,.v It witnara uine, and loiiia my hair, and diuis - ' Tneati eyes whoao lading light shall soon be quenched n utter darkness, llaarext thou that bird! - , ' .1 liauned, an( fronr tnidaUna depth of woods Heard the love-signal ot llie grown, that weaVs A sable ruff around his mottled neck; l'atndga tiiey call him by our Northern streama, And Plieamnt by the Delaware. He beat N -"tiainat his barred" aidesj hta apecklud wingajpanuTmade A sound like ointanl liiuoucr; alow lha atrokea At tint, then faat and luter, 'till at length ' , . 'i'hey pasoed into a murmur and wore still. "There hast thou,' my frfeod, filling type " 01 human lite. Twaaold truth, I kiww, ; , ' " But.imageaiika these will freshen truth, t- - Slow paae our daya ID childliood, every day , .' Het-Mia like'a century j rapioly tlrey elide , - In manhood; and in lire's decline they tj' ;, y'jlj days ao l seasons flit befijr the mind , ''Aa'ffif tlin snow- "lli'fcesw Blister Soon rather Hi in distinguished. . Ah! 1 seem As ifJ satwithiu a helpleaa bark, - - By swiftly running waters hurried on To shoot some mighty cliC Along the banks - Orove slier grove, rock stter frowning rock, Bare sands snd pleasant homes, and flowery nooks, Ami mieaana wiitripoois in me stream appear . 1':'rn altaaeacli, hut iha-dcituted. Darts bv su swnlily Uial their unices Dwell not upon the mind, or only dwell -1 ermcenhMKNv tsMsp yet-tswecp" , Wisely, my sy, whHe yet thyayrtt tmg And this lair change ot scaaons passes slow, - - - ' (iatlier and treasure dp tiie good they yield . A 11 that lliey teachof virtue, of pure tliouglita " Aud kind slfoctions, reverence lor thy Uod , And tor lliy brethren; so when thou shilt Come Into these barren years, thou mav'rt nut bring A mind unidrnished snd a withered heart." Long saice thit.wbite-bi;d snxicoUlcpJ-bumiJl, When llie red flower buds crowd the orchard bough, And the rulfcd groue is drumming far within Tbu woods, bis enerable form sgain la at my side, his voice is in my ear. f r Clauiji 'cation of Beauty. The mode of deacri ' bmg a beauty ia now reduced toa'ayslem j and we do not see why rules should be laid down as' accu rate as those of any othr science. The compara" live mode, for instance, may be dividod into three, embracing the mineral, (He vegetable, and Ibe ani mal kingdom. In the first, which is the richest, we-catalog" te our mtstress-charrrw at if we were making out a joweller'a bill : na:nely 1. A pair of diamond eyes. 2. One thick and one thin ruby or coral tip. 3. A double row of pearl teet'i. 4. A quantity of golden hair- 5. complete set of silver lone. In the vegetable, fashion, Ihe com. plexiou is of rof and lilie ; the eyes are violets or aloes; the hair cbesnut ; lha lips carnaliooa; the teeth snow-dropa. In the anuria, or nxiloyU chI atvlc. iur mistress' hiuL.becooi(r'aBa,e4le'a,. "or a" raven's pluriie f-ber eyca are those -of tltc-j dove or the antelope, and her teelh a nock ol artcep. , An Irishman, in crossing a rirei1 in a boat, with bia mare and colt, waa thrown into lha river, and clungjo the coli'a tail. The colt showed signs of exhaustion, and a man nn the shore iold him to leave the colt aud cling to the mare 1 tail, .V Ucu ! -film, honey T this ts nn time to iwap immui; - hia reply. , 1 ?- '-- Tnts r " Awsg, after reading the slstement -that the , Slata Prison in Connwticut produced a, profit to the Slate of about $5,000 per annum, recommend bai-aiL4hios of the Bite be tmprrsoned ' on speculution." ' - - - ' A celchraled preacher having remarked in a aer mon that every hi'ng made by God was perfect " Wt bat think you of 11161 aaid a deformed man iu a pew beneath, who arose from his teat, and nointed at his own back. "Think of you," reile- rsled the preacher, "a by you are the most perfect! nuueooaca my eyes ever ociichj. . . , Connubial Uraerry. As a newly married Cou ple from the land of pumpkins and baked beans , were one night lying in bed, talking over ? matters and Jhmir. a heftVY tbuuoVr storm arose. H I'he loud peals of thunder and llie vivid flisl.es lifihlniniT filled lliein with torror and fearful appre , hension. Suddenly a tremendous Crash caused the loving pair to start as though they had received ' an electric shock. , Jonathan throwing bis arms around hii dear, exclaimed 1' JIugu'rMo roe, Lis, let's die. like men! la -COiNGRESblON At. The following remarla of Mr, Ijmvi.r, of,Mi chusetts, who ia a member of Iha.ConuiuUea urn Paidtc Building delivered in the House ot Kepreeentajivea on the '2Ut ull, will show to ihe people the injttMice of the elamof against the President for living like 1 Kinj." Sfr. LincoU U d Fedirtt Wlig: Mb. Li.ncolji mid : Were It not for th altue lion he was placed in reference to the committees, he would not press himielf upon the attention of the committee at the present time. It eoeined, that after sereu daya connumed in thia deht, it waa nhoul tune to inquire what )ad remilied from the dclitwraiiona of the commfltee. They arw the faithful represeutativeaand aervanta of the peo ple; and he aaid, whether Gen. Harrison was a fit pern fur the Presidency or notV whether he should lie elected to that olfice or not : whether he Wtta Bit Abolitionist or not ; whether lie waa a hem, and entitled to the confidence of the people, or. on wor.hy of their conhdence, could not effect thia bill. Thi appropriation bill must be passed j (or o, he would say that be would vote tor tt, whatever! dftntuil queatiou. Ha would sole (or it, but bef re doinn so, he aliould endeavor lo make it aa fr-e from objeciions aa possible. Tho IJovernniem inust havo oifana to carry on it -operation, tie prrurmd that there was iio gentleman iu that House who would take upon himself tho ref mo bility of withholding such means aa were otcesaary for that purpose. It was to pass in some shape or other, afiiTht fell. botittd.lr5ni"i 'mfwIiMTMi ttie mind of b sh" of duty and patriotism, to pass this li'l aa spwdny n pombhf. There will be other ocfi8tnns on which ifebaies of the charaeler" whii?h had taken place on this bill, and which had amused and instructed Us, and insfriiotd tn aiiiim ajiU Le more in iilnee. and ihe lime would l m.ne am ple, and Bttuiwlud with loss prejudice lo the public j acrviee . a, , :;irirrrrdid: 9it. L liHMigtit il high lime that some liraitatica were made -In ihe-strange latitude ot debate in which geiitlemen had thought proper, to uidulge lor the last few- wav- Fwrthi prt,"1w did not feel authorized, on a subject like the" present, lu lake up and discuss the merits of General Harrison, al though perhapa, on a proper occasion, it would be found that he was is ablo to undertakq thaf iask Bl some ..others. -O-,- Mr. L. then alluded to hii political rclaliooa vTth lhe other four members on the Committee on Pub lic Buildings and Grounds, when it so. happened that he was placed single handed to represent the Whigs. .Whether it waa his misfortune or his fault, he would not say; but it waa' a fsqt that; on all measures in. relation to business, (lor politics were out of the question,) ha invariably concurred in the opinions ot thoe gentlemen. If, io the pre sent instance, they had done wrong, be -waa also to blame, for be bad concurred with them in re- j-emttmewOiny the appropriation; If ny thing ex- ccptionable had come from the committee, and had a.i 1. ; :n I he felt himself bound, in hohor, to take his ahare of the reproach. . He would conmder it mean and cowardly, when bia political opponent on the com mittee were attacked, for him to attempt to escape from censure, when he was conscious that he him self bad acted with ihem. He mentioned that aa anwiHT-f lilile eonst queace .it tectr"b3uTi whoever miglit'be'TheTccuscrTJo'arandlip and do his asBUQuUa, ou tue-cuiouUa ji lie rpgnntetf fn-wew -hat,in- laTtonrtoioTne Htems of the tiljnhero lad b? eo aOtnOUauriaV appreiicnaions, and more particularly by the gen tleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr." OiiteJ He un derstood -fhe gentleman -objected to the item of 13,005 for alterations and repairs lo the President's House. Now, if would be found that this sum was made op of a number of aniall items, all of which were perfectly reasonable, Dut hn wmild ?l!lh?.iratle'nji,nj tack on such maltert waa a very small buvitices tn- deed, and before he should couclude, he would point out to that gentleman much higher game, if he tell disposed to pursue it. In the first place, the gentleman had entiiely misrepresented Ihe character of the item of appro priation to which-he objected. . The aggregate amount consisted of many small items, and he felt confident that when the geollemun understood how that aggregate amount was made up, lis would 00 longer object to it, or doem it so very extravagant. " One of Jh.otig. jjema J'aaVllfur the aouual reptt of the President's House and furuiiuie, $500." Now, aaid Mr. L., I would ask whose duty it is to do this ? Was the President at liberty lo do it T What tenant, having a lease of a house, could bv law make alterations And .could the President make alterations in a house, of which b was the occupant for four year only 1 Had he a right todo ..- . i- i..t. mis, even were ne aisposeu 10 no 11 bi nn own ex mum) Not il was the riiirv nTCriverfiniOrit . whft first iJOTtrThenooaelte t'er its occupant from tiie ram and winds of heaven. Did-oot-Guvcrnment, build the house fwr- he-o comrr.odation of its presiding officer 1 snd would that Government be justified in permitting il to fall to pieces, and goto -ruin, for want of a small ap propriation to keep it in repair f Th sum of S.'iili), he would tell the gentleman, was exclusive ly for repair to the pmrn, tin wuru having been inserted merely as a matter of form, observed in all former appropriations. The money waa not intended to purchase a single, article of furniture, but wat exclusively 1of the ho'); and J)S. would appeal to I ho g etillai ua o from I'u m iy I ra - iiih, or any other gentleman, whether an approprt a t ion of 'U0 for repairs to a hi mum thru cost a million, waa out a very moderate auml - " - Besides, if General Harrison was to occupy the house, and he trusted that would axn be the case, it ought to be kepi io good condition.- For his part, he waa not willing that Gen. Harrison should enter a house in a dilapidated condition. Ho wish ed lo have it at least, provided wjih the necessary chair to sit upon, fur the accommodation of tii articles of furniture, auch, for instance, as a few tors and priat individuals. T ":" '-"j " Another iteui, cnmpoainglhe ajsregsie amotinl, of' was for tho BCrtice of a gnnVmr, $150; here this man was employed to attend lo the public gr dena and gr'Hinds adjoining the Presidents'! House, and was 10 fact attending to Ihe business of Gov ernmeut; for "who would undertake to say that those gardens were of any benefit tn the President f They were open to the public, itnd telotiged lo Jn people aod were ke.t 111 order inure (or the raii TicHioi of wmfcers 4 Congrs than fur the oe cupant of the While Ilo-ise. - V Mr. I Iheo alliHkl to au-tlier item for ihe pay- .nv-ut of a few bburers at tl per dY. and asked is f it was likely Ihe President wtmld hire lluxie la borers for hw own coarentence. tVrtainty o.,t. Reside what would be the CO0aiHJeiwl-if theV nhotihi refue t nwUe the smatl appropriation f Why, the result Wd bo Dtt tiusie beautiful muuutla aod otitar nni'iitrances, maoo not for the gr.(iSMtKMi- of Ih Presideot, but to pteaee the pub'ic, eye, would be neglected, v Thia money was to keep in repair ! walks frequented by Ihe pub. he, and ho, with others, bad often visited them ; and wouM any getuiemao. conteiM) tlt tiie PreidiMil binasolf waa boond to keep I hem in repair, when they were for the arxomrnodation of llie people at large I No; Ihe gartleca bim) grHiiide were the . property of the people and lim people etpecled that 4he. Ubor expeiided on them aliould be paid . fijr. ... lie would aak the gentlemon from PenMvl-1 raiiia what ddkreoce Ibure waa between the pub he grounds and garJetw of the Capilol. Noob jectraa was made to ihe paying uf laborers on latter and why should there be ei,y with respect to - the former t I'hey ' were alike acctmaible 10. and i for the graiincnttou of, Ihe public. ". ' . Aaotber item was for bowe andcartjliire for the -"public aquiree attached to llie PresioVate House. How would any oue undertake to aavthtiithe 1 rewdent bad Buy thiou' to do with lha tt.clui.iiig of1 ' tbeeo two arpiaresj ! - The round had not been rn- etoaew Ur hm accmodaiioav lbs;-' he. ( Mtt L.) i oiu not attaca v anoctt importance to Uhb small ' t items ; it was the principle involved for which he waa contending. 'Oie ery same oLclin o tli item, would, ootbia pruWiple, apply- to ap propriations of greater aunami, and to nearly eery ,,,S.h,?X,itf f o t!e o!L .It Wiwiia Uo aiinlv to aov other apprupriathiea whkh aught be recefttitteiidrd by tho Commmee oo the Public PuihliraJ".-.---. ritia4 iltiJfiVtf cujtomary Tor tho Comraii-J lee "bo the Public nuilding 10 investigate the re quisite appropriation, ami uen tranafur them o the rommmee of Wyi md Means in that oiarmer. He would atk whether the ntlen'an from Peno avlvania could assign any reason why his appro- priaiioa Bouia not tie made ' Waa it inconsistent wiib the eilitM of. a lleouhlieaA (laBrFMtiikl thnl !-r-iho Huse of ttsi President ahotitil I kept JTf epalf; ana proviaeo wim (be conveniences of B private dwellingt - . ' , ' " : , -i . - lie wjld submit whether (lie original Renreaen- - tativea nf tho people,, wheo they coontructed that palace, designed that it should fail to decay, and become a repmnch to the tuition, by its dilapidated comlition. V hen our forefathers erected thai 1 House aod ordained that it should be the habita lion of their prwidine officer, did the intend that the walls shooM tumble a ruins, and that rain aud me aiorm peal in far want of a email appropriatiort J i koep jl in repair t- No man in his sem? wrohit1 T4 hcoHiHilieo-deiigtied to-pyix-liese-- iinuavi suca a ining. n nen our ancestors con rtrtwlwl L. I... t-J. - I - , . j. . 1. . 1. e l i - - ... wuuiui,iiirr coniempiatea 11 lor the expected sa apprnpnatmo would tMrobjeclod fo for keeping it in proper order. Would gntleneji oowlba understood as object ing lo provide proper furniture,. and such as wss appropriate. to the mansion? If they intended. v rf jj eierT4lMathr-4,resrda SJ? f?Kj,,J mi lhM e"0' Portion of V . rrnte: ta-sacttr-iii n; -Wi He Would hka - to. kw.w4i e-titlemea had ia'OHttwptoilrim'r' Viuoval of this Piesidenrand" Ihe one "whowai"to follow in any other mansion. If so, why theoi -very amsll amount woo! J be required, aa a cabin wouio incur oui iittw expense. Hut; if il were in tended that the President of this great nation ahould siill occupy Ihe mansion' built and iuteiided lor luro by our lorelnthcrs, who won cur richts bv 11111 auu utMuimi, ami ih a manner, ion, in keeping a ..L . I . . ... ..t 1 ii i. , 1 e w, i,,-j,kim ,w uunoing HSC1I I Tor Ihe aeln ual personal convenience of Ibe Pi- ai.lcnt. he wss aura a very link avaw desired j hat the occupant of ow"-. our Diynnsj-executive trftrer, while - Iliere, waa the personification of the people, whose , dignity , required that every thing should be kept - in . proper-- order. If the Prisi.lcnl's p-r,oal wauls alone were th-e question, why he, Mr. L., su peed that as a mere matter of utililv, a small one dollar looking glasa would d just as'well as a Jarg awing murwf.-l;at who would say 'hat" the itmiiaion of the Prevideot of th American people, an officer elecied for a lerot of four yean as the repreeenialive of glorious and proud RepuWic, eubeirur more than filteea millions of freemen should live ia a large house, furnished m teu man a log cabin T Mow paltry would it hw-k, and what a auseraU il'a of economy would it give fo agvnu and ministers front foreign countnew, when 7 rr-"" r"'" J w,hjuihi mwaing i;a-t ntinir mf Europe tThe idea waa too ridiculous to Le mi.,. lainedfor a momeot, and yet, by the principles, on which Ihe genileman frem Pennsylvania had bm rging..'bis course must be pursued. - I'ecause our Governtuent was a IlepuUie, wss - that any reason why the head of jl ahould not live ana appear with a proper dinily. buomiinir ihe ,erel. over whom tie nre. aioiu ! ix on numoie ojiiiihio, trie I'resnlent of a country Ue ours had as good a right, yes, a much greater ritht, to be as proud aa lie proudest mon -arch em the lace of ihe globe." Ad he, Mr. L wuuWiikMlaiHi Wa-s-hanw-d if rhreiJ,.ji",f,, not have it in bis powea lo rece,e ministers bim) voMiors from ireig powers in a becoming wav. in Jl I.L..1...11. . .. r. a maoatoo foraiahed in keeping wjth the dignily of jxnai uamMM ,t was sure incre was no, harm lo be awrbemiVj from a twr of this kiud, and lint 110 hn.l cm--q.i-nfe wj.,11 result from jt, RjI I.e wi-l.l 10 fcs, mUn was Hut had A.m. . pl.iuedof loe rr. i.'.-,.i', H sjh) Uing t.s) well fur m-died ? It hs j I. . u vUited by hundreds and ihou sands of fanners aod mechanic s, pe.iplo by whose vote be had Um ek-cieJ, arKl had ihey ever Ut tered a complaint aod said thai ihe President of their choice had loo much, or loo cosily furnitura?, No. He, Mr. I, wotild undertake to say that no member bad ever bard aorh coniplaiuta, that the fumiiitm wss too rich or too good fr the man whom ihy had placed in that bih and hoooralde! uioa. And if the people, who by thousands hare visited and wuncseed lor themselves, make LllcTli.n, h nbf. had any oce else! ,It would be qutlc lime enough for that, w hen ihe peo ple themselves werrt rlnwatisfiad. j .Mr. L. then complained of the many extrava gant stories which, h ltd gone through the country m relution to the furniture of the President's House. The people had bw-n informed of things which had no eisteiice, exwpr in the Imagination " nf thtwo rwho' originated such ioundlea stories, He then refHrred to the similar ' c'tiargVa made apainst hiareneriilitecolle.igue, Mr. Adams while ih it gentleman occupied Ihe hiHixe, The country was at that time mada to believe the house wne fur. niithed in a cosily and extravagant manner, when,' in factit had scarcely any furniture at all. The things were not there which ought 10 have been there t and those who knew 00 belter, aopjwacd that Mr. Adams waa enjoying things which he v ought lo have, but did nm.enjov. At trial time, i was obvious that auch stories were circulated for political eflect j and was hot this Ihe case in Ihe present instance T In his opinion very htilo could be gained by such $ course. Jl was a re ry small busineas, esjiecinlly : wbmi inuch higher,' ground I could be taken, and attacks nmde on much more important olijocls. He would cry ahame on tho . oanwho would represent that ajxtravagance ex isted in Ihe rresidnnt s nianaion, when In lact there ' waa scarcely any furniture at all. Tiie furniture waa now what it ought to have been io J he timo of Mr. Adama, aml 'uow if was no btsttet than it,, should be -- h,' -. ----- - ---r- Mr. L. said, that so fir was tie from coiHider-' ' ing tho houie aa too well fwnilied ,11ml be liud , It was not contained in the prea'tii approiirintlon; btit waa a distinct bill, which he would anlt migli he coiiHuierea at a proiicr limo. In that bilK the Committee on Public Buildings. proHisedT IvTrig ",' ihe Piesideni 1)700 10 incren"B the fufiiiture. vTbev -.jj teHU in the preaeitt. bill did o ply io the fuii tut e, but exclusively to repairs (erf the house.'-- - ; - M ould eeul eiheti tsk, what .Dart ;o th ilousB-- Ihey intended to furnish 1 llo would tell thenj, a..:--. What was the aiate of tb receiving rootn 1 There , waa not & mirror, even s common seven bv-nine ' "Str fl.t- mkraCfip it-lLore waa not- einjile tuble, ttee.TSt';fr an eld pine.lablo in one corner, which, under Ihe '' hammer of the auctioneer, would not felr.fi seventy. " five cents, and an old worn out aofiw The whole " " hit would not fetch lot and yet thia waaihe anto. " v - , , . , rooni into wmcti joreip;:mMiitertrhnd"YiMlos"or . .''.- I every doacription, were ititrooucod losee the Prewi. J dent. Now, what did the Committee intend to do . ttli the f700t ..They tjid.Mlinleiid lo (uroib.M - . t- .x hbuee like palace, but to supply it with good, simple, and suhstuniiol furniture, of home nintiu. - ' fact u re. ' Tliey designed the purchase of good, sub atantiul chairs, for the accoiniMlntion of visiters, ,rr and of gentlemen when accompauied by ltdiea; 1 and it was but reasonable kf suppose rlliat, moat la. , . -dres, before bi ina introduced to the Preaidoiil, woiild be desimus of adjusting 1heir"bonncletc: (Imiglw s plain mirror, of suitable dimensionsV " The commitlee thought that an anto-ronm, for fffe"re- chair and old cast away sola, waa hardly" the pro- per thing, or consistent with ihe dignity of thef American people. . - It might he aaid, however, thut. ' j, what tho committee propujaed doing was not Dem ocratic, nor itr accordance with ihe principles of On Ihe . . contrary, he heldjlhalH. ijiigcra!iota.o pijr lire- remuetttH--ri-ee-ryto UooveBiefioes f.r tlio liousenr whrchiheyirtTd itr J pointed .fciwloittTO.? i,'ii. a,, noro innue some allusion 10 Ina own po. litical career, which wa not distinctly heard. He maintained thai the supplying of proper fuV, niture to ihe Wluio House ould have no soti Ke. ' publicaft tendency. , Ho held that it was consistent v -? with the purest Hepiibliciinisiri 10 keep the house r v J in repair, so that it tniglii ( fij rr tlm reception r ut Gu..IWno vrlwiHw-whtnild TnkaTmxscsHtorH of it. ;:.r 7- 7 " t r rrrT - , - , Mr. L. then adJressed himself to Ilia cliairman, (Mr. Casey,) and said s 'Br, I wonder il the ocmA -1, . iwncy of that chair for Ihe lus.t few ilava. with iia: crimson draiery i and j)iher nppendugos, has had any tendency to rflect'your Democratic and lie. publican prmcii!fi. lou hum ihe ciimaoo cur.; tains hanging over Jour head, and you are eleva-f " ted above us all, and yet 1 ctuinut cuuceive, for a - r moment, llmt it haa afleried your nrincinles. oe .5'i" Ji'U Buy Jiarin. en, jr tny obserTBrinn- 1 . . bas extended, your orcu.wner of that tiiih seal for the last six or seven days has made no alteration' in your demeanor, or iu your 'usual courtesv and geotlomanly demewior lo vour fellow inembt'ra. No, I do tiol believe that the trimmine of il,.i . ... fhair have aflecied your mind, or mada nny alla.U ration in your Ifemocraiio and atepubJicBn. tenli., J Uients, let Ihcin bo what they may, ... - t -Mr. L. then alluded 'to tll Ciecilmatsnrna ,irurii.L.- Ucltih--uf Kimr und" nt h e r H pph d j g e i Vr oii hdf "'"" tire chair hsd tieen plnei il.iriere'"; and he took that t fl'r'M'Mty-Of aaykig, Ibat, it there was any tdKr-V-1 jeciion lo ihem, he was resiHHisible' for ii, iiina. , much as he, aa a member of the Committee on Public Buildings, had reix.rtcd the appropriation , lor it. It was true, the tale Fprakcr hud tho di reclion of It, so tbst the chair might be In keep. '"g-Sllh the rr.it of Dut H.wtbtitrrWMr. L.) waa responsible, as ho had wmlo tho report rerom mending the appropriation." If it was pru,er tu " " have a splendid dome on llie Copilot, it was also proper to have every other portion of the building m kjwpuig with it.- A it has been' deli'miiiSd t :" have mahogany desks, mahonanv chain- avitt, , . cushiiMie. lor memberal Hiawnulil nih ,.l.ii.. . '""-" ".' would be in keeping with llie ol her pads of the . hall, to put en mdill'urenl nine table in from of Dm .! chair. Ho was sura no ceTitloman wnuM -m.i,.n,i - that il would. , They would all agree that it was necessary to have nrfportioo of the hall- ia keep. ' ing with another. Now, the same orincinle whirl, applied lo the chair and to this Capitol, would also ' " apply to the President's House., If the furniture and appendages of either vcro consi Inred ly, it was wit the fault of meuibcrs, or of Ihe Presi- dent. If, said Mr. U, any body is to be blamed, it must be your anceaiora those patriots who r thought proper loconsiruct such buildings. If gen. Ilemoo loll disposed'lo' throw atones, they must " throw lliem-at their patriotic forcTiilhers, who, in ihe purity and aimphcity of their hearts, did not ., deem auch buildings too Costly, or as having an ami Republican tendency. We had not dune it. It bad been in generations gone by, and bv men bcu j; rt ,'4, ' ..,-. ..... . .1, liiil. , -i-i - 01' '-'
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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May 8, 1840, edition 1
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