The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-23
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lHE 1ASI ROOM

IN January, hi, year, the Rirk,,..,.i
q"ref published HE following letter. st,jp,....
rencY 10 an infamous faseho6d desiy,..t
Jnre the administration. The state3,t.,,, :,
'ahhs was eohirad'cied on the door Of Copefe,.
by Mr. Frank Johnson, but tue cont,adie,..
was net noticed either by tie member of r.
gress or by the Enquirer. un,ii a month ~.
forwards, when public indignation cou,eIh,a .,
latter TO publish the denial Even ,bea
yer, IT refused to give up the name the ,,,,1
OF the letter, as II still does, though il will r..
that he coniesses he told a ai!hnl false6o,.l ~
Enquirer ought to be aware that people will,
tertan opinions, and express them 100 a,d,4
'''" Us course OF conduct in relation to ibis le,,
ter those opinions are quite uatayorabet, n...
Ihis Is their owa matter. however. and W.. -.
nothinsto do with it, believing. as we do tb,,,
letter was written by member offhs Seno,, ul..
represents State not far from 11jseoy,..
who IS Beat-on the destruction the ad,,,.,..
ton -
r. aHoM THE Enquirer or JANUARY, 1so7.
f'e9H" o. Lffferfrom Washington. daled 10
nudfy !, 1877
ms beng the day on which tho proi,,
House Is thrown open 10 all visitors a,,
nons others. 10 pay my respects to him 49, :"
ther should iaigly confess, | went f., 60,
East honm, for the furnishing OF ,yhicb NO luz
voted SlpOoD at the last session of C,,.
WIS ANXIOUS TO see, how thar amount of G,yn;,
couiu We slowed away nI a single room and Nv
curiosity was fully satisfied. 1t was t,ul, a.,
gtous sight to behold, hdi had too much ne j,,aI
OF regal maSaheence to be perfectly ao,.e,hIa
10 ny Old fashioned Republican feelinps.p
NOV" let Us see what sort Of a contradict;o,i i.
given to this plain statement. We shall mn,
make word ofcomnent on il. bat leave ;ts -.
principled author to the indjona,io, ,,,
tempt he merits -
l6h Jltg, 1875.
nave been travelling since early in the
Spring, and did not discover I'LL lately bov, ,-,.,
you nave been assalled for the letter on the M,
hoom. Doubtless II has appeared very stran,.
10 yourselves how il could he sand by ., n.r.,.,
IN The spot, that n room was very finely f',,ist
el, winch every body could see was NOT G,,,,L
Ell al ail.-ouch statement would SAVIOR NOR.
oI INSANITY ihan OF intention 10 deceive. The
TACT Is, ihele was mistake Of one room joy ma.
her, not 2y me. for | was not there althonph
ne letter written IN the first person bun hv an.
otne' me m'ef VINO was NOT much acquainted
''''' - ~ ioi VI tue IfpSluentS house ana
VINO naturally concluded that the tna.t nm,
wieh he sa" was the one IN which the % 0oO
dollars aah hreafxpended. he wished the nun
nc attention 10 be TUNED Ia the extravaganza Of
t1t appropriation, AMI 50 did and from tbis
report HE letter Was written. regret the mis-.
take N"hich you perceive was that Of rooms bv
as'fdhsel) ior many reasons aud among ot6.
erS because II has been the means of t,,,i,.,
i"o"e ''t"'loh nom he real POM, lhe extfaya-
ganee OF the appropriations for furnlshlup# tbis
mouse uhdei the present Administration aud a.
o""i winch there Is no mistake - Certain il is
mar l5lhlu dollars Was voted in March. 1895
aud 10000 more in May ls26. making 90 OO1
dollars IN Iutlc moreihan one year Tie whole
81 Inc hf'i sum "as expended, and 6 900 of the
i""ef--and The remainder would have gone the
same ny bur for the noise made about This l,t.
Ter The debates IN Congress soon after proved
'hiS. stu there was mistake abuul the room
aaaafig furnished and for all tie abuse which
has ensued, we must comfort ourselves with the
reflection thai The pubic treasury has been the
gamer oil $4,000 by itn