The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-25

Ire residJ. 81 ths Hoafe ga. ter thousand
dollars. Tho Gnrntaiitee feparsi grfss sun
oftWentg i've thon.and dollars to furnish TIE
Ea-;rTu Room. 20 supply The dsAeicnef sit1fni'
turc a ether paris o the House . TO make some
Zig repairs IN tbs estimate. neither ihe
Pre-. d.,a of the United States. nor soy member
nj tn family, had, directly Or indirectly, tie
least agency. The gentleman. tsfeiorr. Is
wholly mistaken, in saying iis,the Admioisifs-
ton ssksd for this new ppropristlon.
When tie bill vas before the House, the zen
ilemau from North Carolina q fhmkl moved 70
suikc out the sum OF IS .edodollaB. No friend
Of the Administration SAID word ~ favor -
retaining II On the contrary, a gentleman
from OHIO Hr BeechcJ made motion 20 re-
dnce II To five thousand dollars gentleman
from Georgia nov its Governor, [ VIZ f0T-
iph opposed the motion ofthe gentleman from
North Carolina, on the ground that, though
4as mitaken policy, (in which entirely cor
cur With hum 10 provide the Pfesdeai lodging
at the public expense, yet having d3ne 50.
ought % be decrntly furnished Another gen
tlr.nnn, also in opposition. Mf. Can5rtieHgl
expressed the same sentiment and tue appropfi-
attou a. retained.
Notwithstanding the mode in which II took
place. a mighty clamor agalns, The Pfesdest a.
the up4plsierrrs we're dihn>ed throng the Oppo
stion pIr.s Tie hard suspicious French uanes
Of furniture. employed b, these artizans Vere
found sign hclnt of corruption and II WAS de.
rlared 10 hr the affair OF The Pre- IdeBi and
hs pnii'ira friends. SIR, 10 man Is above
public oIinlon and TO matter IS 80 small
thnl 4 may not furnish asu'iN lent tnlerum Tor
MOVING the atebtesi masses. The Odinm excited
By tbs small mattrt WIS intense , aud, yield
irg 10 - DID, At The mex sessiou ai Congress
move 10 retn'e ihe appropriation from 25.-
900 doilars dor not acert had been draw n
tlom The Ircasuiy) TO 6,uOo dollars sum
adequate 10 paw tor what had Hh eady heen
bought or contracted for. Tie trien, OF lhe
Administration in the House VEN blame
for ylold,ug 20 that CIpmnr nut whoever Will
revert 10 the famous lSifrr IN fle Richmond
Euqulrrr--a gross AFRICA on from hsgmnlnE
10 nj, bat srfuily cnleua ed tor sf,rt-nuu
TAX, this IN connection With the ourafeoGs
c'sn.or which pervaded -the country OF the
sam - jet III admin that we took TIE pro
per rnur.r
To- j. another matter in hi, come Won
10 vticb frrl bound Ia aIeprt, as the eer
tlemso ffofp North Carolina has never esp,
c.a 5 referred 10 me- on the 81 l"cf In en-.
gaP'pg 10 heir duty, IN ft'sren,e 10 the tur.
nr,. ing Of NJ public buildings HE Commute.
thought NhIIe - barge al additional aprr".
pr'aaau WIS proposed. thai Il Woula be .atls-
f. rior. ia the House 10 know hal wsYiile
iormsf usual Htfropria'iou lad heen hrrl,e5
thoS therefore. ftggested tie Private seer
fary 81 the President who thy understood
had been rmptovaa ~ suprrinf ending h. fur.
u ,h.ng of he house 10 CIV thema STATE
nrri Of Wi had been bought. iii, h. az.
.ordIncly d. AID among the tins con.
t.-psa IN lie inventory were Il billiard iahj,
COS ins $50 ynme ot the appnr,enances II T.
and -et uf rhessmen. Nv. ~lr, # may
have hern = remarkable uhlnspress Of moral
sediment, on the part Of he I ouin tee, hut
il ga la pened, rhat no alarm WAS taken b,
them Al these dangerous articles. The invpn-
tory WIS rspnried to tie House Wilh he eth.
sr parers accompanying he bill. forthwith.
a, ! have already said, pprfe1tous oniory a.
rose. TIE matter was fskrn ~ H.lth all the
energy oi the press the President was de.
n0unrcd a the corrup'er Il the youth of the
country the articles farm.elyes wrrc dcclar-
81 - ~ pa Is ola splendid gambling e-tnb-
iIshmeui The Administration vas rpure.er-
ted a. ct mot merely politically but Dloral-
iA) ri te-rcrndoes and dchauchees. aud the
Prosid. nts House sthe eceuc of their orgies
Columns OF this inn'hso1ne cant filled the
from North Carolina called the attention of
III House TO the subject 30 not nv he
dia Il IN offensive terms for | cnlly do not
recoilrct What he said pboui a. Elis confmcuf
had #oVEver the effect of living n s7uctiou
10 VIVA, had been snld already rlseWhpre
Nov, Sir. What was the President TO do ,
Neither lie nor any one else, AS | have Just
said. is above public opinion he !, on the
contrary more powerfully hrcied 10 il than
ANY uth,r person, for the reason thai bis sta
t'n "lves greater importance to h. notions
TIE account WASnot Vet settled ~ the
Treasury The statement submitted TO
the Committee VA. nothing but the acccun'
the Presidents Private Secretary, Ian off
Ger not known In the Cover m, NJ } with the
iurd II WIS necessary ~ settle an account
" III the Treasury n doing so, it WINS nc.
r's5=ry for The President 10 rhargr either the
.biic or himself with every article IA The
settlement already rendered II was uecrs-
stry ibat hr shond eitbtr allow or disalluv
the particular items in question. He tho e
he batter. lie had n right 60 To do (; he Ma,
right IN doing So. 1t The opponents Of the
'mInlstfation chose tas thu, did 10 make
great matrr out Ut ms small one, il was
the duty he President 'ohi. friends TO
take from their opponents this ground OF
noNiou- articles himself. The pubic did not
pay Tor hem.
But | 'llall b. told tina, there s'ill remains a.
gninst the PRECEDENT the high chergc of Inv
ng these articles (ha"ever paiG tori n bi-
possession. The opinion which may be iur-
Md ri the immuraIifA OF tins act, will vary
according to association. ! myself have
been bred wv ia the bason OF a virfnous com
mnaity one in which it's supp. sed. some
thing oi the ,t,iclness OF the Pilgrim Fpttcrs
may vet BE- traced in the morals Of Their DE-.
srendhn's. think | may say that with iheu,
no horrcr IS teIi on THIS subject. Among m
friend, neighhors aud constinren.s $, there sr.
several, who, deeming this relaxation not
merely innocent. but hssi'hll exercise.
whrn the weather DOES NOT permit rNrrci.,
abroad. have the means of Enjoying it IN then
dwelling hnnsrs. DIR. Franklin, no corrupt !
OF youth, "a> great admirer Of the game
Mr.. Jefferson, havs hpen told stone time
proposed Il introduce II among he symna,tj'