Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-09-07
Correspondence of the Baltimo,. D..


LOCO roco papers have been sli.S
late with The most absurd aceonr,. "lled u
Presidents progress to the yiro;o;. Of d,
and with high flown encomiumsn a SPPrnn
absence Of parade and pomp in h. we lcs
equipage. and Of airs aud arrogsns. .es' 'a
department. On the accession If ~ ID BIZ
oil Wellington 10 the Office of pr;mo Dub
ter some years ago, similar de,s;ls MINI
~ the English newspapers, and MdPpes'H
blanque, the distinguished edi,o, III toG
uon Examiner wrote a %satiricsl paDs, 20
culing these circumsiantial stories 'pe, tL
respondent OF mine Remembering 4.
has sent me the following parodS anel,
reference TO the bearing and bsb;pp OnA IL
FOLLOWER IN The footsteps. VI lie
President Van Buren,, genersllv
about eight. Before he gets out ~ i,a
commonly pulls of his night car. ana ~ be
dressing. he sometimes whistles > ."S vaae
occasionally talks to his negro ssls SD'' md
President uses warm waite, in sbs";. lie
lays on the same quantity of latber a. sd
any men. While shaving he chiefly b,s SSS
through his nose, with a view. as I, ms"ln
ed, Of keeping the suds out Of n, su's''
and sometimes blows out one cbs.t "Vua
times the other, TO presen, a be,,e, 'Ous
his razor. When he is dressed hsa
down to breakfas, and while dose "a
the stairs he commonly takes occ,,;os
blow bis nose, which be does yerv s,a..h
ly ; following ii up with three dsSuu'
wipes Of his handkerchief, whirb bs Sl
lies in his right hand coat pocLs,
Presidents pockets are in bis ricb, h.;
coat pocket The Presidents pocEcl ~.
the skirts Of his coat, and the hole, ~"
d%icular. He wears false h%orizoD,sI A.
which circumstance has given The wo,5n''
erroneous idea Of their position.
The President drinks tea or cos..
breakfast, which he sweelens with wbi,.
gar, aud corrects with cream ia ~
monty stlrs the fluid three or lour t~s.
with spoon, before be raises il 10 hi. h,
d~"' '~'e broad ami hpp., IA
ham or iongne, beels,eak, fowl, ar saa. WV
eggs are commonly those of n. NY
FOWL Alter breakfast the Presiden ss'.'
ally takes a newspaper. The p[re.,S.,s,
iavoriIe newspaper now is the RicbmoDSI,
qnirer. While reading ii he eeD,,T,
( stretches himself out, and vawp.. H. A.,
goes TO the window, looks out and hmm,
tune. When his letters are brought IA Il.
the President seldom or never iS,Dsr, i.
superscriplion very long. but a, once br,,I,
the seal, and applies bimselflo The co.,,.,
The President has several times Of s,, an
peared dlspleased with his correspop5,ur,
especially those who wrote from NonkC Ca.
DINA, ST Louis. and Kentucky. and Abh.
ma and has Frequently been heard vIi.
reading his letters from Washington, to q,
Psh0r,in a clear firm voice. MOI lOuc, m,
breakfast the President is missing for lev
minutes, during which ii is impossible to a.
count Tor his motions with the desirable re
cision.
In the course Of The morning, il ibe Ra.
ther is hne, The Presidents saddle horse
(which was rode here BY bis negro and BIS
sons aliernately') is brought to him The
horse on these occasions is always sddld
and bridIed. Before The President pos out
he takes up his hat and gloves himset-
They are never brought TO him BY a Srt
ant The President always puts The bat On
his head and the gloves on bis hands. The
Presidents daily manner Of mounting h,
horse is the same. He first takes ls
rein in his LEFT band, which he laws 90 lbs
horses name He then puts his lel foot 10
the stlrrup; with q spring brings bis BODY
up, and his right leg over the bcdsVOflis
animal by the way Of the tail, and Tbs pl'
ces himself in the saddle be then drops Bis
right loot into the slirrup, puts his horse 10
m amble. and seldom falls of, being an aS'
mirable equestrian. When acquaintance
and fricnds salute The President. such lbs
gracious affability that he either bows,iou'h'
es his hat, or recognises their clrllnyTn
some way or other. The President vsT
frequently says. How are youf' "lsa
fine day" "How dye do y and makes
frequent and various remarks on The weaIA'
er, the heat. the want of rain; and occasion
ally %salu,es gracefully" those he nfes
' without any introduction" A! dinner
the President makes no more pomP OF par
ade than any other private gentleman Al
ter dinner be does nothing but think ne
sits in an arm chair with his heels anal
good part of his legs on another chan o.
u table. When thus in profound IhousOt
be very frequently closes his eyes .a
makes an extraordinary and rather aPpa''ns
noise through his nose. But he soon sam
up, walks about, o: separates he sA'NT
his coat, tossing them over the deiisI' as
sinister arms, thrnsts his hands IN his O''s"
es pockets, and so stands at ease"
| commend the whole OF Fonblanqaes y
mirable article to the County, Edhor C%
Richmond Enquirer. He will md NE
lieve, in that excellent work entitled hS
land under Seven Administrations
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|See an article in the Richmond hn9uT"
atiesting this important fact. tRiehn'OHoN
utIr.r AI1aun |