The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-01

In the Richmond Enquirer Of the Oath
inst, is published letter from the White
Sulphur Springs, which says
The President is winning golden opinions have
who does say, that he is perfect gen.
teman, and has pursued the exact which Pre-
sident Of the people Of tho United States should do
He is plain and dign6ed-eais at the public table
receives and returns visits and in every other particular
deports himself as Virgnian gentleman.
The Alexandria Gazette Of Thursday last,
gives much fuller, and more interesting ac-
count Of the department Of the President at
the Springs. All that relates to the Chief
Magistrate Of the Nation seems to be sought
after, and read with avidiiy; we copyit
President Van Buren, generally rises about eight
Before no gets out Of bed he commonly pulls off his
night cap, and while dressing, he sometimes Whistles
tune, and occasionally talks to his negro valet The
President uses warm water in shaving and lays on the
same quantity Of lather ordinary men While shay
ing be chiefly breahes through his nose with view
is conceived, Of keeping the suds out Of his mouth
and sometimes blows out one cheek, sometimes the
other When he is dressed, he goes down to breakfast
and while descending the stairs he commonly takes
sion to blow his nose, which he does very gracefully
following up with three deliberate wipes Of his hand
kerchie which he deposes in his RICH, hand coat peck
et The Presidents pockets in the skirts Of his
coat, and the holes perpendicular He wears false
horizontal faps which circumstance has given the world
an erroneous opinion Of their position.
The President drinks coffee for breakfast, which
he sweetens with white sugar, and corrects with cream
He commonly srs the fluid three four times, with
spoon, before he raises it to his lips The President
eats bread and butter cold ham tongue beefstesk,
fowl or eggs the eggs commonly those Of the do
mestic fowl After breakfast the President generally
takes newspaper. the Richmond Enquirer. While
reading he generally stretches himself out and yawns
He then goes the window looks out and huns tune
When his letters brought to him. the President sell
dom or never inspecs the superscrpon very long, but
at once breaks the SEAL and applies himself TO the
tents The President has several times Of late appear
ed dspleased with his correspondents especially those
who wrote from North Carolina, St. Louis. and Ken
lucky, and Alabama and has frequently been heard.
while reading his letters from Washington to say psha
in a clear, firm voice Not long after breakfast the
President is missing for few minutes. during which it
is impossible to account for his motions with the desra
BILE precision.
In the course Of the morning. il the weather is fine,
the Presidents saddle horse (Which rode here by
his negro and his alternately is brought to him.
The horse these occasions is always saddled and
brdled Before the Presiden, goes he takes up his
ha, and gloves himself They brought to him
BY servant. The President always puts the hat his
head and the gloves on his hands The Presidents
daily manner Of mounting his horse is the same. He
first takes The reign 10 his left hand which he lays
the horses He then puts his left foot into the
s,irrnp; with spring brings his body up, and his right
leg the body Of the ANIMAL by the way Of the tail
and thus places himself in the saddle be then drops
his right foo. into the strrup puts his horse an
Bile, and seldom falls off being admirable equestrian
When acqualntances and friends salute the President
such is his aabiiy that he bows touches his hat or
recognizes their servi!ty in way other. The
President very frequently says How you?" It's
fine day" How dye dol" and makes frequent and
remarks the weather, the heat, the Of
rain and occasionally salutes gracefully" those he
meets without any introduction" AT dinner the Pre-
sident makes no more pomp parade than any other
private gentlemen. After dinner he does nothing but
think. He sits in an arm chair with his heels and
good portion Of his legs another chair table
When thus in profound thought. he very frequently
closes his eyes, and makes extraordinary and rather
appalling noise through his But he starts up
walks about and separates the skirts of his coat toss
ing them over the dexter and sinister arms, thrust his
hands in his breeches pockets and stands at