The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-17

the people the sun olSi40,6S0 10. What
SIR, will the plain farmers Of the country say
: what viii our industrious and frugal NE
chaDlcs say--what will The poor daily labo
rers say about the expenditure Of $40 est
10 IN providing furniture for one house =
and such furniture Is there locolocf
within this ilaIl Of the peoples Representa-
tiyes who Will jgsliiy this extravaganza =
II there be, | deuounce him as Tie tool o.
the Executive. The plain, republican chi
zens Of the United States will rot excuse
Martin Van Buren, Cor paying for bunch oi
4ttillcIal flowers TO adon his table larger
sum Than the yeariy RACES Of poor hire
ling az, sir, more than the annual pension
granted by tho nation 10 the brave and hero.
&c soldier who endured The seven years toll
Of our Revolutionary struggle.
Immediately after the installation a, New
FORK IN l7so Of General Washington as
President under the new constitution, he
took possession Of the house ln Pearl street,
10 @hlch the Presijra, Of the Old Congress
had resided After tie removal Of the seal
IF Government To EL,!adrlphia, President
u asbiag,ou lived in house n natbe,
street, ~ hat city, Which had been leased
Is Rubeu Morris to the Government; al M
hGauul rent OF $1,000. The rents and ali
I Tire other expenses OF the President eslab
lshmcnt were paid out Of the Treasury,
bltf'5a HaShingfogreccs,td no pay rhai
tCcr tor his Scrriccs On the contrary
lie considered be Was il duty bound 10 re.
.iuqllsh 70 the people Of the United States
two hundred thousand dollars, the amount
Of his salary for eight years services as
President, IL consideration Of the rents and
other expenditures incurred ly the nation IN
maintaining his establishment v bile IL their
service. How docs the cn1i of George
Washington contrast on this subject with
that Of Mstlin Naf bJren Washington
and Van Burn Bless my souI, what
falling Of Loud iaugh'et. Yes. What
flll waa ihnrr ny country Then
sau, cad l. ard III oi Us ell do'.a. After
looking back down tie loGg huc Of lilustrl
Gus worthless who have occupied the Presi.
drntal chair N us country Is i, not enough
20 make the heart Of patriot bleed, and 10
cover bis cheek With bushes 10 sec Ia what
that illus,uous ltue cuds VIVA, has Mar.
TN \ an Buren, ever done Who can tell
me can inform you, SIR he has not on
II taken t;reniy fire thousand dollars in
ga'3 aud S'lrer for his annual salary, bu, he
has compelled tho people 10 pay for HEM
MING HIS DISH RAGS into the bar
eain. Why, cir, lie knows no more Of the
honorable and hi..h minded feelings Of The
patriot tAan lie docs ot the hariships Of a
soldier. | lhiak | can tell about all he
knows gpan hat subject and It IS expressed
IN The nightly prayer Of ~ ltshman in
pressed as marine: God be thanked that
| never killed any body, aud that nobody
never allied nc God bless the world,
aad huzza Tor the navy!' | Loud laughter,
10 not see why Il Is that such a nation eS
lh.s should ever have so much oi 50 small
pattern az mun. tie never originated
any thing 10 benefit his country; he never
tough, to secure her glory he has done moth.
ing bli plot to elevate himself; and yet here
are wc al thrown into turmoIl about ono
little man. IS il he was hero or a states
muu-os II, N the hour Of his couG;ry's TX
tremIty, he had been the first TO fuce her
furs and prescu, his body 10 their bullets,
aud, hen her danger was past, bad retired,
like aau.her ClnCinua'us, 10 his plough, and
aad sIIonc vet more IN all the peaceful VIZ
tues Of private lie than he had before shone
IA the !ieid. Placed by The side Of Harrison,
what IS he aud what has he done Let
him read Genera! llsrrison's letter to BpIl.
var, when tia, pure minded patrio, pointed
out 10 the great l.iberaior the path Of true
glory aud immortal fame, recommending
him 10 take Washington Cor his model, aud
Ia become, ike him, the fliher of his coun.
try. This would have sent him down to
posterlty with a shining brow. My soul
rciaiccs that we are Of last going TO have
Pfes,dcn, something like the Father of the
Revolution. Wig did the American PEG.
pie advance General Washington to the
Presidency Because he had been the
Father Of his Coun,ry, living aId acting On,
Is for her. Why did they then choose the
elder Adams Because he had been the
eloquent defender Of independence because
his living words had stirred the fire and
blond in the hearts Of his coun'rymeu, md
had inspired them TO do md die in the causa
af freedom. Why did they make Jefferson
their Chef Magistrate Because he bad
been tho eloquent writer Of the Declaration
of Independence. And why Madison =!
Because be had been the able, the profound
eApounder oil the constitution. Why Mon
roe Because he was the last of that band
of worthless wbo had shed their blood in our
revolutionary struggle. With b,m ended
the revolutionary rnce. Why bad they
then appointed John q. Adams Because
Of his long diplomatic experience, his known
political wisdom. Why jackson? Let
New Orleans answer. Aud why Martin
Van Buren, Echo answers, Why 1t is
truo he put on General Jackson's coat, and
drew on his heavy military boots, and tried
to slraddlc into his footsteps, and that is
about all.
had mind to turn The attention Of this
committee to description of Martin Van