Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-08-25
NUMBER XLvIIII.

Us 10 SluLCu1CHlS SUI
siantial facts. And would further coun-
sci him to visit the farmer with whom ne
held the conversation about the gold knives
and forks of the President, and tell him
the whole truth in relation to that mater:
for can assure this honest Wing lawyer
that the gold service story is hundred
fold worse than he had any conception Of.
| do not know that the rich gold and silver
| service is shown on all occasions; proba-
bly, it is only when the elite are invited
But LET any gentleman 90 TO the palace
when our nolc wcll-beloyed cousin from
South Carolina, whom the 'Official Organ |
formerly delighted 10 call John Catiline |
Calhoun, is at the banquet, and then the |
gold service in all its democratic luslre
will be presented to his admiring eyesl Oh!
sir, how delightful If must be to a real gen
uine locofoco 10 eat his parte dc foie graS,
dirsde desosSe, and salade a Ia uokaile from
SILVER PLATE with a GOLDEN KNIFE AND
FORK. And how equisiie TO sip win a
GOLDEN SPOON, his soHpe a Ia Rene from
a SILVER TUREEN. It almost makes my
mouth water to talk about IT.
/ viii in the next place call the attention
of the committe to the bill for the splendid
French China for dinner service, and the
elegant dessert set Of blue and gold, scith
eagle; all MADE TO ORDER in France, and
imported by Lewis Veron 81 Co, celebra-
ted dealers in Fancy China, &C., Philadel-
phia.
The SET OF FRENcH CHINA for dinner
service has four hundred and forty pieces,
consisting of olipe boats, octqgoa salad
borls, pickle shells, long fish dishes, &c.
&C., and cost one thousand dollars.
| The DESSERT SET, blue and gold, nth
eagle, composed of four hundred and
tcelue pieces, including six stands for
BoNBoNs, with three stages; EIGHT TAM.
BoURs, with three stages; TWELVE SWEET.
MEAT CeMPoTIERs, on feet EIGHT CON-
? PoTIERs, on feet; SIX LARGE FRUIT BAs-
) KETs, on feet; FOUR IcE.cREAm VASES and
t covers, with inside bowls; FIVE DOZEN
I GREEK. FORM CUPS and sAUcERs, &c. &c.,
cost one thousand five hundred dollars.
] Mr.. Chairman, don't you think that one
: of your plain republican Suckers would
feel kinder queer like TO be placed al the
: Presidents table, before these democratic
'Tambours with three stages and Com.
e potiers on feetl' Why, sir, he would almost
If imagine that he had suddenly been transla-
e ted TO the sale fesiia en- maiSon royale
of Louis Philippe, King of the French.
G have no doubt that some of my constitu.
e ents would much rather face the grizzly
;. bear, on the Appalachian mountains, thar
sit down before these sTambours witt
Il three stages and 'Compotiers on feet fo
IF fre consecutive hours-the period usual,
!. required by Kings and democratic Presi
d dents o masticate state dinner.
The next piece Of democratic furniture
J. on the Presidents table to which woul
A. invite your very particular attention is tn
:. sSOurtOaL,' or bronze gilded Plateau,
large ornamented or pictured tray, whic
!, stands on the centre of the table. TIL
- Plateau, with the richly-gilded baskets
" tripods, and Etruscan vases which accom-
:" pany it, cost in Paris 6,0OO francs, Q
$1,l25; and is the only piece of table 'ful
oh niture' which has not been purchase
e. since the democratic days of retrenchmeI
u and reform. Some four or five montl
~ after Mr.. Van Buren, took possession oftl
ID palace, he paid seyenty-fiYe dollars of Il
Peoples cash to Mr.. Zachariah Nichols
for dressing up the Plateau, and it no
he looks quite new. 1t is composed of seve
IN parts, measures thirteen feet SIX inches
in length and two feet in width, and is orn
It's mented with mirrors. 1t is also han
someIy carved and gilded, with wreaths
fruits and vines; also with figures repr
senting Bacchus and the Bacchantes, a
IRE pedestals upon which there are siAte
tile figures holding crowns to receive
ks, lights, and sixteen cups to change them
de. pleasure. Accompanying the Plateau {
The two Etruscan Vases, gilded and garnlsh
the with flowers; also, two richly gIlded
of pods, copied from antique patlers; al
sedl three baskets, richly glded each with TIN
xiv figures upon a round stand, embeillst
nd with ivy and Tyre. formed leaves, for
the lights each, ornamented with flowers.
the 1t does appear to me, sir, that the I
rat, teau, with its fine mirrors, in which
cles honest, hard handed locofoco democl
'ubt can look at themselves, almost every I
old, ment, during the formal progress ola &C
'ure banquet, would be regarded even b
9th. Bank wing as pretty formidable ariel
lred dinner furniture.
aus- Having disposed of the pictured Il
Mr.. Chairman, | will dire ct your atteni
time for a few minutes 10 The magnificent
ould of Table Glass, contained in three seyi
for bills. The first bill IS for Champa
res Glasses. CIarets, Goblets, Cordials, w
gold, Bottles, &C., bought from Messrs. LIE
non- Veron q Co. for nine hundred and tv
oMP- ty-four dollars. The second bill is for
W, IS riches. cut Tunblers, cut Centre BE
The and Stands, cut Floating Island Dis
MED, cut Pitchers, &C., purchased from b
gan, well 81 Co. for fourteen hundred and
lPers one dollars and seventy-fi cents.
rtain third bin will give you entire.
rmer "NEw-YoHK, June 8, 1831
: /. n .0 Col. T. L. Smith for sundry articles
5 ! P tpe Presidents House.
: .no Bought of James P. Drummond, No.
= :" Maiden Lane, between William
he Nassau streets, IMPORTER OF and Dc
~. ~ in China, Glass, and EarthenW
..,al wholesale and retail
. :. 6 quart and IL pint, all flute,
= n, .1 Decanters, cone shoppers, bar
- - rel shape, $50 %
: 6 doz. cldret aci7aeS, ciHplttar
stem, 81 4
IN our 6 doz. GREEN FINGER CUPS $50 2
on an - s...e,, - q /
Van 70 ~ a.. Al. >