Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-27

O. The last Republican publishes an extiac,
from leuer written by The editor ofihe Virgin an
from Washington in January 1885, in which. after
describing briefly visit to the Presidents House
and to the East Room especially, the writer said
The idea formed Of this Room was that it was
furnished in style Of simple elegance and TASTE be
fitting the mansion Of the chief magistrate, equally
removed from gaudlness the one hand aud coarse.
ness on the other" Well-the writer re asserts
what he then wrote every word and syllable Of it,
But if this be so, low can we now say that the
gorgeous exhibitions" described in Mr.. 0gle's
speech, care not al all to taste y Is there
some contradiction here! None: we wrote in 1888
of what ace sa,0-we condemn, in 1870, wha Mr.
Ogte describe S, and ,ohdt zee did not see The Re-
publican, indeed asserts that "nearly all OF the costly
furniture in The East Room, which now shocks Mr.,
Tolel's republican sensbiites so much, there
on the 25th Of January, 1885, How does the Re-
publican kao,0 this On looking over the bills, as
copied by Mr.. Osle fluid many of them, and par
tcuary those having reference to the East Room,
without dates how does the Republican kaoW that
these articles were purchased prior to 1888 sit
has been recently announced" (says the extract from
Mr.. Osle's speech, published in the Virginan Of the
10th inst THAT the East Room has been greatly IN
prored, by being newly painted, and papered with
rich chaste, beautiful silver paper, with golden Dor
ders, at a cost of $500" What other additions may
have been made, to add to its ere al magn6cence
of course know not. But our letter from Wash
ngton described no other in the Presidents
Mansion. Mr.. Ogle describes the blue EIlipica
Salooa," which, # we saw, certainly knew it IS
by that name, in which there are three window co.
tains costing Sl307, to say nothing Of the Otter
Rooms, and Of the Tabourets. and the French tnr
perry which constitute portion of their ornaments
And besides, we are told Of Il ses, at 81 so piece
and Vervenas and Preunas, and Finger GUS, aud
French Bedseads aud French Comlortabes, and
Turkish Ottomans and Divans and 500 for Orna-
mental Flowers to grace the Presidents din'ng table
&c. &c. We see no Inconsistency in commenting
the taste and ell gance with which the East hoO~
was furnished in 1888, and condemning the gaudy
and ostentaous furniture and accompaniment
since procured, whether be for that room, (abou'
which we know nohng) or for any other ROOM
which we did not see, and for knowledge oil VINO"
we are dependent upon the descriptions gwen "
another, sustained as his descriptions are by the o'''
Of cost on file in the Departments. Weare very WIZ
ling to say here what we have always said, tht '"'
Presidents House ought to be furnI'hed WIN e'
gance but we think that simplicity so iii De s'"''''
as we'll as spendor. This doae IN iufn'sn''s
the East Room saW it in 1888. But wha'e'''
may be our own opinion the subject, wha' 10,
that to do with the propriety ofthe thing Use"
Each man must determine that for himself. Ap'"
Mr.. Beutou's 'fepublican sensbillIies' were
much shocked, when he imagined the exIs'en'' ~
"regal magnfcence" in the East Room anu Wv
Enquirer seized upon the Missouri Senator ''"''
giving graphic description Of things that ne "''I
saw, in order excite the prejudices OF the peor
against John Q. Adams as an imitaor oil koya''''"
ions, with what face Benton and the enquire
and those who follow their lead, now sustain a ri''
ident, under whose Administration the amdg'"'
act which they condo mned in another has been ae'"
ally done? Let those who Murdered against W.
Adams, because he purchased billiard table, '"-
paid for it ont Of his pocket, and who now NO.
justify the purchase with the public money, OF o.
fetal Flowers, aud Tab,urets, aud Dvans an eo''
mans. vndioate their oea consistency, beofe Wv!
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