Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-07-28

one hundred and eighty lights. Had you the
eyes of the tabled Argus, he would blind them
all. II really appears as II he intended not
only 10 bedizen the vision of his democrat
friends, but to rival, by the effulgent beams of
his palace the GLORIOUS king of day" himself
Brilliant and pIncely, however, as the East
room had been fitted up by the late President,
il was destined TO have its colors frightened,
and It's powers Of attraction increased, by the
exquisite taste OF its present occupant--for, IN
IA official report made in December last. the
following important and gratifying information
I Is communicated to Congress:
sf.rhe last Room in the Presidents man
sion has been greatly improved, by being new
| ly painted and prepared with rich, chastc,
/ beautiful paper"
/ The former paper was a Zine lemon color
"with rich cloth border" but Mr. Van Buren,
had doubtless been apprzed, either by one
of his sons, who at the time was on most ia
mliar intercourse with, if not a resident at,
/ the Court of St. James, or. perhaps, by
more formal communication through the Lord
| High Chamberlain of her Majes,y's House
hold, that wallpaper Of the "lemon color had,
| during the progress of the last year, become
questionable and had not for several months
been generally admitted as suitable for the
/ parlors of the first grade of noblement, much
I
Mr. Van Buren,, as every person of rank and
fashion, and more especially as ever gentle
man born was, 10y the rigid laws of fashiopa-
4 BILE life, bound to do, issued his royal mandate
| on the first day of July, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine, that the paper of the lemon color. with
a rich cloth border" should be forthwith la
ken off the broad walls of the ca stern room,
and that "a rich, chaste, and beautfu paper,
should be substituted in its stead. That the
first clause of this royal ordinance was faith
fully executed, will distinctly appear from the
following voucher:
presidents House, to Henry Snowden, DR..
"To taking off the paper of the East Room,
as per agreement with c. +. Wood, sixteen
dollars. SIC 90.
"July, 1899. Received payment of VIM.
holland. Esq.
"HENRY SNOWDEN, his X mark.
Witness ]. b. Rocker.
"Cerlifed by Charles +. Wood"
Endorsed-'Completin special repairs Of
the Presidents House, SIG. Henry Snow
denis receipt for work on the East Room OF
the Presidents House, July /, 1889. No. l.
An official voucher now in my hands will
also show that sixty pieces of paper, at 81
ea,.1 making $500, were purchased from s
p. Franklin on the Goth August, 1899, for the
East Room, and that the further sum OF S3t
was paid to that gentleman for hanging the
same. And thus, sir, it is made manifest thai
not less than three hundred and forty-six doll
ars of the money of your constituents and o
my constituents have been expended during
last summer far the qualification of a woman
ish but costly within, in substituting "a rich
; chaste, and beautiful silver paper, with gol
den borders, for the questionable "lemor
color with rich cloth border" But as q
suitable recompense for this prohgaie waste o
, the public funds, the ''hard-handed democracy
> ofthe country have been officially advised
= that ''the East Room in the Presidents man
, sion has been greatly improved. They mus
therefore be content.
Mr. Chairman, there is a notable historical
incident associated with this East Room, Il
; which may with propriety recur whilst WI
are within the room itself, and before we pass
through the massive japanhed doors into the
/, magnificent Ellpiical Saloon, where mex
,, propose to conduct you. That historical even
refers 10 the celebrated east Room Letter,
addressed to the Editor of the "Richmond En-
! quirer," and dated at Washington, January
r 1927. Here is the letter
"This being the day on which the Presi
dents House is thrown open 10 all visitors,
went, among others, TO pay my respects TO HIN
: or. rather, should fairly confess, | went I
J see the East Room, for the furnishing of whic
) we had voted twenty five thousand dollars Z
! the last session of Congress. was anxiou
to see how the amount of furniture could b
:, slowed away in a single room, and my curios
! ity was fully satisfied II was truly goi
a eeous sight to behold, but had too much tn
c look of regal magniicence to be perfectly a
greeable TO my old republican feelings"
TO establish the falsity of this celebrate
: letter, will refer you to extracts from tw
> distinguished public journals, one Of them u
. "ofiicial organ Of General Jackson's Admir-
;, slration. and the other at that period IN fu
>, communion with ''ihe party"
at is well known that, through Mr.. Adam
= aristocraic pride, this elegant room g. e. III
- East Room) in the Presidents House wa
left unfinished"
= g. : Telegraph, Aug. !, 1929.
i The New-York COURIER and Enquirer
= November, ls29, states as follows
- ''The coalition papers tell MS that the Ia
u Poon IS GOING 10 be furnished This al n
= best. is bad authority: bot; iilt be true, we az
" bapoy 10 hear il. The manner 10 which NJ
p Cl,y's President kept the East Room wa
,, disreyer,ril 10 the oiire of President Of n
u limited States Instead Of its looking neal
= and clean, aud udy, and being decenily f.
= nished. as The mansion OF the President Of
G. great Republic ought 10 be, it was foil OF col
- webs. few old chairs, numbering bencbe
|" broken glass, and looking exactly like one
the APARTMENTS in Windsor Castle, Holyroo
~ Palace. or the Tower Of London. those appei
~ daqes 10 kings and monarchs. The head Of
= Republic ought % give an example Of the thri
&c illness and yiriuous habits Of the people wi
put him there Every plain Republican, wbs
20 VISITING Washington. will now find a chair