The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-03
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3.
THE GLOBE AND MIR. OGLE.


all the purchases in the Presidents House, we
hesitated to give that prominence to the speech
of Mr.. Ogle, of Pennsylvania, that its merit de
H,ands, waiting to hear what Gov. Lincoln him
self would say. We have, in the Intelligencer of
Thursday his letter, and in the Globe of the
same the comment of that paper upon it.
We copy from the Globe the following:
etNow this is the whole case:
esThe Globe Reporter understands Mr.. Lin
coin thus:
CHE, MR.. LINCOLN, WOULD STATE
FROM HIS OWN KNOWLEDGE, THAT
NOT A SINGLE ARTICLE OF FERNI-
TURE SUPPLIED, DURING THE LAST
THREE YEARS, HAD BEEN SUPPLIED
AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT"
Mr. Lincoln, as reported by himself in sub |
stance in his letter of the 25th inst. published to-
day in the National Intelligencer, says:
eeWHAT DID SAY, WAS, IN SUB
STANCE, THAT SINCE HAD BEEN AT |
THE HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE, FOR
A PERIOD OF NEARLY THREE YEARS,
NO APPROPRIATION, TO MY KNOW
LEDGE, HAD BEEN MADE AT THE RE- |
QUEST OF THE PRESIDENT"
Now, we beg the feader to compare this state |
aaent of the case with Gov. Lincoln's letter He |
says
''From another part of the same certificate, in
connection with the extract from the Globe, it
might be inferred that had spoken of the pur-
chase offurniture as being under the direction of
the Committee on Public Buildings, of which /
chairman. Nothing could be further from
my meaning, or the statement made by me-
Even the remark, given in the extract from
the Globe, greatly erroneous it most surely is,
would hardly warrant the inference drawn from |
at by the signers of the certificate. What did
say, was, in substance, that since had been at
Tie head of the committee, for period of nearly
Shree years, no APPROPRIATION, to my knowledge,
had been made at the request of the President;
THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD ALWAYS ACTED ON THE
REQUIsITIoN s. ESTIMATES OF THE COMMISSIONER
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, and that occasion,
when the President had been referred to, as to the
need Of proposed appropriation, he had aeclin-
ed expressing any opinion or wish upon the sub
ject. Of the purchases which had been made, |
explicitly disclaimed all knowledge l had nei-
ther seen the bills, at that time, nor did speak
of, or in any manner refer to them. My remarks
exclusively applied to the appropriations,
and to the appropriations only"
Why does the Globe stop short in its state
ment of the case at the word ''President' The
following words come next in succession.
'eThat tire committee had always acted on the
rcquisltion and estimates of the Commissioner of
Public Buildings, and that on one occasion when
the President had been referred to to the need
proposed appropriation, he had declined express
ing any opinion OF wish upon the subject OF she
purchase which had been made, explicitly dis
claim all knowledge. had neither seen the bill
at that time, nor did l speak of, or in any man
nerrefer to them. My remarks were exclusive
Iy applied to the appropriations, and to the ap-
PropTiationS only"
1 repeat that | beg the readers attention to the
subterfuge here attempted. The statement of the
Globe is, repeated in the face of Gov. Lincoln.
letter, that appropriations had been made at
IL. r II
attempted to be drawn is-that because when
upon one occasion, the President had been refers
red to, as to the need of the proposed appr0pria-
lions 'she had declined expressing any opinion or
wish upon the subiect"-that therefore, he had no
knowledge either of the appropriations or of the
purchases, when Gov. Lincoln expressly says
that the appropriations made upon the re-
Public Buildings, who is the officer of the Exc
TSutive, acting upon his prompting, and whose re-
quisition and estimate but, in fact, the re-
quisition OF the President himself So much for the
appropriation. Now, as to the purchase and au-
plication of the money, when it came into his
possession. Can it be supposed by any one that
these purchases were made without the consent,
knowledge, appreciation, and direction of the
President? BUTT seems that upon one occasion
when referred to, the President declined express
sing any opinion, wish, upon the subject /! !!
And it is upon this miserable subterfuge this
-contemptible evasion, this shrinking from re-
sponsibity, this refusal to express an opinion, in
relation to the approximation, that the President
would escape censure! Every one who knows
any thing of the intercourse between the Com
missioner of Public Buildings and the President,
and the manner in which he discharges his pub
lie duty (and we take pleasure, upon this occa-
SION, to say that he is a most excellent of6cerO
knows that he would not make suggestion in
relation to appropriations or expenditures, with
out consulting the Executive. We consider
therefore, that this letter Of Gov Lincoln, and
the admission and disgraceful bubbles of the
Globe reader these appropriations and expendi-
times upon the Executive mansion, as doubly
srensurable in the Executive; and that his equivo
cation and attempt at evadng the responsibility,
by declining to give an opinion, or to express
wish, when appealed to, most disgracefuI-
He had already given his instructions to the
Commissioner ofPublic Buildings; the appropria
d ems had been agreedupon and asked for through
the'eldinary channel, and the refusal on the part
- Mr.. Van Buren, to express an opinion, or a
wish, was nothing more than declaration to the
spomnittee 81 have already asked for this
ahrouxh the Commissioner of Public Buildings,