The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-20

Oltlously intent upon securing an early recouni-
ton from the head of the mansion. The Pre-
sldent, at the "same instant Of time" assumes
his station about four feet within the sBlue
FElllptical Saloon, !" and facing the door which
| looks out upon the spacious front hall, but is
separated from it, as before remarked, by a
| screen Of Ionic columns. He is supported on
Fthe right and left by the Marshal of the Dis.
l.trict of Columbia, and by one of the high off.
GERS OF the Government. The Marine Band
having been assigned their position at the cas-
tern end of the hall, with all their fine instru-
Fments in full tune, sat the same identical mo.
ment, strike up one of our most admired ssna-
tional Fairs" and forthwith current of life flows
in at the widespread outer door OF the palace,
and glides with the smoothness OF Emusic through
the spacious hall, by the Ionic screen, into the
royal presence. Here {to drop for moment
my liquid tigure) each and every individual is
presented and received with gentle shake of
the hand, and is greeted with that sssmile eter.
nal' which plays over the soft features of Mr.
Van buren,, save when he calls to mind how
confoundedly sod TIP" chased, caught and
licked Proctor and Iecumseh.3 Immediately at.
ter the Introduction or recognition, the current
sets toward the 'East Room" and thus this
stream OF living men and women continues to
How, and flow, and flow for about the space
OF three hours-the tsDEMocRATlc PREsIpENr''
being the only orb around which all this pomp,
pride and parade revolve To him all these
lesser planets turn,,''as the sunfower turns to
the sun. and feel their colors frightened when a
ray OF favor or ''royal SMILE falls upon them.
but, amid this gorgeous pageant, would ask,
Mr. Chairman, where the sympathies that beat
in unison with the honest pulsations of the ten
ants OF log cabins? What is there in this glare
OF rubies and diamonds and gaudv court CO.'S
+ II %lo< Al ,f ~
server the unequal lot Of the poor daily labor
or, whose task is never fully ended until the
sun retires behind the Western mountains?
Can single thought for the troubles and tolls
and cares of honest poverty abide one moment
in an assembly like this-an assembly which
the popular climate would chill in icy stiffness?
The gales from the log cabins would come over
it like the chilling blasts from the frozen re.
gions of the poles, where the ''genial beams of
solar influence" cannot penetrate.
| During the administration of John @. Adams,
/ had frequently heard this gentleman much
censured for the introduction of Court ceremo-
mails at the palace; but, from full inquiry and
Investigation, am satisfied that those charges
were founded in error. The very first royal
or Court ordinance in relation to the proper GER
emonies to be observed at the Presidents levees
which have been able to discover was pro.
claimed during the next yearafter General Jack
son had succeeded to the Presidency. 1t was
in the form Of an 'order'' issued by the Mar
shall Of the District of Columbia will send
it the Clerks table, sir, and have it read, for
the benefit and admiration of all pure, hard.
handed, locofoco democrats:
"THE Presidents DRAWING ROOM Wishing
opreserve order, and afford every cow cnience
in my power to the fellow citizens Of the Pre-
sidsnt of the United States who may wish to
visit his drawing rooms or levees, deem it pro-
per to promulgate the following regulations to
be. observed on these occasions:
.Police officers will be stationed at the gates
and front door Of the Executive Mansion. to
preserve order and enforce the .tollo,oing reg
ulations:
81. All carriages will enter by the eastern
and depart by the western gate
-. None will be suffered to remain in the
yard; when called FOR, they will enter the cas-.
tern gate, and if, on their arrival at the front
door, their drivers and employers are not REA-
Dy to depart, they will immediately drive out
of the yard, and remain out until again called
for by the PolIcE OFF1cERs.
SO. No boys will be admitted unless special
ly introduced by their parents.
"TENCH RINGGOED, 4
Marshal of the District of Columbia.
JANUARY 81, $780,"
This ORDER, presume, sir, is the germ of all
the Court formalities that now obtain at the
palace. But these Court ceremonies are often
sve to the taste and feelings of plain republicans
they answer no good end; and trust the day
| is not far remote when the President Of the
United States will discover that to obtain
| and retain the respect of the American peo-
pie, 1t will be necessary to DESERVE it; and
especially that to secure their respect it viii
not be necessary TO PRACTISE THE AIRS AND
Adept THE FORMS WHICH PREVAIL. AT THE BRrrIsH
COURT. Is
Let us return, Mr. Chairman, to the g locus in
quo, or rather locus c7iminis' 1.-The place where
this crime against the simplicity ofrepublican
manners) has been committed-the Green and
Yellow Drawing rooms / have too wide field
as yet, before me to consume much of the
time of this committee in attempting to describe
the gorgeous, splendor of the window curtains
and other drapery; the dazzling magnihcence
! of the large gilded mirrors, mantel glasses,
chandeliers, candelabras, French bracket lights,
| and mantel ornaments the smooth and beauti-
full Italian slab centre tables the rich and
| luxurious damask satin covered chairs, berge-
res, sofas, French comfortables, Turkish otto.
mans and divans, and brilliant imperial carpets,
and other shining garnishments with which
these superb drawing -rooms are adorned. It
may be sufficient to say that the lustre and
elegance Of their interior would no doubt daz-
zle, if they did no. blind, the eyes Of slannm,
Bang, and Ming, the celebrated locofoco rulers
Of Tammany Hall. The Green and Yellow
Drawing rooms have been greatly beautifed
| and improved since the retirement Of General
jackson. find amongst the vouchers Of the
/ Treasury Department bill Of c. Alexander,
/ for materials. DC, for the Presidents House,
/ from the 18th Of March, 1887, till the 18th
/ May, 1897, s1,037 IS part Of this amount
/ viz: 1855 SO, was for the Green Drawing
The latter sum, amongst other charges, in
clndesone item for thirty pieces Of silucr i,ape,
/ 1920, and one other item for SO CARDS Of green
| six. sl08. Y,
But, sir. without stopping to inquire how
vastly that SLIDER paps, and green silk must have
I improved the Green Drawing room, ! will pro
i coed to read two other bills for more substars
tial, and not less ornamental improvements.
i The United States to P.Valderon. for Presi
dents House.
1 j Divan and Cushion & sl0l
1 Received payment Of 7. T. Smith. Septen
n oar 49, i Wy nEpnN