Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-12
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AIT. lNAifIutU, these NteCn small bills Wi!Iru
have just read have been selected from several large
bundles Of others, because they afford far sam
pie Of the kind Of expenses tnut are daily incurred
on account OF The palace establishment. And :
must be permitted to say, that cannot the pro-
prie.. or the Justice Of the President Of the United
States IN saddIing the public with all the little dis
bursemonts Of his hOuseAgi--Ie receives ar
nual salary # tgE'y .fJc IoHspld !glsr5, in gall
ant s'lrer, hich gives him So 30 per day, or 81
for each and every hour tina, passes during the four
years OF his Presidential term. II he enjoys him
self five hours OF Stale dinner, ne rises from his
feast $lI % riCaer than when he sat down If he
sleep eight hours he j, get Up from his state
bed 22 Is better off then before he closed his eyes.
Neither does tie amount OF his income depend
upon good crops, good seasons, good farming, or
good prices. Ga the contrary, whilst it is not d.
minl-LCd by any Or all Of these circumstances,
which - vitality Gt.ec. the income vi the farmer,
the Presidents salary i il fact always enhanced
in value, ia proportion aS the farmer, the mechanic
and the pUJr laJOrer suffer ask You. therefore,
WHEELER il j. just and uqEa. for the President 10
charge the farmer, tie mechanic and the poor la
borer with tie cost Ct making Lis sheets, pillow
cases, and servants apgOns--"Ih !ha piuiui price
paid Tor HEM2ING, yes IE.1l>e has h.g!gR raJJsyS,
or DISH g-o-H5-Strl!.llg us.ls, u sTEA.|ER
Haue Tue poor farmer has NOT only tU purchase
ctEfH, HsUt STEAMERS aid s.tg"lsrS FOR his own
t"mi'y, but he i also taxed 10 pay FIR ct2~a mil:
S!rotae'S and S,tmmsfs, iyr the President " the
United States, and for EEHa.-EJ HIS STEAMER
RAGS into tie Ggr-aiu. The poor la5grgr vita las
% cents day, has not only - provide Ms uwn
cpLl2-put and pewter spoons, but he Is compelled
70 purchase q cyhac-g1t IJt the Pr.sGtat, aAl pay
for tie spoons used b. the trusileECs servants
Az, si:, he IS taxed lof tie cost Of grinding the
hH,s-S which TIE servants ia the Presidents kitchen
use III eating their ?.ot.Gs. The President Of the
United States. IN ny opinion, sucu.1 have had
more Pride Of character than to charge the People
w.l the price OF lis piate-waInegs, his coasters,
his u!arhet baskets, his tart pans, and iqrGIng nee
dies to stuff his pudding, and sHtclsSons. Martha
Van buren, mast suppose, teEsoo'h, that the farm
c:s mechanics, Gna luu.rets II the United States
are 50 very stupid, or - Yer: -yud injured, that
they viii without MIfmur, consent 10 be taxed
with tAe price Of n.> LIQUOR STAND, and for
oILV p and GOLD CHAINS to hang labels
around the ncCks OE us foreign barrel shape flute
deeuuers, With cone soIpers" apprlze his sleek,
pfIm court guests that lie has introduced to the
palace cellars Aar-y0Iunes Hook. BGtLl!y Claret,
IOweIe Port, Romance Burgundy, Ravinl's Pale
God Sherry, and Red Seal. J.d, bottled {. |. Aiu
deIra. ! had thought that It was bad enough for
The farmers, mechanics and !a1O.crs OF the country
10 provide hey and pas,urage for Van DureH's race
aud carriage ho.ae~i 10 pay for Tie manure on his
potato celery, clu.'tioWer, a.. asparagus beds; tJ
pay the A!te u Lr..s. gardener 10 tOptEcs5 his
straw berry vines c-!y-.y .!s cables, and con-
struct JgI-~.5 -c his palace saloons; but, sir, to
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| LlQLnN 5lANDS l. aUA "yIse. ~, Ill, worse, Il
possible, Tran -l4llg III apartments il the House
/ VI Tie american people with royal and imperial
/ " .l-oL5, Foreign cut %iLe coolers, French Oeu-
=,c1L>, anu u-s hundred dol II artificial flowers.
II IS verse, sir, BECAUSE there IS degree Of little
lies il lie tu!Dg ~h.-A demonstrates o. clearly as
/ il it were written IN characters VI living light,
that the soul Of Martin Van 84.ea = very, very,
very cIu!uCt!Tc, that II .HgI- lad abundant pace
within the barrel o.. U,..-.ars ti.Je ~ perform
al jle eyulu-loAs OF the N-!s..D- !roIcttc, EJsc
-..ys- Su.C4tst, according 10 tie LIBERAL gesticul
-iu., prlctiseu Uy tue nosL celebrated ilRS-Ars.
/ II there was the least necessity for taxing tho
people IN the ManRc? | lave mentioned, know
well tuey would bear the harden without grumh-
ing; but sir there Is no Intelligent man residing
at the scat uI government who Is not satisfied that
MIR. Van Buren, LAYS up annually from fifteen 10
twenty thousand dJIars Can you inform me; sir,
what great expenses l.caAJGf his purse, which
any other respectable gentleman who occupies
, i spacious mansion m TINS CIty has NOT 20 meet
All Inc individuals ut the head Of the various De.
, pirtAe-ls Of the Government have 10 hire houses,
Stables pastUrGge, gardens aud gardeners; they
have 70 purchase household furniture, raise their
uwn vegetables, and buy hay for their cattle; and
yet they manage not only to get along comfortably,
/ but to mold brilliant SOrCes, and m5ho quite dis
play IA carriages equiPagc, On SO,uUU per annuIn.
| There but two items IN the expenditures ot tna
President w.ca can exceed in amour. the dls0uEse-
nCU.s Tor similar objects incurred by other respect
able AJuScAU.IC!s III Washington. l refer 10 his
state dinners ami palace serEuuts. In regard u
the Former pretty tu!g estimate can soon be made.
lie probably gives - stale dinners during the long
sessions OF Congress, ana - III the short sessions,
Jcing an average OF - dinners annually, with 10
guests IJr each. If we allow - to each guest the
actual cost OF g state dinner VA! be $50. Twenty
STATE dinners would therefore require $1,000 The
sum VI &! for each guest i very liberal allow