Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-24

ect. tNI. IL WOnl0 etnte from MS own kNoWl-
edge, that not single article of furniture supplied
during the three last years had been supplied at
The request of the President. The committee
alone were answerhble, aud they would assume
the responsibility"
The undersigned do not undertake to say wlieth.
er MIR. Lincoln used the language imputed to him
by the Globe or not; but rs he has permitted its
publication to remain ten days without public con-
we presume that he now adopts the
language ascrbed to him, if he did not originally
utter it. For the purpose therefore, OF placing
the matter truly before the country and to correct
the gross misrepresentation of facts contained IN
the above extract the undersigned certify that they
have carefully examined the vouchers which have
been duly audited and settled 10y the Treasury De
partment, for the purchase Of furniture for the
Presidents House since the 4h of March, 1887,
and that they have compared the said vouchers
with the statements of the same in the published
speech of Mr.. Ogle, and find the said vouchers
truly set forth in the said speech.
And they further certify that it appears from the
SAID vouchers that more than eighteen thousand
dollars were expended in furniture for the Presi-
dents House between the 9TH day of March 1897,
and the 9th day of December, 1897 the day on
whichthe Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds was appointed, aud of which Mr.. Lincoln
was Chairman the lormer COMMITTEES on Public
Buildings and Grounds having ceased to exist on
the 81 Of March, 1887
The undersigned further certify that it appears
from the said vouchers What the said money was
expended by the agents of the President, wiz
his son Abraham Van Buren, II. l.. Smith and
olhers) on warrants drawn by order of the Presi
dent of the United States himself
And the undersigned would further state that
the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
have no control, direction or Jurisdiction whatever
in The selection or purchase of furniture which the
President may proper to procure by himself or
his when nunrnnrintinnu nj u1uIp for TINT
object Ivy law.
J. G. CLARK, of New York
JAMES COOPER,
Oh. #. MITCHELL,
w. SIMONTON,
w. RlDGWAY,
p. G.. GOODE.
Washington, July 20, lS4O
As chairman of the Committee on the Expend
| lures on Public Buildings, it becomes my duty
to examine the expenditures on the President
House, ] have had the vouchers before the com
mittcc, and having examined The subject fully, II
the request of Mr.. Ogle, slate That the facts pub
lished in his speech are correctly given ] concu
IN tie foregoing statement of Messrs. Clark, Coo
! per- and others.
EDW. STANLY.
July 90, 1910.
Inn n member of the committee of whic
Mr. Stanly is chairman, and as such, have exam
ined the vouchers above refer ed to, and fully con
cur in the statements of Mr.. Stanly,
JOHN w. ALLEN of Ohio
Washington, July 90, 1910.
! certify that have examined the vouchers re
iy'' ID to in the foregoing statement of the IIor
}. T.. Clark and others, and have compared ther
with the copies ms set forth in the speech of III
lion. MIR. Ogle, and find that they are truly So
forth in the speech, and that upwards of $500
of these expenditures for furniture for the Presi
dents house, were made by the President and hi
agents at a time when there was no Committee O
Congress- in existence, and Of course, made By III
| President dione, without any enc to interfere o
influence his wishes: and am told by my frient
Governor Lincoln, thar he aever made any sue
remarks as are published as his in The Globe.
CHARLES NAYLOR.
Washington, July 20, 1910