Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-08-25

iers on feet, stands for boebons, with
hree stages, gilded French plateaus with
mirrors and garlands, and gaudy artificial
lowers. During the apostolic days, the
aints were commanded to ''eat what was
ct before them, asking no questions
,ut if any good Christian man should, by
mistake, find his way TO table thus fur /
nished, and should incline 10 obey the pre- !
cept according to its letter, lie should
certainly have hard fare of it.
He might perhaps sustain furnishing
humanity by browsing on artificial flowers
and wreaths, or peradventure, by touching
with the tongue the saccharine compotiers
and bonbons, somewhat after the manner
of the very commendable usage said 10
have prevailed at an early day among the
Inhabitants of Undertook, of suspending
by cord large lump Of sugar immedi-
ately over the centre of the table, so that
it might swing round to the guests alter
nately- Albeit, sir, there Is 20 aood for
the paIate'placed upon this le,s Hcd's table,
there is feast of gold f. E eye that
would have satiaied King ldidas himself.
And although the wood II several large
forests was not cut down to dress the ylc-
tuals for this Tamberlane banquet, yet il
required the enormous sum of elereB thou
sand one hundred and ninety one dollars
and thirty sco cents Of the peoples cash 10
6w The table 'Jurniture.
You seem amazed, Mr.. Chairman. Do
not believe that | speak not the words of
truth and soberness." have now in my
hands, sir, the "oficial coucher," which
show the expenditure Of every dollar of
that large sum, and that the whole amount
thereof, with the exception Of 81, I25, was
expended since the days Of the plan, fru-
gal, economical. republican, retrenchiag re.
formation of Jackson and Van Buren,
commenced. And | here, in my place
demand, in the name of my constituents
that the committee on the Expenditure
on the Public Buildings make report Il
this House, and communicate copies, no
only of the vouchers on this subject, bu
| all the vouchers in relation to expenditure
for the Presidents house, furniture, an
g,ounds that they may be all spread be
fore the people in an ''olficial FORM"
This everlasting leakage from the pee
p,e's strong box must be stanched.
But viii exhibit . the committee tn
various bills which from the aggregate c
3II,l9I 81 for the table service of tn
democratic President.
will, in tho first place, bring to tn
notice of the committee the bill for tn
French sterling silver plate and gilt de:
serl set. bought from Russian noblemaI
De Nj. lie Genial Baron de Tuyli, resider
, minister Of his majesty the Emperor {
, Russia at lisbon, for the sum of four thol
: sand three hundred and eight dollars an
cghty-two cents.
7 he silver plate consists of soup Fl
} reen,, Sauce Boats, Plates, .diverses graz
} deaurs, bottle stands, soup ladies', &'
0 &c. &c, three hundred pieces
0 The gilt desert set is composed of tab
2 spoons, sweatmeant spoons, tea or coii
@ spoons, knives, forks &c. &c. one hu
) dred and Forty pieces.
U The following receipts are endorsed {
y the bill for the silver plate and gilt servic
: "Receiyed, June 20, 1888, four tho
Z sand three hundred and eight dollars eig
8 tv-two cents, being in full for the with
!, service of plate.
ID GEO. w. SOUTH.
q 81 certify that | have received into
:. . Presidents House all the articles conta
. ed in the within service, and they are
tended for the use of the Presiden
nc House.
IS "Washington, July l, 1888.
R ]. BOULANGER. "
Il may be proper to remark that Pt
= ~ gold is generally considered too due
~ ;, and soft to ranulacture into knives, for
! and othe- utensils, which require some
eh gree of frmness or want pliability.
wv GILT or gold service, therefore, used IN
= palaces of kings and at the castles
y wealthy noblemen in Europe, is compo
20 of "a slight substratum of silver, tho
- !" plated or overlaid with pure gold. Z
= hence. l presume, the gilt service OF
&c President was manufactured after
same manner. No honest democ
'a a however, by taking up the various artl
or Of which it consists, would be led to dc
&C. a moment that they are r.ade OF
II without any alloy. They may be
e sn gold, thong l am inclined to believe
,l9t erwise, inasmuch as they were procl
liz from one Of the great mobiles of the
~ sian Empire.
can Mr.. Chairman, in myopinion, 1t is
,e;r the people of the United States SD
nos know that their money goes to buy
d ds their plain hard handed democratic T
: 81 ident. knives, forks, and spoons OF
the that he may dine in the style OF the
IAN AN archs of Europe. [Mr. WADDY Tn
AN. soN.l No wonder. This, youkno
he cold and silver Administration
bv fact, however is impudcntly de
l,c not only by Mr.. Van Buren's 'orI
! he the Globe, but by allthe locofoco pc
ban throughout the country. When &C
,ort LAWYER in Columbus, Ohio, told ia
! Of in his neighborhood that the Preslden
MI a dinner service of gold, the locofoc'
! ont per published in that place, and Gale
Ic.N aOhio Statesman made 50 fierce
, on tack Upon him that the poor man
,;csn frightened, and actually reiracted
staiement-though il was as tru
ma, preaching. The editor Of that jo'
' srs, after thus obtaining triumph over
enter proceeds III one u A, n, az H.
wiil noticethe cool audacity Of the fellow
,uine "a week or two since, we alluded
nged paper 10 a Wing attorney Of this eli.
ceive should have attempted 70 I'M 90