The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-25

age, hard CidCr. lie washes his fingers in
Fanny kcmb!e glasses and wipes them OH
damask Napkin and after exchanging a
parting salutatlon with his Democratic Ma
Iesly, he bids farewell to the folly aud ex
travagance Of the White House, and thanks
his fortune when he finds himself once more
breathing the pure air Of heaven.
Mr.. Charles OgIe, Of Pennsylvania, an
original jackson man, and at present a
member Of the Wing party in Congress,
dined with tie President not long since, and
was torcitly struck with the air of exiray.
agance which pervaded the Presidential
I mansion and knowing the arguments which
were urged against John Quincy Adams,
when he occupied that house, be was led
TO examine this subject, and gave tho re.
suit Of his Inquiries IN speech which he
delivered about two weeks since. The
facts which he presented, showed that Mr..
Van BGfen had exceeded all former incum.
benis o. the White House in hts expend.
lures, and in lis aping Of iofelgu courts
and foreign manners. Mr. Lincoln, OF
Massachusetts, replied to Aif. Ogie, and de.
MED some Of the charges which had been
made against the President. A report Of
Mr.. Liaeoln's remarks appeared ia the
Globe, and they have been quoted in the
Loco taco journals, as contradiction Of
The gold spoon story, by member Of the
Wing party. Mr.. L'Ecoln said, among
other things, tia! if there was any thing
wrong in relation 10 the furniture at the
White House, the Committee on Public
Buildings and not the President, were to
Blame for II. Mr.. Osle replied TO Mr..
Llscoln's remarks last evening, with great
poker. He repeated the gold spoon story
with additional force, and gave some new
siiems Of extravaganza, with the substantial
facts, figures, aud the receipled bills Mr..
O5le, al the ouisetdeuled the right Of Gov.
4 Lincoln 10 speak for the " y party, as
be had protested to do, u he persisted in
.maiasAlnigg that the items of expenditure
Ifor tie Iruiure Of the White House, as
q hihte8 ~ the accounts, were all perfectly
feasonable. The Wing parry, he said,
Iwere 10 favor Of a reform in these things,
land opposed 10 extravaganza. Aud when
Q man found his speech reported at foil
Ie0gtl in The Globe, aud sent by thousands
over the country, he might be sure he did
no, speak the sentiments Of the " big par.
". He should be the last person, he be
heyed, to object 10 any reasonable furniture
in the White House. He should Dot object
TO any respectable furniture Of American
manufacture TO American mirrors and car.
pets; TO busts Of Washington and Franklin,
and Columbus, or any other ornaments Of
that description. He considered them pro.
per and necessary. But he did object 10
the foreign trash collected in that house
and he believed thai no man would dare to
60 before his constituents and justify such
eXtraydEance as was there manifested.
He found, among other items, $4,000
charged for French comlot;abes, and
French chairs, and ottomaus purchased dur.
ING Mr., Van Bufen's administration. Then
there we're some "tGJdrcts, or tq6by cats,
he couldn't tell understanding Of 70.
reign mannactrre. Then there were Fan,
ny kemble Gogcr glasses, in which 10 wash
the delicate fingers Of this Democratic Pre-.
sident, after dinner; and 500 Tor bunch
OF artificial howess, to place ou.she table
before bin. He objected to buying these
and many more ola sjmilardsacrip
ton, WITH the peoples money and be be .
leVed that every good Wing would object
to such expenditures. I
1t had been sad that It would let down
the Presidents dignity to mention these
things. Dignity iorsoolh Instead of the .
dignity Of virtue, Of wisdom, Of vaor, you
throw around the President the frippery Of
cousIIers, and then calblm disaifcd And
what is dignlty-true dignity There is
the dignity Of rank, and the dignity of the
mind, Now however high the rank, if lire
dignity OF the mind be wanting, there is no
real dignity. lC the mind Of Mr.. Van Blu.
rem be mean, you may place him in the
White House and surround himA with .
French furniture and foreign gew. gaws, but
you cannot give him true dignity. rhe
circular room, Mr. Ogle said, was well fur.
nished when Mr.. Van Buren, took up his
at the White House but he had
not been there more than eight months
when, as appeared by the account, he laid
cut one thousand three hundred and screen
Cellars to fir three wtad0W curtains The
window curtains we're good enough before
for any republican in the land, These
things had been denied in the official organ ,
Of the Administfa!ion-th GIobe--but he
held the facts in his hands, and he should
send them abroad TO the people.
In August, 1887, six months after MIR.
Van Buren, took possession Of the White
House, said Mr.. Oge, We find the United
States charged with the sum Of tro thous,
ind dollars for gold leaf and gliding mate.
-ials for the circular room i
Ga the 18th of July, 1887, we find that
MIR. Van Buren, charged the uniIed States
with upwards Of four thousand dollars for ,
oreign carpetlng, imported expressly for
MS use. Domestic American carpeting
was not good enough for his royal mansion ,
and the peoples money must be paid out
IN sums like this 70. foreign goods. Il
Next comes a charge Of several hundred