The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-17


pass that Mr. Van Buren, expended s32i.
l27 0S on the palace furniture during iht
summer and autumn of 1877 The las
sum tS'li, l27 9-) consists Of $4,000 ap
propriatod by the act Of 81 of March, Is37
aud Sl,l27 9s, The amount Of the five bill,
already read, for what are donominatec
"rePdirS and alterations" Is il 10 BE-
credited that the reformers have DESTROYED
10 the short space of three wears, furniture
worth S2i III o. About - 600 annu
ally wasted; larger sun by - 600, than
has been Invested IN tbs furniture OF the
prncely mansion on the north side OF frauk
In square, aud immediately opposite the
palace. II an expenditure OF sc ,000 IS suf
Gclent to provide appropriate aud suitable
furniture for the mos, elegant pirate man.
sion ~ the CRY Of Washington, What sill
tho plain republican farmers II Tho country
say 70 the expenditure o Si0,Gs0 20 by the
iretWmers n completing ,hc furniture If the
Presidents House, which wes rroaiad witt.
Tie riches, furniture 900 tIe globe at the ,lmc
the rcfoyW,fs came iato p3,,es-ioa
The Presidents House from lAe tine q
its destruction m 1914, was not frflntshcd
aud orcuPeI uuti September, lsl7 Il
was theo taken possession u By MI Mon
roe, The furniture IN iha former building
had been DESTROYED Nth il, and the little
h4i Lad been RELEASED afterwards f.r tile
accommodation 81 President Madison, Id
the house vhich md hrra rented Tor hm,
Che eastern end 81 Tie seven bindings
@ns on, SECOND handed furniture, aud II
tflli1s value there was not carpet IN the
hous', tie floor nvi4g been covered with
blue aud green ba.l", "hIch @as entirely
worn DOT /; indeed, Il IS SAID that there was
no, a single aillrle Of furniture used by
Nr. MADISON suited TO the ucw blldin..-
ur. Monroe. hnaeyet, hnd considerable
furniture, gf good 1uiiy, most Of which he
had procured ahfuadas American Minister,
md the resiiar tor his ACCOMMODATION ~
Secretary d state. This iufnuJfe, lnclud
lng a snail service Of plate, be placed 10
the Presidents luse, al valuation l0.07l
% fyed uean II by tao of the most re
spectacle etlzeus Of the District. abeu,
the same period, an order, iim,ied ia amount
10 trelre thousand duiiurs, was transmitted
by Nr. Monroe. 80 the Messrs Russell aud
La Fargo at liayfe, with instructions to
procure some articles Of furniture, " strong,
massive, mud durable, TO bc manufactured
'or the rooms Tor Which they were respect.
ivcly Intended, These gentlemen. acting
ttoI.- tha ~ rnuppts ttnur.e.fpD t,ti,e -.
house Of the Precedent was 10 BE- furnished
% the style Of Kings palace, deFintcd
greatly from the instructions of VI. nuu
r0e, hot only 10 he richness and erIsndof Of
The ARTICLES purchased, bot Bctgu'v ran 90
lhe,r bd- - - G~5 - francs, or SIS IL
II, being S6.il7 II higher diam the Nlcut
81 the order y hlch they Ind received, All
this splendid French furniture vas forthwith
.ipaed 10 America, and Congress suJse.
qle6tlv granted tie necessary appropriation
To cover The atictt. Although VIZ. Nouroe
vas somea hat unfortunate va The election
af his agents, be sas liitle TO blaine "a the
slole alialr Tor many Of The articles deem
ed proper for tho Presidents House could
no, NJ that diy have been procured 10 the
UCied States; abd besides, tho statute
which directs, that al furnuure purchased
for the President House shall bc, as far RS
praeucahle o. American or domestic manu-
iactUrc was not enacted uu;J MAY 90
1896. The furniture Of the Presidents
House WIS further increased by the pur
chase OF articles 10 Philadelphia and other
Atlantic cities. from unr to time, during the
administration Of Mr.. Monroe, amounting
to S22.6ll co.. The entire sum, there
fore, invested IN furniture by hun was 500,
600, VIZ.
Private furniture, appraised at soul 22i
Bought n traurc -Il7 II
Purchased ia Fa.lldclphil, sc. 2},5ll Coz
$4,000 %
This SUN was paid by three several ap
preparation bdis passed by Congress, to vat
March Z. Isi7, for 10000
April ~. l9ts, Tor 2JtAJ
April 20, ISIS, for deficiency lJ,GaJ
10th rich stock bough, by Mr., Monroe,
there was nddcd dJrnn the administration
of Jahn Q, Adams other furniture, Iuclud
iaca service Of plate, taken from Nr, Craw
ford n, the ume he left Washington, upon
rclrnr from the head Of the Treasury De.
r..tmcnt; all Of which amounted To the sum
of s20 200, aud for which Congress had
granted the necessary appropriations, ~
February o, 1925, Sll,O99
March .. l625, 'oo5
The cutrc cost, therefore, Of tho iurnl.
ture IN the President House on the day the
reformrrs took posses,'on was precisely
so, 900 But all tho fuc things which had
been gathered INTO tho palace by Monroe
and Adam. uerc not grand enough for our
retorp.ers; they must DO provided with
huge barn door sizr msulol aud pier mir.
rots, IN golden frames, magnificent cut glass
chandeliers, royal and imperial Nlions,
llalau gold slab pier tables, golden stars
polden rays, Turkish dlyans, French com