Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-08-08

The whig papers Of late have been particularly
noisy about the furniture of the Presidents house
at Washington. Their extreme love OF lrugalty
aud simplicity has been offended by the sumptu-
business of the sofas, tables, &c. Sc. they have
charged Dir Van Buren, with gratifying his love
Of show at The public expense, and have made n
great parade in the newspapers Of the sums paid
for the said sofas, tables, sc. II happens how
ever, tina, Mr. Van Buren, has nothing TO do with
the matter The committee on expenditures IN
the House Of Representatives, a conn Ittee com
posed Of men Of both parties, attends to that mat
ter, and it appears that they have moi regarded
the wishes Of the president. The following is an
extract from a speech of Governor Lincoln, a
wing member from Massachusetts, made in reply
to Mr. Ogle last April, when he attacked Mr. Van
Buren, ioi his extravaganza IN the purchase OF
furniture;
"He, (Mr Lincoln) was no friend TO Mr. Van
Buren,, but he would do him the justice TO say, i
there was any thing wrong in relation 10 the fur
nllure OF The White House. the President was moi
10 blame for It. On the contrary, he (Mr. h.
knew his great delicacy on the subject,and woult
assure the gentleman that, whenever the commit
tee had consulted the President in relation to an,
additional furniture, he had privately expressed
his reluctance to have any thing expended fol
that object. He (Mr L. would state, liom h'
own knowledge that not a single article OF Iurnl
ture supplied during the Las, thee years had bee
/ .'"nhed al the request Of the President Th,
,o,m,,ea alone we're al swetable,and they woul,
e"'', -asnon-, ;hiliiy. But so far was th
assume Tue -; acv ., ld'iIons made TO tn
President from desiring :. "N~ ,uv he
| Al artu.. ~ w
| furniture, that about two years aso, /" ~ U'''
came necessary for himself and the other ia, VI
beers OF the committee to do wha, he had never
done before nor would he ever do again. DID
| gentlsmen wish TO know what that was lie
would tell them. II was to 60 through every room
| N another mans house, 10 see how much iurnl.
lnre be wanted, and what convenlences were re.
quired. tie hoped that gentlemen would take
notice Of this iact,snd remember i, whenever they
attempted 10 cast censure on the President 10 re-
| aton TO his furniture"
Some oil The wing prints Of this city, the Elk.
press for example, are publishing Ogle's s,uiI
about the furniture Of the Presidents house The
American has had It's republican love Of ffugaHly
shocked by the splsndor Of the furniture OF the
"oast room" and other apartments. Let those
journals rePublsh the answer made by Mr. Lin.
coin, one oil their own party, 10 the attacks Of
0slo on Mr. Van Buren.-.N, Y. Ere: Pod.
SAFE BET.-The Richmond Enquirer, says,-A
word in season TO Mr.. TsIlmadge, who has offered
us bet of sui. Of clothes on New York or the
un'oa-We will take him wager Of $50 on each
of the following New York Pennsylvania, Virgin
ia aud the Union--all which Mr.. +. claims for Gen
Harrison. Let Mr.. I. bGl say rCs in the .uadiso.
nian, and the be, closed 10 wait the laes of the
baO;-hnx.
The LAST FASHloS. --The last fashion anon O
the aides has quite warke appearance. II i
quite array " brsrsf,rort'--whrlher natural or
artificial, OF course, we cauno, say but 1t certainly
wrars bel6gereni look and ssems 10 imply de-
sire 10 foster the infdt.,ry Of our country. Phslad
SPIRIT Of the Tt-es.