Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-09-08
THE WAY THE PUBLIC,MON
Ely is SQUANDERED.

THE WAY THE PUBLIC,MON-
Ely is SQUANDERED.
ILLUSTRATION oFvANBUREN's DEMOCRACY.
Remarks of Mr.. Charles Ogle, member of
Congress from Peunsylvania--an ori-
ginal Jackson man-on the General
Appropriation Bill.
(Concluded.)
The furniture of the Presidents House |
was further increased by the purchase of
articles in Philadelphia and other Atlantic |
cities, from time to time, during the ad. |
minisiraton of Mr.. Monroe, amounting
to S22,O2l 6O1.2. The entire sum, there. |
fore, invested in furniture by him was $50,
900, viz:
Private furniture appraised at S9,071 221
Bought in France 1S.4I7I7
Purchased in Philadelphia, &c 22.52I 60 ]
$4,000 90
This sum wac paid by three several ap-
preparation bills passed by Congress, 10
wit:
| March 8, 1917, Tor $4,000
April 20, 1918, for 10000
April 30, 1918 for deficiency 10000
$4,000
To the rich stock bought by Mr.. Mon
roe, there was added during the admins.
tration of John @. Adams other furniture,
including service of plate, taken from
Mr.. Crawford at the time he left Wash
ington, all of which amounted 10. the
sum of $4,000, and for which Congress
had granted the necessary appropriations,
viz:
February 25. 1925, $4,000
March >, 1927, 5000
The entire cost therefore, of the furni-
ture in the Presidents House on the day
the reformers took possession was precise
ly $4,000. But all the fine Things which
had been gathered into Tie palace BY Mon
roe and Adams aosre not grand enough for
our reformerS they must be provided with
huge bandoor SIZE mantel and pier mir
) rors, IN golden frames magnificent cut
, glass chandeliers, royal and imperial will
tons, Italian gold slab pier tables, golden
stars golden rays, Turkish diyans, French
, comlortabes' foreign cut wine coolers,
barrel shape flute decanters, With cone
shoppers, and one hundred dollar artificial
] flowers. Our reformers would not be
} satisfied without the dulcet notes of the
a ''rose. GOOD piano f1rte,' (octaves y MOI
! could they enjoy their French cookery
: without the zest of a golden spoon. Oh
) how they longed after the genuine demo
u cratic gold and silver service of the Rus
d sian Baron, 'ie General Baron de TayeH.
= Hence our reformerS have expended sew
d entv thousand six hundred and eighty dol
r lars and forty cents to purchase all these
l. ocofoco baubles. The furniture therefore
IS at the present time, in the Presidents pal
e ace, cost the People the sum offs lao, 66'
e 40. What, sir, will the plain farmers o
ID the country say-what will our industrl
ocs and frugal mechanics say-what wi
ir the poor daily laborers say about the ex
Is penditure of S14O,690 40 in providing
h. furniture for one house land such furn
1t ture Is there a looco foco within thi
n Hall of the Peoples Representatives VIII
ne will justify this extravigancel fthere b
re | deuounco him as the tool Of the ExecJ
n tive. This plain, republican citizen ofth
United States will not excuse Mr.. Va
en Buren, for paying for bunch of artifici'
m flowers to adorn his table, larger SUI
X than the yearly icdges of poor hlreling
nj ay, sir, more than the annual penslo
h. granted by the nation, to the brave ar
heroic soldier who endured the seven yea
rs toll of our Revolutionary struggle.
n. Immediately after the installation
N, New York in 1889, of Gen. Washingtt
"a. as President under the new Constitute
~, he took possession of the house in Pea
"a. street in which the President OF the .
Congress had resided. After the remov
!. Of the seat Of government to PhiladelPh
80 President Washington, lived IN hou
in market street, in that city, which h
~ been leased by Robert Morris to the &c
- eminent at an annual rent of $4,000. L
! rents and all the other expenses OF
a. Presidents establishment were paid out
la the treasury, but Gen. Washington rece
ed no pay lchateUer for his services.
the contrary, he considered that he
heu in duty bound to relinqulsh to the PEG
ee'' of the United States two hundred th'
l1Iy sand dollars, the amount of his salary
lr'o eight years services as President, in c.
'eh sideration of the rents and other exPer
'ree lures incurred blythe nation in maintain
lar- his establishment while in their service
pop How does the conduct Of George Wa
pla' inoton contrast on this subject with tina
vol Martin Van buren, Blets my soul v
g IT, falling off Loud laughter.]
lish- What fall was there, my ccuntrym
an Then YOU, and /, and all of US fell do
: u After looking back down the long lis
SUD- ilustrious worthless who have occupied
'e"- Presidential chair in this country, is It
must enough TO make the heart ola patriot b
GRIP 10 cover his cheek with bushes to Sc
one what that ilIustrious line ends Y
has Martin Van Buren, ever donef \
ques' can tell mel can inform you. Sir
has not only taken tscenty fire thou
. the dollars in gold and silUer for his an
naid salarv. but he has compelled the Pt
- nav for EiEMMING HIS ID
ance. RAGS into the bargain. Why, 81
- Knows 30 more OF the honorable and
minded feelings of a patriot than he
Of thu of the hardships Of soldier. -
and can tell about all be knows on that sui
-.