Lincoln telegraph., 1840-07-30
3. No boys will he admitted unless
spec laliv introduced by their parents.
"YENCu RINGGOLD.


/ This Orders. presume. sir, is the germ
Of all the Court tormaities that nov obtain
at the palace. Bat these Court ceremo-
MES are offensive Ia the taste and feelings
! of plain repub,icars-they answer no good
end; and trust the day Is not far remote
When the President of the United States
will discover that to obtain and retain the
respect of the American people 1t will be
necessary TO deserve it; and especially that
TO secure their respect il will not be neces-
sary to practice the airs and adopt the iorps
which prevail at the British Court.
! Let US return, Mr.. Chairman, to the Go
Gus IN qao," or rather "ioc3s crim'ale, =
the place where this crime (against The SIM
plcliy of republican manners) has been
committed--the Green and Yellow Draw
inc-rooms. | haye TOO wide field as yet
before ne to consume much Of the time OF
this committee in attempting to describe
the georgeous splendor of the window cur
talns and other drapery; the dazzling mag
nificence of the large gided mirrors, man
tel glasses ,chande liers ,candelabras, french
bracket lights, and mantel ornaments; the
smooth and bcautfu! Italian slab centre
table; the rich and luxurious damask satin
covered chairs, hergeres. sofas, French
comfortables, Turkish ottomans and divans,
and brilliant imperial carpets, and other
shining garments with which these superb
drawing-rooms are adorned. 1t may be
sufficient to say that the lustre and ele-
gance of their interior would no doubt
dazzle, if they did not blind, the eyes of
Samm Bang and Ming, the celebrated To-
co foco leaders Of Tammaoy Hall. The
Green and Yellow Drawing-rooms have
been greatly beautiiied and improved since
the retirement of Gen. Jackson. | find
amongst the vouchers of the Treasury De
partment, bill of G.. Alexander for ma
teriaIs, sc. for the Presidents House,
from the lth of March. 1887, ill the 10th
of Nav, 1887, Si037 35; part of this
amount, viz: 1855 G8 Sd, was for the green
drawiug-room. The latter sum, amongst
other charges, includes one of thirty pieces
of silver paper, $l20, and one other item
for u'nety-six yards Of green silk, $l08.
But, sir, without stopping to inquire how
vastly that silver paper and silk must have
improved the green dfawng-room, | will
proceed to read two other bills for more
substantial, and not less ornamental i'm
provements.
"The United States to P Valde-cn. for Presidents
House.
l Dlvan and Cushion 800
Received payment Oft. l.. SMITH, September
80, 1887.
P. vALDERoN.
Voucher No. 37)
The Presidents House DR.. to A. Lejamber.
6 French comfortabes, made Of extra materi-
ais and extra covers, $3.50
boxes, at 81 80 10
Received payment in full, $40
A. LEJAMBER.
Voucher No. embraced in abstract
No. |, of payment made by I. l.. Smith.
agent for purchasing furniture for Presl-
dents House from April Is, 1887, to May
Is, 1857
In the ninth century, the immortal Al
fred sat on a three-legged stool, and
"swayed his scept.e over the English
realm;" but Nh Van Buren, Gin this our
day" is not content with seat of such
homety and rude construction. He must
have "Turkish divans'' and French com.
fortabies" Thousands Of the peoples
dollars have been lavshly expended for
Gilt and damask satin covered Seltees,
Gilt and damask satin covered Sofas,
Git and damask satin covered Hergeres
Gilt and damask satin covered Fautcaips,
Gilt and damask satin covered Chairs,
Gilt and danl-isk satin covered Ottomans,
Gilt and damask satin covered Iaboureis,
Gilt and damask satin covered Music-stools,
Gilt and damasK satin covered Foot stools,
Gilt aad damask satin covered Pillows.
Still Mr. Van was not c0niented; he longed
for the "Turkish diyan'' and the "French
comfortable" A good loco foco democrat,
methnks, might have been pretty well sat-
ished with a crimson damask sofa and
pillow of soft down encased in silk cover.
And bulky Alderman, it is said, after en-
joying his tnrte-soup, can snore away his
hours, at perfect peace with all mankind,
by placing his corporation within the gen
erous dimensions Of a bergere. But neith-
er the crimson damask sofa and soft down,
silk covered pillow, nor the capacious ber-
gere would content Mr.. Van Buren,
| What was to be done? The ottoman has
no back whereon hard-handed democrat
wearied with the cares Of State, can lean,
and the tabouret is part and parcel o, the
Court regatta. and may be soiled by too
! frequent use; the music-stool and the foot
stool, albeit covered with damasli SATIN, are
too low for favorable disposa! of the ex-
| tremities
What could be done, sir, in this dire
emergency, but to pay down S270 Of the
peoples cash that Mr.. Van Buren, may en-
ioy the luxuries of the Turkish "divan"
and The "French comfortable, made of eX-