The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-06-19

InRt gentlemen mucn nlgher game, Il
he felt disposed 10 puFsue II. Y
In the first place, the geniIemans had /
'ntirely inexperienced the cbalscteft
If the item Of appropriation 10 which he
objected. The aggregate amount con-
'isled Of mshy small items, and he felth
that when the gentleman un.
ierstood how that aggregate amoun,
was made up, he would no longer OBJ
iecl to it, or deem 'itso very extraya.
CANT. ~s !
One Of these items was, "for the an |
nual repairs ofthe Presidents House g. |
$500" Now, said Mr.. L. | |
would ask whose duty it is to do thisl
Was the President at liberty to do il2
What tenant, having lease OF house,
could by law make aiierations2 And
could the President make alteratioIs,in
house, Of which he was the occupant
for four years only? Had be a right TO
do this, even whore he disposed to do
it at his own expensel No: It was the
duty Ofthe Government, who first built
the house, TO keep it in repair, and shell
ter it's occupant. from the rain and winds
of Heaven. Did not government build
the house for the accommod odation Of its
presiding officer -and would that gov-
ernment be justified 10 permitting it to
fall to pieces, and 60 10 ruin, for want
of a small appropriation TO keep it in
repaira This sum Of $500, he would
tell the gentleman, was exclusively for
repairs to the house, the word "lurni-
ture" having been inserted merely as a
matter of form, observed in all former
appropriations. The money was not in
tended TO purchase single article Of
furniture, but was exclusively for the
house; and he would appeal TO the gem
tIeman from Pennsylvania, or any other
gentleman, whether an appropriation Of
$500 for repairs to house that cost a
million, was not very moderate suml
Besides, if Gen. Harrison was TO oc-
cupV the house, and he trusted that
would soon bo the case, it ought 10 be
kept in condition. For his part, he was
not wiling that Gen. Harrison should
not enter house in dilapidaled con-
dnion. He wished 10 have it, al least,
provided with the necessary articles o.
furniture, eucb for instance, as a few
chairs 10 Gil upon, for the accommodation
Of visiters and private individuals.
Another item composing 1.-The aggre
gate amount, was for The service OF I
gardener $50: here this man was EN-.
ployed 10 attend 10 the public gsrdsHl
and grounds adjoining the President'l
House, aud was 10 fact attending TO the
business of government, for who woult
undertake to say that those gardens art
Of any benefit to the President They
we're open TO the public, aad belong Il
the people, and were kept 10 order mor'
for the qualification OF members of Con
gress than for the occupant OF the Whit
House, -.
u Mr.. l.. then alluded TO another item
for the payment of few laborers a
81 per day, and asked ifit was likel
that the President would hire these la
borers for his own convenience. Ger
tainly not. Besides, what would be tn
consequence if they should refuse {
make this small appropriation? Why
the result would be that those beautifu
mounds and other ronlrivances, mad
not for the qualification ofthe President
but to please the public eye, would b
neglected, This mony was, TO keep ii
repair the walks frequenled by tine pub
} lie, and he, with others, had often yis
led them; aud would any gentleman Co
, tend that the President himself wa
bound to keep them in repair. when the
= we're for The accommodation fthe pee
pie at large? No, the gardens an
grounds, were the property of the peo
= pie, and the people expected that the la
, Dor expended on them should be pal
for, He would ask the gentleman frcr
e Pennsylvania, what difference there wa
: between the public grounds around tn
Presldsnt's House, &the public ground
| and gardens ofthe capitol. No objec
tion was made to the paying Of laborer
on the latter, and why should there b
any with respect to, the formerl The
: were alike accessible, to, and for tn
qualification Of the public.
Another item was for horse and ca
hire for the public squares attached to th
Presidents House How would an
one undertake 10 say, that the Presider
had any thing to do, with tho enclosin
, of the two squaresi The grounds ha
= not been enclosed for his accommoda
tiou. But he (Mr. L. did not attAc
so much importance to these sma
: items; il was the principle involved fo
which he was coutending. The YER
Same objections 10 these items woulc
I on this principle. applv IN annronriatinn