The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-20
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'RE,IARKs OF Mr.. oGLE,
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AS 2s6eent Elliptical Saloon, where next
IT-7 sss d conduct you. The historical event
$3.50 In a the celebrated East Room Letter.
j, 4hssd 10 the editor of the Richmond En-
in Cha3 IN, Ind dated at Washington, January 1,
81 Hi Here is the letters: 49,
q NaTah being tho day on which the Presidents
) H.. &yh thrown open to all visiters, went,
tD sstf n, others, to pay my respects to him, or
es FOR n. should fairly confess, went to see
Sc. ~ Cast Room, for the furnishing of which WE
business MED twenty-five thousand dollars at the
Il Iowa, sson Of Compress. | was anxious to see
the Unit that amount of furniture could be slowed
II in single room, and my curiosity was
he Tsrij satisfied 1t was truly a gorgeous sight
the III shold, but had too much the look of regal
tine.rV lMfecnse to be perfectly agreeable to my
a prilae& republican feelings"
,unty, establish tho falsity of this celebrated
3h-40br,I will refer you to extracts from two dis
pshed public journals, one of them the
!. 70 tsal Organ of General Jackson 8 admins
81 4is San, and the other at that period in full
Ro,t. uaunion with $ the party:'
ale ahh well known that through Mr. Addmss
i; ~ raic pride, this elegant room lie. the east
y 49, S)in the Presidents House, was le.s: IN
3, i. naED. - u. S. Telegraph, Aug. 1, 1929
/ S ~ : 10 New York Courier and Enquirer of
Aamber, 1929, states as follows:
;v,. AThe coalition papers tell US that the East
mis- going to be furnished. This, at the
,sbad authority but, if it be true, VIC are
49,. &Tto hear it. The manner in which MI
8 tsPrcsident kept, the East Room was dis
- ketfu Ito the office Of President of the Unit
atiy Sales Instead ofits looking neat and clean,
= Hay,and being decently furnished us the
) rI,rp P,aan y tho President OF a great republic
s m habc, it was full of cob,cebs, e,o old
4 N1hmbering benches, broken glass, and
.ssS fEaGactly like one Of the apartments Of
her psn ndafCastle, Holyroed Palace. or the Tower
heir Wod London, those appcndages TO kings and
a carddf Sshs Tho head of a republic ought. to
II isachm anwample of the thriftiness and virtuous
adFwAl b&softhe people who put him there. EVERY
~ next uRIrrsL.cAN. when visiting Washington,
i near III lnv find u chair to sit down upon in the
Roem.' They wont he kept standing
DAVIS. ntheir legs, as they do before kings and
n--tS nas, and as practised by Mr. Clay's Presi-
----- kdl they are SO tired as scarcely to know
4f4ss IL yer they have any legs to stand upon.
sting bd ~ General Jackson put GOOD, SOUND. SUB
!. Reid, nlL FURNITURE into the East Room, the
Iowa, saais not complete in that quarter, and the
busintsA lesant forgive him for neglecting it." y
continu& hs sstrangc commentary do the gorgeous
auing garnishments of the East Room
mo, fnregard to the remarks Of the "Courier
REDS fhaurer," which have just been read by
81 Hsf. EVERY PLAIN REPUBLICANS forsooth,
----- assting Washington, will now find
go. tosit down upon in the East Room. =
c south& NJ EVERY PLAIN REPUBLICAN will now find
va Terri achalrs IN that splendid and royal saloon,
IDS hgh look the round sum of SIX HUNDRED DOL
II round. q the Peoples Cash to pay for. Is not
land has sitting down with a vengeance Mr.
iniaf ap- II President, (Mr Adams) through aristo-
John w. Hcpfidc kept the East Room full Of cob
the goth aiew old chairs numbering benches, and
Tlen glass;" On the other hand, Martin
Clerk. buten- plain, republican hard handed
& nocratc@ccofnco Martin Van Buren, has it
! ssanshedw with gold framed mirrors 'as big
.oandoor,' to behold his plain republican
y. What need he care if those mirrors
ouft ~ IsaSen tioentyfour hundred dollars OF the
eash to pay for them Is not such
aiacy Surcsque on common sense and
orce. fnon decency! But, Mr. Chairman, am
:, e. .le with the celebrated East Room letter.
L Sophis fay after it's nubl;c,t;a,, na, thro,,nh.
ne saw " Whole country to have been sheer
pa wy Is.non, from beginning to end.' For the
9, Ml asae authors reputation, it therefore be-
% aSeessary that his name should be with
rs !. ptaln pn the People. The editor of the Rich
y y NJ. saqairer, instead of exposing the base
J, " ~. 1asehood, maintained the deep silence
goes gave in regard to the writer Ct the let
na.s, LING period of almost four months and
.sa.. a0t until after repeated goadings that he
lsssss fessve and sore, and began to manifest
~ disposition to clear yhis own skirts of
,llr's... NMsery he accordingly announced in the
lanceH Tsand Enquirer of the 9th Of April, 1927
~ mi! p n article in some other newspaper
smblect of the letter, that the account
q soy. sh the writer refers respecting the East
iLEtR, vas forwarded to us, as il purports. bv
HARI, The most intelligent and distinguished
40 Cn ssof Congress- This most intelligent
sSnguished member of Congress- turned
caggo. .., Thomas Hart BENTON, who subse-
lnefs ~ Became still more distinguished as the
llY M na the Gold Humbug.' I said that his
'ig' 80 "oon ietter'w false throughout, and
'p.'s was made up of the whole piece of cloth:
rt.s sPears, at the very time list January.
s3S Mat letter was written, describing the
Il. ~ 81 !, :, the East Room as gorgeous to q
L by ~ regal magnificence,' the room had
q Wsst sltofe, excepting few old chairs, lum.
JOS oenches. broken glass; and divers fra
ont IS q cobwebs. Sir, l go for, these old
!, or 20 scences, and hold that, when !. one Of
~ intelligent and distinguished MEM
lana congress will deliberately ST. down in
M fabricate for publication a ,oilful
&c purpose Of deceiving the People, hs
4 E,;,is' 70 be kept in fresh remembrance.
Olps mould be branded deeply on his fore
bJ was the letter r on felon's cheek.
! Co sasa a y H Benton beget that falsehood Iii
n,s so upon him; and though other mat
z W. ~. count of youthful indiscretion may be
rs as and forgotten, this base coinage he
ilie s 9 his own door, and is and will be re.
81 the y the People of the United States.
.eby re- PAD our respects to the sEaat ROOM
the UNI =, " chairman, take a view Of what is,
I festa iuscnt day, called the Blue Elliptical
y bes1 acough in former times It was known
Il said I Sfeen Circular Parlor.' This apart.
non ,t saIly oval in form, and is forty feet
,dsbt F;snsh. sty wide. In ito beautiful shape,
1edisso sn en furniture, snowy drapsryy,. costly
Bin nnsss men, and general arrangements,
IT'S, psononl. llpslcsl asalocns has frequently
!. deed 'onsed' in the Judgment Of The bess
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