The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-17
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
SPEECH OF MR.. OGLE,
or rENssYLyASI.,
on The Regal spicndor os the
PEEssDEsTs PALACE.

PRESIDENTS PALACE.
fcoSctrpyp
kp,.icasl IN tie Il Of Representative, hpril b.
The p,r-id 'nt's commissioner, BIZ hs re-.
orl, dated 10 December ! q informs Us
suodry Other important alterations y
ahin the palace, Constructed duuug that
ear, amongst which IS the following:
q. h ~ bsseHeat story rsserr,oy Ia, icea
s'rsefst. ptich, b urans u a daaJir forrHg
-, ssfpies ~ tiicAsa Paafry, BATHS. &C.
20 baS pure teafee."
Alb = SIR, | thought We should soon arrive
the GCeciaa Butks. for ailhout lhcal The
lsOres Of the palace gould bc incomplete.
early Is the days Of Homer the delights
palace BAH @efe highly appreciated
DO writes that q bath vas prepared lJr
! ,sses. the sen Of Laeres, ID the palace
! Gree, aGd that. after be had rullScd the
Iury Of the bath, he was amounted with
silly aud delightful perfumes, aud aui,ed
CAV apparel. ap nat h,lle surprised
ial Nr. Van Buren, Is the first PfesIieu,
10 INSIDE the discovery that the pleasures
the warm or .eptd bath are the proper
compartments of palace life. For It
2pears that our former Presidents were
lairnt ia the application, when ncccssa
Sy, Of the simple shower bath Al5c,, one
them Mr.. Adans) ndul-ed hts afisto
ralc ptopensllies, almost every morning,
" scatter berg favorable, by arsiocrat
raiiy railing some % or 100 rods, " 30.
seen day break and suansc," 70 the banks
y ibe Potomac, and then and there ar:~lo
fn;icaily LAYING hts atistocratc body, after
he manner Of The a1,ediluyaus, 81 The ird.
ers Of the rirer. And, on s1aic occasions,
bore aus;octai,cal!y still, swimming across
b. stream, about o0e mile and three quar-
FRS vide. Al the royal baths, ~ sonie oi
he palaces af Europe, servants are 10 at
,adlnce who immediately after the prince
baiher leaves the LAYER, gently whip his
ack AMI limbs with vet birch rods, remove
Ne hard shin from bis fec, With puWlcr
Rom, anui1t hls body With triple dis;,'ca
ArSbc, and present lililc white vine, 81
tf and ciirna, 10 Inyigntaic h,m before
Ls apses IN sweet siu,nbet. presume
he laSafy Of Bll these royal practices H,li
duly appreciated al the Presidential pa!
bee. THIS luxury might doubtless be ma
f'fIallv enhanced by causing such "GiicrG
Ions TO be constructed as would introduce
p The Presidents baths. b. means OF parllc
uar condu,is and double forcing pumps
! copious supply d sen water, after Tie
manner u the magnificent bath establish.
|incn,s Of the old Roman arislocacy.
Withholding, on the present occasion, oil
Further observations relative to the palace
Paths, lei US nos make an examination Of
Pie moneys expended BY the rcformers for
l'waiiare. You will recoiecr, Mr., Chair
aan, that ! presented to the committee, 10
The early part Of my remarks, list Of the
[anous appropriations mad" by Congress
|sace the retirement Of John q. Adams, " for
|cl'eraiiops and repairs Of the Presidents
i'0a'e, planting trees, improving grounds,
|~c' hose appropriations amounted, alto
celhcr, 10 the sum Of Sss,722 -. viii
|nnT, SIR, offer TO the committee a similar
0H Of appropriations, during The same PERI
FL, for furniture for the Presidents House.
AZ II % March, 1879 For fin.
'hlng the Presidents House IN.
Ger tho direction Of the President sli,G0O 90
Aaot2d March, 1881. For furni-
'u'e and repairs Of furniture 5000 90
act Of Cd March, 1893. Furnish.
ing Presidents House. in add.
uon TO proceeds Of such decay.
saigtniture as he may direct to
10 sold 500. 900 90
ha Of 3ah June, 1924, For
CONFLICTING The furniture
ofhe Prcnd.ars HOUSE $4,000 90
/ Aa Of 81 March, 1887 For fur
nituFo Of the Presidents House 100000 90
10 these appropriations may he added
hc proceeds, as before stated, made by the
sac Of decayed and questionable furniture,
"Bss 40, and We have the gross sun of
TWENTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND
h''llry DOLLARS ASp FORTY CENTS, ex
ENDED by the reformers for furniture for
we Pfesutent's House. And this, too sir, a(
tihe reJormers had themselves coutended
una insisted that the Presidents House had
Ncn furnished hy John q. Adams IN a
,,y,e OF regal nagniftencc. But let us
"k little closer ut the matter. BY the
IN clause of the lst section Of the act Of
"o'h June, 1894. six thousand dollars were
appropriated "fpr COMPLETING The far.
s'are Of The. Presidents Housr." i'he
furniture was therefore complete after the