The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-10-02

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I1.fenca 4atnitlfe was ioIlnWlln shipped 20
America, and congress subsequently gram
ted The necessary appropriation 90 cover the
lde6clt Although Mr.. Monroe was souie-
what unfortunate n tho selection Of bis
lagents. he was little 10 blame ia the whole ai-
flair; for many 81 the articles deemed proper
fof the Presidents House could not az that
lday have been procured nihe United States +;
and besides the statute which directs that
lall furniture purchased lor The Presidents
House shall be. IS far IS practicable, Of
american OF domestic manufacture was
not enacted until May 1926 The
furniture oE The Presidents House was fur
theF increased By the purchase az articles in
PHILADELPHIA aud other Ai|antic cities, from
time - aimes during the administration st
| Mr.. lonFoe anounting 10 ~ - III g - The
entire sum, therefore, inuedted ID furniture
BIZ him Was so 900 VIZ
Private furniture, appraised at $9,OII 2@A
/ Bought IN France lS,4l7 II
Purchased ii Philadelphia, sc. q. 81 COL
$4,000 90
This sum paid By three several appropria-
ton bills passed By Congress 20 wit:
March 3, 1877, for $50 900
April %, 1919, for 10000
April 90, 1878, for deficiency 10000
S5O,000
To the rich stock bought BIZ Mr.. Monroe,
there was added during the administration
i of John g. Adams other furniture, inclu-
i ding service plate, takeu from Mr.. Craw-
ford at the time he left Washington, upon
retiriring from the head Of Treasury Depart
tment; al Of which amounted 70 the sum Of
i20, 900, dollars, aud for which Congress had
granted the necessary appropriations viz:
February Is, 1925, $4,000
March i. 1927 5000
The entire cost. therefore, Of the furni-
tnre in the Presidents House on the day
the reformers took possession was pre-
lcisely $4,000. But all the 6ne things
which had been gathered into the palace 81.
Monroe and Adams were grand enough for
our relormers; they must provided with
huge barn-door size mantel and pier mir
Tors, in golden frames, magnificent cuts
/ glass chandeliers, royal and imperial VIII
tons, Italian gold slab pier tables, golden
stars. golden rays Turkish diYans, French
lcomloFtables, foreign cut vine coolers, bar
erel-shape hute decanters, with cone stop
pers, and one hundred dollars artificial flow
Our reformeTs would not be satisfied With
out The dulcet notes Of the rosewood piano
forte, toctayes;1 nor could they enjoy.
their French cookery without the zest Of b.
sPoos. Oh! how they longed after
the genuine democratic gold and silver SER
vice Of the Russian BARON, 'le General Ba-
ron De TagII. Hence ourreformers have
lexpended seventy thousand six hundred and
eighty dollars and forty cents to purchase
all these locoloco baubels. The fumituEe,
therefore, at the present time, in the Presi-
dents palace, cost the people the sum of
/ 140, $50 40 dollars. What, sir, will the
plaif farmers Of the country say-what will
our Industrious and frugal mechanics say
what will the poor daily laborers say about
the expenditure Of I40,6S0 40 dollars d
providing furniture for ONE HOUSE g-and
IsUcH furniture! IS there locofoco within
this Hall Of the people representatives who
will justify this extravaganza IL there be,
denounce himas the tool of the Executive.
The plain, republican citizens Of the United
States will not excuse Martin Van Buren,
l FOR paying for bunch Of artificial flowers
] to adorn bis table larger sum than the
syearly wages Of poor hireling; az, sir,
more than the annual pension granite BIZ
/ the nation to the brave aud heroic soldier.
who endured the seven years toll Of our
Revolutionary struggle
Immediately after the Installation at New
York ii 1889 Of General Washington as
! President under the new constitution, he.
took session 0ffhe house ii Pearl street.
lin nhich tie President Of the Old Congress
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