Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-08-06
Gen. 0gle's Speech.

| while we would invite our readers to examine the
documents, which follow this article, in vindica-
ton of Gen Oge's speech, and explanatory, al
so, of the remarks of Mr.. Lincoln,-a pretended
report of which has been published in the Globe,
and from thence paraded through the columns of
all the administration prints throughout the
country. But in relation to Mr.. Lincolns speech,
that forgery of the loco focos, will be settled
shortly. Our present object is briefly to consid-
err the merits of Mr.. Ogle's speech.
Our readers, doubtless, very we'll remember,
that Gen. Jackson came into power with loud
professions of "Retrenchment and Reform -
the administration of John @. Adams, had been
charged with outrageous prodigality. Mr.. Adams
had been guilty of expanding few thousand
dollars, under the direction of Congress, for
few articles of necessary furniture, &c, and the
jackson presses had magniied the affair into
mighty misdemeanor, not to be forgiven. A.
mong other matters, Gen. Jackson was to reform
these abuses 1t will likewise be remembered in
this connection, that the whole expenditures un-
der this ertrauagant administration of Mr.. Adams
Exclusive of the public debt which was nearly
all paid off under his administration averaged
for his four years about eieren millions per year.
Now this was thought very wasteful But how
does Gen. Jackson retrench' Why, he decreases
the expenses under his reign of eight years down
to about THIRTY millions of dollars per year
or in other words he increases the average of
yearly expenditures from eterrn to THIRTY
millions of dollars per annum, whereabouts.
Van Buren, we have heard say, was to "follow
in his [Jackson's] footsteps" And in this in
stance he has more than kept his word. 1t ap-
pears from authentic documents and reports, that
the expenditures of Government during Mr. Van
Buren's four years, will not vary much from
eyerage of THIRTY FIVE MILLIONS of dol
lars, of the peoples money! Here we have
the brief facts in relation to the profession and the
practice of the administrations of Andrew Jack
son and Martin Van Buren,, on this score.
Respecting the wasteful extravaganza, mani
tested by Mr. Van Buren,, in surrounding himself
with the magnifcence and Injuries of foreign
Courts and the trappings of Royalty, Gen. Ogle
enters into the subject with the ardor and fear
lessness of a patriot and true republican. He
gives the details with powerful hand, and in
such manner as to forbid contradiction. This
speech should be read and reflected upon by every
freeman. Astounding as it does in arguments
that can be readily comprehended by all, and sue
cessfully contradcted by none, it is admirably
calculated to do a vast amount of good.
We shall continue our extracts, as we find
room.
The undersigned, wing members ofCon.
gress, have had their attention called to
publication in the Globe" of the 10th of
July, 1910, under the caption of "Messrs
Lincoln and Ogle," from which the follow
ing extract is taken:
"He (Mr. Lincoln) was no friend ofMr
Van Buren,, but he would do him the JUS
tice to say if there was any thing wrong in
relation to the furniture Of the White House
the President was not to blame for it. On
the contrary, he (Mr l.. knew his great
delicacy on the subject, and would assure
the gentleman that, whenever the commit
tee had consulted the President in relation
to any additional furniture, he had invara-
bly, expressed his reluctance to have any
thing expended for that object. He (Mr,
L. would state, from his own knowledge,
that not single article Of furniture sup
piled during the last three years had been
supplied at the request of the President
The committee alone were answerable, and
they assume the responsibility.
The undersigned do not undertake tosay
whether Mr.. Lincoln used the language inn
puted to him by the "Glube" or not; but as
he had permitted its publication to remain
ten days without public contradiction, we
presume that he now adopts the language
ascribed to him, if he did not originally ut
ter it. For the purpose, therefore, ofplac-
ing the matter truly before the country, and
to correct the gross misrepresentation Of
facts contained in the ADORE extract, the I'M
dersigned certify that they have carefully
examined the vouchers which have been
audited and settled by the Treasury De-
parlment, for the purchase of furniture for
the Presidents House since the 18th Of
March, 1887, and that they have compared
the said vouchers with the statements of
the same in the published speech of Mr..
Ogle, and find the said vouchers truly set
forth IN The said speech.
And they further certify that it appears
from the said vouchers that more than eigh-
teen thousand dollars were expended in fur
niture for the Presidents House between
the 4th day of March, 1887, and the 9th
day of December. 1887. the day on which