Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-26

throw around the President the frippery oil
cuurtiers and then call him dignifed. And
what is digni,y-true dignity There is
The dignity Of rank, and the dignity of the
mind. Now however high the rank, If the
dignity Of The mind be wanting; there is no
real dignity. Ii the mind OF Mr. Van Buren,
be mean, you may place him in the White
House and surround him with French furn-
iture and foreign gewgaws, but you canno,
give himtrue dignity. The circular room,
Mr. Ogle said was well furnished when MI
Van Buren, took up bis residence at the
White House; but he had not been there
more than eight months when, as appeared
by the account, he laid out one thousand
thee hundred and screa dollars 10 Gr three
windOrS curtains! The window curtains
were good enough before, for any repuhli.
can in the land. These things had been de-
MED in the official orean ofthe Adminstra.
lion--the Globe--bui he held the facts in
his hands, and he should send them abroad
TO the people.
| In August. 1887, six months after Mr. Van
Buren, took possession OF the White House,
said MIR. Ogle. we find the United States
charged with the sum OF iwo thousand doll
lars for gold leaf and gliding materials for
the circular loom
On the 9TH ofJuly, 1887. we find that Mr.
Van Bureu charged the United States with
upwards OF four thousand dollars Tor foreign
carpeting, imported expressly for his use
Domestic American carpeting was not good
enough for his royal mansion--nnd the PEG
pies money must be paid out in sums like
this for foreign goods.
Next comes a charge Of several hundred
dollars for toteeis! MIR Van Buren, has a
salary OF SOS per day, and charges his tow
els TO The people Then we have a small
bill OF Two thousand dollars, and upwards,
for repairs, such as taking down curtains
and carpets, and large items for silver pa
per. Also charge OF one hundred dollars
for one divan and eight cushions small
bill for French bedslcad and other Frenc h
furniture, ofone thousand five hundred and
ninety nine dollais And an other bill in
which the people are charged for grinding
MIR Van Buren's table knives, and for two
knife blades. the sum of 1920 The peo.
pie are also charged eight hundred and fifty
nine dollars. for the services ola horse cart,
and gardener, to aid in raising Mr. Van Blu
ren's vegetables
The White House. with the exception OF
The East room) was handsomely furnished
while MIR Adams was President OF the Uni
ted States. Gen. Jackson spent $4,000 for
furniture during The eight years that he oc-
lcupied the White House, and Mr. Van Blu
rem, the first year Of his administration. ex-
pended Tor the same purpose upward OF
$4,000
MIR Ogle said he was aware that MIR Van
Buren, was great advocate OF gold, and be
supposed that eating with gold knires and
forks gave him "hankering" that way
Mr. Lincoln repeatedly interrupted Mr.
Ogle, in the course OF his remarks, and in
formed him that the report of bis speech
which was published in the Globe, was la
ken by reporter and published without his
knowledge or consent he never saw ii, I'M
I'll il appeared in prin. and had no oppor-
tuniiy 10 revise IL; and he wished il under
stood that it contained many inaccuracies,
some Of which he had pointed out 10 the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. The re-
port he repeated, was a perversion of his
language and contained expressions which
he did not use He disavowed the spirit oil
il, entirely
Mr. Oge said he was glad 10 hear the
gentleman make this explanation. He did
not believe tina. any man could stand up be.
lore his constituents and justify the foolish
Iexlravagance OF the President He did not
believe thai any nun could justify him in
his aplng Of foreign couns-in the pure has
ing of French furniture. of gold plate, Of ar
tIhcia flowers. British coaches, and other
Things Of that son. He did not believe any
man could justify him in charging his com
mon household expenses 10 the people, while
he was receiving The largest salary paid TO
any public officer in The nation. President
Washington, he said, lived in plain man
ner-and he paid for his own rent, and his
food, and family expenses. And there was
no law TO justify Mr. Van Buren, in making
such charges against The people. as he had
read from the reports No other President
ever did such thing. If we permitted
these charges in one instance, there would
be no end TO them--no limit, whatever, but
the Limit ofavarce. Instead ola salary oil
S25, 0U0,the salary ofthe President might be
increased, by his own wish 100000. He
considered this monstrous use Of power 81
one that ought to be Immediately checked.
Well, then. here you have specimen oil
the facts, figures. and arguments presented
by Mr. Ogle. to sustain the famous Gold
Spoon Story. The spirit of this story is the
charge Of extravaganza, and mean abuse
of power for pecuniary advantages. MI
Ogle has talked three days on The subject
and will soon presentto the public the en-
tire mass OF facts which he has colerted
with the receipled bills. and the certified
documents 10 sustain his charges. | have