Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-08-11


encourager, and the responsibleacces-
sary Of those base libels. | shal.there-
fore claim the right to discuss tie po-
litical principles, the public conduct
and behaviour of Martin Van Buren,,
with that perfect freedom which should !
characterize the independent lepre-
sentative of plain, honest, andbrave
constituency. Where l discover mean
ness, / will expose it to the contempt
and loathing of honorable men; ghere
| [ encounter audacity, [ shall maui its
brazen head, and level it in the dust;
and where [ detect corruption, shall
run my spear into its putrescem car
cass, up to the very hilt.
Let me now, Mr.. Chairman, turn
your attention to the amendment under
consideration. 1t proposes to strike
out of the bill the sum of 1860, in
tended for alterations and repairs of
the Presidents house, and for the pur-
chase of furniture, trees, shrubs, and
for superintendent Of the Presidents
grounds. The "site" of the Presi-
dental palace is perhaps not less con
spicuous than the Kings house in many
of the royal capitals of Europe. i is
situate at the intersection of fourspa-
cious avenues, which radiate from this
point as a centre. The "palace pile"
is one hundred and seventy feetfront,
and eighty-six deep, and stands about
the centre Of plat of ground contain
ing twenty acres, the whole whereof is
surrounded by firmly built stone walls
and Ianceolated iron ratings, will i'm
posing portal abutments and wellbar-
, red iron gates. The main entrance
front faces north, upon Lafayette
spare, and the garden front to the soutl
opens to an extensive view Of the liver
| Potomac As the palace is very ac-
curately described by Mr.. Elliot, il hi
''Picture Of Washington" | viii leaC
} a portion of that description:
: cit is built of white frcestone, viii
= Ionic pilasters, comprehending twC
/ lofty stories of rooms, crowned with
= stone balustrade. The north front i
: ornamented with lofty portico, of fou
5 Ionic columns in front, and projectin
= with three columns. The outer inter
s COLONIZATION is for carriages to dry
a into. and place company under shelter
d the middle space is the entrance fc
Y those visiters who come on foot; tn
/ steps from both lead TO a broad pla
1t fern In front of the door Of enuanc,
o The garden front is varied By havin
l. a rusticated basement story under Il
re Ionic ordonnanna, salby a asenaicirc'
d lar projecting colonnade of six co
at umns, with two flights of steps leadir
r from the ground to the level Of Il
J. principal story"
of Previous to its destruction by +
to British army, on the oath Of Augu
tie 1914, there had been expended
= hqiIding the palace the sum of thr
sandred and thirty three thousand t
f6ndred and seven dollars; and sin
lis that period the further sum of thI
he hundred and one thousand four hi
dred and ninety-six dollars and TWEEN
er five cents, in rebuilding the interi
mt and in erecting the two splendid POI
Ii Goes; making together the large amos
en- of 1884, O3 25 laid out on the pal
lis structure alone, to say nothing alb
to the very liberal sums that have b,
ill expended from time to time on the
he niture, on alterations and repairs,
all the garden, grounds, stone walls, i
ly, fencing, and for the ''stalls'' for
of ROYAL stabbed steeds. 1t may be ?
Ugh per further to state that all the disbul
lck ments for iron fencing, for stabli
an and for the superb porticoes and spl
lost did Ionic pilasters, at the north
It'll south fronts Of the palace, have b
the incurred since the Administrator
1ed John Quincy Adams went out
fish power-the porticoes alone costing
ven sum of S24'769 %. Great imprc
ind ments have been made within
ICE, wears past in the PRESlDEN'
the GARDEN. 1t is situated, as be
, Of remarked, on the south side of
.ast, palace, and is believed to corresp
| to in its general arrangements with
and style and fashion of some OF the |
hat, celebrated royal gardens in Engl
AVE 1t has a choice collection of both
the tive plants and exotics, many Of
], in latter having been gathered from all
g in every cline. Ornamental trees
. in beautiful shrubs have been "sele
lad with great care" from the most ceie
dent ted specimens, and are now gro
ress, luxuriantly. The orangery, tn
APP not as yet on avery extensive sea-
the fast improving. Rich and char
the shrubery and parterres greet the
nent in every direction. Nor should |
ward TO mention that, in addition to the
gers, merous families of the tulip, the
shall the pink, the rose, and many thor
e his other sweet flowers and shrubs, v
n the all the lovers of bene6cent Nature
gen mire, the garden contains some
oIt at ceedingly rare botanical and med
o ex- specimens; and, for the 'bene
graft the infrm," / will give both the
o ex- lite" and the "yulgar" names OF
the of them:
lstain Gerardia Flava, False Fox 7
ofthe Solidago Lanceolata, Golden Mad.