Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-08-11

ford a, the time he left Washington, upon re-
firing from the head Of the Treasury Depart.
meni; all o (which amounted TO the sun OF
100000, and for which Congress had granted
the necessary appropriations, VIZ:
FEBRUARY %, 1895, $4,000
March /, 1927, 6,O00
The entire cost, therefore, of the furniture
in the Presidents House on the day the refor-
mers took possession was precisely $4,000.
But all the fine things which had been gather
ed into the palace by Monroe and Adams were
not grand enough for our reformers; they must
lie provided with huge la -n1oor size mantle
and pier mirrors in golden frames. magnifi-
cent cut glass chandeliers, ROYAL and imperial
wiltons, Italian gold shah pier tables, golden
stars, golden rays, Turkish divans, French
comfortables, foreign cut wine coolers, bar
rel-shape flute decanters, with cone shoppers,
and one hundred dollar artificial flowers.
Our reformers would not be satisfied without
the dulcet notes ofthe rosewood piano forte"
(octaves0 nor could they enjoy their French
cookery without the zest of a golden spoon.
Oh! how they longed after the genuine demo-
cratic gold and silver service Of the Russian
Baron, ''le General Boronde Tuyll." Hence
our reiormers have expended seventy thousand
six hundred and eighty dollars and forty cents
10 purchase all these locoioco baubles. The
furniture, therefore, at the present time, il the
Presidents palace, cost, the People the sum of
Sli0,GS0 10. What, sir, Will the plain farmers
OF the country say-what will our Industrious
and frugal mechanics say-what will the poor
daily laborers say about the expenditure of
Sli0,6S0 10 in providing for one house,
and such furniture /! Is there a loco foco with
in this Hall of the Peoples Representatives
who will justify this extravagancel II there
be, denounce him as the tool Of the EXecu-
tive. The plain, republican citizens Of the
United States will not excuse MIR Van Buren,
for paying for a bunch of artificial flowers To
adorn his table a larger sum than the yearly
wages Of a poor hireling; ay, sir, more than the
annual pension granted by the nation 10 the
brave and heroic soldier who endured the
seven years toll Of our Revolutionary strug-
gle.
Immediately after the installation at New
York in 1853 of Gen Washington as President
under the new Constitution, he took possess
sion of the house in Pearl street, in which the
President of the Old Congress had resided.
After the removal of the seat of Government to
to Philadelphia, President Washington lived
in a house in Market street, in that city, which
had been leased by Robert Morris to the Gov
eminent at an annual rent of SO, 00O.-The
rents and all the other expenses of the Presi-
dents establishment were paid out of the
Treasury, but Gen. Washington received no
pay Whatever lr MS services. I'm the con-
trary, he considered tlat he was in duty bound
to relinquish to the People Of the United
States two hundred thousand dollars, the
amount of his salary iorcight years services as
President, in consideration Of the rents and 9TH
or expenditures incurred by the nation in man
ufacturing his establishment while in their SER
vice. Compare the conduct Of George Wash
ton and Van Buren, I! Bless my soul, what a
falling off! Loud laughter. Yes. What a
fall was there, my countrymen! Then you,
aud | , and all of us fell down. After looking
back down the long line ofillustrious worthless
who have occupied the Presidential chair in
this country, is it not enough to make the heart
OF a patriot bleed, and to cover his cheek with
bushes to see in what that illns,rious line end!
What has Martin Van Buren, ever donei Who
can tell me! | can inform YOU, sir; he has
not only taken twenty-five thousand dollars in
gold and silver for his annual salary, but he
has compelled the People to pay for heming
dish-rags into the bargain. Why, sir, he knows
no more Of the honorable and high-minded
feelings of a patriot than he does of the hard
ships ola soldier. | think | can tell about all
he knows on that subject; and it is expressed
as a marine: "God be thanked that | never
killed any body, and that nobody ever XII led
me God bless the world, and huzza for the
navy " Loud laughter ] do not see why it
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made so much of so small a pattern OF a man.
lie never originated any thing to benefit his
country; he never fought to secure her glory;
he has done nothing but plot to elevate him
self; AMI yet here are we all thrown into tur-
moil about one little man, as if he was a hero
or a statesm1n-as il, IN the hour Of his coun-
try's extremity, he had been the first to face
her foes and present his body 10 their bullets,
and, when her danger was passed, had reiir-
ed, like another Cincinnltus, To his plough,
and had shOne yet more in all the peaceful
virtues of private life than before shone IN the
field.-Placed by the side OF Harrison, what
is he and what has he done Let him read
Gen lIirrisou's letter to Bolivar. when that
pure minded patriot pointed out to the great
liberator the path Of true glory and immortal
fame, recommending him 10 take Washington
this model, and to become, like him, the father
of his country. This would have sent him
down TO posierity with a shining brow. My
soul ~reioices tina, we are at last going TO have
a President something like the Father of the
Rev %oluiion. Why did the American People
advance Gen. Washington TO the Presidency
Because he had been the Father Of his Coun-
try, living and acting only for her. Why did
they then choose the elder Adams? Because
he had been the eloquent defender ofindepen-
dence; because his living words had stirred the
fire and blood 10 the hearts OF bis counlrymen,
and had inspired them 10 do and die in the
cause Of freedom. Why did they make JET.
ferson their Chief Magistrate Because he
had been the eloquent writer Of the declara-
ton Of independence. And why Madison
Because he had been the able, the profound
axp,t,lar al fhe Constitution Whv M.nr,ef