The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-03

4 oiI1 " bta tuLG iialIA5 ~ hIaAS 1iAe H"tttsI
honorable" Please, sir, 10 notice the cool
audacity Of the fellow
"a week or two since, We alluded in our pa.
per 10 Wing attorney Of this city, that should
have attempted to impose an old farmer, by
telling him that Mr.. Van Buren, eat off of gold
plates, aud used a gold knife aud fork. We felt
indignant tlat any one whom we held in high
estimation, personally, should have descended 10
such mode Of electioneering, Not THAT AM ONE
WOULD BELIEVE IT, but that any one should resort
TO such acts. We were, however, gratlied BY
learning from the gentleman implicated that he
was misunderstood, and Of course we did HIM in.
justice, and 1t gives us pleasure to be thus able
/ publicly 10 say 50. We should have made this
statement earlier, but We were anxious to see all
par ica before we did So
! Now, SIT, would advise this Wing law.
yer not TO be quite SO timld hereafter as TO
retract statements based upon substantial
facts. And | would further counsel him to
visit the larmcr sith whom lie bed the
conversation about the gold knives and forks
Of tho President and tell bin the whole
truth in relation to that matter; for eau
assure this honest Wing lawyer that the
gold service story Is a hundred fold worse
than he had any conception Of, | do not
know that the rich gold aud silver service is
shown On all occasions; probably It is only
when the elite are invited. But Ie, any
gentleman 20 to the palace when our asW
well. beloved cousin from South Carolina,
whom the " Official Organ " formerly &C.
lighted to call John Catiiiac Calhoun, is at
the banquet, and then the gold service in all
lis democratic lustre will DO presented to his
admlrlng eyes Oh sir, bow delightful
1t must be 10 real genuine Ioco,oco to cal
his pate dc foie grds, dtade desosss, aa6
Salade la ro!aiie from a sILyER pLATE
. With a GOLDEN RNTFE AND FORK. And
how exquisite TO sip wlth GOLDEN SPOON
his soupe a Ia Rene from SILVER TUREEy.
Il almost makes my mouth water to talk
about It.
| will, in tho next place, call the attention
Of the committee 70 the bill for the splendid
French China for dinner service, and the
e!egan. dessert sci II blue and gold, with
eagle all made to order III France, ind in
ported by Lewis Nerop s. Co, celebrated
dealers IN fancy CHINA, sc. Phlladclphia.
The SET Of French China for dinnce ser.
vico has four hundred and forty pieces, con.
sisting Of olive boats, octagon salad bowls,
pickle shells, long fish dishes, &c. &C. and
cost one thousand dollars.
The Desser; Set, blue and gold, with ea.
gle, composed of four hundred and twelve
pieces, including six stands for Bonbons,
efo v
three stages; twelve Sweetmeat Conpo
tiers, on feet; eight Competitors, on feet /;
six large Fruit baskets, on feet four Ice
Cream Vases and Covers, with inside
Bowls; five dozen Greek form Cups and
Saucers, &c. &c, cost one thousand five
hundred dollars.
Mr., Chairman, don't you think that one
of your plain republican " Suckers would
feel kinder queer like to be placed al
the Presidents table, before these demo.
cratic " Tambours with three stages and
" Compoters on feet? Why, sir, be would
almost imagine that he had suddenly been
translated to the sale d festin en- maisoa
royale of Louis PHILIPPE King Of the French.
have no doubt that some Of my constitu.
ents would much rather face the grizzly
bear, en- The Appalachian mountains, than
sit down before these Tambours with
three stages" and " Competitors On feet"
for five consecutive hours, the period Usually
required by Kings and democratic Presi.
dents 70 mastlcate a state dinner.
The next piec3 democratic " furniture"
on the Presidents table to which would
invite your very particular attention is the
" Sourout," or bronze gllded Plateau, q
large ornamented or pictured tray, which
stands on the centre of the table. The Pia,
teau, with the richly gilded baskets, tri.
pods, and Etruscan vases which accompany
il, cost in Paris 5000 francs, or S1,l25
and is the only piece Of table furniture
which has not been purchased since the
democratic days of retrenchment and re-
form. Some four or five months after Mr..
Van Buren took possession Of the palace, he
paid seventy five dollars of the Peoples cash
to MFR. Zachariah Nicholas for dressing up
the Plateau, and it now looks quite new
Ii is composed Of seven parts, measures thir. .
teen fee, six inches in length and two feet
IN width, and is ornamented with mirrors.
1t IS also handsomely carved aud gllded,
With wrcaths of fruits and vines; also with
figures representing Bacchus and the Bac.
chautes and pedestals upon which there ere
sixteen figures holding crowns to receive
the lights, and sixteen cups to change them
a, pleasure. Accompanying the Plateau
are two Etruscan Vases, gilded and gar,
uished with flowers; also, two richly gid. |
ed tripods, copied from antique patterns
also, three baskets, richly giIded, each with
three figures upon round stand, embellish
ed with lyre.tormed leaves, for SIX lights
each, ornamented with flowers.
II does appear TO me, sir, that the PA ,
teau, with ITS tine mirrors, in which the .
honest, hard handed locoloco democrats can |
look at themselves, almost every moment
during the formal progress of court ban |
quet, would be regarded even by bank
wing as pretty formidable article Of din
ner furniture.
Having disposed the pictured tray, MIR.
Chairman, will direct your attention for