The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-27

Is extra cut lamp glasses % OO
French bracket lights for east room 300 o.
l pair mantel lamps for audience room 20 00
all purchased from L.Veron & CO $l3,24l GO
bought from Campbell II and CoyIe, .z.sf
/ hall chandeliers 1JD Oh
bought from Campbell and Brothers
! l octagOn hail lamp sE@N Fl3aI4 co
! .ntF -ta SIS, 4Q5 90
What will the plain republican farmers of
the country say, when they discover that our
economical retormHrs have expended eSI3.4O5
OF the Peoples cash for looking g glasses, anps,
and candlesticks ? What would the frugal and
honest 'Hoosiers' think were thew TO behold a
democratic peoc0Ck, in full court costume strut
ting by the hour before golden: framed mir.
rors, nine feet wide and four feet and a
half high -? Why, sir were MIR Van Buren,
to dash into the palace on the back of his
Roanoke race-horsc, he could gaze at and ad.
mirc the hools Of his charger and his own crown
at the same instant of time, in one of those
splendid mirrors s..-<
MrChaIrman there is much truth and sound
philosophy in Poor Richards advice:
Early to bed, and early to rise, s..r
Makes man healthy, wealthy, and wise"
But it is clear that our new economists have
little faith in early rising. else they would not
have laid out 1850 of the Peoples cash in
lamps and candlcsticks. The Court fashion of
'sleepin" on the day and waking on the night, ;
results in keeping the palace doors closed, sa ve
TO persons entitled TO the entrce, until ten
O'Clock, A. NJ 1t was but a few days ago that
an honest cnuntryman, on his way to the fishing
landings. after breakfast, having some curiosi
ty to behold the magnificent East Room, with
its gorgeous drapery and brilliant mirrors bang
the bell at the great entrance of the palace, and
forthwith the spruce English porter in attend
ance, came to the door, and seeing that only
'one of the People, 'on toot, twas there, slammed
1t IN his face, after saying, You had better
come at seven o'clock: the Presidents rooms
are not open for vsiters till ten in the morning.
Whereupon the plain farmer turned on his heel
with this cutting rebuke: I'm thinking the Pre-.
sident's House riN be open BEFORE DAY OF, the 4th
Of March merit for EHERY-boiy; for OLD ZIP is a
mighty eafty riser, and wcs neuer get caught nap
ping-and docs' mt allo,p serfs 10 be insolent 10
treemen.' And sir, I may add, in confirmati
to this honest countryman's belief in OH Tips
early rising, that, within the last year, he has
been heard, hy some of his intimate friends, to
remark, that his head had not been found
upon his pillow at sunrise for the last
forty years. To his habit of early rising is,
perhaps, in 4 good degree, to be attributed the
salvation Of his brave army from the scaIping-
knife and tomahawk of the Indian savage at
the battle OF 1lppecanonc, on the morning of
the It'll of November, 1911 ; for on that occa-
sion, he arose at Il quarter before O'Clock,
and sat by the fire, conversing with the gentle
men of his family, who were reclining on their
blankets, waiting for the signal, which in a few
minutes would have been given for the troops to
turn out. The orderly drum had already been
reused for the reveille. AT the moment the at.
tack commenced This custom of early rising
with the great activity and temperate habits of
his past life, will lso fully explain why he still
enjoys such remarkable vgor to his moral
and physical energies since he has attained to
the age of67 years. But sir, will not indulge in
the pleasing theme until shall have finishcdmy
remarks on the regal splcndor Of the Presidcn-
tal palace. Eb.. H5
Among the official vouchers, before me,
I find one which testifies that Mr. Van Buren,,
during the administration Of General Jack
son, was sometimes disposed to crafty his
love for rich candlesticks, by actions as ca
terer for palace turniture:Bs rz,Ifrs.r- y
an Voucher No. 6. s. .sf
Bought at auction, for the Presidents
House, May 80, 1881: ss2> 3H 6 y
sTo chintz covered sofa, $50 90
e plated candlcsticks, 20 7Oj
'o+ -. $50 TDI
Received payment, June 7, 1881, "'lRtFf
--------- M.VAN BUREN,
But must present you, Mr. Chairman, with
some other articles of democratic furniture
within the palace. What do you opine of the
following specimeis---the were all purchased
by the plain, republican reiormers, from
Messrs. Lewis Vernon 81 Co. = aso8 aagI 81
sets of green tea trays, real gold
leaves, 5 in each set, 800 $40 OOf
Ornamental rays over the, door, 25 COL
dozen gilt stars, q ,sE3t l+s5@ IT SO
pier tables with Italian slabs, izg ZOO OOi
round table, blue an. and gold slab, large 1876 90
do do 81 100 900
3 bronzed and steel tenders, new =" .S''
STYLE .@faH- 81 s'.$ ~ So 1870 90
"a arm chairs and 4 sofas, stuffed and 8k
covered, mahogany work, entirely
refnishcd, and cotton covers, 600 OO|
Can you tell me, sir, in what age OF the
world it was that real, genuine, plain, hard-j
handed locofocos first placed Golden RAYS over
their doors, and bcdecked their saloons with
golden stars / think it was about the time
of that great excmpiar of locoioco democracy.
Aebuchadnezz What, do. you think, sir. 4
of the democratic rosewood Piano Forte foe.
taves) at the palace, got in exchange for a
by paying two hundred dollars
OF the Peaple's cash Tor boot moneys2S 8f.d
will now direct Inc attention of the, COM
mittec to another department of the Presi-
dents revenues, which / consider; highly
objectionable.fl refer, sir, TO the linens, tow
els, tahle-clotis, &C., bought with the Peo-i
pies Cash for the use Of the palace. In this
department there appears to have been no
bounds to e1travagance. What will the head
Of any household in America think Of ex-
pending for such articles, at one store, within
the short period OF ten months, the sum Of!
twenty-four hundred and sixty dollars and
twenty nine cents1 The bilssfor this expen-j
diture on my desk are, entirely too long to take
up the time of the, committee in reading
them but l have prepared and viii submit
the following abstract: 800 "A
Huckaback towels, Irish linens, ticklenberg,
danlask diapers, table-clotiis, Irish sheeting
mars quilts, flushing, green gauze, slip thread,
spools cotton, tapes, and other dry goods, pur-l
chased for the use Of the Presidents House. at
the store OF Darius Clagett, Washington, from