The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-02
There is no 'orangery' about the premises.


yilalion, or in company with the President or some
member of his household. This exclusion, how
ever, does not extend TO members OF Congress, some
OF whom, (and more especially such as are favor
ltes,) every alternate season. that Is, during every
long session, frequently take stroll through the
garden and adjacent grounds"
Lie upon liei On three sides of the garden there
Is no stone wall, and never was. Og lie says: "Ihe
present session is my fourth at Washington, and |
have been in the garden twice; but ON both occa-
SONS we (another member was IN company were
compelled, on reaching the western end OF the gar
den, to Chamber over the stone WALL hndns the
gates locked.' lfall the gates were locked, h0W
did he get in? And what business had he there !
Did he Chamber over the wall to get in as well as
out! And was his object to steal some OF the
splendid plants, beautiful flowers, and rich 'escu-
Tents, which he says are growing there? Or was
he in search of some of the 'OphiogiuSSum Pul-
gaium, Adder's Tongue which, according to his
list forms part of the curiositcs The truth is
the garden and the grounds, which Mr.. Ogle calls
the garden, are different enclosures. The grounds
through which he passed, are nothing but an acre
or t,co Of grass lard, with walks through 1t and
shrubbery on a part of its borders. 1t Is always
open to members of Congress and every body else
who chooses to walk there. While the east gate,
opening upon the Pennsylvania Avenue opposite
the Capitol, is always unastened, to admit the peo-
pe the western gate is kept locked, to prevent the
grounds being used as a thoroughiare, instead OF
the adjoining street. Mr. Ogl doubtless entered
at the open gate on the east; and out OF the TACT
that he found the western aa,e locked, he has got
up this mOnstrOus fabrication about fdrorates,
'erciusion,' &c. &c, not emitting 10 name 'aaJa-
cent grOunds,' when there are none there As to
the garden many private gentleman has Il bet
ter one
No. 7, page4. Oglc saws that, during Mr., Ad-
ans administration. '.,he grounds of the President
were brought into fine condition, the fences we've
nut in excellent order. the high hills were made
plain, and the 'doep' yallies were made smooth,
and the entire grounds, by the close of Mr. Adams
Presidency, wore n STYLE and finish quite accepa-
BILE to the taste and Judgment of our plain, Repub-
lican farmers" This Is entire fabrication. Nota
'hill' had been 'leyeed;' not valley had been
made SMOOTH; portion of the fences was in ru-
ins the front grounds wore the appearance Of a
sheep pasture, and the back grounds of coz yard.
No. s, page g. Hence the reiormers have con-
structcd a number of cleter sized hills, every pair
of which, it is said, was designed to resemble and
assume the form of AN AMAzoN's BOSOM, with
miniature knoll or hillock on its apex, to denote
the NIPPLE
There are three mounds, one entirely natural, Il
,,,ond ia par, 50, ana rlic MIRA made or earth 'e-
moved in graduating The grounds.
No. ., page 10. 1.-The plateau 70 tho only piece
OF table 'inr"tnre' winch has not been purchased
since me democratic days oil re'rehchmeh' ana re-
'orn'' mi ,,,
>, le'' on page 20 ne says; '" Inc rres'uch'
Rouse was c,opaea W'm me r'chea Jurnuu'e o"
We gfooe III ,e 'le inc rc'orl'ers ca'o ',i'o pos-
SESSION. "ho' ana not an ar,'c'e U, ",p'1
furniture among IT. save me pa'ca"' gnu
u u was iu'' III me FtcheT I"THH"'e On "o s''o''
now couiu '',e 'rc'orhers get any 'hlns ,'o,s ca
u"N"Sah'' Ch page ~ ne says .ha' az ,no '',"'-
.u'c purchaser ny monroe ana Au"''s' '"'''"'"s
'hc .aple iurhi'uTc' was III 'he mousse
NO ~, PaSe ~ lie says; our reiot",cls "o"'"
not be sa'sheu without the u"'cc' hoes D, 'c ioSe-
woca piano Joric' (oc'aveS,) nor coulu ."cy c"jo!
'her r,ehch cookery WITHOUT 'le "eS' VI So''e"
Poo"
Page 81 he says ''lhc very rciormers who made
such an everlasting DIN about the price oil oi'ara
table, have expended more than seventy thousand
doilars OF thc people cash Tor nine ieel MIRRORS
god KNIVES, 'orNs' spoons, rugs, stars &c:
icre Is "t upon "e, MOI a 'so,u hii'e' 'o'N ",
spoon, mas Deeh purchased since 'he 'he'or'hcrS,
sog'e cuns ,ne JACKSON men, ca'he ''''o PpMc''
All the 'aDle iurnnnre oil lhai SORT III TIC iIo"Sc
was purchased ny 'helr predecessors
NO. H. Page w. "ahe iNrhi'ure, therefore, at
the present 'he N inc PRESIDENT pa'acc COST ''c
people the sum OF Sllo'ooo Az
Inc sum s'a'ea ny oS'c hcre IL 'ho 'ntnv evs'
oil furniture from Ar Monroe inauguration III 10 y
10 'he P'eSen. year. period 1' Wen'.I'ou .u",9'
Now IN ADDITION 10 me TACT tha' IN such an csup
li'hmcn' a large quan'ity oil furniture must hetesr
sarly De niohch, "hu wear OUT III VA. '."s,n W
lme' Mf' og'e h,nseh ,e''' MS rraue's WA. I'an-
i'es had beeh so'u rage 20 discussing ''''' We
y SUBJECT, ne meh,'ohsa sa'e shcce io-'' u'nou",
ing TO So'oSo; ana on page 10 ne gives al qoco"''
OF sales 10 the amount OF So,9oo oil Tue very 'c'-
lure he says Is now III the mousse inc phls Vi WI
Ogle appears 10 nave examined SNOW extensive
sales under previous administrations bu, TO maze
out good elecloneerIng wing rhaPPeF' ne asserts
that all tins old iurnltule, ana all ihe furniture
worn out III tweh'y-iour years use' Is sun III INC
honse.
No. ID, page 30, Asking why the people elect
ed Nlr. Monroe President, Oge answers: "Becanse
he was the last Of that band OF worthless VINO mad
shed their blood in our Revolutionary struggle,
Now tins man cannot be ignorant mat peh JACK
son bears upon his person the scar off wound re-
cclyed in 'our Revolutionary struggle
No. 10, page 80 In speaking OF Harrison, OgIe