The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-10-02

palace q llree, aud That after he had en-
ioged he luxury 81 he bath, he was anoin-
ted with cost i and del ST. perfumes, and
etlifed @ cay apparel am mol litile
surprised lhal M. Van Buren, Is the FIRST
President who made Che discovery thai The
pleasures ofthe warm 81 lopid bath Que the
proper accompa nimenis Of palace lie. For
ltappeaFs thai our formcr Presidents were
content with lhe application, when necessa-
81, Of the simple shower bath. Albeit one
ofthem Mr.. Adamsl indulged bis afisto-
cratic propensities almost every mornings
Che weather being favourable, by arTisto-
cFatlcally walking some 90 Of 100 rods,
ssbetWeen day-hreak and SUNRISE to The
banks Of the Potomac, and then and
there arislocratically having bis aTistocratlc
body, after The manner Of the antediluvianss
in the waters Of the river And. on some
occasions more aristocratically still, swim
ming across The stream, about one mile and
three quarters wide. Al the royal baths, q
some Of the palaces Of Europe, serVents are
il attendance who Immediately alter the
pfincelY bafher leaves The laVer, gently whip
bis back and limbs with wet birch rods, re-
move the hard skin from bis feet with pu-
mice Stones BIS body with triples dis
tillee Arabic esent little white vines
sugar and clio nVigorate him before ne
lapses in sweet sllnber / presume the
luxury might doubtless be materially en-
enhanced BY causing such salterations' e BE-
constructed as would insSodnce to the Pre-
sident's baths, by means Of particular con-
duits and double forcing pumps copious
supply of sea water, alter the manner OF the
magnificent bath establishments Of the old
Roman arislocracy.
Withholding, on The present occasion, all
further observations relative TO the palace
baths, let usnow make an examination Of
the moneys expended By the refoEmeFs for
furniture. You will recollect, Mr. Chairman
that presented to the commltte, in the ear
y part Of my remarks, q list of the various
appropriations made BY congress since the
retiFment Of John q. Adams. sslor alteTa-
tons and repairs 81 the Presidents House, !"
planting trees, improving grounds, &c.
Those appropriations amounteds altogeth-
er, to the sum Of SIS, 722 So. will now,
sir, offer to the committee q similar list OF
appropriations, during the same period, for
furniture for the Presidents House.
Act Sd March, 1929. For fur
nishing the Presidents House
under the direction Of the
President $4,000 90
Act of I'd March, 1881. For
furniture and repairs of fur
niture S., 600 90
Act of I'd March, 1893. Fur
nishing Presidents House,
in addition to proceeds of
such decayed furniture as he
may direct to be sold 10000 90
Act of 30th June, 1884 ssFor
COMPLETING the furniture
of the Presidents House, Sc, 900 90
Act Of Sd March, 1887. For
furniture Of the Presidents
House $4,000 90
To these appropriation may be added the
proceeds, as before stated, made, BY the
~ a and unfashio enable furni issss
IS $50 so, and we have the gross sum Of
seventy thousand six hundred and eighty
dollars and forty cents, expended By the
reformers for furniture for the Presidents
House. And this. too, sir, after the reform
ers had themselves contended and insisted
that the Presidents House had been furn-
ished By John @. Adams in style Of regal
magnffcence. But let US look closer at
the matter. By the 18th clause Of the Ist
section of the act Of 30ih juno 1884, six
thousand dollars were appropriated afor
COMPLETING the furniture Of the PRESS
dents House, The furniture was there-
fore complete after the expenditure ofthis
$4,000. Now, Mr. Chairman can you tell
me how e came to pass that Mr. Van Buren,
expended S25, l27 81 on the palace furnl-
fur during the summer and autumn Of 1887
The last sum ga, I27 90 ds,llars consists
Of %. 900 dollars appropriated By the act Of
Sd Of March, 1887, and q, l27 SO dollars,
the amount Of the Eve bills already read,
for what are denominated repairs and al
terations. Isit to Be credited that the re-
formers have destroyed, 10 the short space
of three years, furniture worth "a, 1T 9e1
About s, 900 dollars annually wasted;'a lar
ger sum By 2, 900, dollars than has been ifl-
vested IN the furniture Of the pFincely mans
sion on the north side Of Franklin square.
and Immediately opposite the palace. f
an expenditure Of {. 900 dollars IS sufficient
10 provide appropriate and suitable fuFni-
tnfe for the most elegant private monsionin
the city Of Washington, what will The plain
republican farmers say 20 the expen.
difure 81 &c, $50 40 dollars BIZ The relormefs
n complaining the furniture of fresidentss
House, which was cr0v de ID with the richest
furniture on the globe at tlhe time The TefoE-
meTs came into possesslonf
The Presidents House, from the time q
its destruction fl 1914, was not fednished
and occupied until September, 1917. =
was then taken possession Of By Mr.. Mons
roe. The furniture The former building
had been destroyed 81 Il, and the little
that had been purchased afterwards. for the
accommodation Of President Madison, IN
the house which had been rented for him,
1.-THE eastern end Of the seven buildings
mas na.lr aacnnd- hand l.lrnifnre. ard of lli-