The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-08-14

miltee. But the member cayils with !,
me tor susislu,ng the appropriation for
!he salary ofihe gardener at the Presi-
'lsns's square. lnmy remarks, on
former day, 10 which he expects lssid
hat this had been usual appropriation
TOT msuy years. and thai lssaw no new
tsason, at this time, for i,s discontinue
ance. ihave now in my band Q cerhf-
icais from The Commissioner of the Pub
he Buildings, showing that the garden
er the very same individual, with the
sAme character ofserviee, and at the
samerate Of compensation, has been 10
The employ Of the government for the
continuous period Of fifteen years, having
been fret engaged 10 1926. l will read
the certificate heIe,ss noiicsshat shall
oferit on the triaLoGthsIss6e bstween
The member and myself before my con-
slituents:
."Office ofthe Commissioner of Public
e3 sBO,ldings.
SIT appears from the books ofthis OLE
fee that John 0usley was appointed
gardener at the Presidents square on
the Let Of August. 1925, at a regular
salary offour hundred and fifty dollars
per annum for his services. He has
received that salary quarterly, up 10 the
Slst of December, 1889, aud is at this
time the gardener at the Presidents
square. n w. NOLAND.
10 respect to the grounds about the
Presidents house, they, in common
with those aroand the Capitol, are, at
all times, opened 10 the Public. They
have been lai6 out aud ornamenled at
the public charge, and, if no. now cared
for by Congress, will soon become a
neglected and unsighily waste. The
President has no motive to the expense
Of their improvement. Like the spa.
cious walks and cultivated borders oil
the beautiful enclosure within which We
are here situated, they are for The On.
Ijoymen. Of the People, and iu the fre.
quency Of resort to them, aud the Free
dom with which they are used, il is dai
ly seen how little they are regarded a,
I private. They are, indeed. accessible,
. to all, and | would recommend TO tn
: member himself, at some pleassnteven
tide, to repair to this quiet retreat, an
, indulge 10 the medilallon 10 which II in
{ yites. a.
i Again: II ismade hemous oflenc
J, in me that, in ADDITION 10 all which
r now within and about the house, CAV
Q Enotioe that the committee of which ! al
Q a member would propose, at the preset
: session, small appropriation for one I
/ the rooms most frequently 10 use, an
Q which is now entirely destitute OF luni
/ lture. The Bill which contains that ay
Q preparation has since been repor ted
. the committee, and gives few hundre
It dollars for the purchase Of plain furn
= ture Of American manufacture, for d
J, ante-room 10 the Presidents parlo
1t The member objects that this is alt,
+ gether unnecessary, and the reason
70 assigns for this opinion is as singular
+. the objection is extraordinary in itse
10 "In the ante-rooms Of princes says Il
ii member, "visiters are kept standing VI
q Ill they are admitted to an audience
De- When addressed this committee, on
'c former day,l described this room as q
TO apartment INTO which visitsrs, wheth
,- for ceremony or business, were shov
a- previous 10 their introduction to I
is President. Here they dispose Of tn
Of over-garments in all weather and se
d. sons, and wait, if need be, the previo
l. engagements Of the Presidents; and
B. this room there is not the accommod
sv ton ofa mirror, a table, or a cha
u Whatever may be the forms observed
r" the courts of Europe, or the habit
oil princes in the Il heatment Of their su
Vn jects- Of which profess TO be but pt
s. ly advised-it strikes me as hardly
he coming that they should be quoted in
ne publican America as fiji rules to be ad
n ted for the regulation Of intercourse
Of tween free, independent, enligbte'
e. citizens, and their elective officers. Z
n courts Of EuIope, fors Doth And 8,
mt Is the authority relied upon by this W
a. from Pennsylvania, for denying ct
lis to his constituents aud mine. in the
m ry house provided by tho people for Il
ne own honor, and in excuse foF demo-
g. cling me for seeking % make progis
If for their more suitable aocommodali
ng Because theprinces Of Europe ke
'P" their vassals in seryile waiting U
a their pleasure, is that reason Why
ar republican citizen oftht United Sc
at should lack the coue1ll Of d seat ,wJ
TO the President ma b .1|'o1 lfom y
lie ble or his stud ,. ''1 ho1S f.
als tesies 10 which ever.