The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-03

not to agitate the matter until the sub-trca- !
sury system shall be firmly established, and /.
the projected law for raising standing army
of 200, 900 men shall be fully enacted On the
other hand, it may with great proprlety DC
alleged that, as we already have the palace,
with its tabourets and other splendid regaila,
palace grounds, palace gardens, grand ieVees,
state banquets, Court ceremonials, Court cos
tunes, stalls for the royal steeds, and royal
revenues, we should not hesitate about
throne, which according to the dehnltlon OF
Napoleon Bonaparte, is six planchs de sapin
ct un tapis de velours,-or six pine panks
which is merely broad ring of gold, with
diamonds, and precious stones set in ouches,
the ring being attached to velvet-gold.cm
broidered cap, terminating on the top with al
golden ball or cone? Why deny dadem,
or richly variegated riband, forming the Dor
der of velvet cap garnished with gold TUFTS
and tassels? Why reject sceptrc, or stick
thirty inches in length. and ackered with
golden varnsh And, as to the royal Jew
els, they can doubtless be easily procured ;,
under the excellent counsel of the twenty
two Kings whose good wishes have hereto
fore been manifested in recommending to the
favorable consideration of Mr. Van Buren, the
Independent Treasury. Moreover, there is
not letter, or syllable, or word, or clause,
or section, or article, found in the Consttu-
tion which forbds the Introduction of these
regalia; then why hesitate :? VIII not the
pseudo-democracy he better pleased with a
President who possesses not only the power,
but is also covered with the trappngs of roy.
atty? Caesar was omnipotent at Rome with
the plain title of Consul Cromwell, with the
simple name of Protector, controlled all the
power of England Consul Bonapartc was as
absolute and dcspotic as the Emperor Napo
leon.
Sir, am unwilling to grant the appropra
tion of SO 665 in the bill under consideration
for alterations and repairs Of the Presidents
house, because the money may be expended
in the erection of Il throne within the Blue
Elliptcal Saloon and for the purchase of a
crown, dladem, scep:re, and royal jewels, with
as little improperly as former appropriations
| for alterations and repairs of the Presidents
house have been expended and because, af-
ter these regalia shall have been prepared, it
will not be very inconvenient for President
Van Buren, to exchange his SPLENDID Spanish
cloak for royal stole, and, having placed the
crown upon his head, the diadem on his brow,
and bedecked his person with the royal jew
els, with the lackered sceptre in his hand,
take his seat on that throne. And thus this
democratic President, although deprived Of
the title Of royalty, will be invested, not only
with its prerogatves, but with its trappings
also.
! If, sir, it is sxpedient in these hard times
to appropriate the money Of the People for
opening and improving harbors, for erecting
lighthouses, for constructing roads and canals,
for improving the navigation of rivers, or
Co.
other objects of real utility, think the times
are too hard to apply the cash of the People
'for alterations and repairs of the President g
palace. believe that the individual who now
occupies that mansion might suggest such al
terations and repairs as would not meet the
views Of the gentleman who will occupy the
same house on the 4th of March next; and,
as the building is in excellent condtion--as
it is as splendid as the palace of the Auto
crat Of all the Russias, and as richly adorn-
ed as the grandest oriental mansion, l think
the present occupant might be content with
it, particularly as the furniture, since the &C.
cesson Of General Jackson, has cost the Peo-
pie Of the United States no less sum than
S7O,s8O, and the palace grounds and gardens,
during the same period, the additional sum OF
Ss8.722 So. This, one would think, might, at
all events, be sufficient to satisfy plain, fru-
gal, economical, hard handed democrat. But,
whether he shall be satisfied or not, hope the
committee will not pass the bill in its present
shape: for l do not think the People want
any more slippery elms on the President
grounds-they had rather see a good row Of
buckeyes
Sir, have been controlled in the remarks
, which have deemed it my duty to submit in
, relation TO the Presidents palace by the same
motives and principles which governed the
&c al, T
porter, during the administration Of John @
| Adams. You will doubtless recollect that the
, jackson party at that day, both in and out Of
: Congress, went into the investigation Of the
palace concerns most thoroughly. On the &c
of March, 1925, the following Joint resolution
was adopted by the two houses:
: Resolved, &C., That the Commissioner Of
i. the Public Buildings, be, and he is hereby
f authorized and directed to take an inventory
Of the furniture of the Presidents house, al
such time as may be convenient to the Presi
dent, and to deliver copy thereof to the Pre-
!, sident elect, and one copy to each House o:
, Congress-
,, In pursuance of this resolution, schedule Of
all the furniture of the Presidents House, i'll
) Guiding the articles in the bed chambers anc
kitchen, was reported to Congress on the 5th o
=. December, 1925. Subsequently, 18th Februa
, ~, 1885, the H. of Representatives, through
: its committee, requested the then President tc
I communicate in what manner the last appro
: priation for furniture for the Presidents House
had been expended. After the information hae
!, been obtained, the committee made report tc
e the House, viz: 18th March, 1926, to which
s they not only annexed memorandum Of al
j, the table linens, sheets, pillow cases, chamber
e towels, &c. in the palace, but also list of al
E the articles purchased by Mr. Adams from tht
. 10Th of March, 1925, till January, 1926. EN-
e braced in the list were the following items:
i billiard table $50 0,
}. {" June 6. Littlejohn, for cues OF
J., g Dec. 90. B. F. Pomeroy, bill
J.. lard balls o.
l. 1926, Jan. L. P. Thompson, chess
9 men % S
y S84 5
y Who does not remember the indignant burst
}, OF eloquence that were then launched fort
!, within this Hall against gambling, waste 9
IF time. neglect of public business, extravaganza
st &c. &c With what commendable pietv an