Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-07-30
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the Presidents palace to shine with re-
doubled brightness. They, too, would no
doubt much admire the long lines of black
in perfect harmony with all the gorgeous
arrangements IN magnificent saloon.
Whereas the curtains which were there at
the retirement of General jackson were
merely crimson ddmaSk double silks, that
had been bought from MIR. Perdreauvlle
for the trhing sum of four hundred and
fifty dollars, aud were not deemed by fash
ionable gentlemen aud ladies' sufficiently
splendid to suit the other drapery Of the
saloon. Whether this defence will be con-
sidered as good for s / ,307 SO of the Peo-
pies cash, leave the People themselves
to determine.
We shall now. Mr. Chairman, take our
leave of the "Blue Elliptical Saloon; - But
before we pass out of the door, turn our
eyes, and take moments survey of the
stout ensemble" not omiting the highly
polished and beautiful marble mantel, with
its superb but fantastic ornaments, and tell
me whether this sumptuously garnished
saloon bears the characteristics of an "a
partment intended for the accommodation
Of the CHIEF servant of plain economical.
hardy, and republican people Or wheth-
er it does not resemble the Audience Room
of Monarch, in which he receives his
sleek and rband- be-decked courtiers, as
they present themselves with their humblest
genuflexions and prostrations, crouching
like fawning spanels to the hand which
has it in its power to throw them a bone?
On each side of the blue Eliptical
Saloon" and commune ating herewith by
very large smoothly vanished doors, is
parallelogram drawing-room, Of 80 by 80
feet. These apartments are called the
"green" and "yellow" drawing-tooms. and.
by some, are supposed to rival the Saloon
in the spendor and richness of their dra-
perry and other decorations, and with it
form a suit of rooms that many of the IN
ferior Monarchs Of Europe would feel
proud to possess. These three parlors
were formerly used for the reception of
company on stated day "wednesday in
every week, when the palace doors were
thrown wide open for all the citizens of the
Republic who were disposed to enter and
pay their respects to the Chief Magistrate
OF the nation. But the good old usages
and liberal practices of Jefferson, Madi-
son, and Monroe are no longer of authority
pies cash. but of the Presidents, is now
IN hat quarter the order of the day. Hence.
instead of those old and well appointed
weekly visits and greetings, when all
the People were at liberty 10 partake Of
the good cheer of the Presidents House,
there has been substituted one cold, stiff,
formal, and ceremonous assembly on the
first day of every year.
At this annual evee, notwithstanding Its
pomp and pageantry, no expense whatever
is incurred by the President personally.
No fruits. cake, wine, coffee, hard cider,
or other refreshments Of any kind are ten
dered to his guests. Indeed, it would mill
tate against all The rules of court etiquette
now established at the palace to permit
vulgar eating and drinking" on this grand
gala day. The only entertainment there
served up consists in profound bows, stately
promenades, formal civilites, ardent ex-
pressons of admiration for the pageant
passing before your eyes, with anxious in
quiries about the weather-al these good
things 90 TO make up what the fashionable
people there assembled call the "feRst OF
reason and the flow of soul" This admi-
rable course levies no unwilling con;ribu-
tons on the "priyate funds" of the Presi-
dent and, in that respect, squares with his
economical notions to t. The Marine
Band, however, is always ordered from the
Navy Yard, and stationed in the spacious
front hall, from whence they swell the rich
saloons Of the palace with "Hail TO the
Chief" ''Wha'li be King but Charlie,'
and hundred other airs which ravish with
delight the ears of warriors that have never
smelt powder. As the Peoples cash, and
not his own, pays Tor all the services of the
"Marine Band" its employment at the
palace does not conflict with the peculiar
views of the President in regard to the
obvious difference between public and pri-
vate economy.
Mr. Chairman, a plain, soher-minded
republican can have 30 love for the splen-
doris OF monarch's court, much less can
he admire the apish mimickry of royal cere
monies displayed with so much ostentation
at the annual levee Of the President. A
plain republican beholds nothing in all
those vain formaliles which fairly and truly
represents the hardy and simple character
of the American People. British noble
men would doubtless look with qualification
at the gorgeous pageant Of foreign ambas-
sailors, with their attaches bedecked ia all
their dazzling but grotesque national court
costumes Lordly aristocrats would take
great delight in surveying the bright array