The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-02

furniture for 'paIQce;' but he says there was no
'bumperv about it that Mr.. Monroe was little
to blame for ordering such articles, approving and
receiving them to the amount of $4,000 beyond his
order Here we have coRdlPSiichS costing from
| TJTO to THREE THO USaN'DS ,traRcS
opiece! tables of CIR WOOD with looking
glasses in them, costing TWO TO THREE
THO US.A.N'D! sofas at ONE THOUSAND
| SIX HUNDRED a piece FdWHeiis or arm
chairs n. TJ'O HUN'DRED 4 SEPENTY-
| OWE! Screens at TTFO HUNDRED AVN
| FIFTY-FIF Window curtains at THREE
| THO USA.N'D THO HUNDRED A.ND
FORTY-THREE! piano at TWO THOU-
| SAND TWO HTNDRED! Looking glasses,
six TO eight feet long and three to four feet wide, at
| SIXTEE.N' Hun DRIED 10 TWO THOU
SAND, plates ut ONE HU.NDRED .lND
| TJVE.NTY! silver tureen at THREE IUOU-
SAND TJYO HU.NDRED! gold handled
knives at EIGHTEE.N! Here is the very 'su-
perb gilt mantcl timrpcce,' the very 'gl-iramed
mirrors gilt chandelier bronze and gilt can
deabras, rhe bronze and gilt androns,' the 'por-
ceain vases the gilt consul table,, sofas and
fire screens described by Mr.. Oglc, page ., AS
A PART oF,NIr. VAN BUREN's EXTRAvAGANT
FURNITURE !! Yes, and this man KNEW that
he was palming gross imposition on the public;
for his description of these articles is almost it,
Cral translation Of Mr., llOnroe's French hill,
and EVID E,NT'L Y COPIED FROM TT.
In like manner, 'lhe heavy gilt bronze man,e
time piece mentioned by Ogc page Is, is one of
the articles bought by Mr. Monroe in 1917, and de-
scrihed in the foregoing bill
Here also is the 'surout' or plateau described
by him, page 10.
Here also are part of those gold or gH,knives,
forks, and spoons which Ogle abuses Mr. Van Blu
lao,
thing of the sort
Here are also the very sofas, bergeres, tauteuis,
'iaLJv cais, &c Sc. all the most splendid and cost
ly articles described by Ogle, and charged to the
'LorOt0co ref0rmerS.' They are 'irUmpGry' in the
hands of Mr., Van Buren,, but We're not trumpery
when bought by Mr. Monroe!
But let us pursue this political hn0re into some
of his details, that we may exhibit to the people
Whigery in It's true character.
THE TABoURETs.
Page 10, Of Oges speech, Is the following de-
srripiion of the tabourets;
"SuppOse sir, after YOU shall have turned to the
charming pairics of Illinois, some plain, honest
Republican 'Suchcr' should inquire what use a real
genuine hard handed Loco foco Democrat like MIR.
Van Buren, can have for silk cOrcrci pHioms, foot
siO0ls and TABoURETs in the Blue ElIipcal Sa
loon" How would YOU reply TO that honest SucE-
er's ncrrogatory; Would YOU acknowledge your
self fairly >tumped But suppose he would ask
what sort of animals these TABouRETs, or TABBY
CATS, are will cndcayor to tell him, for have
lately given some little attention to this curious de-
pertinent of natural history. The rABouRET is
an article of furniture, which, in Europe and Asia,
is only 10 be met with in the richest saloons of
II is Il convex scat, without arms or
back, and in front bearing close resemblance TO Il
Turkish Standard or the moon in her first quarter:
is composed of ail wood cushioned and stuffed with
very fine black horse hair, covered with crnsoEcd
damask, figured satin, md garnishcd with silk lace,
goid fringe hSSeiS, tWtS, add stars. 1t Support
cd by an " Even before the DAYS olhc ClusadcS, |
The hOaorS Of the taboarN were held in the highest
esteem. This honor consisted in the distinguished
privilege Of sitting upon hbOurd in the rOy0i
presence. By long and well established court Ger
nmoniaI law in many monarchics. no individual in |
the Kingdom is entitled TO ENJOY this high dlSnc |
non, on gr28d g0fG HUyS, save ""f,",' .'f' t"' /
iiOO7 TOyaI. In confirmation of what have stated
in regard 10 the Importance ascrIbcd to the 'hODors
IF the t1boWrd, will read Il sentence o. wo by |
Gov. Cuss our distinguished minister AT the Court
If It. Cloud, The book is entitled France, il |
King, Court and Government read from page !
81, London edition.
" I'ndcr the ancient regime, the right TO have
both folding doors thrown open, or TO SIT UPON
TABouRET, winch Is \ CUSHIONED STOOL,
WAS ONE or THE GREATEST HoNoRs A SUB
TECT COULD AsPIRErO, AND EXCITED MORE
'ENsATIoN THAN MANY POLITICAL EVENT !
AFFECTING THE PROSPERITY or THE KING
DOM. On particular days The King dined in pub
lie, when the principal personnges of the court and
he kingdom were seen standing at his chair, hold
ng plates and towels under their arms aud in their
lands,' &c.
Mr. Chairman, hesitate not to say that, if You
inquire infinitely into the history and uses of the
uboutcr you cannot fail To discover that it has ever
'een regarded as among the Indispensable regatta
If monarch. and is by many considered almost rs
essential TO kingly par0phcrnala as ihe royal jew
Us the sceprc, the diadem. or even the crown it.
elE The four t0joUrCis in the BLUE Eliptical Sa-
oon' Of the Presidents palace were procured from
rance, and cost 939 francs ccntlmcs. Here sir,
the bill transmitted to this country with the tab
,urcls