The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-09-25

tBNdlAs YlNNS ENNAAtaSA8Ns NAIs ~ 1lntEtNd4ss 4
viii now gain conduct you Ia lie FIRST sso-
ryof the palaces where se shall enter the
great fCourt Banqu eiine Room, ID whict /
promise you sight ihal viii 81 good Iof
sore eyes Il IS genuine locofoco's dIn-
pag iabls--set ont, arranged il order. aud
-sly prepared to receive Tia eougl guests.
III the first place however, must Inform
you that this table IS not provided with
hose old and unlashionable dishes, uhop
and honlnY, fried meat and gravy. schnisz.
knep, and sourcfont with mug of shard
cider, No, sir, no, All these substantial
preparations are looked upon BIZ commands,
French cooks, aud locofoco fesiden Is As ex-
|Eeedinqsy vulgar, and & { only to SET before
Bank Wings, and men as Che Globe eIo-
quently Expresses il who adopt the max
inns and principles Of cobblers and tinkels'
But the true orthodox, democratic Yiands,
with which.a genuine locofoco furnishes bis
dinner table, consists ID massive gold plate
and French sterling silverseryices, blue and
gold French tambours, compotiers on feet,
stands for bonbons, with three stages gilded
French plateaus, garnished with mirrors and
garlands, and gaudy artificial flowers. Dur
ing the apostolic days, tie saints were cons
manded to seat what was SCI before them,
asking no questions but u any good Chris-
Atian man should By mistake, find bis way 10 q
liable thus furnished, and should incline to
Ipbey the precept according to its letter, he
you'd certainly have hard fare Of It. He
might perhaps sustain furnishing humanity
lby browsing 81 artificial flowers and wreaths
81, peradveniure, BY touching with Tie
tongue the saceharine compotiers and bon
bons, somewhat after manner of the com-
Emendable usage said to have prevailed al
an early day among the inhabitants Of Kin
derhook, Of suspending BY cord large
lump of sugar immediately over the centre of
the table, so thatitmight swing round 70 the
guests alternately. Albeit, sir, here is 10
food Cor the palate placed upon this locofo-
cd table there d q feast Of gold for the eye
tha would have satiaied King Midas him
self Although the wood Of several large
forests was not down to dress The Yicuaals
the enormous sum of ELEVEN THOU
SAND ONE I'll HUNDRED AND Ninety
ONE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-TIVO
CENTS OF THE PEOPLES CASH TO
BUY TIE TABLE FURNITURE
You seem amazed. Mr.. Chairman DO
not believe that speak not the sword 81
truth and soberness. have now ID my
hands,sir, the official vouchers, which show
the expenditure Of every dollar of that largo
sum, and that the whole amount thereof,
with the exceptional S j i 25. was expended
since the days Of the plain, frugal, econoni-
cal, republican, retrenching reformation Of
jackson and Van Buren, commenced And
/ here, in my place, demand, ia The name Of
my constituents, that the Committee on the
Expenditures on the Public Buildings make
a report 10 this House, and communicate
copies, not onlyof the vouchers on this sub
ject, butall the vouchers ID relation to e1-
penditures for the Presidents House, furni-
ture, and grounds; that they may be all
spread before the people ID al "oficial
form. This everlasting leakage from the
peoples strong box must Be stanched.
But will exhibit Ia the committee the
various bills which form The aggregate 81
81, l9I 80 fos the table service Of The de-
nocralic President
Twill, ID the FIRST place, bring 10 the notice
Iof the committee the bill for Che French
sterling silver plate and gilt desert set
bought from Russian nobleman. de M le
General Baron5le Fnyi iden minister 81
his Majesty the Emperor 81 Russia 81 .ishon
for the sum Of four thousand three hundred
and eight dollars and aighty-two cents
The silver plate consists of soup iuFeens.
sauce boats plates diVerses grandueFs, bot.
tie stands. soup lade els, &c sc. &c, three
hundred thirty ight pieces
The gill dessert set IS comp &c table