The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-27

.supY Y"tfftln goes ms Puppet, and he runs O
; Waihs, ieaps or Jumps. as he is directed An,
; must Mere nc permitted to say that we ougll
mot to touch any of the small iry of the slloa
until we have done with the sharks and tn,
: cfocodiles. Curiosity may perhaps invite tn.
philosopher to examine the gnats and the NJ os
quitoes, put not until the tigers and the hycna.
nave Undergone an ana ysis.a II will therefore
not say any thing more of Francis r. Blair, but
lay ilim on the shelf for the present; and wher
Tommy Thumb will afford amusement, we will
take him. I will Just remark, however. thai
whenever my constituents ask me what sort OF
man BAR is, rack it, l tell them of the story
OF the freshman who went to see his neighbor
and being asked by his neighbours wife, how
are they coming on at home, replied, the gray
mare had colt Yesterday What knd7 was
1he inquiry. Oh! by the powers, it is tor.
beauty. And tell my constituents if thew can.
not imagine how beautiful Blair is, he is lust
that KIND OF man that, if you tie his hands be-
t.hind MS back, he will take a deeper bite into a
water melon than any man that / ever saw
And II they are not satisfied then, tell them
that there is an old woman in Boston who would
make him an excellent wife for she is SO urly
that every morning she has to drink quart of
saffron tea to prevent its striking inward and
killing her. That is all | have to say on the
present occasion about this great exemplar Of
locofoco beauty. -za'o 81 "F@
Another instance of the deleterious Influence
OF palace manners, upon plain republican habits
is presented in the person of MIR kenda at thu
head OF the Post Office Department. He, too.
after tagging nearly half century in walks of
humble and transformations poverty, and after
looking up with awe to personages greatly his
superior III rank and riches, though not in
talents, now begins to love equipage and fine
garments, to study graceful attitudes, and to
vie with Blair in the nagniicence of his soirces.
And he, too, like Blur, lave been TOLD, hires
at another rich establishment on the avenue
most costly democratic garniture, with which
to deck his shining saloons on those great occa-
SONS lie has, as is believed, by this foolish
vanity, although in the annual receipt of six
thousand dollars in gold and silver, souandered
and gossipcd away the whole of it, and is now
almost obliged to subsist upon the contributions
OF his democratic friends. l feel grieved that
the parade aud show of palace manners have
| mad SO much influence over the mind Of Mr.
Kendall, because his soul is certainly crammcd
with more ardent, more searching, blazing,
burning, fiery LOVE FOR THE DEAR PEOPLE. than
the souls of all the other patriots, By profession.
IN America. Indeed, his ATTACHMENT to the
dear People, or to their CASH, is of so vigorous
a character that it will, sooner or later, burn
INTO clnder the little remaining flesh on his
skeleton And he must, eventually, fall VIC
| TIM 10 MS noble PASSION FOR THE DEAR PEOPLE S
CASH, unless he can find relief in the excite
ment of composition. -" -. 1.l. ""E@
But let us RETURN Mr. Chairman, to the table
furniture of the President. The remaining bill,
which makes up the sum of Sll ,l9l 80. before
mentioned, consists of various articles of cut
lery, bought from Messrs. Lewis Veron & Co,
for S56o; amongst which are table knives plat
cd on steel, silver ferule, and transparent ivory
handles, S3O0. Dessert set to match, guard
carvers, sc. &c.
And now, sir, having completed my enoume-
ration Of the table furniture, we may, for mo-
ment, imag inc the elite Of the court, I'm their
brightest, gayest Costumes embracing foreign
ambassadors, all the great officers Of State, ma
jorand brigadier generals of the standing army,
commodores and commandants of squadrons III
the navy, and including the Vice President OF
the United States, the honorable the Speaker of
| the House OF Representatives, with the Chair
men OF the respective committees of foreign re-
lations and foreign affairs, and gerry select fen
of the most distinguished members of both
| Houses of Congress, all seated before this sump-
tuous array of gold and silver ware, blue and
gold French China, competitors on feet, and
tambours elevated with three stages, richest
cut glass, for use or ornament, plateau with its
splendid mirrors, fine gliding, carving, wreatfs,
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figures presenting crowns bearing lights. l ask
you, how would a PLAIN, frank, intelligent, re-
publican farmer teel-how would he LOOK, if he
were :augbt at a table like that? Why, sir, he
would feel as if he knew that that was not cx-
actly the place for him; and he would look 'un-
utterable things And no wouder; for have
been informed thatseven members of congress
have ,on some occasions been SO dazzled with the
pomp and pageantry and brilliant display ola
court dinner, that they could scarcely eat or
speak tor half an hour after they had taken their
seats at the Presidential board' And, verify,
after They had in good measure recovered the
use OF their faculties, they were still greatly
perpexcd to ascertain what dishes might be
called for, there being no food whatever on the
| table, and no bill of fare Immediately at hand
to designate the character or nomenclature Of
the various viands upon which the palace guests
were to banquet. The latter embarrassment,
however, was soon removed by the butler an.
nouncing- z#F ,s@- ie+as rs" r
For the first course.-Potage All tortue, Pot
age la Julienne, ct Potage aux pois. aaz
Second course.-Saumon, sauce d 'anchois
bass pique la chambore. s,.;.. a# ".s
Third conrse.-Supreme de volatile en- bor-
dure Ia galee, filet de bGuf pique au vim de
champagne, pate chaud la Toulouse.
Fourth course.--Sa!ade, d'homard monte.
veau, de veau, au supreme, pigeons la royal
aux champignons. '41s 1+"t' s
Fifth Icourse.-Becassnes, canard sauvages,
poulet de guinee piquee aid B's2. 81 5at
Patisserie.-Charlotte russo au citron, bis.
cult Ia vanlle decore, coupe garne de gelee
d'orange EN- QUARTERS, gcec au marasquin,
gelee au champagne rose, blanc mango, sultane,
nougat petits gateaux varies. z.A aam guefF |
Dessert-Fruits, ct glace en- pyramide, ct Ell
petits moulcs, toste danchois, cafe ct liqueur. \
Followed by saturne, hook, champagne,
claret. port, burgundy. sherry, and madeira,
choicest brands. 'g0a al ! wffN 5u& HsI
shall not, Mr. Chairman, further trcspass ON
the time of the committee by dwelling longer
on the court fcasts which are stately held in
the palace banqueting room; but proceed to
the performance Of the task which l have
more Immediately before me. Besides the ta-
BILE furniture which, as before remarked,
cost S1l ,l9l 80, the court banqueting room
possesses3la great variety of very rich and
valuable furniture, such as mirrors, mahogany
sideboaSds, mahogany chairs, gilt cornices,
window curtains, bronze bowl lamps, antique
patterns, gilded, carved, and gGrnished with
stars and swan.necks, mantel ornaments, Brus-
sells carpets, buffers stools, &c. &c. Indeed,
there is scarcely any thing wanting to make
the court banqueting room resemble in its
style and nagnifcence the banquelng halls