The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-27
NUMBER 4S.


" Yellow Drawing Room" are thrown open
at 10 o'clock "precissty" 10 the anxious
feet Of gally appareIed nobemen, houora-
bic men, gentlemen, and ladies', Of all the IA.
tons and kingdoms Of the earth, many OF
whom appear ambHiously intent upon Sc.
curing an early recognition from the head
ofihe mansion. TIE Presid emf, al the same
instant of time" assumes his STATEN about
four feet within the " Blue Elliptical Sa-
loon" and facing the door which looks out
upon the spacious trout hall, but Is separa.
ted from il, as before remarked BY screen
of Ionic columns. He is supported on the
right and left by the Marshal ofthe District
Of Columbia, and by one Of the high off.
GERS Of the Government. Tie Marine
Band having been assigned their position
al the eastern end Of the ball, With all their
6ne Instruments IN ,ull iuue, al The same
identical moment" strike Up enc Of onr
mos, admired "natiouai airs = and forth.
vlIb curreat Of i5c flows 10 at the wide.
spread outer door Of the palace, and gldes
with the smoo;buUss Of music through the
spacious hall, by tue loujc screen, into the
royal presence. Hers 10 drop for mo-
meni my liquid fig9re) each and every IL
diyidual is presented and received with
geusle shake OF the hand, aud is greeted
with thai smile eternal which plays over
the soft features Of Mr.. Van Buren,. save
when he calls TO mind how confoundedlv
" Old TIP" chased, caught and licked
Proctor and TecumSeh. Immediately after
the introduction or recognition, the current
sets toward the 60 East ROOM aud thus
this stream Of living men and women con.
tIuuss to flow, 0nd flow, aud flow for about
the space Ofthree hours the "DEnoCRATIc
PRESIDENT being the only orb around
which all this pomp, pride, and parade re.
voIve, To him all these lesser planets turn,
CAS- the sGnlower turns TO the SUP, and
feel their colors frightened whou ray Of
favor or a royal Smile" falls upon them.
But, amid this gorgeous pageant, would
ask, Mr. Chairman, where are the sympa.
lhlcs that beat 10 unison with the honest pui.
sauu1s Of the tenants Of log cabins! VIDA;
IS there 10 this glare Of rubes and diamonds,
aud galdy court costumes, that can recall
to the mind Of an observer the unequal
lot Of the POOR daily iaborer, whose task is
never fully ended until the sun reiires be.
bind The Western mountains Can sin.
gle thought for the troubles and tolls and
cares Of homes! poverty abide enc moment
10 an assembly like this--an assembly
which the popular climate would chill into
icy stiffness. The gales from the log cab.
ms tsrt,ll ttka fko oh itnr
blasts from the frozen regions of the poles,
where the genial beams ofsolar influence ]"
cannot penetrate.
Daring the administration Of John q.
Adams, | had frequently heard this gentle
man much censured for the introduction of
Court ceremonals at the palace but, from
fol, inquiry and investigation, | am satisfied
that those charges were founded in error.
The very first royal or Court ordinance ia
relation to the proper ceremonies TO be 90.
served al the Presidents lesees which |
have been able 10 discover was proclaimed
during the next year after General jackson
had succeeded TO the Presidency. Il was
il the form Of an order" issued by the
Marshal Of the District Of Columbia. ]
vii! send il to the Clerks table, sir, aud
have it read, for the beuefi, aud admiration
ofall pure, hard handed, locofoco democrats:
TIE Presidents Draining R0om.-WIshing
to preserve order, and afford every convenience
in my power 10 the fellow citizens of the Prssi-
dent Of the United States who may wish to visit
his drawing room or eyeea, deem it proper to
Promulgate the following regulations, to be Oh
served on these occasions
Police officers will be stationed at the gates
and front door of the Executive Mansion, to pre-.
serve order and enforce the following regulations:
l. All carriages will enter by the eastern
and depart by the western gate.
,. None will be suffered to remain in the
yard; when called for, they will enter the east
orn gate and if on their arrival at the front door
their drivers and employers are not ready to de-
part, they will Immediately drive out of the yard,
and remain out until again called for BY the 70.
lice Officers
"3. No boys will be admitted, unless specially
introduced by their parents.
"TENCH RINGGoLD,
Marshal Of the District Of Columbia
January n, 1880.
This ORDER, presume, sir, is the germ
OF all the Court formallties that now obtain
al The palace. Bot these Court ceremonies
are offensive to the taste and feelings of
plain epubNcans--they answer no good
aud and trust the day IS not far remote
when the President of the United States
will discover that to obtain and retain the
respect Of the American People it will be
to DESERVE it; and especially
hat to secure their respect it will not be
TO PRACTICE TIE AIRS AND ADOPT
rHE FORMS WHICH PREVAIL AT THE BRIT.
sH CouRr."
Let US return, Mr.. Chairman, to the "lo.
Us in quo" or rather " iocuS eriminis -
he place where this crime against the sim.
.lciiy of republican manners) has been
ommiiied-the Green and Yellow Draw.
lg rooms. have too wide field, as vet,
efore me to consume much of the time OF
his committee in attempting to describe
ne gorgeous splendor of the window cur.
llns and other drapery the dazzling mag.
ificence ofthe large gilded mirrors, manteI
lasses, chandeliers, candelabras, French
racket lights, and mantel ornaments the