Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-09-01

steads, and one hundred dollar artificial ID
flowers. 1t is worse, sir, because there
is degree of littleness in the thing which Il
demonstrates as clearly as if it were writ /
ten in characters of living light, that the
soul of Martin Van Buren, is so very. We
ry, very diminutive. that it might find f
abundant space within the barrel of a /,
miliner's thimble TO perform all the evolu- :
lions of The whirling Pirouotte avec chasee
suivant, according to the liberal gesticu-
lations practised by the most celebrated
dansetse.
If there was the least necessity for tax
ing the People in the manner have men,
toned, know we'll the1 would bear the
burden without grumbling; but, sir, there
is no intelligent man residing at the seat
of Government who is not satisfied that
Mr.. Van Buren, lays up annually from fif-
!. teen to twenty thousand dollars. Can you
inform me, sir, what great expenses en-
lcunber his purse, which any other respec-
table gentleman who occupies spacious
mansion in this city has not to meet All |
the individuals at the head o. the various
lDeparments of the Government have TO |
hire houses, stables, pasturage, gardens, |
and gardeners; they have TO purchase
household furniture, raise their own vege.
tables, and buy hay for their cattle; and
j yet they manage not only to get along
comfortably, but to hold brilliant soirees,
) and make quite display in carriages and
) equipage, on $4,000 per annum. There
D are but two items in the expenditures OF
: the President which can exceed in amount
D the disbursements for similar objects in
CURED by other respectable househoders
in Washington. | refer to his state din
}. ners and palace servants. In regard to
the former, a pretty fair estimate can soon
be made. He probably gives % state
dinners during the long sessions of Con-
gress, and ID at the short sessions being
70 an average of 30 dinners annually, with
y 40 guests for each. If we allow 50 10
>, each guest, the actual cost Of a state dinner
will be $50. 30 state dinners would
e, therefore require $1,000. The sum of
r. So for each guest is very liberal allow
70 ance, and within a few francs of the price
81 paid by Louis Philippe, King ofthe French
81 the richest monarch in the world, to his
= puryeyor, for providing the most sumptu.
'O Gus banquets at the Tuilleries and Fontaln
beau. In relation to the number Of palace
m. servants | shall not be rigid am vii
ling to allow 25. In that number intend
80 of course, to include all servants that MAJ
rs be employed without as well as within III
% palace walls. presume the followln!
% Offices will suffice the President chario
so leer, positions, 4 footmen, , t-rders
% 2 grooms, 4 French cooks, ] butter,
80 chief carver ! cup bearer, l porter,
- turnspt. ! scul ion, and chamber ser
80 wants. do not deem it proper to nam
~" a keeper Of the Presidents dogs"-a
ills though the keeper of the Kings dogs
tad in England is no inconsiderabIe noble
ho man; and recent London paper annoul
;nd ces that "Lord Kinnaird, the new mast
90 o. of her Maiesty's buekhounds, has just t
4 ken for four months Colonel Cavendsh
~ mansion at St. Leonard's, within abo
roS ten miles of Windsor, for the purpose
Tho being within the immediate nelghborhoC
: ofl of the place OF his official duties" Exec
,rai lent servants can be hired in Washngt'
,pe at from to 10 dollars per month-twe
hin, ty-fye servants would, therefore, at
md dollars per month, require disburseme
corr ofS3,OOO: Now, sir Notwithstanding r
on. admission that twenty five palace servaI
nor may be necessary for Mr.. Van Buren,
han am unwilling to concede that real Ba
me- Wing could not 90 ahead very well W
hod one.ffh of that number. have suppos
ooed sir, that the state dinners and palace S
: b;s wants of Mr.. Van Buren, may togett
ro,J possibly demand an expenditure of $4, 81
? To that amount may be added abb
sbed s., 500 for provisions of every kind, II
80 oil. candles, and corn for forage, and
E tho then have the gross sum of 81, 900, VIII
Got embraces every cent that Mr.. Van Blu
ton annually disburses from his private pu
.oor excepting his expenses for clothing
, r. ornaments to decorate his person.
'res; if he is vain enough 90 spend his mo
,anic. in the purchase of rubles for MS ne
no diamond rings for his fingers, Brus
,an.,s lace for his breast, filet gloves for
1 for hands, and fabrique de borderles de
56ers gran Nancy handkerchiefs for his pc
~ !. IN eff he choose to lay out hundreds
nnly dollars in supplying his toilet with 'Do
anJ Extract of Queen Victoria" Eau de
: !, oIso loqne, Triple Distillee Savon Dave
800 49,. Mons Sens, Bouquet and Arabic, O.
6 ,he THAN Oil of Cream, L'Huie de L
: uTs Hedvosmia, Concentrated Persian
! noor sence, and Extract of Byzantine, the ]
81 not the most charming perfume for the
!, :, and sembly or boudoir, imparting to the b
:, : mr. mr. erchief an agreeable, refreshing, and
: ana ting odor, and "patronized by her
Iant,s Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria,
! s,S' 49, her Royal Highness Dowager Queen
Z. s.,s so1 elaide"-if say, Mr.. Van Buren, Sc
o .'s;,', to spend his cash in buying these
: s tn; other perfumes and cosmetics for his
: Ia Ia il can constitute no valid reason for
80 ' .ha cing the farmers, laborers, and mech
,r e of the country, with bills for HEMMIN
~ tar, DISH RAGS, FOR HIS LARDING NEEDLE
;,,7 md ouoR STANDS, and FOREIGN CUT
an RI. COOLERS.
e farm. have now, sir, arrived at the last
United Of expenditures for the palace esta
~ rood ment, viz: alterations and Repair
n ! 3 And 10 this department, after tho
Of his examination of the official vouchers
LIVER constrained to state that there exists
labels extravigance, if not more downright
barrel flinacv, than in any other. In the
,Dpers. J, of country which represent, a
quests said to srepair'' his house if he pat
,ce eel. old roof, or put on new one-or
-. o. xyaatherhoard or paint the outside