The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-03

240 u
Bottles returned 20 90
I
! Duplicate. 1925 rs
/ Reed payment JAS. ?, DRUMMOND.9
Mr.. Chairman, these three bills for Ia.
! BE glass make, together, the clever sum of
81 500 54--Gu amount. should suppose,
sufficiently large TO putehase the mos, dem.
ocraiic set Of table glass in Amerlca.--
What, sir, will the honest locotOeo say TO
Mr.. Van Buren, Tor spending tie Peoples
cash IN FOREIGN FAaNI kEIRIE GREEN
FINGER ours, IN which to wash his pretty
taperina, soft, white, lily fingers, after din
ing on tgcaudeau de yeau and omelet,e
soufIla How Will the friends Of temper,
auce--the real ietotailers- relish the for.
elgu "cuF WINE COOLERS " and the "BAR.
REL SHAPE FLUTE DEoANrERs WITH COM
SHOPPERS I"
| viii nov, sir, present you with receipt
for another ornament found on Mr.. Van
Bureaus dinner table, that tells much, very
much, sir, in regard TO the true character
Of his democracy
Received, Baltimore, 18th November, 1887,
Of 4. L Smith, Esq, one hundred dollars, IN
full for a sci Of ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS
/ FOR THE PRESIDENTS TABLE,
q 100 dollars. JOHN THOMAS
am willing 10 concede that the expen.
di,ure Of 800 is, in itself, very small
matter. The question, however, is not
Aom auch cash was paid by Air. Van Blu.
ren Ga the bunch Of ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS
which decorates his table, but whether the
Peoples money shall be expended for such
ars,ocratic French iinery and whether
! Mr.. Van Buren,, who has been raised to
the most exalted station on the earth, and
whose example upon society must necessa.
rlly have most powerful and extensive IN.
tluence, shall, by the introduction of foreign
sew gaws into the house of the American
People, contribute 10 corrupt the plain, On.
OBSERVATIONS, aud republican manners of our
people, by creating vain desires for exter.
nal show and for foolish displays of spen.
dor, which are not congenal with our fru.
gal habits The influence Of this example
has already had most injurious tendency
within the District Of Columbia, where ma.
ny men are nov found wing with each 9th.
er TO make splendid appearance, even
above their rank and means of support.
will give you an instance or two. Mr.. f.
p. BLAIR, the humble editor of Martin Van
Buren's Official Organ" came to this city
some ten years ago plain, simple republi.
can in his manners and styl of living, hav.
ing been brought up and educated with all
the domestic aud economical maxims of tho
hardy and frugal Western country. For
some years after his arrival, be was content
to dwell in q comfortable house of fifteen
feet front, furnished il plain, substantial
way but, behold the charm Of Executive
manners How altered the man He
now aims at rIyalIIng all the foreign Minis.
tors and heads Of the great Departments Of
the Government in the splendor of bis spa.
cious mansion, in the profusion of his table,
and in every indulgence which an empty
vanity Gao covet. He, too, gives brillian.
entertainments TO the members of Congress
and great officers Of state, in imitation Of
the sumptuous Court banquets at the pal.
ace. On these occasions, as have been
credbly Informed, for the purpose of pro.
duclng q more dazzling effect on the vision
of his locofoco brethren, he actually hires
rich chandeliers and other snowy democrat.
&c ornaments at a charge often per cent. on
the prime cost, at a splendid china, plate,
and glass fancy store on Pennsylvania ayen.
ne. But | do not feel disposed to interfere
with or modest the editor of the Globe in his
Of noble mansions, luxurious ban.
qlets, borrowed lights, and every other ex.
ternai advantage which causes little man
to swell into taucled Importance" inssmuch
as he enjoys all those advantage so far as /
knog, NJ HIS OWN EXPENSE. Were il not
for the public function OF Government Prin.
ter that this man has been clothed with, he
would be almost too scant pattern TO notice
for Martin Van Buren, manages him as
Snowman does his puPpet, and he runs or
walks, leaps or jumps, as he is directed
Aud / must here be permitted TO say that
we ought not to touch any of the small fry
of the shoals until We have done with tho
sharks and the crocodlles. Curiosity NAV
perhaps invite the philosopher 10 examine
the gnats and mosquitoes. but not until the
tigers and the hyenas have undergone all
analysis. willtherelore not say any thing
more of Francis ?. Blair, but lay him on the
shelf for the present; and when Tommy
Thumb will afford amusement, we will take
him. will just remark, however, that
whenever my constituents ask me what sort
of man Blair Is, rack 1t, tell them of
the freshman who went to see his neigh.
Dor, aud being asked by his ne,ghbor's wife,
how are they coming on at home, replied,
the gray mare had colt yesterday. -
What kind was the inquiry. Oh by the
powers, il IS Il born beauty. And | tell my