Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-19

exact harmony with the style and magnifcence
displayed in the other stories of the palace.
have heard many Improvements suggested by
court favortes as proper for the interior OF the
palace, among which are the following: LIST, a
library Of gilt bound books; Cd, a cab.
net OR musuem Of medals, coins, gems, minerals,
shells, plants, insects, worms, fishes, birds and
beasts; Sd, suit Of rooms garnished with paint
ngs by Titan, Rubens, Rembrandt, Rafaele,
Salvador, Rosa, Vandyke, Leonardo da Vinci,
Carlo Dolci, Pompeo Battoni, Andrea Sacchi
and
"Corregio's Magdaen and Night,
The Matron Of the Chair,
Guido's fleet coursers in their fight,
And Ciaudes at least pair"
These paintings would form a beautiful con.
trast with the charming French prints now un
dersood to be within or near the place. All
these Improvements would Of course be proper
ly chargeable under the head of alterations and
repairs Of the Presidents house. Other 'ater-
atoms and repairs Of the Presidents house, have
doubtless been mooted, but with more abundant
caution; these consist in the erection of throne
and the purchase of a crown, dadem, sceptre,
and royal jewels. The pro and con arguments
in regard TO these alterations and repairs, readily
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commended that the introduction of these palace
aPpendages might alarm the democracy; that at
most, they are but the empty ensigns of royalty;
and that, at oil events, it will be best not to agi
tate the matter until the Sub-treasury system shall
be firmly established, and the projected law for
raising standing army Of $1,000 men shall be
fully enacted. On the other hand, it may with
great propriety be alleged that, as we already
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splendid regalia palace grounds, palace gardens,
grand levees, state banquets, Court ceremonials,
Court costumes, stalls for the royal steeds, and
royal revenues, we should not hesitate about a
throne, which, according to the definition of Ma
tapiS de veS lourS-or six planks and velvet
carpet. Why refuse crown, which is merely a
broad ring OF gold, with diamonds and precious
stones set in ouches, the ring being attached to
velvet gold embroidered cap, terminating on the
top with golden ball or cone? Why deny d.
adem, Of richly varegated riband, forming the
border Of a velvet cap garnished with gold tufts
and tassels? Why reject "a sceptre, or stick,
thirty inches in length, and lackered with golden
varnsh? And as to the royal Jewels, they can
doubtless he easily procured, under the excellent
counsel Of the twenty-five Kings, whose good
wishes have heretofore been manifested in re-
commencing to the favorable consideration Of
Mr.. Van Buren, the Independent Treasury
Moreover, there is not a letter, or syllable, or
word, or clause, or section, or article, found in
the constitution, which forbids the introduction OF
these regalia; then why hesitate? Will not the
pseudo democracy be better pleased with Pres.
ident who possesses not only the power, but is
also covered with the trapping Of royalty! Ca
sar was omnipotent at Rome, with the plain IT,
tie of Consul; Cromwell, with the simple name
of Protector, controlled ali the power Of Eng
laad Consul Bonaparte was as absolute and
desPotic as the Emperor Napoleon.
Sir, am unwilling to grant the appropriation
Of S3665 in the bill under consideration, for al
terations and repairs of the Presidents house,
because the money may be expended in the cree.
ton Of throne within the Blue Elliptical Sa-
loon, and for the purchase Of crown, diadem,
sceptrc, and royal Jewels, with as little mpro-
priety as former appropriations, for alterations
and repairs Of the Presidents house, have been
expended; and because, after these regalia shall
have been prepared it will not be very inconve-
nient for President Van Buren, to exchange his
| splendid Spanish cloak for a royal stole, and,
having placed the crown upon his head, the dia-
dem on his brow, and bedecked his person with
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hand take his seat on that throne. And thus this
democratic President; although deprived of the
title Of royalty, will be invested, not only with
its prerogatives, but with its trappings also.
II, sir, it is inexpedent in these hard times tc
appropriate the money Of the People for opening
and improving harbors, for erecting lighthouses,
for constructing roads and canals, for improving
the navigation OF rivers, for completing the Cum
berand road, and for other objects of real utility
| think the times are too hard to apply the cash
Of People for alterations and repairs of the Pres
deRt's palace. believe that the individual who
now occupies that mansion, might suggest such
alterations and repairs as would not meet the
views OF the gentleman who will occupy the
same house on the 4th March next; and, as the
building is in excellent condtion-as it is a:
splendid as the palace Of the Autocrat of all the
Russias, and as richly adorned as lhe grandes
oriental mansion, think the present occupant
might be contented with it, particularly as the
furniture, since the accession Of General Jack
son, has cost the people Of the United States nc
less sum than so $50, and the palace grounds
and gardens, during the same period, the add
tional sum OF SSS,722 So. This, one would
think, might, at all events, be sufficient to salts
fly plain, frugal economical, hard-handed dem
ocrat. But whether he shall be satisfied or not
hope the committee will not pass the bill in it
present shape for do not think the People wan
any more slippery elms on the President
grounds-they had rather see good row 0
buckeyes,