Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-29


year 1910, Mr.. OGLE, of Pennsylvania, moved to
amend the bill by striking out the following clause:
For alterations and repairs of the President
house and furniture, for purchasing trees, shrubs
land compost, and for superintendent Of the
grounds, three thousand six hundred and siHty-Gyc
| dollars
Mr. OGLE said: Mr.. Chnirnan. consider this
is very important item in the bill-nolas to tie
amount, but as to the principles involved in it.
doubt much the policy Of this Government in grant
ing the Chief Magistrate cmo,umcnts or revenues
OF any kind, over and above the fixed salary paid
to that officer out Of the Treasury CT the United
States. Although most Of our former Presidents
were in the enjoyment Of some Of these adicu.i-
tlous revenues am well aware that none of them
retired from Office with an Over-abundant fortune:
for, sir, no former Chief Magistrate ever acted
upon the principle VIGOROUSLY adopted BY the pres
ent Incumbent. Of spending tie money If the People
nth ltriSb hGgl, dai at The same time. sautny his
oWit nth 22ratI FGrStnOny. The President, with
out including many valuable incidental emoluncnts.
| (Whoreof | will speak before | concluded receives
more than q90arGple the sum paid to the head Of
either Of the Departments, while the current private
disbursements Of the incumbent of that high sta
ton, are certainly not greater than the cXpenii-
lures Of one Of his Secretaries Is there Gentle
man on this floor who does not believe that the
present Chief Magistrate ''lays up" yearly, from
| $4,000 to $4,000, and all haya money at that
! But, Mr.. Chairman, object to this appropriation
| on higher grounds. resist the principle on which
! it is demanded, as anti-democratic-as running
counter i'll lis tendency to the plain, simple. and
! frugal notions of our Republican People. And
PIT it to you, sir, and to the free citizens Of this
| country, whose SerCapt the President is, to say
whether in addition to the large sum of ONE HUy-
l DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS which lie is entitled to re-
ceve for single term Of joUr gears, they are dis
posed to maintain, for his private accommodation.
A ROYAL ESTABLISHMENT at the cost Of The
nation? viii they longer feel inclined to support
their chief Serralt in q PALACE IS SDlendh as tial
Of the CGSarS, and as richly adorned as The proHdcS.
Asiatic mansion? Have the People chosen that
servant to superntend the great and diversified in
tcreSts of the nation: will they consent that his
time shall be occupied with the vanities Injuries,
and pleasures of life do they demand that his
talents and all the energies Of his nund shall be
devoted to the discharge Of the proper duties Of his
stewardship, will they agree that he shall lapse
into the same sloth and efieminacy which di,tn.
gush the d,celierS in other pa'aces' Have the AT,
fairs Of the People been so advantag eou,y mau-
aged that the servant specially appointed to take
charge over them may, without detriment to tho
Commonwealth, sink into 'levity of manners ant
abandon the care Of the public service, to feat,
drink, and be merry !"
Although have peculiar ''diSencban,m'at" to
discuss, on this floor, topics, which have appear
ance Of involving personal rather than poiitica
considerations still am constrained by a sense OF
duty to offer some remarks in relation to the Incl
| dental revenues-the annual profits and expendi.
lures Of the President of the United Statcs-the
/ magnificent splendor Of his palace and the p0mp.
Gus cercmonas that ''hold sway" at his republican
court, and which are by many well-m2aninr people
imagined TO be indispensable "tO yreScrue tie liz,
njty" of a Democratic Chief Magistrate, as of the
despot on throne. | feel inclined, however, tc
examine these subjects with all ''dCccncy and re
spect" for the "high Office" now filled by Martin
Van and truS t,,irI :,
''not to speak evil of the ruler Of my people
But, sir, ain not ignorant that, in pursuing lh
course which have marked out, it will become ne.
cessary to tread upon grounds that in former age
of the world were deemed, and in all de,polic GOV
mentS OF the present time are still considered
"too delicate and sacred TO be prOtanel" by the
tongue of plain citizen or subject. Who doe
nor remember that the good Queen Elizabeth hes,
tated not to enjoin upon her Parliaments that i
was improper 40 deal to Judge, or to met If Will
her malesty's prer0gatlre rOYal!' And hiStUr,
fully informs Us that all such imporncnt inter
meddlcrs were disposed Of in the most summl ~
manner. | well know, therefore, that | shal
awaken and rouse into action the base and ma ~
nant passions Of the fierce Cerberuses which guar,
the portals, and the well-fed placemcn and ofiic
holders, the tawnng sycophauts and other abett)r
of high prerOgaVe, that environ the pgrsOn Of thu
royal incumbent Of the Presidential palace, will
the vain hope that they can parry the well direce,
arrows of republican archGrS.-.tfrOWl, and snarl
and snap as these guardian Executive ours may
shall nevertheless indulge myself on the topics in
dicatcd, with pretty liberal range Of remark.
} will not, asSurcdv, be restrained from the tullgs
exercise of the freedom Of speech by the icenfiou
course Of the accredited organ" Of Martin VA
, Buren,. | refer to the 'GlObe'-a newspaper whic
receives its pabululn, not "irOm the crumbs whit
fall from the rich mans table, but from cnormoU
arrosSeS and profitable contracts, voted for its SuS
G. ~ mt " a.
that holds its existence by the sole tenure Of Mar
= tin Van Bureu'S severe ign good pleasure, az
which promulgates daily, through lis broad pg-
not the thoughts and motives Of the miserable s,u1
Cnger whose name it OStcusbly wears, but &.
wishes and designs Of his de-poti1 maStnr--u panel
: sir, that is published "BH AUTHORITY" Wur
! honest man has read without feelings Of burnrn
indignation, in the recent ucubrations Of this "o'
Il Cal organ" the foul, not % say bca~tlv, ussaUh
against the character and patriotism OF the ycnCl
able and heroic defender Of the violated honor an
invaded rights Of Insecurity Who La, ~. bee
fired with anger at bCho!dEg in Martin SUa b.
6 rcu's organ the false and malignant repre- ulaliuu
II Of the hero Of Tippecanue--as "a supc:unuatcd d
il wOman"-"a piiuble Gutard'--"a granny
II "red petticoat generai'-us the 'hcru Of forty GD
eats'- as delivering "naugural addresses to pi-
! and poutry"-as ''shut up in an iron cage, an
- compelled TO wear an iron mask, and drink hoI
+, cider ~ mo other person (sayS the Globe
ApI.l To- 40t''J - l(!'h!t-tu " IvAt HtdI MN "
J. an Old servant waiter, who brings his meals, an
performs THE NECESSARY DUTIES or TIL
CAGE None Of the domestic animal, are above
q to come near the cage and favOrile dog, VII
. RAN AWAY WITH HIM IN ALI HIS BAT
/ TIES having been observed to bark very siguii
Il canlly, after an interview with hts muster. WI
= forthwith knocked in the head, and thrown into Il
n Ohio"
n ask you, Mr.. Chairman, whether Martin Va
t, Buren, mauiiests "dccent respect for the opiI