The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-17

whose good wishes have heretofore beer
manifested in recommending to the tayora
bic consideration Of Mr.. Van iuren the In
DEPENDENT TREASURY, Moreover, there
= not letter, or s. llutle, or word, o.
clause, or section, or Article, iouHd 10 tlr
/ Constitution which iorbid4 the Introduction
ui ihesr regalia then why hesitate Wal
not the pseudo democracy be better pleased
with a PresidcW Who possesses tot only
the power, bu, Is also covered with the trap,
pings OF royalty Cesar was omnipoieui
4. Rome with the plain title of Consul /;
I Cromwell, with the simple name Of Protcc
( Tor, controlled all the power Of England +;
\ Consul bCraparte vas as absolute and dcs
poilc as the Emperor Napoleon. -
SIR, am unwilling to grant the appro.
prIdtion Of So GGJ 10 tie bill under cor3ld
Grafton Cor alterations and repairs of the
I Presidents house" because the money may
be expended IN the erection ofe throne with.
IN the " Blue EilpllcaI Saoon,' and for
the purchase Of cro,ca, diqdem, sccpire,
and royal .ierels with as little improperly
as former appropriations 'lor attentions
and repairs Of the Presidents hoaSe have
been expended; and because, after these
rega!a shall have been prepared, It viii
not be very lnconyenIent for Prcsidcat
Van Buren, to exchange his splendid Span
ish cloak for royal stole, and, having
placed the crown upon his head, the dadem
90 his brow, and bedecked hls person with
fia Al tnu nlc ustt sla .ofy
IN his hand, take his scat on that ihrane.-
And thus this democratic President oil
though deprived Of the titte Of royalty, will
be invested, not only with its prcrogutiUes,
bot with Its traPp:ags also.
II, sir, II is InexyeGienI 10 these hard
times to appropriate the uoney Of tie Peu.
pie for opening and improving hatbors, for
erecting light houses, for constructing roads
and canals, for improving the navigation Of
rivers, or completing The Cumberland road,
and for other olja cts Of real utility, think
the times are too hard to apply the cash Of
tho People tor alterations and repairs
otlhc Presidents palace. believe tnat the
individual who nov occupies that mansion
might suggest such "di,erGfioGs and nc
pairs as would not meet the yIeA5 Of the
gentleman who viii occupy II on the A'h
Of March Gcst abd as The building IS in
excellent condttIuH-ss II Is rs splendid as
tue palace Of the Auiocrat Of all the Rus
sias, and as richly adorned as the grandes,
oriental mansion, think the present occu
pant might bs content with it, particularly
as the furniture, stuce the accession q.
General Jackson, has cost the People Of
the United States 40 less a sum than $40,
ESQ, and Zoe palace grounds and gardens,
during the same period, The additional sum
Of SSS,G22 5S This, one would think,
might, al all events, be sufficient to satisfy
a PLAIN, frugal, ecouomlcg', hard handed
Democrat. But, whether he shall be salts
fed or not, hope the coaImittee will not
pass the bill IN lis present shape for do
not ;hiuH the People want any more SliPpe,
ry elns on the Presidents grounds-tbey
had rubber see good roe Of buckeyes.
Sir, | have been controlled IN the re.
marks which have deemed II my duty to
submit in relation 10 the Presidents palace
by the same motives aud principles which
governed the Jackson party, Of which | was
an ardent supporter, during the administra.
ton Of John Q. Adams. You will doubt.
less recoleci that the jackson party at that
day, both in and out Of Congress, went into
the Investigation Of the palace concerns
mos, thoroughly. On the 81 of March,
1898, the following JOINT resolution was
adopted by the two Houses;
"Resojred, DO, That the Commissioner OF
the Public Buildings he, and be is hereby author.
lied and directed TO TAKE Az INVENTORY OF the
PREsIpENT's HOUSE, at such time as may DO con.
venicnt to the President and to deliver copy
thereof to the President elect, and one copy to
each House Of Congress"
In pursuance OF this resolution, schedule F.
OF all the furniture Of the Presidents House,
including the articles in the bed chambers
and kitchen, was reported TO Congress 90
the OH OF December 1895. Subsequently,,
(Sth February, 1920 the House Of Repre-.
sentafives, through It's committee, requested
the then President TO communicate IN what
manner the last appropriation for furniture
lpr the Presidents House had been eypend
EAtst'F llt iE.bI u5atINIl litU DGtu QUA III
ed, the COMMITTEE made a report 10 the
House, VIZ: l1th March, 1926, to which
they not only annexed Memorandum OF
all the table linens, sheets, pillow cases,
chamber towels, &c. in the palace, but also
a list OF all the articles purchased by MIR.
Adams from the l0ih Of March, 1925, I'LL
January, 1926. Embraced In the list we're
the following items:
'lS25. May IS. Legare Kervand, LH.
hard tcbie $50 90
" June g. Iittlclohn for cueS 5 90
" Dec. %. Is. F. Pomeroy, bill.
hard balls 90
1895, Jan. |. P. Thompson chess
men g 50 I
SSl so
Who does not remember the indignant
bursts OF eloquence that were then launch. [
ed forth within this Hall agains, gambling,