The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-03-26
From the HarBoN Times
FEDERAL FALSEGOODs--.GOLD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


The ialsehoOds and imposlons praciced by the
ederal'S's, IN order to deceive the people, are al
ready beginning to rc-act upon that marty. II il
now stated by the lcderalists themselves. that IN,
furniture Of the Presidents House, so far from be-
ing "gorgcous," "spleudd'' "magnfcent."
"princeiy,' "sumptuous," &C., ms stated by
OgIe and declared by their scurrous papers and
iacmling dcmagogpes,is rot confortubc-nUt de-
cent-not sufficient for Cen Harrison. This is on
| y another specimen uf"wh!g'' morality, & ''whig''
truth 1t Is well known that in addition 10 all the
furniture III the Presidents House, while occupied
by Mr Van Buren, in 0ddHiOn to the ordinary an
preparations, SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS EX-
| IRA have hcen asked for, and ORDERED, 10
furnish only four chambers for the Log Cabin hero
| There are few papers which were more filled
with these vile misrepresentation before the elcc-
ton, than the CinciRa@i Republican. Not only
this, the person Of Mr. Van Buren, was nisrcprc-
scented; but the editor who went on with "Tippc.
canoe to Washington, writes home that he was
MISTAKEN; that Mr. Van Buren, was larger
man than he had imagined, &c, and adds;
4" But WAS more disappointed with the interior
OF the White House, than with the appearance Of
lr Van Buren,. had heard so much of the cost
illness and spcndor of the furniture, that | could
not credit The rulnors of the emptiness of the mali
sion. was only M three rooms of the second sro-
ry. The first room into which We unro rto,,n.
was Kind Of Iqtu-roQm. The lloor Of which WIS
covered WIN Brussels carpet worn lhrcad-bare;
there were one or Two crazy old tables, and few
chairs which had been covered with morocco, but
this was torn, with the hair sticking ont in various
places from the seats The next room was small
one, which seemed TO have been occupied rs rn
office. II was furnished like the other, with tic
addition of few shelves upon which were placed
some bound volumes Of the .Naiiopai MicIIiger-
Ger and few books. There was an old sofa which
had also been covered with morocco, bu, quite M
much torn as the chairs. The floors were srewed
over with papers; both the rooms looked more like
the sitiing-rooms Of some dapiIated tavern eiteru
rain than any thing else to which can compare
them. After waiting few minutes in these rooms
we were ushcrcd into the Presidents sitting room,
where we found HIM engaged in writing. The fur
niture of this room differed but little from the Two
former; the chairs were mahogany, covered with
black han cloth, but so much worn, that private
citizen would have sent them To his kitchen. The
floor was carpeted, but strewcd over with books
and papers
81 have not space for further detail; but t these
rooms are fair specimen Of the balance of the
house, Gen. Harrison has much more comfortable
quarters at the Log Cabin at North Bend, than he
will find here"
What statement from wing source Had we
made this statement before election, the federal
lenders would have declared il false: but now.
when Col. Todd, Iiauison's son-in-law, or some
other Wing, writes these statements, and saws that
The Log Cabin (D at North Bend was BETTER
than the Presidents House. While
occupied by Mr Van Buren,, the public will be able
10 Judge, to some little extent Of the IJhig slam
'ers of that gentleman. Perhaps no man in the
country has been more vicly and wickediv TIA
iuccd and nsrcpreScnCd.
But when it was proposed by J. W. Allcn,a wlig
member from Ohio, on bis own responsibility, and
Is the friend Of Gen. Harrison, that Sir Thousand
Dollars extra, should be added to the approrril-
ions, to purchase "French bedsteads, ""i .ounrcs,
With feather pillows, "cenre tahles,' SC. Messrs
Wise, Afford, and others resisted They said if
he furniture in the Presidents house was such Ms
vas deemed too eNtravqgant for Mr. Van Buren,. il
would be infamous 10 add six thousand dollars 10
tiff the furniture had not been such as was sur-
Client, the wing party had been guilty Of great in
lslice and wrong. 1t was requested that the gold
poons should be sod-Gov Lincoln. and the COM
llt,ec again informed the House, there was not.
or ever had been gold spoon in the house.
The appropriation extra Of six thousand dollars
ias not asked for by the committee, but was done
the private suggestion of the wings, who wanted
ne house better furnished. The whig papers and
emagogucs are very silent on this subject