Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-23
THE STANDARD.
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Tbe6fst page Of this paper contains a
sketch OF the proceedings in Congress.
when Gen. Harrison's friends asked and
yOled for an appropriation Of $4,000 TO
nsks.the While House even comfort
'able,nis they said.
Every one who read whig paper last
Fall has heard Orlie costly furniture that
abOunded in the Presidents house.
Gold spOous, silver plates, knives and
forks; the most costly French bedsteads,
chairs, carpet, SC. we're said to have ac-
cumulated under President Van Buren's
administration beyond all precedent
The treasury had been drained to furnish
l." the Palace" at Washington; and its oc-
cupants were revelling upon the hard
earnings of the American people. They
have elected their man, and there is now
nothing to be gained by keeping up the
delusOn; but, on the contrary, ii is feared
that the new President will never forget
how often and long he was compelled to
sit in log cabins on rough buckeye chairs,
unles he be now furnished with lounges,
toilets, &c. Therefore a new discovery
must he made. The Presidents House
is again visited; but what change! In
few short months, this kingly furniture is
worn out; the gold is worn off The spoons;
tue rich carpets have becOme threadbare;
The mahogany chairs are worn out, and the
Fronch bed sleads have become rickety.
The President, instead of rioting in luxu.
ry, has been living in a more des ,tute
condition thFn Gen. Harrison in his g log
) cabin" Such IS the latest discovery of
those who have been peeping into crooks
) and CORNERS at the White House for the
| past year, and making public the result Of
; their researches.
To make the results Of this last search
appear consistent, it was at first asserted
b that Mr.. Van Buren, had sent off the best
d Of the furniture to Undertook. But
this story proving rather too :" "imProba'
:, bIe," il was abandoned, and another sci
afioat in its stead This last is that the
IT President wilfully left the house un2ro
y tected, and it was plundered of all the
) most valuable furniture before Gen. Har
n rson took possession. The following ex
tract Of letter to the Cincinnati Repub
lican "a whig paper,) will exp"Se the fals
~ Of this story. 1t was written BY ont
who visited The house while yet Mr.. Val
Buren, was in it. Dated Feb. 90.
"But was more disappointed with iht
a interior of the White House, than with
l. the appearance of Mr.. Van Buren. | haC
J. heard so much Of the cOstlness and splen
N dor Of the furniture, that could not cred
a it the rumors Of the emptiness Of th'
IS mansion Twas only in three rooms o
n the second story. The first room int
e which we we're shown, was II kind Of an
is le-room, the floor Of which was Covelet
IS with Brussels carpet, worn thread-bare
Ie there were one or two crazy old tables
At and few chairs which had been covereC
III with morocco, but this was torn, with til,
sr hair sticking out, in various places fIon
Il The seats. The room was small one
m which seemed TO have been occupied a
|" an office 1t was furnished like the 9th
is or. with the addition OF a few shelves, up
r on which were placed some bound vol
at umes of the National Intelligencer an
le few books. There was an old soi
" which had also been covered with nc
Of rocco, but quite as much torn as tn
IN chairs. The floors were strewed owe
is with papers, both the rooms looked NOR
ID like the sitting rooms Of some dilapida
IN ted tavern after a rain, than any thin
I'd else to which can compare them A
/ ter waiting few minutes in these room
r. we were ushered into the President
H sitting room, where we found him eng'
ged IN writing. The furniture Of thi
room differed but little from the two fo
mer; the chairs were mahogany, cOvere
with black hair cloth, but so much wOrl
that a private citizen would have sci
IS them to his kitchen. The floor was ca
'e peted, but strewed over with books an
IT. papers.
IL IL have not space for further detail ;br
a if these rooms are fair specimen OF III
~ balance Of the house, Gen. Harrison hi
IN much more comfortable quarters at ii
Id Log Cabin at North Bend, than he wi
: Gnd here"