The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-03-26
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We cut the following from the Portsmouth (N.H.)
Journal, Patchogue paper, Read it
" French Bedsieads, "-Shockng Shocking
Dreadful Horrible that Harrison, the log-cahin
President, should presume to think of having French
Bedsteads in the White House. The very thought
seems to have set some people into Mysteries But
what are French Bedsoadi? WHY, truly they
are an article sold by all our Cabinet Makers, and
owned by almost every house keeper, occupying
the middle ground between the hiSh-post and lOc-
post bedsteads the olden time too well known,
altogether, to need special description, common
ones costing or dollars,--u those tol the
White House TO be of curled maple, with sackng
bottoms, &c, to cost 30 OF %,
Verify, this is small game after the lying East
Room Letter in which the renowned T.. II. Benton
figured so iamousy land after the gold spoons in
Ogles speech, which turned out to bo silver gilt
TO have dissertation on French Bclsiends, ms if
they were not found every where and used by every
body They might as well quarrel with an order
to have teaiher-bei, as the very ne plUS ultra
of luxury and extravaganza.
1t is said that John q, Adams carried his own
furniture into the House, and of course took it a.
way,-leavng the furniture he found there, belong
ing to the Nation. Jackson and Van Buren,, hay
ing little or no family, needed little furniture ca
cept for ShOc, in the most public rooms, and
these were furnished at no small cost Harrison,
now wishing to make the House his home for four
years, needs comfortable and suitable furniture lnI
use ; among other things, some French Bcdslcads;
and for this purI o'e very small appropriation
has been asked and granted"
Haye..you read it, Well, now Mr. Wing, will
you tell us what you make out of it, but an adms-
sion, that the charges of Ogle, preferred against Mr.
Van Buren,, of using useless and cymvagant furn-
iure were false And pray, just step over the
way TO that man to whom you gave a copy of Oglc's
speech last summer, assuring him that it was, every
word it, true as Holy Writ, ana tell him how it
happens that your plain, simple republican, og-cab-
in, brown bread and milk, hard cider, crackers and
mouIdy cheese President, with his everyday, back
woods and primitive, rotten log habits, actually
needs COMFORTABLE and SUITABLE fjIrn-
ilure for use' in the very house, where Mr. Van
Buren, lived, as Ogc says, in Il siyl of Prnccy
pomp and luxury that would put to blush an East
ern harem; and in the very rooms which wcro iurn-
ished with most uneyamplcd, unheald, un,hought
of magniicence and regal spendor. Tell him how
have taken him to be, that he will always suck up
east wind; tell him, do, he wants to know Tut
tut do MT tell him That! Don't tell him, go,
guess there wa mt much TO it after ALL ," because,
the man knows you tell him direct and pal |.
pabc lie, when you say so, He knows, and so
do you know, you told him over and over t.
gain, in answer TO his enquiries, that Ogle's speech
~aS true, that Mr. Van Buren, dit eat with " gold
spoons, that the Spirit Of The fee was miscra.
Bile, abandoned paper for saying it was not so,
that the editor of that paper, WIS an imported,
scandaous, unprncipled, lying blackguard, for
questioning the truth of Ogc5 statements, and Ind
forged Mr. Lincons speech 10 Offset them, Tor Mr.
Everett told you so. lie knows you told him all
this, & now that it turns out you have deceived the
man and your papers are forced 10 declare that
Oge did lie, pray what are you going 10 do' 1t
matters but little what you do, in this case. The
fact, that you have shamelully and scandalousy
deceived the people, is as plain as the sun ut noon
day. There can be no installing the position yon
occupy in the public eye, and if you do not have
good and sufficient time to indulge in few thoughts
md reflections in the pillory of public scorn and
Indignation, it shall not be our fault. We rcmom-
Der you, sir, ana all your co-workcrs in nquity.
ELlsNote the admission Of the JouJnol. The
amous " goN spoons in Ogle's Speech turnel om !,
0 be siirer gill;" !,