Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-04

J.: il not little amusing us well as
surprising, to witness how readily the
pliant tools of loco-tocoisn,, catch hold
/ Of the least thing in order To attempt to
dec eive and impose upon the under
standing Of the people. The amend
mcnt to the General Appropriation Bill.
which calls for an appropriation Of six
thousand dollars to purchase furniture
for the House of the next President, is
seized upon as being something the
most extraordinary and eriraragani,-
and sufficient to condemn the new ad-
ministration in its infancy.
The Rhode-lsland Republican ofycs-
terday, following the lead Of the Boston
Post, (ane of the rankcst loco-loco pa
pcrs in the country,) thus contempt
uously speaks of Gen. Harrison, after
copying an abusive article in relation
to this mheard Of appropriation for tho
White House:
"Your Log Cabin President, il appears,
has left all tic log cabin notions tllnt he ever
had behind him IN his LOG Cabin, al North
Bend aud s'r thousand dollars are required
to furnish three bed rooms and an mte'room
for him in the Palace at Washington. How
you have been humbuggcd Those OF you
who put any confidence in the log cabin mr.
l,,ip NJ.
arly.) which haze been so literally dshed
up TO impose upon you. Remember this.
and be not huInbugged in the same way
again"
1t is usual, We believe, at any rate
we have always so understood it, when
new President occupies the "White
House." for the old furniture to be sold
and the House to be newly furnished.
But whether this is the fact or not, il Is
admitted that though the iurnturc now
in the Presidents House, cost over a.
hundred thousand dollars, (TWENTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND Of which was
expended by the republican and econo-
mical Mr.. Van Buren, hinself)--ihcro
is not sufficient at present IN the man
sion even for the comfort of family;
and that what there is l,ti is worth but
little, and requires renewal
The great outcry of extravaganza
then, at this time, by the loco .focos--
when we compare this actually necessary
appropriation with the monslrous ap-
preparations that have heretofore been
made by them for the same purpose
we presume is sufficiently understood
by persons possessing the least guam
tum of common sense. "The log cabin
arguments and lying speeches from OgIo
and others" in relation To the cxtraya-
gancc and wastciul expenditure Oft
public money, have never yet, Mr.
Republican, been rcli,ied, nor what is
more, can they &c! This parade, there
fore about this simple appropriation,
and appeal TO the farmers and me-
chanics, holding up Gen. Harrison to
is to say the least untimcly,
unjust, and illiberal.
This is not the first instance that tha
Republican has oflatc snecrinsy allud-
I'd to the principles OF the admuistra-
ion now just TO commence. We no.
ice it more particularly at this time, as
we had understood that after the 1th Of
March, II was, On consideration Of the
ncngre support derived from its palty)
o discard its loco-locoism altogether.
Il has AN awful squinting that way We
must confess. Perhaps, however, this
: their last thrust, nnd that hereafter
hey will really and in good faith abun-
lon their first love, and throw loco
ocoism ito the dogs"