The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-31
Our Washington Cogrespc ndeuce.
Mr.. Ogle Come Aga n.

Nh. Ogte Come Agd n.
The reckless disregard OF truth that often charac-
terizes the New York 7f hume is well known. There
are times however when it oudoes ITSELF and throws
its own ordinary efforts into the shade. In Thurs
days Tribune is letter from Washington signed
Viator,'' that for impudent falsehood goes ahead
Of everything since ogle's famous apochryphal &C.
count Of the "gold spoons" Viator" says he
called at tie Post Office Department and at tina.
moment a quantity of i" beaut ful rosewood furni-
ture was being unloaded and carried into the build
ing; aud then this viituous economist expatates
largely Oh its elegance, and the extra of an
administration that will indugesn such uncalied for
lxures, that go so far beyond the plain cherry Ia
bes and deshs which had suif;ed for the n ode
late and antiquated tastes OF more plain AMI by
gons days." He then speaks OF the richly
furnished rooms OF many Of the clerks, and says
he finds that rich sofas are becoming quits common
AID also lounges and ottornans. Now, sir, every
word of these statements is false. The new fnrni-
ture was all Of it pine aud black walnut, being
supply of desks and tables for fourteen new clerks
lately added to the force OF the Sixth Auditors de.
partmept. THIS furniture was made by contract,
let out 70 the lowest bidder by Mr.. j. s. Hammit OF
Phladellh ia, and was more than ten per cent
cheaper than any ever before purchased for the de-
partMeEt Here we have furniture made Of Ane
rcan wood, and by American mechanics, aud all at
most reasonable rate. was told too, that but ten
fourteen but the extravaganza Of the last admins
tration had 30 exhausted the funds for supplies Of
this description that they were compelled to practice
the most rigid economy, and even SO without neces-
sary articles AS for the rich sofas lounges AID otto
sps there is rot single one In clerks room in the
department except old hair sofa that was taken
from the Office Of head Of some bureau by the late
wing Administrations. In The rooms OF tile Pos uas
ter General he Assistant Postmaster General, and
the Auditors Toom there has not oean sugle article
OF the sort furnished since this administration con-
menced.
Our yeracious ssritbler next favored the Office oil
the Interior with visit, and there he says he NJ
ticed in the room OF ole Of the clerks high back
damask covered arm chairs and spring-seat sofa
where few months since nothing wds TO he seen
but plain cane b0ttored seats. Not word OF trgth
in that BE would have the world believe that the
administration was squandercg the national ials in
articles OF luxury for the clerks to aje IN ass
ing away their time comfortably. went to the very
rooms where al this extravaganza was manifested
There ia not one single sofa, dama-k Recovered
chair. In one room there is an old lounge without
back, and covered with cheap calico ana this instead
Of te;ng put there W thin few Ioorths, has beer
there nearly twelve years and never cost ten doar
when twas new. Astor 'oamask covered arnchairs'
in the of The clerks of the interior there IL
one such owned in the building, nor never has been
In the room OF toe Sixth Auditor in the Post OGict
Department. is che dapasll covered spring char, aDt
that was purchased and put there by the late whiE
| Auditor. Can mpudence any farther go! I'm
there a paper in New York pGbsne1 by one Gree
ley-a po }tr about the size OF the Tribune that j
rcdolcnt Of such phrases as lying rascal" "impu
dent ssoundrel,' Sc ( Who is the lying rasc Il
! now? Who l. III "inlpuIent scoundrcg' Perhaps
Mr.. Greeley VII disown his correspondent Vntor.'
II 3d. let him acknowledge the corn. Here's capi
tai opportunity TO make the 0meade honorable, ant
earn small bit of reputation by "ownng APP Mr
Ogie, with bis god spoons is fairly outdone Tin
|, ranpar of the 7sibuaes writer IL par viii
Fix assertions aud his logic. Like the bully IN Par
liam ent, Described by Sheridan, he dew on his mag
natio, for his fucts, aud his memory ~ ms vii.
Af.pr a scurous and most III nonnereKattack on
the p,es dent and various lib aid remaraSabout biz
devotons- all in the rosewood furniture" lotte >
The learned and economy!oying correspondent
eneaks of tho sad deeeneracy Of tue times as COM
pared with the :" much more simple and democratic
associationsn ot former days. o, tempUe, q,
,iots! Have we q 'me to this Must the braying Of
an ass, through lea len trumpet be sent over the
world as part Of the I'M tory OF the times? But the
HERALD is independent, and WI record facts his
torcal or political wboev.r may be hit. In the
words Of an order in The Epghh Court 0f Chan.ory,
:" let justice be done" Yours II,