Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-29
The Brlgadler's uver.es.

ooD<spondenes Of the N. Y. Tribune.
WAsnISGroN, Tues lay, Aug. %, 1883.
In walking along Pennsylvanaav on one of the hot
days Of the season. my attention drawn to mag
Indecent carriage standing by the sidewalk, between Ninth
and Tcnth 1t certainly, for beauty, richness and
uniform appropriateness Of the finest establishments
have SEEN reminding Of the splendid equpages of some
Of the British nobility, which may be Of an afternoon
In HYDE Park The horses were ne large bays, covered
With harness heavily and richly ornamented with silver
The doors and panels filed with heavy plate glass
slaborstey cut and the Innings, Turkey carpet
aud rich silk tassels aud appet gave it air OF comfort
and luxury seldom with in this practical age The
driver and footman were white clad in blue livery with
guilt buttons could but pity the poor fellows, o,
whom one standing at the door, waiting, as appear
ed for some who shopping the fashionable shops
20 be found only in this portion Of the metropolis This
turnout being much superior any thing had seen
10 America made DESTROYS TO notice the more par
tcuay and led inquire respecting the owner of so
rich equipage, and hating moment in the shade OF
one OF the elms the sidewalk, it entered by
ddeaged lady in black the heavy door closed without
noise and the ootman encountered with his immense and
heavy cloth coat assembled with difficulty to tue elevated
seat with the driver and the prancing secds driven
up Penusylvsua.av. In answer to my inquiry Of by.
sander as 20 the of what supposed could only be-
long to some foreigner of distinction, informed that
the carriige belonged to President Pierce
Servants clad in blue livery with gilt buttons
harness heavily and richly ornamented with silver
morocco lining, TURKEY carpet and rich silk tassel
and lappels-coach and four, reminding one of the
splendid equpages Of Some Of the British nobility
That will do pretty we'll for Democratic President
elected by 'the hardsted Democracy Of the country
1t surpasses the spend)r of Martin Van Buren's
reign and smacks rather more strongly of aping
foreign Gristocrdcy. Well, President Pierce has
right to 60 in much style and state as he pcaSCs
He ought to be able to afford it on tcenty re Mogs-
and per dnnum and no doubt thinks IT is nobodys
business. All we have to say about it is, that such
magnificent equpage, after the fashion of the titled
astocracy of monnrchicll Governments practiecd by
Democratic President does not look very much in
accordance with the 81 ir and simplicity OF republican
institutions and more than ALL does not come well
from President elected by party Boosting so much
Of its sympathy with the people-Of such profound
reverence for the plainneSs and simplicity of rcpubli
canism and of its holy horror Of anything like aTis
tocracy.
The hardhsted Democracy of the country will
hardly think it does, if we mistake not Such
representation of the grandeur in which Gen. Frank
dency, would have hardly been admitted by the De
mocratic press and Democratic orators before ID,
people previousto the 2d Of last November. Oh no!
On the contrary they would have dscoursed to them
in eloquent terms of the good old fashion republican
manners of plain Mr.. Pierce, and their wonderful
adaptation to the simplicity Of our institutions BY
vayofcooring the picture little more highly, they
would very likely have thrown in hint Of the
alarming tendency Whgg-ry hal to the forms and
fashions of an ariStocratic Government and Of what
little sympathy the Wing party had for the equality
and social elevation Of the But after they
get nto power once, no far they fall short of prnr
ticing what they preach to the dear people! Oar
cotemporaries Of the Dem cratic press proIessed TO
be highly delighted with Secretary Marcys late III
structons on diplomatic uniforms, which seemed To
take so well that Secretary Dobbin thought he must
not be out done by the Premier, Jreeches, an
siraightway issued his orders from the Navy Depart
ment. against the wearing Of moustaches aud wills
kers by the tars according the fashion Of foreign
nations
Under Democratic Administration that will do
admirably, from Secretaries Marcy and Dobbn, for
foreign ministers and American sailors, but wouldn't
il be well enough to have few in tructons drawn up
for home use-to require the Brigalicr to conform
more strictly to the usages of the Republic prac.
ticed in the days OF plain old Ben Franklin; We
commend the subject to the consideration Of " the
bard Rsted Democracy Of the country