JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
extracts from BTr. Ogle's Speech,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
'CN THE REGAL SPLENDOR OF THE PRE-
. SIDENT'S PALACE.
Delivered in the House of Representatives,
April 11, 1810.
I shall not, Mr. Chairman, further trespass on
the time of the committee by dwelling longer on
the great Court Feasts which are statedly held in
the Palace Banqueting room; but proceed to the
performance of the task which 1 have more imme
diately before me. Besides the table "furniture,"
which, as before remarked, cost $11,191 32, the
Court Banqueting room possesses a great variety
of very rich and valuable furniture, such as mir
rors, mahogany sideboards, mahogany chairs, gilt
cornices, window curtains, bronze bowl lamps, an
tique patterns, gilded, carved, and garnished with
stars. and swan-necks, mantel ornaments, Brus
sels carpets, butler's stools, &c. &c. Indeed,
there is scarcely any thing wanting to make the
Court Banqueting room resemble in its stylo and
magnificence the banqueting halls of the Oriental
monarchs, but the erection of a canopy of pea
cock's feather over the Chair of the President, and
a small amphitheatre (for which there is abundant
space) covered with brocade and Persian carpets,
and furnished with seats for the music, and places
for the buffoons and jesters to show their skill.
I will next call your attention, Mr. Chairman,
to a schedule, which I have prepared from the "of
ficial vouchers" on my desk, of some other arti
cles of democratic furniture, with tho price paid
for them. Those articles of enormous mirrors,
looking-glasses, chandeliers, bracket lights, astral
and other lamps, and candlesticks ; all of which
have been furnished since the pure, plain, simple,
frugal, economical, republica.i days of retrench
ment and reform commenced. 1 will read the
schedule :
Arttclcs bought o f Messrs. Lewis Veron .j- Co.
1 Mantel glasses, rich gilt frames, French
plates, 100 by 58 inches, $2,000 00
Pier Looking-glasses, in rich frames,
100 by 54 inches,
2 Mirrors for Green room
? Mirrors for Dining room
Refraining 2 looking-glassos,
3 Chandeliers for the East Room,
3 eighteen-light cut-glass Chandeliers,
3 sets heavy bronzed Chairs & Rockers
for do.
4 pairs two-light Mantel Lamps, with
(hops,
8 five-light Bracket Lights, -bronzed
and gilt,
4 Pier Table Lamps,
2 three-light lamps for East Room,
1 two-light Lamp for the Upper Hall.
3 three-light Lamps for the Lower Hall,
4 Astral Lamps on pier tables,
1 four-light Hall Lamp,
1 pair Bracket Lights,
1 three-light Centre Lamp, supported
by female figure,
2 Astral Lamps tor round tables,
2 pairs plated Candlesticks & branches,
G do Chamber Candlesticks,
7 do do do
2,400 00
700 00
700 00
100 00
3,300 00
1,800 00
75 00
356 00
300 00
180 00
150 00
57 50
150 00
100 00
100 00
60 00
65 00
65 00
85 00
18 00
58 00
76 50
26 00
300 00
20 00
0 do Table do
13 extra cut Lamp Glassos
4 French Bracket Lights for East Room,
1 pair Mantel Lamps for Audience Room,
All purchased from L. Veron & Co. $13,241 00
Bought from Campbell and Coyle, 3
Hall Chandeliers, 150 00
Bought from Campbell and Brothers, 1
octagon Hall Lamp, 14 00
$13,405 00
Whl will the plain republican farmers of the
cJoBiitry say when they discover that our econom
ical reformers have expended $13,405 of the peo
ples cash for looking-glasses, lamps, and candle
sticks 1 What would the frugal and honest
" Hoosiers" think were they to behold a demo
cratic peacock, in full court costume, strutting by
the hour before golden-framed mirrors, nine feet
high and four feet and a half wide ? Why, sir,
were Mr. V an Buren to dash into the palace on
the back of his " Roanoke" race-horse, he could
gaze at and admire the hoofs of his charger and
his own crown at tho same instant of time, in one
of those splendid mirrors. Mr. Chairman, there is
much truth and sound philosophy in Poor Rich
ard s advice :
" Early to bod, and early to rise,
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
But it is clear that our new economists have little
faith in early rising, else they would not have laid
out $7,500 of the people's cash in lamps and can
dlesticks. The Court fashion of "sleepinsr on the
day and waking on the night," results in keeping
the .palace doors closed, save to persons entitled to
tHe entree, until ten o'clock, A. M. It was but a
lew davs ago that an honest countryman, on his
way to the fiahing landings, after breakfast, having
some curiosity to behold the magnificent " East
Room, with Us gorgeous drapery and brilliant
mirrors, rang the bell at the great entrance door
of the palace, and, forthwith, the spruce English
porter in attendance, came to the door, and seeing
that only ' one of the people," " on foot," was
there, slammed it in his face, after saying, "You
hud better come at seven o clock; the President's
rooms are not open for-visitors till ten in the morn
inr." Whereupon the plain farmer turned on his
hoel.with this cutting rebuke: "I'm thinking the Pre
sident's House will be open before day on the 4th
of March next for every body; for Old Tip is a
uugtity earlv riser, and was never yet caught nap
ping and does'nt allow serfs to be insolent to
freemen." And, sir, I may add, in confirmation
of this honest countryman's belief in Old Tip's
early rising, that, within the last year, he has been
heard, by some of his intimate friends, to remark
that, his head has not been found upon his pil
low at sunrise for the last forty years." To this
Hits Imblt of early rising is, perhaps, in a good de
jfree, to be attributed the salvation of his brave
annyfrorr. the scalping-knife and tomahawk of the
Indian savage at the battle of Tippecanoe, on the
iWMUiirig of the 7th of November, 1811 ; for, on
that occasion, "he rose at a quarter .before four
aflciock, and sat by the fire, conversing with the
g&utlemen of his family, who wore reclining on
itieir blankets, waiting for the signal, which in a
few minutes would have been given for the troops
Wturn out. The orderly drum had already been
roused for the reveille. At tins moment the at
tack commenced." This custom of early rising,
with the great activity and temperate habits of his4
past life, will also fully explain why be still eji
tows suc i remarKaoio vigor in ms "moraiffanu
physical energies" since he ha3 atuinoHltpftj'i
age oi o years, jjuu sir i win uHhJ4gM 'S'-1Q
tills pleasing theme until 1 sliaU'navidJsnedny
remarks on the regal splendor of the Presidential
palace.
Among the " official vouchers" before me, I find
one which testifies that Mr. Van Buren, during the
administration of General Jackson, was sometimes
disposed to gratify his love for rich candlesticks,
by acting as caterer for palace furniture:
Voucher No. 6.
"Bought at auction, for the President's House,
May 30, 1831:
" To chintz covered sofa, $60 00
" 2 plated candlesticks, 20 00
$30 00
" Received payment, June 7, 1831.
"M. VAN BUREN."
But I must present you, Mr. Chairman, with
some other articles oi democratic furniture within
the palaco. What do you opine of the following
specimens they were all purchased by the plain,
republican reformers, from Messrs. L. Veron &Go.
2 sets of green tea trays, real gold leaves.
5 in each set, fcwOOO
Ornamental rays over the door, 25 00
7 dozen gilt stars, 17 50
4 Pier tables with Italian slabs, 700 00
1 round tabic, blue and gold slabs, large, 135 00
2 Do do do 100 00
4 bronzed Ttnd steel fenders, "new style," 120 00
24 arm chairs and 4 sofas, stuffed and cov-
crod mahogany work, entirely refimshed,
and cotton covers, 600 00
Can you tell me, sir, in what age of. the world
it was that real, genuine, plain, hard handed loco-
locos first placed Golden Kays over their doors, and
bedecked their saloons with golden stars 1 I think
it was about the time of that great exemplar of lo-co-foco
democracy, Nebuchadriozzar. What do
you think, sir, of ihe democratic rosewood Piano
i orte (octaves) at the pake, got in exchange for
a mahogany one, by paying two hundred dollars
of the People's cash for boot money 1
1 will now direct the attention ot the committee
to another department of the President's revenues,
which I consider highly objectionable. I refer,
sir to the linens, towels, tabb-clothes, &c, bought
with the People's cash for the use of the palace.
In this department there appears to have been no
bounds to extravagance. What will the head of
any household in America think of expending for
such articles, at one store, within the short period
of ten months, the sum of twenty-four hunddred and
sixty dollars and twenty-nine cents! The bills for
this expenditure on my desk are entirely too long
to take up the time of the committee in reading
them; but I have prepared and will submit the
following abstract:
Huckaback towels, Irish linens, Ticklenberg,
Damask diapers, table-cloths, Irish sheeting,
MARS QUILTS, flushing, green gauze, slip thread,
spools cotton, tapes, and other dry goods, purchas
ed for the use ol the President's House, at the
store of Darius Claggett, Washington, from the
17th ot March. 1837, to the 19th ot January 1838
$2,460 29.
Contained in three several bills, viz :
Dated 15th March, 1837, paid 27th
May, 1837, 71 33
2. From the 17th April, 1S37, till 2d
June, 1837, 1,064 80
To this account is appended the following
order and receipt :
" June 23, 1837. Major Smith will please
to pay the above account "for articles purcased
or tho President s House.
A. VAN BUREN."
u Received of Thomas L. Smith the within
bill in full. June 24, 1837.
R. B. NALLEY.
" For Darius Clagget."
3. From 20th July, 1837, to 19th Jan
uary 1838. $1,324 16
" 1 838, April 26. Received payment in full,
thirteen hundred and twenty-four dollars and
sixteen cents. " D. CLAGGETT."
Endorsed: MAJOR VAN BUREN,
at President's House."
Will it not, sir, afnazo the frugal housekeep
ers of the United States to learn that the Pres
ident should have considered it necessary to
replace or repair the stock of linens on hand
and then in use at the palace, by adding there
to the purchase of $2,460 29 in ten months 1
Why, sir, a plain republican loco-foco may al
most be induced to believe ihat Mr. Van Buren,
at that period, had some half dozen daughters,
who had been made happy by good husbands,
and that they were all about being furnished
with splendid outfits from the paternal mansion.
This subject is so well understood by the coun
try that 1 shall not longer dwell upon it. L
will, however, remark, that it appears from the
vouchers last presented, as well as from others
now before me, that Mr. Abraham Van Buren,
one of the sons of tho President, was frequent
ly engaged in purchasing supplies of " furni
ture" for the palace. Some articles of palace
furniture have been procured through Mr. No
land and others ; but the principal agent, ap
pointed by the President to take charge over
this branch of the vublic service was T. L.
Smith, as the following " official voucher" will
abundantly manifest Voucher No. 32, in ab
stract No. 1 .
" To my expenses in making purchase
for the President's House, $262 63
" December 12, 1837. T. L. SMITH."
I will, in the next place, favor the committee
with some real curiosities. Sir, the farmers,
mechanics, and laborers of the country will
look at the " official voucher" which I shall
next offer for your examination with a fur dee
per interest than they would behold a "grand
review' of Mr. Van Buren's 1st regiment of
" bloodhounds," now winning glory and renown
tn tho Florida service.
" Washington, March 5, 1838.
Tho United Statos, Dr. to Thos. Lamb for the
use of tho President's House..
Sept. 20, 1837, 34 table knives ground 1 37 1-2
2 new table knife blades 75
2 cook's knife blades 2 50
$4 62 1-2
July 6, 1838. Received, payment.
THO. LAMB.
The .President's House. To Robt. Keyworthy
Dr. Sept. 13, 1837. To 3 1-2 feet of silver chain
and 1 1-2 feet of gilt, for repairing decanter la
bels :'. ' 6 00
Sept. 23. To repairing '4 decanter la
bels furnishing chain - 2 50
$8 50
Received payment for Robt. Kevworth from
T. L. Smith, Sept. 25, 1837.
P. SHOEMAKER.
"United States, for President's House,
To James Cuthbert, Dr.
To making 3 1-2 dozen pairs sheets ac
87 1-2 cts. per pair 15 75
Do 12 dozen pillow cases at 6 1-4
cents each
9 00
To hemming 12 tabic cloths,
each
at 25 cts.
3 00
Do
12 dozen glass cloth?, at
50 cents per dozen
12 doz. KITCHEN RUB
BERS, at 50 cents per
dozon
6 dozen aprons, atSOcts.
per dozen
6 dozen check dusters, at
37 1-2 cts. per-dozen
6 dozon knife cloths, at
50 cents per dozen
2 dozen straining cloths,
at 50 cents per dozen
7 dozen chamber towels,
at 50 cts. per dozen
12 dozen table napkins, at
50 cts. per dozen
6 00
Do
6 00
To making
To Hemmino
3 00
2 25
Do
Do
Do
Do
3 00
1 00
3 50
6 00
To repairing 8 pair sheets, at 25 cents
per pair
2 00
$60 50
Received payment in full T. L. Smith, Sept.
7, 1737. JAS. CUTHBERT."
"President of the United States,
To Wm. M. McCauley, Dr.
To 2 tin buckets J2 00
To MILK STRAINER
and SKIMMER 62 1-2
To chamber bucket 2 00
To 4 dozen tart pans, at 62
1-2 cents per dozen 2 50
1837, Juno 2
(i
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((
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17
20
$7 12 1-2
Received payment of T. L. Smith.
WM. M. McCAULEY."
"President's House,
To George Savage, Dr.
1837, Oct. 1 Plate basket 3, 2 Japanned
trays 1 50 4 50
Nov. 8 Two cobweb brushes 2 50 2 50
Dec. 6 Large Manilla mat 2 25
2 Large spigots 1 00
9 Three larding needles, at 25 75
1838, June 5 One oval tub 2 25, one keeler
1 25 3 50
$14 50
Washington, July 8, 1838. Received payment.
GEORGE SAVAGE."
"President's House, To George Savage, Dr.
1837, April 4 2 Alicante mats, at 1 $2 00
1 Manilla do 2 00
4 hearth brushes, at 75 3 00
1 bucket 62, 1 do 50 1 12
Apr. Ill covered market basket, 1 50
June 1 1 churn 1 25
July 10 2 mats, 37 1-2 75
Aug 20 2 six-hole bottle baskets, at 1 2 00
2 hair sifters, at 37 1-2 75
$14 37
Washington, Sept. 27, 1837. Received payment
of T. L. Smith, GEORGE SAVAGE."
"Baltimore, Sept. 2, 1837.
Major T. L. Smith, on account of the President's
House, Bought of T. Palmer & Co.
2 sets fine steel tongs and shovel $28 00
10 steel pokers, at $1 10 00
1 pair tongs and shovel supports 10 00
1 LIQUOR STAND 25 00
1 set waiters 17 50
$90 50
Received payment. for T. Palmer & Co.
J.SCHUTTE."
"The President's House, To Chas. F. Bihlcr.
To 1 knifeboard and brushes, and chamois
for the silver plate
$3 50
Received payment oi T. L. Smith,
CHAS. F. BIHLER."
"19th November, 1838
Charles Wood, for the President's House,
Bought of A. Mclntire, Auct.
1 double chamber set $23
1 single 16
Packing and cartage 1
$40
Received payment, A. McINTIRE Auct." .
"United States, for the President's House,
To Robert Key worth, Dr.
1837, March 11 To toast-rack for Wm. Cuth
bert $6
Received payment, R. KEY WORTH."
"William Cuthbert, for the President's table furni
ture, To P. Kinchey.
1837, Dec. 14 2 sugar vases $6 00
4 basements for the same 6 00
4 artificial wreaths 1 50
July 7, 1838. Received payment for P. Kin
chey, THOMAS WIIELAN."
"President of the United States,
To Wm. M. McCauley, Dr.
1837, March 20 To 2 1-2 gallon coffee-boiler $2 25
. 1 boiler and 2 do pots, at 75 2 25
1 coffee biggon 1 50
I certify tho above to be correct. Jas. Cutbert
March 27, 1837. Received the within account
in full. WM. M. McCAULEY."
"Washington, Nov. 4, 1837.
President of the United States,
Bought of Campbell & Coyle
1 plate warmer $10 50
April 19, 1838. Received payment for Camp
bell & Coyle, GUST1N RUSSEL."
"The United States for tho President's House,
To Samuel Redfern, Dr
-1837, July 1 To 1 dozen brooms $3 75
1-2 do hand scrubs 1 87
1838. Am. 13 1-2 do brooms 1 87
4
$7 50
July 7. Received payment,
SAM. REDFERN1."
"President's House, To E. M. Ltnthicum.
-at-2 '25 $4 50
2 doz. B. W. table-
' spoons at 1 37 2 75
1 do teaspoons, 50
and 87 1 25
2 toasters, a 62 1 2,5
1 steel 50
2 gimlets 25
2 hammers, 40 & 50 90
$11 50
I certify the above to be correct.
Received payment in full,
E. M. L1NTIIICUM."
Mr. Chairman, these fifteen small bills which
I have just read have been selected from seve
ral large bundles of others, because they afford
a fair sample of the hind of expenses, that are
daily incurred on account of the palace estab
lishment. And 1 must be permitted to say, that
I cannot see the propriety or the justice of the
President of the United States in saddling the
Public with all the little disbursements of his
household. He receives an annual salary of
twenty-five thousand dollars, in gold and silver,
which gives liim $68 50 per day, or $2 81 for
each and eveiy hour that passes during the four
years of his presidential term. If he enjoys
himself five hours at a state dinner, he rises from
his feast $14 05 richer than when he sat down;
If he sleeps eight hours, he is sure to set up
from his state bed $22 48 better off than before
ho closed his eyes. Neither does the amount
of his income depend upon good crops, good
seasons, good farming, or good prices. On the
contrary, whilst it is not diminished by any or all
of these circumstances, which so vitally affect
the income of the farmer, tho President's salary
is in fact always enhanced in value, in propor
tion as the farmer, the mechanic, and the poor
laborer suffer. I ask you, therefore, whether
it is just and equal for the President lo charge
the farmer, the mechanic, and the poor laborer
with the cost of making his sheets, pillow-cases,
and servants' aprons with the pitiful price paid
for hemming, yes, hemming his kitchen rubbers,
or dish cloths straining cloths, or strainingrags?
The poor farmer has not only to purchase a
churn, milk-strainers, and skimmers for his own
family, but he is also taxed to pay for a churn,
milk-strainers, and skimmers for the President
of the United States, and for hemminghis strain
er rags in the bargain. The poor laborer with
his fifty cents a day, has not only to provide his
own coffee pot and pewter spoons, but he is
compelled to purchase a coffee pot for the Pres
ident, and pay for the spoons used by the Pres
ident's servants. Av, sir, he is taxed for the
cost of grinding the knives which the servants
in the President's kitchen use in eating their
victuals. The President of the United States,
in my opinion, should have had more pride of
character than to charge the People with the
price of his plate warmers, his toasters, his market-baskets,
his tart pans, and larding needles
to stuff his puddings and saucissons. Martin
Van Buren must suppose, forsooth, that the far
mers, mechanics, and laborers of the United
States are so very stupid, or so very good na-
tured, that they will without a murmur consent
to be taxed with the price of his LIQUOR
STAND, and for SILVER & GOLD CHAINS
to hang labels around the necks of his "foreign
barrel shape flute decanters, with cone stop
pers, to apprize his sleek, prim court guests
that ho has introduced to the palace cellars
"MarcobrunerHock,""Batailly Claret," "Tow
ers Port," "Romance Burgundy," "Ravmi s Pale
Gold Sherry," and "Red Seal, old, bottled E. I.
Maderia." I had thought that it was bad e
nough fer the farmers, mechanics, and laborers
of the country to provide hay and pasturage for
Mr. Van Buren s race and carriage horses; to
pay for the manure on the potato, celery, cauli
flower, and asparagus beds; to pay the hire of a
British gardener to topdress his strawberry
vines, cultivate his vegetables, and construct
bouquets for his palace saloons; but, sir, to tiem
his dish rags, pay for his larding needles
and liquor stands is still worse. Ay, sir,
worse, if possible, than filling the apartments in
the House of the American People with royal
and imperial Wiltons, foreign cut wine coolers,
French bedsteads, and one hundred dollar arti
ficial flowers. It is worse, sir, because there
is a degree of littleness in the thing which de
monstrates as clearly as if it were written in
charficfs of living light, that the soul of Mar
tin Van Buren is so very, very, very diminutive,
that it might have abundant space within the
barrel of a milliner's thimble to porform all the
evolutions of the whirling pirouette avec chasee
a suivant, according to the liberal gesticulations
practised by the most celebrated danseurs.
I had a mind to turn tho attention of this
committee lo a description of Martin Van Bu
ren, by his loving friend and cousin, Alexander
H. Everett, of Mass., but I will not do it the
man is small enough already. Let his friends
here point out any one act he ever did to bene
fit his country let them lav their finirer on one
j t o
single bright page inlier annals which has ever
t Ml . 1 1 1 f " r
oeen inuminaieu oy ueeus oi ms, wnen we
would talk of Harrison, we can say, and say
truly, lo all the people of the Northwest: he was
a father to your country, lie saved it from a
savago foe. He made all the Indian treaties by
which you hold your lands in peace, and he
promoted the improvement and well-being of all
your settlements after he had first rendered them
secure. Under his government there was no
Indian war, like the contest in Florida, hatched
in fraud, and prosecuted in reckless improvi
dence. The Indians themselves admitted the
fairness and equityof all his proceedings, They
could rely on his word, they trusted his sincer
ity; no army was there to niarcli to remove them
from the lands they had sold to the "white map;
they retired voluntarily and peacefully. But
how is it now? Yon cannot nogotiate a single
treaty, but what your democratic commissioners
turn out to be such fraudulent rascals that the
Indians all complain they are cheated, and be
ing themselves, for tho most pari, men of up
rightness and integrity, they.. become indignant
at the wrong, and set. your power at defiance.
What was the history of your Creek war? How
did it originate, and were you not obliged lo re
move the Cherokees by the bayonet, thus com
pelling them to observe a treaty they had nev
er made? Is there not at this hour a stbrin
brewing amongst the Wimlebagoes in the North
west, because, like the Seminoles, they were
cheated in a treaty? It will- not do to saddle
the blame of the wars upon the Indians, and,
whentcharged with all the millions you have
spent, to say: we cannot help it it is not our
fault. You could have helped it, and it is your
fault. Your own abominable frauds and oppres
sions were the cause of tho war, and you are
justly chargeable with every dollar it has cost
the people.
r Tlae iffereaace.
Some time since, a clergyman in New York,
made remarks upon the "hard cider" cry of the
Whigs, in intimating that it encouraged intem
perance ; and this piece of hypercriticism, not
to call it hypocrisy, was puffed and published
through the Union by the Loco-focos, as if
their immaculate cause and party had received
awonderful accession, and the poor Whigs
were to be frowned into insignificance as a band
of roistering Bacchanals, All idea of whiskey
and " porter," all former guzzling at the Eighth
of January festivals, and all high prices of de
canters and liquor bottles at the Ptesidcnt's
house, were buried in oblivion, while the evil
genuius of intemperance was supposed to have
betaken himself to a cider bottle " the imp of
the bottle" had escaped through the cork, and
been housed through the bung hole. Well, this
all did very well; but our brethren of New
York, who enjoyed ihat attack so much, and
probably toasted the author "pottle deep" at old
Tammany, are now awfully scandalized at the
appearance in a religious newspaper of a com
pliment to Gen. Harrison touchinga letter which
he wrote against duelling, condemning that prac
tice in good round terms, und exposing its folly
and wickedness. This "laudation" of the sound
morals of General Harison by a religious pa
per, neutral in politics, is made the subject of
great complaint and grave rebuke in the Eeve
ning Post. That is the other man's- ox, and
places the question of course in another aspect.
People see through these humbugs, and begin
to laugh at them and that is what makes thu-Loco-focos
so angry. U. S. Gazette.
3Linie antl Marsli Mud..
The editor of the American Farmer adduces
the evidence of a gentleman distinguished for
good and great qualities, to show that on a sandy
soil, lime is a great fertilizer. A poor held was
planted with corn, it yielded ten bushels; it was
followed by oats, and the crop was light. What
was then sowed, but yielded not more than the
seed. It was then limed, and the next crop of
corn gave forty bushels to the acre. Experi
ence has taught him the great value of marsh
mud, especially when used in combination with
a small quantity of lime. . Hekeeps a smallforce
specially assigned to the collection of marsh
mud, weeds, leaves, mould from the wood, &c,
and is amply compensated for it he cannot too
highly recommend the use of marsh-mud. He
has covered several acres with brush wood.
The fertilizing effects is very obvious, and he
thinks poor land may bo reclaimed by a cover
ing of brush-wood, very speedily, and with great
economy as to the labor and the results. He
is very careful to have all brush, not large enough
for firewood, even the pruning .of his orchards,
reserved to spread upon the most exhausted por
tions of his land.
Sagas in Virgiisia.
The Harrison Committee of Vigilance for
Lee county has on it 307 names there were
not more than 50 Whigs in 1 836.
In Grayson county the vote of 5 militia com
panies, lately taken, exhibits the following result:
For Harrison 244, for Van Buren 89! In 1836,
the Whig rote in Grayson was 20, and no Whig
has ever had the temerity to offer in that county
for the Legislature.
Capital pun. Prentice says The
New York New Era calls General
Harrison "a rascal." Gen. H. most
certainly is not a rascal, but we have
no dotibt that by the 4th of March he
will turn out one.
Maine jEiecSioira.
The Portland Advertiser publishes
turns of mes for Governor, complete, as
after caieful corrections and revisions:
tho re-follows,
1839. 1840.
Kent. Fairfield. Kent. -Fairfiel.I.
3607 4852 4527 5423
5064 6160 ,6679 6 IS I
1889 4367 2632 49
5596 3397 6SO0 ,3m
4615 4512 6328 51f?-)
2S2S 2457 3618
1035 1151 1255 i;;..
1410 1818 1807 2010
1546 1653 2195 053
1588 1871 2342 2249
150 348 '279, 489
2QS2 4303 285Q 4645
33.10 4221 4252 4403
York,
Cumberland,
Waldo,
Kennebec,
Lincoln,
Somerset,
Piscataquis,
Franklin,
Washington,
Hancock,
Aroostook,
Oxfork,
Penobscot.
34,750 41,109 45,573 45,345
45,,345
iveni s majority, 22Q
, 0Ti1B 8craWerinS votes in 1839 were 204 ; J .
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