7 , b2)Q. Z:t3 , 4-31 , Lbc. 99,4 Office of the Star dt. Banner COUNTY BUILDING, ABOVE TILE OFFICE OF TIII REGISTER AND RECORDER. I. The STAR & REPUISLICAX 13ANNER. is pub fiAtioll at TWO DOLLARS per annum (or Vol Trim of 52 111131berS,) payable half -yearly in ad Val? Cf: or T %VD DO ARS & Ffl'"t'Y CENTS :jaw' paid until after the expiration of the year 11. No subscription will bu received for a shorter period than sit months; nor will the paper ha dis continued until all arrearages aro paid, unless at the option of the Editor. A failure to notify a dis cautinuaucr will he considered a new engagement and the paper forwarded accordingly. Airy caTisvaerurs not exceeding a square will be inserted THREE times for $l, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion—the number of in sertion to bo marked, or they will be published till forbid and charged accordingly; longer ones in the same proportion. A reasonablededuction will he made to those who advertise by the year. IV. All Lettorsand Communications addressed to tlio Editor by mail must bo post-paid, or they w ill not be attended to. ADVERTISEMENTS t. oft, L. II ;AI tle a)l4. I THE Subscribers have this day entered into Partnership in the Shoe & Root• making business, and will be at all times prepared to accommodate the public with work in their line, made in the best and most fashionable manner, and on favorable terms. Their shop is in Chambersburg street, opposite Mr. Ditterhoe's Tavern. DANIEL BALDWIN, WM. GUINN. Gettysburg, Aug. 15, 1840. .In alpprentice Brained. Alad of 16 or 17 years of age, of good character, will be taken as an Appren tice to said business. m s.)-4 s .1:1 0 2 s S. ••••4 .Q 0 c ) ..-0 CO C.) ,:_:,) C•4l C. $.4 4-) ....) § nip , I M . 0 ..., CZ ,Ct 7 ' -.--' .--, '—' rI) ~.-. 0 = CL ) CV 0 CU m•; .4-• im CU "-Q C))0 k. CU (L) Q En . a) g p.'" •••• P"' ”c' u ~.,„. ~.., • . , g tom ...) $:22 cu 0 c; b". En c..) ~... r., ...4 F. '-' \ CO . 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UST opened a fresh lot—comprising 4 uP Fine wool dyed Black, Invisible and Bottle Green, • Blue. Olive and Mulberry Browns, Light Drabs, Oxford and Cadet Mixed, (of different qualities.) For sale at low prices, by It. G. M'CREARY. August 4, 1840. tf-19 NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of DANIEL EYSTER, late ot McSher rystown, Adams county, deceased, either by Bond, Note, or Book account, are dest- Jed to make payment on or before the 1211/ day of September next; and all those hay. ing claims against said estate, are request ed to present them, properly authenticated for settlement—as longer indulgence can not bo given. %V I LLI ANI A LBRIG EIT, Ex'r. August 11,1840. 6-20 WORTH ATTENTION. It. G. 2114 C-rears, Ifit AS just received a fresh supply of sea sonable goods; embracing a great va riety of I' l MC Cloths and Cassimeres, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Very cheap Calicoes, Manchester Ging hams, Cotton Stripes, Checks, Irish Linen, Cambrick and Jacouett Muslins, Swiss and Book Muslims, French Bombazines, Super Mouseline do Laines, Thread Lace and Edgings, Ribbons, Gloves, Stocking, (very cheap,) Heavy Domestic Milslins, Fine Bleached Shirting, 5 4 and 6-4 Sheetings, Very cheap 'Pickings, American Nankeens, Marseilles Quilts,lngrain Carpetings,Homp 40., Umb.ellas, Palm Hats, &c. —ALSO— A full Stock of Groceries. The Public are invited to call and exam• i ne his s leek as 'they may save money by tioing so August 11, 19-10 3013 PRINTING; OF ALL KINDS, Neatly 2nd expeditiously executed et the office of - WE,STAR & BANNER," THE GARLAND. . <o-ze.2 r •-,.. ‘- 1, ),skKi - -, ''t.-- - --. o t?' tWft'...*4-• -i• -x ~_: f a 7 , , .".t,, -:' sS - .., 7 i. • ,;,----....-,,,,,,.,,------. 74,, - Iv ----t.th5,444. —"With sweetest flowers enrich'd From various gardens cull'd with care." TILE FORSAKEN. He never meets me, as of old, As friends, Ices cherish'd, meet me; His glanco is over calm, and cold, To welcome, or to greet me: His sighs ne'er follow whore I move, Or tell what others' sighs do— But though his lips no'or say "I lovo," I often think his eyes do! He never turns amid the throng, Where colder ears will listen; Or gives one thought to that poor song, Once ma4o his eyelids glisten: But sometimes, when our glances meet, As looks less warm—more wise—do, Albeit his lips ne'er say "tie sweet"— I often think his eyes do! Oh! brighter smiles than mine may glass His hours of mirth, or sorrow; And fairer forms than mine may pass Across his path, tomorrow: But something whispers solace yet, As stars through darkon'd skies do; His lips ne'or say, ttf don't torget"— I often think his eyes do! EattOOMlfilanglOTC3o INSTABILITY OF FORTUNE.—The deputy marshal who is taking the census of Cin cinnati, says in his report of the fifth ward: "In this ward I foetid two instances of the instability of fortune. In destitute cir• cumstances, dependent for the bread of the day on the labours of the day, wero two women, one a grand daughter of 'a distin guished Governor of Massachusetts, and the' other a cousin of a late Governor of New Jersoy, hardly less honored. Here were women brought up in habits of ease, with servants around them in early 'life, to per form those labours'for thorn which they are now doing for others. How many scenes are furnished daily to my observation, for many who cannot profit by it, which would teach impressively not only resignation and contentment, but absolute gratitude under the contrast of our condition with that of others." Tars TOUATO.---NOW is the time for gath ering this healthy and mast desirable vege table, which is cooked in various ways ac cording to the peculiar taste of people. As a salad it is good—as an omlet, with butter, eggs, and crumbs of broad, capital—it is good stuffed and baked—good stewed down close with a fat piece ofbeef and Lima beans —in short, in what position is it not good? Recently the Tomato has peen successfully used in medical cases. It is good for a cough—soothing to the lungs. Use it free ly in the hot months to chock the; accumu• [atm of bile. If you wish to dry and pack them away in bags for winter, gather them when ripe and scald them to get the skin off —then boil them well with a little sugar and salt, but no watur—spread them in thin cakes in the sun . , and when dry pack thorn away in a dry room.—N. Y. Star. A NEW 13altimoro Sun states that the store of Faulkner & Winn, in Baltimore street, near •Frederick, was closed on Monday, and a mournful looking piece of crape was attached to the knob of the doer. Much sympathy was felt by their friends, and especially by their creditors, some of whom called at the house Where they boarded, but the good folks there could tell nothing of their whereabouts. This denouement brought an attachment from the sheriff, and the store being opened, the greatest amount of dry goods discovered was the crape on the door. On Saturday they had obtained credit for some .goodi at the store of Sangston & Co., but on Monday the goods wore not to be found. CURIOUS AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.-- ft is stated in a foreign periodical, that Sig nor Bertelli, a rich landed proprietor in Piomont, has discovered a method by which ho can make silk worms spin red or blue cocoons at pleasure. So that the silk thus obtained is dyed naturally with ono or the other of these colors, not only of surpassing beauty but indestructible. Signor Berlelli, keeps his discovery a secret; but it is sup. posed to consist in some particular prepara tion of the mulberry leaves on which ho feeds his worms. DESPATCIf or OLDEN TlME.—Seventy seven years ago, just a week was occupied in carrying the mail from Hartford to Bos• ton. Probably a week more was consumed in conveying the mails from New York to Hartford; making two weeks from New York to Boston, or as many day as it now takes hours—as many days as aro now sut ficient to make a passacre across the Atlan• tic! A verbal report orso important a piece of intelligence as the pacification ofEurope, ,appears to have travelled from Now York to Boston in a little more than a week and a half. Within this comparatively short period; the rate of speed has been increased at the rate of 2000 per cent, or 20 miles for one. A Pacnrcrtorr.—The N3w Orleans Cou rier of the 3Uth ult. temarke,.: 'Certain wee. ther.wise bipeds in these pins, have pro. - G. WASHINGTON nawmr, =lron ec. PROPRIETOR. "The liberty to know, to utter, and to arrue, freely, fa above all other liberties.”—MlLToN etz4outuraz3trrits. zpa. a aqueoznenDazr o cavezpow sa e aclos. EXTRAOTIDINAILY PEA.—We were pre• sented, this morning, by Mr. Thomas H. Roberts, of Warrenton, with a cow pea, measuring twenty - eight inches long, the most extraordinary thing of the kind we have seen; and, as our friend observes, may well be called a Harrison cow pea.—Au• guider (Geo.) Citron. SUICIDES IN LONDON.—The IS number o suicides committed in London from 1770 to 1830, a period of sixty years, amounted to 7160—0 f which 4387 wore by men, and 2853 by women. BRAGGING.—The Vicksburg Whig thus alludes to a "figure of speech" lately used in that part of the country: "A man was lately boasting oftho speed of his horse, and wound up his eulogy by declaring, with great emphasis, that he could run as fast as a Lo co Foe° could tells lies on Gen. Harrison." If ho can, he is hard to beat. We'll go our pile on him at any rate. A LITTLE Oxr.—A machinist of Now York has amused himself with trying how small a'steam engine be could make, and has produced ono of the following dimen sions. Tho stroke of cylinder is but 3.16 of an inch; bore•of do. i• of 'an inch; length of crank -1- of an inch: length of beano of an inch; diameter of fly wheel j of an inch; 'bed plate 1* by inch. The whole, inclu 'ding the cylinder, walking beam, fly wheel, stanchions, side plate, eccentric connecting j rod, and bed plate, weighing only 3 duct. 14 gr. less than 1-5 of au ounce. 101 VAN BUREN SLICEDERS.—The Car roll 0. Free Press, of the 24th inst., gives the names - of 101 voters of that county, who were '•formerly supporters of Gen. Jack. son," and all "more recently supporters of Martin Vnn Buren," who say they cannot longer support him, but will support W: 11. Harrison. Those are significant signs in deed. EXPLMON AND LOSS OF LIFIL—The roll ing mill attached to the Powder Works of Mr. Jamison, on the Falls Road, about se ven miles from the city;blekup on Satur day last, about 11 o'clock, and Mr. Rich• and Bates, a worthy and industrious man, who was at work in the mill at the time, was so severely injured that he died in twen• ty-four hours afterwards. Mrs. Bates, who lives but a short distance from tho mill, and who heard the explosion, ran out to look for her husband, when she observed him coming up at the back of the garden, 'ex• claiming that ho was, not injured; and when he reached the house he stated that the first thing he knew after the explosion was, that he wes in the Mill race, about one hundred and fifty yards from the mill, but whether he ran or was blown there ha did not know. Ho retained his senses to the last, and though medical assistance was rendered him, it was of no avail. He has left a wife and two children.—Ballimorc Patriot. CINCINNATI MAILICHT.—Threc hundred and eighty-two wagons, from the country, independent of those of butchers and huck sters, were counted in market this morning. They were still more numerous an Tuesday. The productions of the earth flow in upon us, and we are not likely to strave, however difficult it may be to procure the • ready cash.—Cin. Chro. Aug. 7. HARRISON IN TILE WEST.-A gentleman who has just passed through the western Sec tion of the Union states that no onecan con. coivo the enthusiasm manifested in favor of General Harrison. He gives the following anecdote as illustrative of the feeling of the West for the Old Hero: A lady who has recently been travelling in Illinois, upon her return to Ohio, was asked by a Van Buren man, who seemed to bo the choice for President? She replied, that they were nearly even: "Ah, hear you that?"' said the friend of Van Buren, to some persons btanding by. "But, Madam, do you not think that there are rather more persons in favour of Van Buren than there are for Harrison? "Van Buren!—Van Bu• ron!" said she, "I do not know who he is, but as I passed through one of the towns every one was huzzaing for Harrison, and in the next town every one was huzzaing for Old Tip, and so on throughout, which makes me doubtful whether Harrison or Old Tip will be chosen by them." SHOCKING SIIICIDE.—The Richmond Star of Tuesday says that an individual by the name of Lewis, the keeper of a place called Poplar Lawn, near Petersburg, who was subject to fits of insanity, committed sui•. cide in the following horrible manner:— There were watchers with him, but they be , ing overcome by sleep, he escaped from their charge and catering a closet, locked himself in. Ho then took a carving knife . , placed it in his throat, and forcing the him. dle against the wall, drove the entire knife, the blade of which was nine inches long, down his throat, the point splitting his heart. dieted that wo shall be visited next month, by one of the most destructive hurricanes that ever raged along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Lest this warning' should bo taken as n joke., wo wia inform our readers that for weeks past, something very unusu al is said to have been going on among the waters of the Gulf. The tides hnve moun• ted several feet higher than usual, when at full; and again, when the tides recede, pla. ces are left dry that never before were seen out of water. Now, these things, they do say, indicate the approach of a storm.' —...,.•mi 0 d0....., PALACE FURNITURE Speech of Mir. Ogle, OF PENNSYLVANIA, ON THE REGAL SPLENDOR OF THE PRESIDENT'S PALACE. Delivered an the House of Representatives, April 4, 1840. [coNriNtrED.l But, sir, the subject of "reform" is of a character too grave to he treated in this way. It would appear that it had never occurred to the reformers, that having into power through the "hue and - cry" of extravagance, it was their highest duty, in conducting the nflitirs of the Government, to square their practices in accordance with the doctrines they had so boisterously advo cated. On the contrary, they seem to have forgotten all that they had ever promised on the subject of Retrenchment and Reform, for in almost every department of the Ad minitration, the expenditures have increa sed two, and in some of them four fold.— This has been the case in an eminent de gree in regard to the expenses for the im provement of the President's ground; you will be pleased to bear in mind that in the year 1826 the sum of 85,865 had been ap propriated far, fn:shing the fences, gradu ating and, iMproving the public grounds, and that they had thus been placed in good condition immediately prior to the advent of the Retrenchment Administration.— Now, a gentleman without experience in the practices of these reformers, would be disposed to believe that they had not the boldness or the audacity to demand money ' to perfect a work which had been finished in a substantial manner. Hold, Mr. Tyro, until you have first obtained a matriculation in the doctrines of "Retrenchment and Re form" aS understood by the present Admin istration. In the mean thine, be good enough to turn to books of United States statutes for the last eleven years, and you will there discover not less than ten several act:. of Congress, appropriating largo autos of money to improve the President's grounds, &c. I will now present the committee with a list of these laws: Act of 3d March, 1829. For work to be none on or about the President's house and enclosures, $6,361 66 Act of 2d illarch, 1831. For alterations and repairs of the Pro. sident's house, For painting the President's house in sido and outside, For planting trees and improving grounds, including gardener's sale- Act of 2/I Mardi. 1 1 833, repairs o t to ro. sident'e house, For planting trees and improving grounds, including. the gardener's salary, For pedestal, wall.cooing, railing, and footway, For constructing reservoirs and foun tains at President's house and public offices, and enclosing and planting fountain square, 6,723 00 Act of 30th June, 1834. For alterations and repairs at the Pre sident's house, flooring the terraces, and erecting stables. For gardener's salary, and for laborers employed on the grounds and walks at the President's house, and fur planting, For paving footways at the north front of the President's house, and ma king a gravel carriage-way, 13,744 00 Act of 3d March, 1835. For alterations and repairs of die Pre sident's house, and for gardener's salary, and for keeping the grounds and walks in order, including the cost of trees and shrubs, Aet of 4th July, 1836. For alterations and repairs of the Pre sident's house, for gardener's salary. and for keeping the grounds and walks in order, including the cost of trees and shrubs, 3,460 00 For constructing a dwarf wall and fence between the _Executive build. ings and the President's house, Act of 3(1 March, 1837. For alterations and repairs of the Pro. sident's house, and for superinten. donee alb() grounds; For constructing dwarf wall and fence from the southwest. corner of the President hoUse.. Act of 6th April, 1838. For alterations and repairs of the Pro. sident's house, and for superinteu. deneo - of the grounds , Act of 7th July, 1838. For laborers, and horse and cart and driver employed at the President's square, Act of 3d March, 1839. For alterations and repairs of the Pre sident's house, and furniture, and superintendence of the grounds, 3,465 00 For completing the special repairs here tofore proposed in tho President's house, including a deficiency in a former appropriation, Here we have, sir, the enormous amount of 8e8,722 58, squandered by these glom• ous retrenching reformers, in erecting eta• bias, building dwarf walls and coping, constructing fountains, paving footways, planting, transplanting, pruning, and dres sing horse chesnuts, lindens,Norway spruce, and Bairn of Gilead; hauling and depositing rich soil for top•dressrng flower beds and borders, training and irrigating honey suck els, trumpet creepers, primroses, lady slip pers, and dandelions, cultivating sweet scen ted grass, and preparing beautiful bonquets for the palace saloons. The President's grounds contain about twenty acres. Our pseudo reformers have, therefore, expended on what they are pleased to call "improve ments," an average - of 84,436 10 per acre, or 88,065 68 per, annum, since the newly invented arithmetical rule of retrenchment and reform has been put into successful operation. And yet they have the effronte ry to demand an additional appropriation of 83,665 by the bill now under consideration• Some of the improvements or alterations introduced by the reformers are of n char acter truly novel. You will remember that, by the act of the 25th February, 1815, the sum of $5,000 was appropriated Ph. "levelling," grading, Sze., the Tresi• dent's square, and that the Administration of that day took measures to carry into ef fect the intention of Congress, by digging down the knoll, and filling up the hollows, and in this manner levelling or making plain and flat the surface of the ground. But af• ter all, Mr. Chairman, "variety is the ve ry spiCe of life," and so thought our reform ers. The survoy of smooth lawns and gen tly sloping Mends, covered with rich coats of white and red clover and luxuriant orch ard grass, made no delightful impression on their eyes. 'No, sir; mere meadows are too common to gratify the refined taste of an ex quisite with "sweet sandy whiskers." lie must have undulations, "beatiful mounds, and other contrivances," to ravish his exal. ted and etheral soul. Hence, the reformers have constructed a number of clever sized hills, every pair of which, it is said, was designed to resemble and assume the form of AN AMAZON'S orison, with a miniature knoll or hillock on its apex, to denote the n—ple. Thousands of the People's dollars have been thrown away on these silly fan. cies, which are better adapted to please the sickly and vicious taste of palace dandies, than to gratify the simple . eye of plain, re• iublican freemen. Although, from the earliest feudal times, all kingly establishments have been distin guished for the extent and magnificence of their stalls for the "royal steeds," yet, until the accession of our refomers to the admt nistration of the Government, stabling for med no appurtenance to the Premdentm palace. But the predecessor of the presen incumbent, with some other singular no ions had an ardent love for the liaise race His fleet coursers, consequently, must be provided for; stalls must be prepared, where they might be fed, lodged, sumptuously clo. thed, and waited upon by palace grooms ap pointed to that service. Ho "assumed the responsibility," issued the necessary orders, and extensive structures, 'externally beauti ful and internally commodious, were forth with erected. Mind, Mr. Chairman, this expenditure' was incurred without any au• thority in law. But the old chief did not mistake his power and influence over the minds of his party in Congress, for subse quently (30th (Alums, 1834,) ho procured the passage of a law appropriating the sum of f¢ 670 "for alterations and repairs of tne 1 reste.nnt's House, flooring the terraces, and curcnrio STABLES! " The money was, to bu sure, granted for the purpose of erect- I tog stables, not to pay for stabling already erected. 'But no matter, it was applied to the latter object. The particular phraseol ogy of the act had the effect (whether in tended to answer that object or not) to keep the people ignorant of this petty exercise of arbitrary power. The introduction of the phrase "alterations and repairs of the Pres. ident's House" would not have hindered the Executive, according to the ingenious mode of construing similar expressions in other acts of Congress, from applying the whole appropriation to the stables alone. For in stance, by the act of 3d March, 1839, the sum of 83,465 was appropriated for "alter l i - ations and repairs of the President's House, and furniture, and for superintendence ofthe (*rounds." Now, to exhibit the ingenious construction given to the language of the law just quoted by that officer of the Presi dent who has charge over this important branch of the public service; will present two or three vouchers for money disbursed by him in pursuance of that law: 500 00 3,482 00 4,000 00 SOO 00 4,660 00 10,000 00 6,670 00 2,850 00 4,f200 00 "WASHINGTON, Juno 14, 1839. Alujor Noland, Bought of Win. Built;: March 22J 28th—To 4 dozon of largo Daily Doses, ut $1 50 ouch, .00 Juno 7th—To 2 Vorbonas, 75 cants each; 1 Petunia, 75 cents, - 2 25 1,165 50 7,300 00 Juno 15, 1839. Rocoivod payment in full, 1,300 00 [Endorsed.] "Alter ations and repairs' of tho President's House, &c., 874 25. Wm. Buist's receipt for shrubbory, Juno 15, 1839. No. 3." "Cotninissionor of Public Buildings, To P. Casey, Dr. To 24 loads of Manuro, dollvotod at the President's Garden, May 7. Certified by John Ousloy. May 18, 1839. Received payment, P. CASEY." 4,816 00 2,015 00 [Endorsed.] "Alterations and repairs cf President's House, 815. P. Casey's rocoipt for Manure, May 11, 1839. No. 22." • "Commissioners of Public Building, To sundry persons on account of Manure. To Wm. Fitzgorald, 49 loads, at 371 cts. 818 37i Thomas Grady, 95 loads, at do. 35 62i James Lao, 2 loads, at do. 75 Wm. Brown, 43 loads, at do. 10 127} Michael Dooley, brooms 4, at 50 cts. 200 1,511 22 888,722 58 872 87} I certify tho above account to bo correct, JAMES MAHER.' [Endorsed ] "Alterations and repairs of the President's House,&e., $72 87.. Sundries for compost, July I, 189. No." Here, you will observe, Mr. Chairman, Congress made an appropriation for "re pairs" of the President's House, and the money was applied to purchase manure to Ertilize his potato and cabbage beds.— Congress made an appropriation for super. intendence of the grounds, and the money has been expended, not in overseeing the grounds, but in the purchase of large daily roses, verbenas, and petunias. Self-respect forbids me to denounce, in suitable terms, these petty acts of meanness and palpable breaches of official duty. Be assured, how over, that the officer who is not faithful over small things will not bo faithful over great or things. And now, Mr. Chairman, bay ing taken a promenade through the Presi- dent's gulden u,rri g murals, let us enter his palace, and survey its spacious courts, its gorgeous banquetting halls, its sumptuous drawing rooms, its glittering and dazzling saloons, with all their magnificent and sumptuous Array of gold and silver, crimson and orange, blue and violet, screens of lonic columns, marble mantles, with Italian black and gold frOuts, gilt eagle cornices, rich cut glass wind gilt chandeliers, suspended by 'beautiful Grecian chains, .gilt eagle head candelabras, French bronzegilt lamps with crystal globes, bronze and gilt French bracket lights, gilt framed mirrors of prodi. gums size, large Italian slab mantel glasses, French gilt bronze mantel time-pieces, ma hogany gilt mounted and rose wood piano fortes, gilt mounted bureaus, superb maho gany wardrobes, mahogany gilt bronze mounted secretaries, damask, satin, and double .silk window curtains, with gilded eagles, stars, and ornamental rays,. royal Wilton and imperial Brussels and Saxon carpets, gilt and satin settees, sofas, barge. res, divans, tabourets and French comfort- • ables, elegant mahogany gilt 'eagle mounted French bedsteads, gilt plateaus, gaudy arti ficial flowers, rich blue and gold bonbons, tambours ' compotiers, ice cream' vases, splendid French chtnevases, olive boats, octagon bowls, silver tureens, boats, and baskets, of very rich work, golden goblets, table spoons, knives and forks, &c. Sir, I shall detain you no longer with this enumeration of rich wares, for I am sure your patience would be severely tried were 1 to name even the tenth part of the curious, the magnificent, and the costly articles of luxury, of pride, and of show gathered into the palace by the various - cateretifyilio have been engaged in that most important branch of the public service. But I cannot forbear, Mr. Chairman, to read you a description ,of the great banquetting hall, commonly called the "East. Room," taken from the United States Telegraph (the Court . Journal of tho day,) December,.lB29. This room had been famished, for' the first tina3.about that period, by the predecessor of the present in cumbent. It is 80 feet long, by 40 wide, and 22 feet high, and is finished with hand some stucco cornice. Now lot us hoar the description: "The paper is of a fine lemon color, with a rich cloth border; four new mantels have also been placed in the room, of black mar ble, with Italian' black and gold fronts; each fireplace has a handsome grate fixed; there wore however, in the house before new bronzed and steel fenders, and sets of brass FT, 0.., ohimnoyvhos,ko have been added; each mantel is furnished with .a mirror, the plates of Which measnre 100 by 58 inches, framed in .a, vary beautiful style; and a pair of rich ton light lamps, bronzed and gilt, with a row of drops around the fountain, and a pair of French China vases, richly gilt and painted, .with glatAs shades and flowers. There are three very splen did gilt chandliere, each for eighteen can dles; the style of which is entirely new; the color of the glass and cutting„ perhaps ex ceed any thing of the kind ever seen. A small bronzed and gilt work, eorresponding with the mantel lamps, the niches and re cesses of which aro supplied With eight French bronzed and gilt bracket lights, each for five candles. The carpet, which ccntains hear 500 yards, is of fine Brussels, of limn, blea t -and yellow, with a red border. Under each =driller is placed a round ta ble of beautiful workmanship, with Italian black and:gold slabs; on tho centre table is placed a beautiful thin light lamp, supported by female figures; on the end tables are gilt astral lamps. 'Each pier is filled with a beautiful pier table, richly bronzed and gilt, corresponding with the round tables, each table having a lamp and a pair of French China iases with flowers and shades agree ing with those on the mantels. The cur tains are of blue and yellow =teen, with a gilded eagle, represented as holding up the drapery, which extends over the piers. On the cornice is a link of gilded stars, and over the semicircle of the door, besides large gilded and ornamented rays, are 24 gilded stars, emblematical of the States, and corresponding with those on the cor nice. Tho stars have a very fine effect.— The sofas and chairs are covered with blue damask satin. 'All the furniture corms. ponds in color ai,cl style." The Court Journal awards groat' merit for the taste dieplayed in the selection and disposition of the various cuticles, which, observes the Telegraph, "it is understood, has received the entire approbation of the President." After hearing this description, who can deny that this room, intended for WM. BUIST." 015 00 the comfort of our democratic Chief Magis trate, is adorned with regal splendor far above any of the grand saloons at Bucking ham Palace, Carlton House, or Windsor Castle? I ask you, sir, whether in furnish ing the East Room with all its gilded. .ea gles, gilded stars, gilded rays, golden slabs, gorgeous drapery, and dazzling foreign or naments, a due regard has been paid "to the simplicity and purity of our institutions," or to the frugal, plain, unostentatious, and re publican character of our people, who are represented in it? On the contrary, does not all this glittering display of costly fine ry, this blinding our ryes with the blaze of royal magnificence, approximate too close ly the pride, pomp, and grandeur of those- Governments in which stars and garters' and shining coronets confer not only the means of haxurirari enjoyment but of "civil superirrii‘?" I cannot but admire and Wonder at the great number of lamps, can. dies, and braehet lighto, deemed neersanry to illumine n room in the Preffident'• palace. Let us ve: 1;0°Z11)2)2 XPbo Zdc2c,
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