The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-14

was dressed in Ire fuli sui, of the LEGION of TO-.
nnr-his loo; ;assols and the lace arounA> them
% Ecid, w-itl's sast pro!usiun Of cold, lace Non.
sc borders %. his coat. Mr.. Erskine an;, .,is
,rU,her. entered soon afterwards, accompanied
by the Portuguese charge TaiF,ircs. Mr.. Ers.
kline placed himself on the left OF the French Mi
mister, after exchanging the ordinary civili,ics in
avery distant manner. Mr.. I. WAS dressed in Il
very PLAN state coat, and was somewhat ecl;p-
sed by the Tremendous whislcss, and dazzling
ltistre OF ms competitor. The Speaker of the
Sei;ate was placed in the CHAIR Of the II. of r.
Msr. Otis, the Clerk of the Senate, below him
and1nciow hi''s, the Judges oftie Supreme Court,
ar:Ayed IN ::ieir robes of oifice-Chief Justice
M*:sl,aI. in the middle, supported by Judge
Johnson on the right, and Washington and Ii
viigston on his left. Opposite to these, were the
three members of the Committee of Arr.,~e-
ment, M:ssrs Smith OF Maryland, C.ipc;d q. >.
Carolina, and Bayard of delaware. The red
Galleries to the ~ j.. and left we're filed hv La
dies, the merlners of the Corporation of Wash
,n%ton, and = few citizens.
"It WAS ..tliis period 0f,ime, that an eve from
the goiiary would scarcely have been satiatcd
win lie beautiful scene, which was spread be-
fore it. The Hal! of;hc IL of X. is itself one of
the hanasomest roC-is in The world. The era.
Refreshments are extremely superb, costly. and, M
nay bunL'ic Judgment, unsuitable tn the s%iiuplici-
ty OF " republican, government. II IS OF = circu.
lar Term supported by 2i stone co!nss.:S, ariHr gcl
around 1t. .: the finest workmanship. Five of
their capitals are completed, and would certainly
DO 10 discretiit to tlc taste OF Greciam Arc!,i<cc-
ture.> The IsrIe e the Hall is lofty, of IN oval
torn, interspSrscd with small sky-!iShts, and the
painting of uhe'most costly and elegant descrlpii-
ON. The other embellishments OF the haii are
perfectly n7i9ae. The whole was beautifully de-
ceratcd and set off by the rich and yariegated
dresses uf the females, whose light countenan.
ces and tinselied attire c~crt..iuiy were not in uni.
SAp will tl.A S,lA am As .,,l .-n... -. FIJI
cas,on. As a piece of painting and theatrical ex-
hib't'on, II was pretty enough. The eye OF a con-
n"isse'T might lave been delighted wit: the mere
sPiendor and beauty OF the spectacle-but Il he
had looked more critically upon the sceue before
ann, he would have discovered that all Was not
happiness, which looked tranquility hat amidst
TINS gay and animated groupc, there were SEINE
FEW. whose conferences we're cold and ve;,e-
iacus as the asplcks poison, whose minds survey
cuihis spectacle with 4 jaaudiced eve, because
'hev regarded! II IS the contamination OF .sIr. Ma
dison's success, and the vuin Of all their homes.
" Atha'f after IL, the late President OF the IT,.
). entereG the hall. The company rose to receive
the man, who had so recently resigned the at
fractions of office, and returned to the mass efi,is
cointrymcn, without Il sigh. The countcnancc
OF Nj. Jefferson was light, and disnifisd-It was
the AR 81 The man, WHO hasresigacd the cares &,
the burdens of state, rom principle and from
choice. il WIS Impossible To sur vey this iii"str,-
80 '4'N'i 'lia'N AfN NCIiJCSh III llst -
he took his seat to the right Of me ~Sp-akcr',
CHAR, The eyes OF This congregatel assembly par
sued hIni with the mIst eager curiosity.
" About ID, the rr=aid>nt of The Upltcd Sto,es
appeared on the Penusylyania Avenue, wr:cl,
leads from the Presidents house to the C.E:t,i.
lie was iniis o.Tn pldin carriage, drawn by two
horses, escorted by the troop Of Hc.se. Upon
his entrance into the Hall of,ne u T.. p. the com
psny rose, and i'll conformity with ih. arrange
meits, lie Immediately took The So aicr's Cl4ir
Alter sitting for q few moments, lie rose an, al-
dressed he assembly. His voice vas not ;o,,d
enough to be heard distinctly in the galleries.
But you have seen his speech Il is short, and
ItiS properly so, fer who can speak PosltiI y. q.
midst tic iiuctla;irg aspects of tues: times -
Tut though It Is Cricf, i contains = most excellent
creed o! general MISREPRESENTATION its conc. ST
on. he descended from his emincucc, and taos Inc
Customary o.tl, which WAS administered hy the
Chici Justice OF the Un;tcd States. After ra.r,r-
mig tor Il lew moments to his chair. he sraln
rose and lett the Hall, accompanied by tue Cum
n;,tee o. Arrangement. The assembled Citizens
under "u.s. paid him the customary ionor;, and
ne retired TO his own ioHse, amidst the thunder
OF art.Icry.
" lis cst;riated, that from : to 10000 oer-
sous were present, in and around the Cartel,
during .he Inauguration Very MANY were cx-
ciuded rom tie hall. Perhaps there were near
100 carriage present.
tn'iie evening, a Ball was given al S;e!lc's
Aote!, which was "ttendedb by an in.mensc crowd.
Mi: Jefferson was present, it being the first &C
casion vt his appearing at a Dancing Assembly,
slncc his return from France. MIR. Madison ni:r
his lady attended. Mos OF tic former Heads OF
Department were there. Mr.. Gaita.ni was rot
tt>re. Bayard and Il G. Harper thought propc,
TO grace the scene with tji~jr presence.
" Mosi of ti"se ching, you wa say, are th.
miserable InummeIies 81 rOnP, ceremony and
fashion. III true.
" But l could rot forhcar 20 give YOU 4 drs-
criptioo Of a sc~re, which has excited 40 much
curiosity 1t 4 distance. Imagination also, is too
apt :, ~cxsggerstc tic si,lendot OF these sccncs-
& therefore it sometimes becomes 81! ;ra.sam,x :!u.
~ to describe them,a rs they have actually hlppcn-
ed. Amidst these scenes, however, one ruling
train OF IDEAS never falied to present itself to NV
mind These IDEAS were the great occasion
which had produced such ceremonies, the services
at the manto whom these lonors ware :evdcy-
ed, the critical situation Of eur country, au6 the
ardent hope that the object of thc peoples choice
would never disturb their interest or stain their
honor ~ a single actoF his administration"