Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-09
THE GREAT ISAuGueAr;oy

The National lnteIlIgencer deYotcs nca,l~
columns of lis pondcrons sheet 10 the details 4 ~
aupuration, and divides theG., ike the Noy.I !. 4
various heads 1.-THE Morning '-.1hc Pro-
.sThe President Elect, the Hero Of lie D...--.
preaching Ike Capitol the Capitol !:
Presidents House 1.-THE Close Of he D,y., =
Evening" iwhcn the President VISIT T., at,.. =
rooms)0 and last of all, 10 close ih,s ,.,t.,I
s.The end of the day. The Pageant i a en-. {.
scrbrd as splendid beyond description ani H.
incense enough burnt to crafty the SENSES d: A. i
.ident Eject. Certainly, VIC have never anowa.,
pompous Procession 10 grace any Inaugural.
ferson and Madison, Jackson and Van Dunn
been content To approach the CAPITOL with y.s -
Cortege ofthe Military and Of Their friends G.:.
late extraordinary occaslon no effort seems 10 la
spared to cmbelsh the "Sweilng scene N,F
Monarch could have desired more brilliant ia .
ment TO conduct lIim to his Palace. There T.
too much Of this, for tie simplicity Of ieru, a.
what was still in worse taste than all, was The y.,
MALTA Of Tppecanoe Clubs, and Of Log Cat,r,.
electioneering Conventions, the relics Of pa.,y !
which might have been very we'll spared on n.
day.
1t is not our purpose to spread these ccpious 4.
before our readers. We shall content ourselves :. /.
few specimens of The Magnificent Ceremony.
The morning was ushered in with y guns f,o,
Mall, fred by Il party Of the Columbia Arler,.
der The command of Capt. Buckingham.
Tie Procession.
"Soon after ten O'Clock the Procession mo,e3 -
the head of Four-and ahali street; when .s,-..
ihroc guns announced their march toward, ii. 49,,
Of the President elect. Having there receive. ii
Harrison, attended by his personal friends, liz Il,
sion moved on from The quarters o.. Tie p:,,s..
elect, up street to ] h street, up lth street,
street, up + street To 10Th street, down l5I !,
to Pennsylvania Avenue, down Pennsylvanil !,
to the south gate Of the eastern yard Of lie l.
~ l.i he
cupyng a favorable position IN front OF Brcwi
tel we noticed the Procession as It passed anp, !,
most public part Of Pennsylvania Avenue, 10 the a.
iol. The scene highly interesting aud aps.r,
The ladies every where, from the windows N "a
side the Avenue, waved their handkerchel. u harc.
in token Of their kind feelings and Gen Harrison ier,
ed their smiles and greetings with repeated 5oH. 1
enthusiastic cheers Of the citizens who no,ea II !. .
procession were, with equal enthusiasm. Responded
hy thousands Of citizen spectators who lined Pens.
vnna Avenue, appeared at the side windows. ID !;
numerous balconies, on the tops Of houses, .. +
other elevated stands. AT the head Of the rrocc>,
was the Chief Marshal who was mounted on . III
horse suitably caparisoncd: rs also were his two I'D
"Thc military portion Of the Procession rema,
ably fine and soldierke. Much Of this, no dsg..
was owirgto Major Fritz, of the Philadelphia N4to
al Crews, whose company and excellent hand d i.
sic were objects Of particular notice and admiration
sAfler the officers and soldiers who Tough. uan
General Harrison
TUT PRESIDENT ELECT.
mounted on white charger, and accompanied Is 81
suite of persona! friends
uOn his right were seven citizen marslal.. IN !.
left were the Marshal OF the District Of Columbia Il.
his four Aids.
"Then followed, in the order Of the programme,
delegates Of the Young Mems Convention, he'd atI-
tmore, May 4, 1910. The delegates bore aIcn.
them in the procession come very handsome tanhs,,
81 St,f, and T..Y.,..r
they appeared with the respective Tppscanoe cnJs
associations. Among the banners which seemed "
attract very particular notice was very large one r.
Cayuga county, New York, representing Gen. liar
son in military costume horseback. Several OH
very handsome banners, having patriotic and sulia
notices. appeared with The South Carolina and Ala.
ma delegations, and with the delegation from Pm
Gporge county Maryland. From the latter cour'
the delegation very numerous and spirited.
sides their handsome and appropriate banner, ;att
vas exhibited n vehicle drawn by SIX splendid S.
horses. all suitably caparsoncd, and bearing hcll>.
ta;nin1 weaving apparatus, &c., with the operate
working herewith as they moved IN the Pfl'-s
sion. This curious and interesting machinery, III
vas furnished and directed by Mr.. Capron Ut 4,
Laurel Factory, Maryland, attracted unusual motto
Along with the Prince Georges delegation was as
seen 4 Iarre iog cabin, (the emblem of sturdy s..
1nanry) drawn by horses the sides Of the Casa J..
suitable notices and inscriptions. On its root @ri-
numerous white flags, bearing the names OF The sev
States that voted in favor Of General Harrison.
aThe Corporations of Washington and George,ou,
ne Tippecanoe Clubs, and the citizens Of both pac.
urned out in grea, numbers, and with suitable d>n.
IONS banners, and notices. Not the least nteresf.
ri the Prcces son from Georgetown the Id
line of Georgetown College students, who appeared Z
he college uniform, with their faculty, bearing han
some white silk banner, representing with various a,'
oes golden eagle with extended wings
ng. A large company attended, including bf,.l1
group of officers in uniform-thc Diplomatic Ccrp'
heir various decorations, the Judges of the Suprer
Court in their black robes &C. &c. MIR. King Of a.
oarna was Sworn in by Mr.. Clay, on his reelection
he Senate, and took temporarily the ChaiF-lhc ~
Vice President and tie Vice President Elect advance
together to the steps of the Cfair--when Mr. Tyr
having been sworn in by Mr.. King, asccE.,t Il
Chair and addressed the Senate. The new Se'a'1
were then successfully in and took Their e-''
sAt 90 minutes past IL clock, the warning nc;" 81
heard from the table Of The Wee President, when u,
Harrison entered and took the seat prepared Tor hm
front cf the Sccrearys table He looked checr'G y.
composed his bodHy heaM mGs ,acnftstg 3t"f
there was an alertness in his movement which eli
considering his advanced age, the nu'
piled hardships through which his frame has rasec
and the fatigucs he has lately undergone In ir'
minutes the procession marched out from th" Seha'
10 the East Portico Of the Capitol where he Presder
read his printed Inaugural, and the oath Of Office ~
administered by the Chief Justice OF the T. ST
multitude of people, who witnessed the Cerrnots
was very grea-but the estimates vary very console.
bly, The National nlcligencer gives The cacn!aiim q
It ssfrom 30 TO 10, and even TO thousand The NOR
modest Madisonian says, 1.-The address was prar"nh'
from the rostrum in front Of the Capitol, III tn r"
Of both branches of Congress, the Justice q II
Supreme Court, foreign Minister'S members Of 'ae =.
Cabinet, and to a multitude assembled III ffnn', c'0
sisng probably Of 10000 people from all parts q "
Union
Then follow s'the pealing cannon''-:he Process"
reformed, and proceeding along PENNSYLVANIA avenf
to the White House. The In,plligcncer d'sm-scs n.
part Of the scene in few words
"Nearly the whole throng OF visiters accomPan'e'
the President TO his new abode, and many aS pos
BILE entered and paid their personal respects TO hlh-
The whole building, however, could hardly contain
fortieth part of them; that very many were una
to obtain admission at all. A popular President !"
on such occasion always be surrounded u nof
friends than it is possible for him 10 receive ana re
Mise otherwise than in masses GLOW deicate y.
compliment How considerate is his excuse 70 W
who had not the honor Of a recognition y
sThe close Of The day was marked by tic refe'''
Of sautes from the Artillery, the whole city benz
alive with population Of strangers and T'sdtn.,
whom the mdness of the season invited into The CT
air, &c, &c.
"Change, change" cxclams MIR. Webster: who eoa.