Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-04-24
THE NEW PRESIDENT.


The National Intelllgencer of the It'll
says: By the extraordinary dispatch used
in sending the Official Intelligence to the
Vice President, at Williamsburg, and SINH
lar dispatch by him, in repairing to the seat
of Government, John Tyler, now Presi.
dent of the United States, arrived in this
city yesterday morning, at o'clock, and
took lodging at Browns Hotel.
At IL o'clock, all the Heads of Depart
ments, except the Secretary of the Navy
| (who has not yet returned to the city from
his visit to his family) waited upon him, to
pay him their official and personal respects.
They were received with all the politeness
and kindness which characterize the new
President. lie signifed his deep feeling of
the public calamity sustained by the death
of President Harrison, and expressed his
profound scnsbility to the heavy RESPONSE
biities SO suddenly,devolved upon himself
He spoke Of the present state of things
with great concern and seriousness, and
made his wishes known that the several
Heads of Departments would continue to
fill the places which they now respectively
occupy, and his confidence that they would
afford all the aid in their power TO enable
him to carry on the administration of the
Government successfully.
The President then took and subscribed
the following oath of office:
do solemnly swear that will faithfully ex,
ecute the Office OF President Of the United States,
and will to the best Of my ability, preserve, pro.
tect, and defend the Constitution of the United
States. JONI TYLER.
April 6, 1941.
DlsTRIcT OF COLUMBIA, &C
City and County of Washington. '0'''
|. William Cranch, Chief Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of the District Of Columbia, certify that
the above nomed John Tyler personally appeared
before me this day, and although he deems him.
self qualified to perform the duties and exercise
the powers and Office of President on the death
Of WILLIAM Henry HARRISON, late President
OF the United States, without any other oath than
that Of which he has taken as Vice President
yet, as doubt may arise, and for greater caution,
took and subscribed the foregoing oath before me.
w. CRAEcH.
April 6, 1871.
The reader will remember that previous
to the adjournment of the late extra session
of the Senate the Vice President vacated
the Chair, and Mr.. Southland, of New Jer.
ser was elected President of that body, pro
tempore. Therefore, the Hon. SAMUEL l..
SouTnARD, of New Jersey, is now Vice
President of the United States.
TExAs.-The New Orleans Native American
of the Sd. has the following paragraph;
Major Howard arrived at Galveston, from Sar
Antonio, on the 30th ult., and reported that the
Mexicans were making preparations for another
campaign for the invasion Of Texas. Eigh
thousand troops, with train Of 20 pieces O.
artillery, were at Mier and Camargo, making
preparations for campaign, under the pretext 0
chastising the Indians, who had been committing
depredations on the Mexican frontier lie hat
The information from DR.. Book who had beer
in the Federal army, and It had been confirmed
by a Mexican deserter named Francisco Gren
ado. Canales is attached to the expedition, witt
1000 troops under his command. The most in
telligent citizens Of San Antonio were fully sat
isfed that the expedition is intended to opcral,
against Texas.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania has proposes
an amendment to the Constitution Of that State
adopting the one term principle in regard to tn
Governor OF that State. To make this amend
ment perfect. it has to be passed upon by the mex
Legislature.