The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-02


the dignity of his station. Here strobe on
some military officer. glittering in blue and
gold, and feeling all the prouder to think that
a soldier, as well as patriot, was to-day 10
assume the supreme seat Of dignity inthe re-
public. The ladies, too, fGod bless them!l
the ladies shared fully in the excitement OF
The hour; their eyes glancing, their cheeks
glowing, and their tongues (for ladies have
such things) were in rapid and harmonious
motion. Every thing was in its best bib and
tucker. Every thing you met, every thing
you saw, seemed to cry out, This is the
long-waited, and long-Wished. for day of the
Inauguration
AT THE CAPITOL.
In the Senate Chamber, though reserved
for the privileged persons, there was a crowd
al an early hour. Long, long, before anI
thing official was to be seen or heard, the la
dies circular gallery on the one hand, and
filled to overlooking. What eager looks,
what rich and lustrous shawls, what waving
lhandkerchiefs, what fluttering fans were
there to be seen! Mods of recognition, smiles
of pleasure, peeping looks of eager curiosity
every where met the eye. When some full
uniformed officer of the army or navy enter
and his massive epaulettes, what craning
out of snowy necks, with an exchange of
inquiries, what looks of awakened interest
pervaded the circle! Scott and Gaines, Ma
comb and Jones, and Wool, presented brill
liant group, calling up associations connected
with our past days of triumph; while on the
opposite side might be seen civil group of
no less interest, embracing the nominated
members of the new cabinet, inspiring aug
uries not less cheering of future pros perity
and glories.
The diplomatic corps now entered the hall,
and assumed the seats provided for them in
front, and on the left of the chair. A most
brilliant appearance they made, decorated as
they were, not only with the insignia of
their various orders, but half covered with
rich embroidery in silver and in gold. Had
this group of distinguished personages, how
ever, been stripped Of all external designa-
tons, II eye Of the most casual observer
could not have failed instantly to recognize
the marked difference, which distinguished
them from US, as foreigners: Cuvier might,
very possibly, have told, from their heads a.
lone, the differen, nations from which they
came.
On the opposite side of the chair appear
ed, soon after, in the strongest contrast, the
array of the Judges ofthe Supreme Court, in
their black robes, with their grave, intellect
ual, rejecting countenances. There was a
simple, quiet, unpretending air about this
body of highly dignifed men, to which out
ward adornments would have added nothing
but an alloy.
The late Vice President and the Vice Pres
ident elect. became the next objects of no
tice. They advanced together TO the steps
0ft III hair Huho NAr nj
having been presented to the presiding off
ing TO the chair, which had been vacated for
his reception by Mr.. King, delivered with
much grace, dignity and self-possession, an
address to the Senate, marked by modes:y,
propriety, and sound sense.
The new Senator'S were then, successive
ly sworn in, and took their seats.
Attwenty minutes past 12 o'clock, the
warning note was heard from the table of
the Vice President, when Gen. Harrison en-
tered and took the seat prepared for him in
front of the Secretary's table. He looked
cheerful but composed; his health was man
ifestly perfect; there was an alertness in his
movement which is quite astonishing, con-
Isidering his advanced age, the multiplied
lhardships through which his frame has pas
After he had retained his seat for few
minutes, preparations were made for forming
the line of procession to the platform prepa.
red for the ceremony of the inauguration,
erected over the front steps of the portico of
the east front of the Capitol
On the platform, seats had been provided
for the President and Chief Justice, who
were placed immediatly in front. On their
fright, seats were assigned to the diplomatic
Ecorps. behind sat members Of both houses
of Congress, officers of the army and navy,
and many distinguished characters now as
lsembed in this city, intermingied with a
great company Of ladies, who occupied not
only the steps in the rear Of the platform, but
both the broad abutments of stone, which
support the steps on either side.
But The sight which attracted and arrested
and filed the eye Of all those who were for
tunate enough to get favorable post of
observation from which 10 witness the scene,
| was the people There they stood, and had
stood for hours, III 9 solid dense mass. vari-
ousIy estimated to contain lin the space before
the capitol, and extending back some dis
lance into the open square, from thirty TO
liifty, and even sixty thousand. Happy was
the man who could climb upon railing, or
POST, Or pillar, TO obtain better sight Of the
lexpected object. All such places were FL
lied, piled up, with clinging occupants; some
descended the trees in the square. whose
branches, in their present dennded condi..
lfion. afforded an unohsfrucfed prospect. On
The verge Of the crowd were drawn up cars
lriages, filled with the gentler sex; while
here and there peered upa standard bearing