The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-06
ing is the order Of procession as published in the

ORDER OF INAUGURAL PROCESSION
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Military.
Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution.
Reverend Clergy.
President Elect and his Predecessor open earring
,,ess Ex-Presdents OF the United States.
KNsIcKs President Tylers Cabinet.
s.,saxsS Justices r Of the Supreme Court.
Members elect of the 10th Congress- and exMembers
.a !, &. n.; Congress n.,,,,,.,,, s,,,o,.
Convention OF 1914
Governors and exGovernors of States and Territories
Members Of State and Territorial Legislatures.
Federal and State Judges.
Citizens Of States and Territories
Corporate Authorities q Wellington Georgetown and
Democratic Associations and Clubs of the District OF
lumbia, and others from distance.
Professors and Students OF Colleges of the District OF
Columbia.
Citizens Of the District Of Columbia.
The Chief Marshal and his aids were bedizened
with the usual quantity of silks and ribbons in the
way Of scars and rosettes, and for batons of Office,
each was provided with piece of yottsg hickory
about two feet long, which of course each had
decked with as much ribbon suited his taste,
the marslials were obliged to make the usual, or
rather extra quantity Of fuss, and to gaop about
most furiously for no other earthly purpose, but the
endaDgering the lives of the crowd who accompa-
MED the procession.
The military were well represented. There
were several fine companies, and all in excelen,
order, and apparently we'll drilled. Their appear
ance gave universal satisfaction, and attracted the
greatest share Of attention next to President Polk
The " Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution, -
were represented by one fat, pursy gentleman, IN
sort Of navy undress, who might be some purseI
or other, about SO years of age, two young naval
ploring Expedition, and two boys apparently mid
shipment about Is years of age, and this respecta-
BILE number OF five individuals represented the Re-
evolutionary warriors.
The ClpYgv turned nur yUoll There al
twenty OF that profession and the different denomi
nations were well represented.
The President came next, looking WELL though
thin and anxious in appearance, with President
Tyler In the same carriage.
x-Presidents-none
Tyler's Cabinet ickliffe and Wilkins.
Supreme Court-none.
Diplomatic Corps-none.
Then came the members and ex-members OF
Congress, OF whom there were goodly number,
headed by Shepherd Carey, OF Me, of yeomenary
memory, and long John Wentworth, OF ILL.,, who
stands the head and shoulders taller than his fellow
members Of the House of Representatives. The
sum total, however, OF Members of Congress- of
the Baltimore Convention, Governors and ex. Go.
vernors, Members and ex-Members OF State Legs.
latures, Federal and State Judges, did not number
more than 100 or 120 persons.
Officers OF the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and
Militia, we did not see at all except those belong
ing to AMI with the military in the procession.
Then came the Empire Cub, or rather the ban.
Dand, and the piece OF ordnance aforesaid and
the balance OF the procession, perhaps, numbered
tour or hve hundred persons certainly not more
;. le one VINO mas been accustomed to witness the
displays which are made In professions in New
York when any thing OF importance calls for one.
this was certainly small potatoes and fully exempli.
hes the superiority of the arrangements, and means
ana appliances OF the wings IN matters of this kind
Wnat however was lacking in the appearance of
the procession, was amply compensated by the
masses that accompanied it-and here was ,he su.
perlorty OF the democrats demonstrated. Crowds
upon CROWDS, thousands upoa thousands, accom-
panied the procession and thronged especially
about the part where the Presidents carriage was
to be seen-.and every available window on the line
OF route, the portcoes, balconies, galleries. and
ioo!-paths, were crowded to the utmost extent OF
their capacity to accommodate. Fair faces and
sweet smiles were to be seen at everv win.
dow and every gallery or balcony, their owners all
seeking to have. view of the new President,
an n% ACCOMMODATING the line Of the procession,
ana oiten inconveniently interfering with ii was a
cloud OF (not exactly light horsemen, nor vet
heavy Dragons, but,) the yeomanry, who did such
excellent service by their votes in the late political
contest, mounted on their seeds (not exactly fiery
or graceful, but certainly steady and useful) pro-
badly taken from the plough or the wagon to ena.
Die their riders to see Col. Folk, the democratic
PRESIDENT: These volunteer guards, for in euch a
capacity they seemed 70 act completely envlroned
me ffesidents carriage, and II was with difficulty
the marshalPs could keep them from breaking the
line OF the proc sssion. On the outskirts OF The
procession too, were to be found every variety OF
vehicle, from the pretentous private carriage. 10
the hack and the country wagon and buggy. with
loads OF children with bright eyes, rosy, healthy
looking cheeks, and laughing lips enjoying all the
fun they could make, and stretching ihelr precious
necks to catch sight of the President, whom
their anxious mama's and papa's were pointing
OUT to Them with great and laudsble asst.
duty; the usual number of tag-rag and bob-tail.
with an extra quantity of dogs and skeerv Lads
were also on hand, with every thing that combines
to make democratic crowd 10 splendid profusion.
The genteel, upper crust soanlock the ,ndercrrst