Washington telegraph., 1847-01-20
THE INAUGURATION Day.

TIE INAUGURATION DAY.
"AS INTERESTING FAor-The Phila
dclpha Inquirer mentions an interesting
fact, which was ELECTED in New York
few dlys since, In the decision nf be
between Two gentlemen, in reference {,
The daT sal apaa hy the Constitution fol
thu Inauguration o. The President OF III,
United slales. VIZ tn lh OF March. 1
was supposed by SUM that tue day nigh
come oh A sunday, anl therefore tho ccre
monY should be postponed lill tie following
day. b referring "a the debates nl the
Convention that lufmed the Constitution, il
wa, tou4a That the ldHflh of March in ever,
fourth reaH. would nal ftll on Sunday lol
the perial Of three haaiuel year. and il
was on lhal account selected al lhe nll.
guraiioa day by That body"
The abosf paragraph had been aning lhe
rounds q the pre-s lsf some Weeks. whrn
thr Bas'un DAILY Advertiser cunlfalirtpd
Il, and aa4e tho following as lie true yrs.
sion 81. taa matter:
"i'ie mi n' Watch IaII On sluHap in ihe
year lzali AMI .as laal reason IL. Non.
roe was iaaugumei ID his second term,
IN Much 5h Of thai year. Mach ith
wtlalsa al on SUNDAY IA 1915. sa that The
nest President wilI rfaaab'y y be- iaaasanled
on NatHh 5Ih. i mIslugrur l8 ofefy one
ON O moments rel eliaa, that tie ilh OF
March masl follow toe rule by winch every
day Of Every month laiis on SUNDAY once In
SEVEN ieafa-bu, as The Inauguration oc.
cHr en. On one fourth OF March IN four, il
viii oeear on Sunday only once IN l5uf
times seven or lweuIy.eighl ycan.
We vefa confident. aIicr mum nt's
reflection that the correction uf tie Al,er
User eaall ulI De en4eeit orilhal atiltn,.
d iirsaIieu iba0 iheHa warrany such things
. leap Yaafs. W. accordingly applied to
IA iad# n car nei iaiu'anco. remarkably
well vsfHsl in Hl' sHsh matters. anl she
pa,iz|aslH aH.shelaz NIl iae tue facts
gl the eJ.a as I1I.as#f
"1hs Inauguration day VIII occur on
sunday II lln loaf lsI9-aui uiIl nai all
again "a ihai 'ay lafluen.y risat Yeas;
.aat l.. aaI.i The yesf ls7l-allef which it
sal na' bappsn on sunday I1r iha space OF
inr'y yeau namely, aaiil the yeaf igl1--
irlm thai 4eaf twill asrur un Sunday TO-.
guady every lwenly.sish, yeafz .or the
period atone hlnipd and sixty eiHhf5cas
--ilai =. un'.l che Yeaf a1.1-Ihau again
d wi.i be iorly years before Il falls on sun.
jay. Witch vi. BE- ia- year al@5--.hcn d
will occur on lial day r,riy twen'Fcighl
years Tor hiiy.siI years, that L., until The
year 2isl, when i, will again be 40 yeats
before j, occurs on Sardly, namely, the
year 22!l; lhenlt SD happen on Sgnlay
every twenty eight years lal ..iiy s,l years.
laai is. un'il The year 2277, aior which It
wul bs iuHy yeas before Il viii Occur on
that Gay, namely the year 23l7. making
acyc.u Of iJus hundred years; after which
dc day returns % the ans DAYS Of the
wetb.
"Wben 90 Inauguration day falls on
SUNDAY. lhe pfsy.ni Inauguration mla
ocg4r on Tuesday, and the following une
on Friday.
"Whea the 4,h Of Iarah falls on Sun
day, the Dominica letter Cor that year Is
always g. fbr seven letters, A. B. c. D.
Z. !. g., are used 60 mlfl, the seven days
oflhe week, Ais aIways ussdto indicate
the lrs' day or ihr year -. The second,
and soon 10 lie eighth, when 4. is again
used, AMI the unc of those which denotes
Sunday Is the Dominica of Sunday lo.irr
llr that year. Fofesamp'e, when ihs ilh
oi March occurs on Sunday. ihc Dominica
lo,,cr lor that year Is g., a. A. stands ior
the iir.t day oiibc year, u. lor lhe second
T.. Tor the third, Sc, g. must stand for the
seventh day ul the year, ani a. G.. also in
dicaics Sunday, Sunday must he lhc seventh
day oitheyclr consequently Monday Is the
ur,t.
"Iur Inauguration day never occurs on
a leap scar bitimnciia'e,y biiuwiug one.
For instance. lcI il be 'quirel to lind h,w
lJnI the Praltul viii have been in Office
Ia The year iOD0, that year being leap year
will leave him but one yelrmnre 80 serve,
rs Doc mus, have been ,ulusnrucJ3 years
prcvous, 0r ia lhe year aDJ7 ani h., sue.
ccsIpr vii consequently lits bis scat on
lh' ih OF March %! lAo hl.ls.ug year,
ilOl. which day will hl on SUNDAY.
"inc 6rst yaarof every tiur centuries Z,
o ''1p year, tho others. although diyisib.o
by ilur are lccS1urd as common yrar..--
For example, iha ypars 400, 1850, and
1903. aIi ough Jy.si4io by iuur, arn count.
ed as common yeas, and the year 1000
as a leap year, &c. The iiA Of March Of
tie year ioilowuga centennial leap year
aIway comes co sunday.
saas.ss-s's'ss''--a--s----e.
A nrlar Da.seI A bad half rroyn u,.n