Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-22
TIE LyNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
LYsCss8ussG. FEBRUARY aa, 1870.


The ceremony in the Hall Of the House Of Represen
a'ives on the 18th inst, when the frma counting
the electoral votes took place in Convention Of the two
lionSss wa sim2le but highly imp sin- aud could no
iI To lnprrSs the mind Jf intelligent foreigner mos
.rcr BY with tA working ofour institutions and with
ts carao.pr ofouF people. The further ceremony which
i n take Para Monday week, simple enough in X
essentials, wiI paTaka more of the character If pa
from the spoa wish If the people to do hon
the accession office Of the of the nations
choice 1hA attendance. from all parts Of the country
with BE- immense. Washington isalready crowded -
Lerge as is the accommodating for city ofts size.
offered by hotels md boarding louses it is said lodgings
can even now scarcely be obtaiued No one was ever
deferred however from attendance a. any place. Or on
any occasion like character, by the fear Of procu-
ring SPOT wherein 70 lay his head On the contrary of
such category "the dangers self were lure alone -
Then it must be remembered, that Alexandra is in sight
and Baltimore, practically almost convenient. With
lra'' weather, and befre the 9th March, the con-
course qf people viii be Unprecedented
The sight os I4aay thousands Of well dressed and
wei behaved pc PIE Voluntarily corgregaed to witness
the simple administration # an OATH by one old eentIe-
man in black gown TO another dressed in citizens
colt. i IF ligh moral interest Tie demeanor Of the
crowd 20, I'LL be such as to inspire every true hearted
American win nos ignoble pride. On any thing like
n nar occasion. ii any capital Of Europe the people
world Be ovcrawed and Kept in order BY strong array
Of military force In Paris The guards would be doubled
at every point, and strong deachnens of troops If The
line and d The national guard patrol the Streets while
perhaps fifty thousand men would be kept in reserve
ready to it a moments notice In London even the
splendid regiments Of Life Guards many thousand stronr
woul w oa ihe streets MT merely add eclal to the
pageant but with The view 10 repression, while the po-
lice in their uniform, numbering about three fDurths of
all our standing army would be in every quarter
We do n1 censnr taese displays of force. They are ne
cesSary there # is the absence Of all necessity Of 20
lce-nary or civil-on such occasions in our country
hat is the subject of iustifabe plde The people as
sembed behave themselves decoronsy if not from self
respect from respect their Institutions On any coca
sion Of pageantry, the slightest ntinaon from mar
snail invested with no legal authority and appointed
merely BY, il may BE- some seconsuted committee, IS
attended to with the aacrity Of military discipline.
The ceremonies OF the day are to conclude with the
customary baIlor should say balls Il has been IL
sua tr he managers Of the Inauguration ball to Be select
ed from the ranks Of the party to which the new Pres
dent belongs. We could have wished that on the pres
emf occasion this precedent had not been flowed-but
from which We're deemed conclusive by tile Com
mee, it WAS not departed from. This has led to an
other ball, the managers If which are selected without
reference 70 patty. Many Wings Of distinction are on
bHh lists. The first i take place in temporary
wooden saloon erected specially for the purpose, adion
Ing the City Hall. the apartments Of which last build
ing are o be used reception and for the SUPPER
Every preparation is made On the grandes scale AK Inc
famous Gu"24 band has volunteered Iher services for
The night. Ihe other-we Will not say opposton--
PHI : Y iaha p4ee A jackson '2i in tile magnificent
saloon Of which t"o thou'a persons can be aocc1mmo
dated.
re Saloon for the GRIND Ball cost 5 500; the sun
Her. music, cards Of invitation and incidental expenses
are estimated to cost s., 800 Ii is expected thu,
the sale tickets viii realize $4,000 The excess over
The expenses be given to the two Orohan AsvIums
of lhe civ.