The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-03-10
The Inauguration.


the proceedings Of Inauguration day at
Washington we give the following from
the National Inte7Hgencer, because il, is bet
ter. The crowl was i'm mass, bit we
have no way of determining whether
the number was thirty thousand Or hum
dred ,houscnd' !, may be that fifty lhou-
sand is nearly true estimate. All Wash
ing'on seem to agree thai il was far the
creates, crowd ever assembled on a SINH
lar occasion. The annexed accouu, is
long but wa deem it as interesting as any.
thing we could give in the same space.
THE SALVATION.
Al nine O'Clock one hundred gentlemen
who oihcaed as Marsl.als, mounted their
horses in front Of the City Hall, and pro.
ceeded in body 10 Willard's Hotel, for
the Phpose of paying their respect 10 Gen
eral TAYLOR. Having been escorted 10
the long upper hall of The hotel, and arran
sed themselves ina line, the Presiden, elect
mads his appearance, leaning on the arm
of The Mayor of the city, and proAeded 10
shake the hands Of The gentlemen present,
as re turn for their polite salutalion. The
General was dressed in a plain suit of black
and he appeared 10 be in the enjoyment Of
his usual good health. After the above
ceremony was ended, the Marshals retired
to attend to their official duties, and Gener
al Taylor retired 10 his own apartment, Tor
the purpose ofpreparing himself for
THE PROCESSION
Al half past eleven o'clock, the Process
sion took up lis line of march. All The ar
rangemen's were carried out according 10
the programme already published. The
several military companies of which we
counted dozen, presented All imposing
and beautiful appearance; and as The process
sion moved along Pennsylvania avenue to-
wards the Capitol, many bands Of music
poured forh a variety Of martial airs. The
carriage in which the President elect was
escorted, was drawn by four handsome
grey horses, and protected from the pres
sure of the multitude by the calvarade of
the hundred Marshals already mentioned.
The gentlemen who accompanied General
TAYLOR in his carriage, were the Speaker
OF the late House Of Representatives and
the Mavot Of Washington. Accor riding to
previous arrangement, when the Generals
carriage arrived in front of the Irving Hotel
where Ex-President Polk is sojourning: the
process ion halted, and Mr. Polk was hand.
et into the carriage, and a seat awarded
to him on the righi ofthe President elect,
who shook his predecessor cordially by the
hand. The appropriateness and delicacy
Of this movement was duly appreciated by
the multitude Of people who witnessed it;
and lhereupon rang on. spo nlaneously nine
long and loud huzzas.
The procession resumed its march. Both
sides OF Pennsylvania avenue Were ,hrong- .
ed with human beings, all the way from
Wil'aTd's Hotel To the Capitol grounds.
Many of the roofs of the houses were also
covered, and every window was complete
ly blocked up with heads. Old men and
women young men and ma dens, and
children, too, by the thousands, were seen
in every direction, and The cheers by which
the excited multitude expressed their sensa
lions on The occasion, were both hearty and
hequen,. The time occupied by the pro-
cession in reaching the east from, ofthe
Capitol, was about one hour, and after the
conclusion of the Inaugural ceremonies,
The blooming Of artillery resounded from one
extremity OF The city to the other.
THE SCENE WITHIN THE CAPITOL.
The scene presented by the interior of
the Senate Chamber *as highly impress
sive. Itwonld be difficult in this Or any
other country 10 find spot which included
within the same space more OF distinction
whether we attach 10 thai term the mere
elevation Of place and Opposition in human
society, or ,ha, truer elevation which is the
qrerogatve Of men born great by the gifts
Of God. Look which way one would
there was food for the eye and for the
mind.
To give the tairer sex the precedence
which belongs 10 them, we say in The first
pace, thai the semi circular gallery! reserv
Ell for the exclusive use of the ladies', was
ned TO overAowing long before the gather
ing of gentlemen privileged TO occupy. seats
On the floor of the chamber. One cause of
shis was pre- admission, by grace and favor
of the families of JUDGES and Sena ors, who
Con the penance of four hours patient wait
ing) were admitted by side doors to the best
places for seeing aunt hearing, loug before
less favored females could crowd The If wea
ry way up siaircasss cramned 10 sufroca-
non. I, seems impossible, even in thu
most Republican Government, wholly to
exclude or exirpate, IN regard 10 the fair
a. least, those veslges of ari.locracy which
seem TO be enaraven IN The nature of man.
In every Government, among every peo-
pie, place will claim its pIerogalive. Three
Indies tainted under the pressure and The