The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-05

when elected
IN B-vice President John Tyler was 81, and Mard
Fillmore so years of age at the period succeeding
the Presidency by the death of the Presidents Harrison
and 1ay lor.
There have been nineteen presidential elections of
which five were reflections of the President; and
fourteen persons have held the Office of President in
cluding Gen. Pierce. Thirteen persons have been
elected Vice President, Of whom two, Clinton and
Gerry died in office. Three of the persons who
have been elected Vice President have been elevated
(by election) to the Presidency, viz John Adams
Jefferson, and Van Buren.
wAsHINGToN-17S9.
The Inauguration of George WASHINGTON as the
first President Of the United States, took place in
New York, in the City Hall, then called Federal
Hall, situated where the Custom House now stands,
on Thursday, the 3Oth of April, 1889. The votes
were counted by Congress on the 9th of April, and
the official announcement was made to Washington,
at Mount Vernon, on the 14th OF April, by Charles
Thompson, the special messenger despatched for the
purpose. The President arrived in New York on the
23d of April and was received with acclamations and
military honors. One week afterwards, the arrange.
ments for the purpose being completed, the inaugu-
ration took place. To crafty the public curiosity, an
open gallery, adjoining the Senate chamber, had
been selected by Congress the place in which the
ceremony should take place. The oath was admins
tered by Chancellor Livingston, after which the Pre-
sident returned to the Senate chamber and delivered
his inaugural address, which was at the same time
his opening speech to both houses of Congress.
JOHN ADAMs-IT97.
The Inauguration of John Adams, as the second
President of the United States, took place in Inde
pcndence or Congress Hail. Philadelphia, on the
4th of March, 1897, in the presence Of large con-
course Of people, among whom were the exPresident
Washington Mr.. Jefferson, the Vice President elect
the heads ofdcpartments, many members of Congress-
foreign minister's and other distinguished persons
Mr. Adams, who was then in his sixtysecond year,
was dressed in full suit Of pearcoored broadcloth
and wore his hair powdered, as was then the fashion,
Before the oath of Office administered to the new
President by the Chief Justice, he delivered his na
gural address 1t was different from that Of his pre-
decessor, which had been addressed to Congress
while in session, while this OF Mr. Adams was a
declaration Of his sentiments, without being ad-
dressed in the form afterwards adopted by Jefferson
Friends and fellow.citizens.' The sentiments
and style Of Mr.. Adams inaugural produced a favor
able impression upon the people.
JEFFERsoN-1S0l.
The inaugural address of Mr.. Jefferson was do
livered on the 4h of March, 1901 in the new Capitol,
at Washington, in presence of the Vice President,
(Burr) the Senators, many members Of the House ol
Representatives, the foreign ministers, and large
concourse of citizens. The site of Washington city
was then comparative wilderness and difficult o.
approach from the imperfect state Of the roads