Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-19
EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1858.
The Inauguration Advent.


pleased to see that his fellow citizens in the
cities through which he has passed, have
complied, very generally speaking, with his
expressed wish to be excused from all pa
rade. Neither public respect or personal
curiosity were allowed to supersede sympa
thy for domestic sorrow, and the journey
b IS been marked with Republican simple
ity truly American.
How different would have been the pro-
gress Of an European monarch, on bis way
to ascend throne. From city to city his
steps would have been ON fowers-his road
b. meath arcs of triumph, and hedged with
hireling troops-whiIe at night the aid of
pyrotechnic art would have been invoked to
light ''the darkness of the scenery" But
the trappings of Safeguarding, (wrung
with iron grasp from the poorer classes,j
often cover suspicion aud MISUNDERSTANDING
schemes of foul oppression, and moving
public confidence by an assumption of re-
gard. Loyal speeches are made in profu,
sion, but there is no heart in the profuse de
monstrations of welcome.
General Pierce, leaving his quiet home,
travelled like any other citizen, giving to
the usual modes of conveyance a freight
tina. bore with it the hopes and interests OF
Christendom. There was no manifestation
of The armed guard that doth hedge royalty
eApectant, as if force we're crowns divinity
Such progress" remarks the New York
4Mrror, sis more triumphal than journey
through garlanded arches and amid the
braves of the crowd. 1t is triumph for
the sovereign people, each of whom is eleva-
ted by this confident repose Of President
el, ct on his republican citizenship, from
which greater than Kings or Emperors are
made"
Thousands will follow Gen. Pierce in or
der to witness his Inauguration indeed, the
city is already crowded with strangers
Some Of the hotels are OVERCOMING with
guests-but, as we'll packed trunk will
always hold something more if enc tries, a
good inn has great internal capabilities if
skllfully developed. Private parlors may
not be had, nor must one object to having
q few room mates, but there is an abundance
of good beds, and copious supply of every
thing requisite for the table.
We wish that delegations from every
ioNn and city in our great Republic could
Come and be with us during EMANCIPATION
WEEK." even as the Jews of old used to
congregate at Jerusalem upon all impor-
taht occasions. Such intercourse would do
much to remove those rooted prejudices
which serve as barriers between different
sections of our country. Absurd errors
would be corrected, and dwellers in the
North or at the South-on the Atlantic
coast or the gold laden sands of the far
M.st-would see that their home locality
does not possess all the wealth, greatness,
power and happiness which constitute the
pride of the Republic. Friendships would
be foImed-local dissentions would be left
floating on the capricious sea of politics.
and all would advance in the great march
OF social and national improvement.
This may not be possible, but many will
come, and accounts of the ceremonies can
be sent in newspapers, like the Sybilline
leaves, to every hearth, reviving o patriotic
spirit, and reminding admiration for that
Constitution, under which our rulers are
changed with peace and good will-with
h, nasty and repuh l;oop e;u nl;c;ty