The Nevada journal., 1853-04-08
81 Per adams s. Co.
Arrival of the yeEf-a Z. Stevens,
Tioelcc Days Later.

or, new one, similar to the Golden
Gate and of tho same line, is highly in
toresting. We have news of the closing
fcenes of Congress, the Inauguration and
Presidents Address The Capital was
filled with strangers, and the 4th was
stormy, but in the time occupied by the
ceremonies the storm abated. Both
Houses Of Congress were in session dur
ing tho whole Of the preceding night and
until noon, when they adjourned, and
the inauguration procession commenced
moving from tho Hall, which was an
nounced by the iring of cannon, ringing
of bells, &c. The President elect stood
erect in the carriage with President
Fillmore by his side. The oath of office
was administered to President Pierce by
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
after which the President proceeded
to deliver his Inaugural Address, with
which all expressed themselves highly
delighted. The Inaugural is a sensible,
well-written document, with leaning
towards the young America school. 1t
is firm and manly in its tone; and in its
discussion Of our foreign relations, as
whole, much in the style used by J. @.
Adams Although it is too strongly de-
cisiyc for the acquisition Of territory for
our taste, we admit its directncss, and
pertincncy to the views of tho progress
sion'sts in his own party. We do not
believe the Union needs moro territory
for some years longer at any rate, ill its
population shall havo become more than
ono inhabtant to two hundred square
niles. We trust however, if acquisitions
.ro made; they will be as Mr.. Pierce
promises, with strict regard to ma
tional faith" Upon the compromises,
he is uncompromising.
We shall pa5lish the address in our
next
The namosof the following gentlemen
we're given as members of the new Ad-
ninstration: Presidont. Franklin Pierce;
Vice-President, VIM. r. King; Secrcta-
ry Of State, VIM L. Marcy Secretary
of f'Ireasury, James Guthrie; Secretary
of Navy, James c. Dobbin; Secretary of
War, jefferson Davis; Secretary of In
terror, Robt. McClclland P. Nj. Cen
oral, james Campbell Attorney Goncr-
al, Caleb Gushing.
The Secretary of the Navy has recon-
mended tho Naval committee of the
House Of Representatives,, to report o re-
solution directing the Department to
contract with Capt. Ericsson for calor.
ic frigate of 1000 tons.
Gen. Pierce arrived at Washington on
tao 2lst Of February, and on the 9th
President Fillmore gave him an elegant
entertainment.
In the United States House Of Repre-
sentativcs the Senate's resolution provid-
ing for wagon road to California and
Oregon, WAS rejected; also the rcsolu-
tion to give Calforaia 100000 out of
the funds collected as duties on tho i'm
ports in that state prior to its admission
into the Union The amendment to the
Army appropriation bill, giving $500, 900
for the defence of San Francisco, was f.
nally adopted. Also an appropriation of
s500,000 for improvements at the Cali
fornia Navy Yard
Tho Senatc's amendment providing
for a survey and exploration of tho most
practicable route for i Railroad to the
Pacific, and appropriating $4,000 toI
dofray the expenses thereof, was CON
Cured in.
In the House of Representatives March
Sd, report was made explaining that
the Senate had receded from the section
providing for an Assay Office in Califor-
MIA, and had instituted another extond-
ing the time for receiving bids for the
erection off Branch Mint thoro until
tho 1st of April next, and that the $780,
600 heretofore appropriated for thatpur-
pose, be applied to the erection and put
ting the Mint in operation, not for the
purchase of building. Tho report was
concurred in.
The health Of w. r. King was inn
proving at last accounts. 7t
Tho Steamship Black Warrior on her
late trip from Havana, was fred into by
Spanish Man-of brig. The au-
thoritics at Havana still insist upon
right to overhaul American mail bags in