Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-04
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To-day being the lth day Of March, |
the newly elected President Of this |
great Republic will take the oath Of Of
fire and assume the irresponsible, ar,tuous.
and delicate duties Of the Chief Msgis-
,ss,c of thirty millions Of frcemcn. a
majority o. whom have selected him
- the most able and best qualified o,
all the people, to serve hi> countr, aud
p.rpetuate its glory The spectacle |
that will be- exhibited in Washington
this day, is one which. for moral snb-
iiinity, IL unsurpassed l.v any OF the
ietes or pascantr'cs which roval poten
'atcs adopt 10 dazzle the eve, Of The
base born and vulgar 4 plain citizen
IN the simplest OF Eepubican attire. as
eends the tribune. and before the as
.enbled nation, invoking the name OF
the hing Of Heaven. Le swear, ,o main
tain the Constitution of the mon in
All It's integrity, and exercise the POW
,rs OF Chief Magistrate III such a man
her as will best promote the national
welfare. Noparadc, no gorgcou, robe,
or giided canopies, or triu,nphaI arches
Are employed to render the occasion
more attractive, for il. chic, attraction
Is IN the sublmity Of the act itself .,
assuming sovereignty of this ya,, I'm.
pre-. On the present occasion. the pro
ceed'ngs will possess additional inter.
rst, because the late tenpes,uous and
'e"iiui storm OF threatened anarchy
through which the Ship Of Stale has
been guided 10y the voice of the De.
"0'r"ey. James Buchanan was Sc
Ir'tcd I" b. the savior If e,up,r,
'"sSve it'frcm faction. discorI md i, !,
war. tie was the leader of The hosts
:" those ~ho wero'leval r. the Cor.,;.
luton and the mon. and hra,cly Iil
the invincihle hosts that followed h;s
standard meet aud vanqui,h upon
o'oodi"ss fields, the political foes Of
this Republic Tho crisis has n,sscd
The diannionis's have been rehulod AMI
Il remains onl, for James Rnchauan 60
10 administer the affair. Of this ,overn.
hcnt that faction and treason viii hsy.
40 poa~ibis chance Of making any ana.
Se.ssal effort t. .,estr.y tho vorks Of
the Fathers ofthh Remlbiie. lIis for.
s'en policy will be looked to Wit! a 10.
gree OF Interest hitherto uinconalled
'o' our rel"tions ,with Great Britain
nave TO be defined with clearness and
certainty, respecting the atfxi,. ufCen.
''a' America, As each year rolls by.
TIE wants of our national commerce IN
crease and multiply, and our relations
with all parts Of the world arc becom.
ing more intimate, and need the pro-
'e't'ng hand ofthe government, to per.
pe'uste ITS prosperity and preserve it
from destruction. China, japan. CHIN
MEXICO and Central America. will each
OF them call for som. immediate exec.
"Ne action. and j, require. jus, the
wisdom and experience which Sir. Ba.
chansn possesses, TO adjn.. the differ.
saces that may arise, with discretion
and 70 the benefit OF TIM country.
ihe action Of the Democratic party
q 's,ALii.iing Uniform aud pss,..a.
bent rule ~ The organixati.. .fTcrf,-
zone. All tie @.liasssisn q. new ~tate..
has Removed one fruitful cau.e II dr.
ssn.lon .nd disco'd lr.in Colyr. =. aud
happily relieve! the eountr, from the
infection Of buncou.be .I.eeelr. oil ,iem.
agoguer, whose sery eri.pnee depend.
upon agitation ia nome form or other.
The only serious question which will
immediately claim the attention Of the
President is the DallAs- Clarendon trea.
", aud we confcss TO some anxiety IN
reference T. his course OH tho snblect.
II 's Of grave importance to tbs iu.4rs
u this country, that sosas permAnent
treaty be made. defining the s.zl,s of
'hs CeI'rai American States, aud ths
assumption Of Great Britain ia tina,
part Of this continent, OF one thing
We feel quite certain, that Mr.. Buchan.
~ will avoid the mistakes Of Franklin
Pierce in his appointments to Office |
No wh'ppsr-in for the sake OF .poils.
should be appointed to any Office hy !
Mr.. Buchanaa. None aave those who
srepsrfsctt types Of the sentiment which !
gave success to the Democratic cause. |
We heps soon 70 lay Mr.. Buchanan's |
inaugural addssss before our readers.
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