Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-13
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
N. G.. MONDAY. MARCH .. 1857.
n5- Our Baltimore and Washington City exchanges

90 Our Baltimore and Washington City exchanges
are filed with the details of the Inauguration. All
agree representing the pageant the most striking
and the cOncnurse of people the largest which mas
ever been seen in Washington similar occasion,
Or indeed on any occasion. The military escort
con-isrd If entv five companies among them some
of the Oldest and finest companies in the onoh' all
under the command of Major General QuItman
The civic portion of the procession was headed by
flag 80 feet in Length, floating from staff between
70 and 30 feet in height fixed 10 beautiful car
drawn by six handsomely capansoned horses
After the flag came the President and President elect
&c and Then public bodies, officers of the army and
navy; various associations, Democratic clubs with
banners representatives Of States, with flags EN- bems
and devices FIRE CONF ani.s, and so forth; the whole
closed by long line of persons on horseback ana 10
carriages. Many fine bands of music from fhllaoei-
phia, New York, Boston, and other places were
present and envened the exercises.
The new Senate was organized in its Chamber, the
President and the President elect introduced by
the committee of arrangements, and took the seats
prepared for Them in front of the Secretarys table,
in the Senate Chamber with the Judges on the nsht'
and the diplomatic corps on the lett. The "hoie
body then proceeded to the eastern porco where inc
President took his seat with the officials, ETC., named
in order; an immense concourse OF clllzens was III
attendance So soon as order could be restored Mr
Buchanan arose, and in clear, strong voice, oellV'
cred his Inaugural Address, which we insert today
in full.
We presume that this address will be read by all
who take any interest in public affairs, and We there
fore feel relieved from the necessity of any engthen-
ed remark 1t is extremely plain and business like
pIunges at once into the middle of things-,akes up
the Kanzas sAr-goes for the right of the people to
decide the question OF slavery Tor themselves anu
expresses his wn opinion that the appropriate
period for the exercise of that right will be when the
number of actual residents in the territory shall JUS
tify the formation with view to its admission as
State into the Union This puts to rest the talk about
"Squatter Sovereignty so far, at least, as Mr.
Buchanan is concerned.
Mr.. B. deprecates the agitation of the slavery
ouestion--goes for the employment of the present
surplus in the Treasury in the reduction of the ma
tional debt and the increase OF the navy, with such
reduction of the revenue as shall cause no more
money to be collected from the people than may be
necessary for an economical administration OF the
government. He strongly con dennis the squanderng
of the public lands. He thinks that under the war
making power, Congress may appropriate money tor
the construction of military road when this is alb
soIuey necessary for the protection OF any State or
Territory OF the Union against foreign Invasion he
thinks that such necessity does exist in the case Of
our Pacific possessions. We should cultivate peace
able and friendly relations with all foreign countries
but enter into entangng alliances with none.
The oath of Office was administered by Chief JUS
tice fancy. The military escorted President Buchan
an to the Executive mansion, where thousands Of
citizens and strangers crowded to pay their respects
At night there were al manner OF festivities and
grand balls
The Cabinet has not yet been officially communl
GATED 10 the Senate.
Mr. Buchanan distinctly avows his determination
not to be candidate for re election.
Thus peaceaby, quietly-with no thought OF dlth
cuty or resistance to the consttutionaly expressed
VII of The people, has one man, one set OF men, re-
tired from place and power taking their position al
simple units insthe great aggregate of the American
millions while another man, representing another
administration, takes up power as quietly and unos
len atious as his predecessor lays ii down.
w hen the hurlv's done--when the battles los