The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-23

Tho Sergeant at Arms Of the Senate.
me Vice President and Senate and its Secretary.
1ne At Arms Of the House Of Of Representatives
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The Supreme Court Of the United States and Clerk.
The Diplomatic Corps.
The Mayor, Aldermen, and Councilmen Of Warrington.
The Mayor, Aldermen, and Ccuncilmen Of Georgetown
DEPUTY = .. ne unifsa o the United
States within the District Of Columbia.
The surviving Officers and Soldiers Of the War OF 1925
and Of the War With Mexico.
The ocers Of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Departments not included IN the foregoing.
The Masonic and other similar Associations.
The Faculties and Students Of Colleges and
The Trustees and Male Teachers and Pupils q the Public
Literary, Scientific. Benevolent or Charitable Societies.
Fire, Hose and other Companies Artisans, Trades and
Unions.
Citizens and Strangers
The column moved at about half past three and the
other associations fell in The sky had partially cleared
up. and the column extending half mile in length
proceeded up Pennsylvania under pleasing
pces except the mud
The New York Seventh regiment was the greatest At
traction Of the procession containing eight full
panes, each extending nearly from curb TO
curb. The Baltimore battalion Of City Guards in
point Of discipline and numbers, elected universal
ments The Law Greys were small in number compared
with the foregoing, but highly disciplined and
racted much attention. The corps Of Marines stationed
at the Washington Navy Yard hundred and sixty in
number had the right Of the column and received the
cheers Of the spectators they passed The ordnance
men, about hfty in number made fue display q full
company Of Light artillery. The Georgetown College Ca
diets made creditabe appearance in point Of numbers
and discipline The Alexandria military participated and
made fine martial appearance. The Port Tobacco Caval
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country-added much to the interest OF the procession
The various colored uniforms Of the sodiery Afforded
pleasant contrasts their metallic adornments and
and accoutremens refracng the rays Of the sun which
was on the decline The men on horse and afoot, the
latter class especially had fine opportunity Of testing
whether the cleaning Of the muddy yesterday had
TO- day sufficiently accommodated their locomotive pur
poses Is TO be presumed that this wise provision did
not prove satisfactory. full force Of policemen
far in advance Of the imposing column, their bust
being to keep the way clear for those
who the sounds Of many bands Of music brsky
advancing In addition TO these were the President Vice
President members Of the Cabinet Senators and repre-
sentatives, and other high dgnares, the surviving off,
and soldiers Of the Revolution in uniform, who had
place merely in the printed programme. was provided
that the navy officers, together with the army officers,
should appear horseback but they did not do So and
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marines," they made their display on foot.
In addition the others in the procession were the city
authorities, members Of the Maryland legislature resi-
dent and visiting Masons, including the Fredericksburg
Va) Lodge, in which Washington was initiated one
hundred and six years ago. The latter bore
the interesting relics connected with Washing
toms history as Mason, including the original
papers, the list of members Of the LODGE the Bible
used the occasion Of his installation as Master Mason
The Potomac LODGE Of Georgetown produced the gavel
used by Washington when he laid the corner stone Of the
Capitol
Major General Jesup commanded the military, and
George W. Phillips, United States Deputy Marshal for the
District Of Columbia bad charge of the civil branch of the
procession.
The fremen residents and visiters made . fine inde-
pendent display. They split Off from the main process.
sion point Of etiquette desiring placed near the
military and not in proximity to the civilians.
None Of the diplomatic corps were present They
were assigned . place In the programme mme-
diaaely after the Judges Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, but this they declined occupy
the reason sad that their place should be directly
after the Executive officers Of the government. This
point Of etiquette previously raised the of
the funeral Of Postmaster General Brown and has not
yet been decided.
four O'Clock, under an unclouded sum- Altogether IT was
the finest military and civic display in Washington for
many years. Pennsylvania avenue crowded with
both residents and vaers The patriotic excitement
intense owing to the anticipated interesting The
view Of the procession neared the circle of the great
point Of attraction, wac truly splendid.
The procession having reached the circle the military
wheeled TO the right Of the enclosure, while the prom
nent civilians entered it and took seats the platform
The Cabinet officers, with the exception Of Secretary
Floyd sat together The President Vice President and
Clark Mills the artist, In proximity to each other
and the orator Of the day was Of COURSE conspicuous
The platform tastefuly decorated with the flags Of
England, France, Russia, Prussia Austria Brazil Peru,
Chile the Netherlands. Ecuador Denmark Portugal sar
dinia Central America Naples spain, Mexico, Buenos
Ayres, Paraguay and Rome. Our own flag waved above
ALL and the desk profusey decorated with the stripes
and stars.
TIE INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
It was nearly five o'clock before the ceremonies
menced
Senator Hammond announced prayer by the Rev. DR..
Nada Of the Methodist Episcopal Church Scarcely had
the divine uttered the FIRST sentence when the gates Of the
semicrcle were, in obedience TO an order but
few minutes previously issued, thrown open,
and in pushed the thousands Of impatient outdders-
men, women and children-who soon took pos.
session Of all the seats, from which they had fine
view and opportunity to hear al that said. The
confusion and noise at this point certainly not in
cordahce with the solemn part OF the ceremonies
THE PRAYER.
The following is the prayer offered up by DR.. Nadal:
Almighty Cod infinite in majesty, wisdom, power and
holiness would humbly bow ourselves as nation in
dust thy glorious feet and acknowledge the weak
ness of strength-the waywardness Of sta.
bity-tbe worthle0ness OF own righteeusness-the
uncertainty OF TRUTH and the immutabty Of de-
pendence upon thee. look down upon the nations ur-