Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-08


If they receive two thirds vote in each
House. they will go to the States. If they arr
concurred in by rs States, they will be parts,
Of the Constitution.
The Inauguration OF rresidentj
Davis.
The Montgomery Aduertiser gives the !
following graphic description Of the inaugu1
ration Of the first President of the Confed-
crate States
The Proceedings of Monday will form an
ever memorable epoch in the history of tho
Confederate States of America On Thu
day, Gen. Jefferson Davis the first Chic
Magistrate of these States, was invested
with the robes of Office, and in ascending Il
the highest position in the gift Of his coun
trymen, indicated in his inaugural address,
which we publish elsewhere, the line of pol !,
icy which he will pursue in the administra-
ton Of the government.
Never did Montgomery present such an,
appearance as on Monday Although no
tice that the Inauguration would certainly
take place on Monday, had gone forth thro'
the press only the Saturday before, the
streets, dwellings, and Capitol Hill were lit
orally thronged with visitors, who had come
far and near from this and neighboring
States to witness the imposing ceremony Of
the natal era of the confederacy. All ages,
sizes, sexes and conditions were out to give
variety and spice to the occasion The la
dies seemed to be present in larger numbers
than the men in honor of their gallant Pres
ident. The assemblsge could not have num-
bered less than ten thousand persons, all an
mated by common desire to maintain the
dignity, honor and independence of the Com
federate States. Great God what man or
set of men, however powerful, could stem
the popular current in the great States Of
the cotton belt !? For years the dead bodies
of time serving politicians had damned Up
the mighty depths Of Southern patriotism,
until at last the voice Of the people has swo-
len to an irresistible volume. and borne
men and parties before it as driit-wood up
ion the bosom of the majestic ocean.
The procession formed on Montgomery
street where Gen. Davis took his seat in a
magnificent carriage of Col Tenant Lomax;
drawn by six beautiful greys. On the same
seat in the carriage sat Vice President Ste
|phens, and opposite them were Capt. Geo
Jones, of Alabama, and Rev. Basil Marley,
of this city. Then followed successfully in
carriages, the Congressional, State and City
Committees. The citizens on foot and the
military escort fortified 10 inconsiderable por-
ton Of the procession.
AS the procession moved tip Market street,
amid the roar of cannon, the inspiring strains
Of martial Music, and the cheers of the null
tituds, thd scene was grand beyond descrip-
ton
The vast crowd had soon filled the doors,
windows and portico Of tie Capitol. and
spread over the ground in front, when the
Inauguration ceremony began, as arranged
on the front steps The President occupied
seat on the portieo, with the Vice Presi-
dent seated ct his right, and Hon. Howell
Cobb on his left: Gov Moore occupied a
seat on the platform Immediately below
where were also seated the members of Con-
grcss, facing the Presidents stand. The
ceremony was opened witt an impressive
prayer from the venerable Rev DR.. Man
ley. The Hon. Howell Cobb, President Of
the Congress, administered the cath Of Of
fee, and the President delivered his ihau-
gural address, in calm and forcit!e man
immense concourse now and then
their appreciation by voiciferous
applause as he would strike the key-notes
of Southern independence.
The ladies wrcathed him With flowers,
and ten thousand hearts beat high with joy,
admiration and hore for the administration
of the new President No man, not even
Gen. Washington, was ever called to pre-
side over a people with more general accla
nation and confidence than Gen Davis
His past services and spotess private and
public character, are the surest guarantees
that he will not ,lisappoint the just expecta-
tons of the country.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says:
cit is thought that troops will have to be
kept in Washington always now, even if
the present crisis passes. This secession
business has kept Washington back ten
years, and people cannot feel the same safe
ty as before the reports thst the Capitol was
to BE siezed. A lot of columns and heavy
masses of stone. lying near the White House.
and to be used on Che Treasury building,
the notice Of the government Off
GERS, for they would make excellent barri-
cades in case Of attack, and some people are
foolish enough to expect one even yet"
OH AsE's WHISPERS. -Concerning Old |
Abe's new whiskefs, the Albany A'yGs says /
The country does not want wisdom or
courage Id the Executive, but beauty and
Lincoln knows it, and he is up to the crisis
The oil that less wise man would have
thrown upon the troubled waters, he re-
serves for his nascent moustachc. What
better evidence of fitness for empire than to
grow an Imperial? Who knows but that
the pillars of the confederation may be held
together by capillary attraction, which is
known to be strong enough to overcome
gravitation !
There is, perhaps, not an eminent ply
stefan in any system Of practice who will |
not declare with an eminent practitioner
now dead, Il believe that during the TWEEN
ty-siz yeats have followed my profession
in this city, twenty thousand children have
been sacrificed to the absurd custom of ex-
posing their arms naked. "-HuWs Journal