Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-03-05
Magnificent Display of the People.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The day was
ushered in by most exciting session of the
senate, that body sitting for twelve hours
from Z o'clock yesterday evening to o'clock
this morning. AS the dial of the clock point
ed to II o'clock last night, and the Sabbath
gave way to Monday, the 4th of March, the
senate chamber presented a curious and ami
mated appearance. The galleries were crowd
ed to repetition, the ladies' gallery resembling,
from the gay dresses of the fair ones there con-
gregated, some gorgeous parteTe of flowers,
and the gentlemen's gallery seemed one dense
black mass of surging, heaving masculines,
pushing, struggling, and almost laundering
over each others backs, in order to get
good look at the proceedings. Some most lu-
dicrous scenes were the result of the intense
desire of the outsiders to get peep into the
senate chamber, and the pertnaeity with
which the applicant for admission to the over
flowing galleries would urge that he had come
all the way from Indiana or Vermont" or
some other place, afforded the seated ones in
tense amusement.
On the floor of the senate, Messrs. Critten-
den, Trumbull, Wigfall, Waie, Douglas, and
others, kept up a rolling fire OF debate, while
those not engaged in the discussion betook
themselves to the sofas for comfortable nap
during the session, which it was known would
last all night. AS the morning advanced, the
galleries and floor became gradually cleared
out. When, in the grey morning light, The
senate took recess till 10 O'Clock to-day,
few minutes after O'Clock, but few remained.
The morning broke clear and beautiful and
though at one time few drops OF rain fell,
the day proved to be just calm and cloudy
enough to prevent the unusual heat of the last
few days, and the wirlwinds of dust that
would otherwise have rendered ii excessively
unpleasant. The public buildings, schools,
places of business, &c.. were closed through
out the day. The stars and stripes foaled
from the city hall, the capitol, the war depart
ment, and other public buildings while not
few OF the citizens flung out flags from their
houses, Or across the principal. avenues. From
early dawn, the drum and life could be heard
in every quarter OF the city, and the streets
were thronged with the volunteer soldiery,
Fastening to their respective rendezvous.
Three Or four hours elapsed before there was
the least chance OF entering the Capitol Penn
sylvania Avenue was thrOnged with people
vending their way to the famous east-front.
wards the Capitol in one continuous stream of
old and young, male and female, staid old
| Quakers from Pennsylvania, going to see
| 'iriend Abraham" and lengthy Suckers,
| Hoosers, and Wolverines DESTROYS of peep
| at Mr.. Lincoln. Buckeyes and Yankee, men
| from California and Oregon, from the north
| east and the northwest and a few from the Dor
der slave states. The large majority, howev-
| er, were northern men, and there were but few
southerners, judging from the lack Of long
| haired men i'll the crowd.
| The order of arrangements, as settled by
| the committee, were as follows To tue lett
of the vice president were the committee of
arrangements. Immediately behind them the
heads of the various departments of the gov
| eminent, senators, members and members
| elect of the house, officers of the army and
navy, governors Of the states and territories,
controllers, auditors, registers, and solicitors
of the treasury To the right of the vice
| president were the judges Of the supreme
court, Senator'S, the diplomatic corps ex-goy-
er.ors ments, assistant postmaster generals,
assistant treasurers, commissioners, Judges.
and the mayors Of Georgetown and Washing
ton.
Previous to the arrival of the procession,
the senate chamber did not present very ami
mated appearance. Many ladies waiting to
see the display did not arrive until late, and
the officers, whose gay uniforms and flashing
epaulettes relieve well the somberness of
the national black, were with the presidential
cortege. During the passage OF the procession
to Wizards Hotel, and the march thence to
the Capitol, Senator Bright killed in the most
| approved manner certain gas bill, to wit =
by talking it to death" This not proving
| very interesting, matters waxed somew hat
| dull in the interim.
AT five minutes to II o'clock Vice President
| Breckenridge and Senator Foot of the commit
| tee OF arrangements entered the senate
chamber, escorting the vice president elect
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, whom they conducted
to seat Immediately to the left OF the chair
| OF the president OF the senate. AS the hands
| OF the clock pointed to the hour of twelve the
hammer fell and the second session OF the
thirty-sixth congress came to an end. Vice
President Breckenridge babe the senate fare
well, in well chosen and touching terms. Mr.
| breckenridge administered the oath of office to
Vice President llamlin Hon. Mr.. Clingman
was then sworn i'll as senator for the state of
North Carolina, Mr., Clark for New Hampshire,
| Mr.. Chase for Ohio, Mr.. Harris for New York,
Mr.. Harlan tor Iowa, Mr.. Howe for Wiscon-
sin, Mr.. Breckenridge for Kentucky, Mr. Lane
for Indiana, Mr. Nesmith for Oregon, and Mr.
| Mitchell for Arkansas.
AL this juncture, the members and members
| the senate chamber filling every available
| place to the left of the vice president. The
| corps diplomatic also entered the chamber at
the same moment, occupying seats to tie right
| OF the CHAIR. 1t was subject OF general ie-
mark that he corps never we're so fully repre-
scented as on this occasion, perhaps to be the
last time that all would even again be assem-
bled The ministers, attaches, and others,
numbering in all some fifty or more, and the
| brllancy OF dress, the number Of decorations,
grapes, &C., added much to the imposing show
| of the scene. Some of the court uniforms
| particularly, were gorgeous, and attracted
much attention The scene in the senate,
| while waiting the arrival of the presidential
| party seemed to realize the ''lying down of the
| lambs and lions together" or the mingling of
oil and water Messrs. Chase, Wigtall, Crit
| tenden, Wilson and others, were opposite hob
nobbing with the utmost cordially. Senator
Brecklnrige was conversing flmiliary with
| the EXTREMIST men Of the republicans while
ladies OF different political affnities, Mrs Ham.
I'm among them, looked smiling down upon the
animated scene below. The attendance of
senators was unusually full, the only absences
noticed being those OF Mason and Hunter of
| Virginia.
| AT thirteen minutes to one O'clock the
| judges OF the supreme court were announced
| by the door keeper of the Senate On their
entrance, all on the floor rose, and the venera
| judges, headed By chief justice fancy, moved
slowly to the seats assigned them immediate
ly to the right OF the vice president each ex.
changing saIutes with those officers in passing
the chair, AT len minutes past one an I'M
usual stir occurred in the chamber, and the
rumor spread like wildfire that the president
elect was in the building. AT fifteen minutes
past one O'Clock, the marshal in chief, major
b. b. French, entered the chamber, usering
| in the president and president elect Thev