, 1861-03-09
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e. SATURDAY., :, MARCH ., 1861.
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',.'' WARRINGTON, March. 4. 1861
day, in which, far these months past, the
in:ercst Of our entire nation has conferred, has
daw1cd aud passed. in Washington, without
anght iu Incident to mar or lessen the satisfao.
tion with which Is hailed the com pleted fact
that Abraham Lincoln Of Illinois Is The duly
constituted rresidcn. Of The United STATES.
The condition ct affairs in thI country at
1arga, attached TO this event an Importance far
exceeding that Of any proceeding occasion
ofthe Kind since our nasiou was formed. For
mocths past Washington has been the great
centre Of news ard Incidents, which III tho
newspaper press OF the entire country, have
oveyshadowed and transcendefiu interest even
their own local ailairs. Ali else has been
secondary to the eintelligencehence borne daily
to cheer, 10 dep1ess, to confirm and to weak-
en the hopes and fcars OF: = great many people
Is to the perpetuiiy Of their institutions, their
national cxisteace .:
Here, in Legislative Hall and. in Cabinet
Chamber, have great schemes Of treason and
infamy been planned. Here hare Cabinet
Ministers plotted to weaken the government;
here its Treasury has been robbed; here have
baen executed the t1aitorous designs Of dis.
aiming the nation and binding it hand and FOO.
the spoil OF its enemies. '>%1
God be thanked, all this has passed, and Il
much OF danger and peril retnRins, tie handi
work Of the F1oyas, and Cobbs; aud Toombses
and Wigta1ls, compared to whose official and
personal memory the names OF Benedict Ar.
mold and Judas lscariot are fragrant, still ir
the successtul result Of to-day, there is to be
read mach encouragement and hope for tht
future. much that promises restoration q
national integrity, purifying Of 'nationa
honor.
Jaules Buchanan no longer maintains Exec
nure 1nbeellisy aud dotage as . fad for the
exercise ol treasou at the Capital. 4 uew or
der Of th1nSs is iuau gura.e!. Washington /.
once again The seat OF the United States Gov
eminent: We have once more President.
Tie telegraph will hive anticipated Tor ths
readsrs of the 1RIDCEE the most. important
details OF this days news. !: is left for you,
correspondent, US far as mny be, to euipiy
few Of the itsser incidents aud fraturcs o1 ihii
great occasion.
The influx Q: strangers into the capltal stead
lily Increased rs last week wAned. The trains
from the north were immense throughout Fri
day and Srturiay- Sunday special trains iron
Baltimore were dcnstly backed, as were th'
trains on Monday morning., A. CONSEQUENCE,
lodging has been III demand, and tho accom-
pliEhing d meal at either OF the hotels III
achisscment- Such rushing to aud fro fo
places, SUCH eaysr looking for Of beds, sue!
willing acceptance Of cuts laid down iu c1tr
rooms and extra places, in halls, In ves1ibuleH
such slowing array OF humanity; tuch
rapid descent from grand order for "singl
room on lower .story," to "nny place I.
crs oflodging houses and small l1otels; sucl
pressure upon citizens Of the District, sur
never was known betore in Wnshirgtau.
Pennsylvania avenue, broad and straight il
all lis distance Of over mile, from rae Cauiso
to the White House, has rolled at all hours 6
the day and evening u tu1i surgins tide Of liz
mainly. Manifestly tie bulk Of the attend
ance hns been IRON the section To whose SIM
port ME. Linceln's euccess is due Every
body knows of yore that Wings have bee
1QEtI0o6L 1T HE1H uielt1DS& LIE bElAG
Gratis considered i. their especial duty 10 b
present at the induction Of one of1ne!r caDd
dates iu:o the Chsef Masistraey. So the Mort
and West hive sent hitner their immense de-
esu.Ions on the present OCCASION, and Of tics
among the foremost vas Illinois, whose kon
are here in force. go =.
Setting as;de Iibernl allowance Of the nun
ber each ot whom has brought Ills q own liltl
axe'' With him, In the shape Of some Iatru1
age bssought for what lie deems rclne r.
csired," tliE bulG Of these Republicans lay
come here for tie sclt and tuttici LIT Turpos
Of seeing their Republican candidate Irad+ til
Peoples Prtsld=nt. and this is happily d
The citT was alive aad astir tlroreho1
Sunday. Ali varieties u ru1aors were adoa
Everybody i;uew great deaa about sGme1hln:
particularly the Cabinet uppo.n.lnen:s, III
yet seemed wilIag to hear more. Now it VIZ
said the Ping Ugiies OF Baltisnore ~eTe- con
inr down IN force. had arrived, TT were with
fifteen minutes march OF the city, r9n3s
smash things generally. Now it ":
portfolio, and again that; then it WI
seward who had resigned. Nov this al
now that one Aaj somrthiug "fEon. fir
sources" which he wished everybody knc'
which would bs certnin to stun eyerytot
when it t:anspired, and yet which person
honor aud his word given, forbade h'm to
vulge- ..
one another NJ, aad down the vide ayenu
and into and out Of the great hotels. aud :
ayound the Capitol oa that Sunday. VII
lists were made up Of great men seen a
stared at. Large white Haired men werc &C
orally called "Geu Scott" sbd praised !
their military bearing, though hsply III
walked as with peuitents:a peas in tt.eir sho
With VIA: pride strangers recognized IT
Senator from onr state" ana Low pEouo
e1chauge a bow with him. How were our
+ionxl affairs discussed all throughout sund;
In a most I'M. sabbata1ian mauiicr-
The Senate we're to hold a Sunday evcni
sasstnn And there T'as j ruEa in that dir
zion soon after fiye o'clock. Oi course
raI1tries teld only few hundreds, and ths
we're Of necessity not few thousande, n
didn't Get in ; not though they spent hours
lookinE after tour Senator'S who very kne
ingly Kept ont of the way Of eutansliug d
anccs; not though they eutreated the do
keepers and talked sweetly to the Sergeant
Arms. didn't get IN but came uncheerfu
array. n,o,,+ ,h,on,t, ,
1ts mstu purpose was achieved, among
small hours Of Monday morning. when ab
4oclock the CorTin -hc5olntaons ~efe pass
This closed the business of the last Congr
Inauguration Day Dawncd with pronais
rain. The clouds hung leaden and hea
Just 1t daybrsad q slnart shower dAd =
Washington never sces done ~ other L
natural causes, lafd the dust iu the Streets
was q ClG0uS Futt[At1 ste"S' -
he da7 orened. Smart MarshalB thought
iv If rbe Threatened damage to their TN
The grcat public anxiauely debated tbs
nouncen contingency, that in case OF ram
exercises would .take place IN The sel
Chamber. The weather, however, d9slp;
aii foais by the carly die=crsal OF the c!oae
Al nine o'clock, tbs sun WIS shining IN
IL. rhe streets ard tue attn Inc cles
and clearer by .hc light ralnihll. Ihen &c
meuced the hustle ana s'I o1 tne oas. -
was rauying Of State delegations At appf
cd rendezvous, q ru.hlo:; 70 anu ITO Q.
shaie, aud mounted oFdertles, ana tniA
men, a looking for Of affairs lmmedlatel
transp1re, the gFeat. .eFent OF tHe aay.
Rofh Houees cane in session 1T the Cal
At 10 a N. The Aouse met Tor closing U
11nimnotant details, ard it CAME to no Z
than that in the Senate, for thtre Bright o.
diant with C. purpose 70 Ell tlme kept
door and 1o1 nesTly two hours sawed away
on petty bill relating TO come Gas Comp
tothe amusement OF Senator's v ho unders
It and both with tic execratious. Ct outsi
who did not 49,.
- time Now it would be q message from
rut:ripy Old Pubic Functiouary, now st
thing from tie House Of Represented
brought In apd presented formally bJ
olerk John ". Foruey, Now pile Of
for enghp~ing. Eow this, aud now that hi
iudlcatiysof the waning term Of the ece'
Eeuator Foster Of Cnnlleclicut occupied
chair, VicePre=ident BTecEinriige most O.
time being seated among ths Senator'S
-. Tickets had been isened to divers per
and officials, represcnttye neu admitting
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