, 1861-03-09

militia Of the District, liberally supplied with
sisa.y decorated 41narshals, and wound m by
1arsse civic delegations, A solid looking dra.
goon =. corps, the command Of Capt. Stewart,
coin and the chief marshal rode in an elegant
open carriage. -
The only marked feature Of the escort was
m immense lofty car, handsomely trimmed
With .'red, white md blue" containing a
charming collection Of thirty.four little mtsseo
who: waved fags,, and represented ali H.,
States, but particularly the state Of Childish
! lnnoceuee, in capital style. One Of these.
~ehefuta personating South Carolina sssecededs
from the wagon By falling head foremost ont
Happily her iasl was broken By her a5tght1nsg, 5tht1s,
upon the head Of gaping countrVmsnt 'As
/ LIS PROCESSION received Mr. Lineo1n NJ tho
pennsylvania -ATenue front Of Wiliard's ao5
mosea directly to the Capitol. = ALL
a. iaG nous and period above reached in our
uesea!ptton, NJ. Lincoln and Mr. R,chanau
entered the Senate Chamber, and wh;1e III
presenI rose TO their feet, passed down r. and
IN front OF the Speakers desk. and ters ~ +an;a an
seats provided for them. >> >A1l1e LUX
the retiring President never had 8 verv
fesnass o9 gat and did not possess tie
!ne Whte House. But he has grown yerv old
70 lour years. He looks thin and faornTd 80
perpetual nightmare haunted him' When
nos aad1 essed In conversation he sal feehlr
SsMs unsA anto: Vacancy, with q melancholy.
oazed air. After Rsfew moments 1,ansa *,
-ofs1er Of procession was announced. far thnse ae
present from tue Senate Chamber to the north
| front Of the capital A-Ae 14ol'u
The Omega and Alpha Of two PresIdent,a,
| administrations walked out arm In ann: Mr
hs enteTsp paiupg thu soner or 81; shocking bad bat
me procession arrived and seated mon \
| Platform in front Of tho central portico M do
Gle. -A44PSet1s epecta
t Immediately in front Of the platform sere-
Ia1 companies Of military were drawn up. A
large police force In attendance kent the stn~e4
clear ol carrlages, and an f1nmense crowd nf
from fifteen to twenty Thousand persous were
In waiting, gathered from far aud mean. and
occupying every available point of stauting
a5a qsh IL hearing room, aud room for standing
cheer went up as the President elect came
! upon the platform. Every window in The
north front Of the Capitol WAS filed with Ia
dles. Every tree top bore its burden Of eager
eyes. Every fence and staging, and pile Of
building material, for the Capitol extension
vas ma1c a +" coyn Of vantage for It's fuI com
plement ofspectators.
Nr. Lincoln came forward and read his In
au5ural, which, ere the present letter reaches
| you Will have been read and commented on in
every section Of the United States. He deliv-
erad u II . clear and ringing tone, which ena-
6led him to reach an audience to distance
lew speakers could compass. At times bis
voice showed the wear and tear of late fatigue,
but generally and for the most part no such
signs we're apparent-
Inc delivery Of the Inaugural was more than
once interrupted with applause, and this
greeted loud and long any reference to q en-
forcement Of the laws" The effect Of the In
ausural On the country at Urge remains to be
a7aited and to be gathered from many sour
ces, but 1t is conceded on al hands that its e.
feet 1}raaHr ynfinaa h1a av,{fI
here, rpon the city, and the tone Of feeling
here is eminently happy, and the source Of
great graduation on every side.
Those who looked for t'declaration Of
war" are disappointed. II any expected from
Mr. Lincoln an avoidance Of the present topics
Of exciting interest, they also are disappointed
It must be confessed he looked our national
disturbances squareiy in the fnce, discussed
their fullest extent, ignored nothing, concealed
nothing, and with tone Indicative Of shrink
ing from nothing OF duty.
Mr. Lincoln took Lis seat Old Mr.. Bu-
chauan shook his hand feebly, while the crowd
| vigorously expressed approval.
The venerable Chief Justice Taney then
arose and stepped forward to the desk, frou,
which he lifted small Bible, the same upon
which several preceding Presidents have taken
the oath of office. Nj. lincoln came forward
and laying his hand upon the book, followed
soIemnly IND In n clear full voice tile words of
the oath, repeating them after the Chief just
ice, whose feeble tones reached only those
| nearest him.
Tne oath WIS takco. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WAS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Fro,
the portSco Of the Capitol the wave Of hone
ami earnest satisfaction was widening, to
reach and gladden. loyal American hearts the
1--WE minutes Tins it was affecting and buoying
. | stocKs in New York In haH an hours time
. it was known in every American city.
In tue Immediate vicinity Of the platform
. ! thera WIS demonstration not noisy but heart
felt. Men shook one another by the hand,
, which meant even more than the jealous
cheering that vas then In progress, and ex
/ changed congratulations which were far more
| musical and pleasant than even the dulcs!
| strains di6coursed by the Marine Band, who
directly broke ont into t'The Star spangled
! ls1nner," as President Lincoln kissed tht
) book.
BY far the most demonstratiye Of the look
! | ers On in tha Vicinity Of your correspondent
, was m elderly man whose bntter-nut garb bort
) the dust Of long travel. As Mr. Lincoln benttt
S | taken, tue eye Of Butternut seemed starting
] | from lis bend. He leaned far forward, hell
t his breath, and doubtless lost some of hi:
;, heart-beats. % have You seen, what time tht
: sconrgel racer comes down the homs stretch
i with Scarce the stra: ned nost6i's breadth sepa
l. ! rating him from his smoking rival; SO then
have you seen some locker on grow pale ant
d brelthless with anxiety, as did on this Inau:3u
), ration day, Ar. Butternut, and with like rea
Il son. For when 1t WIS doue and his breath
d volley Of self coDgratulalory CALCULATIONS
T. s.Thar did it by thunder Somebody holt
If tine Oh Lord. Won that $500 slick as grease
y " NThoop. Hurray. Thar, Jerusha I told :
!, :s'so addressing that invisible female.) Wo
le "that thar pewter. O. Lord. shall bust
10 Whoop,"--and so on until his neighbors il
J. the crowd who had been good nat1redly er
:. during his infections Of toes and elbows, a5
dashed himself about In promiscuons maI
70 ner, asked him what was the matter, to which
Z thus Buttcrnut replied.
,e "Why, out our way q derned fo01-and
re- "toid him he was all the whi1e-went and pu
10 I."up a clean five hundred dollars agin mins
IN | "that Lincoln wouldn't never take that tha
r. "oath Of Office, and hes done it, and th
L. "money's mine: Whoop! shall bust n an
IT. away he dashed through the crowd, for
It. early departure probably for tout our way
1y and the money won.
- There were no salutes fired, and the reaso
nd recalled thinking minds 10 the pa1ils Of tt
be period, and the difficulties that once Oppose
Mt long threatened 20 defeat, aud that still a
d. teud the new Administration. The artiilel
Is. were in readiness, under Gen. Scott, as CO
of seryators Of the peace. They were On the hi
~, | by the City Hall, and elsewhere through Il
lat city, in complete pHeparatioa for what happi
an was spared this days history. The sound
1t artillery in Washington on this lnansuratis
ich day would manifestly hsye awakened aPpr
ad- tension and fore5oding, and 1t was wise
r. | foreborne.
M The day throughout passed as quietly as
he County Fair (uot Donnybrook). There VI
ate no drunkenness, no iE-nature, plenty Of f.
ted | speech, plenty Of good feeling. Ali felt
!. e3auSer overpast a perilous reef stunned,
ht. change Of pilots effected without disaster, Il
oer GOOD shin headed to her course again.
I'M The residents Of Washington breathe fret
ere The army aud nRyy, the local control Of t
int | District, are in the hands Of the friends
,ar- order and the m7fnt1iEance Of the laws.
a1y again will Gen. Scott battle with an imbec
!, TO President and q corrupt Cabinet As far
the protection aud defence OF the NatioE
itol | Capital are concerned the Chief Magstrd
, Of does not "hold the sword.in vain"
ore might write pages more to tell you Of lit
H. incidents that 10 to make up the sum total
The satisfaction here manifest at the result of
up- auguration Day. Of the Grand Iuauguratl
my, BAL, and its brilliaucy, Of the dazzling beau
otd OF Its lair bellies, and the goodiy company y
lcrs are now m1nglpg IN 1.-THE maxy"-but 1t
to lions will go to bed tonight happier, p
the Waaen more hopeful On the morrow, for I
me- joyful news that quietly, without disturban
yes, Abraham Lincoln las entered upon the aat
its Of the Presidency
,ills The Senate in extra session will meet da
tier at o'clock for the confirmation Of appoi
ion. lnents by the President The othceseek
the will remain to the delectation Of the ho1
the keepers. Washington Will not lack Ihe
attendance from abroad for some weeks
OBS come.
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