The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-05


DOM provided for the return of that little their
hands at very short intervals. While the people retail
their virtue and vigilance, no Administration, by an
extreme wickedness folly can very seriously niur
the Government in the short space of four years.
MY countrymen one and all think calmly and well upo
TINS whole subject Nothing valuable be lost by takin
time II there be an object to hurry any of you in he
haste to step which you would never take deliberately
that object will be frustrated by taking time but
good object can be frustrated by it. Such you
now dissatisfied still have the old Constitution unim
pared and on the sensitive point the laws of your
framing under it, while the new Administration wilha
NJ power II 1t would to change either.
were admitted that you who dissatisfied held the rig
IN The dispute there still is single good
precpitae action. Intelligence patriotism Christianity
ana firm reliance on Him who has yet forsake
h favored land, are still competent to adjust in the bes
way, all our present difficulties.
In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen ant
not IN mine is the momentous issue of civil war TIL
government will not assail you.
You can have conflict without being yourselves tn
asgressoTs You have no oath registered in Heaven t.
enn one to preserve, protect and defend it, am lott
TO close We not enemies, but friends We must no
De enemies. Though passion may have strained it mus
o preak our bonds of Affection the mystic cords Of af
lection stretching from every battlefield and patro
grave to every living heart and hearth over thi
oroad land, will yet swell the chorus OF the Union wheI
again touched, as surely they will be- by the better
gels of their nature
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH.
During the delivery of the inaugural which
was commenced about halfpast one o'clock, Mr.
Lincoln was much cheered and particularly at any
aliusIon to the Union.
President Buchanan and Chief Justice Taney
listened with the utmost attention to every word
and at its conclusion the latter administered The
usual oath, in making which, Mr.. Lincoln was vo
ciferously cheered
The Chief Justice seemed very much agitated
ana ms hands shook very perceptibly with emo
tlon. The Inauguration of to-day makes the eighth
ceremony OF the kind at which Justice Taney has
ofhcaed, having administered the oath successivey
TO- to- Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, Polk Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan and Lincoln.
Inc ceremony was exceedingly impressive.
At the conclusion Of the inauguration ceremonies
| the PRESIDENT was escorted to the Senate Chamber
and thence to his carriage, and the military form
ing as IN procession of the morning, accompanied
MIN, with the Committee of Arrangements, to the
| White House.
WASHINGTON City, March 4, 1861.
ues8ra. Edttor8-The ceremonies of the inaugu-
ration are over and Abraham Lincoln is President
OF the United States The city during Sunday
was one scene Of excitement. The avenue was
crowded with people from morning to late hour
at night while the hotels were thronged with poll.
ticians and office seekers, busily engaged in dis
cussng the coming event, and onjecturng in re-
gard to the Cabinet. The radical Republicans du-
ring the entire day were in high glee. This was
| occasioned by the favorable change matters had
taken in regard to Mr.. Chase's chances for the
| Treasury Department.
Not an incident OF any interest occurred durinp
the day. and the mass of people retired at night in
the same blissful ignorance as to the composition
| of the Cabinet which they enioyed in the morn
ing when they rose. There was nothing but ru.
NOR and Surmise, and few minutes only were need
ed to prove the aseness of the and the Incorrect
ness of the other
This morning at an early hour the city was all
astir. The beating of drums, the strains of fife
! and bugle were heard in every quarter. Sunday had
been very warm, and it was feared that to-day
would be equally This not the case. The
sky was cloudy and the air was cool and agreeable,
There was some fear of rain, and had slight
shower fallen, just sufficient to have settled the
DUST it would have been blessing. All the
streets and avenues excepting Pennsylvania av-
enue, were covered with dust to the depth of from
one to two inches, and there was scarcely mo-
ment throughout the day that there were not
clouds of it in the air. During Sunday night the
city authorities ordered Pennsylvania avenue to be
watered, and the fire engines were put to work on
it, Had not this precaution been taken there
would have been no such thing as staying on the
avenue.
The number Of strangers in the city is not near
so large as on previous inaugurations. Some esti-
mate that not One-half the number were present
which att nded that of Mr.. Buchanan. With the
| exception of Willard's, none of the hotels were
! full. The visitors of different class than
those who formerly attended this ceremony. These
/ are principally from the Western States Illinois
! and Indiana being immensely represented, and one
would judge from the members from those two
States, that 1t is their intention take possession
or the Departments, ill all the offices, and perform
/ all the functions OF Government. What crowd
there was, however, presented itself on the avenue
at an early hour, and spent the morning in walking
to and fro, from Wizards to the Capitol THENCE to
the City Hall, where they gazed at the military and
then returned to the avenue. Many of them car
rled small black travelling bags which looked the
worse for travel. The number of ladies on the av-
! enue was not large, although there was quite an
TAR 5ef at and al bs the spio 1fowS Of the
! OF the ladies remained at home anticinatin9
! trouble. There was prevalent opinion or rather
! fear, throughout the city, that Mr.. Lincoln would
| be shot, or perhaps assassinated in the CAPITOL
This Impression prevented many ladies from eayinp
their homes, and in fact number of families left
| the city some days snce fearing disturbance
THE PROCESSION.
The procession commenced forming in front of
the City Hall at nine O'Clock, A. NJ. In the pub
iished programme the different States were invited
to participate in the ceremonies and present them
selves in delegations. This, however was but pcor
ly complied with. The largest State DELEGATION
was that of New York, and it did not number over
one hundred. This was the only delegation which
wore badge. Illinois and Indiana, and in fact all
the Western States, preferred being represented on
the pavements, although they would have had more
room for their carpet-sacks if they had assumed
position in line. Maryland had small sprin-
composed of the trough element Of The the
party, expolice, &c. The display of military was
meagre in the extreme. The only visiting corps
were from Alexandria, and they were not full
THE MARCH TO wILLARD's
The procession took up the;inerof march at half
past eleven O'Clock from the City Hail. along Lou
isiana avenue to Pennsylvania avenue, and thence
to Fifteenth street, where it came to a halt and
then returned and filed in front of Wizards Here
short delay took place. President buchanan was
detained at the Senate signing bills until after
! twelve O'Clock, and did not arrive at WilIard's
until halfpast twelve Soon after, Mr. Buchanan
the President elect, and his suite entered their
carriages and
THE MARCH THE CAPITOL COMMENCED
| The carriage in which Mr.. Lincoln rode was
| iianked on either side by cavalry, six or eiqbt
! deep. 1t was almost impossible for the crowd on
| the pavement to get sight of the President as
! the cavalry hid the vehicle from view. Mr. Lin
coin did not look either to the right or the
! 1T was only occasionally that he raised his hat
There was no enthusiasm exhibited-no cheering
and with but very few exceptions the ladies re-
mained motonless at the windows, and looked upon
the pageant without manifesting the slightest feel
! ing. For the most part Mr.. Lincoln appeared to
be looking vacantly at the bottom of the carriage
Ihere was but little conversation between him and
Mr.. Buchanan, and the latter looked as though he
would much rather not have participated in the
| ceremonies
CAPITOL.
From early morning crowds had wended their
way to the Capitol grounds, and at half past one
O'Clock thousands were occupying all the available
| positions which afforded view of the procession
and the President There were quite a number of
ladies among the crowd, who struggled manfully
to maintain their positions Crinoline suffered
greatly, but there were complaints the fair sex
| no doubt considering that much must be endured
! on this great Republican day, which, under ordi-
nary circumstances, would be very Objectionable
! THE ARRIVAL OF THE PROCESSION
! At half-past one o'clock the head of the column
assembled Capitol Hill, and when within about fifty
! yards of the temporary entrance, through which
! the President passed to the Senate Chamber it
! halted. The crowd which followed the procession
from Willard's now pressed heavily and struggled
! for admttance into the grounds. An able police
| force had been stationed near the gateway which
together with the military, succeeded in pressing
! back the masses. Several persons were slightly
! injured by being trampled upon by the horses Of
! the dragons and cavalry. Every crv startled the
! crowd, and the slightest misunderstanding between
| those in authority and the crowd, attracted much
attention, under the apprehension that arrests of
! assassns were being made.
| THE PASSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT ALONG THE LINE
! The military assumed position and were brought
to "preSent arms" when'th Presidential carriage
! passed up to the East wing of the Capitol. Both
SIDES OF the street were thronged with people, and
the hills presented perfect sea of faces. On the
carriage starting, cheers proposed for the
President elect, which were given, but not enthu-
! slastically. As the carriage advanced the crowd
became STILL and the clatter OF sabres and dull sound
OF the feet OF the horses were all that was heard
MT. Lincoln dld not appear to see anybody, and be
did not raise his hat to the crowd He appeared
! to be deeply absorbed in turning a gold.beaded
! cane around in his hand. Once the carriage was
! compelled to stop, on account of the dense crowd
| lie looked anxiously forward for an instant and
then resumed his unconcern. On reaching the door
OF the entrance he stepped lightly from the carriage
ana taxing Mr.. Buchanan's arm, hastened from the
crowd.
MS APPEARANCE ON THE PoRTICo.
Dut lew minutes elapsed after Mr.. Lincoln s