Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-08
PRESIDENT LINCObN'S
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
The Inauguration.

l. Boston Journal. The Programme, a
published was fully carried out. Moth
ing Of an unpleasant nature took plac
to mar the proceedings. Let US thank a kin
Providence, in the first instance and Genera
Scott in the second, for the peace and goo
: order observed throughout the whole proceed
ings and the entire day
In five minutes to twelve O'Clock Vic,
President Breckenridge and Senator Foot, o
the committee Of arrangements, entered tn
Q Senate Chamber ,escorting the Vice Prcsden
elect, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin whom they
conducted TO "A scat Immediately to the left o
the chair of the President of the Senate.
As the hands of the clock pointed to tn,
hour OF twoive the hammer fell and the sec
ond session OF the Thirty sixth Congress
came 70 an end.
Vice President Breckenridge bid the Sen.
ate larewell. and then administered the oath
OF Office to Vice President lllmlin.
/ Hon Mr., Clinsman was then sworn n a..
as Senator from the State OF Nor''. Car5l;na:
Messrs: Clark or Ne HAMPSHIRE: Chase
Ter 0aio r4sris f5r New York u4mlin
.sr Iowa Lane for Indiana NlSmith for
Oregon and MAehell for Arkansas Vt
this .iunctera the members and members elect
Of the H,u>s uf REPRESENTATIVES entered the
Senate Chamber 6liin- eYerv ax.ilal1a Mae,
. the lett Of tn, Virr pr-si5cr.
The For IN Diplomatic Corps alSa enter
ed the Chamber At the sans manant ecu.
pyinr seats to the ri.kt = tie CHAR II
was subject Of General remark. that the
foreign earrs were never :, fully r5pra,sat.i
! rs On this OCCASION
The ministers. attaches and others NAM
her.1 in all some fftv and over and ti,air
brilliancv of lr,S< the unInbsr of their dec
or.tiens erares, Ne. aaael much to tn, i'm.
no,in+ nature Of the seeae S3me af the
court uniforms were particular : 1rge2us,aad
attracted much attention.
Tue scene in the Senate, wai,c awaitin!
/ the arrival oil the Preslitntial party, seemed
to re1li1e the lying down Of the lamb and
the lion together, or the uinglng OF oil
and water. Mcssrs. Chase, Wisall, Crit
tenden, W ilson, and others were hubagbaing
with the utmost eofdlality. Senater Brock
nridge was conyersing tamiliarly with the
EXTREMIST men OF the Republicans, while the
ladies' of all political a!iinitieS. Mrs. llahlin
among them, looked smilingly down upon
the animated scene below. The attendluce
VI SGtiikblS was hliGSAailN ltilIs Ntit pa'N
scncc noticed bein. those Of M,ssrs. VI .Son
and Hunter Of Virginia.
Attifteca minutes To one clock the Judge.
Of the Supreme Court Of the United States 9i
America were announced by the D59rkeersl
. OF the Senate. On their entrance, al On tn
:, d nor arose, aud the venerable Judte>, hctde
u BY the CAief Justice T4aev, novel slowly t,
. the seats assigned them Immediately t. tH'
right OF the Wee President each exehansin.
salutes with that officers in passing the chair
At tn minutes after ON O'clock an unuS
ual stir occurred in the chamber, and the ru
mer spread Ike wild IRE that the Presto n
elect WIS in the builiiny. = fifteen min
= utes rast one a'elsek, the MarsAell AMI CAis
Major. L b. Freach. entered the taamb r
usheriug in the President ana President elect
They had entered together from the stree
: through private covered pIssatr WAY oi
n the north side of the C4pitai. pslifa iii or
Il beig, in attendance to prevent outsiders trgu
er5wdinq after them.
TIE I'm, Of pr #tesSi5n VS. then f,yne i,
the following rider Marshal of liz DStric
of Columbia. judges # sapre,ne court an
Sergeant at Arms. : nate Commute. # Ar
ran s.lnents, President of the United Sat
d AMI President elect, Wee President >eeratar
tuf the senate. Ssnat RS, dipi3mttc corps
b ads Of the pirinents, Governors an
others IN the chamber.
" hen tht Word wds given ttr the m4n
hers ot the donse t. tai into the line oi pro
cessl1n. a Violent rush VAS maize Tor the BE-
accompanied BY loud outcrles, VI lent push
in and great disturbances
!, Alter the procession lad reaehsd the lat
" form senator Baker Of Drp-In iatr Il ace