Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-04

etc y and Standing room In The rear for abou
| twlce az many more. This,f Of course was the
ssr, po,n, Of attraction and consequently every
Dcuy sought during the morning, TO obtain a DO
sluon there-and some tall struggling was mad,
Tor the favorite places.
TIE ENCLOSED WALK.
as usual on such occasions, when the Assem-
| pnng In the immediate vicinity Of the princjpa
point OF attraction Of an immense throng Of curou
spectators renders a passage through utterly i'm
Posslo an enclosed walk was constructed sevefa
aays prior TO the Inauguration from the street on
the north side Of the Capitol to the north entrance
door OF the new Senate wing, a distance OF rome
two hundred feet, through which the President
elect the President and the Supreme Court, di.
piomatic corps, etc passed into the building and
from thence into the Senate chamber. ~ -
THE CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITOL.
crowds gathered about the Capitol early this
morning, and retained their position there thfough
les. they should lose the opportunity Of footing
\ within hearing and seeing distance Of MIR. lin.
coin during the delivery Of the Inaugural.
The doors Of the Senate Chamber were opened
IL O'Clock a. m, for the admission of Senators
ana others entitled to admission as Presidents
| ana Vice Presidents, Chief Justice Taney and
the Associate Judges Of the Supreme Court. Dip
Members of either branch Of Congress, and Mem.
oer OF Congress elect, Officers Of the Army and
| navy who, by name, have received the thanks of
II Territories OF
the Union, and Ex-Governors Of States, Assistant
Secretaries of Departments, and the Assistant
| postmaster General; the Comptrollers, Auditors,
Register, and Solicitor Of the Treasury, Treas.
urei, Commissions, Judges, the Mayors Of W. ash
ington and Georgetown, and the Reporters In the
senate. These were all be admitted at the north
| door Of the Capitol. The families Of the Diplo-
matte Corps, who were out in brilliant force. en-
tered at the same door of the Capitol, and passed
thence TO the diplomatic gallery
Seats Were placed in front Of the Secretary's
table for President Buchanan and Mr. Lincoln,
ments.
The venerable Chief Justice Taney and the As
sociate Justices OF the Supreme Court were seat
Corps, en- costume, with the Heads Of Depart
ments, to the left Of the Chair
TO the right and left Of the main entrance were
Officers Of the Army and Navy, Governors of
States and Territories Of the Union Ex-Goyer-
nors of States, Assistant Secretaries of Depart
ments, and the Assistant Postmaster General
ComPtrollers, auditors, Register, and Solicitor of
the Treasury, Treasurer, Commissioners Judges.
and the Mayors Of w ashington and Georgetown,
Members Of Congress occupied seats to the left
OF the Chair. The galleries were reserved exclu-
sivsly for ladies, and the display thereabout was
Of flower garden brilliancy
The Rotunda was closed, and the entrances to
the Capitol generally were kept as tight as wax
On the arrival Of the President and President
wing Of the Capitol, and proceeded to the Presi-
dents room.
The Vice President elect was ACCOMPANIED
to the Capitol by member Of the Committee of
Arrangements, and conducted into the Vice Pres
idents room, and afterwards into the Senate
Chamber, where the oath Of office was be admin
istered to him by the Vice President
The Diplomatic Corps and Justices of the Su.
preme Court entered the Senate Chamber few
minutes before the President elect.
After a short pause, those assembled In the
Senate Chamber proceeded to the platform on
the central portico Of the Capitol In the following
order:
The Marshal Of the District Of Columbia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States.
The Sergeant at A rms of the Senate
The Committee Of Arrangements
The President Of the United States and the Pres
ident elect
The Vice President and the Secretary of the
Senate.
The Members Of the Senate
The Diplomatic Corps
Heads Of Departments, Governors Of States and
Territories, the Mayors Of Washington and
Georgetown, and other persons who had been
admitted into the Senate Chamber
On reaching the front Of the portico the Presi-
dent elect took the seat provided for him In
The President and the Committee of Arrange
ments occupied position In the rear Of the
President elect
the Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court &C.
cupied the seats on the left and the Vice Presi.
dent, Secretary and Members Of the Senate those
on the ight
The Diplomatic Corps occupied the seats
next In the rear Of the Supreme Court. Heads OF
Department, Governors, and Ex-Governors of
States and Territories, and Ex-Members Of the
Senate, Ex-Menbers, and Members, and Men,
bers elect Of the House Of Representatives in the
rear OF the Members OF the Senate.
All being in readiness, the oath Of ONCE was
administered to the President elect by the Chief
Justice with much solemnity; and on the conclu-
sion Of the Presidents address, the Members of
the Senate, preceded by the Vice President, Sec
rotary, and Sefgeant-at- Arms returned to the
no mi iod
by the Committee Of Arrangements, proceeded to
the Presidents House.
THE INAUGURAL.
Shortly after l O'Clock p. m, Mr.. Lincoln com.
menced delivering his Inaugural Address in a
clear voice, reading from printed COPY inter-
speTsed with numerous manuscript interlinea-
tions
He said:
Fsllotr- citizens OF the United States I'm COM
pliance with custom old as the government
Itself, appear before you to address you briefly,
by the Constitution Of the United states, to be
taken by the President s'before he enters on the
execution Of his office"
do not consider it necessary at present for me
to discuss those matters Of administration about
which there Is no special anxiety or excitement
Apprehension seems to exist among the people
OF the Southern States that by the accession Of
republican administration their property md their
peace, and personal security, to be endangered
There has never been any reasonable cause for
such apprehension. Indeed, the most ample ev.
luence W tue contrary mas all the while existed,
and been open to their inspection 1t is found in
nearly all the published speeches Of him who now
addresses you do but quote from one of those
speeches when declare that " I have no purpose
directly indirectly, to interfere with the fnsti-
tuition Of slavery I'm the States where II exists |
believe have no lawful right to do so, and
have no inclination to do 500 Those who nom-
mated and elected me did so with full knowledge
that had made this, and many similar declare
tions, and had never recanted them. And more
than this, they placed in the platform, for my
ceptance, and as a law to themselves, and to me-
the clear and emphatic resolution which now
read
"Resolred, That the maintenance inviolate Of
the rights Of the States and especially the right
Of each State to order and control its own domes-
tic institutions according to It's own judgment
exclusively, is essential to the balance Of power
on which the perfection and endurance Of our
political fabric depend, and we denounce the
lawless invasion bv armed force Of the soil Of any
State or Territory, no matter under what pretext,
a among the gravest Of crimes.n
I now reiterate these sentiments; and In doing
30, only press upon the public attention the most
conclusive evidence Of which the case IL suscep-
tible, that the property, peace and security Of no
section are to be In anywise endangered by the
now incoming Administration / add, too. that
all the protection which, consistently with the
Constitution and the laws, can be given, will be
cheerfully given to all the States when lawfully
demanded, for whatever cause-as cheerfnlly to
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