, 1861-03-08

mr. Ltnco1nss Manner of ne2fver1n,
his Address Scenes Of the 1naugufn
tfon---The Ball.
Correspondence Of the C1nclnna ati Commercial ]
WASHINGTON, March 4.
The crowd swarmed about all the approach
es leading to the capitol grounds, while III
spacious level extending from the east from
Of the capitol was one vast black sea Of heads
| The Vice President WIS inaugurated in tn
scnate Chamber. the oath Of Office being I'D
ministcred to Mr.. Hamlin by Mr. Breckinridgsc
This ceremony was Witnessed by all tile legiE
latiye, diplomatic and judieia1 corps, and b,
about two thousand ladies, who filed the gal
leries. Meanwhile the multitude without wa
entertained by fine martial music, and By th'
| antics Of 1unatic, who climbed i tall tree il
front Of the capitol and madc long politica
| speech, claiming to be the rightful Presiden
| Of the United States. Policemen were detaeh
| ed to bring him down, hut he climbed with tn.
| agility Of monkey to the topmost bougha
| where he stood rocking in the wind, and mads
another speech. He finally came down Of hit
own accord. This was the nearest approach
to disturbance that occurred during the en-
tire day. And ROW were seen Issuing from tht
central door Of the capitol, Senator Hale ant
Judge Davis, accompanied by Mrs. Lincoln
and severnl ladies who took seats upon tht
platform. They were soon followed by TIL
| portIy clerk Of the Supreme Court, leading th&
] venerable Chief Justiee by the hand, and bear
| ing the sacred book upon which Afr. Lincoln
| was to be sworn. Next came Abraham Lin
| coin with James Buchanan by his side, and sat
downion the right Of the stand, while Taney ane
| other Judges took seats upon the left. Sena
! tors followed, Me5srs Douglas Pierce, Cam
" conspicuous. Then the entire diplomatic
corps, in full costume with all their splendid
decorations, took their positions on the left
of the stand, Gen. Scott with the higher Of
flcers Of the Army and Navy being next them.
Representatives in Congress filed up the re,
mainlng seats. All being seated, Senator
Baker, OF Oregon, rose aud said : +'Fellow cit.
izens, Abraham lincoln, President of the
United States, will now proceed to deliver his
inaugural address," Mr. Lincoln rose, calm,
collected and serene in manner, and, with a
preliminary glance over his vast and imposing
auditory, put on his spectacles aud began to
read. He looked neither anxious nor caro-
worn, but his cheerfulness was marked, and
his clear, firm tones Of voice, as he read with
great deliberation and precision Of emphasis,
penetr1tcd the eXtremeties of the hushed aud
attentive crowd, who covered ceres Of ground.
The inaugural address is before you, and 1t
needs only to sketch its reception by the peo-
PIE who had the good fortune TO hear it. It
was applanded repeatedly and, at times, rap
tnrously. Wren MIR. L. declared, ~ hold that
in the contemplation Of international law, and
Of the Constitution, the Union Of these States
is perpetnar' cheers were hearty and pro-
longed When he said, I shall take care that
the laws Of the Union be faitl,fally executed in
all the 6tates"-there was q tremendous shout
of approval.
But the greatest impression Of all was pro-
duced by the final appeal, which the President
delivered with great solemnity Of emphasis,
! using his gestures to add significance to the
words: "You have no oath registered in
Heaven to destroy this Government, while
fft4Y m
protect and defend it." This was received
with round after round Of cheering, and ut the
close, men waved theirhate, and broke forth in
the heartfest manifestations Of delight. The
extraordinary clearne.s, straiggh ht-forwardne
and lofty spirit Of patriotism which peryaded
while the evident earnestness, sincerity and
manliness of Mr. Lincoln extorted the praise
even Of his enemies. Never, surely, was an
inaugural address received with more favor by
the majority Of those who heard It. Mr..
Buchanan sat with his hat on his head and eyes
Mr.. Douglas stood on Lincoln's right,
next the stand, listening attentiyely, and
hardly once took his eyes off the speaker,
while Mr. Cameron stood with his back
to the President, on. the opposite eide
to Mr. Douglas, peering of into the
crowd. Senator Seward and the other Cabinet
officers elect kept themselves in the back
ground The address occupied IS minutes in
delivery. At Its close Chief Justice Taney re-
peatcd the oath in an inaudfh1e voice, Mr.
Lincoln repeating it after him, in q clear earn
est tone: II, Abraham Lincoln, do solemnly
swear" &C., holding between them the Bible,
which attested the solemn act, which was
raised to his lips and kissed By the President.
Atthe close Of this most impressive ceremony,
Chief Justice fancy then shook hands with
President Lincoln, after which Secretary Chase
was the frat to grasp him by the hand, fol-
lowed By numerous Senators and other digni-
taries Of the government. The Presidential
party then TOOK up the line Of march for the
White House, escorted by the brilliant military
cortege, and accompanied and entiladed by
swarms and myriads Of people, in such num-
hers, it is said by long residents here, Us were
never seen ut any Inauguration before. Tie
streets were filed with q hurricane of dust, rs
nc have had no rain here for ten days. Ar
rived ut the Presidential mansion, the entire
military gave parting salute. Tic immense
crowd slowly ebbed 0wny. The gate closed
upon Mr. Lincoln aud his suite, and he WIS
safely and comfortably installed in his new
home.
MARCH 5.-The Inauguration ball last night
WAS an elegant, quiet and tastefully arranged
atiair. It was not q crowd in which dancing
vas Diversified With drunkenness, but per
tectly well conducted and altogether pleasant
entertainment The guests numbered abont
= Thousand, enhancing representatives Of the
ot@tAt5 AuA eLAlEsuIA1is11p u uDSL paris OF tltG
country. The President and his lady arrived
shortly before twelve, and we're the attraction
while among the busiest participants were
Seward, Douglas, Cameron, Hale, Bnrlingame,
Adams, Gurley, Sherman, Baker, Chandler
King, Wilson; Gwin aud Bouligny. The sup
per by Gautie1 wns magnificent banquet,
and the whole affair so well conducted, that
aN present pronounced it IN emphatic success.
The dancing was kept up until o'clock in
the morning, shortly before which Mrs. Lin
coin LEFT, having been preceded about two
hours by the President, whom cares Of stato
do not permit to spend much time in pleasure.