Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-08
rnTTnR1AL coRREsPoNpENCE.
wAsaIseroS, March 4, 1861.

" AoAANNANNl f-'-eN > ~N-'
The great agony is now over and "Hon-
est Ols Ab6P is sssiely inaurufataa President
of a nation Of 81, ,Oea 600 people the dis.
uaiOn stst to the Cd vary aotwilb lbstsnding,
Our country is at last blessed with a Presi-
dent who viii regard his sacred oath, and who
viii act when occasion demands, and sup
press rebellion and treason whereYerthey eS-
ist
The preparations for the Inauguration were
systematically planned and carried out The
o, 8. troops were kept In their quarters un-
der arms ready "a respond WhaR eallsd aPon.
The District military numbering over 1000
uniformed troops turned out to do escort du-
~. At u O'Clock Mr.. Lincoln lett Wizards
in a carriage, accompanied BY Buchahsn.-
The procession reached from one end Of Penn
sylvania Avenue to the Capitol distance Of
one mile, and it presented a magnificent dis-
play. At one o'clock Mr., Lincoln appeared
on the platform, which was erected for the
purpose, ara there in the presence Of an i'm
meuse eoneourse Of people, delivered his In
augural which is now being sent over the
wires and which viii be read with intense
interest by millions Of anxious readers.
The Inaugural gives universal satisfaction
to the Republicans now In this city. The
President has publicly and officially express
ed bis discrimination to stand by the COnsti-
tuition as it is to enforce the lawn, and not
desert the principles OF the Chicago Platform.
When Mr.. Lincoln announced his purpose
to enforce the laws and protect and recover
government property, the applause and shouts
that arose from that vast crowd were perfect
II overwhslming, and ten thousand hats
were waving in the sir at the same time
The feeling amongst all here, is 40 COM
promise with traitors; the enforcement Of toe
lava the principles Of the Chicago Plat
form, and the Constitution as it ~
! y Now that the Managerial is delivered and
the position Of our new President has been
so admirably defined, we shall doubtless hear
that the State of South Carolina has gone in
to mysteries. Within. the next 4s hours SIZE
will undoubtedly commence that long con-
templated attack upon Fort Sumter. The
Rebels may cannOnade to their hearts con-
tent. but they viii never capture the Fort
When the report of the first gun against
Mai. Anderson and his devoted band is re-
ceIved the whole power Of the General Gov
ernment will be used to reinforce the garri-
son.
This city is jammed and eFammed full Of
Office seekers and strangers, when I say
strangers, mean those who are not after Of
ice.) am informed that at Willards the
very liberal landlords took advantage Of the
necessities ofthe crowd, by charging the mod
crate sum Of three dollars per night for the
use of a narrow cot in a room filed with
dozen snorsrs. The hackmen, for ten min
ute's lob. charged one dollar The news
bows. for copy of New York paper, ,charg-
ed double price, and the cost of everything else
was enhanced in the same proportion. The
Washingtonians are about as bad as the peO-
pie Of Ohsrleston were wh'n the Democratic
slaughter house Convention was held there
Were it not that Southerners would think we
were Influenced by fear should for one, ad-
vocate the removal Of the Capital to more
civilized region, where strangers will net be
literally robbed and plucked.
Our goodly Forest City is largely repre-
sentei here. viii not undertake to give the
naueg of5paiee-seekers from Cleveland, for
their names are legion, but I have met with
quite a number Of ihon-Of6ce-seekers, among
others Messrs. Az Stone, Jr., oviAtt Gard
uer, Van Tyne, and Ranney.
Tonight the grand Inauguration Ball
comes of. Tickets only ten dollarsl The
upper crust--Or rather those who have ten
dollars to spare viii be there Il willdOubt-
less be q splendid affair. G.