The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-06

branch of Congress and Members OF Congress
elect, Officers of the Army and Navy who by
name, have received the thanks of Congrcs
Governors CT States and Territories of the
Union, and Ex-Governors of States, Assist
ast Secretaries of Departments, and the As
sistant Postmaster General the ComptrolIers
Auditors, Register, and Solicitor of the Trea-
sury, Treasurer, Commissioner, Judges, the
Mayors of Washington and Georgetown, and
the Repor ters in the Senate. These were III
admitted at the north door of the Capitol -
The famlies of the Diplomatic 'Corps, who
Were out in brilliant force, Ell tered at he same
door of the Capitol, and passed thence to the
diplomatic gallery.
Seats were placed in front OF the Secreta-
rvs table for President Buchanan and Mr.
Lincoln, and. on their left, for the Commit;ee
| of ATrangPmrntS
| The venerable Chief Justice Taney and the
Associate Justices OF the supreme Court were
seated on the right of the chair, and the Ui-
PloInatlc corps, ea costume, with the Heads
| OF Departments, to the left of the chair
Members Of Congress occupied seats 10 the
| lett OF the chair. The galleries Were reserved
exclusively for ladies', and the display there
| about WAS of Hover garden briiliancy.
The Rotunda was closed, Efsd the entrances
TO the Capitol generally were kept as tight as
| wax.
On the arrival of the President and Presi-
| dent elect, they entered by the north door of
! the north wing of the Capitol, and proceeded
| to the Presidents room.
| The Vice President elect was accompanied
- I
! ot arrangements, and conducted in to the Vice
| Preside room, and afterwards into the
senate Chamber, where the oath OF Office
! was to be administered to him by the Vice
Pres sidput.
After the delivery of the inaugural and as
! soon as the inauguration ceremonies Were
| concluded, the Military with the Marshals
ana AIDS, as final ceremony, escorted the
! President and his attendants 10 the Executive
| mansion.
Though the reports that an attempt wonld
| be made to shoot Mr.. Lincoln w hile deliv ering
| his Inaugural were not seriously credited il
| was thought advisable to omit no precaution
| 10 Illustrate any such plot; and, accordingly,
| the police in front of the Capitol Were noticed
| preventing the assembling of any suspicious
| looking Individuals in compact masses, by pas
! sing among them ever and anon.
| From the Baltimore papers we lake the fol
| lowing adiitiona. items:
| When III" escort reached the Executive
| mansion, Mr.. Buchanan, stepping on the
! threshold, said 10 President Lincoln that la V
| lnE conducted him safely through the ctremO-
| MES, and intr Jduccd him to his new home he
| would bid him IL farewell, wishing him
! Heavens blessing upon his administration -
| President Lincoln with deep feelings acltnow
| edged this kind expression and the great plea
| sure it would ever afford him 10 see Mr. Bu-
| chanan at the Executive mansion. They then
shook hands and Mr.. Buchanan re-en tered
his carriage, and left for the residence of Robt.
Ould, ESD, where he remains until to-nor-
| row afternoon, when he starts for Baltimore.
Immediately after the close of the Inaugu-
raj ceremonies there was Il rush to the raj
road depot, and from few minutes to 8 o'clii
until e, when the last train started-fiva
| trains, averaging about sixteen cars each,
| lett Was shington for Baltimore, conveying
| from the Federal Capital not less Glan ,0oQ
| of those who but few hours previous had
| eagerly crowded into it.