Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-03-12
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. /.
LINCOLN IN THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 4.

that body sitting twelve hours, from seven
O'Clock last evening till seven this morn
ing. As the dial of the clock pointed to
II o'clock, and the Sabbath gave way to
Monday 4th of March, the Senate chamber
presented curious and animated appear
ance.
Crittenden, TrumbulI. Wigfall, Wade,
Douglas and others kept up running fire
of debate, while those not engaged in dis
cussion betook themselves to the sofas for
a comfortable nap.
During the session, which it was known
would last all night, as morning advanced,
the galleries and floor became gradually
cleared out. In the gray morning light
the Senate took recess till 10 O'Clock to-
day. A few minutes after O'Clock but
few remained. The morning was clear
and beautiful. The public buildings,
sci ools, places Of business, etc., were
closed throughout the day. The Stars ard
Stripes foated from the City Hall, Capitol,
war department and other public build
ings. while not few citizens flung out
flags from their houses or across the prin-
cIpal avenues.
The order Of the arrangements, as set>
/ tied by the committee, was as follows:
/ To the left of the Vce President were
the Committee of Arrangements; immc
/ diately behind them were the heads of the
various departments OF the government :;
| Senators aud members elect of the House ;
officers of the army and navy SGovernors
I of the States and Territories; COmptrollers,
| Auditors. Registers, and Solicitors of the
| Treasury.
To tie right of tie Vice President were
| the Judges of the Supreme Court, Sena-
I fnr nf hinl ~
Of the States, Assistant Secretaries of De
| partments, Assistant Postmaster Genera /,
Assistant Treasurer. Commissioners, Judg.
es, and the Mayor of Georgetown and
| Washington.
At minutes to - o'clock Vice Presi
dent Breckinridge and Senator Foote of
the Committee of Arrangements entered
the Senate Chamber, escorting the Vice
/ President elect Hun. Hannibal Hamlin,
whom they conducted to a seat immediate
! ly to the lett OF the chair Of the President
/ Of the Senate.
AT this juucture the old members and
the members elect of the House of Repre-
Sentatives entered the Senate Chamber,
filing every available place to the left OF
the Vice President.
The Corps Diplomatic also entered the
chamber at the same moment, occupying
seats to the right of the chair.
1t was subject of general remark that
the Corps never were more fully reure
scented than on this occasion, perhaps to
be the last time all to be again assembled
The ministers, attaches and others, mum
bered in all some fifty and over, and the
brilliancy Of dress, the number of decora-
tons, etc added much to the imposing
nature Of the scene.
The scene il the Senate, while waiting
the arrival of the Presidential party
seemed to realize the lying down of the
lion and the lamb together, or mingliug
of oil and water. Messrs. Chase, Wigfall
Crittenden, Wilson and others were oppo-
site hob nUbbing with the utmost cordial
ity.
As the hands of the click pointed to the
hour Of Il the hammer fell, and the
Thirty sixth Congress came to an end
Vice President Brecinridge babe the SEN
ate farewell in well chosen and touching
terms. lie then administered the oath OF
Office to Vice President Hamlin. Mr.
Breckinridge then announced the Senate
adjourned without day, aud left the
chair, to which he Immediately conducted
Vice President Hamlin.
Hon. Mr.. Ciingman was then sworn in
as Senator for the State Of North Caro-
lima; Clark for New Hampshire. Chase
for Ohio, Harris for New York. Harlan foI
Iowa, Howe for Wisconsin, Breckenridge
for Kentucky, Lane for Indiana, Nesmitf
for Oregon and Mitchell for Arkansas.
At thirteen minutes to one O'Clock the
! Judges CT the Supreme Court of the United
/ States were announced by the dOorkeerer
/ of the Senate. On their entrance all on
: 81, ~ a.
headed by Chief Justice fancy, moved
| slowly to the seats assigned them, imme,
diately to the right of the Vice President
/ each changing salutes with officers in
! passing the Chair,
At ten minutes after one o'clock an I'M
usual stir was Occasioned in the chamber,
and the rumOr spread like wildfre that
the President elect was in the building.
At fifteen minutes past one Marshal in
| Chief Major b. b. French, entered the
chamber, ushering in the President ard
the President elect. They had entered
together from the street, through a pri-
vate covered passage way on the north
side Of the capitol, police officers being in
attendance to prevent outsiders from
crowding after them. The line of process
sion was then formed in the following
order:
Marshal of the District of Columbia.
Judges of the Supreme Court, Sergeant al
Arms of the Senate, Committee of Ar
engagements, President of the United States
and President elect, Vice President, Sc
cretary of the Senate, Senators, Diplomatic
Corps, Heads of Departments, Governors
and others in the Chamber.
When the word was given for the mem.
bers of the House to fall into line of the
procession, violent rush was made for
the door accompanied by loud outcries,
violent pushing, and great d:sturS ance.
| After the procession had reached the pIa,
/ form, Senator Baker of Oregon introduced
Mr.. Lincoln to the assembly, and Mr.. Lin>
coin advancing to the stand, ne was cheer.
/ ed but not loudly info lding his manu-
scrint, in loud clear voice he read his
! message.
During the delivery Of the Inaugural.
which commenced at half past one o'clock,
he was much cheered, especially at any
ailusion to the Union President Buchan
an aud Chief Justice fancy listened with
the utmost attention to every word of the
address, and at its conclusion the latter
administered the usual oath, in making
which Mr.. Lincoln was vociferously cheer
! ed
The Chief Justice seemed very much
agitated and his hand shook very percepti-
bly, with emotion. The Inauguration of
to-day makes the eighth ceremony of the
kind at which Chief Justice Tanev has
othciated, having administered the oath of
office successfully to Presidents Van Blu
reu, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce.
Buchanan and Lincoln.
| The ceremony was exceedinelv, imnras.
sive. At the conclusion of the inaueura
ton ceremonies, the President was escorted
to the Senate Chamber, thence to his
carriage, and the military forming as m
the procession of this morning. accom-,
panied him with the committee Of ARRANGE,
ments to the White House, with Mr.. Bu.
chanan ard the committee of arrange
ments.