Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-05
Reported for the Daily Intelligencer
The InanRural csremnnI..
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The inaugural CeremonIea.
WAsHIEGroS, March AIR. Lincoln
proceeded with alr. Buchanan ana tltt.
Committee vi Arrangements to the Wine.
House. On reaching the Executive Az.
enue, the troops IoFmed IN double line ON
the main Avenue, and the Inruu.hr roi,.
tanning the PrsstIvntiht party. pasSsd
through IL the Mansion. Mr. BIrnauan
accompanied Mr.. Llnroln 10 the Inai,l mai.
and there took histareEtll leave of him.
expressing the hope, In rHrdiul terms, That
Las administrator. might prove Llppy
and prosperous. The E4-Pres;drnt turi,
retired to the residence OF District Amor.
ney Ould, where hewitt Temporarily So.
joUrn till his departure troIu Ihe civ TO.
morrow evening. On tic arrival OF tho
procession at the White House, the Mar
shals Of the day were successfully intn,.
duced. Then line being formed. III.
people rusheI iptp TO consratnlnte Tie
new President.
Thus ended the day time Inauguration
ceremonies, though tie euthusiasui was
not equal TO that manifested on former
-ocsasiUns Of II similsr nature. Eyrry-
thing passed or well. The .umriest civil
and military preparations bad been made
10y MI. niripal hutpedqes qnd Geus;Jrott to
provide tor ans Emergency that might
arise, eAyari9us bodies Of troops now
here were AtatIouel In dItftient pafis of
the city, the Sappers aud Miners curps
alone being in procession Gen. Scott. Il
is said, Was near the Capitol with Capt.
Barris' company Of light artillery, and
Major HLskin's command of iufSulrr.-
The officers were cOptihunliy passing To
and fro. Gen. Scott was heard to exciaim.
Everything is going on peaceably.--
Thnuk God for it."
The display of soldiery in procession
WAS fine but not cqnul to the 22I of Feb
ruHry. The Companies were quite as nu-
Nitrous but smaller in size. TIE Repubii.
can Association rarhded in the order of
the march immediately after the Ex-Prrsi.
dent. This organization had with them n
sort of triumpiluHL cur drawn by four
white horses, over each Uf which wns
thrown long white CLOTH cover with liz
woro "UuiOn" in large letters. The word
"CoustiiutiOn" Was Un each side of the
cur. The car was decorated with miui1-
ture flags, with red white aud blue draprry
and contained 81 little girls, representa-
the States, and twosyuung indies, 10 tvpiFy
the North and South. The whole affair
was under the Charge of ten Wide AwNkes
~ full uniform, cape, cap aud all. Five
hundred delegates from New York were i'm
the procession, marching four abreast and
wearing badges With the word New York;
thereon. Several other large delegations
OF citizens also joined in the liue.
The scene presented from the East front
was ~ tine. The Avenue in front Of the
portico was thronged with people. the
crowd extending to u great distance on
either side, aud reaching titr into the Can't
tvl Grounds. Every available SPOT was
6lOcked with human beings. Men and
boys were clinging to the Ratings mount.
lug tue fences, and CLUBBING the trees ur,-
I'll they bent beneath their weight One
crazy individual climbed tree, and get.
ting on one of the limbs, began TO deliver
nm iuaugurti after his own fhshion.--
While i'll The height of his glory, tie
branch broke, aud tho roaring Individual
came tumbhng to the ground, amid tue
roars Of tue 6ystanderS. On the outer
edge OF the concOurse the volunteer SOL
diers halted, and stood at rest during tie
delivery of the Inaugural. As the sun
shone hrightly-On tue gay dresses of tle
ladies, the waving stars and stripes aud
the handsome uniforms and GIittering
weapons OF the soldiery, the scene was
cIcerdingl ylRuinated and pictures0ue.-
Se'crHi Of those interchangeable persons, the
photographers, were on the ground 10 take
Impressions Of the scene.
During tue delivery of the inaugural,
which commenced about half past one
o'clock, SIR. Lincoln was much chcerrd.
especially at any alinsiou 70 the Uni6n!--
President Buchanan aud Chit Justice
fancy listened with the utmost attention
To every word, aud at the conclusion the
hitter administered the Usual oatli, in ma
King which Mr.. Lincoln WAS vociEerously
cheereti. The Chief Justice was very
much agitRIrd, and his hands shook very
perceplthiy with emotion. The.inauSurS-
tiuu OF to-day makes lie 9Th ccre5noI,v of
the kihtI'at which Chief Justice TRfty Inns
otliciaIed. hsSing administered the OATH
| successfully 70 Presidents Van Buren,, Ty-
Ter, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchan.
an and Lincoln. The ceremony was ex-
lrvedingiS Impressive.
Al the CONCLUSION Of the Inauguration
ceremonies the President was escorted to
the Senate Chamber, thence to his CARRIAGE
aud tue military forming as in procession
OF tue morning, accompanied him with the
Ccmmittee OF, Arrangements 10 the White
I House. -. Er,s gras,, -. +.
several democratic members of the late
Congress were to-day engaged in drsBiug
| up Ifmanitestu, to be presented to the lead.
sFs OF all parties for their signatures, rs u
basis fora Union part. organization.
80 CONGRESSIONAL - Z
| - HAentNeToN,- March 4, 1861
SENATE T'L6 Senate commenced ses-
\ sion at'T o'clock hist eyeGing, smid MUCH
confusion. owing to the crowd occupying
TIL. galleries.
Nf56tittenden made an earnest sud eiol
| qnent speech urging the adoption 81 the
House joint IeSolu tipD, as It would Afford
a CLEAN OF sunshine and raise hope for a
peareftil solution. -
Mr.. Trumbnil sail he Was tired OF hear
ing the talk Of usurPation and ipjastire,--