The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-05
THE PROCESSION.


The Ceremonies at the Capitol
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
CLOSING SCENES AND INCIDENTS
Yesterday, the 4th of March, the Hon. Jamt
Buchanan, who for four years past has filled th
Executive chair of a great nation, in pursuance
the provisions of the Constitution, transferred til
office, with all its honors, cares perplexties an
responsibilities, to his successor the Hon. Abrf
ham Lincoln. Our reporters furnish the foowin
account of the ceremonies, scenes and incidents
the day.
WASHINGTON, March 4.
THE PREPARATIONS.
To-day was ushered in by most exciting ses
sion of the Senate, that body sitting for twelve
hours-from O'Clock yesterday evening to thi
morning. AS the dial of the clock pointed to l
O'Clock last night, and the Sabbath gave way t
Monday, the 4th of March, the Senate chambe
presented a curious and animated appearance.
The galleries were crowded to repletion, the la
dies gallery resembling, from the gay dresses of tn
| fair ones there congregated, some gorgeous par
terre of flowers, and the gentlemen's seemed on
| dense black mass of surging, heaving masculines
pushing, truggling-almost clambering over eacl
| others backs in order to get good look at tn,
proceedings.
Some most ludicrous scenes were the result of tn,
intense desire of outsiders to get a peep into tn,
| Senate chamber, and the pertinacity with which
| the applicant for admission to the overflowine
galleries would urge that he had come all the way
| from lndianny or Varmount, or some othel
place, afforded the seated ones intense amusement
| On the floor Messrs. Crittenden, Trumbu Wig
fall, Wade, Douglas and others kept up rolling
fire of debate while those not engaged in the dis
cussion betook themselves to the sofas for a com
| Portable nap during the session, which it wa;
| known would last all night.
As the morning advanced the galleries and floor
| became gradually cleared out, when in the grey
morning light the Senate took recess till ten
O'Clock to-day. few minutes after seven but few
| remained.
though at one time a few drops of rain fell the
day proved just calm and cloudy enough to pre-
vent the unusual heat Of the past few days, and
the whiriwinds OF dust that would otherwise have
rendered 1T excessively unpleasant.
The public buildings, schools, places of business,
etc. were closed throughout the day; the stars and
stripes tioated from the City Hall, Capitol War
Department, and other public buildings, while not
few OF the citizens flung out flags from their
| houses or across the principal avenues.
From early dawn, the drum and fife could be
heard in every quarter of the city, and the streets
were thronged with the volunteer soldiery hast.
ening to their respective rendezvous Three or four
hours before there the least chance of entering
the Capitol, Pennsylvania avenue was thronged
with people vending their. way to the famous east
front. For four hours the crowd poured on to-
wards the Capitol in continuous stream of old
and young, male and female, staid old Qeakers
from PENNSYLVANIA, going to see friend Abraham;
and Lengthy Suckers, Hoosiers and Wolverines
deslrous OF peep at Abe; Buckeyes and Yankees;
men from California and Oregon from the North
east, Northwest, and few from the Border States
The large ma jority however were Northern men;
and but few Southerners, judging from the lack OF
long-haired men in the crowd, attended the Inau-
guration.
The order of arrangements settled by the COM
mittee follows
To the left of the Vice President were the Com
mittee of Arrangements; Immediately behind them
the heads OF the various Departments of the Gov
ernment, Senators, members of Congress- members
elect, House officers, Army and Navy officers,
Governors of States and Territories, Comptroers,
Auditors, Registers and Solicitors of the Treasury.
10 the right of the Vice President were the
Judges of the Supreme Court. Senators, Diplo-
matte Corps, ex Governors of States, Assistant
oecretaries of departments, and Assistant Post
master General, Treasurer, Commissioners, Judges
and Mayors of Washington and Georgetown.
THE SENATE.
Previous to the arrival of the procession, the
Senate chamber did not present a very animated
appearance. Many of the ladies waiting to see the
display did not arrive till late; and the officers,
whose gay uniforms and flashing epaulets relieve
so well the sombreness Of our national black were
with the Presidential cortege
During the passage of the procession to Wizards
Hotel and the march thence to the Capitol Senator
Bright Killed, in the most approved manner, Ger
tain gas bill. to wit, by talking it to death
what dull in tbes Interesting, matters waved some
At five mi jnutas N;oa
inridge and Senator Foote, of the Committee OF
Arrangements, entered the Senate chamber escort
ing the Vice President elect, Hon. Hannibal Ham
lin, whom they conducted to a seat Immediately to
the lett OF the chair of the President of the Senate
As the hands of the clock pointed to the hour of
twelve, the hammer fell and the second session of
the Ihirty-sixth Congress came to an end. Vice
President Breckinridge bade the Senate farewell
In we'll chosen and touching terms, to which i!r.
Hamlin appropriately responded.
THE VICE PRESIDENT
Mr.. Breckinridge then administered the oath of
Office to the Vice-President, and then announced
the Senate adjourned without day, and left the
chair, to which he Immediately conducted Vice.
President Hamlin.
Hon. Mr. Clingman was then sworn in as Senator
for the State ofNorth Carolina; Mr.. Clark for New
Hampshire; Mr.. Chase for Ohio; Mr.. Harris for
New York; Mr.. Harlan for Iowa; Mr.. Howe for
Wisconsin,; Mr. Breckinridge for Kentucky; Mr.
Mitchell for Arkansas.
At this juncture the members and members
elect OF the House of Representatives entered the
Senate chamber, filling every available place to
the left of the Vice President.
The Diplomatic Corps also entered the cham
per at the same moment, occupying seats to the
right of the Chair. It was the subject of general
remark, that the Diplomatic Corps was never so
uy represented as on this occasion, perhaps to be
the last time that all would ever again be assem-
bled on such an occasion. The ministers attaches
ana others, numbered in all some fifty and over
and their briiancy Of dress, and number of deco
ratlons, grapes, etc., added much to the imposing
scene Some of the court uniforms ere particu-
larly gorgeous, and attracted much attention
The scene in the Senate, while waiting the arr-
val OF the Presidential party seemed to realize the
lying down OF the lion and the lamb together or
mlngllng oil and water. Messrs Chase Wipfall
Crittenden and Wilson, and other opposites, were
hobnobbing with the utmost cordiaity-Sepator
Breckenridge conversing Familiarity with the ex-
tremlst men OF the Republicans, while ladies of all
political affinties, Mrs. Hamlin among them look
ed smllIngly down on the animated scene below.
ENTRANCE OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT.
The attendance of the Senators was unusually
full, the only absences noticed being those of Hon.
Mr.. Mason and Hon. Mr.. Hunter, of Virginia. At
thirteen minutes to one, the Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States of America was an
nounced by the doorkeeper of the Senate On his
Justices, headed by Chief Justice Tauey. moved
slowly to the seats assigned them immediately to the
right of the Vice President each exchanging
salutes with that officer in passing the chair. At
ten minutes after one, unusual stir occurred in
the chamber, and the rumor spread like wild fire
that the President elect was in the building. At a
quarter after one, the Marshal-in- Chief Mai b. B.
French, entered the chamber ushering in the
President and President elect They had entered
together from the street through private covered
QaSsap6-WaV north Of he anti nj
police officers being in attendance to prevent out
slders from crowding after them. The line of the
procession was then formed in the following
order:
Marshal of District of Columbia.
Supreme Court.
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
Committee of Arrangements
President of the United States and President elect.
Vice President and Secretary of Senate
Senators.
Diplomatic Corps
Heads of the Departments.
Governors and others in the Chamber.
Wnen the WORD was given for the members OF
the House to fall in line of procession violent
rush was made Tor the door, accompanied by loud
outcrles, violent pushing and great disturbance
Alter the procession reached the platform, Sen.
ator Baker, of Oregon, introduced Mr.. Lincoln to
the assembly. On Mr.. Lncoln's advancing to the
stand, he was cheered, though not very loudly.
Unfolding his manuscript, he proceeded, in loud
clear voice, to read his message as follows:
FelIow Citizens of the United States:
In compliance with custom as old as the Government
itself appear before to address you briefly and to
take in presence the prescribed bv the Cons
tuition of the United States to be taken by Inc
before he enters the execution of his Office do not
consider necessary at to discuss those
excitement.
An apprehension seems to exist among the people Of
the States that by the accession of Republican Admnis
traon their property and their peace and personal
curlty are to be endangered.