Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-12

On the LIST of May, 1889, Washington was
inaugurated President of the United States,
in the then City Hall of New York where
the splendid custOm-house now stands, then
occupied by Congress as Federal Hail.
His Excellency" was escorted from his
house by troop of light Dragons. and
the legion under the command of the
well-known Col. Morgan Lewis, attend
ed by a committee of the House and Senate,
to Federal Hall, where he was received by
both houses of Congress, assembled in the
Senate Chamber. At II O'Clock m.. he was
conducted TO the gallery in front of the hail.
accompanied by all the members, wien the
oath prescribed by the Constitution was adj
ministered to him by Chancellor Livingston,
who then said, "Long live General Washing
ton, President of the United States" which
was received with great applause by the citi-
zens assembled. Washington then addressed
the two houses of Congress, and afterwards
attended Divine service In St. Paul's church,
after which his Excellency proceeded in form
to his own house. In the evening there were
fireworks, the houses of the French and
Spanish Ministers were brilliantly illuminat-
ed, and many beautiful transparences exhib.
tied to the public.
In 1898 Washington was re elected, and in
augurated at Philadelphia, on which occasion
the following ceremonies took place. On
Monday, March 4, a number of the members
of the Senate, the Speaker and members of
the late House of Representatives, together
with the heads of departments, Judges of the
Supreme Court, &C., with foreign ministers,
together with great many ladies and gen.
tlemen of distinction, assembled in the Senate
chamber at IL m. The President entered
the hall. The President pro ten. then arose
and said: "Sir, one of the Judges of the Su-
preme Court is now present and ready to adj
minister to you the oath required by the Con-
stitution to be taken by the President of the
United States.n The President then made
short address, when Judge Gushing read the
oath, which the President repeated after himi
sentence by sentence, as follows: Il, George
Washington, do solemnly swear that will
faithfully execute the Office Of President of
the United States, and will, to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Cou-
stitutiou Of the United Stascs.n The Presi-
dent was saluted by three cheers of the peo-
pie, and then retired.
In 1877 John Adams, who was the elected
President, was inaugurated in Independence
Hall, Philadelphia. on the Sth of February.
In 1901 Thomas Jefferson was elected Presi-
dent Of the United States. and was inaugu-
rated at Washington. March 4th. In 1905 be
was reelected, and was succeeded in 1909
by James Madison, who was reelected in
1873 James Monroe was elected in 1917 !,
and reelected in 1921. John Qaincy Adams
succeeded him in 1925, and next came An
drew Jackson, who was elected in 1929. and
reelected in 1888 Martin Van Buren, was
inaugurated in 1887; William Henry Harri-
son in 1871; John Tyler in April. lS4l, after
the death of Harrison; James K. Polk in
lS45; Zachary Taylor in Is49; MIllard Fill
more in July, 1850, after the death of Gen.
Taylor; Franklin Pierce in 1853; James
Buchanan in 1857, and now Abraham Lin
coin in 1861.