Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-16
FROM n0r.uNBUs.


FROM COLUMBUS.
TThe following letter Of our correspond
ent has been delayed upon the road and Is
therefore old, but we give parts Of Il shat are
still Of interest-EDs
OoLuNBUs, Jan. l3, 1882.
EDIToRs LRADERi--Ths precedent initiated
by Gov. Deunison two years ago was OBJ
served in the Inauguration of Gov. Tod, to-
day. The military were out in full feather.
But just to think Oithe contrast between the
display of two years ago and Of to-day !
Then fractional company or two Of corn
stalk militia escorted the Goyernor elect from
his residence to the Capitol. To-day sol
diers appeared IN the streets by regimsnts.-
Who could have possibly have iOreseen then
that the pageant Of to-day could be pOssibleH
Then the canker of peace was gnawing at
the vitals Of our manhood. People thought
then only of money and enjoyment, They
said 60 their souls, there was plenty-eat,
drink and be merry. Now they are reused
to an eArnestnsss an intensity Of thought
and action which must be followed by the
good fruits Of = higher manhood and more
exalted purpose. This much mOralizing is
necessary, probably. to reconcile us to the
pomp of war 90 unnatural to our people, and
which was noted through our streets this
day, and from, which, spplaud it as we will
we sill instincdyely shrink. 4 .F
TIE INAUGURATION. q
I It requires but little effort andibriet space
to recite the history of any Inauguration
Such exercises are so invariably carried
through BY programmes stif, formal and in
animate, that one notices but little of inter-
est to note in the entire performance. To
day, as usual, the curious were seen AOckine
to the rotunda of the capitol long before
three o'clock, the hour Of Inauguration. Bay
onsts glistened at every dOor to keep ou
boys, the mob, and other improper charac
ters, 90 that the dear ladies and their escort
had a fair field and we'll they improved
their opportunities, for there was scarcely
standing spot for such interesting character
as Legislators and such necessary persons
the reporters and those to be inaugurated.-
A platform in the centre of the rotunda sery
ed as a perch for the incoming and outgO'nI
Governors and Lieutenant Governors, tn
Supreme Judge, Speaker HubbelI, and Deae0
Gray.
Hon. David Tod was sworn into Office an
proceeded to the delivery of his IRRugura
Address. This was quietly dJne-that is, o.
{ his part. But the crowd was so unstable, an
, the confusion SO great that but the few in tn
immediate vicinity of the stand could hes
what the Governor said. At one time th
Master of Ceremonies was compelled to in
] terrupt the delivery by breaking in wit
! thumps from the gaYel and lecture o
, maintaining order, which, of course, ha
anything but the appearance of gravity
Your correspondent is not aware that such
D the case, but there must have been heav
police force present. or else, why so muc
, / tumult? Then, too, there was the sensations
episode Of an apparent fight, which woul
90 further to strengthen your correspondent
: conviction. This We learned, was th
thrusting out of the Immortal J, n" VII
4 seems ubiquitous eE
Another Governor is born TO Ohio. Muc
improper stiffness and unnecessary fummer
have been banished from the Executive oficl
: and the people will End at least more al
proachsble Governor now than they hav
sometimes had, heretofore. Justice to Coz
= Dennison requires it to be said that be hG
1 been faithful to his srduous work, and "
= have no reason to believe that any other ma
the people might hare chosen would hav
discharged the trust better than he. Tn
: much, and no more; concerning the risiL.
and setting suns. May another inauguratiO
witness the cornstslk militia as guards {
. honor. The placid indifference with whic
the people regarded the glisteninR bayonet
circling round the rotunda and along the col
2 ridors Of the capitol, shows how rapidly "
are becoming q WaElike nation.
BIGEL0W.