, 1864-03-17
a SPLENDID PAGEANT,
INAUGURATION OF THE FIRST
FREE STATE GOVERNOR In
TIE SOUTH.
TIac inaugural Adilrcss---A Grand Ciy-
tc and Military Demonstra-
tfon-Flngx, Cannon
and Bells.
Correspondence n. +. Ttmcs.1

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1n other cities surrounded by mora costly res
tdcnces, We know there is not one any NOR.
picturesque, one more thoroughly adapted tt
the purpose Of great civil fete. The sur
rounding buildings, aud the large button,
wood trees which line the edges Of ths
part and parcel Of the decorations, and SC
niccly was this done that it seemed, on SD
pclfclal examination, as If these permanent
fixtures had been arranged for the especial
purpose ofgiyfug effect to the decorations,
in the middle Of the sqnare was erected .
Circular platform, fifty feet in diameter, which
served as base to tall staff, bearing aloft,
above MI rivals, the national standard. From
this point as centre, in sweep Of hall
mile, lowered IN amphithcater of geafs,
which, In Aeighth, accommodations and ,nas:
nitude, was never before erected On this con.
ttnent. On these ranges OF seats were com,
iortab1y accommodated ten thousand Of the
loyal children Of our public schools, tegcth,
er with ample room for five thousand especf
ally invited guests.
AT the base Of this immense amphithcatrz
wes p1atf0tm for Gilmorc's five hundred
musicians, and torty anvI1s and their "beat-
crs." In the rear Of the arnphtthcatre, pro.
jected aboyc the continuous boundary line,
tllrty-four upright columns, each 6urmount-
ed BY glass colored globe underneath q
Shield; in this way every State Of the Union
was represented. Behind all thus was sta.
TONED, By Gen. Arnold, fifty pieces Of brass
artillery. 0rer the centre square, were the
festoons Of evergreens, and gay signal.dags,
Of all nations, and all around were yarious
Patriotic mottoes.
The memorable dag OF the Inauguration
ceremonies, the 9Th Of Marcn, 1867, in ac-
cordance with arranged programme, was
ushcrtd in b} salute Of one hundred guns
from batteries under command Of Gen. Ar
mold. Aingling with this echoing thunder,
fS7ffh rtr ri hfrY,nr Ill t,.tt
Of the city. The morning thus gloriously
ushercd III Was as ba}my as spring, as through
out the day the Sun, as If il sympathy with
the scenes, behaved in the most considerate
manner, md yei1ed its noontide hest in fleecy
Clouds At IN carly hour our population
vending their way toward the centre Of at-
traction. md before ten o'clock, the four
tides Of the square outside were densely
packed with excited aud happy spectators.
The time consumed in waiting was happily
relieved, Us one delegation Of school children
after another threaded their way through the
multitude, waving their tiny Union flags,
and greeting with innocent, joyous smiles,
the repeated involuntary cheers that went up
IN behalf Of the s. little foils,' us they, un-
checked, entered the square, and, by thou
Eands, and In interminable rows. ascending
one above another, took possession Of the
amphitlcatre,
At II O'clock, when the school children
had al1 arrived, when the ladies had taken
possession Of their allotted seats, when thc
Teterun soldiers, two regiments, 1st Regulars
and 50th Massachusetts, Veterans, passed into
the square, smiling grlm1y at tile novel aud
harmless part the. were to perform in the
cal way, tho excitement grew quite intense,
particularly at the appearance OF Major Gen.
Ranks and suite, who, without swords, In
long procession entered the City Hall and
passed into GOV. Shepley's room, where had
already assembled the Governor and other
guests. Under the direction Of Col Thomas
chickerins, Grand Marshal, procession WAS
formed, which left the City Hall, crossed st.
Charles street, and entered the square.
As the procession moved toward the plat
form, and its members were arranging their
section OF it, discouTscd appropriate music.
Order being at length obtained, Hon. R. T.
Howell, Judge Of the Sixth District Court;
called the vast assemhlaSe to order, and in
vited Rey: T. E. Chubbuck to open the ccre-
monies with prayer.
Where the prayer has been offered, "Hail
Columbia Was performed In the following
manner. First verso, fnal band, five hundred
performers; I'd verse, full band and grand
chorus OF the ten thoueand public school
cEil1ren present: Sd verse, full band, grand
chorus by the children, and chime Of all the
bells In the city; 9Th verse, full band, grand
chorus, the Ginning Of the bells, and great
gun accompanied b. fifty pieces OF artillery.
It Is certainly difficult to give the slightest
idea Of the magnificent effect Of this climac-
terfc rendition Of our grandest national air.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon
Mr. Gilmore, the leader Of the band, who
rang the bells and fired tie artillery by means
Of tclegraphic wires THAT centered on the ta-
bic before him. Not mistake was made
the united voices sounded us one vast shout.
Not bell struck In the wrong time, not a
piece Of artillery was ont Of place. It was a
magnificent musical demonstration; and such
as had never been cqualcd until done SO by
the subsequent pieces TINT closed the eere.
monies OF this remarkable day. It was some
time before the delighted and astontsAe1 au-
dierce could control their feelings, and whe1,
silence was apparently restored, there would
break ont in some parts Of the vast assem-
elage involuntary shouts Of applause, which
would be echoed back again, to be still
again taken up By the children, who chcered,
Hnrcd their handkerchiefs and little flags,
until they seemed, up the sides Of the amphI-
theatre, like lot Of gigantic butterflies,
waving their gnudy wings to the ever 10y
Gus voices. Order being finally restored,
the tall and manly form Of tile Hon. e. H
Dnrell, onr Just confirmed Judge Of the
United states District Court, rose and stepped
up to the table In the centre Of the platform,
upon which lay q gigantic and magnihcentlr
bound Bible. The Goycrnor-elect, amid
deafcuing cheers, which was particular1y en-
thusiastic on tue part Of the children, for
they were greeting one who claimed to be 4
child himself Of the public schools, stepped
up to the table and, amid profound silence,
they were repeated by Judge Durell. Thc
Governor elect then kissed the Bible, and
then was sworn into Office, under circnn,.
stances Of extraordinary interest, not only
the first loyal Governor of a State once idcn.
titled with the so called Confedcracy, but IL
western States. What revolution thou
sand days hare witnessed! The progress Of
an age hai1 been made in few short DAYS in
this New Orleans, dating from the time Yam
cey stood up in Canal street and spurted his
treason, and told the people the North would
nor. dared not, fight for the Union, to the
lime when Michael Hahn assumed the guber-
lad been recovered from rebel rule By the
laYonets Of Northern men, and BY the peo-
Die declared to be forever free.
The s.Star spapgled Banner" which to1-
lowed, WAS never before giyen with such
splendid effect. First time, fuli band Sec
ond time, full band and grand chorus. Third
time, fnl! band and grand chime Ct an The
grand chorus, Ginning Of bells, and great
gun accompaniment by tifty pieces Of ar
ulIe1y. :."'--
THE following points Of the Governors
address NC take from the n. 7. I.i6ua::]
The Ijrion of these States, handel down by our
Revolutionary ancestors Is u value than any
"rsEts'f mean sectional Institutions, founded on
great r,osal social acl political evil and tncon-
Histcnt with The principles of free government.
rights Of one race and the interests Of the other; 1t
is the cause Of the present unho1y attempt to break
an onr Government; aud, mp casant as the docla.
rc:ard ite universal and Immediate extinction as
public and private blessing. It Is not TO he sup
poEe that in the adjustment Of the altered relations
oflabpr 10 capital IN immediate satisfactory result
can be reached although the happiest results have
already been witnessed on mnny plantations now
Mofkrd AID cultivated under the compensated H.
the military department.