Litchfield enquirer., 1865-04-20
President JOhnsOn's ina augurntioU

MT Johnson was inaugursted as President of the United States, at his rooms at the Kirkwood House, in Washington City, A, ten clock on Saturday morning. At that bopr the following gentlemen assembled in Che Vice presidents room to participate iu the cere. r Hmony:
 Hoa. SOLOMON P. CHASE,
 Hon. HUGH MCCULLOUGH,
 Secretary of the Treasury,
 Mir. Atty.Gen. SPEED,
 Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR
 Senator FOOT, of vt.,
 YATES, of Iii
 !" RAMSAY, of Minn.,
 <" STEWART, of Nevada.
 HALE, of N. H.,
 F. P. BLAIR, Senior,
 Gen. FARNSWORTH, of Ill.
 The Chief Justice delivered the following oath to Mir. JOHNSON:
 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 constituticp' of the United States. esd
 After receiving the oath, and being dnnscp. President of the United States, NJ remarked: Idfed to sax
 GESTLEMEN :-I must be pxhelmed by the that have been almost event which has sc. announcement of the1eel insompetens to per- {receDtly occn"1mportant md res1ensible as form dn1ch have been 80 unexpectedly thrown. 4pon me. As an in niication of any policy which may De presented by me in the admin. istration of the government, have to say that that must be left for development as the AsvL laration must be madb by the acts ss thsv transpire. The only as>urance that can now give of the future is by reference to the pss. The course which havStaken in the psst in connection with this Ebellion, must be ro. garded as guarantee { the future My past public life, which has ben long and laborious' has been founded, as I good conscience be, ieve, upon c great pritiple of right, which says at the basis of alIthings. The best en. Ing to establish and pPetuats the principles of free government, Id I believe that inc government, in passiI through its present trials. will settle dowJapon principles conso. nant with popular rigls, more permanent and enduring than heret3re. must be nerm;t. ted to say, if underhnd the feelings of nv own heart, have lot lahorsd to ameliorate md alleviate the coftion of the great mass # the American peot Toil and an honest advocacy of the grei principles of free gov 'rnment have been Iy lot. The duties have ,een mine-the cofquenees are God's.- This has been the 1ndation of my political reed. feel that lhe end the government will triumph. and Y these great principles will be permanent established. In conciu- ion. gentlemen, me say want your en- arrangement and hntenance. I shall ask md rely upon you'd others in carrying the government throuits present perils. I feel n making this retst that 1t will be heartily to by \ and sn other patriots and overs of the riis and interests of free people.
 At the conclusi of Ae a'ove remarks, the President receiyI tn, xnd wishes of the friends by whome VIZ srro9naed.
 few momenttwsr oYoee 10 convsrsa- ion. All were deRly lpessed by the solsm- ,ity of the occasion, ne recent sad occur. .ence that caused the9ssity Tor the speedy of the Pnen' was gravsly dis cussed l Mir. Johnson is iD4e health and hss an ,arnest sense of the pftant trust thas hes sses eon6dsd in him