The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-04-27

and made brief speech, in which ne
said:
"The duties of the Office are mine. L
will perform them. The consequences
are with God Gentlemen, | shall lean
upon you 1 feel that I shall need
your support. I am deeply impressed
with the solemnity of the occasion, and
responsibility of the duties of the Office l
am assuming
Mr.. johnson appeared to be in remark
ably good health, and has high and
realizing sense of the hopes that are
centered upon him. His manner was
solemn and dignifed, and his whole bear
ing produced most gratifying impress
ion upon those who participated in the
ceremonies.
The Induction Of Mr.. johnson into office.
Washington, April l6.
Yesterday morning Attorney General
Speed waited upon the Hon. Andrew
johnson, Vice President of the United
States, and officially informed him of the
sudden and unexpected decease of Presi-
dent Lincoln, and requested that an early
hour might be appointed. The follow
ing is copy of the communication re-
ferred to:
Washington City, D. c., April Is.
1865.-Sir: Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States, was shot by an as
sassin last evening at Ford's Theater, in
this city, and died at the hour of twenty
two minutes after o'clock this day
About the same time at which the Presi-
dent was shot, an assassin entered the
sick chamber Of the Hon. VIM. IL. Sc
ward, Secreatey of State, and stabbed
him in several places in the throat, neck
and face, severely, if not mortally wound
ing him. Other members of the Secre
tar's family were dangerously wounded
by the assassin while making his escape.
BY the death of President Lincolnethe
office of President has devolved under
the Constitution upon you. The emer-
geney of the government demands that
you should Immediately qualify accord
ing to the requirements of the Constitu-
ton, and enter upon the duties Of Presi-
: dent of the United States. If you will
please make known your pleasure, such
arrangements as you deem proper will be
made.
Your obedient servants.
Huge McCulloch, Sec. of Treasury.
, Ed NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Gideon Wells, Secretary of Navy.
VIM. Deunison, Postmaster General
j. 2. Usher, Secretary of the Interior.
James Speed, Attorney General.
TO Andrew johnson, Vice President
of the United States.
Mr.. johnson reqested that the cere-
mony should take place at his rooms at
the Kirkwood House, in this city at ten
o'clock am. Hon. Salmon p Chase was
notified of the fact, and desired to be in
attendance to administer the oath of Of
fee At the above named hour the fol
lowing gentlemen assembled in the Vice
Presidents room Hon. Salmon z. Chase,
Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Mr.. Attorney
Gen. Speed, T. P. Blair, ST., Hon. Mont
gomery Blair, Senators Foot, Ramsey,
Yates, Stewart, Hale, and General Farms
worth. After the preservation of the
above letter the Chief Justice admins
tered the following oath to Mr.. johnson:
II DO solemnly swear that | will faith
fully execute the Office Of President OF
the United States, and will to the best of
my ability preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States. +"
After receiving the oath, and being de-
clared President Of the United States,
Mr.. johnson remarked:
), Gentlemen, | must be permitted to say,
that [ have been almost overwhelmed by
the announcement of the sad event which
has so recently occurred. | feel incom-
petent to perform duties so important and
so responsible as those which have been
so unexpectedly thrown upon me. As
to an indication of any policy which may
be pursued by me in the administration
of the government, I have to say that
that must be left for development as the
administration progresses.
: The message or declartion must be
made by the acts as they trauspire The
onl ly assurance that l can now give of
the future in reference to the past. The
course which | have taken in the past in
connection with this rebellion must be
regarded as guarantee of the future
My past public life, which has been long
and laborious, has been founded, as l in
good conscience believe, upon great
principle of right, which lies at the basis
of all things. The best energies of my
life have been spent in endeavoring to
establish and perpetuate the principles of
free government, and [ believe that the
government, in passing through its pres
ent perils, will settle down upon princi-
Piles consonant with popular rights more
permanent and enduring than heretofore
[ must be permitted to say, if under
stand the feelings of my own heart that
[ have long labored to ameliorate and
elevate that condition of the great mass
of the American people. Toll and an
honest advocacy of the great principles
of free government have been my lot
Duties have been mine-consequence
are Gods. This has been the foundation