Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-09
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN.
His Address on the Occasion.

w ASHiNGTON. SIurtav, AlarCn T..
Pre-i lent Lincoln wa in an ,uratel at
IL o'clock. noon. to-day. The weather
Was clear and beautiful. but on account of
the recent rains. The streets were filled with
mud. Despite this fact. the crowd that
assembled was ex ee'lingly large, and
thousands PROCEEDED 20 the capitol tn
witness the inanguI nation ceremonies. Thu
procession moved from Sixteenth street
AMI Pennsylvania avenue at IL o'clork
President Lincoln had bean at the capt.
all lav sna consequently dill no, accom-.
pany the procession to the scene of the
ceremonies. Two regiments OF the Invalid
cops. . squadron of cavalry. a battery of
artillery ani two regiments OF ,r,ops, for
med The military escort.
The maror anil counrilm"n Of Wash
ington. cuuncilmen from Baltimore. the
firrmen of this city. AMI ti,emnn from
Philadelphia the Goodwill. Franklin anil
Perseverance companies. each company
drawing it's engine along. were also in TIE
procession. Among tho benevolent So
cieiies present. we,e lodges of DID FL
low. and Ma>ons. inclniIng col red loag-
of the latter fraternity. The public and
principle private buildings on Pennsyl-
vania avenue were gaily decorated with
ti,g-. and every win low was ihrorged
with faces eager to catch glimpse OF the
President elect
The oath to protect anil maintain tn.
Constitution OF tn. intel Sats-. VA
administered to Mr.. Line libby Chief
in tire Chasa. in the presence Of thou
an'ls who witnessed the interesting ce,e-
mony while standing in ma almost knse
deep. The inaugure! was then read. after
" hich a national .alure was fired. The
procession then again moved mp Penn,yl.
vsnis svrnue. the President b"ing cuuve, ed
in an open b.r"nche. Stated with him
wa. his son and Mr.. Foster of the com
mitiee of arIang. menf<. The President
was escorted 10 rhs White House. after
which the procession separated.
Everything passed off in The most qniet
and orderly manner. ami although ihous-
ands participated in the ceremonies. not
an accilpnt occurred to mar the PLEASURES
of the day.
The procession reached the capitol a.
bon, l:43 p. m. e>cor,ing the President
elect. AT subsequent peri,l. thu Pref
dent AMI Vice Prssiden'. together with the
Jn,tcss OF the Supreme Court. members
AMI ex-member> OF Congress. reign min
listers snl other persons Of Distinction.
assent led in the Senate Chamber. There
the Wee President elect to'k the oath of
office preceding il hy an aidress.
Chief Jn-tice Chase admini~tered the
oath Of office on Oh; eastern portico. when
tie President drlive ell his inaugural.
The following is the Presidents Inaug.
u,al Address:
Fellow- c, IN rymen:
Al this serond appearing to take the
oath of the Presidential office. there is less
occasion for an extended address than
there was at the first Then . statement.
somewhat in detail, of a course to be pnr-
sueL. seemed v@,y fitting and proper.
Now. at the expiration of four years.
during which public declarations have been
call-,l forth on every point and
phase OF the great contest which still alb
sorhs the attention and engr0sses the en-
ergies of the nation. it'll that is new could
w Pf'rV"ou. LUG P'pE'eer VI O"t niWS'
upon which all else chiefly depends. is g.
we'll known to tho public as to myself. and
it is. | trust. reasonably encouraging to
ALL
With high hope for the future. n o pre-.
diction in regard to it il ventured. Ga
The occasion corresponding to this. four
years ago. all thoughts were anxionsly di-
rec,ed to an impending civil war. All
lreaIed it: all sought to avoid it. While
The inaugural iddress was being dsliv-
red from this place. devoted altogether to
saving the Union without war. insurgent
gents were in the city seeking ~ destroy
j.. without swai->eeking to dissolve the
Union and divide tho effects by negotia-
ion. 7t
Both parties deprecated war; hus one Of
hem wenld make war rather than let the
na,ion .urvive. and the Other would ac-
-rrt war rather than let it psrieh; and the
war came. One-eigth OF the whole popu.
alton were colorei slaves, not distributed