The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-03-15
T'hc HESstaIEatiG1 GG VACe-E'rcsi-
dent ,50iAnsCn---EIis inaugural
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On the 4th inst, at ll:4j, Vice President
Hamln escorted the Vice President elect
into the Senate chamber and a few moments
Sreeu entered, and seated themselves to the
preme Court entered immediately aftcrward
and seated themselves to the right Of the
chair. ..n.u
At,l2 o'clock, Mr. IIamIin briefly address
sed the Senate, thanking the members for
the kindness and consideration that had been
shown to him on all occasions. ~. w.
1t was impossible to hear the speech of
M. Ilamlin distinctly, owing to the confus
ion and conyera;ion contillu l y kept up be-
tween the women in the galleries.
SPEl,CFt OF VICE-pRESIpENT JOHNSON.
MIR. johnson, before taking the oath OF
office, made short address, which, as iD
the case OF Mr.. Hamlin, was nearly naudi.
be, owing 10 the want of order which pre-
vailed ameng the women in the galleries -
1t is characterized by the loyal press as
"a shameful and all iucoherent speech, TO
listen to which even the most ardent sup
porters Of the Administration felt il q dis
grace. 10 be plain, the new Vice Presi-,
dent, whowas elected by the party Of great
moral ideas, in the interest Of God and HUI
manity," is said to have b,cn quite drunk
on the occasion. Here is the speech: - CLIO
| ,Sf0tcSGu1n u ~.
by the choice Of the people, he said, lie
had been made presiding ctticGr Of this body
aud, in presenting himself here in obedi,
ence to the behest OF the Constitution OF
the United States, it would, perhaps, il OF be
out Of place to remark just here what a
striking thing the Constitution was. Ii was
the Constitution OF the people Of the coun-
try, and under it, here today, before the
| American Senate, he felt that he was a man
and an American citizen He had a proud
| illustration of the fact that, under the Con-
sti!ution, man could riae from the ranks to
occupy the second place in the gift of the
American people and of the American Gov
orument. Those Of us who have labored
our whole lives for the establishment OF a
| free Government knew how to cherish its
great blessings He would say to Senators
and others before him---to the Supreme
| Court, which sat before him, that they all
got their power from the people OF this
country. Turning toward Mr.. Chase, Mt.
johnson said: And your eXaltation and po-
sition depend upon the people Then turn
| ing toward the Cabinet, he said, And will
say 70 you, Mr.. Secretary Seward, aud to
you, Mr.. Secretary and 10 you, Mr.
Sucretaly-(to gentleman near by, soto
| voice, Who ii Secretary OF the Nayy2 The
person addressed replied in whisper, Mr..
| Wclles.) )-and to youg Mr.. Secretary Wcles
| would say, you all derive your power from
the people. MIR. johnson then remarked
that the great clement Of vitality in this
Government was its nearness and proximity
| to the people. He wanted to say to all who
| hard him, IN the face of the American peo-
! pie, that all power was derived from the
people. He would say, in the hearing OF
the foreign ministers, for he was going to
tell the truth here to-day, that he was a
plcbeian--he thanked God fof it. 1t was
th4 popular heart Of this nation that was
!ating to sustain cabinet officials and the
President OF the United States. 1t was a
strange occasion that called forth a plobeian
like him to tell such thingsl ;ts these. Mr..
Johnson a1vorted to affairs i'll Tennessee,
aud the abolition of slavery there, lie
thanked God Tennessee was a State in the
Union, and had neyen been out. The State
Government had been discontinued for a
time--there had been an intenegnum, q
hiatus--but she had never been out Of the
Union. He stood there to-day as her rep
rrsentative. On this day she would elect a
Governor and Legislature, and she would
very soon send Senator'S and members to
Congress. .le
lir. johnson thentook the oath of office,
aud Mr.. Hamlin declared the Senate ad-
journcd sine die. a