Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-15

tcuIldIleS VINO were pIeSeut. AZ INC VII
clusion of an address of unprecedented
length, John Mashall, the Chief Justice,
advanced and administered the oath of of.
fee No sooner had the solemn words been
spoken than the artillery burst out in salutes
over the civic victory. and the immense
crowd, numbering over ten tt ousand, rent
the air with cheers for the newly Inaugural
ted ruler. The President at once commen-
ced his Northern tour, and the people, on
seeing him, were made aware that a uew
Administration had come into power They
could see 1t, but in the palmy days of peace
to feel it was impossible.
The Inauguration of John Quincy Adams.
To an Inauguration which has been pre-
ceded by a vast political excitement, there
is attached an importance and an interest
which do not belong to the quiet, staid con-
tests which are usual in a time of peace.
Perhaps the most bitter conflict in our an
uals occurred between General jackson and
John Quincy Adams. 1t was the duty of
the House of Representatives to effect a
choice, and by small majority and consid-
cradle political maneuvring, John Quincy
Adams was the favored aspirant. His in
auguration was celebrated on the 4th of
March, 1926. Athalf- past II, John G. Adams
was introduced into the Capitol by his ven
eIaUl6 predecessor. TT6S1USUl
The Judges of the Supreme Court were
present in their flowing robes of Office; the
members of the Senate followed in couples,
preceded by the tlysinaugurated Vice
President. Mr. Adams, in plain suit of
black ascended the steps TO the Speaker S
chair and took his seat. The most profound
silence ensued, when Adams rose and read
his Inaugural Address His address occu-
pied forty minutes, and was listened to with
the deepest interest. At the conclusion he
descended from the Speakers chair and
advancing to one side of the table, received
from the Chief Justice, the venerable John
Marshall. copy of the laws, and read the
oath prescribed by the Constitution.
At the close of this the multitude, unable
longer to suppress their enthusiasm for the
''sld man eloquent, made the arches ring
with their plaudits. The congratulations
which poured in from every side occupied
the hands and could not but reach the heart
ofthe President. The meeting between him
and his venerable predecessor was peculiarly
rival, General jackson, was among the first
of those who hastened to grasp the hand Of
the President. affording an example worthy
of imitation, of political euemies being per-
sonal friends A general feeling of joy at
tended the Inauguration of Adams, and al
though the party feeling was so bitter, yet
all joined in congratulating the victor.
The Inauguration Of Andrew Jackson.
The exciting political contest which had
preceded the triumphant election of Andrew
Jackson, with his defeat four years before,
and his final triumph, all combined to make
his Inauguration one of the most exciting, if
not tumultuous In the history of our country.
A systematic effort was determined upon by
some of the defeated party TO mar the har-
mony of the ceremony, but the tremendous
rreponderance of the friends of Jackson and
of order caused the intended disgraceful at
tempt to be abandoned.
''No one who was in Washington on the
day OF Jackson's inauguration was likely to
forget that period to the day of his death. y
So wrote an eyewitness. To those who wit
messed the quiet and orderly period of Adams
Administration, it seemed as if half the ma
ton had rushed at once to the capital. 1t
was like the inundation Of the northern bar
barians into Rome, save that the tumultuous
tides came from different points of the COM
pass Strange faces filed every public place.
1t seemed as though every Jackson editor
in the country was present, says locker on.
They swarmed especially In the lobbies of
the House, sort ofPretorian band, which,
having borne in upon their shields their
idolized leader, claimed the reward of the
well fought battle. On the morning of in
auguration the Capitol was surrounded by
an agitated sea, surging and rolling in excite
menf. On the sight Of the General, cheers,
loud and exultant, broke forth. Every hat
went up, and the pealof shouting seemed to
shake the very ground. Chief Justice Mar
shall administered the oath of Office, amid a
comparative silence and the address was
read to quiet assembly, but was totally in
audible Amidst tremendous cheering the
President drove off to his reception, and
the duties of his executive career began.
The Iaauguration of Martin Van Buren,.
Martin Van Buren was inaugurated on a
day which seemed particularly propitious for
such ceremony On the 4th of March,
1887, not a cloud in the sky-all was quiet,
bright and beautiful A chronicler narrates
that the assemblage which came to witness
the imposing exhibition was the largesttha
ever assembled in the Capital but as each
historian has made precisely the same state
naeat of the man whose biography he has
written. we may be pardoned if we decline
to voueh for It's truth.
After the reading of the Ordinary address,
an extremely ordinary one, the new Chief
Justice, Roger Brooke fancy administered
the oath, the venerable John Marshall hav-
ing died in the interim since the last in
auguration. After that, accompanied by the
ex-President, the new incumbent repaired
to the White House, where the usual recep-
ton was held. The representatives of for
eign powers rendered their congratulations
through Mr.. Calderon. the Spanish envoy.
The Inauguration of William Henry
Harrison.
The eonsummation of the great political
contest which terminated In the election of