The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-06

P p,e snssa :, N DEvEREUx sJ5uth wing. On
~ the BRowNEs FER had I a,.
tLsse mssssyenins, spcncemparatve order and the
mass Of 0rammeEs below had also become st
the President the centre q the central cen cS group
tees in th. 90 seated On his loft Az the President
came forwar shsre was cheer but not great ONE and
thosGh psstey we'll 70 the south, lighted up the whole
- iAes vs(y bsiiliantly The coup deI at that
WsshnSsoa tAss faced the President with tbs monitory
Aness pointed y heaven and the sword held easily IN
cry asp
yn.n bsssMs packed mas. impossible 70 penetrate
central mass about the President and on the steps At
ehsr extremity Of the scene were the eager masses on
the Capitol wings and above all erandly lowered tho
dome, that, and indeed the whole edfce, only i'm
menss pedestal FOR the genius Of America At sde
above the President the colossal Columbus holding
his Indian foe and nearer s on either side the
national standard; There were photographers At work
this memorable scens, and their pictures will no
doubt be published.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
A about o'clock, the bands being al last hushsd
the President and stepped forward 70 the reading desk
no enthusiasm throughout the address II was not
strictly inaugural address, since read before Mr.
Lincoln took the oath II was more like vaedctory.
The President read very loud clear voice. and hun
dreds Of the audience could hear It,
During Ss q the and
10 listen The crowd kept pushing nearer and nearer the
platform Summer smiled supcrclously At the frequent
Lord in low murmur the end Of almost every
Beyond this there was cheering Of any censc
quence. Even the soldiers did not hurrah much. The
statement that .he progress Of our arms s trust rsa
sonaby satisfactory and encouraging 70 all met with no
response although tho President paused significantly
The declaration that accepted the rather than let
the nation perish drew the rst cheer Tho remark that
slavery would with tho Was applauded. Tho
sarcal observation that asked Gods assistance In
wringing bread from other mems faces caused half
laugh These tho only marks Of appreciation until
the close OF the address.
TAKING THE OATH.
After brief pause tho President and Chief Justice
together and tho oath Of Office administered.
The voice OF tho Chief Justice inaudble but tho
he labored be impressive. Then there . cheer,
and the President forward and bowed and smiled
some When delivering his speech his face siowsd With
enthusiasm and he evidently felt every word THAI he
uttered.
momentary delay, and then the Vice President pre-
sented himself and waved both hands There were calls
appeared He rubbed bis red face with his hands, II
70 clear up his ideas but did not succeed and said moth
ING lane wa. then opened through tn: crowd on The
Capitol amid the thunde Of the artillery In Capitol
square and the music OF the banda Tho firing Of the
OATH and before tho salute was the assembags BE-
gan 70 dhpcrss.
BREAKING UP.
chsmbsr' Struggling in b. ones and twos me doors and
shs crowd inside rushed out With as much disorder
the procession left the Senate for the platform The sen-
asors gathered In squads In different portions Of the hall
thsrs before they len for the platform Thsy were ev
IDENTIFY in plea SAINT frame Of mind They remained
therefor time for the return OF the Vice President
Who according usage would b required 10 adjourn
the body They walled In suspense for nearly hour
but Mr. johnson did not make his appearance Finally
without being adjourned II h therefore, supposed that
legally the Senate 10 still In session, although MOI one
An Interesting scene took place while the Senators
were waiting for the return Of tho Vice President
Mesms Sumner, Crimes Wilson and Hamlin were stand
ing In close proximity 70 each othor earnestly convcrs
ing when respectable looking coored gentleman, with
cane in hand and bundle Of papers under his armA
Senator sumner who returned The nod somewhat codly
and much tho disappointment OF those who witnessed
the ccne did not rush ancally forward 70 his embrace
desk and this occupation lasted long that the coorsd
gentleman, who was supposed 70 be the new Supreme
tho other Senators in the group. He met with
no better success In that quarter. Nothing dnunted
thinking that he should be all right the moment he con-
fronted that Senator In this he was disappointed
Senator Sumner received him with an air Of Goodness
turned his back upon his colored friend, and imme
diately addressed with cordial welcome one Of his
white constituents The aforesaid negro, beginning 10
chopen and marched GU. Of tic hail. nut
ering something about the glory OF being negro In
the meantime tho windows tho cast and north side Of
the building were filed with ladies' holding their skirts
down. with umbrellas and watching tho procession ~ ~
passed by on It's return 10 the White House.
THE PEOPLE LEAVING.
The people who poured out Of the Capitol were swal
lowed M IN tho crowd outside Ike q drop the
Men women and children all mixed together and
covered with Maud The mud Of Washington has been
previously mentioned in this report but the wadng
through II ct away from the Capitol the worst
part Of the performance Everybody knee deep al
least Such pushing and crowdiBg and jammiDg and
damnlng was never seen betra Mothers begged for the