The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-20


Z make known your pleasure, such ar.
kcangements as YOU deem proper will be
kms lc.
Z Your ubcdient servants,
y [Signedl,
EHUgH McCULLoUsH, Sec. OF the Treasury
espwiS NJ. STANTON, Scc'y of WAR
kG. WEILEs, Sec'y OF the Navy;
NWM. DENStsoS, Postmaster General;
H.. i. UsnER, Secy oftho Interior;
KJANCs SrrsD, Attorney General.
4 70 ANDREW JouSsoN, viccP President
y Of the United States.
u Mr.. Johnson requested that the core
Smouy take place at his rooms at the
Hkukw nd House, in this city, at 10
Ao'cluck in the morning.
4 Hon. s =. Chase, Chief Justice of the
sUnitcd Sta,cs Supreme Court, was noti.
ffed Of the fact, aud desired to be in at
kteudancc to administer the oath Of office
Hat the above named hour the following
Sreutlcmen assembled in the Vice Presi.
adonrs room TO participate in the cere.
9mony.
4 Hon. s. p Chase, Hon. II. McCulloch
4 Attorney General Speed, +. p. Blair
Ellnn. Montgomery Blair, Senator'S Foot,
aof Vermont, Yates of Illinois, Ramsey o
Minnesota, Stewart Of Nevada, ant
HFIruswurih Of Illinois.
a After the presentation Of the abov,
letter. the Ch.rr Justice administered ;hl
following oath to Mr. Johnson: 81 d,
ksolcmnly swear that will faithfully cx
.Hccu,c the office ofPresdcnt of thr Unite,
Estates, aud will to the best Of my ubili,
Eprtserv1, protect aud defend the Consli
'Rtution of the United States"
n Aftef receiving the oath aud being do
Eclared President of tha United States
NMr. J hnsJn remarked &c rntlemcn. |
Gmusi be permitted to say have been al
amost ovtrwhcmlmcd by the announce
| iment of the sad event which has 50 re
.Rccntly occu rcd. ! feel incompetent t,
HpcriUrm duties 50 important and rcsponsi
Ebc as those which have been SO unex
ppcctcdly thrown upon m. As 70 an in
! adication Of any policy which may b5 pur
fsucd by me in the administration of TN
lEGovernmcn;, have to say that must b.
lclL for development as the adminislra
ktiun progresses. The message or dccla
,Sratioh must be made by the acts as they
atranspire.
Il The only assurance that | can nov
Egiyc Of the future is reference TO the pasi
sThe course which have taken Ia thu
5nust ia connection with this rebellion
ymust be regarded as a purIntce of til,
4, Aiuturc. Ny past public life, wnich la,
tbecn long aud laborious, has been found
Scd as /, IN good conscience believe, upol
ia great principle ul right which lies at thu
ssbasis ui all things. The best energies o
eNmy life have been spent in ondeavoring t,
\ oscs,ablish and perpetuatc the principles o
Elree government. | believe tina. In,
: Government, in passing through its pre-
.gscnt perils, will settle down upon prin
e. kciples consonaut with popular right
,nmore permanent and endur. ng than here
Rto(Ore. | must be permitted to say, if
eEund dJrstand the feelings OF my own heart
eEtbat have long llbOred to ameliorat
Rand elevate the condition of the greo
Emass OF the American people. Toll an
Hand honest advocacy ol the great priD
,Eciples of free government have been IN
i Hot. Tue duties have been mine. Tn
: sconsequences are Gods. This has bee
g Nthe foundation of any political creed.
rdfeel that in the end the Government wi
Atriumph, and these great principles wi
tbc permanently established.
n In conclusion, gentlemen, let me say
-awant your encouragement and counte
4 Nnance. l shall ask and rely upon yo
sand others in carrying the Guvernmen
'9through its present perils. J feel, il
nNmaking this request, that it will be hearti
tAly responded to by you, and all othe
5 fpatriots and lovers of the erights aud inter
- nest OF a free people.
At the conclusion of the remarks, In
II hlpresident received the kind wishes of tn
ltAiricuds By whom he was surrounded.
eaf,w minutes were devoted to cJnversG
h Htions. All were deeply impressed wit
Hthe solennity Of the occasion, and tb
: 1recent sad occurrence that caused tb
u lanecessi.y for the speedy inauguration Z
Hthe President, was gravely discussed.
N Mr.. Johnson is in fine health, and ba
:, Nan earnest sense of the i'm nportant tru,
kcon6ded in him.
yH WIN. Hunter, Chief Clerk of the Stat
Il Department, has been sppointed Actin
skSecretary OF State.
n A special meeting Of the Cabinet WI
Hheld at the Treasury Department al to
eao'clock this morning.
~ fPKESIIEST JOHNSON OPPOSED To ToRdIvIh
nd TRAITORS.
'sa President Johnson, in private conve
,dVsation, said he would not commit himse
Ito policy which would prevent visitii
tacondign punishment Oh traitors.
The bearing Of the Vice Presder
SO lon the occasion of his taking the oath
$. 3oliice, has answered the expectations
n 1his most ardent friends. His npPcran
denotes the possession of excellent heal
~ Maud that bis sterling intellectual powe
are in no degree impaired. Your CORE
he I Hpondent had the pleasure of seeing b
ga hduring his late visit to Richmond, a
hwas most hopefully Impressed by
y baring and conversation. His relatio
ed with the old members of the Cabinst |
kmost cordial.
~ OF The ball given by General
ny NDowell, in San Francisco, was sple
ibid affair. The costumes Of some of
an9ladies were exceedingly rich, and wo
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