The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-03-09
INAUGURATI0N CEREMONIES.
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THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS,
THE CEREMONIES.


account of the recent rain the
streets were filed With mud. De,
spite thislfact, the cTowd that asfI
semdled was exceedingly large, and
thousands proceeded to the Capt.
Iol to witness that Inauguration
ceremonies. The procession NOV.
ed from Sixteenth street and Pen.
avenue at IL O'clock
President LINCOLN had been at the
Capitol all day; and consequently
did not accompany the procession
to the scene of the ceremonies.
Two regiments of the Reserve
Corps, a squadron of cavalry, bat
terry of artillery and four compa'
MES Of colored troops formed the
military escort; the Mayor and
Councilmen of Washington, the
Cuuncilmen from Baltimore, the
liremen of this city, and the fire.
men f'om Baltimore, the Good
Will, Franklin and Perseverance
Companies, each company dra v,
ing its engine along, were also in
the procession; Among the be-
nevolent Societies present were
Lodges of Odd Fellows and MAJ
sons, including a colored Lodge of
the latter fraternity. The public
and principal private buildings, on
Pennsylvania avenue, wore gaily
decorated with flags, and every
window was thronged with faces
to catch q glimpse Of the President
elect.
The oath to protect and main
tain the Constitution of the United
States was administered by Chief
Justice Chase, in the presence Of
thousands, who witnessed the in
teresting ceremony while standing
in the mud almost knee deep
The Inaugural was then Sread, afr
ter which a national seluta was fir.
ed. The pfocessiSn then again
moved up Pennsylvania avenue,
the President being conveyed in
an open barouse, and seated with
him was his son and Senator FQs-
ter of the Committee of Arranger
ments. The President was escortr
ed to the White House, after which
the procession separated. Every
ching passed of in the most quiet
and orderly manner, and although
thousands participated in the cere-
monies, not an accid, Mt occurred
to mar the pleasures OF the day.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
FllOw Citizens:
At this second appearing to take
the oath of the Presidential office,
there is less occasion for an ex.
tended address than there was at
the first. Then, a statement, some
what in detail, of course to be
pursued, seemed fitting and prol
per.
Now, at the expiration of four
years, during which public declara.
tions have been constantly called
forth, on exery point and phase of
the great contest which still alb
serbs the attention and engrosses
the energies of the Nation, little
that is new could be presented.
The progress our arms. upon
which all else chiefly depends, is
as well known to the public as to
myself and it is, l trust, reasona-
bly, satisfactory and encouraging
to all. With high hopes for the
future, no prediction in regard to
it is ventured. On the occasion
corresponding to this four years
ago all thoughts were anxiously
directed to an impending civil war;
all dreadeT it; all sought to avoid
it. While the inaugural address
was being delivered from this place
devoted altogether to saving the
Union without wal, insurgents were
in the city seeking to destroy it
without war, seeking to dissolve
the Union and divide the effects by
negotiation. Both parties depre,
Gated war, but one of them would
make war rather than let the ma.
ton survive, aud the other would
accept war rather than let it perish
and the war came.
One.eighth Of the whole popular
tion were colored slaves, not dis,
tribated generally over the Union,
but localized in the southern part
of it. These slaves constituted a
peculiar and powerful interest. All
knew that the interest was some
how the cause OF the war.
To strengthen, pertuate and ex'
tend this interest was the object
for which the insurgents would
rend the Union by war, while the
Government claimed no right to
do more than restrict the territor'
ial enlargement of it. Neither par
ty expected for the war the mag
nitude or the duration which it
has already attained,