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

lives Of thor children Fsshs shouadsrsd sher cpsfne
carriage way Of the east wing IL d 4 wonder that no
body was killed there Several ladies' tainted and had
Knocked negro women rousBv shan nd sss thsm
very uncompllmentsry names.
Il seemed As II there reaction from the anti
slavery sentiments OF the inaugural and every negro
boy got extra push on account Of his color There
no remarks about the ceremonies for all were oc
cupied in taking OF themselves and each other
Confusion worse COMPOUNDED reigned supreme. Ono
incident dsgracefui 70 our military service:-A
came out OF the Capitol stepped up 70 carriage and
ordered the driver them TO wllard'a The driver
papy q des who were witnessing tho %
The Officer said he did not care for that he must drive
to pGuaby handled @
horses being forced from him and driven oil by the
officers orderly The driver called guard and started IN
the guard the officers In custody and restored the
carrsss or the officers were exhils-
rated A the phrase here n they had VOC
Among the crowd an old lady, who said that she
had all the way from Tennessee TO look at Andy
johnson sic right down on the Vice Presidents chair
Upon this theme she daled declaring that she was now
mighty proud woman She assured her andienee Una.
the rebels mighty gmart, and could do mighty ot
Of things but they could NOT stop her tongue This TACT
was conceded BY all who heard her The soldiers
finally surrounded her and bore her or tn triumph Many
Of the spectators remained At the Capitol park 70 see the
procession reformed but still Pennsylvana avenue was
ths baltimore depot and extra trains run Ill day
Ali the restaurants hlled and eating saloons were
seemed to Be collected on after the ceremonies
over Many notable people had 70 foot II home
ths had passed The dsy was now very bright
and clear and the scene on the streets was extremely
picturesque.
Back TO the White I1ousc.
The Presidential party hurried into their carriages 1t
the Capitol and took places in tho procession Senators
Foster and Henderson rode In barouchs with the
President just tho barouche started little Tad the
Presidents son, up and climbed seat beside his
father Senator Anthony rode In close carriage with
Mrs. Lincoln The marshals and the Presidents body
guard formed escort The President bowed right and
left TO the people, but did take or his hat There
caprng OF hands, but cheering, except in front
of Wizards.
Besides the cavalry. infantry and artillery already
described in tho procession there features not
In the march 10 the Capitol model Monitor ON
Tnis was ed ith small hcvs some ~ them hacE
who sang Orally round the Flag and shouted the battle
cry OF freedom out Of all time and tune Young ladies
to have been hand for this work. but could not
DO found.
Negro soldiers and Odd Follows were again prominent
Two hre companies from Philadelphia made . fine mp
pearance. Tho Washington re companies did not Cav
airy stationed along the route There were wide
intervals between the different parts OF the procession
which badly ordered everything else on inau-
Duration day.
New Yorkers prayed for q few OF tho Metropolitan
police, who would have kept things In better condition
than all the force Of soldiers and c0nstbos who showed
themselves everywhere did nothing, and delayed every
The PROCESSION was dsbanded In front OF the White
House, which the President and party entered without
any ceremony During the afternoon parades were made
Of various parts Of the PROCESSION and flags
fourshed when the sun came out Washington presented
The streets were crowded until nghtfa The Eastman
Mercantile College Band and various other bands played
At different points The forts around the city ed salutes
from the Capitol The official parade was over by little
after two O'clock and the White House was then put in
order for the reception in the evening
Going to the Reception.
Whom carriage took It's position In the line that
led TO the Presidents levee Il 70 dead halt at
about three quarters Of mile from the Executive man.
sion II remained motionless In that spot for ten
fifteen minutes Then the line would advance, and pro-
grcss Of Ave yards would be made There would
be another halt for another ten minutes when once moro
the ns would drag Its slow length along for fcw feet
and again be stopped short Evidently the carriages
loaded very slowly there something In front
than the unloading Of carriages TO stop the line.
What that something might b. the occupant Of
carriage three quarters OF mile away couh Of course,
| only conjecture. He had, however, N the mean
he might with the reflections ON the situa.
| ZION and the quaint CALCULATIONS Of tho Niger
sm - eos s
they philosophical and sworc and bullIed In chorus,
some fellow hackmen who bad the misfortune 70 be
| white and Irish 'Lordee sami see all desc people
heah Tell you, Uncle Absl want i've hundred thou
sand more omorrow. Yah, YAH don't sit dis niggah;
right my horsel Take care toll YER Never mind mao
soges js go in front dar spur dem fellows up. dats
where we want you, sab. When dis breaks won't dess
After enough ad spare Of this tho entrance OF the
white House came In sight, and me reason o. the slow
the entrances and only few persons were admitted
time, and visitors were permitted to Ole In II door
only fast visitors nlcd out al another This
ao necessary by the jam inside the capacity Of the
portico was limited Garages were only permitted to
crowd already landed was permitted 70 ontcr.
Having finally aHghtcd from the carriage the viitos
ladies' bareheaded and barenccked ali being promiscu
ousy hustled and squeezed N very denso crowd and
standing in the muc There wero ten minutes Of this
crowd behind forced forward twenty or thirty q those
before and the guards more put up thor pieces
the passage and shut on the stream; and t
| went ON for houra Nor did those who had gone with
out carriages fare any better get forward any faster
they also $1,000 IN me mad Crowd
Many OF these must have stood thus for nearly hour
before they got past tho lrst guard.
The ten or twenty whom We had seen forced forward
by the crowd found themselves TO be pat
another crowd under roof 70 be sure, but still in the
open air being In tho portoo AT this point there was
another probation OF some minutes when the doors were
opened and this last crowd rushed In really and
absolutely inside the White House. though yet merely
Here the ladies took OF their muaes which the sen-
tcmen put over they arm: ms there were no dressing
rooms In Here the gentlemen concluded that Il was
necessary 70 keep their overcoais In order keep
them 1t ALL and here they fixed their hats In good POSI-
tons DO carried through the jam Of the made passage
There could OF course be question Of leaving outside
garments in the place, a. the visitors left the White
House by another way In this vestibule In the number
OF the visitors . good specimen Of the almighty
Niger darkey, accompanied by several negro damscis
From the crowd resolved Itself into the
that passed In front Of Mr. Linconeach unit Of which
expected TO shake the hand that had split many
i and written many proclamation
II may be very pleasant 70 Old Abe 10 call for 500 900
more but N he had 10 shake the whole 500 600 by the
hand perhaps he wouldn't do u often We congratulate
him upon being brought up ~ rail splitter y just
The education for . President at cveea Certainly
nothing less than the hardened and snewy cultivated
/ in that occupation could be shaken and stand IL
There he Stood shaking and shaken and SIN coming up
calamity. He had white KID glove on-a glove that
had been whte-but the honest hand q the great Ame