The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-09

and damnine was never seen before
Mothers begged for the lives of thei1
children. Fathers shouldered their of;
spring and swore like troopers TIL,
crush Was greatest at the carriage-way
Of the east wing. 1t is . wonder thai
nobody was killed there. Several ladies
tainted and had to be carried of. Tht
darkeys suffered most Soldiers knocked
negro women roughly about, and called
them very uncomplimentary names.
1t seemed as If there was a reaction
from the anti-slavery sentiments Of the
inaugural, and every negro boy got an
extra push on account Of his color
There were no remarks about the
ceremonies, for all were occupied in
taking care of themselves and each
other. Confusion worse COMPOUNDED
reigned supreme.
THE RECEPTION.
At night there was grand reception
a, the White House, where Mrs. Linz
coin stood near to Mr.. Lincoln, acknow
lodging the courtesy Of such Of the pass
crs-by. as recognized her. She was
chastely dressed in silk Of light neu-
trail tint. drab, ornamented with lace
In the vestibule, among the number of
visitors, was "good specimen of the
almighty niger darkey, accompan led
BY several negro damsels."
A Washington letter thus depicts the
scene in the Senate Chamber:
While the foreign ambassadors were
taking their seats, Mr.. Hamlin concluded
his speech, when Vice President elect
Mr. Johnson commenced his address,
before he had taken the oath of Office.
He had been talking about five minutes
when the President entered the door
from the Senate lobby, at the right OF
the Clerks desk, escorted by Senators
Hendricks and Foster, Mr.. Lincoln
taking his seat at the end of the Clerks !
desk. lear the members of his Cabinet |
During all this time Andrew John
son-for such he simply was then, not |
having taken the oath Of Office (would to
heaven that it could be said in behalf of
the country that he is still only Andrew
Johnson) continued his speech. Such
a speech. 1t might have been appro> |
pirate at some hustings in Tennessee ;
but it certainly was far from being ap-
propriate on this occasion. 1t was not
only a ninety-ninth rate stump speech,
but disgraceful in the extreme. He had
not proceeded far when Senators on the |
Republican side began to hang their |
heads, sink down in their seats, look at
each other with significance, as much as |
to say, as he crazy, or what is the mat
ter?' They exhibited in every feature
great uneasiness. There was no mis- |
taking the fact that the Senators were
mortified in the extreme. The Demo
cratic Senator's leaned forward and ap-
peared to be chuckling with each other
over the figure made by the Republican
party through their Vice President elect.
The foreign ministers showed unmis-
taxable signs of amazement as the inco
herent sentences came from Mr.: John
sons lips. Republican Senator'S moved
around in theirseats, unable to sit still
under the exhibition before them. Some
of the Senators sat sidewise, others
turned their backs, as if anxious to hide
themselves
Luckily for the members of the House
of Representatives, they did not reach
the Senate until several minutes after IL,
and they were not subjected to but a
small portion Of the scene.
The speech was disconnected, the SEN
fences so incoherent that it is impossible
to give an accurate report of his speech.
AS his sentences came up in the report
ers' gallery, the statements that your
President is plebeian-l am aplebeian,
glory in it-Tennessee has never gone
out of the Union-I am going to talk two
minutes and half on that point want
you to hear me. Tennessee always was
loyal--we all derive our power from the
people-Chief Justice Chase is but a
creature of the people, want you to
hear me two minutes on that point-you,
Mr.. Stanton, Secretary of War, derive
your authority and power from the peo-
pie. ("Who is Secretary of the Navy"
was then heard, in voice of less volume.
Some one responded, "Mr. Welles" .)-
You, Mr.. Welles, Secretary Of the Navy,
get your power from the people. This
was the strain and tone Of the whole
speech, mixed with lecture to the Sc
nate on the action of the Senate on the
rebellious States.
1t was impossible to give full report
sitting in the gallery The cOnStantc1atter