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

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who came from within the Capitol to vi
ness the taking Of the Presidential o..S
and every other part Of the east fsce -
the edii1ce, also, at once became alive LII
humanity. All the windows were fila
with ladies, and the steps and espl.nada
at the north wing presented the s.ms
dense crowd that NE central stems d;d
while on the unfinished parts Of the son.t
wing, on all the scaffolding, hundreds 81
soldiers had clambered up, and decorated
all that part with the. army blue. A
these masses settled into comparative
order, and the mass of people on the NJ.
rade below had also become still n.
President was seen in the centre Of ths
central group, with Chief Justice Chase
and some of the other Chief Justices in
their gowns, seated on his left. As the
President came forward, there was a
cheer, but not a great one, and at the
same time the sun burst through the
clouds, and, though pretty we'll to the
south, lighted up the whole east face ve,v
brilliantly. The comp Tou at that mo,
ment was magnificent.
At about l o'clock, the bands BEING
at last hushed, the President rose and
stepped forward to the reading desk. lie
was greeted with faint applause indeed
there was no enthusiasm throug hout the
address. 1t was not strictly an inaugural
address, since it was read before NJ
Lincoln took the oath. It was more like
valedictory. The President read in
very loud, clear voice, and hundreds Of
the audience could hear it.
During the delivery of the speech
Stanton and Seward were remarkably
attentive, rising and bending forward to
listen. The crowd kept pushing nearer
and nearer the platform. Sumner smiled
superciliously at the frequent Scriptural
quotations. Negroes calculated "bress
de Lord" in low murmur, at the end
of almost every sentence. Beyond this
there was no cheering of any conse.
quence. Even the soldiers did not
hurrah much. The statement that "the
progress of our arms is, trust reason
ably satisfactory and encouraging to ALL"
met with no response, although the Pre-.
sident paused significantly. The decla.
ration that We accepted the war rather
than let the nation perish drew the first
cheer. The remark that slavery would
cease with the war was applauded The
satirical observation that men asked
Gods assistance in wringing bread from
other mems faces caused half laugh.
These were the only marks of approba.
ton until tie close of the address.
After brief pause, tho President and
Chief Justice rose tos cther, and the oath
of Office was administered. The voice Of
the Chief Justice was inaudible, but the
workings of his' countcnancc could be
distinctly seen as he labored to be i'm.
prcssiyc. Then there was CHEER and
the President came forward and bowed
and smiled. During the whole ceremony
he looked unusually handsome. When
delivering his speech, his face glowed
with enthusiasm, and he evidently felt
every word that he uttered.
Cries for Andy johnson next ensued.
There was nomentary delay, and then
the Vice~President presented himself
and waved both hands. There were call,
of speech" "Speech," and some ap,
pluse when Andy appeared. lie rubbed
his red face with his hands, as if to clear
up his ideas, but did not succeed, and
said nothing. A lane was then opened
through the crowd on the platform, and
the Presidential party retired into the
Capitol, amid the thunders of the artil.
lery in Capitol square and the music of
the bands. The firing Of the salute be-
gan the moment the President had taken
the oath, and before the salute was over
the assemblage began to disperse.
SUMNER GIVES "RxsprcTABLE-LooKING coLoRsn
GENTLEMAN" TIE COLD SHOULDER.
An interesting scene took place while
the Senators were waiting the return Of
the Vice President. Messrs. Sumner,
Grimes, Wilson and Hamlin were stand.
ing in close proximity to each other,
earnestly conversing, when . respectable.
looking colored gentleman, with cane in
his hand and bundle of papers under
his arms, approached the group. He
bowed very cordially to Senator Sum
ner, who returned the nod somewhat
coldly; and much 70 the disappointment
of those who witnessed the scene, did
not rush frantically forward to his en-
brace. Mr.. Sumner seemed busy arrang
ing the papers on his desk, and this
occupation lasted so long that tho
colored gentleman, who was supposed to
be the new Supreme Court counsellor.
had time to try his politeness upon
the other Senators in the group. lie
met with no better success in that quar-
ter. Nothing daunted, he again pushed
for Senator Summers desk, apparently
thinking that he should be all right the
moment he confronted that Senator. In
this he was disappointed. Senator Sum-