Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-17
Dispatches.

mands that you should Immediately
qualify according TO the requirements Of
i the Constitution, and enter upon the du.
ties Of President of the United States. II
you win please make known your pleas.
4 re such arrangements as you deem
proper will be made,
Your obedient servants,
fSigned HUGH MCCULLoCH,
Secretary of Treasury.
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War.
G. WELLEs,
3LEl5.sL 80 Secretary of Navy.
VIM DENNIsoN,
l3alN Provost Marshal General.
JOHN P. USHER,
@e = Secretary of Interior.
JAMES SPEED,
Attorney General.
10 ANDREW JOHNSON,
Vice President of United States.
Mr.. johnson requested the ceremo
y MES to take place at his rooms at thu
4 Kirkwood- House, in this city, at II
O'clock A. NJ.
Hons. p. Chase, Chief Justice of th,
sSupreme Court, was notified of the fac
land desired to be in attendance to ad
minister the oath at the above named
hour.
The following gentlemen assembled il
4 the Vice Presidents rooms to partlci
pate in the ceremonies: Hon. S. p
Chase, Hon a. MCCULLOUGH, James
Speed, F. P. Blair, Hon. NJ. Blair, Sena
tor Foote, Gov Ramsey, of Minnesota
Stuart, of Nevada; and Farnsworth, o
Illinois
After the presentation of the above
letter the Chief Justice administered the
following oath to Mr.. johnson:
Il do solemnly swear that will faith
fully execute the office of President o
the United States, and will, to the best
d of my ability, preserve, protect and de
zfend the Constitution of the United
States" A
After receiving the oath and being de
clared President, Mr. johnson remarked
GENTLEMEN: | must be permitted tt
say that l have been almost oVerwhelmec
with the announcement of the sad even
which has so recently occurred. fee
Incompetent to perform the duties 81
important and responsible as thos'
which have been so unexpectedly thrown
4upon me.
i AS to an indication OF any policy
(which may be pursued by me in the ad
ministratio.. of the Government, | have
to say that that must be left for develope
ment as the administration progresses
@The message or declaration must b.
made by the acts as they transpire.
y The only assurance that | can nov
give of the future, is reference to the
past. The course which l have taker
in the past in connection with the re
sbeIliou, must be regarded as a guarrsn
etee Of the future My past public life
which has been long and laborious, has
Z been founded, as l in good conscience
believe, on the great principle of right
which lies at the bottom of all things.
THE beat energies of my life have beer
&spent in endeavoring to establish anC
zperpetuate the principles of free govern
Rment
believe that the Government, il
passing through its present perils, viii
settle down on principles consisten
with popular rights, more permanent
land enduring than heretofore.
must be permitted to say, if / I'm
aderstand the feelings of my own heart
THAT have long labored to amelioratt
and elevate the great mass of the Amer
ican people.
Toll, and an honest advocacy of the
great principles of free government, bal
ybeen my lot.
= The duties have become mine; thu
consequences are Gods. This has beer
the Foundation of my political creed.
u / feel that in the end the Government
will triumph, and that these great prin
Eciples will be permanently established.
II conclusion, gentlemen, let me sa,
I'll want your encouragement and counte
nance. shall ask and rely upon yol
and others in carrying the Government
Through it's present perils. l feel, il
@making this request, that it will b.
heartily responded to by you and al
patriots and lovers of the rights and in
terests of free people.
= At the conclusion of the remarks tn
M President received the kind wishes O
the friends by whom he was surrounded
IA few minutes were devoted to CONVEX
sation. All were deeply impressed wit
the occasion, and the sad occurrenc
which caused the necessity for the speed
inauguration of the President, wa
grayely discussed.
Mr.. johnson is in fine health and ha
an earnest sense of the important truI
eonfided to him.
w. 81. Hunter, chief clerk of the Stat
Department, has been appointed Actin
Secretary of State.
A special meeting of the Cabinet wa
held at the Treasury Department at /
d clock this morning.