The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-01

| When the approach Of hostile armies had dis
| maye the people, God kept the city through all
these scenes, but, Ispeak 1t reverenty, the hui
man agencies of His care were mainlv in the
| prompt, resolute and able men who made up Ihe
police.
remember, too, when the first alarm Of war
convuscd the land, with what alacrity the men,
bers of this force offered for their country's SER
| vice, and when at later period the sol of our
own State was invaded how eagerly thev sought
| TO arm for its defense and how many enlisted for
/ the expected conflict
As l glance over the long list of those who
have been your comrades there is scarce one
| page that does not record the names of some
| who left you for awhile to fight their country's
! battles but who have never come back to you
| from fields of deadly strife.
am mindful, too, OF those more often ocea-
| sions when public safety has exacted the pro
| longed and incessant services OF the whole
police, to the denial OF all the ties of home, and
| now unhesltatingly by them each order has
| been complied with,, and how zealously each
| duty has been performed. .. ..- .s. ...s-.
| But may not linger over these grateful recol-
| lectOns. Whatever honorable repute may have
| been awarded to you by others, no one can so
| truly appreciate your well-known merits as do,
and no one ele will ever hold them in more last
| ing remembrance
Through all the disquIet and tumults that
| in recent years have SO often endangered this
| community, l have never laid my head on my
| pillow without the confident assurance that the
| police of Philadelphia could and would main
| tain the supremacy of law and order within its
bounds, against all who should attempt their
| overthrow.
Whilst thus addressing my acknowledgements
to the police force at large most specially com
| mend the VIGILANCE and discretion shown by the
lieutenants and sergeants in their respective dis
tlicts. .as -.>
| The assiduous efforts of the High Constables
| the successful skill OF the chief and associate De-
| IL ctives, and the eminent ability OF the Fire
Marshal have all redouLded to the credit of the
| Department.
The valuable assistance always cheerfully
| given by those Immediately attached to this
| office, and the Kind consideration with which
| they have striven to ease my labors in times of
! special exigency, cannot be forgotten. And Mr..
| Chief, it is due to you that / should avow the
| essential help that you have rendered through
| my whole official term.
| Never has your counsel been asked that it has
| not teen indlciously given; never has an order
been issued needing your attention that it has not
been promptly enforced; never have your nerves
and never have had cause to question the in
| tegrity and impartiality with which you have
discharged your important trust.
| And now, gentlemen, with the earnest wish
that prosperity and happiness may be yours, in
whatever pursuits you shall engage or wherever
your future lot shall be cast, l bid you all
| farewell.
The party then dispersed and retired to Com
| mon Council Chamber TO witness
The Inaugural Ceremonies.
Atl2 o'clock Common Council was called to
| order by President Stokley. Shortly after that
| hour the members OF Select Council and a Com
| mttee OF Select and Common Council, escorte /
| his Honor the Mayor and the Mayor elect, into
the room. The crowd was so great that the
passage way had to be kept open by guard of
| policemen.
President Lynd, of Select Council, occupied
| the char. He said the two Chambers had as
sembled in Joint committee for the purpose Of
witnessing the Inauguration of the Mayor.
Phe proceedings were opened by the Rev
George Dana Boardman, who after reading a
| nf hn cnriD nA mt
| and most impressive prayer. lie invoked the
blessing of God on the retiring Mayor, who after
years of service, was about TO lay down his
| robes OF office.
A special blessing was also invoked in behalf
OF him who was about to assume the ofice-that
the administration of his duties might be- con-
Quoted with Justice and mercy. The blessing of
God was also beseeched in behalf OF the members
OF Councils, that they might legIslate wisely and
honestly, SO as to promote morality, education,
and the best interests of the city generally.
Upon conclusion of the prayer the oath of
cfiioe was administered to the new Mayor by the
Hon. Oswald Thompson, President Judge of the
Caurt of Common Pleas. Mr.. McMchael then
delivered his inaugural address as follows:-
MORTON M'MIcHAEL's INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Gentlemen OF the Select and Common Coun.
cls:-In entering upon the duties l have just
hound myself to perform, desire, as my first Off
cal utterance, TO express my high appreciation
o the wisdom and ability which have marked the
administration of my honored predecessor AIr.
Henry. In the long line OF her distinguished
Chief Magistrates, Philadelphia has had no one
to whose example as a citizen, or TO whose con
duct as ruler, she can refer with more satlsiac-
ton; and can offer no more acceptable mdica
ton OF my own purposes than the assurance
that In the main,. l shall endeavor to follow in
the path he has so successfully pursued With
you, gentlemen, it shall be nay study to cultivate
the most cordial relations. AS there has been
committed to our mutual custody important
public trusts, so it should be our mutual care to
iuhl those trusts to the best advantage OF the
public; and take pleasure in declaring that on
my part nothing shall be wanting to insure the
requisite harmony of action.
conference.-the have, indeed, serious respon-
sibilities 10 meet, and grave obligations to dis
charge. The Government of a city of imperial
proportions like ours, under all circumstances,
must prove momentous undertaking, aud 1t Is
emphatically so now. With territorial area
exceeding that of any other American capital,
and population only second to what Is claimed
| by New York, Philadelphia possesses capacities
for illimitable growth and expansion. All the
conditions OF geography, topography and ch-
I mate, which control these results are, in our
case, emiI emily favorable. Geographically, we
are convenient both to the mountains and the
| sea. With the former we are connected by nu-
merous lines OF railway, which, after passing
over agricultural districts OF neXhaustloie fer
hlity, penetrate or surmount them, bringing
| from them neyer-ceasing stores of their mineral
treasures or carrying to and beyond them, to
| the most distant regions, our products and our
fabrics, our goods and wares and merchandise.
With the latter we are connected by the broadest
( aud deepest river that flows towards the North
! Atlantic, and thus opens to us direct
and speedy access not only to Europe, but also,
to all the populous and thriving towns that
lie scattered among the numerous bays
and harboTs Of ours own farstretchlng coast
Topographically, we occupy a soil which, be-
sides a rare adaptedness OF contguratlon, fur
nishes to us at every onward stage of our pro-
gress the physical means of continuing that pro-