, 1869-03-05
General Grants Inaugural
Address and Wnas is
Thought Of it,
Opening Speeches Of Vice Pres
ident Colfax and Speaker
Blaine.
The Inauguration Ball Pro-
nounced a Brilliant
success.
List Of Bills Pockated by Mr.
johnson.

johnson.
6pectN Despatch to The cnteago Trlnune
wapg1xerux, Harc1
HACoCHA11o1 pAr-A RAINY hoKftxa.
Washington reot to s!eep hy s1ArItTnt- aao
nwuke in he taln. The crowds OF peopfe VINO
looked out Of Ill 1lndoxs, and would cone oat
In III the ttscetz, looked u cheese+a as INC et5.
The Axrrceato OF disappointment mu't %
aaeasured r the occasion and the crowd. It WIS
well euough 10 make the Cspfol tho oof: for
btdeltg Of pisces, but peppis Wonld Eot and did
-.
4Bx 1tEE FOR THE cArtsAI.
a. carly n hAlEpzst men aEd wouaen had
teEtn 10 gather upon the trolt steps or the Capt.
1o1. Ealf ID boar Later the ssreato pour1uC into
the ya51ous areas around the ou,1tlE2 ~hb IN
steady ed sssuEz u the satn. But I'll the daora
were eloesd bxtc one, wheEt 1neube'7 could
paks lsdlea'.
T. 1KbInE TIKI c4ftTot.
Inside tne great structure was stih u totnb.
Tho EeExtc had taken fece1E About and tht
Houte 1t & iu The morning. ard ats the whole
vas svep. and du1teo snd III bus the police at-
teucants hAd left 4 faw lights burned dlIniy TT
tit corridors, lew xtschmen pared quietly
.rourd All was still and solemn As II II vs'e IN
w.
4rtE1.
APoAE1Ka crowd.
AtgA. u. the broad walks apt ftcph 4rou1aa toe
building wero nlltd WITH people, AID WOMEN were
u plenty u men. The ratn wss to&k1nR through
calico ted Elk. through bsoAdc'oth, AID III
<asees were trpresented. RecNoott1tnR ero"cs
piastd stouK tho lEuut md around the sdes, red
all dltcote1ed places that would exactly soit
they were only tn them.
At 10 O'Clock two bAttslious Of llfxntr1 marched
INTO The great arcs fout Of the east porch. atd
shortly A!ter s:sopg ehatns Of eeutinc34 were 30
stAuoned ~ 10 enelote tho whole open fpace.
Ee1t. IL WEI cnurtIy eIoeed to leave room fos the
ptoeetetop.
11cKEr HorpERA ApK1r1xp.
Ali. except holders oI tickets, xerr obliged 10
so oute1oe Of that GORDON. At the tAne limo Tho
HonBe and the Serlte 1et. aud tbs senate Entsa-
her was thrown open for taa reception ofsuch u
Tor the day erioJtd the privileges Of tha noor
and tbs galleries for I'll ttctet-ho1ders. Ntue
tentts Of these arrived promptly. In fifteen min
ptts The tats w.re tnil.
1HE sEHArz.
The Eenste Chamber wAs ARRANGED ~ usual o.
Inauguration dAy. Between the seata OF 6enatorl
wezc placed addilio1al cha,1s. ann in thu 1Aesn
space behind tbs tcM!-eirele wefe other thafr.
and sofas ~. The Accommodation Of invited
EucstF. LsrRs ..t1!rs were also peccd just IL
front Of tho bec.r1a1y'a deit, those on ihe .rght
tor ah& Justices Of The tntyeme court, and thosl
On the LEFT Tor Nj. Joat &on ind htE Cabinet
The galleries were fall long bctore II O'Clock
So rnAtJ tcttt1 bad been issucd bJ the commit
&ee thAt die 4IAltp And toorEtJs wesc also full
and 4 opaptd Of hat drrd pefsoss cdnl& notu
Ing c1ospt By ssardtng on chair and s'co1s. oa
In tho ha'1s the audisnsc Of the day VAS ~ nuc
onc ~ Warrington cs,r tAw. 1t WA more TIA
bali rasdo up Ct lAd!es, snd The cop'fastin
.atd h41monfxlnk color. Of their GAY attfFn rnsd
an cnnct vsry pleasant 10 the eyr. aud bffffant :
tho cxtrnmo. Tho throuk Wa ,, denso that OF
could tardiY partlcu,ar'Ko anybody. 1Cs It vi
Isossfhlc 10 marx 'hc faooo Mn. benstof Spngu
In ons plseo, and thote Of Mn WRde. Mn. Nj
thews STD A1s. Uol,ax In aholher.
fnH utrLOxATtc o.Llfnx
Was tIicd viii fp3s ign 1AdlsS. and At tho flHh
vas = frs,st seat reserved for Hrs. uraut. wnIes
aba dso not octap5, atul"sion 10 ona Of tao cloak
,Feozns fav1ae b4sa E'ran hsF md her friends.
so1KE IN Ths FtooR or rRk caAhBxa.
Tia 6pot Of tbs Bruste Chambes nxs snioote
belore II presented sleet not soon 10 bc fotgol
tea. The HerAtosE wera Ill se&'od On thu leit {
the prcsidt1E utoesf. and Immediately In II
xtaf Nete The senators slecf.
Fnz DtT1ohArs.
Ihs Diplomatic bodJ Tad gathered Ia tho iulr
bio room thor timt pfcsioae, and vera thcs
chaittrR With Go another Of looking out ppon th
for lhtlr eatlanca Aud they carne in on the rtRh
With Baron Gtrols 1t the!r head. aud took tho te'
1soslA1 seais on that s.de tnu Chamber. 1swa
sueh 1 group ~ republican cics rarely 10
Tho teat OF honor va occupied hy Bari
Gesa:t, at tho Ffufttsp Legsuon, u
hAs been longer IN ibis Country til
.apy other member Of tho Diplomatic Corp.
his ,st1 ene sxw tho PLACID faea Of .hr. Thornto
the EE4Exh Nlnistes. a1d behind him
NJ. Be.tteny, tho Fnneh AftisteE. with 4 4oz
decqra lcAg on his bytAas, Atd looking like on
Idea ot daahi1z eayAlEy officer. Fnrthot ro7
to the right sat tho tall fem Of the Rutst
Charge d Adat1s, decorated with broad gre
sash and two or three ntdAfs. md behind b
wna Tho sWAsthy faec Of tho itallaa 4in>ttef.
cry rnau Of the group vat IN full ueltorm, aud |
bre1sts q naany of thea ~ere completely &
cred with gold lace and trstd.
f1ox1AKx7 MILITANT orr1cE1a.
In the back part OF the chsE,otr. on the riR'
sat Generals Sfegmkn, Thonas, Hancock 4
Terry on = beEth, with AdEoisai FA.rAGat
front On smother bench sat GcncEaia Aes2
.Br}ea, Eaton, 1nRalls, p}cs and Admiral Dal
g1ct. Back. near the doo,waJ, rat slckE
Toxntcnd, Holt, Buuesaela ard PleasAnte
'Oyes IL The tatthef corner. On The tett. were g:
esM HAYcey ENC tho bury form Of Admiral Col
borough.
orp1n rxReoan or rapx.xEscx.
BY ona Of the sine noorz stood the ataut It
bloodec Eegro Btthop canpb.E OF the A!1e
Church, and near him vera e1-Govtznos Gea
:Bi.hop Ames and Nast. tho arsatt- Over h3
<tner slae doox, Eat the only waraAn on tho 10
pt, Mary W1lke-. thsru b. Elstae 0! having
cxtved the thanks Of ConRscfs 5n.t astcs The q
p{ The wat. Not far away we1o Conf
sioGen Welts and Rollins. General How
Jsy Cooks, Hey. Mt. Pnrshou md Bishop s!l
ton. In the rtAr on the len at 'he Judges Q!
Cont of Claims and Of the Suptene Cont Of
&ar ftrn nnH
Bu.upe4 mi tte historian No ley. On one be
wuc grouped the t1ccss Of G1a1ts ttaf, snt
xrother the Chlef Cle,k md the htaas Of huss
IL The NavJ Department. Pretty much CT
BODY Of 2ry note N Washington *,s thert,
the gathering was coe Of which the republic
TO oceAAinn to b Asha1ned.
G1Axr AID coLTA1 ESrKh.
Into the chamber It This moment eame
Judges Of the Supreme cop1t, Two hy two,
in I'm, with Chute and Clifford in fsout.
1ook tho chairs down It the Becreiary's n
The ch.irs On the left were 70 have
t1let with 5ohn.nn 9na his Csh!
but they remained vacant al
General Grant and Nj. Colfsx, stce'
from the procession y 6e1atoss Cragtn auu
Cretry, OF the committee. were In tne rear r
ard row came in with Ar. Tate a1d Mr.. Crs
.n1othez scaatnz being in the ehair, ior The
zne1t, 70 reliees 1T. Wade. Theze wAs brz
delight at the entrance, aad Nj. Wste took
place, ripped 10 ordet, md, tine
tinselt. instead Of uk,ng MI. cs
to eD2s forward 10 take tho oath
omee, dt1eeted hin 10 sdtsrcs AID be ,nkue
ted, WhertAt there Nls smile among the
to.a- Nj. coltax took the cath .nodestly,
sF1th feel,g said Tho few wotde he had -
md then Ms. + Aas tetlasea the Senate aa1ou
,Miihcnt dape.
THx REV EKxArK.
TrIfSv fnnk TT thA frr+y rxrs] &
1ttd down bY his p7eaetesscs, and II once c
tie new BtnAao 70 order. General 9sant
ecatAd IN sFont of the ChIef Jnsslce, facing
whole touxe. apparently u calm and rnronra
"a ntn his unu once. HI HAs dIesten
platn nd ntnple suis Of hlsef.
or1x Ao1CAoA AID Fz.azfoh1.
The rew Benatoss tamc forward II Eree
tnret nd were Eworu, md then the VICE FFca
directed The othcers 70 lcad TIE way 70 Tie
d and platform. The ptrtons On The doos
cat IN Accordance with the order Of The d.
ceps - Ills Wa satied by the fal11
The Hoote Of Representatives TO get
ths senate Chamber. The people rnshed
3orG down stat.s' only to Ind thss nothing
20 beJona the Ike OF policemen TIL tho 10
cleared In ten minutes. however, the ch
Waa empty aboye snd below, nd the p.s
,pottleo and rotundA were crowded.
IN Tux nocsx-
Tna Houkt gAthnlcd sto~ly In It's ch
thpukh the order tiosirE III wing Win re,
on meeting, and the corridors werc soon ii,
Hutkw went TITO the galleries to rec tbs
die, Tns interest eent-rod up II the new,
old Wis II II already dead. Most Of the n
who we.e Entng out isokcd vesJ quiet.
.iooxed, II u tz1e> ss II re1ist RON 1ss q
err ~ts tnst II hand oo'
u than md A All p"
sesret. Thern vas fossaa
enbdued air oger tbe Honse when u
ortsn wes1, md sorxhile lts routine Of unl
Ing oa7.ues- WIS aosns on w1sh few 10
cit, ard tprc ontsids il body to n
death. It died With tht fAYtn1 Attoka
Speakers hammer II the bell Of tho elocl
- u. Thea. headed With stA odictrt
comnltteemep, It marched. n in tupe
fanur in 1 lpnc ltHk. Two by TIT, 70 {hs