Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-13
The New Administtation-wAsn

! 1N0TON March 4--Ihc Uay uaWnCu WIN IVlhi
but tic roa,c along Which TIC procession was
TO pass wal Soon thronged,
Vice President cdlfx reached headquarters
shortly after ten O'Clock, when the military
organization began forming, and the crowds
of spectators 3h the streets grew more dense.
pR6tEssloN FORMED.
At precisely ii 0'tlock the Marshals entered
headquarters and the troops were stationed
ut their proper posts General Grant calm
and composed came from his office and en-
tered his phacton, accompanied by General
| lIaWlins. Vice President Celfax calne next,
and entered the next carriage accompanied by
Admiral Bailey, of The Navy. The members
of the staff of the General next entered the
carriages, with the committees Or Congress
and OF the different organizations present
ALONG rms line.
| AS the procession started the band struck i'm
Hiatt 10 the Chief" The regular and other
troops were drawn up HI finc along the stlttare,
and came to ''prcsent arms" Is the carriage
containing the President elect, with his head
uncovered, drove slowly along, while immense
cheers rent the air on every side
TiIE Eight ply1sIeNs.
There Were eght grand divisions in line.
The first was under Colonel Wallace, and com
posed of regulars escortfng the President anJ
Nicc-Prsidcnt elect The second division was
composed of volunteers, including two colorcd
organizations, third dlyisloni prominent civil
officers Of the Government, iofcigh Ministers,
Grant and CoIflx Electors, officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, corporate dit
thorties of this city and Ueorgctown fourth
division, Republican political organizations of
this place and elsewhere; fifth division, Sol.
dicrs and Sailors tiniDp. Grant and Coliax
clubs the others, IF TIE UnFttd states Fire
Department and RS visitors, anil tile City of
Washington Fire Department ahd -, visitors
; TIE CAPITOL REAcHEp
, The head Of the parade having reached the
CHplol'tlfe President elect entered to take tho
oath and deliver his Inaugural Address The
t throng of human beings in front exceeded any
5 thing of the kind ever before Witnessed The
procession was about one hour in passing a
given point.
~ THE SENATE
the desks on the fight hand side of the
chamber wcro left vacant for the occupation of
The diplomatic corps and other invited guests
.. TmB DIPLOMATIC CORPS
entered i'll IL body, and attracted immediate
attention by the splenti0f Of their uniloynis
and the dignity OF their bearing. AL the Lc-
cations were represented, nnd the Ministers OF
the pr rincipal foreign nations were all present,
, except Baron Gcrolt, of Prussia, detained by
sickness. Among those present, who were
/ nslrtit.ularlu nniippl al
Minister from Great Britain; NJ Rcrtl.cny,
= French Minister, Chcvayer Grrrut' Minister
Grom Italy; and Blacque Bcy, Turkish Embr,s-
' sadoP. There was also large number OF see
re%rirS and attaches Of various legations, who
were also, In mary instances, gOrgeullsly
" atiire1.
ENTER rRE9inENT ANp VICE PRESIDENT
Soon aitcrwR:d a buzz Of excitement called
attention to the appearance, dt n side door, of
the President and Eicc-Prcs6crt elect, who
entered, arm in arm respectively, Senators
Cragin and McCrccry, the cummietrc appointed
; 10 escort them to l1ie chamber
TbE JUSTICES ....
.thMo3t at the same moment, and before they
, had reached ihc open space Inv front of the
, chair the door NJ the main cnttiGte was
thrown open, and the Justices Of the Supreme
, Court, headed by Chief-Jusicc Chase, and
, clad in the robes Of office, entered the Senate
, Chamber, walked in procession down the cen
ter aisle, and took the seats prepared for them
in front Of the rostrum.
THE PRESIDENTS pEMEANoR.
p General Grant had, meantime, been con-
Y Quoted To chair Immediately in front Of the
. tfSsk y desll land sat there facing the audience,
the targent nr several thousand eyes, exhibit
Ing his usual scli-posscssion.
: ..... TIE VACANT SEAT.
= \ seat co the left a. rhur prepared for Gen,
= Grant was in pcudiness Tor Prcsidcn. johnson,
but was n0toc,npied nor was the latter in
the Capitol, but signed bhls-as't they were Jent
) 10 him ut the While HtGs%..
INAUGURATION OF TiIE PRESIDENT.
The presiding officer having announced that
all was in readiness for the Inauguration of the
, Titc- President elect, Nj. CoIt;,S alynncs,d up
. the stage OF the rustrun, and facing the pre-
sisliDg officer, took the usual oath of Office,
whbd''lhe laltradmlnisicrcd. Turning to the
Senate Mr. CollaN delivered his address. THE
address will he found on The outside of this
numborJ
| NM WADE
was affected and seemed hardly able to re-
strain his einotisn, .an,l il is not too much to
say that those who .CrNod with him, so long,
aud had full appreciation of his services, sym.
pathzrd with his cHIot5sn, ,.and felt II pang of
regret at the severance OF Hia eighteen years
connection with the Senate. Ne delivered no
valcdictory, but declared mat tile Senate of
the Forietl Congress had passetI INTO history
and, surrcndcring his gaNcl into tRs'Iihnds of
his successor, he left forever the ehairf WHERE
so many illustrious men have sat
/ THE SENATOR'S SWORN.
l. AT It's conclusion the Senators elect eama
forward rs their names wero called and took
The Senatorial oath of Office, which was ad.
minisicred by the newly-elected Vice Presi-
dent IN the following order; Thos. i, Bayard,
of Delaware; Arthur J. Boroman. Of West