Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-05

;hs Ministers and Charge DiAffaires,
were ranged q large number Of the Sec
r~etaries and attaches or the various Lee
cations, who, also, ia many instances
were gorge0usly attired. soon after
wards q buzz of excitement called at.
tention TO the appearance at q eide door
of the President and Vice President
elect, who entered arm in arm, Tespec-
lively, with Senators Cragin and
IMcCreery, the committee appointed
to escort them to the Chamber,
and almost st the same moment q be-
fore they had reached tbd open space IN
front Of the chair, the door &C the msin
entrance was thrown pen q the
Justices Of the Supreme Court, headed
by Chief Justice Chase, clad in their
robes OF office, entered the Senste Cham
Der, walked in procession down the
center aisles and took the seats prepared
for them in front Of the rostrum. Gen.
Grant had In the meantime been con-
Quoted to q chair Immediately in front OF
the Clerks desk and eat down there
facing the audience, the target for
several Thousand eyes, whose gaze
he seemed neither to avoid
nor to ~realizs, but exhibited
his usual self possession and unassuming
demeanor.
A seat to the left Of that prepared for
" en- GFauI Whs III Ecddlucc5 IOI IItc1@
dent Johnson, but was not occupied, nor
was the latter in the Capitol this morn
ing, but signed bills as they were sent to
him at the White House.
The presiding officer having announced
tina all was in readiness for the inaugu-
ration Of the Vice President elect, Mr..
ColfaX advanced up the steps of the rOs-
trum, and, facing the presiding officer,
took the usual oath of Office, which the
latter administered, and turning to the
| Senate delivered the following address,
which was listened to with marked at
tention:
Address OF MR.. coLFAx.
Senator's : In entering upon the duties
in this Chamber, to the performance Of
which / have been called by the people
Of the United States, l realiZs fully the
delicaey as well as the responsibility Of
the position. Presiding over q body
whose members are in so large a degree
my seniors in age, not chosen by the
body itself, 1 shall certainly need the as
sistance OF your support and your gen.
erous assistance and confidence but
pIedging to you all q faithful and inflsxi-
bic impsTtisiity and administration OF
your rules, and earnestly desiring to CO.
operate with you in making the deliber.
ations of the Senate worthy, not only Of
its heroic renown, bat also OF the States
whose commissions you hold. / am now
ready to take the oath Of Office required
by law.
At its conclusion, the Senators elect
came forward as their names were called,
and took the Senatorial oath of Office,
which was administered by the newly
Installed Vice President.
Two of the Senators elect, Hamilton,
OF Maryland, and BroWnloW, OF Tennes-
see. were not present. /
The organization of the new Senate
having been completed, it was an
nounced that the Senate, the Supreme
Court srd the invited spectators would
proceed to the Est portico of the Capt..
toll, to participate in the ceremonies OF
the Inauguration of the President elect.
A procession was accordingly formed,
and the late occupants of the floor Of the
Senate proceeded through the corridors
and returned to the place Indicated, in
the following order: The Marshal Of the
Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court,
SergeRut-st-Arms Of She Senate, the
President elect with the members OF the |
Committee Of Arrangements, the Vice.
President and Secretary OF the Senate,
Diplomatic Corps, ex-members and c
members elect to the Forty-irst Con-
SEE6ct Tie ACdu6 VI OGDEEEI4tuNs Oh 4
the Government, officers of the :
States and Territories, officers OF .
the army snd navy, and ali
persons who had been admitted to c
the floor of the Senate. 10 front of the
but about ten feet lower, on q r
level with the first landing place Of the
Of marble steps, had been con- a
a platform csps0ls of accom-
modsting, together with the steps, about =
500 to 500 persons. 1t had q seml-eir- '
culsr front, which was covered with
.reaths of evergreens; the national flag \
also entwined with two of the cll- d
lmns supporting the pidme0t of the
On reaching the platform, the q
party took the seats assigned them the :.
tain had ceased, and though the atmos- y
phere was damp, it had no chilling q
siecs upon the general enthusiasm. The 8
grounds opposite, and the streets adj Din
-ng, we're packed with human beings. a
Near the General, and q little behind n
him, sat Mrs. Grant, accompanied by A
ler sister, Mrs. Sharp, and Mrs. Casey, :
lersister-in-lsw, and her children Jen- U
ale and Willie, and Masters Fred. and g
s., Jr. The shouts aud bursts OF mu. e
tic from a dozen bands subsidized as "
he President elect and Chief Justice p
II the United States arose simultsne- :
'us'y, aud the latter commenced in q :,
Hear and solemn tone to recite the for ~
nuls of the Presidential oath of Office, V
vhieh Gen. Grant took, and the boom n
Il cannon and the shouts Of the vast 81
multitude burst forth. Partial quiet 8,
laving been restored, the President rose :
nd proceeded to read from manuscript d,
lis inaugural address. =
ADDRESS OF GEN. GRANT, l.
of The United States: :
Your suffrags having elevated me to A
be Office of President OF the United =
.tstes, | have, in conformity with the "
OF U country, taken the
ath OF office presented therein. I have st
AIKEN this oath without mental reserva-
ion, and with the determination to do,
the best Of my ability, all that is re-
OF me. The responsibilities of
be position / feel, but accept them with g.
ut fear. Toe office has come to me I'M y
L commence its duties untrSm-
leled, l bring to it a conscientious de- K
ire and determination to fill it to the ar
OF my ability and to the sstisfac. 49,
on OF the people. On all leading u
uestiens agitaIing the public mind, / n
ill always express my views TO Con-
reese, q urge them according to nv IA
alignment, and when L think it advisable
ill exercise the Constitutional privilege
I ~ y veto 20 Q6teat measures
'hich 1 oppose; but ali laws will bs ri'
executed, whether they meet
~ approval or not. l shall on all SUBJ
pursue q policy, and recommend
one to enforce against the will of the
eople. Laws are to govern all alike,
lose opposed to, IS we'll as those who ,vI
,vOr them, and / know of no ~
Ietbod TO secnTe the repsal Of bad IoL
obnoxious laws so effective as ITO
leir stringent execution. The coun- ye
having just emerged from 8 great re. SUI
elton, many questions will come before los
for settlement in the next four years, M,
hich preceding administrations have :
had to deal with, and in meeting
lese it is desirable that they should be pa
preached calmly and without prejs- m'
&c, hate or sectional pride, remember
g that the greatest good to the greatest
lmber is the object to be obtained.
ais requires security Of person, prop
and for religious and political free !
% Of opinion in every part of our COM raj
on country, without regard to local da,
Piudice. and laws To secuTa theao will