Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-03-09

Rawlins-his faithful o5;', a
devoted personal friend {
with him from Illinois. h, f
fortunes in It. the field, and On I.
been one of his most tr,, i
worthy counselors. Hisr' I
Go. K, ofthe 9th United ~. j
commanded % nj BY Brcvct I4sa )
W. W, Mason NJ L. On his retpnl
,tol Gen, Grant was aocoups
tor oFa g Of New IIpnpiis
OF the Committee of Arraps
As the procession vo,s
length along, looking like !,
pent of coIorcd scales, a y,
faces greeted it along the !.
the carriage Of the Prcsil,n
in view to each crowd chez. So
would rise, and the music 5a
drowned IN tumuItuous accI,r.
window roof, balcony Or
projection of any kind that a.
footing, however narrow, Seem.
To one looking from an eer,,
on the mass below, itrecaIst
of dreams of a sea of hup,,
up and down beneath a &,
which De Quincy so often
Notwithstanding the great G,
mo ''ii''i'0 pressing forward, d
the urging and the ,squceis
sorouging, everybody seemed
cd, and few fights occurred.
thickencd to a jam near III,
the time the head of the proc,
ed it, and the noise Of their q
shouting sounded like peab
artillery.
The Senate Chamber preset.
tacle rarely witnessed. The
representatives Of all the Great
Christendom were there in Then
court suits, and many wearing
crosses Of Knighthood anlorla
Among the prominent MIL
naval officers present, were ADJ
ragut, Vice-Admiral Porter
mirals Shubrick, Smith, Coll
Dahlgreen, Stribling, Poor aa
Major General Hancock, Maja
George II. Thomas, General B.
General ingalls,, Major Genea
Paymaster General BriCc, Sqg
eral Barnes, Major General Hon
jor General Terry, General Gill
eral Pitcher and many other
rank.
Mr.. jesse Grant, the Preside.
occupied seat on the floor Oft
and near him was Bishop Jg
very black man. Mrs. Grarga
and Mrs. Colfax and family, W
front seat Of the ladies' gallery
nent among the gentlemen OfA
the Reporters Gallery va I
Greeley.
The procession, headed bya
Court, moved from the Senate
the rotunda to the pg
front Of the eastern portico. Soa
officials recall a scene which cccr
years ago. j. Wilkes Booth, tr
New England Senator had PR
ticket, attempted to pass the Pr
but was met at the door of there
Major B. b. French, then COM
Public Buildings, and made to-
til the officials had passed out.
intention then was no man know
The taking Of the oath Of OBJ
the delivery Of the Inaugural
was an interesting sight. Ga
does not possess that grandeur
which characterized Washington
lignified manners of Jackson
and Pierce ; but never have thi
can people had a Chief Magls"
whose features were stamped sud
iron will and impassive determlna'
was evident that President Gral
what he said, and that he said
meant.
The scene after the delivery
address was one of thrill
eur. On all sides the triumphS
Of martial music from many b
heard banners were borne abtlG
ed in the breeze the bright OBJ
colored uniforms of the various
organizations present g.
Of picturesqueness to the immcIs
ing, and altogether the scene
in brilliancy any on a similar
witnessed on this continent.
After ceremonies OF lnaugu'
the Capitol were completed theE
reformed, and, with the Pre'1
Senator Cragin in an open cariIl:
head, proceeded to the northV''
the Presidents grounds, where =