The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-11

Special Correspondents of the New Orleans Creseen1
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March S, 1859.
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| uons resume their natural enamel. We have only
faint idea Of what happened. Some people
white, some people black and a mixture of the
two-whether it was dirt, tan. or criss.cross, we
couldn't state-dsshed up and down the avenues
some were on horse, some were on foot, and the
balance on the street cars, quite the largest bal
ance were on the street cars. believed they
called it procession. There were ships, niggers
and steam engines in the procession-principally
negers however. There was considerable ex-
citement-yes, good deal of it. There was some
noise-cannon roaring-trumpets blowing-horns
footing, and thirty nine brass bands believing.
| Everybody was running, crowding, jsbbering.
| Everybody seemed crazy-acted crazy, and
guess they were crazy. People hung themselves
out OF their windows in promiscuous, reckless
sort OF manner, perfectly frightful to any one
| troubled with nerves-and with necks outstretch-
ed, eyes as big as saucers, and months wide open,
forcibly reminded you of the inmates of lunstic
| asylum. There was also some mud which was liber.
ally distributed by the Black Horse cavalry dashing
by, scattering It in generous profusion all over
you-on your best coat, your silk hat, your black
tights, and for your boots they were past all in.
jury as far as mud was concerned, being general
ly buried out of sight in puddle of the same.
There was also a constant dispute in regard to
the procession. which kept up in the liveliest
manner imaginable. :" Here 1t comes" 9" No it
DON'T" Yes it does" there's Grant" No.
it amt" 4" Yes, it is" Here's Johnson "That
Andy johnson? You're crazy man." And SO
on they bickered for three mortal hours, and
crowded, and jammed, and cursed till the process.
sion hove in sight, passed by, and disappeared.
Then therewas another break for the Capitol
q regular stampede. Another routine was
gone through with, and then the affair
was over and q heavy weight lifted off
our minds. The sight there was more In.
dicrous If anything than that on the line of the
procession. Things were considerably mixed.
Everybody got in the wrong place and wouldn't
be righted. The cavalry charged this way and
that way. The msrshals shouted themselves
hoarse. "The niger troops fought nobly," and
finally, after everyone was disguised, some semb-
lance of order appeared and the business of the
day commenced. Grant appeared upon the stag.
ing in front Of the Capitol, erected for the pur,
pose, and was saluted royalty. Then the oath
was administered. Fnen the cannon belched
forth, the bands poured forth and every thing went
merry IS marriage bell, until the inaugural was
drawn forth from our pantsloons pocket and its
contents were about to be promulgated. Then
there was hitch. The bands wouldn't stop. The
cannons would thunder, and things looked black for
a while. At leogth, however, after a good
deal Of ordering. shouting, cursing and swearing,
silence reigned supreme and the president read
his introductory, which might as well have been
dispensed with as far as the audience was con.
cerned, since not one in five hundred could hear
1t, but as it is an established precedent il could
not be avoided. That finished the president van
ished, the crowd dissolved itself into fractions
the horns ceased to blow-the cavalry trotted off
in Disguised sort of manner-the birds all took
In their fine feathers-the negroes were ellmina-
ted-the artillery was dragged out of the mud aud
dissrpesred-the engines were toted back to
town-the afternoon Heightened into evening"
and finally the pail Of night settled upon the
scene which marks new era in American history
THE SENATE CHAMBER.
On the morning of this eventfuI day, however,
another act in this political drama was enacted in
the Senate chamber. There was q gathering
there of all the elite of the fashionable aud the
political world. The diplomatic corps, with their
glitterirg iDsignias of rank their court dresses
turned out ID full force. The army was repre- |
senied by Sherman, Hancock, Sckles Terry, aud |
host of lesser lights the navy by Farragut. |
Porter. Dahlgren and Numerous Others; and the |
floor was covered with ex.senators, governors
Judges OF the Supreme Court, and all those who |
by rank were entitled to admission while the |
galleries were thronged with the feminine gender
At IL NJ, precisely, Schuyler Colfax spoke a |
pretty little piece of the spread eagle STYLE aud
was then duly installed into Office as vice presi.
dent Of the United States aud president of the
Senate, which was Immediately followed BY
hegra for outdoors and the grand stand 10 OBJ.
serve the more interesting ceremonies of the
presidential installation.
THE HOUSE.
The House, upon the assembling of the forty.frst
n Vrrn fhn 10, 49,
The clerk of the House omitted the names OF the
Georgia and Louisiana delegation. After the
reading clerk had concluded the call. Me-. Brooks
rose and made point OF order that the names of
the members from these States had not been
called. The clerk refused TO sustain the point of
order. Mr.. Brooks appealed. The clerk wouli
not entertain the appeal. Then high old time
ensued, and It seemed for a short time as if the
matter would be settled ri ct arms. The clerk
ordered MIR. Brooks to take his seat which he re.
fused TO do. Every body spraDg to their feet aud
3 perfect Babel of confusion followed. Finally a
little oil was poured upon the troubled waters and
what threatened to blow great guns subsidized into
, little puff-a small explosion-and once more
matters moved on their hum drum way. Election
Of speaker, Blaine, of Maine, followed The
members were sworn In, and the forty first Con-
sress became reality.
TIE GREAT INAUGURATION BALL,
Which has kept the fashionable world in fl1tter
)f preparation for the past fortnight, is at last
over, although 1t is doubtful II many OF the par.
Elephants in what are supposed to have been the
festivities OF the occasion have as yet recovered |
heir equanimity, or their clothing. The worst
management characterized the whole proceeding, |
Ind what might have been scene of enjoyment |
Ind pleasure, became. in fact, a most distressing |
embarrassment and inextricable confusion. Al |
70 early bour in the evening the steps leading to |
he main doorway OF the east front of the treasury
building were crowded with gli,tering throng Of |
beautifully aitired ladies and uniformed men. |
PRESSING slowly forward to the upper stories
u the building set apart as cloak |
no u. ess'nS fooms TOT accomm odetton of l
:wo Thousand tickets had been sold, aud as each
lcket admitted q gentleman and two ladies' there
Vere probably no less than five thousand persons
resent. BY ten O'Clock the jam in the passage
Tsys and ON the stairs was terrific. Poitesess
vas forced TO yield to pressure, and swooning /
aides were handed about with an indifference
'hich led one to suppose that this performsn
Tas regular part of the programme Gen. \
rants reception room was the first object Of
t'racuon to the surging, swsying line that swept
hrongk the halls, and vainly did the committee I
len enoeavor to keep it in order, aud 10 fact at
ne tme Il seemed inevitable that the president |
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