, 1870-12-09
WASHINGTON.
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CeIsmony Of Opening Congress-.
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Reading the Message.
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: The PorteF-Gennt Rampuss
FROM QUE oWH-CoRREGPoInNiL1

Is lrRoa QUE WB-coRhEzPosnx2sr1,..-
i ;l'ti>. r.: WAau1sufoA. Dtc:k
J At ave minutes hafofe high noon to dsy,
three mon hs1ed through the roofot ths Sod
ate wing, the House wing, and the centro Of
the Capitol, and appeared to ba about. to; ay~
.htssl It to condnet ttree impressive exeou-
itionsl They we're only the aagnaen, however,
, and the American fsg was discovered helpless-
If ehrouded mp in basketa At their feet, like
Enmgn Moses among the bulrushea. As "a
O'Clock Was sHh{sAsd md haf1mered }frum ~
The stone -ysTds Ind et4eples 81 tho daty, lhss4
three flsgi nu went q 4 np to :th9 pes1n 1tc tta
three stinM The peopletn' tie city1ookod up
as the bpnting rippled out, and nadc the re-
marks, Iss They're At 1t again"
At this particular moment NJ 7rCpltax7s at
onb5 And, aud Mr., Blaqe ast t4s other
t.. Ietohsd" their desks : Whack with their
rayels, Ind otsessed, IN . high keyy5t1,tls fhh
reepecuse oouRresationt Would coma 10 4de9l
| 1mhmeeaia.ely two abie-botisd OhAplsins
/ staprpped, ,forwa1d and asked blessing upon
tha 1esse ab6nkto begtn. :. ~ hen <htstWa8 done
l 4heU United Btataa Government :p{oceeaed I'd
ltreyolve in III its parts, Tha President Eas ln
t.t6e ssue state 6f:miaery about. his' nav Itei-
aryy perform fnos, : now to So delivered TO a
;candid world, ,tthat; tho haAhffdl 1alaaiotmtsd
ehowa h. his college yoonE1enceuae etts@ The
justices Of thu Supreme Court 4pqafrfng fo
have juat rdnaaked like ;k:Yanetian Uonnctl
sat in thAir black :dominoes On the bench. =
At that zpornout he tmmsdiste PROFANITY And
wish Of avery man. In the. Capitoi cud1d haTe
been uncovered, what = hedlam'a issue would
have bebn aeen tising xfon thoHe ~btsck coatf
;. ' RE4biso mn MEss4og. -, =,
The ePteasdenEs meaaa8o wis read stimuli
- O.. .xt r<l ~rfA
i tansissk III aS:s: 3 6is}E
ID son. o. Ptnnsslyania, tn The House
+ ~ho reaas: = well, :. and--::.wha:--W Wa
beard without difficulty. Mcpherson is ais
ssnall thin man. eut we.51Y and nsF'ons = on
/ ness. The reanngm m The message cloeea !!
. most at khe sa1ne period ot time in both, ,hodit
=. and thefet was. M immediate adjo1fmnsp
i IN fact, lthe messsge was tho one 1eatnrtf
= The day. Ybe Fonse dteH tbs best: ahaieuc
: Ito hesr 1T reaa. The document wss listene
7 sczednfty. enthusiasm, Of faith aud the q
: preAlion on the facs Of eye1y person Was thl
V o1 great congregation Of fathers,-al II
2 author d the aame sou, aud hayiug = mutn
Z tntereRt!as Weh Is mutual doubtin that so'
p -aesembled on commeneement. occ ssioo
hear that .eou; make his little e1nedment
d rpeech. The fame feeling extended to Il
IA 1 RaQeffea, to the clerks, to the lAckeye. al
n even to The paEes- Nobody appeared to hA
+ The least idea that he was to- get any ne
d ~ be charitable was 50 general that -ths Dem
~ ~ Gratis ahared IT,
y OPINION or TIE MESSAGE. = =
{. The two pottinna Of tho message which !
q tracted $tseption were those making 5eferan
to favenue reform and civil seryice REFORM
le; ,csption of5 these suggetttoos, when I sly
in E.st,ine fhkywara hexrd with an audible RiQR