St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-07

ed by their marshal, and wearing their
silk gowns. The diplomatic corps, in
their court dresses, took the Senators
desks at the right of the presiding Off
Ger. Behind the rows of desks were of
fieers of the army and navy in full uni
| FORM Governors of States and other
celebrities.
Il 8 Meanwhile the procession had been
Horned and moved down Pennsylvania
avenue, the Appian way of our metrop-
Hollis. On every hand were flags and
banners and loyal notices, while the
1windows filled with ladies, looked like
l framed pictures of beauty. Countless
1 thousands of all shades of color crowd
| ed the sidewalks and gazcd with proud
delight upon the mighty phalanX as it
marched along to the music of patriot
L. tunes.
The procession was then formed and
proceeded to the platform and the east
ern front of the Capitol.
SCENES ALONG THE ROUTE.
The West Point Cadets, which head
ed the column. were much aprlaudcd.
and the Boston LanrcrS received hearty
cheers as they moved along. their pen
mons tiuttcring gaily in the breeze. The
police lad hut little difficulty in pre-
serving order. whilst they iutertrrrd rs
little H. possible with the rica>urahlc
! enjoyment and freedom al action of the
multitude. - fully did all appear ami
mated with the one desire to >IgnaliZc
this truly popular ceremonial with gen
cruil~ and kindly feeling. and u respect
for the right and duties of one another.
One fact alone will serve to rNcmplitN
and justify this statement, namely, that
at the time when the procession was
awaited amidst the usual excitement
attendant upon such events, the weak
cr sex were allowed to remain in front
of the line" the men, VIII" behaved
like men generally. c"mcedin2 t" them
the best places.
When the military reached the east
front of the Capitol the Chief Man >hal,
Gen. Barry. took his position before the
inaugural platform. and the tr"ou> Mere
ma>>ed in close column of divisions he
fore him. facing the Capitol. The in
ttntry were in the center with the cav
airy and the artillery OH their Hanks.
The civic dissertations were m:lserd nIi
either side of the platform while ever!
vantage ground which afforded II glimpse
of the srcnc va> occupied.
ADMINISTERING HE Darn "F OFFICE
The President aud the Chief ,Iustic,
rose uncovered, and aS tn" latter. hold
ing the sacred vulumc. administered the
oath of office there WAS Il dead silence.
When ten. Grant bowed his head at
tirmativcly and reVercntiallN kissed the
book, rounds OF cheers were given 10y
the assembled multitudes. the bands
played and Il battery of artillery sta
toned at the north of the Capitol thun-
dered forth salute. which was echoed
10y the howitzcr battery of the naval
cadets. stationed at the south of tn,
Capitol.
An EXCITING SCENE.
The scene was intensely exciting
There WAS the great captain of the age,
surrounded by the foremost men of the
land. who heartily joined with the as
semhled multitude in manifesting their
loyal enthusiasm. When the fist out
break of applause had died away the
President read his inaugural from IL
manuscript copy, hut the wind WAS
blowing 50 freshly that very few could
hear word of it. Ii was. however,
taken on trust and loudly cheered AT in
ltINdls curing lllt utlNtlN.
The Presidents Inaugural Address
FelloW Citizens:
Under Providence. have been called
II second time to act as Executive over
= this great nation. Ii has been my en-
deav0r i'll the past to maintain all the
laws. and. So far as laid in my power.
To act for the best interests of the whole
people. My best efforts will he given
in the same direction in the future. aid
ed, | trust. 10y my four wears experience
in the office.
! When my first term of the office of
Chief Executive began. the country had
not recovered from the effects of il great
internal revolution. and three of the
former States of the Union had not been
restored To their federal relations. 1t
seemed to me wise that no new ques-
lions should he raised so long us that
condition of affairs existed. Therefore.
the past four wears. so far rs | could
control events, have been consumed in
the effort to restore harmony, public
credit, commerce, and all the arts of
peace and progress.
1t is my firm conviction that the civ
ilized world is tending towards rcpubli-
canism. or government by the people
through their chosen representatives,
and that our own great Republic is de-
signed to he the guiding star to all 9TH
ers. Under our Republic we support
an army less than that of any European
power of any standing, and a navy less
than that of either of at least five of
them. There could he no extension of
/ territory on this continent which would
call for an increase of this force. but
rather might such extension enable us
to diminish it. The theory of govern
ment changes with the general progress.
Now that the telegraph is made availa-
bile for communicating thought. togcth-
er with the rapid transit by steam, all
parts of IL continent are made contigu-
Gus for all purposes of government and
communication between the extreme
limits of the country is made easier
than it was throughout the old thirteen
States at the beginning of our national
existence. The effects of the late civil
strife have been to free the slave and
make him II citizen, Yet he is not pos
sessed of the civil right which citizen
ship should carry with it. This is
wrong and should he corrected. To
this correction | stand committed 50 far
as executive influence can avail. So
cial equality is not a subject to be leg
islated upon, nor shall | ask that any
thing be done to advance the social stat
us of the cOlOred man except to give
him a fair chance to develope what
there is good in him. Give him access
to schools, and when he travels let him
feel assured that his conduct will regu-
late the treatment and fare he will re-
| CeiNe.