Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-03-07
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION.
BITTER WEATHER AT THE CAPITAL THE MIL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT THO INAUGURA
TIoN-pRksIDENT GRANTS ADDREss-END
OF THE FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
Tee Washington p prs are filed with
the description Of the inauguration of Pr s
ident Grant, for his second term, on Tues
day last The scene was brilliant one and
far exceeded any exhibition that the iuhab'
tauts of that city remember, and the gath
ering of visitors was quite national in its
character. Virginia was well represented
from her cities. and also from t rur dis
tr cts, including iarty of Que hundred
ladies AMI gentlemen from Hamilton and
The aiiacen own, in Loudon county, whc
had stand erected, 10 advance, on Pennsyl
vania Avenue, ilo wnth to witness the
procession w condenss s,om the papers
a history o. the event:
THRoNG OF SPECTATORS.
The morning broke very clear, but bitter
ell. aud many thousand persons who we''
On their way from streets remote from H.
route OF the peuc s>Ion uud it impossi l.,
10 keep comfortable Tnis, however, do
not nave any eff ct in l'sseniug the uuiver
sal anxiety to be early on he or 'und for the
purpose Of securing an eligible position
Early in the day the military and civil or
CARNATIONS from their different heal quarters
began assembling on Pennsylvania avenue,
west Of the Executive Mansion, and By hall
past nine they we're nearly sll 10 position
The avenue was BY this time alive with
persons gathering to witness the military
portion of the ceremonies, aud many of the
visitors wendell their way tn the Ex cutlvt
Mansion to see the stnt Many listed the
White House before the tune Tor the parade.
but it was closed, and no visitors were adj.
united.
PRESIDENT GRANTS POSITION.
The President occupying an open carriage,
and accompanied by Senators Syrague, L.
g4u and Bayard, joiucd the procession 5000
atr the stmtiug. taking position in trc
thir division. Tne carriage in which 1T
st was dr. WI by four closely clipped mousse
colofed r,es aud his appearance was he
s'gual Of hearty cheering, waving Of hand
k.r;hiefs and other dempnetra tlops OF ap.
pl as he rode along. lmmedi,t, ly p
cei.ug his carriage was his escort, the Fast
Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
THE MILITARY S 'ECTACLE.
Tue appearance OF the miltary orgapiza-
lions. their excellent i'll ana snowy unl.
forms, was the tnem OF comment on al.
hands. THIS was particularly the case in
reference to the Sumner Guards. the Alo ny
Burgess Corps, the Cadets lr,m West z IN,
aud Annapolis, the Uuit,d States Marines
o' this city. the arti lery organizations from
Forts Monroe aud Mc.lepry, ths Pnl .del
phia and Baltimore volunteers, and ne ,ca
vattaluns. The civic associations ais, made
"a good dSplay. though their uunb,rs were
considerably diminished by the intense
cold Prominent IN the procession, and at
tracing universal attention, was an omuibu.
With banners, and containing a humber OF
TER MS OF the Mexican W r, and t, Lowing
them procession bearing the tattered flags
OF u,auy of tue great ba ties OF the couu,ry
This part OF the procession Was lou ly and
continually cheered.
THE SCENES AT THE CAPITOL.
At the capitol everything was busy ad
Journluy the 4zi Congress, and swearing 10
The Senators oI the 43i. Wee Preslle a Col
lax made short address ON retiring, aud
Vice Presi cut Wilson said few worus
on being sworn in. While the Vice Pres
ent was b. iug sworn III, Mrs. Grant and
Miss Nellie Graut, with scurs OF others.
sat in the marshal's room or the Supreme
Court, waiting uut the procession should
issue from the east door OF tue Capt.
tol, in order to take their places on the
stand behind the President Amungs
those present with the WI e of the CnieI
Magistrate were Mrs Se,retar, Fist, Nj. $.
At urney General w llllams Mrs Postmas.
ter General Creswel, Mrs Justice Strong
and daughter, Miss r,me, New York,
Mrs. Dent aud Miss NJ 1dge Dent, General
Deut aud brother and others. The mar
sinai. Mr.. Nl;kolay, had arranged 1T ps TO
lead out at the pot tico, and wneu the Presi.
deut appeared at the graud door way, Gen
Dent gave his arm to Mrs GRAFT and led
lie way t. the piattorn of the lnausura ton
the others following
THE INAUGURATION AND ADDRESS.
After the swearing in OF the President by
Cblef u tcs Chase, as his lips touched the
Dlsl. there Was Tremendous cheering. Tue
President theu delivered his iuau5 ufal, O,
which h' following Is syuopsl,
He said HE past four years 80 tar as he
coull CONTROL events had been .colsum u
III the effvrI to restore harmony, pull c
credit, coinmerc,', ID all tue arts OF peace
aud progress. After express ,lug ,he belief
that tue vii lie civil z,d word is udng t.,
IL publican form Of gov.rum ut, b. says
The eft ct, of the late civil strife have
en- t. tree t e lave aud make im citl.
zn. he Is not pass" sd of the civil
rights walcn citz nsnip shouli carry With
e. Tnls Is wrong, aud shDul be cDrrtct I'd
L. THIS co re,tto | stand com mi d, SO Is
a. executive Influence eau avail SocIll
qualit, is not a subject to be leg,slat9d
upon, nor sh II ask toat anything be done
% advance the social status OF The colore1
tnan except to give him a lair chance TO de
v@lup what there is good in Tim Give him
access 10 schools. aud when he travel let him
'eel assured that hi, Conduct will regulate
the treatment aud fare he wi re eive.
The Sties lately at war with the general
government are now happily rehabiitated
amt no eXecut We :outful is exercised in anv