Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-13

the rear of the ministers, and the
Secretaries and attaches followed.
A few minutes afterwards the Su-
preme Court of the United States
was announced and the justices
headed by Chief Justice Chase, and
clad in thier robes of office entered
the Senate Chamber and took the
seats prepared for them in front and
facing the rostrum. Almost immedi-
ately afterward General Grant was
escorted into the Senate Chamber
by the Senate Committee of Arrang
ements, consisting of Messrs Bayard
Cragin and Logan, and conducted
to a chair directly in front of the
clerks desk, and sat there facing
the audience. the target for several
thousand curious eyes, whose gaze
he seemed to all appearance neither
to avoid nor to realize, but exhibited
his usual self possession and unas-
suming demeanor. The members of
the House of Representatives head
ed by Speaker Blain, then entered
the Senate Chamber and took seats
in body behind the Diplomatic
Corps. Senator Simmer also entered
just at this time muffled up like an
invalid but looking unexpectedly
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The hour of twelve having nearly
arrived, Vice President Colfax de-
livered his valedictory and proceeded
to administer the oath of office to
Vice President elect Wilson. The
Forty-second Congress having then
been declared to be at end, the new
i ly inaugurated Vice President ad-
ministered the oath of Office to the
Senators elect, who came forward to
the rostrum as their names were
called by the Secretary, three at a
time. The organization of the new
Senate having been completed in the
course of about twenty minutes, it
was announced that the Senate, Su-
preme Court and invited spectators
would proceed to the east portico of
the Capitol to participate in the
ceremonies of the Inauguration OF
the President elect. A procession
was accordingly formed, and the late
occupants of the floor of the Senate
proceeded through the corridors
and rotunda to the place indicated,
in the following order: Marshal OF
the Supreme Court, ex-Presidents
and'ex-Vice- Presidents, the Supreme
Court of the United States, Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate, the
Committee of arrangements, the
President elect, the Vice-President
and Secretary of the Senate, mem
bers of the Senate, the Diplomatic
Corps, Heads of Departments, ex-
members of the House of Represen-
tatives and members elect of the
Forty-Third Congress, Governors
of States and other persons who
had been admitted to the floor of
the Senate Chamber, and to reserv-
ed seats at the left Of the Diplomat
ic Corps, the latter composed prin
cipally of Bureau officers of the va
rious departments of tho govern
ment in Washington.
In front of the portico, but about
ten feet lower, being on a level with
the front landing place of the fight
of marble steps, had been construc-
ted platform capable of accommo-
dating, together with the steps,
about five or six hundred people. 1t
had semi circular front, which was
covered with American flags and
tastefully decorated with wreaths of
evergreens. National flags were also
intertwined with two of the columns
supporting the pediment of the por-
tico, and the general effect harmon
lied we'll with the splendor of the
noble building.
On reaching the platform the
President elect took the seat pro-
vided for him, directly in front of
the centre, Vice-President Colfax
and the Sergeant-at-Arms In charge
of the ceremonies sitting on the
right, and the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court on his left. The
Senate Committee of Arrangements
were near at hand, and next in the
rear the Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court occupied seats on
the left, and the members and Sec
retary Of the Senate on the right.
The Diplomatic Corps were to have
occupied seats in the rear of the Su-
preme Court, but many of them
were not sufficiently alert to prevent
themselves from being crowded In
to the background by members of
the House of Representatives and
Others who were pressed forward by
the general crowd behind.
The coldness of the weather had
the effect of making the number of
spectators in the Capitol grounds
opposite and the Streets adjoining
much smaller to day than on most
similar occasion heretofore, but
many thousands were assembled to
witness the ceremonies.
Near General Grant, on the plat
form, sat Mrs. Grant, accompanied
by several of their children, the
Presidents brother, Orville Marsh
all, and Mrs. Sharp, and several 9th
er relatives of the family. The ap-
pearance of the President on the |
platform was greeted with enthus
iastic cheers and with bursts of mu-
sic from the bands of all the vari.
Gus civic and military organizations
which were drawn up in line of bat
tie and filled the wide space in front,
the entire length of the
Capitol.
The noise of greeting was hushed
as the President elect and the Chief
Justice of the United States rose
simultaneously and the latter COM
menced to recite the formula of the
Presidential oath of office, which
General Grant took with head un-
covered and resumed his seat for a
moment, while the boom of can
ION, the ringing of bells and the
shouts of the vast multitude burst
,orth with a deafening sound.
Partial quiet having been restored
he President arose and proceeded
% read his inaugural address. His p,
Toice was not audible except to the ,
'ersons on or near the platform, and
Consequently there were no manifes-
ations of applause or otherwise 6
Turing its delivery, which occupied G
ess than ten minutes, and was com
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