Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-07

France, and Mort, the Japanese
Minister, rought up the rear of the
Ministers, and the secretaries and
attaches followed.
A few minutes afterward, the Su.
prcme Court of the United States
was announced, and the Justices,
headed by Chief Justice Chase, and
clad in their robes of office, enter
ed the Senate Chamber and took the
seats prepared for them in front and
facing the rostrum. Almost imme-
diately afterward General Grant
was escorted into the Senate Cham
Der by the Senate Committee OF
Arrangements, consisting of Messrs
Cragin, Bayard and Logan, and
conducted to a chair directly in
front of the Clerks desk, and sal
there facing the audience, the tar.
get for several thousand curious
eyes, whose gaze he seemed to all
appearances neither to avoid nor to
realize, but exhibited his usual self
possession and unassuming demea-
nor.
Members of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, headed by Speaker
Blaine, then entered the Senate
Chamber and took seats in body
behind the diplomatic corps. Sen
ator Sumner also entered Just at this
time, muffled up like an invalid, but
looking unexpectedly well.
The hour of ~ having nearly ar.
rived, Vice President Colfax deliv-
cred his valedictory and proceeded
to administer the oath Of Office to
Vice President-elect Wilson.
Then followed the administering
of the oath to the Senators elect,
and the organization Of the new
Senate, after which procession
comprising the Senate, Supreme
Court and invited spectators, was
formed and proceeded to the
INAUGURATION STAND.
In front of the portico, but about
ten feet lower, being on II level with
the front landing place of the flight
Of marble steps, had been construct
ed Il platform capable Of accommo-
dating, together with the steps,
about 500 or 600 people. 1t had a
semi-circular front which was COW
cred with American flags, and taste
fully decorated with wreaths and
evergrccns. The national flag was
also intcrtwined with two Of the col
umns supporting the pediment OF
the portico, and the general effect
harmonized well with the splcndor
of the noble building.
On reaching the platform the
Presidcnt-elect took the seat provid
ed for him directly in front of the
center, Vice President Colfax aud
the Scrgeant-at Arms in charge of
ceremonies sitting on the right, and
the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court on his left.
The Senate Committee onArrange-
ments were near at hand and next
in the rear. The Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court occupied seats
on the left, and members and secre-
taries of the Senate on the right
The diplomatic corps were to have
occupied seats in the rear of the
Supreme Court, but many of them
were not sufficiently alert to prevent
themselves from being crowded into
the background by members of the
House of Representatives and others
who were pressed forward by the
general crowd behind.
Near General Grant on the plat
form sat Mrs. Grant, accompanied
by several Of their children, the
Presidents brother (Orville) Mar
shall and Mrs. Sharp, and several
other relatives of the family.
THE OATH ADMINISTERED TO THE
PRESIDENT.
The appearance of the President
on the platform was greeted with
enthusiastic cheers, and with bursts
of music from the bands of all the
various civic and military organiza-
tons which were drawn up in line
Of battle and filled the vide space
in front and extending the entire
length of the Capitol. The noise of
the greeting was hushed as the
President-e!ect and. the Chief JUS
tice of the United States rose sim
ultaneously, and the latter commence
ed to recite the formula of the Pres
ident's oath of office, which General
Grant took, with head uncovered,
and resumed his seat for 4 few mo-
ments, while the boom Of the cannon,
the ringing bells and the shouts of
the vast multitude burst forth with
deatcning sounds.
Partial quiet having been restored,
the President arose and proceeded
to read his inaugural address. His
voice was not audible except to per-
sons on or near the platform, and
consequently there were no mani
fcstations of applause or otherwise
during it's delivery, which occupied
less than ten minutes, and was COM
pletod before large part of the as
scmblage not directly in range of
view knew that it had been com
mcnced.
PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL.
Fello,r CItizenS Under Provi-
dcnce | have been called second
time to act as Executive over this
great nation. 1t has been my en-
deavor in the past to maintain all
the laws, and SO far as lay in my
power to act for the best interest OF
the whole people. My best efforts
will be given in the same direction
in the future, aided, trust, by four
years. experience in the office.
When my first term of Office of
Chief Executive began, the country
HAD not recovered from the effects
Of a great internal revolution, and
three of the former States of the
Union had not been restored to their
former relation. For the four past
years, have endeavored, so far as
| could control events, to restore
harmony, the public credit, COM
merce, and all the arts of peace and
progress.
IT. is NV firm conviction that tho