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THE INAUGURATION.
Imposing Display Of Military
and Civic Societies at g
Washington.
SCENES At THE CAPITAL AND IN
THE SENATE CHAMBER. q
Inaugural Address Of President Grant
His Remarks on the Condition
Of Affairs In the SOuth-SO
Social Equality, but Equal
Rights 10 All.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The weatht
his morning Is cleaf and very cold, wit
a high westwihd.r Notwithstanding thil
crowds commenced 10 gather at an earl
bour. in order TO secure positions o
the avenue to view the procession. Til
enthusiasm at $50 was somewhat sui
dued. At an early hour the various M
;tarv ORGANIZATIONS and societies con
% enced to move toward the appolnte
Mace for formation in the column. IN
brilliant uniforms of the troops wer
concealed by their oYereoats; In
Grand Marshal, acting under instrn'
ton, arranged the procession as follows
Mounted police, second regimen
band, Grand Marshal, assistant and aids
Reception Committee aud Commute
on Inauguration. .Hf.ifhig1
com manding-Military Academy band
battalion United States corps OF cadets
hand Of artillery school, United State
army battalion, United States foot al
tillery. light battery, second regimen
of artillery, Naval Academy band, bal
talon United States naval cadets, Ma
rine band, and battalion United State
marines. tk ,A,,A.
Second division, Colonel Moor
commanding--Light infantry; Dods
worth band, Old Guards Of New York
Washington Light Infantry, Corcorai
Battalion, National Guard Battalion
band, company Of National Guards
Washington Artillery.
Third division, Colonel Anderson an'
aids. commanding-First troops, Phila
deluhia City Cavalry, President mount
ed guard, President elect, Vice Presi
dent elect and suit, In carriages Gov
ernor Of District Of Columbia and staff
in carriages; Boston Lanosrs and Cover
nor's mounted guard.
Following these came the fourth divi
sion, consisting Of bands from AZ
bany, philadelphia, Syracuse, Bait
more, Pittsburg; and then Gane thu
fifth division, consisting of bands from
Connecticut, New York and Maryland
Most of the divisions were composed o
military and CIVIC organizations iron
the different States In the seventh di'
vision cane the ex-Presidents and Vici
Presidents Of the United States, Judges
of the different courts Of Washington
Senators and members of Congress, anc
officers Of the army and navy.
Part OF the division formed aloni
Pennsylvania avenue, facing south
ward, and the remainder facing north
ward. Everything was in readiness anS
the procession formed on Pennsylvania
avenue, occupying the avenue from jus
beyopd the White House near 10 George
town. At 10 o'clock precisely the order
" Forward, march, was given, and th'
procession moved toward the capitol
A SQUAD of mounted police led the way
toward the White House, followed closely
by the procession. When the President
and Vice President elect had passed thu
White House, the carriage containing
the President elect. attended by thu
Committee Of Arrangements, fell int
line. followed by the AYise. Presiden
elect. The streets were thronged, ami
the appearance of the President,was the
signal for unboanded enthusiasm
The doors Of the Senate Chambel
were thrown open at eleven o'clock
The officials were all seated according
10 rank. Seats were placed IN front o
the Secretary's table for the President
the Committee Of arrangements, Elk
Presidents, and Vice Presidents. At II
O'clock the President, accompanied By
the comIaitlsa, proceeded to the capitol
and thence to the President room. The
Vice President was conducted 70 tbs
Vice Presidents room aud afterward u
the Senate chamber, where the oath Of
Office was administered. After com
pleting the organ,Zation OF the Senate
the oath of olice ERs administered u
the President elect by the Chief Justice.
The President then delivered the follow.
ing inaugural address:
FgIIoW CITIZENS: Unto the Presl
dency have been called second time
to act as executive oyer this great ma
ton. II has been my endeavor TO lsaiE
tain all the laws, and so far as lay in my
power to act for the best interests Of the
Whole people. When my first term Of
the effios Of Chief Executive began the
country had Eos recovered from the
effects Of great internal rssolstiOn, and
three or four Of the States OF the Union
had not been restored 10 their fraternal
relations. Itseemed TO me wise that nc
question should be raised 50 long as thai
condition Of Affairs existed Therefore
the past four years. so far as / could cGE.
troll events, have been consumed in the
efforts to restore harmony, public credit,
commerce aud all the arts Of peace.
II Is nay firm conviction that the civ
ilized world Is tending toward republi
caDism or government by ths people
and that our own great republic ID
dsstiasd 10 be the guiding star Ia
all others. Under our republic we sup
port an army less than thai Of agV Eu.
F0pean power Of any standing. AID .
navy less than that Of either Of at least
Eve Of them. There could be no exten.
sion Of territory on this CONTINGENT which
would call for an increase OF Tins force
but rather might such extension enable
rs TO diminish Il.
The theory Of government changes
With the general progress. Nov that ID,
telegraph is made aFsilable for COMM
nicstion. brought together With rapid
trsnsii by steap, all parts Of continepi
are made contiguous lor al purposes o
government and c0mmunication be
tween the extreme limits OF the caEntFJ
made easier than il was throughout ~
old thirteen States at the beginning o
our national existsncQ
The effects d The late ciril striie hss,
bses 20 tree the slave and MAKE him
citizen yet b. j pot possessed Of To-
civil rights which eiiiseaship nhnuit