Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Inauguration.

curtain drops Oh Lue pIoioSuc, 'uo III"
what is to be the next act In the play q
On the whole, the ''introductlon,.
with its "blare of trumpets and
flourish of feathers" was failure.
Several things conspired to make 1t SO.
First. The weather was tfightAt,
the thermometer at five degrees below
zero, is not cond aciye to enjoyment OF
sightseeing, nor to perfection IN the
drill of the performers, and such sights
as a Marshal in line stopping his
horse to put on his overcoat, or a
whole company slapping their hands.
ga Ia wood-chopper, are not dtgn!hed
enough to suit the average 'Iooker-on
at s'pageants" of the sort meant to dig
nifty and honor the day we celebrate.
And, truly, it was laughable to see an
entire company of colored troops slap
ping their hands, stamping feet out OF
time with the music, and at the same
time cateclislng each other, as III thus
way: Il say, Josh, amt dis cold. -
keep up, dar, III de line, what you
stop for" etc. But our colored breth-
rem '<fought pobly" with the cutting
wind and fierce cold, and did their
share toward honorinS their Chief.
Then second. The procession was
The most inlarmoniousIy constructed
and miserabtv conducted of any ever
seen. probably in connection with
events OF TINS sort. The Cadets from
West Point, ~to led the procession.
we're indeed a hne-iooking b~dy, and
their drill &pic't.{iA. So also the "An-
napoiis" Cadet, the future commo-
dores, otc, OF our country. SoidIerly
IN bearing, neat and orderly il dress
and department, attentive to DUTY
in line, the lads" appropriated, as
was Their right, the greater share ot'
Lne applause Given along the route OF
procession. But the Car0tEW, what
GUYS" as oar English school-fellow
would say-the sorrlest, 1ne&nest,
roucuest-loo!<inG lot u A--.es that
could be- got together, II lid seem
aud then the drill (Heayen save the
mark wrs ''fearfnl to behold and
the ..civic ,ocic~ies" ard the bodies OF
t.ouir G-oui different sections OF
tia. country, representing the ma
tis,nat Guard. with ,fr2r exceptions,
s:oycnlr in appearance, awkward
in drill. sud nj lootlinS extremely
sorry. and - though they were aware
that their appearance warranted the
laughter and Jccgs vhicl greeted them
at different points long the lire OF
march.
Then tie neanness apparent in the
conduct Of f5ia .-Committce" il putting
the :'yctc.G-..3 IF - il an oid shackly,
;vorn ont omnibus, instead of II car
! r:acas - heretofore on such occasions.
ana other things q kindred taste and
form" warc 50 Disgusting 10 Tie aver
age .'fe!lon-ci-ize1, HAT the aforesaid
eth :, faded not = ieer and sn~or,
rs oily the average American 'Ir'-
!og7-cit zen can, rs those passed N K
+ y:ev f:.fora llim.
+ Some laughter was excited bysti4
+ I}nrq. Stance. o. one Of thr <..HcS attached
t, lie c0iuro,i organizations, ~ I,lavin 9
4 f,tuC3rli l5HycA instead o. some live
! lief music. Bat from remarks noted
as falling from the lips Of the ''citiZen
! before mentioned, it was plain that
i Du,iic opinion il correctly fore
! Swallowed il his sayings, the marcli
. paved was quite appropriate after all.
Foc y lat with Credit MobiIier," etc.
/ there Is ..il evident disposition on the
. part OF tue s.oiti2en" mentioned, to
ass 50 az IA early date i'll the perma-
Dent buried Of the party whose Sho't
tili; is or was}.
The crowd was immense, notwith-
I standing the cold, and such brarc1y
as was evidenced by the Fair in Sit
/ ting Tor standing, according to circum-
. Stances for two long hours. in tbs
/ keen, cutting. fearfuliy Geld out-ot
/ door atmospaera II this 4th of March,
1878, was truly enough to yin ovel
any man TO tie doctrine of "feminine
fortitude," SO loudly proclaimed on
their behalf by ,he ''shriekers' fol
''woman's rights generally. Talk
about endurance after this. ladies, as
much as YOU please-at least the
Journal correspondent will not deny
you the palm.
The crcwd was as disordcrly q:
+, American crowds generally are, that is
it required the constant efforts of the
police to keep the people from crowd
ing the procession, and ''clubbing
had finally to be resorted to il. some
eases to induce them TO fall back
. However, tie display OF bunting was
fine, and the decorations general,
were ditto. Grant, riding in carri
age ,;ra"n by four fine horses, witt
IL, e. other l1otables sitting iii the car
rage with him, was OF course ht
"rynNSuTe
And tlNiy the whole character of tn.
ia his bearing ta-IaI Tbe imnobil;t,
Of feature. the ste.,c'cc,V countanancc
showing how little lie c,ra,l for al Iris
Do.,o ana circumstance, ercan+ "a de.
!.nr,Irc, tI.,. tacf that he had -. -
ion. E~ar's !acsn 81 ,,ower W.; :" - .1
O. even ,,oil1e recoenit,on Of the 80 -
TINS Of In" peop,c0ueyer even raisi,,.
p. 10 nat or eouclia@fiug a smile OF bow
! ia return, t:.s lie others IN the carriage
'pt,,sic1s:1r G:eil-zlioT;ne plainly ii.
utter ,yr,te;a;:5 ior 13Ie notice even %
. those VINO taa-e, l1,lde han schat H., i
G Ecra, Grant 3l4y be 4 graaL soldier
liz .,.ny io q statesman C?l-a <;cufy4
,7u. H., !. r.n! Iol. even ,.fX urea
ti.uv .l.eD = question might lie iust
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speeches..
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