The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-11-23
PRESIDENTIAL LAMENTATIONS.
EHoM wAsn1sGrnN TO GRANT.


OFFICE, THE CHIEF JUSTICES WHO OFF,
sJGATED. AND THE DAY ON WHICH THE
TarIAIS BEGAN.
A correspondent OF the Washington Star
has compiled for that journal the following
extracts from the contemporaneors accounts
of the Presidential inangurations from 1889
to 1873.
George Washington was ;nau"urated Pres
ident OF the United States in the Senate
Chamber, Thursday, April 80, 1889, in the
city of New York. The oath Of Office was
administered to him by the Chancellor OF
the State of New York, who exclaimed when
the oatl, was taken, ''Long live George
Washington, President OF the United
States .''-[Sen. Jour. vol. /, p. ISL
George Washington was inaugurated for q
second term in the Senate Chamber, Mon
day. March 4, 1903, in the city OF Ph;ladel-
phia. The oath OF Office was administered
to him by Mr.. Justice Cushing, OF Massachu-
sets. an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States. 4 question was
raised upon this occasion whether the oath
OF Office should be taken by General Wash
ington privately CT in public, and was dis
cussed in 4 Cabinet meeting, which decided
for the public uguration-General Wash
ington himself inclining to that mode
Sparks Writings Of Washington, vol. 10, p.
1913, foot-note.
John Adams was inaugurated in the
Chamber OF the House Of Representatives,
Saturday. March i, 1897, Ill the city of Phil
adelphia. The oath Of office was admins
tered to him by Oliver Ellsworth. Chief JUS
tice of the United States.--[Sen. Jour-, vol.
2, p. 40l.
Thomas jefferson was inauguratcd in the
Senate Chamber, Wednesday, March 4, 1901,
in the city OF Washington. Tie oath of Of.
flee was administered to him by John Mar
shall. Chief Justice of the United States
[Sen. Jour-, vol. 3, p. 14S.
Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated for a
second term, in The Senate Chamber, Mon
day, March 4. 1905, iii the city Of Washing
ton. No proceedings at this Inauguration
sre recorded in the journals OF either House
OF Congress. and the only reference to the
subject is the following entry in the Journal
of the House of Representatives. OF March ],
1906, vol. ), p. l5s: ''The Speaker laid be-
fore the House letter addressed to him,
signed ss'rh- Jefferson" notifying that che
shall lake the oatl, which the Constitution
=, IS In INIT I
States, befol he enters on the execution Of
his office, on Monday, the 4th instant, at l2
o'clock, in the Senate Chamber"
James Ma Olson was inaugurated in the
Saturday, March 4, 1909, in the city CT Wash
inpton. in acc ordnance with Il written notice
sent by him to the President OF the Senate
to be laid before that body, and dated March
9, 1909. The oath of Office was administered
to him by John Marshall, Chief Justice 81
the United States.-ESer. Jour-, vol 4, 1851.
James Madison was inauguratcd for u sec
onl term Thursday, March 4, 1913. OF this
Inauguration no notice or reference what
ever is 10 be found in the journals, either OF
the Senate or House Of Representatives, but
from the National Lale1hgence, Of March 6,
it appears to have taken place in the Repre-.
sentatives' Hail. and that the oath was there
administered TO him by Chief Justice Mar
shall.
James Monroe was inaugurated Tuesday.
March 4, 1917. The oath of Office was ad.
ministered TO him by John Marshall, Chief
Justice OF the United States, OH a platform
erected for the purpose in front OF the east.
ern portico OF the Capitol at Washington.
James Monroe was inauguratcd for see.
ond term in the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives on Monday, March 9TH. 1871.
Here the 18th OF March came OH Sunday.
There is nothing in the Journal OF either
Honst. in regard to the ceremonies observed
at this Inauguration, The only references to
the subject being in the report OF the joint
committee appointed to wait upon him te
notify him OF his reelection. in which the
committee say he informed them that nc
would take tllc oath of Office in the Hall Of
the House OF Representatives ct u O'Clock
on Monday next March 9TH. ls2l)-lSen
Jour-, 2a SEES, 10th Cong. 23l; II. X. Jour-.
do. do, 279.