New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-16
THE CEREMONIES OF THE DAY.

THE CEREMONIES OF THE DAY
PRETTY THIN PAGEANT AND VERY LITTLE I'm.
THUsIAsM-EvERYBoDY ACTS AS THOUGH THE
EYES OF THE NATION WERE UPON HIM.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE rgrBUSE.l
TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 15.-Iherc never was n
more favorable Winter for protractcd swearing in
the open air, and when General Mcclellan deter
mined to break away from tradition and uncover
his head to take his official oath and deliver his
inaugural address before several thousand of
his feOw-ctizens, he hardly could have
hoped for genial January day than
this has been. There no ice IN the Delaware
which rolled behind him, the grass was yet green in
the State House grounds, the winds tempered them
selves to the Democratic lambs from Philadelphia,
and the Manhattan Club and the elements all united
to deal tenderly with the new Governor and his adj
inirers, and help him to prosperous send-oif.
The procession was not particularly imposing
There is nothing picturesque in deputatIon of
citizens in American costume, and this procession
viewed from the high scaholding built out from
the portico of the State House. was essentially moth
ing more than thin stream of hats winding through
several acres Of stationary hats. Occasion
ally, however. q group of very young Dem
ocrats, who had gloriied themselves with
red and white flannel shone out with CLEAN of
horse chariot which bore that sIngularly ill-mated
pair, the Hon. Leon Albeit and ex-Attorney-Gen.
eral Gilchris, was a relief to the general pedes-
triausm. Fortunately the line was short as
well as thin. The Greek boys in blue who,
for some inscrutabe reason, advertised them
selves as "whIte' were few in number; so were the
souchy delegates from rural Pennsylvania, and the
literary grandees from Philadelphia. and even Ifud-
son County, stimulated by reduced fare and the
general Hudson County hope of getting some
thing" sent only meagre delegation. Less
than fifteen minutes were consumed by the entire
procession in squeezing through the press before the
State House Upon tho whole there was nothing
spectacular about the demonstration. 1t was flat
and fcaturelcss, and amounted to little more than
crowd packed tightly together ia front of
the grand stand-a good-natured, uudemon-
strative crowd. which had mainly drftel in from
Mercer and the adjoining counte'-an honest
Democratic crowd, which could be trusted 10 vote
the regular ticket. but which not morbidly
virtUous 10 refuse dollar apiece cleo
ton day, just to keep itself steady.
1t was nearly o'clock when the procession opened
in front of Jerusalem Presses palace to re-
ceive General Mcclellan, and when the carriage
which bore the retiring Governor and the Governor
to be- halted before the State House, aud a band on
the highest balcony sounded forth the grand strains
Of "hgthssgS LYNN 1haN acHp" fqoWsSgta at
other burst of hearty and spontaneous hurrals
when Ex-Governor Bedlc after "A neat speech finally
demonctzed himself by delivering TO his successor
the great silver seal, which has been handed down
for more than a century from Governor to Governor,
and introduced the General to the assembly as
Governor Mcclellan"
General Mcclellan repeated the oath in clear,
firm voice. but his inaugural address seemed to get
tangled up in his moustache, and cond be heard by
a very small fraction of the assembly. When he
came to speak, however, of the great wrong"
which the Democratic people think they suffered at
the hands of the Electoral Commission his voice
rose until the crowd gathered the support Of tine
passage and there rose an emphatic fraud yell
which would have gIatilied Charles Francis Adams
or Montgomery Blair.
tan delegation. and much dissatisfaction VAS eX-
pressed because so few of the heavy weights among
the Tanmauy politicians were present. EN-May0r
Wckham did his hes. to supply the deficiency, aud
he succeeded in making himself mole numerous
than usual These &c tlemcn were too dainty TO
train with the cOmmODalty IN tine procession, but
they utilized themselves TO decorate the stage,
where they given the places Of honor,
While ex-lioyemors of New-Jersey and other
plain people were Obliged 10 take the
humber seats. This was not the only cir;
cumstance which helped to roo the event OF
il, local flavor. All the performers seemed to be
uurlcncd with the idea that they we've acting IA a
great National drama lhc liCt tlat NCM-lcTscy
WAS to be fitted ont with rev Execu-
two head was evidently looked upon .as
mere incident of the coming Presidential
canvass These particular Democrats were plainly
dreaming of General Mcclellan the coming man.
This hone was baz0ncd on the banners of TIE Penn
sylyania pilgrims. 1t was the burden of tho
rlooucnce which eXuded from General McCandIlsh
and the other leaders of opinion" who were
shedding oratory upon the crowd from every hotel
balcony all the AFTERNOON. III was the staple Oh
tbat untinely " address which WAS presented to
The new Governor soon as he stepped
into the Executive Chamber. IL was whispered
TIE wirc-pullrrs, and discussed in the street.
and General Mcclellan himself keyed up his inau-
lral TO the pitch, bV devOtlng so large space
To the discussion oi Federal topics.
Viewed In tins light. II was a feeble dcmOnstra-
tinn There WAS enough of 1t, such as 1t was, for
NeN-Jcrsey Inauguration. although for any purpose.
its narrow PARTISAN quaiy was IN questionable
taste; but there was tar r.oo from ud beng
Ian or anybody else into the Presidential
canvass with any momentum. But General McClcl,
ian gained one signal advantage to-day. He placed
himself abreast of Senator I|ayarl IN his manly stand
for houcst money, and this will do him better Ser,
vice than several miles OF procession and much loud
cheering.