Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-26
Carriage containing Her Royal Highness, the
Princess Louise and the MARQUIS

/ Members of the Senate of Canada.
Speaker of the House of Commons.
Members of the House of Commons.
Members of the Provincial Councils.
Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of tho Uhiver
| slty and Superintendent of Education.
Judges of County Courts.
/ Foreign Consuls.
President and members of the Legislativ,
/ Council.
! Members of the Legislative Assembly Count,
Magistrates and Corporation Of
| Dartmouth.
The various societies lined the streets from
the dock yard to the military lines in the fol
lowing order:
| North Platte Society.
Charitable Irish Society.
| st. Georges Society.
Winchester Unity Odd Fellows.
| Anglo-African Society,
Catholic Total Abstinence Society
St. Joseph Society.
| On the procession passing out of the gate the
societies wheeled inwards in succession and fol.
| lowed.
The regular troops. militia and artillery.
formed an attractive part of the procession
Along the route the sidewalks were crowded
with people. There We're probably &c, 0G0 peo
pie on the streets. In all parts of the city
flags were flying, and the streets on the route
were completely canopied with spruce bunting
and other decorations. The crowd on foot kepl
~ oAhAOoS q SoiG1uuOuo CuCclluk, uuu the Ut
most enthusiasm was shown. The best of OF.
der prevailed.
The procession
HALTED AT THE PROVINCIAL BUILDING
and proceeded to assemble at the chamber
where the vice regal party arrived at twenty
minutes to five. Judge Richie, IN his crimson
robes took his seat at the left of the throne
At the table in front of the throne at the right
sat John A. Macdonald. Hons. Pope, Baby and
DR.. Upper. On the left, Hons. A. Mackenzie
Bowel, Mason, Alkens and OConnor He1
royal highness the princess Louise, took a seat
TO the right of Sir Patrick McDougall, admin
istrator of the government, his royal highness,
the Duke of Edinburgh being on his left in full
covered with orders and decorations. Letters
patent and the commission appointing the
marquis governor general were read, and then
Major Dewington, the marquis secretary,
placed in the hands of Lord Lorne the oaths of
office, whilst Judge Richie handed him the
bible. The Marquis Of Lorne then read
THE FOLLOWING OATH:
II, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell.
commonly called the Marquis of Lorne, do
swear that will be faithful and bear true allie.
glance to her majesty, Queen Victoria, and will
defend her to the utmost of my power against
all conspiracies and attempts whatever which
shall be made against her person, crown or dig
nifty. and will my utmost endeavors to
majesty, her heirs and survivors, all
treason and treacherous conspiracies which
may be formed against her or them; and do
faithfully promise to maintain, support and
defend, to the utmost of my power, the success
sion to the crown which succession, by an act
entitled, IAN act for the limitation of the
crown and the better securing of the rights
and liberties of the subject is and stands Inn
tied to the Princess Sophia, electress OF
Hanover and the heirs of he1
body, being Professionals hereby utterly
renouncing and abiuring any obedience OF
allegiance unto any other person claiming OF
pretending right to the crown of this realm
and l do declare that no foreign prince person
prelate, State or potentate hath or ought to
have any Jurisdiction, power, superiority OF
authority, gubernatorial or spiritual, within
the realm. and l make this declaration upon
the true faith Of Christian, So help me God
Having appended his signature Judge Richie
truly execute the office and trust of governor
general of Canada and the territories extending
thereon, and duly and impartially admi mister
justice thereon. So help you God.
You shall do your utmost endeavor that all
the classes, matters and things contained in
the several acts OF parliament heretofore passed
and now In force relating to trade and her
majesty colonies and plantations be punctu.
ally and bona tide preserved according to the
true interest and meaning thereof. So help
you God.
You shall well and truly execute the office
and keeper of the great seal Of her majesty.
Dominion of Canada, according to the best OF
your knowledge and ability. So help yor
God.
The oath was administered. While the jurat wa
being signed by the judge the governor genera
handed the great seal of the dominion to tn
secretary of state, Hon. Senator Aikens saving
Il hereby give into your hands the great sea
of the dominion for safe keeping" Simultan
| eously with the announcement
THE GOVERNOR GENERALS FLAG WAS HoIs1ED
over the admiralty house, the bells of the cit
churches rung out merry peal, and salute O
seventeen guns was fred from the war ship
and forts, proclaiming the fact that the cere
monies connected with the swearing in Of on
! new governor general were complete.
WELCOME TO AMERICA.
The following is the address of welcome pre
sented by the mayor and corporation Of Hal
| fax:
To his Excellency, the Most Honorable MAJ
quis of Gorne: May it please your excellency
we. the mayor and corporation of the city O
Halifax, respectfully tender to your excelIenc
and her royal highness the princess Louise
sincere and cordial greeting. The Intelligent
1 GItbC your eACelISllCy auu LEX royal QlGQueE
have reached our shores in safety and GOO
health, is a source of true rejoicing to the pee
| pie of Canada, and the words of welcome w
are permitted to utter but feebly e1
press the sentiments which animate GU
| fellow countrymen In every portion OF tn
land. We are sensible of the privileges confer
red upon us In the fact that your excellenc,
has been pleased to make your formal entr
into the dominion through the medium of on
| thus favored city, and we record with the full
est appreciation the farther suspicious circum
stance that on this day and in this city, for tn
| first time in the history of British Nort
America daughter of our beloved queen ha
set foot upon Canadian soil. We pray tn.
event may be followed by every happiness t
your excellency and her royal highness, as it i
| hailed with joy by all her majesty's subject
on this side of the Atlantic. We are
most thankful that the choice Of successo
to the noble Earl who has governed US for tn
| past SIX years has fallen upon statesman VIII
! holds such = high place in the personal estima
| ton of the sovereign, and one whose illnstri0u
birth, cultivated mind and parliamentary ex
| perience SO em1nently qualify him to presid
over this important dependency of the empire
We accept it as an earnest of the increasin,
! good will of her majesty toward her faithful
| people of Canada as an assurance of addition
al strength in the ties that bind us to til
mother country, and guarante
that our material interests viii b
actively promoted and securely guarded.
To her royal highness, whose presence anon
| us is a mark of trust and honor which we CRATE
fully acknowledge we offer a tribute of GU
respectful and loyal affection. Her distin
| guished virtues, her rare accomplishments, an
her gracious bearing towards all classes const
tute a reputation which has long been know
to the people Of Canada, winch has mad
the Princess Louise loved in England
and ensures for her the truest devotion {
those with whom she has now SO graceful
/ consented to identify herself We pray thu
the Almighty may shower upon your excellenc
and her royal highness his choicest blessing
that your home in Canada may be home {
happiness and contentment, and that you ma
| be long spared to enjoy the privileges of IL