Daily Republican., 1880-12-04
1h0 INAUGURATION.

sip,s the comm, n ,rmsnt Of our govern
ment. This is not TO be wondered o
VII IN the vast extent Of our population
and the blessings Of q popular and fis'
government are taken into consideration
The United States is yet but q youDS
nation. There are those yet living
Who lived undsr the administration o
every Preside mt Of the nation and wh'
shook hands and talked with Wash
lington the frst President. On the BOIL
Of April next it will only be 80 yeAr'
since Washington was inaugurated th'
frat President OF the United States. lHt
was to have been iDaugurated on tn.
4th Of March preceding but the event va
delayed. The seat Of government wa
then in New York and the inaugnrA
ceremonies were performed on the bal
60 " OF the Old City Hall on the pres
en-. site Of the Custom. .House in Wal
street. Congress at that time contip
usd in session until September 29.h
and Afterwards Washington availe
himself OF the opportunity to visit th'
Eastern States. He set out in his Gar
riags from New York on the 18th o.
October and nine days Afterwards lsach'
ed Boston. We only mention this Il
show the primitive state OF this lrea
nation al that time. The journe,
from New York to Boston is new made
ia IS many hours.
OF all the inaugurations ofPresident
there was none more simple aud uni
que than that OF Jefferson. He csm
up to the capital from his home in WI
ginia Oh horseback, and put up at
plain hotel with no msre excitement
attending it than II he had been = plain
country farmsr. Just before the hou'
appointed, he remountsd his horse
rode to the capitol and dismouutin,
hitched his horse, quietly assembled til
steps into thepresenoe OF ths chieUus
toe, ; and took tbs oath Of Office. Thel Q wa
out Q moderate sized crowd In attsrd
ance. This WAS certainly simple anc
plain enough to suit the most extrem,
Democratic taste, and all thesurrouud
ings considered it was appropriate auo
impressive. Bat such an inauguration
Of Garfield next March would bs en-
tirely out of question II not out Of plac,
and taste. In 1902 when JeferSon tool
his ceat, We were = nation Of bu. fou.
or five millions Of people. Washing
ION was then brt big struggling vi.
lage amid green stumps and chArred
logs, aud the mems Of travel weIe e.
limited that but few hundred peOpl
could assemble on the greatest Of occa
siopS. All 10 changed now and W
numb.r about go, 900, ,0OW hfy mil
lions. We have now 4 greater pOpula
tiOn than any country in Europe ex
ospt Russia.
The railways and steamboats, viii
carry almost countess thousands o
citizens to Washington before tie 4tb |
Of March. This people without . thought
of the wishes or feelings OF the Presi
ient.elsct, will make 8 magnificent pa
yeant Of his Inauguration. No doubt
I General Gsrfelds wishes we're con
ultsd he vould prefer to BE- ipStallet
Without ceremony or display. He 1,
eAlly aud more truly . man Of thu
'eopls than was Jefferson, but he has
10 choice in the matter and lie will
ave to submit TO being the central fg. /
re Of the most magnificent pageant IN
II probability that ever attended an
We are no. prepared t.
~ that this Is wrong. There is NJ
alton on the face Of the globe so free
nd Democratic as this Unltsd States
Dd as everybody from the highest t
le lowest is allowed by the Constitu &
on TO take part in the election Of q r
resident, then let everybody rejoice {
i'd attend the Inauguration of Presi ,
,nt Garfsl2 II they will Msgui6 cen,
the pageant will be on inauguration |
wouId hAvs besn 10 l.ss so had Gen {
al Hancock been elected. The natiou +
,Dors the Office more than the mAu, I
all rejoice.
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