The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-11

Urell.
Kit Carson Post, No. 2, James M. Edgar, Com
mander.
Lincoln Post No. 3, N. NJ. Brooks, Commander.
o. p. Morton Post, No. 4, William L. Hall, Com
George q. Meade Post, No s, Thomas @. Allen,
Commander.
John f. Reynolds Post, No. 8, L. B. Parker, Com
mander.
Boys In Blue, Gen. T.. G. Ford, Commander.
u. s. Gran. Club, Col. Seeley.
"Pap" Thomas Club, Col. Monies
Columbia Club, Col Hart.
Roscoe Conkling Club, Col. Oyster.
James A. Garfield Red-Ribbon CLUB, Col. Fillmore.
The United States Naval Cadets.
INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY DIVISION.
Com. Robson, Lieut.. Conn., Thomas, Lieuts. Parker,
Rush and Miller
Two Horse Batteries.
battalion Of the washington Light Infantry, four
ing First Lieutenant, W. N. Dali
ton; Second Lieutenant,
Hampton Cadets, D. Virginia. i; ndss' Capt Romano.
Langstcn Guards, Norfolk, Va, Capt. w. ii.
Palmer, forty men.
National Rifles, Washington, Col. j. o. p. Burn
side, commanding first platoon, Capt
Fitzgerald; second platoon,
Capt. Bassett.
Signal Corps United States Army Bris'der Gen.
Ninth New York Regiment, Col. Oscar Rider,
mastering 600 men.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
AS the two Presidential carriages came out
and loud, went up. President Garfield, Vice
President Arthur and ex-President Hayes I'M
covered AZ they rode down the avenue, and the
shoutings ard hurrahs we're almost incessant
Bodies OF armed and unarned men marched
apd countermarched on the avenue and at al
most every approach to 1t, getting into position
for the procession on the return from the Capt.
toll
The procession was formed in accordance
with the programme, and marched in order to
the east front Of the Capitol, where a large
platform had been erected for the accommoda-
ton of the Presidential party, Senators, Repre-
sentatives and members of the press.
As Gen. Garfield passed through the east
door OF the Capitol building to the portico, he
looked upon the most extraordinary spectacle
that has ever met the eyes OF President in
making the journey from the Senate Chamber
TO the spot associated with the beginning OF 30
many memorable administrations.
In front was solid mass OF people, princi-
paily men. covering all the space between the
Capitol steps and the Washington statue
Standing through the masses Of people III
black was line OF bright uniforms, and
fringing the edges of the crowd were pictur-
esque groupings OF color in guidon, plume and
flag. Beyond, branching out on the circling
roadways of Capitol hill, like the lines OF
waiting army, were masses Of troops the bright
red facings Of the hght-blue evercoats and the
trappings OF the men in black or dark blue
SHINING out In sharp-cut splendOr IN contrast
with the heavy masses nearer.
On the terraces to the right and left: on the
roof OF the Capitol in the windows and on
tho balconies and other prominences were
crowds OF people struggling for place or foot
hold.
AS the procession debouched upon the ter
race the head moved steadily to tho front, but
the main part of the column, composed OF
grave Senators and Representatives and ladies
who Leaders Of eOcietv broke into
fragments and deployed to the right and left,
as il preparing for an impetuous charge on the
crowd in front. There was O good-humored
scramble that threw even the staid diplomatic
corps into sort Of panic, and the gold lace
picturesque costumes went to the front in the
spirit OF impulse that seemed TO control the en-
tire crowd admitted to the platform.
The Brtishers and the suites OF the German.
French, Spanish, and japanese Minister'S looked
on with amusement at first, and then, breaking
ranks, proceeded to skip over the chairs and
scramble forward after the manner of the dis
tinguished Americans.
For few minutes the scene was an exciting
one, but in short space OF time the people
had settled down TO u dignihed repose of man.
ner, and stood expectantly waiting for the cere-
monies to begin.
The space on the platform had been very
carefully mapped out, but the scramble had
broken up the geography Of the arrangement,
and newspaper men found themselves where
the diplomatic corps ought To- have been, and
Senators and their ladies looked sereney down
from the place where the plans and speciica-
tons said the reporters were to be.
President Hayes, Gen. Garfield, Chief JUS
tice Waite, aud others OF the Presidential par
ty. arrived at the appointed place without be-
ing subjected TO the pressure prevailing on
either side and were received with tremendous
cheering
Gen. Garfield was seated with the Chief JUS
tice on his right and the President on his left.
Behind him sat his mother, wife and daughter,
Mrs. Hayes and daughter, and Vice President
Arthur; and to his left, Senator's Pendleton,
Bsyard and Anthony, OF the special committee
of escort.
Gen. Garfield, when introduced threw of his
oyercoat, and, waiting until the cheering sub
sided, began his address. He read from manu-
script, and spoke with unusual deliberation,
but the first ringing sentence was in its dction
and delivery so like Garfield that IL met the
expectancy and fixed the interest of all within
hearing.
The day, which had been dreary and stormy
frightened about this time, and the sun came
out from it's hiding place. Therewas a strong,
cold wind blowing from the south, taking up
with western impulse AZ it swept round the
corner Of tho Capitol building, and Gen. Gar
field spoke against this. Yet his voice was,
during the first start of his long address, clear
and strong He faced the greater part OF the
tino Vo the bOutnoasb anu receiNeu Tcpealeu III
vitations from the crowd below to face the
other way.
There was less freedom Of gesture than is
usual with Gen. Garfield, but at times he
caught the hampering manuscript in his
clonched hand and flung it aloft in an emphatic
forceful sweep. Again he brought his closed
hand down with fierce fervor on the rail in
with making his points effective by the extraor.
binary plan OF emphasis aud meditation at his
command. Az an oratorical display the effort
| did not come up TO his famous Chicago speech,
and not once did he lean back in the old famil-
lar way, and swing his arms, ~ is his wont