The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-03
INAUGURATION sQuABBLE.
Shall ex.COnfederate Servo az AInrshalp In
tho ProceSsion IA Tempest in n Teapot.

WASHINGTON, February 22-The
military reception committee of the com.
mittee on the inaugural ceremonies last
night adopted, after q number Of
bitter speeches, a resolution that it was
the sense of the committee that persons
should be appointed division mnrahalS
who had not engaged in rebellion against
the United States. Several ofthe speak.
ers said they would decline 10 serve
under any ex Confederate. Gen. Field,
who was appointed o marshal by Gen.
Sherman, was the person aimed ut. Gen.
Sherman, speaking of the matter, said
to-day: "Organizati0ns from nearly
all the Southern States have been invited
and conxed TO come, and We dnn't want
TO insult them now. Gen. Field holds
an office (doorkeeper Of the House} under
the Government and has taken the oath
0f osiice. He is g good man &c rcprcscn,
the Southern organizations, and they
certainly ought TO be represented" Ii
the matter rests with Gen. Sherman
Gen. Field will serve.
The same committee is 90 opposed to
the programme issued by Chief Marshal
Gen. w. I. Sherman that it has adopted
programme of its own, which will be
| submitted To the executive committee for
action. The general plan of the parade,
according to this programme, is that all
organizations intending to participate
therein-civic as we'll as military
should assemble in the vicinity of the
! Executive Mansion not later than 6
O'clock ON the morning of March 4, and
the procession comprising all such organ
escort by way Of Pennsylvania avesue,
n OF TN Nt.r
entire procession to reach the Capitol
by noon, and for each division to take
position within sight Of the east front Of
the Capitol and as near to the Capitol as
the nature of the ground will permit.
The report of the committee accompa.
nying the new programme refers to the
authority which has been given Tor the
publication of an invitation to organized
bodies of men throughout the country to
attend the inaugural ceremonies, aud
says:
| "By universal custom and in accord
ance with obvious propriety the inaugu-
raj ceremonies mentioned in your invita-
ti0n referred mainly to the usual process.
sion from the White House, eacnrting
the reIiring and incoming Presidents
to the Capitol and witnessing there the
taking of the oath Of office. We 10
interpreted your invitation, and so we
think did those who have accepted it.
The circulars which have been published
by your authority and sent directly to
every Organization which has ifidiiivgi Ct.
an intention to accept your invitation,
states that ali organizations, c;T;! ss we'll
as military, will be assigned places in
! the inaugural procession. Hence il ~
manifest that organizations which do not
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sideration &C your hands which 10 to be
| given those which are armed, and that no
discrimination can be made against them
without q breach of faith. '.
| The aggregate of the uniformed and
armed organizations that will participate
il. tie inaugural ceremonies will number
NOT less than $4,000 men, independent of
the regular troops. These, as o matter OF
convenienco in handling, the committee
recommend, should be divided into not
less than Eve divisions on brigades.
Gen. Sherman said to. day that he was
preparing the programme for the process.
sion os rapidly as possible from the
official lists of che various organizations
having definitely determined to partici
pate in the ceremonies, The .eniiie list
of civic organizations, the General saws,
Will be properly placed In his programme,
which will DO submitted to the cummit.ee
for approval or rejection, after which. in
the event Of adoption, is will be publish
cd for the information of ali concerned.
All the civic organizations will be placed
in one grand division. In reply to n
question, Gen. Sherman said that Gen.
Hancock will be present at the inaugural
ceremoniea in the Senate, and viii take
part in the reception at the National
Museum building previous to the ball in
the evening, but will not pter the pro-
cession.