The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-03-19
Inauguration Of Garfield
and Arthur.
A Magnificent Procession.
President Garield's Inaugural
Address.

President Garfleld's Inaugural
Address.
THE PROCESSION.
WARRINGTON, March 4.-Suow be-
gan falling at m early hour last night,
afterwards turned to rain and again
turned to snow this morning, but By
10 o'clock had ceased falling.
Stands have been erected in all the
reservations Of Pennsylvania Avenue
and in front of stores, which will seat
5000 people. Fifty Thousand stran.
gers were in the city at an early hour,
Notwithstanding the snow and slush
All Washington was aatir--men, wo.
men and children hurrying towartlt
Pennsylvania Avenue to see the pro-
cession, or to the Capitol to witness
the inaugural ceremonies there. The
city il handsomely decorated. The
Executive Mansion, the State, War,
Navy, Treasury and Justice Depart
ment buildings, Pension Office and all
buildings along the avenue from the
Capitol to the Executive Mansion are
literally covered with flags. Military
poured into the city all night and the
first division formed shortly after 10
O'Clock to escort the President and
party to the Capitol. A signal gun
was fred at 1916 y. ~, and the pro-
cession moved down Pennsylvania
Avenue In the following order: Two
platoons Of police, General Sherman,
grand marshal, and staff; twelve
companies regular infantry; four
companies Of the Marine Battalion !;
Cleveland cavalry; three four horse
carriages containing President Hayes,
President-elect Garfield, Vice Presi-
don't Weeeler, Vice President elect
Arthur, Senators Pendleton, Anthony
and Bayard, the arrangement COM
mittee; Philadelphia cavalry; knight
Templars; four platoons of Grand
Army of the Republic; eight platoons
Boys in Blue; three platoons Naval
Cadets; two regular horse battalioDs !;
battalion Of Washington light infan-
try; four companies Col. Moore's 5th
battalion the 2nd colored brigade
the Hampton Cadets, Va; Lsngston
Guards, Norfolk, Va; Union Blues,
Thomasville, Ga, Rome Star Guards,
Ga; National Rifles; Capt. Burn
sides Signal Corps, U. s. A.; Ninth
New York regiment.
Arriving at the Capitol, the presi.
Dental party proceeded to the Senate
Chamber, whore Vice President Ar
thur was installed and the new Sen
ate organised; then the party, &C.
companied by the Senators in a body,
repaired to the East front of the Cap
itol, and from q temporary platform
erected there President elect Garfield
delivered the following
INAUGURAL ADDRESS:
Fello,o Citsens-We stand to-day
upon an eminence which overlooks
100 years of national life-a century
crowned with perils, but crowned
with triumphs Of liberty and law. Be-
fore continuing tho onward march let
us pause on this height for a moment
to strengthen our faith and renew our
hopes by glance at the pathway
along which our people have trav-
eled. It il now three days moro than
100 years since the adoption Of the
first first wilton constitution Of the
United States-the articles of confed-
Grafton and perpetual union. The
new Republic was then beset with |
danger on every hand; it had not
conquered q place in the family of
nations. The decisive battle Of the
war for independence, whose centeD-
NAL anniversary will soon be CRATE
fully celebrated at Yorktown, had not
yet been fought. The colonies were
struggling, not only against the ar
mics of q great nation, but against
the settled opinions Of mankind, for
the world did not then believe that
the supreme authority of the govern
ment could be safely entrusted to the
guardianship of the people them
selves. We can not overestimate the
fervent love Of liberty, intelligent
courage and saving common sense
with which our fathers made their
great experiment Of self government.
When they proved after q short trial
that the confederation of States was
too weak to meet the necessities of
vigorous and expanding republic,
they boldly set it aside and in it's
stead established T.
4 NATIONAL UNION
directly upon the will Of the
people, endowed with full powers of :
,elf preservation and with ample au-
hority for tho accomplishment Of its
,reat object. Under this constitution
he boundaries Of freedom have been
enlarged, the foundations Of order
md peace have been strengthened,
nd the growth Of our people in all 9
he better elements of national life 9
10 indicated the wisdom Of ito found ii
70 and given new hope to their de- $