The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-28
INA UG URAE ADDSESS OF GEN
4RTYTyR

!. and will soon be made public
t INA G URAE ADDSESS OF GEN
i ARTHUR.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Presi-
e dent Arthur took the oath of office
>, at noon to day in the Marble Room
: of the Capitol in the presence of the
: members of the cabinet, the justices
' of the Supreme Court, q few sena-
). tors and members of the House of
Representatives, all who could be
notified during the morning in time
to be present also Gen. Sherman,
f Gen. Grant, ex-President Hayes,
3 Rear Admiral Nichols, Hon. Hanni-
: bal Hamlin, Gen. Beale, and a few
: others. Forty people in all were
: present at the time the oath was ad-
{ ministered. This step was taken
! after q conference was held about an
; hour before the event between tho
President, Secretary Blaine and the
, Attorney General. Very few per-
sons knew THAT the oath was to
be administered until the ceremony
was over. The Presidentand mem
, bers of the cabinet had assembled in
tho Marble Room shortly before
noon. A fbW minutes before IL
o'clock, Chief Justice Waite, in his
: full robe of office, accompanied by
the Associate Justices, proceeded
from the Supreme Court room to
the Marble Room. The doors were
Immediately closed, and withouta any
formality President Arthur rose and
standing upon one side of the centre
table, Chief Justice Waite on the
| other, took the oath of Office. The
Presidents manner was calm and
composed, and his response, $50
help me God, F." was in firm tone and |
without a tremOr. The President |
then read from manuscript the fol- !
lowing address:
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's INAUGURAL.
"Fop tho fourth time in the his
tory of the Republic Its Ohief Mag
istrate has been removed by death,
All hearts are filed with grief and
horror at the hideous crime which
has darkened our land, and the MEM
Dry Of the murdered President, his
prOtracted sufferings, his unyielding
fortitude, the example and achieve
ments Of his life and the pathos of
his death, will forever illumine the
pages of our history. For the fourth /
time the officer elected by the peo-
pie and ordained by tha GQnstitg- !
ton to fill q vacancy so created ia
called to assume the executive chair.
The wisdom ofour fathers, foreseeing
even the most dire possibilities,
made sure that the government
should never be imperiled because
of the uncertainty of human life. g
Men may die, but the fabric of our Il
free institutions remains mistaken. l.
No higher or more assuring proof f
could exist Of the strength and per- o
of popuiap government f
han the fact that though the chO- h
zen of the people be struck down, d
his constitutional successor is peace 81
ully installed without shock or Il
strain, except the SORROW which Ia
nOurns the bereavement. All the 7
noble aspirations Of my lamented CT
which found expression al
n his life, the measures devised and b.
during his brief admins m
ration to correct abuses and en- az
Orce economy, to advance prosper III
" and promote the general welfare, W
0 insure domestic security. and liz
1aintain friendly and honorable re- W
ltiOns with the nations of the earth, is
yill be garnered in the hearts of the eli
eople, and it will be my earnest G.
ndoaYor to profit and to see that sp
he nation shall profit by his exam bl
lie and experience. Prosperity to
lesses our country; our fiscal policy ia,
fixed by law, is well -grounded and by
enerally approved; no threatening ch
sue mars our foreign intercourse, Ii
nd the wisdom, integrity and thrift tic
our people may be trusted to con- Gs
nue. undisturbed the present as of
lred career of peace, tranquility to
nd Welfare. The gloom and anxi- tn
y which have eRshrGHded the Nj
'untry must make repose especially ed
elcome now. No demand for speedy ex
gislation has been heard, and no ter
lequate occasion is apparent for an br,
1usual session Of Congress, The
defines the functions JaI
I'd powers of the executive as clear
as those of either of The other bri
70 departmertsoft the government, low
Id he must answer for the Just ex- see
else Of the discretion it permits to
i'd the performance Of the duties it n
lposes. Summoned to these high ]
tiles and responsibilities, and pro- fea
1ndiy conscious of their magnitude wo
d gravity, I assume the trust i'm fro
sed by the constitution, relying rea
aid on Divine guidance and the pre-
rtue, patriotism and intelligence of F"
0 American people. not
After the reading of the address the
the President, Secretary Blaine is t
pped forward and grasped the q
esident's hand, and after him his q
low members of the cabinet and be,
lers present shook hands with the q
Tho members of the las
Dinet woro requested by Presi. "
ut Arthur to retain their respee. [ ca
@ positions. This is construed as so.
ormal courtesy merely, and be- No,
nd this nothing can be said upon see
5hority in regard to the matter. S