Daily Republican., 1881-09-21
SUCCEEDING THE PRESIDENCY

more amt Andrew Johnson Took
the Oath Of office OF Fresident-
The Ohirial Records I'm the Sen.
ate Of tne United states.
Since the day on which Washington
took the oath of Office and entered upon
States, on the ;Oth OF April 1889, until
now period Of more than % years
only four Vice Presidents have slc-
ceeded to the Presidency, John Tyler
in ls41, Millard Fillmore in 1850, An
drew johnson III 1865, and CAester A.
Arthur in 1881. The official proceedings
under which each qualified have n Pc
culiar interest at this time, and as com
paratiyely lew people now living can
recall them. they are given 10 the
readers precisely as they appear in the
written minute, of the proceedings of
he Senate OF the United States. The
minutes are rs follows
TUESDAY, April i, lsil immediate
ly aft. r the dpcease Of the President,
Mr.. Webster, ,.Ir., chief Clerk IN the De
partment of STATE, accompanied by Mr..
Beall, an officer of the Senate, set out
for the residence OF the Vice President,
in Virginia, bearing to him the follow
ing letter
WASHINGTON, April !, lS4, TO
John Tyler, Vice President OF the United
States-STK 1t has become our most
painful duty to inform you that Will
liam Henry Harrison, late President Of
the United States, has departed thi
life.
This distressing event took place this
day, at the Presidents Mansion, in
this city, at thirty minItes before in
the morning.
We lose no time in despatching the
Chief Clerk in the State DEPARTMENT., as
"a special messenger, to bear You these
melancholy tidiugs.
We have the honor to be, with the
highest regard, your o5edieut servants,
DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary OIL
the State.
THOMAS EWING, Secretary OF the
Treasury.
JOHN BELL, Secretary Of War.
.jOnN j. tElTTE&DEN, Attorney |
General
FRANCIS GRANGER, Postmaster
General.
CITY OF WAsuISGroS h. G., Wcdnes-
day, Arri !, lS4l
BY the extraordinary despatch used
in sending the official intelligence to
the Vice President AZ Williamsburg,
and similar despatch by him in repair
ing to The seat Of government, In
Tyler, now President of the United
States, arrived in this city yesterday
morning at ) O'Clock aud took lrdgings
At Browns Hotel.
At12 o'clock all the heads of depart
ments, except The Secretary of the Navy
l~ho has not yet returned 10 the city
from his visit to hi@ fanlv,) waited
Upon him TO pay him their official and
personal respects. They were received
with all the poiteness and Kindness
which characterize the new President
He ,i.nlied his deep feeling OF the pub
lie calamity sustained 'y the death of
President Harrison, and expressed pro-
found snsihility to the heavy RESPONSE
Dility 50 suddenly derolved upon him
self He spoke Of the present state of
things with great conce' n and ser on
Hess, anu lIlibt kTi"l IiS "lSilto thhb
the several heads ofdrpartmsnts would
continue to ill the places which they
now occupy, and the confidence that
they would afford all the aid in their
power to enable him 70 carry on the
administration OF the Government sue
Cesstully.
The President then took and suhscrib-
ed the following oath oI office:
do soemnly swear that will faith
fully rxecnte the office of President of
the United States. and will. to the best
Of my ability, preserve, protect, and de-
fend the Constitution of the United
States.
Arm. +, 1s41. Ions TYLER.
DISTRICT OF COLrMElA, CRY AM
COUNTY OF WASHISGTnN, ). s.--I,
William Cranch, Chief Judge Of the
Circuit Court of the District of Co'um-
bia certify that the above named JOIN
Ty ier perso" o"al,y appeared before me
this day, and, although he deems him
self qualified to perform the duties and
exercise the powers and office If P.esi
dent on the death of William Henry
Harrison, late Presi tent of the United
States, without any other oath than
that which he has taken as Vice Pr"si-
dent, yet, as doubts may arise, and for
gr a:er caution, took and subscribed
the foregoing oath before me,
APRIL 6, 1871. w. CRANCH.
TAYLoR's DEATH.
The record of Zachary Taylor's death
and the succession Of Millaru Fillmore
is as follows;
Zachary Taylor, President of the
United States, having DECEASED on
Tuesday, the 9th of july, 1850, and
Congress then being in session:
In THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES, Wednesday, July 10, lS.'V. =
The following communication, received
by the Secretary of the state, was read
To THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES: In consequence OF the death
of Zachary Taylor, late President of the
United States, | shal! no longer occupy
the chair of the Senate; and nave
thought that a formal communication
to the Senate, to that effect, through
your Secretary, might enable you the
more promptly to proceed to the choice
OF presiding officer.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
WAsHINGTON, July 10, 1850.
The following message was received
from tho President of the United States
nv Mr. Fisher.