The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-03-11
THE INAUGURATION
100000 People Witness It.
is, OOs Military Mes m tho Procsssisn
-HancOckss nandsOns Conduct.

100000 P0OpIo witness lt.
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;, uNKKPRcTEDLY the Gay proved clear ana
fair Tor the Inauguration ceremonies Friday,
Q and they We're by all odds the most nlsgnifi-
cent and Impressive that the Capital has
ever witnessed, The city was simply
: crammed with visitors and fully 100, 900
o strangers. besides the city population were
o out to witness the inauguration or process
. sion, Cen. Sherman acted as commander
: ~ the nrocession. which contained Z TX oO(,
y oa;,,, oopar;sonod men Of difforen, ,,,;li,or,,
G SD sd militia organizations few Snmthern
,.,a,,;os ,uoTa ,,reson, srd ,,ar, ,',.,ao,,,aa
,.,;,h ~r..t cord;sl;tv Manv ofhers Si'od n =
ros ~ oon,a h,,t ,aro offandod a. H.
.ansou " hnh to,w st.,mara FOOLS h ,aS
runipus %n .S 40" ssa," O. ' a naI
/, ralscu' anu 'no aPPohsron' y, an oA-'0''i
omcer as commander Oh DIVISION. 81
Gen. Hancock was present ana was
everywhere entnusl s.n.lIa oe,vea
a ihouRh ne hau PAi.louiy iequee.,u
that no puphc demohstraIion % maue:
an immense crown WIN several panus "
music greeted MN upon ms arrival anu
, escorted nm W ms no.ei. Pla.oon u
ponce haa 10 gua[o ms earllase pre-
xent me maiiy omoe,,ik d ..owu n ~ H.
nitcnlhs H 3Wh no to an" ,,.o ass tb Sarato
/ SELVES, "nom Lo ;"a wy o,m,,nJ
cliaiLipei n,, vas 49,
uu: W uaS ~" haa,a tha s",otos 1iad
,eri S, alE wy 80 n shoI,o la mo ,,;th
~ I ~ -.a,,J a.anJ I'll c.
soIi S'oou ,b H ,u rocasa;or nsssad and 1ad
n ns" a. Tho ina,ouration baI I' hit tool no
o,hsr mart in the ceremon;as Wv 'oN "o
Cen Garfield delivered his address
| al, -, ~ Geo. :. ii JaI;hauo,;a 49,;
| WIN hiuo" oioo anu uSiioIi"'ioi cios,ng
with earnestness and solemnity. The
| crowd WAS enthusiastic and freuuentiv
appjauded A considerable colored eIa-
ment WAS vlsibi which also made itself
| audible when Mr.. Garfield reached The
| naraora nba reoa rdino ,ha;r roca Attha
Pe p.o .us 10. i"oc' ~ .no
close ne turned toward the chief Justice,
Al. sieN,' = 80 ou 'no o"''''
the cierK OF the supreme court holding
beautifully bound Bible which he rever-
IT., ooo,,,-a
ihen occufreu us inl pressIVe an episode
ter the new president had haen conorat |
Mated NV eI.President Haves and rh;af
q I..N.; ~ w. "a iesiuent Hayes ana Chie1
turned around took his aoad mother hv ,
the hand and R;ssod har Tha IA lad,,js
cup of happiness at this moment seemed
full and running over. It ia ouite safe to |
co., thot ~. ~ 70 tu.'T say W
oav tnat hooouy, not even Iarneld nlm-
self, felt more endowment of the specta. .
Gle of his elevation than tbis CONAN
whose mlnd ranged from the days OF his
obscure poverty stricken bOyhoOd tn his I
present elevation. and nobody witnessed !
the slght but reJolced at her happiness.
Garfield NEXT kissed h;s wifa thor sbook |
ho,da ~ ~ = - "A-'' 'Ne" BLUM
-''--NS "''A NiAS .AO"N'
FciloU Cftisens: We stand to-day upon an en- b
ons hsh HUNDRED years Of
also crowded with triumphs Of lbeItx and ,s ou'
BEFORE continnina the pnvord u , anu INV
nsnsa on th;s baiab, me ONWARD march, let US lie
pnr feith sns rens.v o ,Ur onene 70 strengthen
oathre i N ne,tw pui nopo " gIAnce at the 81
Pa, pun, si9ng Whlch our people travelled Il is u
the ID ntion mo .nah hundred years since
the INF ed states articles s of Of
, p. union, me new republic was then be- o,
Saered pase IN th evefy hxpd a had not
csiye bsttIe os he wsr fo 81 me de- IN
t n1I y. sno val Ioi inuepehqehce, whose A
celebrsted AZ Yorktnwn had NOT vat boass .ht NJ
The colonistsswere struggling not only against IL
the armies of great nation but against the set tn
believe the au1. it, sTs% aa
could be safely entrusted to the guardianship of Sc
The people themselves We cannot oyerastimate q. q.
he feryent love of liberty the Intelligent conrsge CD
md saving common sense with which our faith
'rs made the great experiment of selfgovern.
nent. When they found after short trial that FIR.
confederacy of States was too weak to meet the an
necessities ofa vigorous, expanding republic thew or
'ody set 1t aside and in its stead establirheda tel
people endowed with future powera of self | tn
and with ample authority for the VII
he Of fP }eedom TnGer ths
nlarged, the foundations Of order and peace al
ave been strengthened, and the growth In all thi
he better elements Of national life has vndcated Tn
he wisdom of the founders and given new hope SCI
o their descendants pr.
GROWTH UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. 10; in'
Irna.r this constitution our peonle long ago ~ ~
made themselves safe against dangers from with Vic
quality Of rights seas Under this consti prs
ution 70 states nave peen a1ueu 70 the ut1on. fan
mn @ i anu iawS frame ana enforced No
smen oyn JisI Is 10 secure me manifold SAT
on OF this constitution now covers an area so me
le1 y ; t,aa tae Original Is states and
tria, " ~ ,han NATL iIso The
nder the tremsndnns nrasf,, ~ tame " Ias fac
urselves are with ssses that the Union emargad goo
ON the hood and hre OF that conflict purified VIII
~ Heoe stronger Ior all the Denehcent pur- aga
oses Oh good government Dns
THE DUTY OF THE EXECUTIVE aHu
And now at the close of this first century of its tilg
rowth with the inspiration Gifts history IN tbar Co
carts, our people have lately reviewed the con. gro
nS Sn Of sn pd passed augment upon the dur
.ister.d there will concerning the future admin Dee
trstion g, OF the government To interpret and
ton is the paramount duV oS the enc egecu,Sa linn
ven from this brief review 1t is manifest that er II
aeveonng tbe sres, M oest e9ergies rnS
.d .ne sreas olthe iuture mn
r "a S wnalever has peeh gained 10 az
ely anu soou xoveinnsnt uurlng me century ooe'
~ peopie nc oeteIineu 70 ieaye Denlnd them tere
;nuS pitteI ooltoseIsies concerning thlngs a.t '
inUn na'e peen mievorapy setueu ana turtner quif
wn,cn can Only sr up strife ana delay ouc
N and It's laws should no longer be subject to pore
bate. That discussion which for half a centu-
.ed Al last in the hHb conrt VI Of ne ,oh was Ar
m ~ tha an i sn cou' o. war decree h
IN WILL .neIe - no apPeaI, tnat tne cohstHu is
a, anu Jaws maue III pursuance thereoi, are ia
y sn9ulu contnue 10 oe the supreme law OF the ui
~ ulnulne Ailke upon me states ana people, az ~
IL oeeIee uoes not uisturD the autonomy of sinai
es Of local but II does s sns With
ablish the permanent supremacy of the Union. mini
VIII Of the nation spesxlng with lhs voice PIon
fulfilled .he great promise Of lis BY proclaim. port
Liberty throughout the land to ali the in
'tAhn thereoL
THE RELEASE OF THE SLAVE.
he elevation of tho naoro race f,or, e,arorr
tant political Change that we baye eI Eno r.,
e the adoption of the constitution Of 1857.
ceut sact imam or appreciate s Pc
reed US from the D. rpetusl dangers of war and
oiu,ion; y added immensely to The moral bo;
master well as The slave from the relation bsv