The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-10
LiNcoLN's INAUGURATION.
One Of the Most Exciting Episodes In Our
National History.

| National History.
Washington Correspondence New York Times.
The inaugural procession Of Frank.
lin Pierce moved through q snow
storm, but, despite the unfavOrable
weather, the ceremonies were witness
ell by q very large crowd of people.
| Buchanan, the last democratic
president, was inaugurated In 1857.
amid great rejoicing on the part Of
men like Captain Ryders and the En-
pre- club Of New York city. The
| president rode down the avenue,
which had been deliberately decorated
for the occasion, his gray, flabby, put
ty-like face smiling above o wilderness
OF white neck.clOth.
Four years afterward the same scene
which then occurred was changed to
one of suppressed excitement almost
indescribable. A few days before
March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln, COM
ing from Pennsylvania secretly and
by night, had literally been Struggled
into the capital of the nation whose
people had named him as their chief
magistrate. War was imminent,
though but few men knsv the danger,
aud the best friends Of the man who
was to be the martyr to his cause fear.
ed his life might be sacrificed even be-
fore mis- great work was begun. 1t was
during the early chill of . dismal
March mOrning-that President Lin
coin was met secretly at the railroad
station by his trusted friends, William
H. Seward and Elihu b. Wasliburne.
Together with these gentlemen, he
drove over the rough pavement Of the
avenue quietly to his hotel. For
time-indeed, TILL the proper moment
had arrived-it was not KNOWN to half
dozen persons that he had entered
the capital In safety. In fact, even
when the fourth of March had arrived,
there were those In Washington and
out of il who protested to believe that
the president-elect had not reached
the capital. Principally ct eleven
O'Clock ON that day, however, the in
procession, with the tall,
gaunt form and strong face of Abra-
ham Lincoln prominent In the place Of
honor, moved down the avenue to-
ward the national state house. The
sturdy Lieutenant General Scott, then
ut the head Of our armies, had done
all he could by careful assignment Of
the handful Of men ut his command to |
preserve the peace and protect the
president from n0le&tatioh. Further
however, was doubtless A. |
Iorded by the presence In Washing |
ton ON that day Of tens Of thousands Of /
men from the north |
and yest, who thronged about the
party and intim9ted BY /
heir very pFesence to any with tres-
,ousble intent that the chief niagis.
rate who was to be should 90 un-
harmed.
From the treasury building to the
.apitol the avenue Wns black with peo-
BE. Every window was oiled, and
many Of the house-t0ps were crowded.
The inaugural ceremonies proper
we're exceedingly impressive. Stand
M room was Ct . premium on the
,lasa on the east mont. The air was
lied with run,OS3, and even then Lin.
DIN gave evidence Of the fact that he
~ the man for the hour. There wss'|
10 fear In his voice - he stood there
boxing upon thoue0uds Of his fellow.
His brief inaugural I'd
res Wa6 delivered In . voice which
nd no shrinking, no trembling, moth.
ng but bsavefy and honesty In Il.
Amer the Inauguration. when the
roosnsion had d0banded 1t the white
ouse, N. Lincoln quietly received
he congEatllafioos n he ffieads, and
. the evening he attended the in
uguSal hall, & which there Was also
recent hb grsat so0pseit0s, the stns.
, Senator Dosglas. At tie second
az tie man who must
vef b rsm6mbessd . the slgnef Of
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