The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01
VIEWING THE DEAD.
President Arthur's Address-The Senate
Convcned-A Touching Farewell.

IS" way uiSuV d S'CdNN Stltlln VI HI.
mainly passed the rotunda ofthe Capitol TO
gaze upon the face of the nlartyred tPre.i-
dent. AT ten o'clock this morning about
oooo persons were in line in double rank.
reaching from the east front of The Capitnl
TO tar out east of the Capitol. People ave
passing through the west door of the 70
tunda III two lines, one on either side o.,
the remains and out the west door of rate
Of4OOO an hour. Among those who took y
lsst look at the face Of the dead President
ftls NOming Merea Number of sisters Of
charity md several hundred Catholic or
l2eRs firm 81. Vincent aud ST. .Joseph's
SlamA ofis city. i. Many persons from,
baltimore. PHiladelphi and the adjacent,
country have agziEeda to view the. remains
and witness the ceremonies. 's''oTffs '*Ds T
President Arthur Is Just taking the oat]l
OF office in the marble room at the Capitol.
IN the presence Of the members Of the cahi-
net. Justices of the supreme court, a few
Senators and members of the House of Re-
representatives. were all that could be no.
tlced this morning to he present also Ger.
sherman, Gen. Grant, Admiral Nichols,
hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Gen. Beal and a
few others. Forty persons in all were
present at the time the oath was taken.
Afterwards conference was held. about
an hour since, between the President.
Secretary Blaine and the Attorney Gener-
al. Very few persons knew the oath was
over. The President and few members
OF the Cabinet assembled in the marble
room sharply before II o'clock and few
minutes before IL Chief Justice Waite. in
his full robes of office, accompanied by his
associate justice, proceeded from the ST.
Preme court room to the marble room.
The doors were Immediately closed and
without any formality President Arthur
rose and standing upon one side of the cell
tire Justice Waite on the other took the
oath of Office. The Presidents manner was
calm and composed and his response: $50
help me God, twas in firm tone and " it'll
out tremOr. The President then read f rom
manuscript notes the following address:
For the fourth time in the history of the
Republic its Chief magistrate has beer re-
moved by death; all hearts arc filled with
grle' and horror ut the hideOus CT me
which has darkened our land, and the
memory ofthe murdered President, his
protractcd sufferings, his unyielding foi I'll
, .ude, the example and achievements of his
life, and the pathos of his death, will for
ever illuminate the pages of our history.
For the fourth time the officer elected l,y
the people and ordained by the constit'a-
tlOn to hill vacancy SO created is called to
assume the Executive Chair. The wisdom
ofour fathers, foreseeing even the mos
dlre possibilities made sure the government
should never be imperllled because of the
uncertainty Of human life. Men may die,
but the fabric Of our free institutions re-
mains mistaken. No higher OF more as
surfing proof could exist of the strength,
Rermanence Of popular government than
the fact, though the chosen Of the people
be stricken down, his constitutional snc-
cessor il peacefully installed without
shock or,strain, except the horror which
mourns the bereavement. All tho noble
aspirations of my lamented prede cessor. |
which found i expression in his life, meas
!res devised and suggested during his
brief administrator to correct abn ses and |
enforce economy, to advance prosperity
and promote the general welfare, to ensure
domestic security and maintain friendly
aud honorable relations with the nations
Of the earth, will begaraeretl in the hearts
ofthe 'pedple andit Willie my easrResten-
deayor to profit byihis example snd exy
perience. lPr0speritvaav blesssm our
country our fiscal polcy, las 6xed by law,
is well grounded and Genss)ly ,apppved;
no threatening issne unlfs or foreign in
tercourse, and the whdas in1esrity,' and
thrift Of our people MAJ. RS 3ioSted to con
tinue nndisturbed. IS {keeSnt assnr NM
career Of peace, tranqa6ilI ma welfare
the gloom and anxiety whlbH enshrouded |
the country, must make foipbose especially |
welcome now No demand for speedy lev
islation has been heard, and no ade9uafe
occasion is apparent for an unusuala sesll
sion Of congress. The constitution defines
the functions Of the executive as clcarl as
those Of either Of the other two DEPART
ments OF the government, and he must an
swer for the just exercise Of the discretion
it permits and the performance Of tho tlu-
ties It imposes Summoned to these high
duties and responsibilities, profoundly
conscious OF their magnitude and gravity.
l assume the trust imposed by the corriisatit.
ation, relying for aid on the divine gilid-
ance and the virtue, patriotism and intel
ligence Of the American people.
After the reading of the address nv the
President, secretary Blaine stepped for
ward and grasped the Presidents hand,
and after him the other members of the
cabinet and the others present shook
hands with the President.
WASHINGTON, Sept. .23.-The following
has just been received from the depart {
ment of State: ;s3.s If Ia
BY the President of the United States Of s
America. +
Whereas, objects of interest to the Uni a
ted States require that the Senate should s
be convened at an early day to receive d
and act upon such communications as NAV e
he made to it on part of the executive. a
Now, therefore, |, Chester A. Arthur,
President Of the Unitsd STATES, have con- j,
sidered it to be my duty to issue this, my a
declaring that an ioxtraor-
binary occasion requires the Senate Of the b
United States to convene forthe transac. r
ton Of business at the Capitol in the city t
Of Washington on Monday, the 10th day g
Of October next, ct noon. On that day, Il
Of which all who shall at that time be en- t
titled to act a. members Of that body, are u
hereby required to take notice. 81
Given under my hand ana seal Of the b
United States at Washington the 23d day &
Of September, in the year of0ur Lord, Il
one thousand eight hundred and eighty. v
Dne, and Of tho Independence !. of the Unit b
ted States, the one hundred and sixth. In
[signed1 CHRSTERA. ARTHUR, .,
By the President % i4iss slg =.
JAs.4G BLAINE, Sec'y Of State. fiiam g
esp !, Assd scene. v
AZ twenty minutes past. eleven two "
.losed carriages drove up to the east low it
I entrance Of the SenaB wing, and the 81
,ccupsnts alighted and paused up the pri- Gu
rats. stairway to the Vice. residents tco
,ooa. All the corridors and passage ways th
,pen the main floor of tho Aspate wing