Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-03-10
GARFlELD'S INAUGURATION.
Transfer of the Executive Authority
from HAYES to Garfield.

guests. including a number of army officers
If high rank.
The routine business of the senate pro
'crded till about II 80, when the diplomat
c corps appeared at the main entrance and
lt once attracted universal notice rs they
filed down the center aisle in their gorge
DuS court costumes, respondent with gold
and silver embroidery and glittering with
decorations. Sir Edward Thornton head
ed the corps rs It's dean. Tie French, ltal-
ian and German ministers followed; then
came the Turkish minister wearing his red
fcZ and still more COnSpicuOuSly attired.
The full Chinese legation next appeared
and afforded fresh topic for the buzz of
comment in the galleries, alike by their
grave demeanOr and their red button man
larian hats and peacock feathers. y min
ute attcrward the supreme court OF the
United States was announced, and the JUS
tices headed by Chief Justice Waite and
clad in their robes Of office entered the
marching slowly down the cen
ter aisle, and took the seats prepared for
them in front and facing the rOStrum. EX-
Justice Swaync and Strong also entered
with their former colleagues. Shortly be-
fore IL o'clock Gen. Garfield nd President
Hayes entered The chamber arm in arm,
escorted by Senators PendletOn, Anthony
and liayard. the committee of arrange
mrntS, and followed by all the members of
the cabinet. As they proceeded down the
aisle ~ the seats reserved for them, the
senators and all other occupants of the
lloUr rose and remained Standing unit. they
had taken their seats. The galleries APP
paudpd by tlrclappinI 0t hands and W1y-
Ing of handirrrhicfS. The vice president
eject was next announced. lie was escort
ed by the Scrgcant-at-armS and Sena
PcndlctOm to seat at the right of Nrr
President Wheeler, amidst renewed hearty
applause, at the conclusion Of which he dr
livrrcd short address, and N'S
therrupOn seated. At this stag
of the proceedings the members of the
house Of representatives, headed by Speak
cr Randall, entered and took seats in a
body behind the diplomatic corps, filling
up all the space now rcmainngin any part
of the chamber. The hour OF T. III. having
arrived Vice President Wheeler delivered
the valedictOry, and the fOrty-SiXth con-
grrsS was declared at end, and the newly
inductcd vice president administered the
oath of office TO the SenntOrS-clect. This
work of organization being competed, il
was announced that the senate, supreme
court and invited guests would proceed To
the east pOrtico of the capitOltO participate
in the ceremonies Of the
INArGURATION OF THE PRESlDENT-ELECT.
\ procession was accordingly formed aud
all the late occupants of the floor Of the
senate proceeded through the corridors and
rOtunda to the place Indicated, in the fol-
lowing order: The marshal of the United
States supreme court and marshal Of the
District of Columbia supreme court, the
committee of arrangements, the sergeant
tt s,,fi l.
drnt-crCt, Gen. Arthur and Mr.. Wheeler
ana members of the senate, the diplomatic
corps, heads Of departments, members OF
the house of representatives, members
elect. governors and CX-gOvCrnOrS of states,
officers of the senate and officers of the
house. As the procession filed out through
the main corridor to the rOtunda, the crowds
pouring down from the galleries soon cauS
cd Il blockade, and finally breaking in upon
the procession merged with il and passed
on to the rOtunda, Il dense, confused mas
of senators representatives, diplOmatiSt'
and citizens. without much regard for pre-
crdrncr. On aching the main entrance
leading from HE rOtunda +" the platform
the pressure was relieved and the prcNidcn
tial party was enabled Ia reach the front
MES. GARFIELD,
Mrs. Hayes, Grm. Glrlicll'S MOTHER anI
ltIll'l ll'l'N w lll' IlllNN N'l' 'aA'lNlN III
crowd and Experienced considerable diili
Guilty in Tcacning the platform. At l2:3
the president reached his place AT the iron
tf the platform and took seat, with Chlr
Justice Waite upon his right and rN-PrtSl
dent Hayes upon his left. with senator
Pendlrtoh. Anthony ana !Hyard' Wili
| Immediately rChinI sat his mother, Mrs
Garfield. Mis-. Hayes and Vice prcSdrn
Arthur. At l2"ii Senator prndrtOa aros
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UNCOVERED HEAD
/ in a voice clear, distinct and calm, and wa
| plainly heard by every one upon tile Stan
| and for Il long distance on every hanu. II
! delivery of the message occupied fOrty-liN
minutes. At its conclusion the chccrin
was long continued and enthusiastic. Chic
| Justice Waite then administered the Oati
| 10 which CARTEL responded with rcvrrcn
| tial feryOr.
EX-PrpSidrmt Hayes Immediately prcSsc
| forward and congratulated his sllcrrsSO
and after him the presidents mot her an
wife, both Of whom he Salutcd with klS'
4 general scene Of congratulations an
hand shaking rnSucd, after which III
presidential party descended from I'll
/ llNllbIlll ny ~ III " llN NlNls Nt'N' NIl'A li'
cerdcd to the presidents room in the rea
of the senate chamber where a formal +,
cpptiOn took place. At 80 the party. cl
tcring their carriages, were driven to the
places in the procession which at | =
started upon its return to the White llOuS
TIrE IyArG1,rA Address,
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vu MN i''iiS ~. vI"r nT , Ia ",% nnfo,n co
tn,i,,, ii1 II tho nm,,SrJ I' morch Int ns nomse
tiiuillS .ilt nilw"iu mlaitu, w. "n P'",u ~,
faith and renew Our hope by Il glance
the pathway along which our people ha'
: travelled.
, II is now three days more than Il hu
drcd wears since the adoption of the fir
written constitution of the United State
| the articles of confederation and pcrpetl
+ union. The new republic was then hes
with danger on every hand 1t had II
. CONQUERED Il place in the family of nation
L The decisive battle of the war for ind
K pcndpncp, whose centennial amverSa
: will soon be gratefully celebrated at Yor
town. had not vet been fought. The ct
onists were struggling not only again
0 thr armies of Great Britain, but again
the settled Opinion of mankind; for t
q world did not believe that the supreI
authority of the government could be sat
iy entrusted TO the guardian ship of t
nconle themselves. We cannot Overesti
g nfn The frryrnt love of liberty or the int
- ligent courage of common sense wi
which our fathers made the great cXpe
ment 0f self government, When In
'" found after n short time that confede
cv nf states was too weak TO meet the nee
Stiles of glorious and expanding repl