The Portland daily press., 1881-09-23

given below precisely as they appear in the
written minutes of the procee dings of the Sem
ate of the United States: The minutes are as
follows:
TUESDAY, April g. 1841.
Immediately after the decease of the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Webster, Jrs. chief clerk in the
Department of State accompanied by Mr..
Beall, an officer of the Senate, set out for the
residence of the Vice President, i a. Virginia,
bearing the following letter:
WASHINGTON, April 4. 1S41.
To John Tyler, Vice President of the United
States. Sir 1t has become our most pain
ful duty to inform you that William Henry
Harrison, late President of the UnitedsStates
has departed this life.
This distressing event took place this day, at
the Presidents mansion IN this city, at thirty
minutes before one 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 It'd
We have the honor to be. with the highest
regard, your obedient servants,
DANIEL WEBSTER,
Secretary of State.
THOMAS EWING,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Is Secretary. a OF War.
JOHN j. CRrrTENDEN.
Attorney General
FRANCIS GRANGER,
Postmaster General.
City of Washington, D. c., Wednesday, April
7. 1841.
By the extraordinary despatch used in send
ing the official intelligence to the Vice Presi-
dent at Williamsburg, and similar despatch by
him in repairing to the seat of Government
John Tyler now President of the United
States, arrived in this city yesterday morning
at five o'clock, and took lodgings at Browns
Hotel.
At twelve o'clock all the heads of depart
ments, except the Secretary of the Navy (who
has not yet returned from his visit to his fam
iy) waited upon him to pay their official and
personal respects. They were received with
all the politeness and kindness which charac-
terize the new President. He signifed his deep
feeling of the public calamity sustained by the
death of President Harrison, and expressed his
profound sensibility to the heavy responsibility
so suddenly devolved upon himself. He
spoke of the present state of things with great
concern and seriousness, and made known his
wishes that the several heads OF departments
would continue to fill the places which they
now occupy and his confidence that they
would afford all the aid in their power to ena-
BILE him TO carry on the administration of the
Government successfully.
The President then took and subscribed the
following oath of office:
do solemnly swear that will faithfully ex-
ecute the office of President of the United
serve, protect and defend the constitution of
the United States. JOHN TYLER.
Apru 6, 1S4l.
District of Columbia City and County of
Washington, Ss.-I, William Cranch. chief
Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of
Columbia certify that the abov John
Tyler personally appeared before me this day,
and, although he deems himself quail fed to
perform the duties and exercise the powers and
Office of President on the death OF William
Henry Harrison, late President OF the United
States, without any other oath than that which
he has taken as Vice President, yet as doubts
may arise, and for greater caution, took and
subscribed the foregoing oath before me.
AprI6, 1S41. w. CRANcH.
TAYLoR's DEATH.
The record OF Zachary Taylor's death and
tho succession of Millard Fillmore is as fol-
lows:
Zachary Taylor, President of the United
States, having deceased on Tuesday, the 9th of
July, 1850, and Congress being then IN session:
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
Wednesday, July 10, 1850.
The following communication received by
the secretary Of the Senate was read:
To the Senate of the United States-ln con-
sequence of the lamented death Of Zachary
Taylor, late President OF the United Sta tes,
shall no longer occupy the chair of the Senate;
and have thought that formal communica-
ton to the Senate, to that effect, through your
secretary, might enable you the more prompt
ly to proceed to the choice of presiding officer.
MILLARD FILLMORE
Washington, July 10, 1850. d
The following message was received from the
President of the United States by Mr. Fisher:
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of
Representatives: have to perform the mel
ancholy duty of announcing to you that 1t has
pleased Almighty God to remove from this life
70 oborx 'ou1O fafa Prqgidant 0f the United
States. He deceased last evening at the hour
of half past 10 O'clock in the midst OF his fam
lily and surrounded by affectionate friends,
calmly and in the full possession OF all his fac.
ulties Among his last words we're these,
which he uttered with emphatic distinctness:
81 have always done my duty-I am ready to
die-my only regret is for the friends L leave
behind me-"
Having announced to you, fellow citizens,
this most affecting bereavement, and assuring
YOU that it has penetrated no heart with deep
er grief than mine, it remains for me to say
that propose this day, at II o'clock, in the
hall of the House of Represen atives, in the
presence of both houses of Congress, to take
the oath prescribed by the Constitution, to en-
able me to enter on the execution OF the ONCE
which this event has devolved on me.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
Washington, July 10, 1850.
A similar message having been communicat-
ed to the House of Representatives, and the
necessary arrangements made between the two
houses:
At twelve o'clock meridian,
The President OF the United States, the
heads of departments, the chief judge OF the
Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, and
the Senate Of the United States having entered
the hall of the House of Representatives,
The oath of Office was administered to the
President by Hon. VIM. Cranch, chief judge
of the Circuit Court of the United States for
the District of Columbia.
DEATH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
The death of President Lincoln and the TAX
ing of the oath by Andrew johnson are thus
recorded
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10, 1865.
Sir-Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
United States, was shot by an assassin last ey--
ening at Ford's Theatre, in this city, and died
at the hour of twenty-five minutes after seven
o'clock this morning.
About the same time at which the President
wes shot an assassin entered the slck-chamber
of Hon. William u Seward, Secretary OF
State, and stabbed him IN several places-in
mortally, wounding him. Other members OF
the Secretary's family were dangerously
wounded by the assassin while making his es-
cape
of President has devolved, under the Constltu-
ton, upon you. The emergency OF the Govern
ment demands that you should Immediately
qualify, according to the requirements OF the
constitution, and enter upon the duties Oh
President of the United States. Ii you will
pie ase m AXE known your pleasure such arrang-
ments as you deem proper will be made.
Your obedient servants,
HUGH MCCULLoCH,
Secretary of the Treasury,
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War,