The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-10
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Snow began falling at an early hour
last night, and afterwards turned to
rain. 1T again turned to snow this
morning, but by 10 o'clock had
ceased falling. Stands have been
erected in all the reservatories of
Pennsylvania Avenue, and in front of
the stores, which will seat 5000 peo-
pie. Fifty thousand strangers are
in the city. AT an early hour, not
withstanding the snow and slush,
all Washington was abroad. Men,
women and children were hurrying
towards Pennsylvania Avenue to
witness the inaugural procession, or
to the Capitol to see the ceremonies
there. The city is handsomely dec
GRATED. The Executive Mansion,
State, War, Navy and Treasury De-
partment buildings, department of
Justice, Pension Office and all the
buildings along the Avenue from
the Capitol to the Executive Mansion
are covered with flags. The military
poured into the city all night, and
the first division was formed shortly
after 10 o'clock to escort the Presi-
dent and party to the Capitol. A
signal gun was fired at 10:45 A. NJ,
and it moved down Pennsylvania
Avenue in the following order:
Two platoons of police, Gen, Sher-
man, Grand Marshal and his staff,
twelve companies of the regular ar
tillery, four companies of marine
battalion, Cleveland troop of cav
airy, three four-horse carriages con-
tanning President Hayes, President
elect Garfield, Vice President
Wheeler, Vice President-elect Ar
thur, Senators Pendleton, Anthony
and Bayard, after the carriages came
a Philadelphia troop Of cavalry,
Knights Templar, four platoops of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
eight platoons of the Boys in Blue,
eight platoOns naval cadets, two
horse batteries regular battalion.
Washington Light Infantry, tour
companies colored troops Company
A, a battalion of the Second Color
ed Brigade, Hampton Cadets of Vir-
ginia, Langston Guards of Norfolk,
Virginia, Union Blues of Thomas
vile, Georgia, Rome Star Guards Of
Georgia, National Rifles, Capt.
Burnside's signal corps of tile
United States Army, Ninth New
York Regiment.
Gen. Garfield, after receiving the
oath of Office as President of the
United States, delivered the fol-
lowing
INAUGURAL ADDRESS,
Fellotc Citizens:-We stand to-day
under an eminence which overlooks
a hundred years of national life, a
century crowded with perils but
crowned with triumphs of liberty
and law. Before continuing the on
ward march let us pause at this
height for moment to strengthen
our faith and renew our hope by a
glance at the pathway along which,
orr people have travelled. 1t is noN
three days more than a hundred
years since tle adoption of the first
written constitution of the United
States. the articles of Confederation
are perpetual. The republic was
then beset with danger ON every
hand. 1t had mot conquered
place IN the family of nations. The
decisive battle for independence,
whose centennial anniversary
will soon be gratefully cele-
brated at Yorktown, had not
yet been fought; the colonists were
struggling not only against the arms
of that great nation, but against the
settled opinions of mankind, for the
world did not then believe that the
supreme authority Of the govern
ment could be safely entrusted to
the guardianship of the people for
themselves. We cannot over esti-
mate the fervent love of liberty, in
telligent courage, and saving COM
mon sense with which our fathers
made great experiment of self-gOv-
ernment when they would, after a
short trial, find that the confedera-
ton of states was too weak to meet
necessities Of the vigorous and ex-
panding republic; they boldly set
aside, and in its stead the national
union, founded directly upon the
will of the people and endowed with
full powers of self preservation, and
with ample authority for the accom-
plishment of its great objects, and
under this constitution, the bound
aries of freedom have been en-
larged, and foundations of order
and peace have been strengthened.
and the growth of our people in all
the bitter elements of national life has
indicated the wisdom of the founder
aud given new hope to their de-
scendants; under this constitution
our people long ago made them
selves safe against danger from
without and secured for their
marine and flag equality of rights
on all the seas; under this constitu-
ton twenty-five states have been
added to the Union, with constitu
tions and laws framed and enforced
by their own citizens, to secure the
manifold blessings of local self-gov-
ernment. The jurisdiction of this
constitution now covers an area fifty
times greater than that of the origi-
nal thirteen states. and population
twenty times greater than that of
1880. The supreme trial ofthe con-
stitution came at last under the tre-
mendous pressure OF the civil war.
We, ourselves, are witnesses that
the Union emerged from the blood
and fire of that conflict purified and
made stronger for all ahead.
The beneficient purposes Of good
government, and now ut the close OF
this first century of the growth with
inspirations of its history in their
hearts. Our people have totally re-
vived the condition of the nation.
passed judgment upon the conduct
and opinion of the political parties
and have registered their will con-
cerning future administration of the
government, to interpret and to exc
cute that will in accordance with the
constitution is the paramount duty
OF the executive. From this brief
review, it is manifest that the ma
ton is resolutely facing the front
resolved to employ its best energies
in developing the great possibilities
of the future, sacredly preserving
whatever has been gained to liberty
and good government during the
century. Our people are determin-
ed to leave behind them all these
bitter controversies concerning
things which have been irrev ocably
settled, and further discussion OF |
which can only stir up strife and de- |
lay onward march. The supremacy
of the nation and its laws should |
be no longer subject of detail, that |
the discussion, which, for half a CELL
tury threatened the existence Of the |
Union was closed at last by a
high court of war, by decree from