The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-23
INAUGURATION OF JEFFERSON,

1t was Not MS Simple liz Rlchelisu Robin
son Would Ilavo the People believe.
HodsinOt0n cor. Of u. Fia.Iurqh 7Yua.
The Inauguration Of President Jefferson
WIS not such an unostGntatious affair rs
"Richelieu" Robinson, Of New York, who
wants Jeflersonian simplicity to CHARGE
terize Cleveland's inauguration, would
have you believe II TO have been. Jefferson
was first elected President, by the House
OF Representatives, February 18th, 1901.
lie WINS ihnugurated March .ith, of that
same year, in this city. large bodies Of
citizens were present from q adjacent towns
and districts.
The day was ashercd In by q discharge
OF cannon by the Washington artillery.
At about ten o'clock in the morning n
company Of riflemen and artillery paraded
IN front OF the. house where the newly
elected President stopped. At l2 o'clock
Jefferson with citizens and members of
Congress went to the Capitol. His dress
was that ola plain citizen, and he wore no
badge OF office. As he entered the Cant
tol there was another discharge OF artillery.
As Jefferson entered the Senate chamber,
where Senators and Representatives were
assembled, all present arose. Aaron Burr
occupied tlicchair OF the Senate, being the
newly elected Vice President. He, too,
arose and gave his seat to Jefferson. A
few moments OF silence interviewed.
when the new Iresidend stood and
began the delivery OF his address. When
he had ended he sat n few moments In
silence and, again rising, approached the
clerks table. where the oath OF Office was
administered by the Chief Justice. The
audience retired and Jefferson, accom-
panied by the Vice President, Chief JUS
tice and the heads OF the departments, 10
turned to his stopping place. lie was
there visited by n number OF distinguished |
citizens. The remainder of tho day was |
devoted tofcstivity, and ut night the town !
was generally illuminated.
Tho audience that assembled in the SEN
ate Chamber was the largest that I'D 10
that time had gathered in Washington,
The absence OF eX-Prcsident Adams and
Theodore Sedgewick, then Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, was conspicu-
Gus. Both had left Washington at day
light OF that morning.
Tho inauguration was celebrated in |
Philadclphia, New York, Baltimore, vii.
mington and Norfolk. In PHILADELPHIA n
procession was formed, and after march
Ing through the streets went to the Ger
man Reformed Church. A band played
the Jefferson march 1.-THE march fiend was
then alive. The music was followed by
the reading OF the Declaration OF Indie
p%endence, and an oration-a regular 18th
oil July programme. On the outside the
noise was kept up by the ringing OF bells
and the firing OF artillery. The ships at
the wharves were dressed with flags and
streamcrs.
In Norfolk, Va, the celebration was of a
more elaborate character. 4 country
belle represented the Goddess OF Liberty,
labeled: Behold Liberty ut the point OF
DEATH" She was surrounded by five fig
ures. :
The first WAS q man magniicently |
adorned. In his hand he held a sceptre,
and on his head he wore n CROWN. lie
was labeled: "Divinc right"
The second was n woman, fat and ruddy,
with a mitre on her head, and labeled:
''Tythes."
The third WINS m armed soldier with a
bayonet pointed Mt the breast OF Liberty,
He was labeled: 81 will stab my enemy.h
The fourth was q statesman holding q
bundle OF papers endorsed and placed in
the following order: Funding, banking,
excise, stump act, British treaty, army,
navy, seditions act, alien act, l~oaning,
bankruptcies, si%necures, war, consolation,
monarchy and hierarchy. He was labeled:
Energetic government"
The fifth was IN orator. He addressed
the multitude of spectators and said:
That tpointing TO Liberty is a
Jacobin, a disorganizer, a friend to Franco,
an atlleist-disregard her tears.
AT this moment Il trumpet blew and a
courier riding up proclaimed: Jefferson
is President Liberty then resumed her
wonted %intrepidity and the labels Of the
FIVE figures, were thrown away. The null
titude cried out: 1--WE are the ~votaries Of
Liberty and will destroy her enemies"
The enemy flew to her for protection,
broke the sccptre, trampled the crown and
mitre into the dust, -disarmed the soldier,
tore the papers OF the statesman and look
ed contemptuous upon the orator.
AT this juncture OF this interesting cir
Gus, sixteen beautiful young ladies APP
peared, each having a badge representa-
tive of n State. They knelt in n circle with
arms locked, and directed the most fer
vent alteration towards the guardian angel
OF America, who stood bowling over them
and pointing ut -"Union" in the center.
The angel was labeled: "Union can only
be maintained by preserving Liberty"
And thus endeth Jeiierson's %inaugurn-
ton. Cleyelsnd's will scarcely be like
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