The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05
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THE ELL TO PLACE GEN. GRANT on THE
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Special to the VIRGINIAN.

Liz preparations WHICH, nave DGcll matte
in advance ,of the events. of to-day are
pronounced by knowing ones to be more
| elaborate than ever before. The princi-
pal streets are decorated with bunting,
flags and original designs in almost endless
variety. Pennsylvania avenue presents
motley appearance. 1t is one black mass
of humanity. swaying this way and that,
while above them float innumerable, flags
and notices, making a brilliant upper-lin-
ing to the black cloud beneath. Nearly
every house on both sides of the great ave-
nue. for mile is hung with banners, fes-
| TONED and garlanded from basement to
roof. On either side Of the street thous-
ands of seats rise one above the other
These seats literally cover every govern
ment reservation from the Treasury to the
| capitol. Some are provided with roofs,
but;the majority are open to the chances
Of the weather, the patriotic Democrats
| having been ''out in the cold7 so long that
they can stand any kind of exposure until
after to-day. In addition TO these tempo
| rary stands for the public use a'great abun-
dance of private stands have been erected
| by shop keepers and others who have eligi-
| BILE sites on the avenue. Hundreds OF
| them rise on either side as far as the eye
| can reach. They are fairly decorated with
| national colors, with here and there for
eign flag to give variety to the wilderness
Of bunting.
| Last night the jam was unprecedented.
Everyissinch of available space, cots in
clnded, had been taken days before, at the
hotels and... boarding houses. 1t is esti-
mated that a hundred thousand strangers
sought accommodations last night, and rs
thecapacity ofsthe city does not exceed
| half that number, thousands availed them
selves of the nearness OF Baltimore and
| Alexandria, whilst thousands of others
| sought shelter under the.eaves of houses
and wherever the son of man might find q
temporary rest.
1t was fully half past twelve when Pres
| ident Cleveland appeared at the east side
of the Capito, to deliver his inaugural adj
dress. A vast sea Of upturned faces greeted
him. stretching far out beyond the limits
of trumpet, much less a human voice.
| Cleveland is not handsome man. His
| face is heavy; his jaws hang down the
expression is not pleasant. 1t was try
ing ordeal through which he had to pass.
Few men could have worn pleasant eN-
preston in meeting it. The sun was
shining full down upon his uncovered head
with almost q June heat, and the effort to
| reach as many hearers as possible was not
an easy task. His manner is earnest and
impressive ennnciation distinct and very
clear. During the first fifteen minutes of
his speech, a Valley man merely listening
would have imagined that John Paul was
again on the stump. There is 4 striking
similarity in the enunciation Of the two.
The address was generously cheered
throughout, especially on the Chinese and
Neutrality-suspicious., but it dwindled down
to very mild approval when the Civil Ser
vice chord was struck.
THE ADDRESS.
Felloav Citizens = In the presence of this
vast assemblage of my countrymen, am
about to supplement- and seal by the oath
which l shall take, the manifestation OF
the will of great and free people. In the
exercise of their power and right OF self
government they have committed to one
of their fellow citizens a supreme and
sacred tralst, and he here consecrates
himself to their service. This impressive
ceremony adds little to the solemn sense
of responsibility with which | contemplate
the duty owe to all the people of the
land. Nothing can relieve me from
anxiety lest by any act OF mine their IN
terestS may suffer, and nothing IS needed
to streagthen my resolution to engage ev
cry faculty and effort in the promotion OF
their welfare. Amid the din OF party
strife the peoples choice was made, bat
its attendant circumstances have demon
strated a new strength and safety OF a gov
eminent by the people. Each succeeding
year it more clearly appears that our DEM
ocratic principle needs no apology, and
that in its fearless and faithless applica-
ton is to be found the SJlrest guaranty OF
good government. But the best results,
in my opinion, of a government wherein
every citizen has q share, depend upon n
proper limitation OF purely partizan zeal
and effort, and q correct appreciation OF
the time when the heat of the partizan
should be merged in the patriotism OF the
citizen. To-day, the executive branch OF
the government is transferred to new
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less ail oolecG OIL Ineir alecol9na.e So.iol ~
Iuue: AZ tnls ho1r tle allil W SUE; vi
pontlcal strlfe, Jhe plGIefness OF palt lAail
cereal, and the eXtltablon OF plrtihith
triumph should Oe supplanted ny ;ul uil,
gradglng acqulescence III tne popular VIII
ana sober, CONSCIENTIOUS concern TOT Ifle
general veal. Moreover, II from TINS hour
we cheerfully and honestly ABANDON all
sectional prejudice and dlstrust and de-
termlne with manly confidence III one an
other to work out harmoniousiy the
achievement OF our national destiny, we
shall deserve to realize all the DEMENT'S
which our happy form OF government can
bestow. On this suspicious occasion we
may well renew the pledge, OF our deyo,
ton to the con stitution which, launched
by the founders of the Republic and con-
secrated by their" prayers and patrlotlc de-
votion, has for almost century borne the
hopes and the as pirations OF a great people
through prosperity and peace and the
perils of domestic strife and vlclssltudes
By the father of his country our constitu- |
tion was commended for adoption as the
result of Spirit OF amlty and mutual
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