The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-04-08
DNAueuRATioNs.

Z 0NoWu1 &c Previous Aunlra or tne Kind
The Inauguration Of President Cleve-
land was the tweuty-ffth in the list Of
Presidential inaugural ceremonies ia
the United States. The first inauguro-
ton occurred in New York City, the
oath Of Office being administered to
General Washington in Federal Hall
on the 18Th of April 1789 on the site Of
the present Sub-Treasury building.
Washington's journey from Mount Yer
non TO New York was triumphal
progress of ten days duration. He re-
ceived special welcomes at Alexandria,
Georgetown, Philadelphia, Trenton,
New Brunswick and Elizabeth. The
city of Washington was then undreamt
Of The Philadelphians provided lavish
decorations and illuminatiOns, and ut
Trenton a triumphal floral arch was
erected, and a party of ladies' young
and old met the General with flowers
| and songs. From Eliznbethport to New
York the General proceeded by barge.
and was received in the city with great
] iov and many enthusiastic dcmOnstra-
tions. His second Inauguration in 1893
/ took place in the Senate Chamber in In
dependence Hall, Philadelphia. and was
attended by little pomp. The room
was fnll Of spectators, but the capacity
| of the hall was small and forbade any
| great public demonstration.
John Adams was sworn in at Pllila.
delphia in 1897 in the House Of Repre-
| sentotives before as large an audience
as the room would hold and with CON
! siderable pomp and display.
Thomas jefferson, in 1901. took sea
sion to show his disapprOval of this stylo
of procedure, and his Inauguration,
which was the first one celebrated in
this city, was characterized by great re.
publican simplicity. He went to the
| Capitol in company with but a few
! friends, and dressed in very plain
! CLOTHES; but the story Of his hitching
lhis horse to a fence in front of the build.
ing and walking up the hill is probably
Ia myth. Notwithstanding the simplicity
there was a small procession and somC
ARTILLERY salutes and illuminations. JEFF
tfersOn's second Inauguration was still
more quiet.
Ii Madisons first, in 1909, on the con
.trary, was quite lively. The day was
fine, contrary to rule, and a good many
strangers were present in the city
lMadison's second, in 1918, was agar
favored by the weather bureau of the
period, and there was a big procession
with salutes and other accOmpanimeuts
In 1917 President Monroe was escorted
to the Capitol by a troop of horsenen OF
horseback, and initiated the custom o
delivering the inaugural address anC
taking the oath on a pOrticO outside o
the building. 1t was mild, radian
dav, and we are informed that never be
fore was there such a crowd in Wash
ingtOn, by which term the gathering o
from 5000 to 5000 people were de
scribed by the chrouiclers of that time
On the second Inauguration of MOnro
the weather was so vile that the cere
monies were relegatCd to the HOus
Chamber.
John Quincy Adams, in 1925, wa
also sworn in in the House. There wa
a large procession, and the scene wa
impressive.
Andrew JacksOn's induction to offic
in 1929 attracted a tremendous GROVE
for those days to the city The secont
Inauguration of Old Hickory was les
boisterOus, and the ceremonies Occurret
in the House.
Van Buren, in 1887, was greeted b
fine weather and a large but well-be
laved crowd.
In 184l the popular excitement Incl
dent to the accession of Harrison wa
intense, and Washington was crammet
with visitors from all parts of the COuu
try. The day was gloomy but mild
and the avenue was thrOnged when tn
procession, the longest on record up Il
that time, passed by.
In 1845 Polk had very inclemen
day, but the procession was larger thar
ever, and included several organization
from neighbOring States. The previou
parades had consisted mainly of loca
troops.
In spite of the rancOr attending tn
political revolution in lS49, the persona
popularity of Zachary Taylor rendere
the multitude peaceful and good ma
tured and his Inauguration was on
Df the jOllest and most brilliant o.
record. AS many as twenty-eight ca
loads of outsiders entered the city o.
the Sd of March, a mass of humanit
altogether unprecedented here at tina
time.
The advent of Pierce in 1858 wa
lmarred by cold weather, snow and win
and the pageant suffered somewhat i
consequence. He created a favorabl
impression by reciting his inaugura
speech, half an hour long, entirely froT
memory, a feat which President ClevC
land, it is said, proposed to duplicate.
With Buchanan, in 1857, came an
other tremendous crowd The nigh
, before the 4th of March the city wa
wide awake until dawn. There wer
fireworks, several balls, and all nigh
sessions OF Congress, and thousand
paced the streets all night or slept o
the ground, being unable to procur
lodgings. The procession was exceed
ingly imposing,
The troublesome war times ensueC
and Lincoln's two inauguratiOns wer
3 beset by suspicious, rumOrs Of assass
nation, preparations against attacE
fears of bloOdshed and general uneas
! ness. In 1861 the day was cold, cloud
and cyolOniC. The procession move
on without disturbance Lincoln wa
, pale and wan but made a deep impre,
I sion by mis- speech.
D In 1865 there was a heavy storm {
wind and rain during the day, and tn
l | exercises were comparatively unsati
] factory owing TO this circumstance, an
! also 10 the behavior of Vice Presider
- johnson and the popular irritation o
] "a. a Hr.HA IL. L.