Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-04

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augural address. The oath of office was an
nounced by a single gun, followed by national
/ salutes at the arsenal and at the navy yard.
| The President and his lady, after shis return,
received at their dwelling the visits of their
friends, of the heads OF departments, most of the
Senators and Representatives, OF all the foreign
ministers at the seat of government of strang-
1 tribute OF their undated respect to Mr.. and
! Mrs. Madison. The evening concluded with a
/ ball at DAVIS hotel reporter says of this in
| auguration:
THE difference said to have existed between
the two houses in respect to the appropriation
of the Represen tative chamber was rather for.
| tunate than otherwise, since it caused the cere-
mony of the President swearing fealty to the
the hearing, of all the people of the United
! States who chose to witness il. This, it appears
to us. is a mode far preferable to that of being
cramped up in hall, into which however eN-
tensive not more than four five hundred
people can possibly have admittance.''
| MR.. MONROE ) SECOND INAUGURATION.
In 1921 the 4th of March fell upon Sunday
and President Monroeiwas inau surated on Mon
Gay. the 9TH Although the day proved very
inclement. a great deal of snow having fallen
the previous night. an immense crowd thronged
| the doors of the Capitol. The ceremony took
place in the hall O! the House of Rep resenta-
| tves. On the entrance of the President. the
| music of the Marine btnd enliveued the scene.
The President was placed on the platform in
stood by his side during the delivery of his
speech. The judges of the Supreme Court,
| ITeSl0ent OF senate, speaker OF the House,
| the heads of departments, and many distin-
| guiShed military and naval officers were near
| him. The seats in the interior were principally
occupied by ladies, and around, above aud be-
| low were the people, who were admitted with
| out discrimination after the ladies and privi-
| legged persons were seated. Z.
| JOHN Quincy Adams Inauguration.
President Adams was inaugurated on Friday
the 4th of March, 1925, with similar cere-
monies to those sanctioned by Washington and
| Madison. A military escort and cavalcade of
| citizens accompanied Mr.. Adams and his pre-
| decessor to the Capitol, where the marine corps
received them with martial honors. Entering
the hall OF the House of Representatives, Mr.
Adams assembled the steps to the Speaker $
chair and took his seat. The Chief Justice was
in front of the clerks table. having before him
another table ON the floor ii the hail. On the
opposite side sat the remaining judges. with
| their faces to the chair. Mr.. Adams read his
when, as soon as ii was finished, q general plau-
dit commenced in the galleries. Tho President
the table. and received from the Chief Justice u
volume of the laws of the United States, from
Which ile read the oath Of office. Gen. Jackson
was present on the occasion, and was among
the earliest who took toe hand OF the President
shortly after one O'Clock the procession COM
menced leaving the hail The President was
then escorted back az be came. and on his ar
val at his residence received the compliments
OF q great many Of hfs friends.
Andrew 5ackson's Inauguration.
Wednesday, March 4, 1929, Gen. jackson,
dencd by the recent death of his wife, declined
an escort or IL rroce sion, and rode on horseback
to the Capitol. At halfpast IL O'clock the
Presidcn t-elcct appeared in the Senate Cham
Der, attended by the Marshal of the District and
the committee OF arrangements, and took his
seat Immediately in front of the secretary s
desk. The judges of the Supreme Court soon
after entered and were seated on the right of
the Prcsi ,ents CHAIR. The foreign ministers,
If4nu tE,nfr ,,I,
IN ne et. \ large I.uinbcr III ladies were
present and occupied seats in the rear of the
Tor members f the House OF Representatives
Al IL clock the SENATE aHjourned to the east
err portlco ii the Capitol, where. in the pres
ence of an immense cDncourse of Spectators
Illl ne the portice the steps, and the enclosure,
the President delivered his inaugural addtess:
and having concluded, the oath was admins
tered to him by Chief Justice Marshall. Statutes
were fired by artillery, stationed near the Capt.
toi, winch We're repeated by the forts, and at the
navy yard. When the President retired. the
procession was formed, and he was conducted
10 the w hite House.
The day of the Inauguration was one of the
brightest and bamiest OF the spring. Mr.. Web
ster wrote to friend: II never saw such q
crowd here before. Persons have come five
hundred miles to see General jackson and they
really seem to think that the country is rescued
from some dreadful danger"
PRESIDENT JACKsoN's RECONSIDERATION.
Monday, the 4th of March, 1888, President
jackson was re-inaugurated without pomp or
3remony. Accompanied by Martin Van
Buren,, ice-President-eect, he repaired to the
hall of the House of Representatives. where
each took the oath administered to him by the
venerable Chief Justice Marshall President
jackson then delivered brief inaugural adj
dress H s., ball was given in the evening at the
Van Buren'S Inauguration.
Saturday, March 4, 1887, Gen. Jackson with
his chosen successor by his side, left the White
House in the beautiful phaeton built of the
wood of the frigate Constitution and presented
to him by the citizens Of New York city, and.
preceded by q splendid escort of cavalry and in
fantry, with a fine hand of music, proceede ed to
the Capitol through Pennsylvania avenue. A
lovely day of the brightest sunshine gladdened
every heart. The avenue, more than q mile in
extent, was thronged with citizens from every
quarter of the union. An immense crowd filled
the square on the east front OF the Capitol. The
procession proceeded to the Senate Chamber,
when 1t was formed anew and proceeded, with
the two Presidents members Of the Senate, Cab
met and the foreign ministers in their splendid
the eastern porticO Mr.. Van Buren, then de-
livered his inaugural address in clear and i'm
pressive tones, and at the close the oath of office
was administered by Chief Justice fancy. The
procession returned to the White House. and
three days afterwards Gen. Jackson left for the
Hermitage.
MarrisOn's Inauguration.
Never before had there been such national
representation of grateful politicians here as
that which congregated from every section OF
the union to witness the inauguration of Presi-
dent Harrison Friday, the 4th of March,
1871. At 10 o'clock the procession moved
from the hotel where the General had rooms
under the escort of five uniformed companies
Then came battalion of officers and soldiers
who had fought under "Old Tippecanoe," fol-
lowed by the General mounted on a noble white
charger. A cavalcade followed, and as the pro-
cessOn moved down Pennsylvania avenue
deafening cheers greeted the whig President,
Arriving at the Capitol the President, Members
of Congress and others went to the platform
erected at the east front of the Capitol where
vious to delivering the closing sentences the
oath was administered by Chief Justice Taney
after which the President pronounced the re-
manning part of his address. The cannon then
announced to the country that it had new
Chief Magistrate. The procession then reform
dence, where thousands paid their personal re-
spects to him. The close of the day was marked
by salutes of artillery, and the evening by balls
several of which in the course OF the evening
| the President attended.
Tyler's Installation.
In consequence of the deceaSe of President
Harrison, on the 4th of April, 1S41, John Tyler,
Vice President, assumed the presidential chair.
AT twelve o'clock on the morning of April 6,
1871, the heads of the departments called at
his residence, when the President took and
subscribed to the following oath of Office:
do sOlemnly swear that will faithfully exc
cute the office of President OF the United States
and WILL to the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States. JOHN TYLER,