The sun., 1889-04-28


shores OF Long Island and Jersey and Staten
Island reverberated with the cennonade from
the Battery. The city became 80 noisy that - it
sesmsd is Il T9Hd be Jared from s actual
Ing the first President had boon finished.
WASHINGTON returned to the Senate chamber.
and when the two Houses were seated he spoke
the first inaugural address.
FELLOW CITIZENS OF TIE SENATE AND OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,: Among tho vicis-
sit,ldes si incident to lie no event could have
nlod me with greater anxiety than that OF
which the notitlcatio ion wns transmitted by your
order and received on tho l4th day Of the pres
by my country, whose voice l can never hear
but with veneratlon and love, from retreat
ton and in my falterine hopcs with an n ilnmu- i
table decision rs the asylum of my declining
years-a retreat which was rendered more
addition Of habit. Of inclination. and oil fire.
lucnt Interruptions in health. TO tho gradual
e It ana 1y t9 on the 9as
TO which my country called mo, hcing sufficient
to -, awaken in the Wisest ana most ex; ;
scrutiny in, its qualifications. could not
but oyerwhelm mo with despondcncy. who,
nheTmG nn psTG5 IN ns rnn2Wmenis Mt m cT r9 narre
trat!on. ought 10 be peculiarly CONSCIOUS of his
own Deficiencies. In this conflict of emotions
study to collect my duty from a Just appre-
Giat3n he OF S eyery c,rG4misanre is, ey Thick it
executing this task, have Ee"n too ''i much
swayed By n careful remembrance of former
instances or by an at'cctionate sensibility to
my ny, tiia citizens, have t6once too little con. ~
ccaled my incapacity as well AZ Discrimination
T"r n9 Wef W I Fd by aTS fet9ES S
held me, and its consequence be Judged by my
country with some share OF partality III which
such being the impression under which I
have, in obeticnce to public demands. repaired
to the present station. il Will be peculiarly i'm
ylr1 n n n rot nT uIt far
vent upIlicnions to that Almighty Being who
rules over the universe. who presi les in tho
can supply every human defect, that His bene,
diction may be secured to the liberties and
happtness Of the Ecopls ol The United States-a
Government instituted hythemselycs for these
essential purposrs-,and NAV enable every in
strument emrloycd in, this Administration TO
execute with success the functions allotted 10
his charge. In rendering this homage to tho
great Author OF eyory public and private good.
assure myself that it expresses your senti-
ments not less than my own, and all those of
my fellow citizens at large not less han either.
n" ne"pf2 can be si,b ho4nd 10 TO- aekn0wledss
The affairs of men more than the pncplo Of the
United states. Every step by which they have
advanced TO the character of an. independent
some token OF proyidentia agency: and in tho
important Enyointion Just nccomrlis!ed. in the
and voluntary consent of SO many
distinguished communities from which tho
evont has resulted, 1 Gann.t bo Gomnared with
been established without some return of pous
gratitude along with an humble anticipation
presage. Those rcfIcctio arising out Of the
present crisis, have formed themselves too |
slronsly In my mind 70 o. G9 IsnrGreSISed Y"u vii
ernment Is under an influence by which tho |
Of a new and free government can
NY by the article estabiIshiHg tho Executive
Department. 1t IS made the duty Of tho Prcs-
dent to recon mend to your consideration such
"a la "a and
pedient' The circumstances under which l |
now meet you will preclude me from entering
great constitutional charter. under which You
are assemtlcd: and which. in defining your
powrIs iesspa'es 4; "a the Object M e Which M your at
,istcnt with those cirrumstnpcos ci and far moro
'ongeninI with the, fccIings which actunte me
% all bsttute in place of y recommendation
# particular measures. tho tribute that is
!ur 10 the talents. the rectiuic, and patriot.
sm which ado'n the characters srlccloI! 10 ad-
wise and adprt thnn. In thero LunOTGulo uunl-
llrations ] behold tho sUrc"t plou-rs: that is
IN one side 10 or'll prejudice or attachments;
nisdircc tho comprehensive and equal eyo
Yhich ought 10 watch over lliS great assem-
liipf that h" foundation o! our national policy
viii bn .&id III pure ana immutnhIo pTlu"iIdcs
'i rrirat" morn.i'y; anu the pnrmnncn Of
rec gorernm"nt hr "\"mpnioi by all attrb-
ltes which can win t!ra ions II ith cili ifcns
md ,onm'ud The rcsprtDf a.. world. dW"li
in, ," lcrr is no truth m"rr thornq:hly e,tlh-
iaE Il than thGi tGrrc rNiSr in the economy
md cuUr-e al nature an lndi-sr.u o III 'on be-
wean NirLC an! hnUil hc'wcun ,'liy and
LnyAnrRgr, between tHe - 'nllinc hlaXlws Of nn
Quest and nIp.nnnihou~ r"tcy, AID tGc tolId
"Wrr - ul IUhl lic rro i"rllY and '"iicfy: "lacG
'o "LGHt u hr no -"-' i'rr7Hii"' mat the
,Gos OF h"avrn rHG L"ycr ho ~
,ert"j ON Il nation ',ai d,sr""HrIE tlin c'"r.
,uj rules % order Grd rLlt, Whi.l. nray"n
'-rii nH- ordained; HAa AZ inp rr, =, A.
ion o n ,lcI" IRE rr iiE'r an' IN" "'n-t.
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y! tp your care II Vii rcIlaiu 10 lur lWug-
neat t. icri'tc how Tar An "h"rci-" ~ an O,ca-
i"nal 10 rrr d"lCEa.,i hy tho i!lth article of