Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-14
Pr-stcenS -ssswsr Cleveland and pr~,1sn- s,.r,
Benjamin Harrison
Nice-Prsssfens Morton AMI the Secretary Of IN.
senate.


Then came the members Of tns senate. two
and two. headed By senator Edmund. and SEN
ator Ingalls,. the members ot the ei2loruatsr
corpss Inc heads of departments. the General
or me army aud The Admiral az the navy: mem
ocrs or the House ot Representatives led bv
Ex Speaker Carlisle aud General John b. CLARK
the ex-eierk 0f the House. and following them
the distinguished guests and other. sho haa
occupied seats In the senate
me PROGRESSION passed through the rotunsia OF
me CHpitoL 10 the main entrance on the east
Iront and cut upon the great platform which
had been erected on she central purticu. A.
the President AMI the Presi,l-nt-ei appeared
they were greeted With cheer after cheer from
me dense thrung that surrounded the platform
ine steps and the porticos at the north and
south ends Of the Capitol we're black with pco.
pir- while every window Of the great bdiIfns
irameu group Of faces. The procession moved
% tne fr0nt Of the portico. the President and
frrsident'elect taking seats reserved for thr IN
az the front Of the stand, the Chief Justice
on their right and the sergeant at arms
OF The senate on their left. The committee OF
arrangsments occupied seats next to them.
Hon. Hanabal Hamlin and the Associafe-Jus-
uces OF the Supreme Court. the e-President.
secretary and memEers Of the Senate IN the
right On the lsft sat tina members Of the dip
lomatic corps. the heads Of departments snd
o. hers, N the rear the members and members
elect Of the House. ami beh MI them those per
sons who had occupied places in the galleries.
When all had been settled. the Pres drn t-el cot
arose and thu Chief Justice administered 70 "a
the oath OF orrce The great crowd on the plat
for11 rose AMI remained standing With uucov
cred heads during this ceremony As tn. PreSi.
dent bowed his had aEd kissed the open Book
thf. crowd cbeer.I a-asn and .<1in Turning
rom the Chisf-Ju>tice - the little rostruru
that hal ocen er cied Ia 'front.' OF the stand
President Harrison began the delivery OF his
Inaugural Address. He said:
THE ISAUGCRxL ADDRESS
There is no constitutional or Iegislafi,. re-
quirement that the President shall take the
oath of Office in the pls.Selce OF IN us,tnle
But there n 80 Inauifest approprisr r-neSS in
the public induction Ia offir. of the Chirf
Executive offcer OF the Atom that from The
beginning OF tine Government the people Ia
whose service the Official oath consecr.ifes the
officer, have been called IA tae~s the ssie,n n
ceremonial The oath tax n in the prescnt.a
OF the people becomes a mutual covenant the
oiiicer covenants to serve the whole body OF
The people by faithful execution OF the Laws
so that hey may be the unfailing defens.
a'i ~eiurity of those who respect and observe
tl',tii. .a that neither wealth. station nor the
power of comi. 1atian salil be ahle to eva ie
their Just penaifle~- or TO w-rst them fran 4
h"iit hcent pIhlie pirpG-. 20 serve the ends OF
cruel or sei;isiincss. NJ PROMISE is spoken ::
yours unspossen. bur not the less real aa!
solemn. Tue peop OF every State have ler3
their repr -Scnt;ltivg- Surely I 10 not n, = n.
te-pret the spirit OF the occasion when | as
snme that the whole b0dyof the people covenant
with me AMI with each other to-day ~ support
and defent the Cons tuition aud the Union oi
the States. 70 yield willing obetiierce to all
the laws AMI each To every other citi
zen his equal civil and polite al
rights. Entering thus solemny into
covenant with each Other. Elay reverentIy
invoke and confidently expect the favor and
help OF Aim ghty God, that He will give 20 me
wisdom strength and fidelity. and 10 peo-
pse spirit OF fraternity and a love Of right
e0usness and peace.
This occasion derives peculiar interest from
the fact that the presidential term, which be
gins this day, the twenty-s xth under our
Constitution. The rrst inauguration OF Presi-
dent Washington took place New York,
where Congress was then sitting on the tnir-
tieth day OF April. f77g having been dsfsxrsf by
reason OF delays attending the organ xation Of
the Congress and the CANVASS of ths electoral
vote.