Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-04

rolling along The street announcing the ap-
proach of Washington and the president
elect. As they entered the hall tho audience
arose and greeted them with enthusiastic
cheers Washington, when they had reached
their seats, rad brief valedictory All
tho writer's Of that time described the scene
as singularly impressive and affecting
After Washington Mr.. Adams arose,
took the oath Of office, and at once de-
uvered his inaugural 1t was noted that
when he conc uded and Washington left the
hall, nearly al the vast audience, and even
the members, followed him, and the new pres
ident was left almost alone. And that even
ing the merchants of Philadelphia testified
their love for Washington by splendid
banquet and other entertainments.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
1t is rather curious that a matter SO recent
and SO fully df scribed as the Inauguration Of
Thomas Jeffe son should have been the sub
ject of so much discussion. We now know
that 1t was thu Intention that he should pro-
coed In tho us lal state-that is, in carriage
with four or six horses-to the Capitol, pre-
coded by the marshal and followed by
whatever civic societies should volun-
teer; but IS matter of fact his
carriage did not arrive, and so he rode on
horseback, with only moderate state, and en-
tered hesenate chamber attended by tho heads
of thedepartments, the marshal of the District
of Columbia, lis officers and other officials
In the last year of John Adams adElinistra-
ton Washington city had become the seat of
government. Early in the morning on the
4th of March, 1901, Aaron Burr took the oath
of Office as vice president and acted as such
whom the senate and house assembled to re-
ceive Jefferson. he vacated the chair before
Mr., Jefferson and occupied one on the left,
Chief Justice John Marshall sitting on the
right Mr.. jefferson then delivered his in
augural, after which tho oath Of Office was
administered by the chief justice, and with
out further ceremony the crowd dispersed
and congress adjourned
The second Inauguration Of Mr.. Jefferson
differed little from tho first
JAMES MADISON
On the 4th Of March, 1909, there was q
large aSsemhls Sc to witness the inauguration
of James Madison, and some circumstances
connected with 1t attracted attention, among
others the fact that Mr.. Madison was clad In a
plain suit Of back, oil Of which was OF Ameri-
can manufacture. He went through the cers-
monies of the day with solemn dignity. The
officers were seated as before, the vice presi-
dent on his left, the chief justics on his right,
Mr.. Jefferson accompanying him to the door.
The second administration of Mr. Madison
began with almost exactly the same ceremo-
mics.
JAMES MONROE
The inauSur alton Of James Monroe on the
4th Of March, 1877, attracted a very large
crowd, especially from Virginia and the bor-
dor states Of the north. The ceremonies were
substantially the same as before As the 4th
OF March, 1881, fell on Sunday, the second in
auguration Of Mr.. Monroe took place the next
day. The hal of the house was packed with
members and spectators; the city was crowded
with visitors from all parts Of the country,
and the process sion from the White House to
the Capitol WIS very long and imposing
JOHN Q. ADAMS.
On March 4, 1925, John Quincy Adams
was inauguratsd as the sixth president Of the
United States, and With Difference to what
was supposed TO be his taste, the marshal of
the District of Columbia, the officials and citi-
zans of Washington e1arted themselves to
make the cere nonial extremely imposing. A
very large boo y Of citizens were In attend
ance, and the reporters Of tho day did not fail
TO note that Mr.. Adams, like Mr. Madison,
was dressed in plain suit of black, wholly Of
Amsrioaa manufacture. After delivering
his inaugural, he took the oath, receiving the
congratulations OF a large number OF friends,
and Immediately proceeded to his room and
wrote the mes sage sending the names of his
cabinet to the senate. And with him ended
a great deal of the peculiar old ceremonial
connected with the president, as with him
ended, strictly speaking, the formative, or,
as It Ia sometimes called, revolutionary period
Of American history.