The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-07
VOL. VII.
INAUGURATION.

Especial to the CAUeAsrAx.l
WAsHIEoros, d. c.,
Marcia 4th, 1853.
People began to soms in =ss-
tsrday evening and last night.
Just a. they would the evening
before . country hanging. Eve
lrything asd everybody vas In .
strain. II another Rip VsA
Winkls had Just awaken he
would have known that some
thing important was about TO
happen.
This morning tho weather
prophets looked around over
the darkening sky and shook
their heads, full Of owlish wis
dom, with much foreboding
Yes, they were right, 1t was 60
ing to be bad day. But moth
ing like rain could stop tho
American from seeing the quiet
though monentous change Of
tho management Of q mighty
government pass from the con-
troll of one great crystalized gal
laxy Of ideas to another. The
drops Of water that trickled
from the bunting and flags that
decorated Pennsylvania Avenue
as the President moved down
to the magnificent capital of a
powerful nation, might be gym
bolized as tears of regret, ON
one side, and tears Of Joy on the
other. Just one minute to Ia
O'Clock, the time for the 50th
Congress to adjourn, President
Cleveland, his Cabinet and the
Justices Of the Omitted States
marched into tho Senate Cham
ber. followed by President and
Vice-Prssident elect Harrison
and Morton, and the committee
on arrangements, ut the same
time the doorke eper announced
"Ths President and tho Presi-
dent elect Of the United
States" The galleries arose
land applauded. The hands OF
the clock pointed 1t IL. In
gals announced that the 5Ott
Congress was adjourned. Nor
ton ascended to the chair anl
called the body to order In sps
sial session and proceeded ts
swear In the new Senators. and
announced that the body woald
adjourn to the east steps Of thu
capital, whore the inauguration
ceremonies would taks place
In five minutes Chsif Justis,
Fuller had administered th'
oath Of Office and Harrison Wa
reading his Inaugural Address
while out through ths mist ant
rain could be seen thousands o1
, people standing under thous
ands of umbrellas. The oath o.
Office is as follows:
81 do solemnly swear that ] viii
faithfully execute the Office Of tn
President of the United States. ant
will 10 the best Of my ability up
hold, protect and defend, the Con
stitution Of the United States"
The new President commenc
ed his address in the following
> words:
FELLOW CITIZENs:-There Is n
, constitutional or legal Requirement
that the Presto ent shall take tn
oath Of Office in the presence Of tn
people, but there Is manifest an ap
? propriateness in the public induction
to Office Of the Chief Executiv
Office OF the nation, that from tn
/ beginning Of the government tn
people, to whose service the officia
oath consecrates the officer, hav
: been called to witness the solemn
, ceremonial. The oath, taken In tn
presence Of tho people, becomee
f. mutual covenant. The officer cor
? venants to serve the whole body Q
the people by . faithful execution
Of tho laws, so that they may be al
unfailing defsuse and security Q
, those who respect and observe them
and that neither wealth. station no
power OF combinations shall be abl
to evade their just penalties, or. t
wrest them from beneficent publ
purpose to serve the ends Of eruelt
or selfishness. Ny promise Is spoken
yours unspoken, but not less real an
solemn, etc.
[The Address is too long f.
|, ms to give in full, but you vii
|, ind q short analysis Of it on GU
editorial page.-ED.1