, 1889-03-06

senate chamber and In the presence of both
houses Of congress, heads of the departments,
foreign ministers and as many spectators as
could find room, he rose and said:
Fellow Citizens: / am called upon by the
votes of my country to execute the functions
of its chief magistrate. When the occasion
proper for it shall arrive, | shall endeavor to
express the high sense 1 entertain Of this dis
tinguished honor and Of the confidence which
has been reposed in me by the people of the
United States of America Previous to the
execution of any official act of the president,
the constitution requires an oath of office.
This oath | am now about to take in your
presence, so that IL it shall be found during
my administration of the government | have
In any instance violated, willingly or know
lngly, the injunction thereof, l may, besides
mourning constitutional punishment, DO sub
ject to the u~pbraiding of all who are now
witnesses Of this solemn ceremony"
Ohm ADAMS.
1t would seem that the young republic ex-
hausted its taste and capacity for ceremonial
display at the first Inauguration, for the con-
trast between that and several succeeding
was almost ludicrous. Furthermore, u great
deal of the pompa and pageantry of Washing
toms administration, the gilded coach with
coat Of arms IN the panel, the six white
horses, the half court dress and all that sort
of thing rapidly disappeared The country
was rapidly growing more democratic.
On the sth of February, 1871, John Adams,
acting as vice president, opened and counted
the votes which made hun president, an
~nouncing that there were for him II, for
Thomas jefferson GO, for Thomas Pnckney-
late minister to Great Britain-59, for Aaron
Burr 30, Samuel Adams 10, Oliver Ellsworth
IL, George Clinton 4, John James Iredell s,
George Washington 2, John King Q, Samuel
johnson Q, and Charles C. Pinckney 1.
On the 18th of March Mr.. Jefferson was
installed as vice president early in tho morn
ing, and took his seat as president of the SEN
ate. With them he proceeded to the repre-
sentatiyes' hall, attended by tho LENDERS
and a large audience of ladies and gentlemen.
In front of the speakers chair sat Chief JUS
tice Ellsworth and Justices Gushing, Wilson
and Iredell. Soon a loud cheering was heard
rolling along the street announcing the APP
proach OF Washington and the president
elect AS they entered the hall the audience
arose and greeted them with enthusiastic
cheers. Washington, when they had reached
their seats, read a brief valedictory. All
the writers 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-
livered his inaugural 1t was noted that
when he concluded and Washington left the
hall, nearly all the vast audience, and even
the members, followed him, and tho new pres
ident WINS left almost alone. And that even
ing the merchants of Philadelphia testified
their love for Washington by q splendid
banquet and other entertainments.
THOMAS
1t is rather curious that q matter so recent
and so fully described us the inauguration of
Thomas Jefferson should have been the sub
ject Of so much discussion. We now know
that it was the intention that he should pro-
coed in the usual state-that is, I'm a carriage
with four or six horses-to the Capitol, pre-
coded by the marshal and followed by
whatever civic societies should volun-
tecr; but as n matter of fact his
carriage did not arrive, and so he rode on
horseback, with only moderate state, and en-
tered the senate chamber Intended by the heads
of thedepartments, themarshal of the District
of Columbia, his officers and other officials.
In the last year of John Adams administra-
ton Washington city had become tho seat of
government Early in the morning on tho
4th of March, 1901, Aaron Burr took the oath
of office as vice president and acted as such
when tho senate and house assembled to re-
ceive jefferson. He vacated the chair before
Mr.. jefferson and occupied one on tho left,
Chief Justice John Marshall sitting on the
right. Mr.. Jefferson then delivered his in
augural, after which the 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 the first
JAMES MADISON.
On tho 18th of March, 1900, there was u
large assemblage to witness tho inauguration
OF James Madison, and some circumstance
connected with it attracted attention, among
others the fact that Mr.. Madison was clad in u
plain suit of black, all of which was of Ameri-
can manufacture. He went through the cere-
monies of the day with a solemn dignity. The
officers were seated as before, the vice presi-
! utub Ou LIZ ielL, IL SulSi JuSLIo ch ulS right,
Mr.. Jefferson accompanying him to the door.
The second administration of Mr.. Madison
began with almost exactly the same cereno-
mics
JAMES MONROE.
The Inauguration Of James Monroe, on the
18th of March, 1877, attracted n very large
crowd, especially from Virginia and the bor-
der states of the north. The ceremonies were
substantially the same as before. As the 18th
of March, 1921, fell on Sunday, the second in
auguration of Mr.. Monroe took place the next
day. The hall of the house was packed with
members and spectators; the city was crowded
with visitors from all parts of the country,
and the procession from the White House to
tho Capitol was very long and imposing.
JOB Q.
On March I, 1925, John Quincy Adams
was inaugurated as the sixth president of the
United States, and with Difference to what
was supposed to be his taste, tho marshal Of
the District of Columbia, the officials md citi-
zens Of Washington exerted themselves to
make the ceremonial extremely imposing. A