The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-07-27
TAKING THE OATH.
First Inauguration of Washing
ton as President.
How He Was Sworn In, the
Parade and Festivities.

first President of the United States int,
his exalted station
The Presidents house in New Yorl
was IN the most fashionable part of tn,
city-No. l Cherry street, a few door,
from Franklin square. 1t was formerly
occupied by Samuel Osgood. Washing.
ton remained there during the first sea.
sion Of Congress. But the accommoda.
tiohs were so limited that three of his
Secrctarles-Coloncl Humphreys, Thomas
Nelson, and Robert Lcwis-were OBLIGED
to content themselves with one room
Tobias Lear was his principal secretary,
and the rest of the household consisted
of Mrs. Washington, her two children
and Major Jackson.
AT nine o'clock in the morning every
church was filled with congregation
lmploring the blessing Of heaven on the
new government. At noon Colonel
Lewis brought up the same detachment
OF military to attend the President that
had escorted him on his landinr. and
they formed in the vicinity of his house
IN Cherry street. When the General
appeared ''sonorous metal BLOWING mar
tial sounds was the signal for the nro.
ceSslon to move. Through Queen.
Great Dock and Broad streets it wound
ITS way until it arrived in front of the
building called Federal Hall.
The site of Federal hall il now ocor
ped by the Cnitel State, sub-treasurv. /
Here stood the first city hall, erected in
lou, and an unsightly building it was.
But when it was decrecd that Congress
should SIT IN New York, VI. L'Enfant
the French architect, built a noble edi-
nee for It's accommodation and the old
city hall was demolished. 1t was de-
termincd that the ceremony of admins.
'ering the oath should take place IN the
open space in front of the senate cham.
Der, which was on the second story of
the new building and in full view of
The people who should assemble in Wall
street and Broad street as spectators.
Federal Hall projected into Wall
street. but permitted foot passengers to !
continue their promenades through an :,
lrched way. Over this arcade was bal.
'ony' the pedimont projecting over,
Which was supported by four massive
'oric pillars, dividing the open space
nto three parts and forming an area
lmilar In that respect to the divisions in q
'aphaers Beautiful Gate of the Tenn. L
lie, as it has been described. Its front d
'as upon Broad street, which was Ter. d
MATED by 1t, and consequently persons II
the balcony would be in full view u
ON that street. I
when the procession reached this
ONT 1t was divided into two parallel a'
mes, facing inwardly, and President
aShinSton passed through with n
ately and solemn tread, attended bv II
nm Jay, General Knox, Chancellor It
and other distinguished citi- ~
Ms They were conducted first TO the ~
nate Chamber, where the President
,ct was introduced to both Houses as "'
mbled in convention to receive him va
fence he was conducted to the gallery "o
terrace, just mentioned, overlooking CIT
two streets in which the multitude IN
d assembled. wo
The volunteer companies of infantry pia
re drawn up in front of the hall. on IN
all street. A troop of horses uni An
med and equipped much after the PF'
inner OF Lees and Sheldon's Dragons, ant
re prominent figures. or the foot Ora
dlers the mcst conspicuous were two Ch'
npanies o. grenadicrs, one of which la'
composed Of the tallest Youths If I'm
CITY and the other was the companv ury
Germans commanded by CAPTAIN inc
iba, many of whom had L., Ms
les Of The Prince of Hesse- Cassel and Lad
er petty sovereigns in the German Lao
ties. The first were dressed in bre
p with red facings and gold MRS
81 ornaments; cooked hats, with van
te feathers, with waistcoats and MIS-
'che' and black CATERS or spattcr LAW
les. close huttopo1 fro,,, A.. For,