Evening star., 1897-01-23

he' 'iis reversal OIL the telescope shows a
picture In all essential points much like the
proad canvas spread before our view today
his eIhpryo nation was waiting with anX-
iety' ana yet with strong faith, the COM
pletlon of the organization of the federal
pody by the Inauguration of George Wash
| lngton as the first President of the United
states, which event the honest men of the
whole country contemplated with feelings
of singular felicity, for they believed that
1t meant the commencement of good gov
ernment-the best of blessings-under ia
vorable auspices.
But in one particular there is most
striking contrast between the two pictures.
Now the papers of the national capital are.
and have been for the past month, filed
with accounts of the preparations for the
various ceremonies which are to attend the
inauguration of our next President but
one must search with all diligence to find
any notice in the papers of New York even
SO short time as three weeks before Of
any preparation for the first inaugural
ceremonies, and when this first notice is
1ound 1t states in few words that his ex-
cellency, John Adams-'.the glory of our
tBoston) town'-had lately received an ele-
giant suit of American broadcloth mann
factured at Hartford, Conn.,, in which he
was to make his appearance as Vice Pres
1Gent of the United States
This note appeared Oh the same day on
which the votes for President were count ed
IN the Senate chamber by his excellency
John Langdon Of New Hampshire who had
been chosen president pro tenn of the Sen
ate, while at the same hour in the House
of Representatives Mr.. Madison of Vir-
slnla was Offering his resolution from the
House as committee OF the whole
That the following duties ought to be
levied on goods wares and merchandise
imported into the United States "On
Cni rif
sugars, etc. And two days later Mr.
Smith appeared before this committee of
the whole with petition from the trades
men, manufacturers and others of the
town of Baltimore, praying the attention
OF Congress to American manufactures
Nothing further is heard OF any prepara-
tion for the inaugural ceremonies until
April Is, when the House committee to
whom had been referred the matter of the
pl oper ceremonial of receiving the Presi-
dent and Vice President reported that Mr..
Osgood, TIE proprietor of the house which
had been lately occupied by the President
of Congress, should be requested to put the
said house and the furniture therein in
proper condition for the use of the Press-
dent of the United States, to provide for
his temporary accommoda ton at the ex-
pense OF the government. And that COM
mittee of three members of the Senate and
five members of the ouse should receive
the President at such place as he should
embark from the New Jersey shore for
New York, and should conduct him with
out form or ceremony to the house ap-
pointed, and that al time convenient to
himself both houses of Congress should
receive him.
In the matter of the reception of the
Vice President the same committee re-
ported that committee of two members
from the Senate and three from the House
Should wait upon the Vice President of the
United States as soon as he arrived in the
city and congratulate him upon his safe
arrival.
To Receive the President.
On April 20. only ten days before the date
of the Inauguration of this, the first Pres
icent Of the new republic, the governor of
New York and the principal officers of the
state and city of New York met and
agreed upon the arrangements for the part
they were to take in the. reception of the
President and Vice President. The descrip-
ton Of these arrangements in full would
rot cover quarter of column of one of
our daily papers, and on the very same
day the mayor and city troop of horse
went out to Kingsbridge to meet the Vice
President and escort him to the house of
John Jay, where his arrival was announc ed
by the discharge of cannon. A little later
Mr.. Adams was introduced to the Senate
by the President pro tenn, and conducted
to the chair, from which ne Immediately
arose to make his address as first President
of the Senate of the United States
A clipping from a New York paper OF
April "a, 1885, says: There arrived in the
City yesterday the Illustrious George
Washington, President of the United
States, amidst the joyful acclamation Of
every party and every description of citi-
zen"
Washington was received at Elizabeth
town. NJ, by the committees from the Sem
ate the House Of Representatives and the
state and city, with whom he embarked in
a barge built for the purpose of waiting his
cycelIoncV the baV. and rOWel nv
thirteen pilots of the harbor, dressed in
white uniforms; Immediately in the train
of the barge followed long line of barges,