The National tribune., 1900-10-18

do we owe the beginning of this great Re
public.
his ancestors and entered the ltcvOlu-
tiOnary Army and became Colonel. He
studied law under jefferson. was a Dele
gate to the Continental CongIess. and rep
resented the Republic al Paris, and filed
important diplomatic appointments In
England and Spain. He was Governor OF
Virginia, and Secretary of State under
Madison, and consequently was III the dI-
rect line of succession. His Cabinet WIS
made up of remarkable statesmen. John
Quincy Adams was Sec etaIy Of State;
VIM. II. Crawford, Secretary Of the Treas
uTy; John &. Calhoun, Secretary Of War;
Benjamin CrOwnmshield, Secretary Of the
Navy, and William Writ, ALtorney-Gen-
eral.
President Monroe was inaugurated
March ), 1917. 1t was d delightful day,
such as occasionally blesses an Inaugural,
and from the crowd that wended its way
to Capitol Hill 1t was evident that In
augural Day was becoming the great fes-
tive day of the new Republic.
The Senate met at IL o'clock and or
ganized in the room built III the ten pOraTy
building to accommodate Congress, after
ward known as Old Capitol Prison; aud,
according to the arrangements OF the Com
mittee, they were to adjourn 10 the cham
Der used by the House of Representa-
tives III time to receive the President elect
at the hour of u O'Clock. But the morn
ing Of March the papers announced that
the Committee Of Arrangements had been
induced to alter the form OF the ceremony.
and the PTesident-elect would take the
oath of Office at u O'Clock on a pOfticO to
be erected in front of Congress Hall for
that purpose. The same paper gave as
reasons for this change of program that
it was principally ascribed to fears Of the
cfrapsrfb of ba hvilliftgy in ,s-lti 7, (fau-
gress SITS" and was also imputable 10 a
difference between the two Houses, or
their officers, in the mode Of approyria-
ton Of the Representatives, Chamber TO
the purposes of this ceremony"
The chdnge was doubly agreeable 10 the
public, and the morning papers rather
glOrifed in the difference that existed be-
tween the two Houses in respect to the ap-
preparation Of the Representatives Cham
Der, since it caused the ceremony of the
President swearing fealty TO the Consti-
tuition to take place in the view of all the
people of the United States who chose TO
witness it This occasion set the rule for
many following lnaugurals, and the people
since have had the privilege of witnessing
parts of the ceremony in the open air.
At II 30 O'Clock the President and Vice
Presidcnt-elect, David ID. Lampkins. of
New York, left the private residence of
Mr.. Monroe, attended by n large cayal-
received with military honors at Congress
Hall by the Georgetown Riflemen and the
Marine Corps, company of artillery and
two companies of infantry from Alexan-
dria. The President, James Madison, ar
rived about the same time; also the Judges
of the Supreme Court. The Nice-Presi-
dent-cect took the chair, and the oath was
administered after which he delivered an
address. This ceremony being over, the
Senate adjourned. The President and
Hice-Prosident, the Justices of the Su.
preme Court, members Of the House and
many other distinguished people took their
places on the elevateu platform erected
for the occasion in front OF Congress Hall
and in the presence of an immense audi.
ence the President delivered his Inaugural
address, after which the oath was admin.
.istered by Chief Justice Marshall.
To be familiar with principles and is,
sues that governed the acts of Mr.. Mon
roc we must 20 back n little. During
MI. Monroe was made Minister to France
by this instrument:
limited States, May 81, 1884
"Gentlemen of the Senate:
The Executive Pr0yisory Council OF
the French Republic having requested me
to recall GoUveneur Morris, our Minister
Plenipotentiary to France, ! have thought
proper in pursuance of that request. tC
recall him. / therefore nominate James
Monroe, of Virginia, as Minister Plenipo
Lentiary of the United States TO the said
Republic"
Strangely enough, Mr.. Monroe over
stepped the bounds Of neutrality in his
speech made when bis credentials were
presented. With Jefferson his sympathies
bad always been with the French. lie