Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

age. as he worked increasingly to effect the
change. During Fillmores term of office
the cornerstone of the south wing OF the
Capitol was laid. l heard Daniel Webster
deliver the Grafton on that occasion.
Willard Fillmore was one of the hand
soonest Presidents we have ever had. large
and finely formed-a splendid-looking man.
Franklin Pierce, his successor, was also a
very handsome man.
Il was appointed United States magis-
trate by Fillmore, In 1852 but the appoint
ment, with a number of others laid over
until after the installation of the new
President, and on March Il, 1858, 1t was
confirmed by the Senate. An additional ap-
pointment by the mayor, which was con-
firmed by the board of aldermen, was also
made, which gave me jurisdiction In mu-
nicipal as we'll governmental business.
"Of Pierce's Inauguration day do not
remember anything in particular, but my
impression is that 1t was tnclement ana
cold l believe that the day James Blu
chanan took the oath Of office, March 4,
1851 was pleasant and agreeable. Blu
chanan was very fine-looking old gentle
man. large and dignifed. He carried his
head stiff1y, little to one side, and his
walk was what we would call a little one
sided
Some Later Inaugural Ceremonies.
Abraham Lincoln l distinctly recollect.
1 was present at both of his inaugurations,
and also had several pleasant interviews
with him upon occasions when, with Judge
Mclean of Ohio, went to see him regard
ing the business of my reappontment as
magistrate. Through his Attorney General,
Edward Bates. President Lincoln reap
pointed me, and held the Office until 1873,
covering in all six presidential terms and
part of a seventh. President Lincoln Is so
well remembered by many people that 1t Is
unnecessary for me to describe him. He
tan I'd lxv
genial even in stress of business
'Of Grants two inaugurals the nrst was
on pleasant day, but the second was on
a day so cold that 1t was almost Impossible
to stand out of doors. The temperature
was something like 10 degrees below zero.
1 believe, and on account of the extreme
cold that night the inaugural ball, which
was given in frame building in Judiciary
Square, was broken up, society finding 1t
impossible to keep warm in SO unsubstan-
tial building.
Hayes Inauguration day was pleasant
and Notwithstanding the suppressed ex-
element, which seemed to culver In the
air, everything went off smoothly, contrary
to the expectation of some.
Just after the Inauguration of Garfield.
In 1881 which, / believe. was on pleasant
day 1 moved to Brooklyn, N. Y. where l
have since resided. 1 visit Washington
several times a year, however, and have
never missed an Inauguration. If l am
alive and as well as am now shall come
next March to see President Roosevelt take
the oath of the highest office In the land.
There is no better reminder that the his
tory of our country Is in its infancy than
the recollections of men and women ripe
with age of the things their parents have
told them concerning actual experiences In
the strenuous early days" Judge Bates
has often heard his father tell of seeing
Indians in the congregation in one of the
West Virginia places of worship which
formed part of George Rozelrs circuit.