The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-28

tive American citizen inauguratct
president, for all the others had beer
born as British subjects.
A Notable Celebration.
The Inauguration of "Od Tippeaa
noe" was one of the greatest event;
that ever occurred in the national cap
ital. After the furious campaign
which preceded his election great
crowds gathered in Washington to
witness the Inauguration.
Exactly one month after this Presi.
dent Harrison died, and on April Q
John Tyler took the oath of office be.
fore William Cranch, chief Judge OF
the circuit court Of the District of Co
| lumbia.
1t was a cold, rainy day when Presi-
dent Polk WAS inaugurated, but there
was long procession of the military
as well as civic organizations. N
Zachary Taylor had fine weather,
unlimited noise ard great ceremonies
attending his Inauguration. As the 4th
fell on Sunday. he was inauguratcd on
Monday. -.
As President TayIor died on July o.
one year after his Inauguration, Vice
President Willard Fillmore took the
oath of Office on July 10 IN the house
of representatives.
The inauguration of Franklin Pierce
was unique in the fact that the vice
president elect, William r. King. was
not in Washington TO he sworn into
office. hut was on a mission 10 Cuba
and took the cath OF office nj n plan
tation on the hills above Mntauzas at
the same time President Elect Piercs
was being sworn IN in Washington.
There was no inaugural ball
The 4tll eff March, 1857. was n spIen-
did 6ay, and James Buchanan was I'm
ausurated with much pomp and cere-
mony. After reaching the White
House President buchanan held
public reception and at night attended
the. inauguration ball, which was held
IN a building in Judiciary square erect
cd for that purpose,
ne Lincoln Festivities.
Abraham Lincoln bad bright. clear
day for his first Inauguration. but 1t |
'aHed ma the streets were wet ana !
muddy when he took his second oath |
office The martyr president went |
10 the capital from Springfield by way |
# Indianapolis Columbus. Cleveland,
nittsburg aud Philadelphia. and. al
h0ugh be WIS given receptions all |
dong the way, when he reached Har-
isbmr. on account of threatened vio-
ha plans. and hc proceeded to phlia-
.olahia In enc Of the public cars and,
IRVING there At midnight, he entered /
he New York sleeper and passed
trough Baltimore undisturhed and ar
ived IN Washington at GEO on the
morning of Feb %. He remained Mt
hotel until the Inauguration
ay, when President buchanan called
or him, ard In al open carriage the
arty preceded to the capitol In or
cr f. avoid threatened violence the
resident and president elect In their
NtFIdHf NtE' iIF'tNttl ny tUIllefilV
+ Infantry double files of the Dis
,lct- cavalry on either side ana In
lntry ard other military organiza-
ons following. In the long process
Ion there was large car or float
'prcscnting the constitution and the
nlon, each state being represented
Y little girl dressed IN white A
lttall2n Of District troops guarded ]
10 steps of the capitol. The cere-
ony " swearing IN the vice president
the senate completed, the ertlre
lrty marched to the east portico of ,
e capitol, where the great scene of .
wearing In Abraham Lincoln took
ace. |,
The civil war was IN progress when
r Lincoln was inauguruted for the !
coni time. There were evidences
the war everywhere, ard gloom
II sadness. covered the whole land.
lie president went to the capitol ear
10 sign bills and therefore fhe pa "
de marched down without him. The q
'ocesSiOn, bcweycr, was noteworthy.