Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-28

Twenty thousand spectators were
banked along the line of march at the
inauguration of President Van Buren,
The ceremony attendant upon the in
auguration, however, had no specially
distinctive features.
At the Inauguration of President
! William Henry Harrison. for the first
time. citizen soldiery from the various
states participated in the ceremonies.
In the inaugural parade elaborate
campaign devices We're used, the log
cabin being a prominent feature, The
protective doctrine. ON Which Presi-
dent Harrison had conducted his cam
naign was Illustrated by working
looms and other machinery illustrative
Iof the progress OF American indus
tries. General Harrison rode on
horseback to the capitol and return
ca to the White House ia a coach pre-
scented to him by the Wings, OF Bat
timnre. 1t was estimated that seven
~ty-fiye thousand witnessed the cere-
mony.
Scarcely n month later Vice Presi
dent TYLER was called upon to take
the oath of office ass president, Presi-
dent Harrison having passed to his
reward. The ceremony OF introduce
ing President Tyler wA- conducted in
his " home in Washington without
pomp or display of amy Kind in view
of the grief stricken city and coun-
try.
The inauguration of President Polk
was. to an extent. a personal disap-
pointnlcnt to him, as the weather was
cxecrable. Polk was fond Of display
although his tastes were not specially
military. The inaugural procession
therefore. was somewhat hetcogen-
oous. 1t included not only the MILF
tary, but members Of his cabinet, the
clergy OF the District of Columbia.
the professors and students Of George
town college and what was known as
the Fairfax cavalry. a kid glove Nfr-
ginia regiment. representatives. of the
best families in the ola Dominion.
President Zachary TAYLOR WAS not
~inaugurated on the fourth of March,
that date falling on a Sunday The
ola fighter was fond of pomp and
ceremony and the inaugural process
sion was one Of the finest. up TO that
time, that had been seen in the coun-
try.
Fillmore. through the death of
President Taylor, came into the Of
flee of the presidency. without spe
cial ceremony, although the oath OF
office was Administered to him IN tho
usual way before the congress.
Pierce and buchanan wcre inaugu'
rated in no distinctive fashion, al
though the ceremonies in both in
stances were attended with great
demonstrations.
when Lincoln came into the presi-
dencv. the country throughout was
trembling with apprehension. For
the first time IN the history Of the
Tinted States, regular troops had
been ordered to Washington, not for
display. but Tor R4btcouon. Although
Lincoln himself expressed no fear, cN-
traordiuary precautions were taken to
preserve mis- personal safety. When
he delivered his inaugural address on
the east front Of tho capitol in the
presence of an immense throng, his
rival. stephen A. Danglas, stood at
his side and held his hat Following
the formal inaugural ceremony, Lin
coin rendered to the populace an elab-
crate reception at the White House
His second inauguration followed tho
~,ta.+ t-n4arrnrino nnnrliet known TO
ht.tar, IN, borate n-rccautions wore
tn11o,, ~ meme ~ n-rcstdent's safety.
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nnt.itbstandinp tha intense cold.
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