The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-02

Tic iStAo4ik " LIE EdlfCIS . w dS1lItiS-
ton passed the reIns OF government TO
mis- successor with the same patriotic
grace and willingness and wisdom that
mad characterized his every public ac-
ton. The real test OF the govern
ment's Institutions came four years
later when Thomas jefferson became
President. He was not elected by the
people, but by the House OF
Representatives. The lection had
resulted in a. tie and the House Of
Representatives exercised its constitu-
tional p~rerogative Of choosing the
President. The contest in the House
was very bitter; but again the nation
witllstood the strain magnificently.
The sage Of Monticello" as Jeffer-
son was a~Ifectionately termed, was the
first President TO be inaugurated IN
Washington, the seat Of government
again having been changed. Accom-
panied by only q few friends, he rode
on horseback from his home 10 Wash
ington. He was joined by a small de-
tachnent of cavalry which escorted
him into the city. He went. unac-
eompanied in his carriage. to the cap
ital, not because he had no p~redeces-
sor. but because President Adams.
EN- bitter ed by the result 0l the dct1oi
Of the House, left the city early in
the day. declining to await the new
President. 4 inaugural ceremony
took place in the old Senate chamber.
the oath of office being administered
| by thief Justice Marshall. At its con-
clusion. the new President proceeded
TO the White House. According TO
cOnten1poraneous a vast
~concCurse" Of about a thousand peo-
| pie stood in tbs gardens. fields and
strips OF woodland along Pennsyl-
| vania Avenue and ave Jefferson en-
tnuSiastic greeting. As Washington
| was nearly Inaccessible in those days,
celebrations OF the Inauguration were
held in many cities and towns through
out the country.
It is reported that a throng OF ten
thousand people assembled on the east
front of the capitol TO witness the IN
auguration of President Madison. An
immense crowd hat was to Washing
ton in those days. Regular troops
and militia formed the nucleus OF q
parade, which was the first real IN
augIral procession. The
was concluded with a reception at
tile White House. at which former
President Jefferson was q prominent
figure.
Monroe, Open Air Ceremony.
President Monroe was the first to
take the path Of office on a stand in
the east front Of the capitol, midway
between the Senate and House OF
| Representatives. He had
| that he proposed to have h obifga-
ton administered in the hall Of the
| House. but the Senate objected. The
result Of the wrangla hat ensued was
! that the ceremony took place in the
open air. as il takes place now. 1t
was regarded as ar omen Of good that
! American eagles flew majeStically over
the capitol at the time of Monroes
inauguration.
The struggle over the electlo1 OF
John Quincy Adams by the House or
d y 70 iy.S yT1S = - long that fnA
inauguration had to be postponed until
the latter part OF March. but It was
the most elaborate that yet
had been held in Washington.
The inauguration Of Andrew Jack
son IN 1893 was q notable ceremony.
II probably would have been even
more spectacular han it was had the
President not suffered the loss Of his
wife shortly before. AS it was, now
ever. WASHINGTON gave evidence OF its
appreciation and patriotism n hos
p~itality with a demonstration W3lch
called from Daniel Webster this COM
ment: Never has such a crow peen
seen here before. There must have
been fully 5000 people along the line
of march. Persons came 800 miles
to see the President inauSurated.'
The President hat day occupied a
carriage constructed from a part OF
hull of the frigate Constitution.
Twenty thousand spectators Were
banked along the line 81 march at
the inauguration Of President Var
Buren,. The attendant
upon the inauguration, had
no specially distinctive features.
At the inauguration of President
William Henry Harrison. for the first
time, citizen soldiery sfron the vari-
Gus States participated in the cere-
monies.
In the Inaugural parade elaborate
campaign devices were used, the log
cabin being a prominent feature. The
protective doctrine on which Presiden'
Harrison had conducted his campaign
was illustrated by working looms and
other machinery illustrative of the