The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-03-05

gress, repaired to the capitol Hla
dress was. az usual that OF q plain
citizen without any distinctive badge
Of office He entered the capitol ua-
der discharge from the artillery As
soon as he withdrew discharge from
the artillery was made. Tho remain
der OF the day was devoted to pur-
poses OF testivity. and at night there
was pretty general illumination"
Jackson Alros, mohbed.
When Andrew Jackson VAS elected
In the fall OF 1925 the people OF the
vest and the radical elements OF the
south scored triumph and he was
hailed as a man OF the people" This
character was emphasized OF the day
OF his inauguration the following
March. for never before had such
huge motley throng gathered In Wash
ington Iacksons wife had died not
long before and he asked that the
ceremonies be made very simple but
the masses We're too hilarious to heed
the request The weather Was pleas
ant and the east front OF the capitol
was used for the FIRST time for the in
auguration. In front OF It surged
10000 persona who were restrained
only by great iron chain. jackson
rode 20 tile capitol on white horse
and went through the ceremonies With
dignity. and started back to the White
House Then began his troubles. for
the people broke loose with ven
geance
The president was literally pursued
hy "a motley concourse Of people rid.
ing running, heller skelter. striving
who should FIRST gain admlttance into
the executive mansion. where 1t was
understood that refreshments would
be distributed wrote contempt
rary Mrs Samuel Harrison Smith. In
iheir mad rush the crowds smashed
furniture and dishes and seized tho
food as II they were starving. The
confusion became more and more al.
pallins AZ ono moment the presi.
dent, who had retrcated until he was
pressed against the wall OF the apart.
ment could only be- secured against
serious danger by number OF gem
tlemen linking arms and forming
themselves into barrier II was
then that The windows we're thrown
open and the living throng found an
outlet u was the peoples day, the
Peoples president and the people
would rule"
Taken nsurauvely that might not
Dee SO poor description OF the plight
of presidents In these later days.
Exposure Killed Harrison.
For y years the Democrats con.
irolled the destinies OF the country.
and then the Wings elected William
Henry iarrison. who was inaugurated
March Z, 1871. By this time trans.
porinucn was made easier by the
building o. railways and the crowd
that Hooked to Washington was i'm.
mensc 1t was much better behaved
than that which "houored" Jackson.
but it vas hungry for Offices.
Cold. wintry blasts swept the streets
OF Washington that March day. aud
Harrison. already old and rather
feeble. rode his white horse without
cloak or overcoat, and with his hat
OF IN salute to the cheering crowds.
The line OF march was unprecedent-
eddy long and SO was the Inaugural,
address, and then the president led
me procession back to the White
House. The exposure was too much for
him and within one month he was
dead
Llneo'n's First Inauguration.
immensely dramatic was the first
inauguration OF Abraham Lincoln in
ls6l From tho day OF his election
threats against his life were uumer.
GUS. and detectives discovered apd
ioiled an organized plot to assassinate
him on Ms way to Washington. The
big bodies OF troops that had been
employed at former inaugurationa
merely 70 add pomp to the occasion
now were used for the protection OF
the president AS he rode to the
capitol In a carriage he was preceded
by a company OF sappers and miners.
double file OF cavalry rode ON each
side, and in the rear were infantry
and riiemen. On house tops and In
windows all along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. were posted rifiemen.
The day had opened cloudy. chilly
and dismal. but as the president step-
ped forward to take the oath from
the aged Chief Justice Taney the sun
burst through the clouds and shone
full on the bowed head OF the man
who was to give up his life 10. the
country he loved. Lincoln himself
noticed this 'sun6urst" and drew
from it happy auFury,