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BV LEVI L. ,TATE.
The Hcauf Hit.
,IIow much there i thai' beautul
In I h i h fair wot Id of ours,
The verdure of the early spring,
The sweetly blooming flowerM
The brook l hut dancei in the lik
The birds thai carol free,
Are objects beautiful and hiighl,
Th.it every where we m,
There's beauty in the early morn
When nil U hushed anil still,
Anil at the lovely iitnset hour,
Tis spread o'er vale and hill ;
It liven within the gorgenu clouds
That float along the sky,
Ami oh ! how purely beautiful
Our evening canopy,
It dwells in quiet stillness where
The glassy waters glido,
And wake-to awful grandeur 'ticath
The eatarnct's foaming tide; 1
'Ti throned in dark uteri) majesty,
Where the tall mountain towers
Oh ! there is beauty everywhere 1
lit this bright world of ours. ,
The fairy siell that childhood wears.
Its artlennesn and truth,
'The light that lives within the eye,
And in the smile of youth,
The impress on the manly brow,
Wrought with the shade of care,
That tells of high and noble thought,
Mow beautiful they ore!
And life how much is shed around,
To bless and cheer us here,
When strength and energy are found,
Its lesser ills to bear.
Although a rlnm may sometimes rise,
A shadow soinuliines rest
Upon our earthly pathway, still
'Tis beautiful Mid hleoed.
Random Shots? No.
BV NONDESCRIPT.
JS'ovtlists.
This is an age of steam presses and
"yellow Rivera." Not those which fig
ured ho largely in tlip campaign oflS Il do
ing service in the cause of Clay and Fie
linghuysen ;" but an equally disgusting-,'
nonsensical and vapid sort of thin?, yclept
novels, Before proceeding any farther in
this article, it may he as well to tell what
kind of an Animal, or perhaps I had better
say vegetable; (because they are either ve.
ry green or of a sickly yellow , a novel is.
Time was when our grand pa's were boys,
the books were worth reading, and those
old works loose nothing by age, but like
good wine increase their sparkle and flavor.
Hut the true receipt as found among the
"secret papers" ofa confirmed novelist, for
a modern tale of fiction, is this.
" Let a gentleman and lady meet acci
dently on the bank ofa ttreatn in the even
ing, the moon should he full they will ea
sily fall in love and you can then, in order
to push matters to a crisis, make an heir
ess of the Daughter, and an aristocrat of
the father. lie, of course should be op
posed to the match." The course of true
love never runs smooth. You can then
fpice it to suit the taste. Two or three
thunder storms and a runaway, tnav be in
tersperced as seems most convenient. ' In;
unknown lover turns out to be the
youngest son of the llaron Von Nchlossen,
or Lord Tretnoitt. Side Scenes, Episodes,
seduction ami assassination to mil public
appetite."
Of course this intellectual feast? might
lie varied, but this is ihe composition, and
these are the ingredients. And seriously
whatcan be gathered from the pages of the
great flood of novels which are piled upon
the shelves of our booksellers and encum
ber the tables of our fashionable belles,
to the exclusion of sound matter.
This race of small fry romances have no
more notion of what should constitute a
book of this kind, than they have of cheek
and satin. Not a sprek of heart or feeling
no knowledge of 1 1 u in n nature, and no
acquaintance with the principles of human
action no high, splendid, lowering intel
lect no honorable minded man are held
up for example and imitation. Love, mur
der and crime are the alpha and the ome
ga of this shower of trash, who:. influence
jb more halrfiil.mil pi ruinous than the
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rankest infldelitv; and whoscifcro,,s
breath is more deadly than th of 1 c
'leserf (f this however I W ''esomc"
thing to say in a subsequent r-l
What then is the end mid :'"" r wri'
ters of shilling novels? Tin"1101 surc"
ly be seeking a linn and en$g PP"'!"-
it v and fame! They may sc fo1' llie
moment, the corrupted riijjf the Liber
tine, or keep up the cxeilnj, in the breast
of the abandoned prosiiiu1; l!ul do they
awaken and arouse lliouj hitherto un
known, and fallings uniiled in, in the
breasts of no other than ill",? Would that
thev did not ! It is mv pt belief that
twothirds of the crime (ich populate
out prison houses has iiserm itt these
pernicious works of tictio A man who
has the courage to unite romance as it
should be without pamper the passions,
or feeding the apetites of c public, dc
serves credit, and is an hoj to his race.
No man but nn anatom could tell cer
tainly whether' these meiiul any brains
or not, and then only iiponKsectiiig them,
A man had better be theaijorof one good
work, one that will bear tiic read twice
and thrice, than (Jod fathtto half a hun
dred that are used for wradng paper.
The popularity of an atlor is not to be
judged h: the number of toks upon the
tic page of which his ttuc appears.
e well ;riten work wi' render a man
iinortal, hile his iiatminay be hurried
for.vcr utulithe rubbishjf fifty carelessly
wriltivt and oy half dnn out. The mush
room pcpularV, 0f a My s10Uu nol ,c
sought by any V,ibl! Aan. It ought to
the study and ailf J.ry in;iI1 wt10 t.,
lit tO be '
f fiery man who takes
up the quil to hem )lis ranethe should 80 ;
write that men m'n,jie )jelter and hap-
pier because he has ,.jand the proud-1
, -, i .1 . i, . 1
est epitaph that coula, :..gct)ed on his
tomb would hv be
uuJine that dying ,
he could wish to blot. J
i
Farewell A(Iilref Vice Pre- i
sidtuC Mas. j
In the United States Senin Friday, 2d iml.,
Vice President D.illa took i farewell of that
body in the following lunge:
, e
(.CNTUMCN Of THE STH Ihe close ol
my otricial term being i.eu hand. I conform
to an established and coiiient practice, by .
withdrawing from the deliatinns of this body, !.
thus creating the occasion the choice of a tein- '
porary President. j
It is impossible for metowevcr to do this 1
without bulging you, ea'-nd all, to accept my
thanks for Ihe courtesy anespect by which you
ave lighiened the burder my service in your i
chamber.
The elevated princip and dignified tone
which tiuti'k the nri.eer.f1i4 of the Semite : the
V-. ,Lr an. I let f ,rl, i .... ti iter ..I it. .1 i j,-u ,.-
' ' ! i
Hie mutual manifestation. c.mcilialorv !e.cr- :
o.,r.o .r,;,,.,,,,! ,.,., ,). ,t ,t.. .i, I
of imlepei.deiil Slates; a the consequent calm
ness and precision of iiegislative action, have!
attracted to it a very larghare of veneiatiou and
conlideiice. Koiirycais i x-pei ieuc convince me, i
hat this confidence is n misplaced. It is true, '
that such an a-sem'.lv, cstanlly handling topics
of the witiest bearing, olhe hiuhe! and deepest j
concern to diversified c lilucticie,c innot avoid
eing occasionally disloei! by ronlliciing scnli- :
meats of patriotic duly i by sudden impulse' of j
Ceplinir. Tot ihp',. lrhir.i.1 flit!!. i li.t n'. sm t.... '
intirnatelv and ohvin.ii :.snei.ited u itti r...,ro. I
sentative fidelilv, wilfili.ipie.-lion.ible freedom I
of dehale, and with a tp k et.e of public hoimr, '
o be suhject to enter r n sentation hv the strict- j
eftt rule of order, T-v are, indeed, raie, pas- !
ing over the scene ke Hushes which do but
startle, and then ceasiand which serve rnlv to I
exhibit in stronger reli' the g.ave decorum ol i-s ,
general conduct. I,(g, forever, may ibis char- I
ac.er oe manna,,,,,, ,ne ,enaie. Mr.M.KMicn.nc, ,
.. i iioitoi .ail o kirill.eil, ...e him' ii.iieo. oi
I he American people i their admirable constitu
tion ol government.
You will, I irioii, anion me it I protract lor
an instant th.se purtig words, in outer to utter
one or two sentiinels, derived solely Iroin my
position as an audit f the nation.
A right lo vote upn any question pending be
fore this body wherits members are equally di
vided, is given to lb. Vice President by the con
stitution ; and Hit iiihi lo exercise that right is
imputed upon hiin by an express rule of the
Senate.
Although it so lappened that equal divisions
ave occurnd, duri'g my official term, with unu
sual lieqt.er.cy let less than thirty time: ,.i.d
Ithough no one cm he insensible to the. ngnal
responsibility c. gving'ln thi or Ihe other scale,
on such -oniirigcicie, llie final preponderance,
mil nol aware ol having faltered in casting my
iflrage a, in myenn.-cienre, I believe, the peo
ple of the I'mfcd .stVe, arid especially that vasr
mnjoiity o( them hc.-e judgments and aflcc:i n
"That Uovormui'Ht is lic
. i . ...
cling with ever renewing conviction ami devo,,..,,
to the h n monv and duration of the Union, would
have prescribed. Ol the cardinal dutiesof Aii.m ;
, . i ii,(.
fnr.-niot which consists in practically u,ihnlding j The I'rof fusion.
and rxeiiiplifjilig thu bencliceme, indcpmidcl.t j At hall'.iast ( IcM'll o'clock the Proecs
social oiganizalioli, equality, and Irateriuiy, so j s inti took up its line of march. All tin'
distinctly and directly inculcated in the Consti-i arrangements were carried out according
lulioii. Nor, Senators, is any man fit lo paitici- j to the, programme already published. Tim
pale in the government of great societies, with j several military companies, of which we
elements combined as ours are, w ho hesit.iles a
huut dii-obliging the few who have access to or
.urroiiudiiig hiin for the sake of the many w horn
he can never see. In these reflections lies the
... .. i '
h iiii. e and safe ru e o truly patriotic action. I i
i 1 1
a,nfarfromllieelf.latteryofsuppoinglhatlhe
. .i
decii ng vole, so often and sometimes so sudden-
c . i
y reiiuiied at my hands, conformed unerringly
.... .. . ,? .
to this ru e : but 1 cannot repreis the hope lhal
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...i ..;ii ....,,. .1...... i I...... ....... :n
r .. . 1
iiiisiuieiy I'uiti as i nui ausuunuiT -...an. .....
were, rightly intended.
My draft, gentlemen, on your generous indul
gence is a heavy one, w hen I ask yon to I'm gel or
overlook the many imperfections with which llie
duties of tho chair have been discharged. Its la
bors occasionally more aiduout and anxious, are
always more aWorbing than is generally suppo
sed; and I undertook them with an oppressive
coni-ciousnc.-g of inexperience. Now, that I am
finally relieved from the burden, let me say that
I shall take back to the- private pursuits whence I
was unexpectedly called, the most gralelul recol
lections of your kindness, and an ardent wish I hat
your toils to advance the prosperity of a country
beloved by us all, may be rewarded by the purest
public favor, and by prolonged lives of happiness
and honor.
(J. M. Du,s.
Washington, March 'J, ISl'J.
From the Washington laily (Ilobe.
The Iiiaugiiralioii.
We transfer from the A'uliontil Inlt lliricrr
! .1... C. ..n.. ..I tf.i1-.ti n tittiflv rntiKilifj .irl lie
.iv..i...fc wi . .. !"...., v , -
believe an accurate account, of what occurred at
,n j.mulM1Uj,m of President Tavlo.-. on the .'.ih
i,l9ti,at.
The lnrrllirncfr assumes the n umber of pir-
Sl"" l)r,'en, at u ,)ave '"t
iweniy inousanu. nome are o opinion in
, ' ,
a Vt.rv ,) ,. but it miht have b.-.n.
much wuie, and it would be unthankful there
! (ore to complain of it. .The "vestiges of ;n i-t..e-racy"
which Cannol be "excluded or exlii'ialo.l,
I as the lull llijinir.rr supposes, will disappear in
lime, it is to be hoped. 1 here were many "fair
and graceful ladies" at llie Capitol besides "the
(air and gracelul lady of M. liodis.-o." The
phrase "Jacksonun reiLjii bad as well tiren loll
out of the account. 1 lie uve ol it in a slight do.
. ,
n rl ii re troui the otlier.Mse. iinparliut aii'l i;
00(1
iialured character of the narrative..
At night there were three Halls one at the
City Hall, oi e at Jackson Hull, and the other at
(.trusi's Saloon. They were all got up in elegant
style the first two were unusually splendid an.l
rrrharchf. They worn well attended, and n.-ver
perhaps in this city w:is so much beauty, grace,
and fashion out at night to honor, lo adtun.and
lo enliven the dancing Miilonns.
We are informed, that for the ball at the pavil
ion elected for the otcaMi.n at the t'ilv Hall,
""'"I H". ' "J "' 1
- 1 1... .1 I..'.,, i.. ...i
tM-k,;,s w"e S"M at iMUt e"rh' ab"'"
ekveii thou-ai.d dollars ; that the whole., I the
expense ol llie n.tii win oe aiiotii em, u tiioii-aml; IjmlinU. wail.no were adinitled l.v Snlc
and that the remaining three thousand will he doon to the liest nlaces forseeing and hear-
in AsWuins of the ,
city a must noble and benevolent use to iii.h.c of
Ihe surplus funds ! I
The Inauguration. i
At the appointed time yesterday, the In-!
I aiiouratiou of (Jetieral aciiaiiv 'J'avi.oii, ;
is President of the I'liited .Stales, took !
place in front of the great Portico of the j
'.Ipitol
The multitude of peoole ass. -in- '
bled oil the occasion, Iroill every part ul tin: !
I nion. for the purpose ul vv itiu s.--iiig t!ic . :is
interesting ceremony, is supposed to have : u
been much larger than was ever oeloro col- iilineii. lil-conirivr.l stair, ami made iiietr
lected in W ashingloii. The weather was, J way tliiough the yet narrow ti .loot proii
upon the whole, though the sky was clou - i ded ..r the admission of ladies to the g d-
: ilml :.s iilensiint as could have been lo iked 1
,' . ,. ? ,1.,rl;,.,Lrs;,s,. r .. ,.,..
At the break of day the strains of martial ! f
lmisii. 1(!t,01lmlt, along the principal av, ..
ues of llie city, and hundreds ol star. span- , le-s llulter ol a ilunis ami t ins, was eaieuia
gled banners of every fabric and dimension ted to elate the pride ol an American jeal
were unfoulded to the breeze. The hells i mis of the lame of his eonuirvvv omen.
of the city then rang out a stirring peal, and A few. a e, rj few, were admitted to Seua-
lonir before the usual breakfast hour the ;
n .... . .
people were wending nicir way hi immense
masses lo the ('apitol.
The SttltttaSion.
At nine o'clock one hundred gentlemen,
who ofliciated as marshals, mounted their
horses in front of the City Hall and pro
ceeded in a body to Willard's Hotel, for
the purpose of pay ing their respeeisto (Jen
cralTavlor. Having been escorted lo the
long uppol-.all of llie hotel, ami arranged
themselves in a Inn , llie President Elect
made his appearance. I. ailing upon ihe arm
of the Mayor of the city, and pax-ceded to
shake the hands of the gentlemni prcw u
as :i return for their r.ohtp habitation. 'I hr
tleiiprl wan dress'ii ma idain sinto! !.I,e:!i.
-.ml b ar,w ii-. ii lo be in the Finm ni'-nt oi :
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hi'- ii.-u.ii good urai -i- -M'r
t f
I
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....... ..wl.,l llim iifirulitl rolfiwxl
eeieiin-ii ...-. i ..... -
to attend to their nlhcial dll'ies, and (l. ll-
eial Taylor returned to his own aparlim iit
lor the nurnosc of trc I .ir inir hiinsell lor
coiinleU a dozen, presented an imposing
niul li.':mlifiil :i iiMe:ii:iiirn : un.l :ih the IHM-
cession moved along Peui.svlvauia avenue
toward the Capitol, inanv omuls of mu.ie
n.tti.'...l I'li.'tli j t'.ri.'ii.' ui' t.t'.rti'it tics Tin'
ponied loilll a ailLt) ol lll.iitl.il alls. I in.
. . .. . i . i'i
can lage III wnicll me l-iusincni i.ieci as
.,,t I,-.. a .... l.v. -I-..!. r lf.n,k..i.i.. irrev 1
'S 01 li d U as draw u Ijv lour Ii.iikImiiiii gu
1MI.M ni,,l nrtilerleil fmm lite nressliie of
luusi s, auu proti i ltd Iioiu int. pri.ssuic 01 ,
'ibe in nl 1 1 1 ii ,U. l.v the e iv.lc ole of ibe bun-
i tin-inuilliuue li) int. i avaicaui. oi lilt iiioi
i. i i : i M'i. I
oreu niarsnais aneauv iiieuiioiieo. i mu ,
.eiHlemc, who accompanied (leu. T,v.,m
.
in his carriage were the Speaker of the late f
onsen f Keprc.Miutai ves and the Jluor
.1 .
of
Was i no-ton. Acconling to previous,
5 . " ' ..
arrangement, however, when the (Jenerid's
carriage arrived in front of the Irving Ho
tel, where Ex-President Polk is sojourn
ing, the procession halted, and .Mr. Poj.k
was handed into the carriage, ami a scat
awarded to him on the right of the Presi
dent Elect, who shook his predecessor cor
dially by the hand. The appropriateness
and delicacy of this movement was duly
appreciated by the multitude of people
who witnessed it ; and thereupon rang out
spontaneously nine long and loud huzzas.
The procession resumed its march. Uoth
sides ol Pennsylvania avenue were thron
ged with human beings, all the way from
Willard'ii Hotel to the Capitol grounds.
Many of the roofs of the houses were aUo
covered, and every window w is complete
ly blocked up with heads. Old men and
women, young men anil maidens, and chil
dren too, by the thousands, were seen in
every direction, and tin; cheers by which
the excited multitude expressed their sen
sations on tho occasion were both hearty
and frequent. The time occupied by the
procession in reaching the east front of the
(.'apitol was about one hour; and, alter
the conclusion of the lnaiiural ceremo
nies, the booming of artillery resounded
from one extremity of the city to tin; oth
er. The Srme. I7.'if;i I Itt t 'ft pilot.
The scene presented by the interior of
ihe .Senate Chamber was highly impres
sive. It would bedillicult in this or any
other country to find a spot w hich included
within tlie saute place mure of distinction,
whetlier we atlaeli to that term the mere
elevation of place and of po.- iiion in iiiin.iui
society, or that truer cleation which is the
prcrogathe of men horn great by the gills
of (Jod. Look which way one would,
there was food lor the eye and for the
mind.
To give to the fairer sex the precedence
which belongs to them, we say, in the first
place, that the semi-circular gallery, reser
ved for the exclusive use of the ladies, was
filled to overflowing long before the ealher-
i iiig of gentlemen privileged to occupy seats
' on the floor of the ('handier. One cause
.t - ... . ... . t ... I
(d ill.S H .IS UI'; l M-iHl 1 1 1 e S I OH . I ) gra. . 1:1111
K'vor, of the families of Judges ami Seita-
0rs, w ho I on lllff peliaiice ol four hours'
in .j-. lorn' before llie less favored females
could crow d their weary wav up staircases
crammed to sufl'ocnlioii. 1 1 seems iiupos-
sible.even in the most republican govern-
metu, wholly toexchule or exicrpaie, in re-
card to the i iir at lea-t, those vestiges of
aristocracy which seems to be engraven in
the n-iiure of man. In every t i.m rnment.
among every people, place will claim its
prerogative. Three ladies fainted under
the presun
and the heal : am! it is only
tnliMillig that so inanv manageil in
hieve an cscaladeof llie narrow, crooked.
,i
l.-rv of the Senate t 'ham'" r. The fruit
,,;; :l. ,1,,. ...... ,.b.,.f ,l ibe b.t.,1. ,,f
eiualc laces, rangi d as in an atiipliutii'a-
... . . . - i
Ire, atniil the rusiling of silks ami the end
lorial seals upon the floor, among whom
ine noiieed
e fair and gr.ieiTul lady of M.
lionisco.
The ehainbi'i-i was filling fast w ilh Sen
ators, E.vScnalnrs. and ineinbi is of the
oti r House, when, the hour of eleven
having arrived, a loud rap was heard, and
the ceretnouii s of the day eonimeiieed by
a very ean,el and appropriate pr-ivcr de
livered by ibe Kcv. Air. Si lei.u. Chaplain
in ihe Sniate. ll the pr.'.'r ulin'i of the
!;iii.i( will be loiiii-l under the c-'-r uatnn.d
he.i.l in ,ti:o-!e r ' fduinn.
ftn iii.ck'ii of .Mr. f'M: 'f ?I.'.-,i''li.i-Mir-
!f..n. r i r Fv . Af-inso';, l-'-fu-a'o:
froni Mi..-r,nri, was rhoffn F'r- P. dent
ri f :,i. r.f ;v,mi .
' T'lpioii)
Corrs '.-r-' ivxi r.n-
which mmTiwitMM."
re
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rrf. ni: o. on
"II (
ll.n nuii-.t iiiioiwiinr u t ii i' 1 ,i J I i i-i-. I t l.ir
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so nunici oiis a body ol looking men,
arr.ised lit lliat most gorgeous eosiu.ne
which Kuropeaii usai' has assij;nrd lo
these representatives of National Sover
eignties. We see, in this country, so little
of this soil of display, that when, on great
Stale occasions, it does appear.it is sure to
draw all eyes. At the head of llie corps
was M. ltonis.:o whose well-known fig
ure, erect, military, and covered with glit
tering orders, attracted the notice of all ob-
Tl"'' wa the representative of
"! a mVetl am
sa'c-iooMii man, Willi arge e pauieis ami
- , I
:i r . lei- n tin lililli.rttt lt inn was S C I
- i
the round, geil einii i v, benevolent colli)'
h
tenaiiel! of Molis. ( Al.DKRON, the WOrtllV
"ii'iu-tcr of the ancient monarchy ol Spain,
. ... i i . .,,1
a s i lied ribbon cro.-simr us breast, and
"..ming his portly person
. ---
A stri-
ki" contrasi lo the embroidered splendor
" i"'i"'", ueigi.o. ......
m ... : i . i: i.
'"' ' "' "c eiu-e, s i'-ullli"""
I . i e ..i.i c..:.,..,l
alively undeeoraU.'J figure of our old friend
.M. Poi ssix, whose glossy hair, piercing
eagle eye, and ardent manner could not be
mistaken, The corps is now ipiile numer
ous, and filled a double row of seats on the
left of the chair. Their brilliancy appeared
in fine contrast with the dark robes and
grave la vy faces of the Judicial body, sea
ted opposite to them.
Vice President Dallas had for some
time been seen in the Chamber, easily des
ignated by his snowy hair and upright gen
tlemanly figure, lie occupied a seat in
front of the Secretary's table, and facing
the seats of the Senators. ISy his side sat
a preceding Ex-Vice President, Colonel
KiciiAid) .M. Joiismin, whose reminiscen
ces were possibly running back to the good
old days of the Jacksoniai) reign, but who
seemed to look very good-naturedly upon
all before him.
Mr. Dam.as was observed to retire; and,
afier a brief interval, was seen reentering
the Chamber in company with the Vice
President elect, the Hon. Millard Fill
.Monti, who looked in as fine health as we
ever saw him, but not in better health of
body or mind than nil who know his worth
wish him long to be. The future Presi
ding Oflicer of the Senate took the vacant
seat of his predecessor, where the oath of
office was administered tohiin by Mr. At
cnisox. The Chamber sinking at once into pro
found stillness, Mr. Fii.lmouk delivered
with calmness and dignity the following
brief address ;
Sc.nvivrs : Never having been honored with
a s.il on ibis ff.inr, ami never having ricle.l as the
piesidiitg ollicer ol any Icui.-lativu body, you will
nut dun!.! my sincerity when I assure you that 1
uvjUIlir the lespoli siblo dillie-. of 1 1 i .s i lo.ir w ilh
a coii-r, oit... want of exj.cl ienco. and a ju-t appre
ciation t bat I shall often need vuor tnel.dly su
geitii.ii, and uioie often your indulyiit Imbcar
nice. I should indeed feel oppres-ed and dishearten
ed did I in a recollect that the Senate ii eoiupo
sed of eminent slate-men, equally di-diic'iii-hed
for their hi::h intellectual endowments and their
amenity ol ui mneis w ur- persuasive rhiqueitce
is so baonily t in j'-r ! with habitual courtesy a
In relieve ymir preidim; ol'iccr from all that
would he paintul in the discharge ol his duty, and
render his position as agreeable as it inii-l be in
s;rucive. Thus encoiir eied and sustained. I eider upon
Ihe duties assigned me firmly resolved lo dischaige
them with impaitiality and in the hist of my abil
ity ; but 1 should do injustice to ihe gl.itelul
eino lions ol 1 1 . V own heart, if I did led, on this
occasion, express my warm.-. I thanks for the dis
tinguished honor lh.it has hcen conferred upon
me, being called by li e voice of the nation to
pir-ide over Jour delilieiattoln.
II will nol, I tru.st, be deemed inappropriate to
congratulate v..u upon the scene liuw passing be
I.e. ih. I allude lo il i;. i.o partisan aspect, h'.l
as an eve, nc, n , oil' event col, ten. plated l.v ibe
(Jon-lilniioii. t'oi.ip.oe Ihe peac lul ch.nii'es ol
Choi .Magistrates ol I Ins liepublic will, llie leeenl
sai.eo.n,., y leV-diilloos in Murope. Theic, the
voice ol the pf.ph' has only l.ten heaid amid Ihe
lot ol ,.i ins and the hoi rots ol domestic i ni.tbcl ;
hot i . ie.in our 'V n tavoie.l l nul, under llie
unoiance t. our Cm. -lituiion, the resistless
ol the Nation has foun tin," lo lime, been peace
I'lllv cvprisei by the In e sufb , ages o he I'n
ple, and all have bmved in oh.'die.ii s'lliiiii-sion to
their d-cree. The Adinini-lralion which but yes
teoiay wi elded, the desnnics of this great nation,
lo-dsv quietly vf- lds op its powei.and, without
a mutmnr, retire- Iron, the Capitol.
1 cngratul.ite you. S. nilors, rnd I corigrafnhle
inv country, Upon these oll-reciining and cheer
ing evidences of oui e.ipaeilv for self envernment
Let us hope thai the sublime spectacle which we
now witness mav be lep'altd as ofien as the peo.
pie slnll desire a change of rulers, and that this
VMieriird (Vns'ilntini) anil this glorious 1'ninn
inaV endnif but v, r
At 'l o". Iro k thf me.mb'rs of the Lie
Ex- utf-r Chint .ippfarpd, Mr. Ptvn
avav leading the way, and occupied places .
on the left ol th" l.x-Vire Prf std' nn-.
All tlitngf- wfre now in readiness f..r the
' affearauce of the President Elixt; but j
' a rather long interval succeeded, during:
which ?! prorf:: ion by which he wasts-f
out si:ius:s..voL. tu'llvl
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coiled was slowly wending its way low
arils the Capitol. This upaee, however,
did not seem lo hang heavily, on (lie hatliU
of a, iv save perhaps a lew, who, for
the sake of seeing and hearing, had perch
ed themselves in constrained positions, and
whose paiience, nevertheless, exhibited a
marvellous c.msiaiicy. I he rest seemed
very busily occupied in conversation.
IliriLlikii voices were heard chirping and
I w ittering in the upper regions of the Cham
ber, while below grave specu'ations on the
present and ihe future seemed to occupy
many sagacious-looking heads, and to find
an oc'-asioual outlet confidential ears.
Messengers passed backward and forward;
eyes turned from lime to lime toward tho
great door, and to the clock above it.
At length, however, thesouml of martial
music began lobe heard, and ihe vicinity
of the procession became more and more
evident. Expectation was now at ils
heighi ; the great area was cleared, the hum
which had filled the Chamber subsided ; the
great door opened, and the Pkcsipknt E
LKt r, in company with Ex-President Polk,
entered and look a seat which had been
prepared for him ; Mr. Pulk, occupying
another upon his left hand.
The appearance of Cent ral Taylor is
so peifectly unassumin r.that m inv persons
had repeatedly to inquire, before they could
assure themselves, that that was the man
whose name and deeds had filled the trum
pet of la ui';, and won the love and the high
est honors of his countrymen. The (ien
eral saluted those near him with an air of
frankness and good will, and conversed for
some time (in whispers) with Chief Justice
Taney, (probably as to the ceremony a
bout to take place.)
After a brief pause, the order of proces
sion was announced, and the company re
tired from the Chamber of the Senate in
the order prescribed in the programme,
pasting through the Rotunda to the E: s
em Portico of the capitol, where extensive
staging had been erected preparatory lo the
solemnity of the inauguration.
The art of Inauguration.
On reaching the staging erected over tin
flight of stairs of the portico of the Cap.
ilol, and standing in full view of the uptur
ned eyes of at least twenty thousand peo.
pie, representing every Slate and Tenito
ry of llie I'nion, the President elect pro
nounced the admirable Inaugural address
which wasdcliver'd m a remarkably distinct
voice, and many parts of it were entineia
a'.ed vviili a full and char emphasis ami en
thusiastically responded to by the cheers of
the surrounding spectators. As soon as the
apph.u e w hich u::ired tiie conclusion of
the address had ni'isided
etile the o;lic- of Preside!
Slates, and to the best of
the oath to ee.
of the I'liited
is ability to pre-
serve, proieet. : nd if 'fend the constitution,
was.vv lib due solciiinilV idmiiiis'.ered lo the
President of llie Ended States by Chief
Justice Taw. The President was then
overwhelmed with congratulations, Chief
Justice ''a v and Ex-President Poj.k ta
king the lead.
The ceri monies at the capitol were ter
niinaled by salvos of artiilerv amid the roar
of which the President, and all assembled
round hirn, retraced their steps, reembark
ed in the carriages, and escorted, as before,
hv the marshals and ihe military, returnoit
down lint broad avenue leading from tlm
Capitol to the White I louse. appropriated to
the resilience of the successive President
of the Enited Stales.
Thelrrlvnl al l!if W.'ille Ilottitr.
Eollowcd by a vast concourse ol ptoph;
the President entered the mansion which
he is henccfoi'ih tu inhabit, and there re
ceived, with his accustomed courtisy, ibH
salules ol some thousand of persons, pas
sing in a long array in lioni of hiin. Inking
the ladies each be the hand : a ceremony
which, from their great number, it was not
possible for him to go through with iltj
multitude of ihe other sex.
Il i a eircumsiamv as pleasing to relate
as n is Mirpriing, that, in so miihiiudinouti
a ihrotig, on f,.ot, on honehnck, and in car
l laces, no accident of any I., nd u known
on have occui it d to mar llie general ciioy.
iiieni of the occasion.
Ti'if .7iitilnj IJiitt(ij
The .Military Escort, which formed si
imposing a par1 ol the Inaugural Procession,
consisted ol ihe follow ing i nmpanies :
.lun, or .Ai'ilb risls of lolliinore.Capt. Manhnll
lrnlepenne.il Hlni s ol )taltiu."re, ('apt. !-hl.
W ashington Cupids, Rail irno, c I 'apt. Ksldtiian.
Washington Light Infantry, ('apt. Tale.
National Grevs.Capt. H.coo.
W .Ikcr Sharpshooters, Cai t Bryant,
lnd. p- nd -nt tJrey-, Gi-o'getow ... ("apt. Wilson
f irst Bilnmoie Sharpshooters, (-t, Lilly,
(iermin Vtfae.-rs ol Palnne.re. C ipr tlterman.
Juuim Ami. ei;sis, Lo-ut Mc.Njinte.
li fl.ee.l ! 'V, ' aei '"apron.
Tb. U!-iii.tr, fi'"in Ivahtmore brought
-.v eh il.ein I'nir spb n.hi bands of music,
a. id ih- wn-.U bgKm made a very hand-.-ome
and .-.oitiifr like appearance. Imme.
diit'dy in i's rmr mirhed a body of the
"I'edtimore Defenders," being a portion of
the survivors of those patriotic citizen-sol-diers
who took part in ihe defence of .that
city m 1 s 1 1.
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