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Presidential Inaugurations From Washington to Lincoln All the Way From "Jeffersonian Simplicity" lo the Pomp and State of Modern Times. DU It I NO tho enrly*yonrs ??r tho government, before the capital was inovc? to Washington, tho imluetton of n president, al though a ceremony <>i ({real dignity ami Holemntty, uns a very small anil select airair. in New Vork for marly a fortnight preceding Ihn Kreut ??y of April !10. 1781), every tavern ami hoarding house bail been thronged Wllb visitors, ami on (lie day before the inauguration over.v |irlvnle house wan lllleil with guests from all parts of the l;nlon. In the ?r?hr of 111 - - prore v' u, pre codod i.y the Semite ami followed by representatives, walked tSoorgo \Vash? lngtoii. On reaching Federal hall tho troops formed a line on euch side of tho way. through which the president, with his attendants, was conducted to INAUGURATION CROWD IN FRONT OF CAPITOL. the chamber of the senate, where tho representatives hid assembled a few minutes befure, and at the door the vice president received him and at tended him t<> tin* chair. The rice president then said. "Sir. the sonnte and the house of represent atives are ready to nttead you to take ?the onth required by the constitution, which will bo ndmlnlstored by the Btale Of New VorU." TltO president answered, "I ntn ready to proceed.11 The vice president ami the senators led the way, and. folh>wod by the rep rcsentatlves, Washington walked Id the outside gallery, overlooking i>? th AVaii and lirond streets, which were filled with a son of upturned faces. Washington's llrst nillchl net was to attend service in old St. Paul's. The sec< ml Inuugurhtlnti of presi dent Washington took place in hide, pondenee hall, at Philadelphia, on March I, I7'.>_'. < >n Mar<Lh U 1T'>7 ?lohn Adanvs was Inaugurated president of the t'nltod States In Itlil Old Stntohouse at Phila delphia. Although the day wna favor ?d , there was no parade or gathering, of a largo nxsomhlago, Although the generally accepted n< - ?'?f.;:.t, of Jefferson's Inauguration rnai.e it appear that lie rode to ihe '-a|> itol tin horseback without attendance und that the ceremony was of (he Hlmplesi kind, n newspaper of the day statt thai "on 111w day President Hie i .Jefferson was escorted from Iiis lodgings Pi tin- capiti l by a body of miliiia and a procession of citizens.'* Jefferson's second liintlglirntloti on March .">. ist,.", Was simpler, If possible, than h!s llrst. A Cercmonioi.s Occasion. The inaugural ion of .lames Madison wn< ihe lif t ceremony Which \vns rondo a great occasion. The day was ushered in by a federal salute, and at an early hour tie- volunteer corps of militia began t>> nssemble. So great ivn.M the crowd that the oath of offleo was ndmlnlstored in the ?>!,i hall of rcprosentnllVPS, now statuary hall, at the onpllol, Por the Ursi time in I ho history of Inaugurations the various branches of the government were ush ered Into the hall with ceremonious jfotnp and parade. ?Tames Madison was Inaugurated the second time on March 4, 1813. lie had n military escort, nnd the ceremonies In the house of representatives were similar to those of his (irst inaugura tion In the evening there was an In auguration hall at Dnvls* hotel, which is now Ihe Metropolitan. Tlu* 4th of March. 1817, was n beau tiful dii3\ nnd there was a large crowd ?to witness the inauguration ceremo nies. The president elect nnd vice president elect left the private resl ?donee of President Monroe, attended by a Inrge cnvulcnde of citizens on Thorsobnck. They were met at the capl (i>| l>y tlu> militia, ami tin* coremony took place in the senate chamber, which is now tin1 supreme court room. As the day for tin- second inaugura tion of James .Monroe fe;i on Sunday, the ceremony took place the following day, .Monday. March fi. John (julncy Adams was Inaugurated on March I. 1825, and the day was one of jrreat demonstration and display. President Monroe called at tin- resl? deiteo of the president elect, who I lien resided on F street, opposite the Kb I iti House, and here they were Joined by the military escort, and the proces sion, headed by the cavalry, moved at onco to tin' capitol, Tin- Inauguration of -old lllckory" tool; place on March I. IS2U, and was a incmornble one. 'the friends of President John Qulncy Adams had Agreed not to participants hi the In* nugurnl ceremonies, nnd the only uni formed military company In tho ids trlct of Columbia declined to offer Its escorl to the president elect, a com pany <>f Revolutionary ofllcers and sol diers, however, organized and ten dered their services to General Jack son us an escort, and he red?.' to the capltol in an open'carriage. The second Inauguration of Andrew Jackson was very simple, '1 here was no military escort, no outward display and no procession. The nil of March, IS!W, was a beau tiful day. and the Inauguration cere monies of Martin Van Huron were elaborate, and the crowds In Was'' Ingtoll severely taxed the capacity of the city. Van Iturcu was tin* first me ROOSEVELT DELIVERING HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS. the American citizen Inaugurated' president, for all the ethers had beeu Lorn as British subjects. A Notable Celebration. The Inauguration of "Old Tlppeen noc" was olio of the greatest events that ever occurred in the n "tonal 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 ?5 John Tyler took the oath of olllce he fore William Cranell, chief Judge of the circuit court of tho District of Co lumbia. x It was a cold, rainy day when Presi dent Polk was Inaugurated, but there was a long procession of the military its well as chic organizations. Zachary Taylor had line weather, unlimited nolso and great ceremonies attending his inauguration. As tin1 -Ith fell on Sunday, he was Inaugurated on Monday. As President Taylor died on July 'v one year after hi; Inauguration, Vice President Mlllard Fillmoru took iho oath of olllce on July 10 in the house of representatives. The Inauguration oT Franklin Pierce was unique In the faci that the vice president*elect, William It. King, was not In Washington to bo sworn Into ??nice, but was on a mission to Cuba and took the oath of olllce tit a plan tation on he hill' above Mat.inzas at the same time President Elect Pierce was being BWorn in In Washington. There was no Inaugural ball. The -lib of March, 1857. was a splen did day, and James Buchanan was in augurated with tnir h pomp and cere mony. After reaching the White House President Ruchanan held a' public reception and at night attended the Inauguration hall, which was held in n building In Judiciary square erect ed for that purpose. The Lincoln Festivities. Abraham Lincoln had a bright, clear day for his llrst Inauguration, but It rained and the streets were wet and muddy when he took his second oath of olllce. The martyr president went j to the capital from Springfield by way of I ml hi nn polls, Columbus; Cleveland, Plttsbnrg and Philadelphia, and. al though he was given receptions all i along the way. when he reached Har rlsblirg, on account of threatened vio lence. It was thought best to change the plans, and he proceeded to I hila delphla In one of the public cars, and, arriving there at midnight, he entered the New York sleeper and passed through Baltimore undisturbed and ar rived in Washington at 0:30 on the , morning of Pel), ,_,.'>.. He remained at Wllbirds hotel until the Inauguration day, when President Buchanan called for him, and In an open carriage the party proceeded to the cnpitol, In or tier; to avoid threatened violence the president and president elect In their carriage were preceded by a company of Infantry, double (lies of the Dis trict cavalry on either side nnd In fantry and other military organiza tions following. In the long proces sion then- "fcvns a large car or float representing the constitution nnd the Union, each state being represented by n little girl dressed In white. A battalion of District troops guarded the steps of Hie capltol, Tho cere mony of swe.-trlng In the vice president In the semtte completed, the entire party mnrcbed to the past portico of iho capltol, where tin- great scene of swearing in Abraham Lincoln took [.lace. The civil war was In progress when Mr. Lincoln was InnuguraP <! for the second lime, There ".ere evidences (if the war everywhere, and gloom rind stidness covered tin* wh? le land. The president went to (he capltol ear ly to sign bills, and therefore the pa rode mnrcbed down without him. Tho procession, however, Was noteworthy. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CARO LINA RAILROAD. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Laurens, Soutii Carolina. EFFECTIVE JUNE 16, 1908. west bound. No. 1. Leave Augusta.10:10 am No. I. Leave Laurens. 2:32 p m No. 1. 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