United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . eration ends, and the era ofnationality in the New Republic is ushered in. Long and glorious bethe history of that Republic, bought with the blood of patriots, andconsecrated in the sorrows of our fathers! PART V. NATIONAL PEEIOD. A. D. 1789—1882. CHAPTER XLVI. WASHINGTONS ADMINISTRATION, 1789-1797. ON the 30th of April, 1789, Washington was duly inaugurated firstPresident of the United States. The new government was to havegone into operation on
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . eration ends, and the era ofnationality in the New Republic is ushered in. Long and glorious bethe history of that Republic, bought with the blood of patriots, andconsecrated in the sorrows of our fathers! PART V. NATIONAL PEEIOD. A. D. 1789—1882. CHAPTER XLVI. WASHINGTONS ADMINISTRATION, 1789-1797. ON the 30th of April, 1789, Washington was duly inaugurated firstPresident of the United States. The new government was to havegone into operation onthe 4th of March, butthe event was con-siderably inaugural cere-mony was performedon the balcony of theold City Hall, on thepresent site of theCustom-House, inWall street. Chancel-lor Livingston of NewYork administered theoath of office. Thestreets and house-topswere thronged withpeople; flags flutter-ed ; cannon boomedfrom the Battery. Assoon as the public cere-mony was ended,Washington retired tothe Senate chamberand delivered his in-augural address. The organization of the two houses of Congress hadalready been effected. (363). WASHINGTON. 304 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. The new government was embarrassed with many difficulties. Theopponents of the Constitution were not yet silenced, and from the begin-ning they caviled at the measures of the administration. By the treatyof 1783 the free navigation of the Mississippi had been guaranteed. Nowthe jealous Spaniards of New Orleans hindered the passage of Americanships. The people of the West looked to the great river as the naturaloutlet of their commerce; they must be protected in their rights. Onmany parts of the frontier the malignant Red men were still at war withthe settlers. As to financial credit, the United States had none. In thevery beginning of his arduous duties Washington was prostrated withsickness, and the business of government was for many weeks delayed. Not until September were the first importa
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