. A family flight around home. ough them to the Senate Chamber, whereboth Houses were formally introduced to him. When the mem-bers were seated, and the noise had subsided, Adams, who hadalready been inaugurated as Vice-President, informed the Presidentthat the time had come for the administration of the oath of rose, and followed by the members of the two Houseswent out upon the balcony of Federal Hall, from which he couldbe seen far up and down the streets by the multitude that filledthem The Chancellor of New York tendered the oath, and whenthe ceremony was over, turning t
. A family flight around home. ough them to the Senate Chamber, whereboth Houses were formally introduced to him. When the mem-bers were seated, and the noise had subsided, Adams, who hadalready been inaugurated as Vice-President, informed the Presidentthat the time had come for the administration of the oath of rose, and followed by the members of the two Houseswent out upon the balcony of Federal Hall, from which he couldbe seen far up and down the streets by the multitude that filledthem The Chancellor of New York tendered the oath, and whenthe ceremony was over, turning toward the people cried out:Long live George Washington, President of the United States! 296 A FAMILY FLIGHT AROUND HOME. The Crowd took up the cry, and amid the joyous shouts ofthe citizens, and the roai of the cannon on the battery, Washingtonwent back to the Senate Chamber and delivered his inaugural. In framing an answer to the Presidents speech, the difficultyarose how to address him. Committees were appointed, conferences. EARLY NEW YORK. held, and complete disagreement resulted. Should he be called HisHighness, or his High Mightiness? The question has been settledin favor of the term, His Excellency, as suited to the simplicitybelonging to a republic. While Congress was thus debating by what nam- the Presidentshould be called, Washington was troubled to know in what wayhe should behave. As he was the first of the long line of Presidents,he therefore had no precedents to guide him in matters of privateand public etiquette. The place was one of great dignity, butjust how much dignity was consistent with republican simplicity hedid not know. It must be remembered that the stately etiquetteof courts was then well understood to be a part of the dignityof Governments. Many of the people looked back with regret onthe fine clothes, hosts of servants, the equipage and ceremonial of WASHINGTONS 297 the royal Governors. These would gladly have seen the man whomthey ha
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