Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . CHAPTER XIX. SECOND PRESIDENTIAL N the fourth of March, 1833, GeneralJackson assumed, for the second time,the responsible station of President ofthe United States. At 12 oclock onthat day, he, with the Vice Presidentelect, attended by the heads of de-partments. Senators, Representatives, Judges of theSupreme Court, foreign ministers, and the municipalauthorities of the city of Washington, entered theHall of the Representatives. The president took hisseat in the chair of the speaker of the House; the vicepresident elect, Martin Van Buren, occupying a se
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . CHAPTER XIX. SECOND PRESIDENTIAL N the fourth of March, 1833, GeneralJackson assumed, for the second time,the responsible station of President ofthe United States. At 12 oclock onthat day, he, with the Vice Presidentelect, attended by the heads of de-partments. Senators, Representatives, Judges of theSupreme Court, foreign ministers, and the municipalauthorities of the city of Washington, entered theHall of the Representatives. The president took hisseat in the chair of the speaker of the House; the vicepresident elect, Martin Van Buren, occupying a seat INAUGURAL ADDRESS. 471 on his right, and his private secretary, Mr. Donelson,one on his letlt. As soon as silence was obtained,and every one had taken the station he wished tooccupy during the impressive ceremony which was tofollow, the president arose and delivered his secondinaugural address. He commenced by expressing his gratitude to thepeople of the United States for this renewed expres-sion of their confidence in his good intentions, andthen Avent on to notice
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