INAUGURAL SPEECH.

_From the National Intelligencer of March 5, 1813._

Yesterday being the day on which commenced the second term of Mr.

Madison's re-election to the Presidency, he took the oath to support

the Constitution of the United States, administered to him by Chief

Justice Marshall, in the presence of many members of Congress, the

Judges of the Supreme Court, the foreign Ministers, and a great

concourse of ladies and gentlemen. The President was escorted to the

Capitol by the cavalry of the District, and received, on his approach

to it, by the several volunteer corps of this city, Georgetown, and

Alexandria, drawn up in line for the purpose. Previous to taking the

oath in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, the President

delivered the following

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