Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-02-10

From the Capital.
AUGUSTA. Feb. 4th, 1858.

citcment at the Capitol, growing out of tn
Senator question. The balloting Of yesterda
revealed the fact that Fessenden was gaining
having come within four votes Of an election
in the House. and Dana having fallen off fou
votes below his number at W hrst balloting o.
Wednesday.
Fessenden's gain excited the ardent hope
ofhis most ardent friends, and Thursday after
noon and this morning they were eated at tn
prospect beyond measure But cloud cam
athwart their visions of gladness, and nov
murky darkness envelopes them. This morn
ing joint order was introduced by the demo
Gratis in the House postponing further proceed
ings on the question to Thursday next. Th'
wings knowing it could not pass the Senate
were not much frightened. 1t passed thu
House by vote of 70 So. The Senate non
concurred, and it was generally thought the
democrats were not making much Roadway in
that sort of game. Fessenden's prospect looked
well so far.
The Senate having repeated the farce Of
cecting Fessenden again, at quarter past
eleven Mr. North of Augusta, moved in the
House TO 60 into ballot for Senator Mr.. Sew
all of Oldtowh, moved to lay The subject on The
table. Here was something stubborn laid right
across the track, with no favors asked from the
dictatorial Senate and the visages of the wings
heightened out amazingly at the sudden fall of
Fessenden and their hopes down to zero frgd-
ness. Mr.. Morse Of Bath, in his usual heavy
and important tone, did not know how the
motion TO go into ballot could be evaded. lie
was of the opinion that the House must go on
to ballot until the Senate concurred in sus-
pending the joint resolve.
Mr., Sewall said there was distinction be-
tween rights and remedies. The motion to lay
the motion on the table was one of the reme-
dies within the power of the majority.
AIr. Smith of Calais, pitched into the moral
aspect of the case in his usual nervous style
He thought the ingenuity of the gentleman
from Oldtown, was more to be commended
than his remedies"
The Senate soon found out how things were
going in the House, and several wing gentle
men grew exceedingly petulant and cross
grained. Mr.. Cary expatiated, excusingly
and humorousy, upon what the majority in
the Senate regarded as reasonable proceedings
in the House. The Secretary of the Senate
came into the House with message, and was
obliged to wait few minutes for the Mcssen-
ger. He became exceedingly impatient
looked daggers round on the lower branch and
made few EXPLANATIONS. The Messenger
soon appeared-hoped he had not offended the
dignity Of the official from the Senate, and
thereupon helped him deliver his message.
The motion to lay on the table prevailed by
a strict party vote-ycas 70, nays &C. The
House then insisted upon the passage of the
joint order of postponement, appointed confer
ecs, and soon after adjourned.
Now there is chance to consider this Scna-
tor question, it is quite time for the democrats
of this Legislature to weigh their responsible
ty. Let them look at the facts Of the past and
the probabilities in the future. Are they
ready to again run the risk of the election of
whis Senator in Congress for six years, from
a State that gave Gen. Pierce ten thousand
plurality, when at the last ballot only four
votes were required to bring about the catas-
trophe If bantcring and bargaining are ad
MISSILE in State concerns, and they never
were excusabe, to carry them into question
of national importance is going little too far
The democratic States of this Union have a
right to protest against Maine sending a whig
Senator to Washington to hamper the opera
ton of the policy of Gen. Pierces administra-
ton and exercise the influence Of one single
vote aSaint democratic measures.
If the entire democratic strength in the
House cannot be relied upon for a candidate
already named or to be named, or for any man,
then the hazard of another balloting cannot be
safely repeated. The election of wing Scna-
tor would be regarded a stain upon the de-
mocracy of Maine. an insult to every democrat
iOsister State, and reckless jeopardy of the
success of the great principles of democratic
policy and progress to be developed under the
new administration. The only sure safety is in
the indefinite oOstponcment Of the Senator queS-
ton.