The Portland daily press., 1865-02-22
Glimnsas of the Oanitol.

AUGUSTA, Feb. Il, 1865.
the House, did not tend to contract the gauge
between Portland and Boston, which the pre-
ceedngs of Saturday had SO absolutely WIDEN
ed; after the preliminary morning business,
the question Of engrossmento of the Bill having
been assigned TO hallpast twelve, came up in
order. Alter some sharp skirmishng upon
points CT order, in which the Speaker get
ting considerably mixed up, cut the kaot by
avoiding a lot Of them at one move, and being
sustained in the leading one, the Bill passed
without count. To clinch it, Mr.. Porter
moved reconsideration, which was lest. The
battle was well fought in the House, being
contested step by step. The force was too
heavy that was brought to favor the reversal
Of the policy so long held to be orthodox in
this State, and itnow remains to see the effect.
The subject will come up in the Senate to-
day. Mr.. Woodman intends to resist the re-
peal of the section with all his power; but,
the impression is, that the question is settled
there in advance, and the form is there TO be
gone through with, with less ceremony even
than in the other branch of expunging the OBJ
noxious matter.
In the afternoon, while matters Of grave
import were being discussed, the news Of the
fall of Charleston was received. All order
ceased for the time. The Senate rushed into
the House, and helped the members 10 cheer
and shout. The Governor and Council were
then visited by both branches, in most tumul-
tuous style, and the vociierations went up
from Executive as well as Legislative depart
ment. Charleston has fallen Can we take
it all in at one thought! The city, with the
audacity of the rebellious angels when they
fell, that took the initiative in the oYer5 acts
of the rebellion! That fred upon Fort Sum
ter! The city wherein the fashion and aris
tocracy Of Southern society resided That
gave form and tone to the manners and style
OF Southern life! The ladies and gentlemen
OF which, on the eliminating day of treason,
dressed themselves in their gfaDdast attire,
ana taxing the most commanding places in
tne city, looked on with gloating eyes rcjoic-
lngiy, to see Fort Sumter fred upon and re-
oucedl 1t was gala day A day to be laugh
gu over; to have frolic in Their independence
0ay--wnen the chiValry of the most chival-
rons city oil tae South, went to see the Uni
ted States flag fred upon, and sevartv Of the
noblest and bravest men, Inundated II tho
smoke and fire of seven thousand e.. tho
crime OF defending their fortress ana t,air
fagl iA
"a, it was glorious day for that proud and
wicked people! The glory to them was chat
OF children who laugh at the bon-;r their
mischief has created ere the house is co,.
sumed. what picture was that FIR tho
world! free people combined 10 hreal,
down its free institutions! 1t was a ,,o.so,,4
day in spring, four years ago. The mil rrinqs
slow but surel It was written in bool, ~
fate that day, that this wicked and contem,tu-
Gus race should be likencd in their fate TO the
oodomites of old. Look at them now! Flee.
Ing from The doomed city, before the terrors
ana vengeance of aa outraged country! And
beauFegara' the valiant, leads the racsi Gen.
b., whose proelamations had 90 ofton ara8
the southern breast to deeds of vi;onr, oct,,-
ally leads the retreat Of the rehal 80. c-a
Charleston, and he runs like hunto5 49, 'i0.D
some covert where he may ensure his lif.,
This is glory enough for one day. -.
shout, glory to the God of Battles!
To add to this scene of rejoicing in the
House, and to sport over the feelings of the
rebels without mercy, Mr.. Garnsey asked tbe
Chair if it could not read despatch that Gen.
Butler was on his way to this modern soaon
to assume military rule of it,
Only think of that. In the history Of Tho
world was there ever seyerer punishment re-