The Portland daily press., 1866-04-12

"soar aloft" until quiet smile pervaded the |
Union side of the chamber. 1t was certainly |
one of the most remarkable speeches made
this session, or at any previous one. After a
few sharp and pungent questions from Trum-
bull, which produced very marked diminu-
ton in the orators buoyancy, he at length re-
sumed his seat. Mr.. Doolittle followed and
then Garrett Davis, and so the day wore slow
ly away.
As the afternoon deepened into evening, the
galleries became more crowded, and many
members of the House, including the Speaker,
came upon the floor the Senate Numbers
of restless and anxious people paced up and
down the lobbies, or crowded about the throng-
ed doorways. Mr.. Wright of New Jersey,
whose vote was relied upon to sustain the We
to, and who had been in the Capitol since the
earlier part of the daya' session, now came in
and took his seat upon the floor. Would Mr..
Dixon be present ?-would Mr.. Morgan vote
for the bill ?-these in most minds were cues
tions of intense interest, since upon those two
votes the fate of the measure manifestly de-
pended. The decisive hour draws on. Davis
at length finds stopping place, Salisbury of
Delaware makes few characteristic remarks
in very loud voice and very excited man
ner, McDougall of California-par mobile
frdctum-follows with some observations,
and at last in the midst of profound suspense
the roll-call begins. Dixon is not in his seat,
and now it becomes known to some that he
has positively refused to come. A little more
| than half way down the roll stands the name
of Morgan, and as it called by the clerk, the
breathless suspense is broken by the response
"ayep A burst of applause follows, for not
withstanding the recent stringent orders
against expressions Of approval or disapproba-
ton, the enthusiasm Of the people is not to
be suppressed. Stewart of Oregon, and Will
ley of W. Virginia both vote for the bill, as it
was known they would. Wright of New Jer-
sey feebly votes may" and Yates of Illinois,
the fit and worthy colleague of Trumbull,
man as true to freedom as the needle to the
pole, brings up the rear with his vote for the
bill.
a"Mr. Presidentw 1t is the new Senator from
Vermont. rTa Trras ceru
@Call the Senator from Vermont" orders the
President of the Senate. d y 's9.l
"Mr. Edmonds?" ., :
"Aye."
Another demonstration of applause. The
Clerk in a voice unusually clear and distinct
reads:
"Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark,
CONFESS, Cragin, Cresswell, Edmonds, Fessen-
den, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Henderson, How
ard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane of Indiana, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Nye, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsay,
Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Trum-
bull, Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson and
Yates. Those who voted in the negative are
Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Guthrie,
Hendricks, johnson, Lane of Kansas, McDou-
gall, Nesmith, Norton, Riddle, Salisbury, Van
Wrinkle and Wright" 9s-sc Ss-s9sss
o. The list is then passed to the President of
the Senate, who rising says, elf'7ea. --5.a
"On this question the yeas being SO and
the nays Is, the bill has passed the Senate by
the requisite constitutional majority, notwith-
standing the obje,tious of the President to the
contrary" ~r.-l-, -r.--
Then follows an outburst of applause, loud
and enthusiastic. The spirit of John Brown
has not come toa halt yet. Enefas fI
J. "Glory! gloryl halleujah,
| His soul is marching onr'
Soberly, great victory, mighty triumph
for the right has been achieved. For the sec
ond time in all our history has the Preslden-
| tial veto been overborne. By another associ-
alton, since the President. will have it so, is
his administration linked with one ofthe most
shameful recorded in our annals. Would that
this humiliating defeat, following upon the re-
peated rebukes of the loyal people speaking
through their ballots, might induce him to re-
consider his counsel Would that he might be
able to know, in this his day, and willing to do
the things that belong to his own and the ma
tion's peace. How willingly would the brave
and true men of the country FORGET the Psst:@
how gladly would tnsy-e0>0peTate with MN
-onee more for the safety and glory OF the great
Republic. T. s. p.