The scene in Congress
--Mr. Crittenden,--The scene presented by the Senate and House of Representatives is indescribable. The gloom hung like a pall over both houses, and no one seemed to have the heart to transact the public business. No one seemed to feel this more intensely than Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky. When he rose on Monday morning, he asked, ‘ "Well, what further news?"’ He had gone to bed under the delusion that the Federate army had triumphed, ‘"We are routed — utterly routed,"’ was the reply to his question. The old man started back in astonishment, and when the facts were brought before him he went back, sat down, and, putting his head down upon his hands, burst into tears. I saw him that night, and there is no longer room for doubt on which side Mr. Crittenden's feelings are enlisted.--New York Post
