Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-02-14
The Military Arrest Of Albert
d BOilaau.


We publi,ht is morning, the apologize
letter of Albert D. Boleau, editor and
publisher Of the Philadelphia EUentng
Journal, to Major General Robert c..
Schenck 1t is as follows -
.HEADoUARTERs MIDDLE DEpr'NT,
EtGHTH ARMY CORPS,
Baltimore, Nd. Feb. /, 1868.
l. Albert ID. Boileau, citizen of Phila-
delphia, editor and pub isher of the Phil
adelpha E0eniag JoUnM, now confined
in Fort MclIenry for the publication OF
an editorial article, under the title of "Da-
vis's Message, in that newspaper, Jan y
20, 1863, aud for the publication OF other
articles of like danCerous character, tend
ing to the support and encouragement Of
The rebellion against the government Of the
United States, do hereby freely and vol
UNFAIRLY express my regret for the publ
cation OF that article, or Of any other ar
Scle of like tendency or character, and
distinctly disavow such article or articles
being published with my proper authority
or knowledge, aud declare that such pub
lication has been made by other persons,
agent, or employees without my sanction
and intention and | do hereby further
give 10 Mai Gen. Robert Schenck, com-
mapdiug the Middle Department and
" Eighth army corps, by whose orde", in
behalf OF the government, have been
arrested, my sacred parole of honor that,
upon being discharged from my present
imprisonment and the suspension of the
publication of my newspaper being re-
moved, will not write, print, or publish,
or permit others in my name to write,
print, or publish any articles having such
dangerous character or tending to the sup
port or encouragement of the rebellion ;
but VIII demean myself in all things as
true aud loyal citizen of the United States,
intending only to support the government,
tho Constitution, and the Union as a faith
fni citizen should and IL i, TO be further
understood that these declarations and
pledges are made as well to relate to mat
ter hereafter to be published in the weekly
newspaper called the D3m9crttm Leader,
made up from the daily Philadelphia
Evening JOurnR itself, and to any other
newspaper that may be published or con-
trolled by ne.
Given at Baltimore, this first day of
February, 1903.
(Signed,i ALBERT D. Bo1LEAU.
We had hoped that Mr.. Boieau would
have remained firm in his determination
to test the validity Of his arrest, but in
this, we have been disappointed. Just at
the moment when his Democratic friends
were exerting themselves to their utmost
TO bring the perpetrators Of high han
ded outrage to justice, he foolishly wrote
a litter TO Gen. Schenck, which is yir-
tual confession that the articles published
in his paper,>were of a reasonable char
.acter. This letter places him in very
awkward position with his Democratic
friends, and gives to his arrest an appear
ance Of justice not warrented by the facts
in the case. GET. Schenck in making tho
arrest violated the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution and
laws of this State, and if Mr. Boleau had
only shown some little frmness and de-
cision of character, he would have been
speedily and honorably released from his
impri sonment in Fort McIIenry, and Gen.
Schenk would have been placed in 0 po-
sition before the public, which would have
compelled the administration to remove
him from his present command. As it Is,
Schonk has triumphed at the expense Of
Boleau. This arrest and the bluuder at
Vienna, which would have resulted in lac
destruction and capture of the first Ohio
Regiment but for the presence of mind OF
Col. 4. McD. McCook have given Schenck
all the notoriety he has gained during the
war.
Never had a man finer opportunity Of
acquiring an honorable distinction than
that which Mr.. Boileau has thrown away.
The Democratic party had already bro't
his arrest to the attention Of the Courts,
to the attention Of the Legislature, and to
tho attention of the City Councils, and
would have pushed the matter until Gen
Schenck was forced to back down from the
position he had taken. The arrest and
conviction of the parties in Philadelphia |
Hho made the arrest, and the indictment
Of General Schenck by the Grand Jury,
aud the requi,itiou Of the Governor of
PENNSYLVANIA on the President Of the
United States, CT the Governor Of Mary
land, for the person Of Schenk, would
have soon brought matters to an issue.-
We have been much disappointed in Mr..
Boileau, whom we supposed to be man
OF very considerable nerve.