Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-30
xxxviI,h uoneREss-rHlRD SESSION

SENATE.-Arser our report closed yesterday
Mr. " ilson frred a general hill TO aid Mia.
souri,. Western Virginia, Delaware And Mary
land In aboiishing slavery as Substitutes for
tie bill to. aid Missouri, and the subject was
discussed by Messrs. Fessenden, Henderson.
Trumbull, Wilson, Foster and others.
HousR-After our report closed x -
The bill 70 organize regiments OF coiorsd sol.
diers was discussed by n large number Of nom.
hers. A motion was AIDE 70 refer 1t to the
Military Ccmmittee.---s -.
Mr.. Wickliffe looked on the bill with hurnil.
iation. For the first time it WAS put into the
statutes that negroes are equal with white
men-Cspt. Sambo and Capt Joe side and side
MIR IIo,ejoy charged that the gen tlennan from
Kentucky mr.. Wickliffe) preferred slavery TO
the couniry.-g---e-=-.--.-,.., -
Mr.. Wickliffe replied that the only remark he
Lad made on that subject was at the last ses-
sion, when he was asked If he saw two ships At
sea about to sink, one containing slavery and
the other the Union which would he save, and
he stated he would throw the aboiitionistsov over.
board and save both: tApplause In the gal
leries, mingled with Misses, which was prompt.
ly checked by the Speaker.
The debate was continued by Messrs Dunn,
Crittenden, Hutchins and others.
ARREsTED BY ORDBR OF THE GOvRRHNnsr
MIR. A. u. Boileau, proprietor and editor of the
r, eniDg Journal OF This city, was arrested at
An carly hour yesterday morning ut his resi-
den q, No. 81 Franklin street, by detac hment
cf the provost guard. The arrest was made by
order of he Government, and the prisoner WAS
III mediatcly sent to Washington. Mr.. E. W.
Carr was also arrested aud confined in the
guardhouse, but was subsequently released.
We understand that Mr.. Carr was arrested
through a misrepresentation of tho officers OF tho
Government, as he was supposed to be part
ner in the publication Of the Journal Yester-
cay afternoon the paper contained an editorial
announcement Of the arrest giving what il
states were the reasons prompting the Govern
mFnt to exercise its power against disloyal SYM
patbizers The Journal says: "Mr Boileau
was arrested because he was a Democrat and
because his paper is a Democratic paper. -
Disinterested readers Of the Evening Journal
will have no difficulty in discovering the reason
for Shis arrest. Considerable excitement was
created in the vicinity Of the office during the
afternoon.
Notwithstanding the slushy weather, a large
and somewhat bosterous crowd assembled In
the neigh borhood, and were evidently disposed
10 make some sort OF a demonstration. A mum
Der OF soldiers belonging to the provost guard
took possession of the office at about o'clock,
and Hi sales of the paper were immediately
stopped. The acting editor OF the paper was
nowhere about, nor could any one tell what
had become of Mr.. Carr. Mr. Witte, Mr.. Car
rgan, and other Unknown democratic lead
ers, visited the Office and ventilated their opn
essayed to make speech to the soldiers of the
guard about abolitionists and contractors, un-
paid soldiers and Government plunderers,
white mems rights and black mems privileges.
Mr.. Baker announced imself '.the editor OF
this paper" and dared anybody to arrest him.
A detachment Of police maintained order out
side the office, and no disorderly scenes &C.
Cured. The provost guard slept In the Office
during the nieht-Phita Press, 10Th.