Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-16

ton last evening that in attempting to es-
cape from rebeldom and enter our lines,
Senator Foote was arrested at Oceoqusn on
the OccoqusnriYer, about 10 miles sontnWess
of Alexandria. He was accompanied y nls
wife. When found he was at the resi- oence
of Mr.. Hammel. Mr.. Foote was oVertak i
in his flight by two rebel caValrymen; "no
Obliged Mr.. Hammel TO harness his morse
and wagon and convey the captive 81 MAJ 1aE
| back as Dumfries toward Richmond. me
military authorities of Alexandra were Or
dered to send at once to Occoquan for mrs:
Foote, and she was rescued, and reacnee
lAlexsudria this afternoon. Mr.. Foote ana
wife were detained a day after reaching Oc'
coouan for want of facilities to cross the
river. Pears are entertained that JET. Da-
Wis may. deal harshIy with Mr.. Foote. the
Government has taken steps to prevent any
injury being done. Should JEFF. Davis DO
go rash as to take the life of Mr. Foote, It IS
urobable that the act will cost the highest
rebel official in our custody his life.
STATEMENT OF mas. TooTH. !,
Mrs. Henry s. Foote, wife of the rebel
Senator Foote, Of Tennessee, arrived at
Alexandria this morning, from Hlchmenu
by way of Fairfax Court House: que
states that her husband is now unaer ar
rest in Richmond on account OF his Isse :
/ speech in the rebel Senate, denunciatory OF
| the rebel authorities.
MASSACHUSETTS, sEHAToRsHIP
The postponemeat Of the. election tor ".
6. Senator in the Massachusetts, Senate
/ sitter the Honae he'd voted and gwen nj. 30
Overwhelming majority for Henry WI =.
son. IL due 10 two causes. First: An in
trieue has been on foot TO name Governor
| Andrew az a candidate against wilson tor
the Senate, in order to force Wilson and
sumner into exerting all their influence 10
! get him out of the way by having MN PUT
I In the Cabinet. Second: Wilson's trlenos
very readily asseuted to the postPonement,
in the belief that it would insure for MIN a
| unanimous vote. No doubt ts entertained
here of his ultimate election.
KENTUCKY AFFAIRS.
Gen. Burbridge, commanding the Depart
ment of Kentucky, arrived here to-day,
under orders from the War Department
/ It ia understood that he has been sent for
to consult as to the state of affairs In Ken.
tuckey, and as to the policy to be adopted
in that State.
DEBATE on CONSTITUTIONAL AhEheAEaF E.
Il The debate in the House on the consti-
tutionsl amendment to-day attracted
crowded audience to the galleries, and
presented several striking points. Gen.
Rollins gave the response OF Mlssourfs
pros slavery Congressman to the action Oh
the Missouri Convention abolishlng slavery,
making two and aquarter hours speech
in favor of the amendment against which
he voted and lsbored at the last session.
He was loudly applauded from the galleries
and on the floor al the close, as well ss
heartily congratulated by large numbers
of members. The extension OF his time
after the second hour had expired was
something so unusual as to constitute re-
ally the highest compliment his speech
received.
Garfeld's speech was not halt an nour
long, but was one of the most compact ana
polished bits of argument to which this
Congress has listened. His historical
proof that the States as States never had
been sovereign, was extremely novel in the
debate on this subject
Thad. Stevens followed Garfield in few
eloquent remarks in reply to Pendfeton'
His concluding sentences were OF crushing
severity. Referring to some charges which
Pendleton had made, he was willing, ne
said, to bide the safe judgment of time
when they are both mouldering in the dust
Epitaphs, if truly written, would give MN
all the advantage Nc CAEeu " Hato' 49,
the grave of one it would be inscribed,
"Here lies the ablest orator Of his party,
and the most pertinicious and effective be-
cause the most able defender of oppression,
robbery, rebellion and human slavery
Over the other it would be written. "Here
lies one Who never attained to any high
position or great repute, but whose humble
ambition it always was to stand on the
side Of the down trodden aud oppressed"
WASHINGTON CENSORSHIP.
A petition was presented to the House
to-day complaining of the censorship of
the press, particularly with reference to
the suppression of the news of Buffers re-
movaI, and asking for the passage of a law
punishing interference with the telegraph
precisely as interference Witbbthe mails is
punished. 1t would have been far more
influential il, instead of having only the
name of single Washington correspondent,
it had borne, as it might have borne, the
weight of the whole aggrieyed and out
ragged press Of the country.
ARRIVAL OF MRS. RooTE.
Mrs. Henry s. Foote, wife of the rebel
Senator, arrived here tonight. She was
escorted from Alexandria by Secretary
Seward.