•  - SPRING.
When tho warm sun that brings
■ed-time and harvest, has returned agai
id sweet to visit the still wood, where
The tir-H [lower oftbe plain,
T love the«
forest glades ;
irk and many.
nason well
ire Uetnlng wilh bri edit forms,
folded clouds Joretell
; iu of storms.
From the earth's looaen'd mould
Er.-'- sapling draws its sustenance, and thrives ;■
f hiftigl) stricken to ibe heart with winter's cold,
ves.
—Longfellow.
;s revolting to her Christian spirit, and especially I many ol the ladies go to tiie opera
when tbat fellow-creature is a woman. Iudeed_ | they have worn at the Qrawing-jO
since the last paroxysm   of  anguish   which   the fi' ceil theu presented from the sta;
Queen endured on ihis account it has been customary to assume that a murderess is a lunatic, and to
confine her Cor Ijft,
glitter of the diamonds, softened
ostrich plumes and marabouts j I
Iks, brought ont vividly by (lu:
The public affairs of tl.e   nation   at   an cud, th* Idred jets "of gits, aod, above   a
Uut-i. Vietotla-a Daily .Uf*?.
Harper's Magazine, for April, contains the foi
liming article by -Mr. ,1. Slddone, V/hi:li we are
nn ,■ will be enjoyed by our readers, 'Mr. Siddons
i'f-i relative of the great actress, and his articles
about English celebrities are among the most interesting lately found in Harper :
' ««-A OP-S^'S DAT;
There is a corps attached tothe British Court
v.: .:■.■[] is denominated tbe h Gentlemen- at -arms."
They do not absolutely form the body guard of the
snvfi-eign, that title being monopolized hy the
"Yeomen of the Guard,'' commonly called the
''Beef eaters'"—ati old Corruption of Ruffe-tiers.
But their duty ia nevertheless to defend Use Queen's
person against all possible attacks when she holds
a Court at Windsor or Buckingham Palace. This
garde du eorjii ebhsistB of (orty "gentlemen*'-'—that
is. according to the aristocratic reading of Eng-
li-b societv. persons who have never been in trade.
There is a captain, a'lieutenant, nnd two or. Ihree
i r'.ie*>fs. Tiie gentlemen pay .SI.IlOO for their cnm-
i,, r-r-iou. ami receive each £100 per annum. Tbey
-.wir a scarlet coat and white buckskin breeches, a
steal breast-plate, gauntlets; a helmet, and jackboots. They are armed with sword and spear; and
thus attired and accoutred they line the staircase
an.l the throne-room when ihe Queen receives her
d.v-o'ed subjects. I o:iee held oue of these commissions; and alter by felling tbe commission,
y.':!:eh I had bought, I had relinquished the weary
privilege of standing bolt upright foi- foiir hours
in ib*.-. presence of the sovereign and the Court, 1
li,'!! a small appointment in the royal hciisebold
Tbe^e circumstances familiarized ine with tbe
usages of the Queen, and impressed me deeply with
a sense ol her Majesty's method, industry, kindness
intelligence, and high notions oi duty.
An idea naturally prevails among the multitude
I'i nt ihe life of a eovereigu is a life of luxurious
idl^jifsa, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown/' was predicted of a British king.in the days
of despotism, but has no application to the head
vAEvn is continually occupied with considerations
ul publio good.        .
Queen Victoria—I speak of her iu the present
t«i-S'\ though it is now four years since I was an in**
in te of the palace—rises at half past six o'clock
' in tbe summer, and half past seven in tbe winter.
Ali'-,' '.he toilet and morning service in the chapel
of the palace, she breakfasts. Coffee* bread, bulter
eggs, and cold meat constitute tlie usual repast
0*itf or two ladies in waiting and an equerry have
tin" privilege of partaking the morning meal with
the eoyal family. Breakfast over, the Queen sal-
A'-.-, forth to walk on the slopes at Windsor, or in
tlie garden df the palace, ard generally visits,
■when at Windsor, tbe farm or Eviiiry, looking at
her horses and examining the aquarium;
il r-eutef'iug her dwelling, she goes" into tbe nor-
eciy or the rooms in which the princes and princeB*
b*.s are going through their studies ; thea glatfce--
-injat the Tinier and Morning Post, she enters
her library and receives the Master ofthe Ilo'tise-
Jioi'.I. Thie officer lays before [ler Majesty a memorandum of all tbe letters aud applications be has
received addressed to the Queen and reports how
hrr nns disposed of them. He is allowed a considerable latitude in regard tothe dispensation of lhe
monarch's charities ; for, of course, the Queen can
not hereelt institute'iuquiries into the deserts of
tim numerous applicant?. On the departure oftlie
M «fter of-the.Household, the Lord Steward's deputy enters to receive orders as to the iovitatio*08
that shall he issued to persons of merit and distinction to visit tier Majesty." These persons arrive to dine one day, remain all the next day enjoying the individual attentions of one or the other
of tbe members of the household, and return home
oil the third day. These three days are called the
cays of "Rest," "Reception,•"' and "Departure."
At eleven o'clock the dispatch boxes of the principal Secretaries ol Slate arrive or are brought by
ihe Ministers themselves. Tbere is one fro.nl the
Foreign Minister, one from the War Minister, one
irom the Lords of tbe Admiralty, and one from the
^ Jlome Secretary, who is either First Lord to the
Treasury or Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The box of the Foreign Secretary receives primary attcntiou. it contains ajwm's,carefully written and signed" by the Secretary or one ol the under -secretaries,- of all the correspondence that has
recently taken place with foreign powers, together
with drafts ofthe supplies which it is proposed to
send, ll any knotty question is at fa-sOe Hie Queen
will probably desire to see tbe original di?patches,
''.'il'.    *...:   .'   -..   .,.:     _. ,.._■  ...... „..,:..■;„.. _,..-*.
Queen now receives visitors, who havo been
cially invited, or persons wbo have been honored
with "her commands" to attend at Lhe palace.
Among (be latter are artists and publishers,
who have rare and novel works to show ■ to Her
Majesty, or her HkenoSH to take ; persons intrusied
with presents k'r tho aviary, foretguerfi with special
introductions trom their own sovereigns, tradesmen witli ai'licicfl wliich the Queen   is   desirous of
I] arm
the dre
soy
:j in
The c
3 is
superb.
Hie
iy
tlie wav
ing
! ri
jhness ol
the
;;h
-ol five h
un-
he
health
mi
s,   press
tii
fc
gotten,
d vol un
To
S UBIMOIHS.
v'1''
f her wish in Ibis respect has*hot been antfei
It is a fiction to say that a constitutional sovereign
"can do-no wrong.1' -til her alone is vested the
power to declare War and make peaee, though the
responsibility is borne by the Premier.- Hence it
■ becomes her duty to watch tba progress of every
discussion, and to stop, ere it be too late, the adoption of any policy which mar Compromise the
peace of the nation.
The Foreign Secretary^ box beihg* closed
of .-the". War Minister receives  intention.    This   box
in time of peace contains areport of all    that  has
been done in respect to new   military   in ,v:-iic::v
-
and alterations in lhe clothing and eqhipmenls'of
the troops; lecommendations of certain —
general oflicers for important military comrmuids,
statfaituations, or .colonial governments; aud [a
list of allelic promotions aud appointments it is
proposed to make. These latter are inscribed on
large sheets of paper, and if there is nothing objec
tionable iu any of the candidates for preferment,
the Queen attaches her sign manual to each sitae*.
The Lords of the Admiralty make a comunioation
corresponding with that of tho War Secretary.
The Home Secretary's box contaius warrants and
patents fpr the Queen's signature, which warrants
confer judicial or ecclesiastical appointments upon
the higher members of the bar and the clergy, or
are the signal for the execution of great criminal
It is a subject of deep sorrow to the Queen when
the Home Secretary does not s$e reason for recommending her to exercise the royal prerogative of
mercy.   To consign a fellow-creature to eternity
purchasing, and so lorlh. After these folks hV
been dismissed, the royal Family take their lunch*
at which the Que<?n eaU ami drinks heartily. Tho
horses and carriages are Uiim brought :to the door
and Her Majesty either rides or drives out for three
or lour hours, frequently taking tiie opportunity ol
visiting some of the nobility, the Duches. of Cam
bridge, tbe Duchess of .Inverness, (in the Country)
poor but worthy people who are Confined by sickness. Her Majesty's kindness to tbe BtiSfeftftg of
h-er pwn sex is proverbial. It ifl du record that
when Mrs. Warner, a tragic actress of excellent
character, was ill ol disease which dltimstely carried ber to her grave, the Queen sent a carriage
every day that she might have the advantage ol
pure air. On her return home the Queen spends
an.hour jn ber private boudoir or library,and then
dresses for dinner.
A dinner at the palace has al .vays been a very
stately, dreary,- tedious affair. Tbe table service
isof course superb—geld plate, Sevres.porcelain,
alabaster vases, (lowers, brilliant chandeliers, servants in scarlet coals and powdered heads, a military baud performing in an anteroom, and many
ladies and gentlemen at table in full dress costume.
A profound silence reigns throughout the meal.
only broken by the voice oftbe Queen, addressing
herself to one or other of the guests, who are expected to limit themselves to a direct reply. Geueral conversation is carried on in whispers only. A
great variety of wines are drank at the royal table,
the Queen and Prince Albert confining themselves
chiefly to German (Rhine)'wines.
After dinner the party adjourns to the Drawing-
rooms, and there the Queen casts aside ali fceremo
ny, and. gives herself up to innocent pleasure, anc
the promotion of the enjoyment of her guests and
If lhe party be not large, a chamber con-
Cert or a dance is improvised, the Queen hersel
taking a prominent part in the singing and dancing
The objects of interest to the stranger in the suit
of tJVavvitig-fooms are numerous, and tbc Queen is
not slow to invite attention to, aud explain tbem
—a hospitable office; in which she is cordially sus-
tained by tbe Princes and Princesses, aud the ladies
f the household. Tbere are magnificent vases; Rtfttues of marble, bronze and alabaster : glorious pictures by the first masters, ancient
and modern ; portfolios o( engravings, musical in
struments. curious articles ol vertu &c. All is life
and abandon. At half past eleven or earlier, the
Queen retires, gracefully courtesying to the company, the ladies in-waiting and tbe lady guests
acknowledging tbe obeisance by sinking to the
very ground.
Such, briefly sketched, is an ordinary Qu^eu's day
Circumstances occasionally happen   to   vary the
routine.    There is a revifiw    of   twenty  thousand
soldiers at Aldershott, or pf forty thousand volu
teers in Hyde Park, or of a fleet at Spithead.   The:
fete at the   Crystal   Palace  at  Sydenham,
Oliapler ofthe Garter or Bath to be   lield.   a cup
race at Ascot to be seen, an exhibition of pictur
by the Royal Academicians to bc visited, Parliam
cut lo be opened or prorogued, or a Drawing-room
to be held.
A ''Drawin'g-roou-i''' at St. James's Piiace is. a
grand affair. It is then that the aristocracy makes
ita greatest display. The exquisite beauty of th1-'
youthful ladies who are to be presented is exhibited
to the greatest advantage, the vtarmth of the Weather (it is May) admitting of the dressed being
worn very low ;' the dowagers blaze with tho family diamonds; the major part of the noblemen and
gentlemen rejoice in military or natal attire ; the
Embassadors and Ministers are grand in their gold
laced coats, swords and bags ; the guards are id
their newest uniform ; the carriages are of every
hue, the panels emblazoned with rich coats of arms,
and the hammer cloths composed of embroidered
velvet or costly woolen fabrics; the coachman and
servants are all velveteen, plush, siik Blocking:
powdered wigs, and vast bouquets ; and thc proud
horses, caparisoned with silvered harness, snort and
paw the ground, challenging a part of tbe admiration bestowed by tbe thousands who crowd tbe
streets near the palace upon the vehicles and their
handsome occupants.
An introduction to the British Court—in   other
words, a presentation to thc Queen, which does not
always carry the presented beyond   the   precinct**
of ihe Court--is effected after this wise :' A person
desirous of being pr-pscnted.   seeks   the   favor  o!
some nobleman or titled lady who has already enjoyed the privilege.    'Eire, or" she writes ou two cards
the name ofthe person to bc presented and that ol
tbe.introducer.    One of lber;e cards ia retained by
the Lord Chamberlain,   tbe olher is laid before tin
Queen, that if either of the individuals   named be
objectionable, Ser .Majesty may  express her d\A\v
Clination to receive lhe parly.    A gentleman must
be presented at a "-Levee" before he can be admit
ted' to a ^Drawing-room.'" ■  The Levee   is held by
: the highest Prince in tbe realm,    ff after presents'
'■''   lion, is. should be discovered thut there is a li'a'w'in
the character of the'individual whri'lias been intra
diicd at Oourt, a uolice: appears   iu   the  London
&d£ette\ Ay,v,e:d by ifre Lord Cbarhberiain, to   this
effect:
-The presentation of-—.—, on such a day, at'
Her Majesty's Dniwiug-roonyheld at St. James'
Palace, whs a mistake ; snd such presentation is
not to be considered as having taken place.'.'
Snch advertisements are of rare occurrence.
Oniy two have vippenn;d in twenty years.
On ih« Drawing-room Day, the Queen, eurround-
by the other members of the royal family, and
e great officers of state, takes up her glace under
b dais, or throne canopy, and the company grasses
b tore ber. The ladies courtesy to the earth, the
genilemeii fall on one knee and kiss tho Queen1!
hand—all parties backing out through a door opposite to that by which tbey entered. That same
■•"backing out" is a troublesome process, especially
to the fair sex, whose trains are long and, therefore, embarrassing.
On the night of the third and last Drawing-room
whicb is generally held on the  Queen's birthday,
loveliness of a thousand young
picture which, once seen, is never
see it to the best advantage, one si
to join the throng upou the stage who sing the
national, anthem ou such occasions. .Managers of
opera-houses are not the most -accomodating people
iu the world, but there are kays ofsilver aud keys
of gold that will open wide the most stubborn
portals that ever we reconstructed to keep out the
cur ions.and the vulgar.;
Such is an outline ol the manner in which the
British sovereign passes her days in London or at
Windsor. , When the summer arrives Her Majesty
betakes herself to her beautiful marine abode in
the-Isle of Wight, and gives herselfup to domestic
er i joy mem. Parliament is then ''up;" the mem-
htrs scatter themselves all over tbe world: and the
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.'uriilsh  ill I   kinds   of help   for Families,  B^teli
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Also, have a  Real Estate Agency, and attend iQ
business in lhat line. feb2*i
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i.Jnlui W. Shore. Clc
ministers of state retire to their country bouseB.
Iu tbe autumn the Queen has hitherto ■ gone down
to bur estate in Scotland. Contiguous to Balmoral
s sotne fine deer-stalking, a manly sport, in which
the late Prince Consort and the Prince of W*lei
particularly delighted. The poor Highlanders in
the vicinity of Balmoral, like lhe poor people in
the Isle of Wight, always look* for ward withdelighl
to Her Mnjesty's advent,.for then they taste of royal beneficence administered -witb no niggard baud
{,s.|
Copju-riifiKl -in (fhe WAltfc House.
Mr. Lincoln has recently committed the unpardonable sin, and is now receiving a juat and merited pUnlshment from the hands of those p.atriets by
whose consent be "borrows leave to be." In his
late proclamation ofa national fast, the president,
unintentionally no doubt, expressed a very natural
but, at the same time, a Very disloyal wish, iu the
following language:
''Lot us theu rest humbly in tile hope authoriz-
«ij by the Divine teachings, that the united cry of
the nation wili be heard on high, and answei-oi!
with blessings, no less than the pardon ofour national sins, and the restoration of our now divided
and suffering country to its former happy condition
of unilv and peace.
It will be seen lhat our -unfortunate Chief Magiii
trate   has  so far forgotten   lbe claim-' of his high
position us actually to beg, as it special favor of the
Almightv,   that   "our  now suffering   and   divided
;er happy con
such a  perni-
have   invaded
'■■io
ions and   damnable   heresy  could   1
uch n   quarter   must   ever   remain a   rrfystery.—
lowever. we are glad   to   seo   this back-slidiUg in
righ places meet wilh a prompt and -.leru rebuke
froth* oue of those hither confessors who are (He proper guardians of-tbe executive   conscience.      The
ta ree
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notice, tire steamship
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of the Tresiije
pardon of our Xaiiona
neetioii   whh the, rest
tion   of our co
"former happy coudit
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own opinion is, that ii
tiie iio.st. oilier* adfli-es^e,! to deftnaar.t ut sine city.
Thus .tone at chambers this 2ftrd day of Muy,  jSG:j.*
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l«inliB« ueains
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the a
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iui nation
•■..—Alt
Henry Dalton. i,v |
lication shall be nv.
suiiimnnK. anil a co
igflas STAK. 11 Ili'-.Vr-
county ol   Li'S   An;
Jkjtkhson's Democ
the great advocate of
upon the States as Lbe
and liberties of the cit
the President or Soogi
no 5ingle body iliis s-ai
ty aud independence $
jealous of those in po-1
vorable eye upon the
reserved righti
found in bim a
'_ louA-*;.—J
e   flights.
people.    Feile
ifmtdocir
iv;)t-v;ib
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partm. Irein tlie Slain of Unliioiniu,* *.
aa i,ii. .1
rreles eily, il ia Inrrher onU-ie.i  lliat a
espy oi i
mirmnons an,I eon,],taint l,n !.,[ th wi III
lepiisito!
ihe jii^rnfriee ir, l.t.tt ..Naples citv, Olrr
Sled ro ,,
Henry Dalrrm. ar ina K_iU addresa.
Time dune and signed at   ehaiutiera
lliii, 3d J
of April, A. I).. 1S63,
W. G. DliYDEX, Corn
t;.li.dS.,
4 jj.,
t\K
Mr.
til the day ot
ter question 1
bitter and rio
his preceptor
France, in 1787,he l
.Conveuiion. in answ
about bi-i views :
My own general
should generally pr
whatever concerns tl
muy concern imothe
should be made a po
ly. That the exerc!
■= liou 1 rf be divided at;
slalive, executive, at
creignties are   ami
and   Hai
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yihe,
ENEtlAL   AGENTS
AXD   FOlli-lION
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fihould be conlr
compliance on
Tbis wup J off
sovereign in al
thing .that com
intercourse wil
aet, through lln
This is. tbe Doc
day, ft* il, ban I
upoti which tin
alone can lue 1
perpetuated.—
ved for
he part
iofi    wa'-;    that
■ii of the Pedal
■/the   Peder;;
iciiciary, 119 ll
t Koine penc
the Sederul b
oflhcStates.-
dea. The 9ft
ntepnal bfiWn
heouLelvee al(
lha States j
ereliinty   i'm
eigu nation;';
tl flovereigl-1
sovereignty
for ieE
bfilhM.
JAirii.rkrM.Ain-;
! Pe
■ernment wa
FOKT LAi-'Ai'K-'Tn.—
Fort Lafayette, at tin
Addition* to the mini
the cbbch are d'i.^pnret
whieh may be obtain'
soldiers, when cangb1
War Department, an<
A.n editor ree
spelled 'wethii
spell ol' vi'eatlicr
" Sam,  why
meddle with lln
am fond   ob de
An Atist'rfau
paradise, said :
you can travel
Ah-l
tiumber
lly )■*,,.
Pli0Ep.,*Of*:
er arc frequently made
of according to the evj<
1. Gon federate offifters
EMI taken charge of bj
. as a rule, eichangtd,
| The "Perfection of Mechanism
|T \ ME    OBSERVER
I ■BiTtl^INa   A    HUN'
I!
t\M>  Ol'ION  ''*.;
ved a
1    "Ie
iii wide
i^nove-UyEtf
■ ihe .-role UvE"'-
-  and is.a liiu'1111:-.'
^pon being aeked thc -Jefirut;
'■1 believe i( to be kingdom .
illiout a paRsjiovL,'1
Tha Spaniards do not pay liybei-bo
ment; but one of their admired writat
a lady's black eyes, says "they were
jor the murders tbey had cowrnitted.
:ai compli-
, peuking of
n mourn rag
Some,   one advcrtiiHci.   ior the recovery   ofa lost
wallet belonging to a gentleman made of calf-skin.
tlio T
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VOL. XIII.
LOS   ANGELES,  CAL.,   SATUEDAY,  JULY   4,  1863.
NO.  9.
Cos Angeles  Star:
]'e*rii,tHiri.:ii irnrny s.'.TirKD.vY Morrxixa,
At lhe STAR EUILDINdS. Spring* Street, I
.IS Y'  II.   IIAIIITOS.
TERMS:
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For Six .Months    3 (
For Three Mnntlia    2 1
SinrrU: Number    (I '
Atiocrlisemrnls insel'teil at Two Dollara peraq,
of ten lines, for  thc  lirst insertion; and
Dollar per square for eneh sulrseqnent insert
A liljerai deditrrtioi, made to yearly ArlverLir
s^,i .Pra„ri„a! ,',,.ttt,i-y.
Mr. C. A. Oil. ANI'I is tire only antlrornzed ar
lor tiie l.os, AxonLirs. Star in San Francieco.
All orders lelt at. his ollice. North«*<■=> come
WanlllngtlMl   and    Sansome  strcals.  Governn
mildingr. (up stairs) will be promptly attended
'  IT O T E L v .
BELLA UmOU HOTEL,
LOS     ANGELES.
JOII.X B0SSI& & 5!E>'KY IIAMrflEL,
Pro;s3'ii;to:.'i-*,.
THR SUBSCrJBEilS hnvin- lewed the nhove
named Howl., Wi«h to awnrn their friend*
■and tho tnwellinir inthlic thut, they wil! em.lenvor
to Weep the fSeihi Union what it, bus always   been,
THE   BEST   HOTEL
IN SOUTHSHtf CALIFORNIA.
F*mUi'Q.« C'\n be  nccouunorlnied with large, airy
rooms or suiiR of ronuir'. well IdtnraheQ;
Tin: Bills of F.tre
shall he inferior to none in the State.
Ail tise Stages
to and from Los Angelea arrive at nnd depart from
thin Hotel.
Tke Bar anil $$i)li&i>d ^alooras
«h»ll   receive the   miisl  sirie
patron*,  ftljall Bud Hint this   b
Dtu
ml   thr
olasB Ho"*l oiiLtht to he.
Los Auuelea, Muy 31,  1S62.
UNITED STATES HOTEL.
Los   A sa g e I c s .
THES1I3SCIUGF-R having leased tbe
| aboveeHtabiiMimeut*, B«Rb leave to in-
■mthe puhlic thut. he has reiiUed and
:'uniislietl it tlifouLiiiout. ivul l,h<it it
will oe conducted in the very beBt style. The
Uhk-wiH he liberally ^.ipp'ned with everythin^-
tb« murfcflt afhvriia, and evei v e.are will be tnken
t*> mnlc« theUNT[TEi) STATES HOTEL a co,n.
fortnlili: hothe lor bijai-ilern.
. Aiuchod lo tke Hotel, is allfLLTAP.D ROOM
nnd BAR, where the b^st ot liquors and oigurs
»r« 'kept.
Ternss nioilenUe, to Rttlt fhe time?.
Minw*? <a*ntiDii   h'om   or  to   the  mines ofHol-
combe, ["otoiii, Siolraye or San   Gabviel,   will   find
thi" h convenient place to meet their Iriend-*-, ot* to
obtain desirable information.
A UAKIiRr Is also attached tn the Hotel.
h'AUlA SIE^SMER.
Lo* Angeles. November SAi. 1802.— If
i State Centra] Committee.
SAOmiUSTQ ClTjf, May flih   1863.
Pursuant, tp a call, ihe Democratic State Central
Gominitl.ee met in tuts city, at the office of the
late Humphrey GriilUh at 12 M.    Very lull atteu--
dance.
Iq consequence* of the death of Honorable Humphrey [rriffitz, late Chairman, and ot Hon. Wm .1.
il.ool.cn, P.eciehiry, the Coinmiltee wan caled lo
onlei* by T. H. Wilhunis, when OhurieH R. Street,
of Colusa, was elected Chairman, ami E. T. Wilkins,
ol Yuba county,   was elected rieei-e:nry.
On motion, a Comraitiee caBStSltog of Thomas
H. Williams. J. IE Tiiompson imd M. T. Wilkinh
were appointed by the Cimir, to exfu-ei-M the sangi
of thisUomiriil.ee upon Uie lose ofOieu* late Chair
man, ami Secretary. On moifon. the Cnairman
was added to the above named tOornini tfeo. The
following rcHoltUions, reported by the Committee
were iinit'iimuusly adopted:
Wberbas, Smee 4ffr last ffitffttiBg the hand of
Providence has removed from n? two uf lhe ofij-
cecr. of the commit tee, we wiil avail ourselves of
tbi.1- as a'lilting opportunity for expfe&Siog the
profound regret entertained by ufl, nnd by lhe de-
nmoi-cy throughout the S',**'to, :A tlie ___*« of thtist!
disiin^nifmed i-netnoers of oui- party.
Resolved, That in the death ofHuraphrsy Griffith late Chairman ol iBe Committee Vf6 liavelosi au
honorable patriotic citizen and an eioi-jiiou't champion of democratic principle*.
Reso/hcd. That in eommon with all ciHzenti we
cherish lhe tendi-rest,* seminti.*nts of regard lor tlie
meini'i'y ol William J. Hooten, our lai.e Secretary
who by.liis noble -hearted generosity, aud his nino-
eroii!-private virtues, endeared himsell to a wide
circle of friends, and w.lio, by his labors in the ciin.'e
of democracy, entitled himself tu thc special
esteem ol all true demuernls.
That we emend to lhe relatives of fhe
most simjerd   sympathy iu'  their be-
Mesoli
decease'
reavement.
On inoiion. the following resolutions were un
imously atlonted;
Re>:oli:e_.\, First—That a Dfitnocratic State G
New  Ywrlt   Copporlipmls   In Council—Governor
Seymour's   Letter.
Albany, May 17.—The followlog is the letter of
Governor Seymour to the Yallandigham   meeting
Ust night ;
Executive REi'.-iRtMEN-f. May 10, :63.
I cannot attend the meeting at the Capitol this
evening, bull wish to state my opinion in regard
to the arrest of Vallandigham. It is an act whicli
hae brought dishonor upon oor country. It is full
of danger to our persons and to our hemes. It bear*?
upoo its front a conscious violation of Uw and justice.
Acting upon lhe evidence of detailed informer.1-,
shirking from the light of day, iu the darkness ol
the uight. armed men viol a led the home of an American citizen, furtively bore him away to military
trial, conducted without those safeguards known
in the proceedings of our judicial tribunals. The
trausacUon involved a Beries of ofieofleB against
oar most enered I ights.
It interfered with the freedom of speech: it
violated our rights to   be   -secure   in   our   homes
against unreasonable
pronounced senteuoe
inuuli.ed aa Well as wi
seek lo impose   puui
un-,!. 1
t foi
lime i
tbe di
hes and seizures; i
ut, trial,save one whiel
Tlie perpetrators now
, not for an effens*.
'egard of an invalid or
,sregard of the pried-
More Rebel ^rlvateera let loose inn
Our London correspondent has obla
i Engltt*!
ied in for
ation that t«
o nu
re rebel pri
lish yards ha
/e e
c ;i p b d
o se
way to the w
iters
of Chi
ia, v
ing to oppofli
the
n, and
wher
carnival in hi
min
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lips.
knew that t'i
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the tigilanea
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ie Bri
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their conniv:
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she is one of
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they a
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I have lioth-
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t time ago we
',inia, eluded
es, or secured
an. Whether
ur correspon-
i.iy. Certain
*ee. ihere is
Our   expe-
PartleotMra (
•Tu'-kvoti—tri
eeftoi'WIlie.
Capt. Wityinsol
commanding a div
wounded and take
•ttlente   nt
f   with Storifrt-nll
JJnttle or   Cliun-
cellorville,
Hie staff of Gen. A, 8. WHMnmii
i?ion ofthe army corps, who waa
prisoner nl. the battle of Chan-
u lhe Detroit Fiee Press, tho
» with  Stonewall
olTiov
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OJAI'KR FOR AALK
WHISKIES:
CKXTURY—JACOB VA.N IlOIlX'fs.
ElIltEK.V.
PtDNlSKK—WM. 13. OAtiY'S.
"XX"   PIKE    0!,0   XSYK.
"A.VA"    VERY OI.::> AND  Clinics.
VALLEY—"Will.   H.   DALI'.-3-JS CASE'S.
—ALSO.—
"WjSf QL DALY'S   VI.TJ11   IIOCSE  GIW,
THE above WFTlSKIMS are aM eopper'distilled.
"from the choicest, selected live, and are never
offered in the murker, within three years after their
■dNtillation.    The stock now on hand  i.s
From Four to EisjSit Years Old.
Theae brands of Whisky have . been favorably
known in California during lhe last six years, and
the constantly increasing demand for them attests
to their-excellence and  uniformity of quality.
Tliey are commended to the trade as among tho
purest imported into this markpt.
For Salt- bv nil (lu; I'lvineip-il Dealers In tliis
<-*lty..
DICStSOX, DEWOI-F &C0,
Teb28 Sole Airo„i«. Kan   pVfHurison.
_lty of Sacramento   on   Tuesd
July, a, i». 1863,-atliM.
Second —ft is reeorriniended that all person
shall be entitled to vote at the primary electio
-.vim are opposed to tbe principleswfthtirepublica
purty. and lo ihe war policy ofthe oreseut admin-
isirni.ion.
Third—That the representation in said convention hei-td.v called he thesaxe as the represenla
tion in tiie Slate Convention of 1862,   ad   follows
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to publish
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a
scretarj
der, put forth in the utter d
pies of civil liberty.
If this proceeding is approved by the Government and sanctioned by lhe people, it is not merely a step toward revoluiiou ; it wiil not only lead
lilitary despotism—il establishes military despotism. In thia aspect it must be accepted, or in
ibis aspect rejected. Kit is upheld, out liberties
are overthrown; the safety ofour persons, the secuti
ly ol our property, will hereafter depend upon the
arbitrary rulers that miy be placed over us, while
oui-'constitutional guarantees will b'^ broken down.
Even now 6he Governors and Courts ol some of
the great Western Stales have sunk into insignificance before the despotic powers claimed and exercised by military men who have been sent into
their borders. It is a fearful thing to incr^nse tbe
danger which now overhang? us by treating the
jaw, the Judicial and the State authorities with
coa tempt.
The people of this eotrntrr now await with the
deepest Anxiety the decisions of the Ad min is tra lion
upon these acts. Having given it a irenerous support, in the conduct of the *ar, we pause to see
what iiind of Government it is fof wliich we are
asked to pour out, cur blood and our treasures.
The action of the Administration will determine
in the minds of more than one half of the people
ol tbe loyal Slates whether tbe war is waged to
put down rebeliou at tbe Soulh, or destroy free
ins tl tat lone at the north" We look for ita decision
with most solemn solicilude-
Hoii.mo Sktmour.
vieoce in lhe case ofthe Alabama and the Fit
given assurance of. that,
Jlut the government ought to adopt some decided measures to put a stop to the plunder of our
merchant marine. Insurance already costs Amer
ican owners 0f vessels or eargoi-s 8J per cent*. Ii
prival^emng be Dot checked, [li will rise_ta a still
higher figure, and our -shipping aiid commerce be
driven fr/ira the ocean, Engli-h shipowners are
delighl'-d at the pro=pecl; for it gives them the
carrying tra.le ofthe world. Keuee Bar! Ktlssell
and those in authority under him, will not be excessively vigilant in preventing Ihe fittingont of
Confederate privateers ih British ports. But our
merchants are beginning to think it is high time
to put a siop to thi* busing*- They say that
if   the   rebels   bui
df;:
ate
litts'racss Carts.
DR. J. C.WELSH,
pnrsieiAiv and s,urgeok,
Office.  CITY DRUG  STORE,
Main plr*e„t. Los Anpelep.
Office hours, 6 lo lit. » r _a_  2 to !.,. P.M.
August 1,  1V,!7.
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AH work done in a workmanlike manner, and
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The OOtr&QE es VoiiKiuxKna.—The San Andres
Register pays lhat Mr. Machin introduced tbe bill
requiring foreigners to show tlieir papers belore
voiing-. That is not true. The proposition came
in the shape of nn amendment from tbe Judiciary
Committee—h fact wbich the Register should have
koo'vii. It was a good bill and a much needed
law in this Stale, particularly in Tuolumne county. If Machin had introduced and voied lor the
bill, it would have heen a feather in bis cap.
We find tho above in the Sonora Flag, ibe lead
ing abolition weekly paper iu the Southern part
of the State, whose editor is a delegate in tbe abolition State Convention now in seeeioa in this
city, ancl who was the author of tbe resolutions
adopted by that body. Machin is its candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor.— California Republican.
For EQ.uBSTRiAK3.~Why is a saddle like a cen-
aur ?   Because it's between a mao and a horse.
Ths Chough  Burners  is Ftofeib*.—The N. Y,
Tribune gives lhe following item without naming
ils i-ource : A letter irom Jacksonf ilie, Florida,
gives nn account ol liie scene wliich followed tbe
barbarous burning of lbe Catholic Church there, by
lbe 8ih Mniiie regiment. fVe.-h from lhe hied of
convent burning mobs and "His8M inquisition
committees. It says "The two Irish companies
having been fent oat of the way on purpose, the
Maine regiiueiiL tn arched ap to the church, auA after ghnting tbeir beasily minds by dficecrati&g the
House of God. cutting and defacing the sacred
symbols of rr ligiou, set lire to the Building and
destroyed every thing. Tbe clergyman's dwelling
house shared Lbe some fate. Nought waa respected, uctbing was saver].
The news of ibis outrages having reached lbe
Irish companies, tbey rushed lo the scene wl wan ion
destruction, but too late to save. Many acumlly
Wept because of their inability to do good. Then,
filled wiih hate at the doers of ibis mischief, and
nnmiijdful ol the disparity of number?, tbey turned
upou the down-easier)?, whin a street light ensued
which could only be quelled by the ordering out
ol tbe entire Yankee lurce, whose uofled efforis
were necessary to disarm tlie Iwo companies.
Tbe Irishmen were earned on board the gunboats in irons still defiant, and swearing yet lo
wreak an ample vengeance upon lhe elab-eided
sous of Maine. An Irish officer assured me be and
his men were amply punished for fraternizing and
fighting with such dastards as lliese Yankees
aud although now in the minority tliey would yet
land where tbe other Irish li*oops would bear thei
story, and tbe fight would be renewed until sat
islaction was had.''
property at sea, oor armies havo a right to burn and destroy theix private properly on land. Though
this is not according lo the usages of modern war
fare, there is nothing in it qi just, ai.d ii is po=si-
ble the United Slates Go*.*, nimetit may yet be
driven to adopt it, making a new law for IfewlT.
Some time ago our government proposed lo (he
Powers of Europe to -abolish the capture of all
private property nt sea; but (hey refilsed to accept the proposition, and it may become nec-ssary
now to take the matter into onr own hands, and
either abolish Ihi. enemy's private property by sea
and land, by agreement wiih tbe rebel governmeni
or insist upon capturing it indiscriminately upon
either elemert. We do not tike relalmtion: for
tbere is no end 10 it, and it is mutual destruction
wilhout benefit to either belligerent.. But il the
privateers oi the Confederacy continue their operations something must be done either by sea
land to put a stop to them.—N.  Y. Herald.
BAtt-rawo-HRs  VKJwtra   Iiwn-Cgads.—Th'e  com*
menlsof English journals on ihe operation'against
Charleston heiruy the anxiety wilh which Ibey
were regarded on the other side, not, merely ns lo
the effect on the rebellion, but as being decisive ol
the disputed question whether land can be
made impregnable io the assaults of iron-clad
vessels. Although the news of ths failure nf t.he at
tack had not as yet reached them, they fully anticipated it, and arrived at tlie conclusion, from
what bad already taken place, both at Charleston
and the Ogeecbee river, tbat earthworks and ironclad forts were perfectly efficient against tlie
most powerfully armed Iron-clad vessels that
can be made. It is a favorite axiom tbat history
repeats itself. So it appear, does military science.
Alter Colt's revolving pistol was given to fhe
world, it was discovered that iu the lower cf London were two or three rusty old muskets of Queen
Elizabeth s time
,-liicb \
■ineiph
is true ted on  ideu-
idea ol covering
ibe movable towers used to storm fortresses being
thus clod.    During r0ur first Revolution (for.   like
the French, m are now in position to refer to our
civil wars in numerical order.) we turned earthworks (0 good account. Tbey frequently helped
to make up fer the disparity in numerical strength
aud discipline. At Sebasiopol ihe Russians employed them with equal advantage. But lor ite
earthworks it would not have held ont half
as long as it did. There is a Providence
in all this. It was never intended lhat a single
nation should override the wodd because of ils
superior naval and engineering resources. It if
well lhat Ihe English have thus early discovered
that their great iron frigates are likely lo prove,
failures for purposes of invasion.. The lesson laugh I
by our Charleston defeat, is worth all lbe money
and disappointment that it bas cost.
Shall we Mock; God.—There appeared in tlie
Providence Daily Journal a few weeks since, a
poem by 0, AV. Holmes, seeded from the March
number of tbe Atlantic Monthly. B'eUfcviqg in
the taleut of tbe autbor. aiid knowing the good
poetical taste of the journal, we read tbe article.
Two lines impressed us particularly and forcibly
We read and le-read tbem, ty be sure that we
comprehended tbe true meaning. We will quote
them :
''Lord strangle the monster that, strug-__les to birth
Or mock us no mare with thy lungdom onEarthE
There was no comment nor criticism nor censure
aud tbey seemed to be fully endorsed by the Journal. We bave looked every day for some notice,
from some quarter, of this blasphemous sentiment.
It has passed away without comment. This may
be the creed of the Rationalista or Free Thinkers,
to which class we believe the Professor belongs,
and tbe Atlantic .Monthly, aud perhaps the Pro-
vioence Journal; but we know there are many in
the coinnuinity who prefer the old religious seuti-
mentaid ideas of the Lord's Prayer.
"Thy Kingdom come,
Thy Will be done/'
Providence Post.
The Rutland Herald announces that Mrs. Heald,
who forwarded more than one bundred corn-poppers to her husband in tbe army, wbo wrote to her
for two hundred corn-papers, has made a good
speculation out of her mistake, having received
double price for tbe poppers in tbe at iny.
_\k;gfp. RcfiiiiKNTs.—Tbe prueesa of trans.'orm-
ng tbe ■'contraband'' into a mil.tary auxiliary ol
be wbilesoidier is being rapidly carried cut by
our republican generals. In Tennessee. Adjutiuii
General Thomas has. it is staled, raised iwelve
black regiments, whilst in Louisiana. Gen. Link-
bas enrolled fifteen. In tbe District of Columbia.
Secretary Stanton bas got iogelbei-jsome twelve
bundled darkevs. who are being organized in a
regiment bearing his name and wearing regulation
beards in imitation oi their patron. It is refreshing -tor'watch these embryo heroes slrutliug up and
down Pennsylvania avenue, and aping the port
and gait of their illustrious prototype.._ Iu Massa-
cliii^'tis, the Mahomet of the new lle^ira. Gov.
Andrew after scouring not oniy the Stale', bnt the
Slates, lor upwards ol six months, in search el
nigger veliiuieers, has at [fist succeeded iu getting
together a regimeut ol them, wbieh he is busy
drilling tmder the shadow of Bunker Hill Monument. By the first of June, we will probably have
from 40 lo 50 of these uigget* regin.euts iri the
field, eacb o! which will, no doubt, in due time
furnish its quota of Toussaint L'Ouverlures.
Great things are expected from this new principle of military amalgamation. Whether it wil,
change ''Iv.biop's skin" to while, or convert the
bite man's skin to black, remaius to be tested
The experiment would have a fairer chance,
irhaps. if a few of our strong minded women
rre apportioned to each brigade. In otber respects itpromises to bo attended wiih beneficial
results. The free niggers of ib-e North are. as a
general thing, lazy, worthless fellows, and two or
three years of military training cannot tall to improve their moral nod   industrial   status.      Thosi
following account  of nn intf
Jackson i
When captured.Cnpf. Wilkins Was placed in charge
of a guai ft, who took him a stloH distance to the rear,
where he met Gen. Jncl-fon' arid stuff. Jaek«on waa
fltitmg on his horse it tlie head ol the column, *&*-
reunded by hia 8t«ff, He 'wore a new suit of gray
uniform, and w,t= N g-pare man with n weather beaten
face Hfict a bright gravi.di b'ue eye, Ho hada-
pecullaily sad and gloomy expression of countenance
as though be already saw a premonition ofhis fate.**
Ii. -was but fifteen minmes later' that he was mor-*
tally wounded. As they came Into f*Hs presence
the guard st no danced "n ttptfirf-9 Tndftle officer.'-
BtpT. VEAAvz r^ked if it WW Mmvv-General
Thomas J. Jackson*. On being answered in the
affirmative, he raised Ms hat. Gen Jackson said. '_'
regular army oflicer, I pnppos". Your officers do not
usually salute ours.*' Capt. Wilkins replied, -'N',
I am not ; 1 salute you out of respect to you as a
gallant officer.*' He then asked liis name and rank.
Gn being told, he further ihqufred what corps and
commandeis were Oppbsed in front. Capt. Wiikins
replied that as an officer he conlj not return a
truthful answer to such questions. Jackson then
lurned to the guard and ordered them to -seatch
him. fie llien had in tlie breast; pocket oi\v* coat
Hooker's confidential orders to corps commanders,
giving a pinn in part of the campaign, the countersigns of the fjcki for a week in advance, and the
field returns, giving (he* effective strength of lho
Twelfth Corps on the preceding day. they were all
exceeding'r important papers.
Fortunately, before the guard coidd Carrv tha
orders into execution, a terrific raking fire was opened on Jackson's column by twei,'v pieced of artil-
'erv, from an eminence on the plank road, The
first eight or ten shots flew over tbe heads ol the column, 'lho men and gunners dismounted, leaving
horses and guns. Our artillery soon got the range
with more precision, and the shell and round shot
ricocbetted and ploughed through this dense mass of
the enemy with terri.'ic --lEct. Sbelis were continually bursting, and the screams and groans of the
wounded and dying couid be beard on every side-
As an instance oftlie terrible effect ot this lire, one
oftbe guard was struck by a solid shot just below
the hips, sweeping off bell) liis legs. A battery
came dashing up, but when then they got into tha
vortes ol the fire the gunners fled, deserting their
gnns, and could not be made toman them. An
officer, splendidly mounted and equipped, attempted,
in a most gallant manner, to rally them. A ball
struck him on the neck, completely severing his
bead from Ins body and leaving his spinal column
standing. His body rolled to tbe ground, and the
horse galloped to the rear. One of the shells
struck a caisson full of artillery ammunition, whicli
exploding, ascended in a cra'er of various colored
flame, and showered down on the heads ofthe men
below a mass of fragments of ebotand shell, Tlie
loss inflicted hy ihis fire must have been terrible,
placing considerable over 1.000 hors du combat
and effectually breaking up the contemplated attack
of the column.
An officer of Jackson's staff subsequently stated
that it was about 15 minutes after this that Gen,
Jackson with staff advanced to the front to reconnoitre our position, having accomplished which he
re* uni ed by a different path towards His own men
who, mistaking bis approach for ibat ofa party of
our cavalry, fired npon him, killing and wounding
four of his staff, and wounding Jackson once in his
light arm   and twice tn the left arm and hand.
While Captain Wiikins was being taken to the
rear he devoted bis attention to 'disposing'of the important papers wbich hehad on his person. He
dare not take them from his pocket to attempt to
tare them up but coniiiiuoslr placed his hnnd in his
pocket and worked tbe papers into a ball, and as
they were passing along, got them into liis bosOra
and finally into the arm pit under bis arm, where he
carried them all that night. The next morning tha
guard halted to get their breakfasts, and a soldier
waa trying to kindle a fire to cook some coffee Which '■■
they bad taken from our men. The wood was damp -
and the fire refused to burn. Tbe soldier swore at it
until his patience gave out, when Captain Wilkens
asked iiim il he «'m\h not like some kindlings, and '
handed Inni the important papers. The soldi-,1!* took
tbem, and not dreaming ol their importance, used
ihem fo kindle   the fire.
PllOC.KESS OF Till'] EaSTEUX iSoUMlAia"  St-RVKT.—
Tbe Union states tbat Surveyor-General Houghton has arrived at, Satramento direct from tba
surveying expedition whicli Is engaged in establishing tbe bouudary line between Calif or oia>pd
Nevada Territory, Tbe parly have progressed to
a point in the mountains 40 miles north of
Lake Bigler. They expect to reach the southern
boundary of Oregon by tbe ItMh of July, the purvey
establishes tbe fact lhat. the cxir-me length of
Lake Bigler is only 23 miles instead of 40 miles,
popularly understood, the greatest depth of water
is supposed to be 1,400 feet. Commissioner Ivea
of Nevada Territory is assisting the survey, po that'
there can be no dispute when the work is completed. Houghton and Ives lelt the party who are
proceeding northward —furjh'er work in ibe direc-
tion being "plain wailling." and are aboui, to slar'
'rom Lake Bigler on tbe southern line, where Very
careful calculations are supposed to be required, lo
render future disputes between California and Nevada inexcusable. The entire length of hue to be
ruo ia 615 miles : 210 miles north from Lake Big-
l#r, and 410 southward from that point. Tbe party
expect to complete lhe whole job befoie lbs snows
of winter overtake them.
from the South will be easier to break   iu,   tim,.,..
to tbe discipline of   the overseer.      Who   knows,        The FfiBUXO ix Enim_*u\:d.-i?A correspondent  of
after all, but lhat the salvation of   this great   na- lhe Boston Traveller, in a private note from Eng-
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