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VOL. XIII.
LOS  ANGELES,  CAL.,  SATUEDAY,  FEBKUAKY  13,  1864.
NO.  41.
#00 ^ngeh0  Star:
PUBLISHED EVERT SATURDAY MORNING,
At the STAR BUILDINGS, Spring Street, Los
by n.
Angeles,
HAMILTON,
toshuss Carta.
TERMS:
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often lines, for the first insertion; end One
Dollar par square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to yearly Advertisers.
San Francisco Agency.
Mr. C. A. CRANE is the only authorised agent
for the Los Angeles Star in San Francisco.
All orders left at his office, Northwest corner of
Washington  and   Sansome streets,  Government
uilding, (np stairs) will be promptly attended to.
GEORGE H. H0WAED,
UEKTTIST,
TEMPLE'S   BLOCK,
ENTRANCE on MAIN and SPR1MG Sts.
Los Angeles, Jan. 30th, 1864. 2m.
A.B. CHAPMAN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW.
OFFICE in Temple's
Office.
Building, near
the Land
auSg29
HOTELS
BELLA UfSSlON HOTEL,
LOS    ANGELES.
JOHN KING & HENRY HAMMEL,
Proprietors.
THE SUBSCRIBERS having leased the above
named Hotel, wish to assure their friends
and the travelling public that they will endeavor
to keep the Bella Union what it has always been,
THE  BEST  HOTEL
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Families can be accommodated with large, airy
rooms, or suits of rooms, well furnished.
The Bills of Fare
shall be inferior to none in the State.
All the Stages
to and from Los Angeles arrive at and depart from
this Hotel.
The Bar anil Billiard Saloons
shall receive the   most  Btrict  attention, and the
patrons shall find that this house will be carried
on as a first class Hotel ought to be.
Los Angeles, May 31, 1862.
ARCADIA   BLOCK,
Next to Corbitt & Barker's,
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
Dress Goods,
White Goo^s,
Embroidery and Lace Goods,
Dress Trimmings,
Hosiery, Gloves, Sic. jan4
|.«
am
J. J. MURPHY, PROPRIETOR.
THE   SUBSCRIBER  having leased the
above house, wishes to assure his friends
iliSifPfl and the traveling public, that he will en-
BWl.'l deavorto keep the WILLOW GROVE
HOUsE
A   SFIH.ST   CLASS   HOTEL.
This House is half a mile East of the Town of
Lexington, on the main road to the Colorado
River.
Families oan be accommodated with large rooms,
us the above House has been newly furnished and
viell ventilated. Tbe bar is well supplied with tbe
best of LIQUORS and CIGARS.
Attached to the Hotel ia a large STABLE and
Corral, where the best-of HAY, BARLEY and
CORNia kept for sale and feed. This is the
oaly place where there is plenty of water.
J. J, MURPHY.
El Monte, Oct. 25, 1863. oct31-tf
S.   HELLMAN,
TEMPLE'S BLOCK,
MAIN STREET, Los Angeles,
— DEALER IN —
Books and Stationery,
Cigars, Tobacco, Candy,
Cutlery and Fancy Goods, &c.
CIRCULATING  LIBRARY.
GARDEN SEEDS.
DR. J. C. WELSH,
PHYSICIAN AND SfURGEON,
Office, CITY DRUG STORE'S
Main street, Lob Angelee.
Office hours, 9 to 12, m ; and 2 to 9, p.m.
August 1, 1859.
THIS HOTEL, newly opened, in the principal place of business in EL MONTE, ia
leaigned for the  ACCOMMODATION   of
_TRAVELERS on the road from Los  Angeles to San Bernardino and the  Colorado River.
Animals are well taken care of at the
SXABXiE AND  IAY-¥AS,U,
Which is abundantly supplied with WATER,
and where FEED can always be obtained on reasonable terms.
J. W.  EVANS,
HI. P. Q.U1NN.
El Monte, Sept. 28, 1863.
Miie«
Cor. Sansome and Halleck Streets
(OPPOSITE THE AMERICAN THEATRE,)
SAN   FRANCISCO.
THE UNDERSIGNED respectfully informs the
.Traveling Publio, as well as the more permanent
Boarder,  that he has leased the above  well
ffiffjS known and centrally located Hotel, and intend
JJt*% li keeping it as
A FIHST-CLASS HOUSE,
At Moderate Prices.
In the last three months there has been expended a
arge amount in
Re-modeling and Re-farnlslilng,
the EXCHANGE, and it will now compare favorably with
the first-class hotels of the city.
WE HAVE SPLENDID
SUITS OF APARTMENTS
for Families; also a large number of fine single rooms for
gentlemen.
It.Is the purpose of the Proprietor to make the EX-
HANGE one of the most comfortable and home-like
otels in the State, and make the
Prices to Suit the Times.
T3PIE3    TABXiX]
Will be supplied with every delicacy the season affords.
Attached to the house are fine BATHING ROOMS for
Ladies or Gentlemen.
JOHN W. SARGENT, Proprietor.
CLARK'S
USELIBiEJ^NCILS.
THE CHEAPEST AND BEST
ARTICLE
For Marking Linen.
For sale by. tbe gross, at
305 Montgomery street, Room No.
2, San Francisco.
eb22
W. HOLT.
JTOTIOE.
B.   S.   GRAY
WOULD respectfully inform the public i thatlieispre-
pared to perform all services pertaining to the interment of deceased persons. He will attend to the laying out of bodies, arranging for funerals, furnish 'badges,
gloves, etc., if requested. Any orders left it his residence,
New High Street, near the Catholic Church, or at his store,
on Main Street, opposite the New Market, will be promptly attended to.
iJS-K.B,—All orders for DIGGING GRAVES, must be
left at the earliest moment possible.
Lob Angeles, June 1£, 1803. -
S.   &  A.  LAZARD,
IMPORTERS,
And Wholesale and RefsailDealers in
French,   English  and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row,Los Angeles. 1 62
PHiNEAS BANNING,
FORWARDING and COMMISSION
AGENT,
New San Pedro and Los Angeles.
tojuiunson- •& e©»
forward™ and commission
LOS ANGELE9 AND SAN PEDRO.
aprll
-1863.
BUFFUM,
(SUCCESSOR TO GEO. THACHER & CO,)
and   Retail * Dealer  In •—
— Wholesale
'«   A
Syrups, Bitters, Cordials,
ALB,  POUTHK., AN'D  CIGARS,
SMSain street, Los Angeles, Cal.
GEO. W. GHAPIN & CO.,
Lower side of Plaza, near Clay st.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
EMPLOYMENT  OFFICE   AND
GENERAL AGENCY.
Furnish all kinds of help for Families, Hotels,
Farmers, Mining Companies, Mills, Factories, Shops
&c.
Also, bave a Real Estate Agency, and attend to
business in that line. feb22
Aug. Stcermer
GUNSMITH,
MAIN   STREET,
Opposite the BELLA UNION HOTEL.
—DEALER IN—
SHOT GUNS, RIFLES & PISTOLS.
—ALSO,—
In Gun Materials and Sporting
Implements.
Also, CAPS, POWDER, &c. &c.
SHOT GUNS AND RIFLES RESTOCKED.
Orders from the country promptly attended to.
All work done in a workmanlike manner, and
guaranteed.
TERMS.  CASH. fe
.      FOR
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
San Pedro and San Diego.
ON and after the first of April, and until further
notice, the steamship __
*fjgfr     SENATOR,
Will Make two trips per month on the Southern
Coast, leaving Broadway Wharf,
On the 3d and 18th of each Month
AT 9 O'CLOCK, A. M.
jpg~ Bills of Lading will be furnished by Ihe
Purser on board.
For freight or passage apply on board, or at the
office of S. J. Hensley, corner of Front and Jackson streets.
dec9 S. J. HENSLEY, President.
DAl-BKEAK.
I stand alone in the quiet street,
And the night is clear and chill,
And half the world in its slumber sweet
Lies dead and calm at its Ruler's feet,
As if to learn His will.
No noise, save the fall of the watchman's feet,
As he  goes his rounds from street to street,
Keeping a guard of the souls who sleep,
Sleep in this beautilul city. .
On beds of down in palace halls,
On beds of Btraw 'neath prison walls,
On beds and boards, and in filthy stalls,
AU in tbis beautilul city.
And the great bell tolls from tbe City Hall,
And with every stroke there seems to fall
A glimmering light from tbe heavens tall
Over the beautiful city.
And tbe great bell knells for the passing night,
And the great bell chimes for the coming light,
Tolls and chimes lor night and light.
Over the beautiful city.
And the purple light falls through the night,
And olothes the world in a mantle bright,
And the night ascends with a seeming fright.
At the grace of the new born day.
And the lark singB shrill from the highest trees.
And the diamond dew stands on the leaves,
And the lark sings joy and the nightbird grieves
That the night is passed away.
Negro Equality In New Orleans.
Mr. Lincoln's party in New Orleans has reached its
logical level. At a reoent 'Convention" in that
city, called to inaugurate an Abolition State
"Government," a negro delegation was admitted
to a seat in the Convention, and the proceedings
were opened with prayer by a negro preacher!
This is just aB it should be, and we feel rejoiced
that the party in New Orleans has a streak of
honesty about it not to be found elsewhere. The
glaring inconsistency of many "Republicans"
claiming "impartial freedom" for negroes and
then refusing to carry out their principles, is constantly illustrated every day about us. That they
have had the courage to be consistent once, is a
good Bign, and we trust they will keep on for therein consists the chance of getting a clear, straight"
out issue with them. We regret to see, however,
that some of the more shuffling, double-faced.Re-
publiean papers are already alarmed, and fear
that their Few Orleans friends have gone too far,
•'for the present". The Daily Times, of this
city, is one of these. It bewails its "fast" confreres in Louisiana, and declares that they must beware, or they may create a great reaction in the
North—that the people are not yet prepared for
this movement, &o. It says not one word against
the .principle involved, but on the contrary, intimates it is just wbat we will and must come to,
but at present, it fears tbat it is too unpopular to
attempt it. Such is the spirit of tbe Era, an
Abolition paper published iu New Orleans. It
says :
" Ifth^ colored men of Louisiana would have
the fetters of slavery stricken from their limbs,
with no possibility of their being again, riveted by
superior force, tbey should, in our opinion, refrain
from all attempts to mingle, for the present, in
political organizations."
"For the' present;" It is therefore acknowledged that tbis is the ultimate objeet intended.—
Let Republicans who have denied tbat such was
the objeet of their party, explain thia confession,
coming as it does from the official organ of Mr.
Lincoln's administration in Louisiana. The purport of the above, as well as that which the Daily
Tmesi Baid, was tbis: For the present we must
not admit "negroeB to our State Conventions, our
& Legislators, to Congress, &c. The people are
"not yet prepared for it; but after a little, they
" will accept it, just as they have the Emancipation Proclamation, negro Boldiers, &a. Then we
"will go the whole figure, and with the negroes
.'vote down all the Copperheads in creation." The
delegates elected at the Convention referred to
were intended for representatives in tbe Abolition
Convention to be Boon held in Louisville, Ky. We
are not aware whether a negro will be sent as
a delegate, but if one is seleoted, the Police of
Louisville, according to the municipal law of that
oity, will probably arrest him and put bim in jail
for want of a pass from his master! Then won't
there be a time in Abolitiondom 1 And won't
'the government" wax wroth that one of its "free
and equal citizens" has been thus rudely insulted,
and Kentucky will be ground to powder for dar*
ng to insult the god of eur nation's idolatry.—
Day Book.
" Has cleared Just Two Million Dollars."—
Last week we went into a store in Pittsburg to
make a small purchase. The proprietor was just
going out, and remarked to us that he would like
to show us some nice goods, but be waa ivited to
see a friend's daughter married. After he went
out the gentleman   waiting upon us said, "Mr. L-
 is gone to see Miss. B. married;  her father
bas  cleared just   $2,000,000 within the last two
years 1"    "How ?"  we enquired.   "By  Govern
ment contracts," be replied.
Tbis is fine. Two millions clear in two short
years I The marriage of a daughter and a golden
wedding at the close I If this was the onlj view
of the subject it would be magnificent. But those
two short years have desolated many, many happy
homes, made many sorrowing widows, and bereaved many innocent little babes of a kind father and
protector.—And at tbe end, instead of orange
blossoms, a funeral procession and cypress leaves
simbolize the inward sorrow ofthe beart. The
picture has two sides. Mr. B. "has clared $2,000-
0001'' and wishes the war to go on ; a poor
widow has lost her husband, and is thrown upon
tbe charity ofthe world. The first looks to Mr.
Lincoln for fortune ; the last to Good for bread I
—Kittanning (Penn.) Mentor.
Saving  tbe Union
There can be no doubt that the preservation of
tbe Union is an object dear to the popular heart.
It is something more than ah opinion, it is an in-
Btinct. The prospect of a division of our country
into detached fragments, jealous Of each other, and
warring perhaps against one another, is a picture
which no American can contemplate with feelings
other than those of deep-seated and positive ad-
version. This popular instinot of Union haB been
the great power Which the Republican party has
wielded to carry out their principles of negro
equality. Assuming that they were trying to restore the Union, it followed as a logical consequence that they bad the right to remove whatever obtacles there were in the way of its restoration, This has afforded them the excuse, tothe
popular mind, for all tbeir assaults upon the constitution, and all tbeir outrageous attacks upon
the Ammerican relation of the races, New there
is no getting overoraround this instinct of Union.
It must be satisfied, and it ought to be, for bow
can these States live so happily as under a well regulated Federal Union, such as that formed by
Washington and his compatriots of 1788 ? Persons
often wonder why the people acquiesoe in and
seem to Btipport all unconstitutional and tyranical
acta of Lincoln's Administration, the easy answer to all this is, "the Unoin I the Union 1" That
is associated, in the popular mind, as such an on-
mixed good, that anything and everything seems
of; less value. The Republicans bave a most powerful lever to work with, and they know it. Let
a man say "^eaoe," and they tell you that that
means disunion, and so it does, allowing tbat a
party with their principle is to remain in power.
The North as represented by abolitionists, and the
South can no more live together than oil and water can unite, What then? Shall we(give up the
Union?   Nay.   How tben can we get it?
First, we must deny in toto that Mr, Lincoln or
his party has ever made the first effort to save-it-
The very last effort made to preserve   the Union
was made by the Peace Convention in Washington
in February, 1861, before Mr.   Lincoln's accession
to office.   Since tben, all tbat has   been done has
tended to destroy it,   and to make its destruction
more certain and more sure.   Is there a republican
iu the land who doea not know tbat tbe  Union is
to-day farther off than when Mr. Lincoln   Bent hia
first fleet to Charleston,   and   set  in motion  tbe
awful train of consequences tbat  bave  followed ?
But beyond all this, the men in power never wished to preserve the Union.   We say this deliberately.   They never wished to  preserve  it, and they
do not, and are not trying to restore it, and would
not restore it if they could.   This position we must
also take and take boldly, for upon   this  bang all
the law and the prophets. We do no injustice to the
Republicans when we say this, for almost  any Intelligent Republican will allow  it.   Indeed   tbey
never professed to be in favor of the Union.   They
abused and ridiculed it foryears.  'They derisively
declared Democrats "Union savers," and compared
them to old women "sitting up with   tbe  Union,
nursing it."   It is fair to say that they had no par.
ticular objection to a certain kind of Union—ex«
actly what kind they have never defined,   except
that the nogroes should all  be   free ; but   as we
know of no Union except   that   embraced   in the
terms of the  Constitution   over  which   George
Washington presided in   1788, there   iB no other
Union to talk about.    That Union they always repudiated, and they have an   undoubted   right to
feel insulted when accused of any intention to restore it! Indeed so plain and bo  palpable is tbeir
opposition to the Union, tbat Mr Lincoln bas just
issued a   revolutionary pronunciamento  declaring it at an end and fixing one on his own termsl
Now, the people want the Union, not Mr. Lin-
con's ghastly hodge-podge of  contraband   camps
and white men's graves.   Why should   not Democrats, then, make an effort to save the Union 1 Yes,
save the Union, even yet.   Nobody has tried to do
it for the past three years.   The Union, the great
and glorious work of Washington and Madison has
actually been abandoned.   Let a man,   therefore,
be selected for a candidate for President, who represents the Union under the   Constitution—the
White Government   formed by  Washington—not
war or anti-war simply#for when the government
is again administered as it has been for   seventy
years, that moment there will be no war, for there
will be no  cause for  war.   Let  us,  therefore,
cease to support any longer a Disunion Party and
found a Union Party, a Democratic  Union party.
Let us no longer be the allies of  Disunionists and
Abolitionists, now in open revolt against tbe Union
of Washington, but rather let us rally to the standard of our fathers, and sweep the   enemies   of the
Union as the whirlwind sweeps the  leaves of tbe
forest.—Day Book.
African Theology.
We think It quite likely that  tbe mongrel of
"colored" population of thia  city  partakes mora
largely of white or Caucasian blood than  it does
-of tbe negro ;   nevertheless, tbe imitative faculty
the most patent and fundamental of the negro na-»
ture, Is so Btrong, that even among these mongrel
people, it is the  dominant  quality.   The native
negro mind is absolutely a blank—a sheet oi black,
ii  not  white, paper,  on  which  if in favorable
Dilation to hira, the white man  may  write as   be
pleases, not by thrusting the  lower  creature into
the mental processes specific with' the higher race
as the besotted lunatics try to do at Hilton Head,
&c, but presenting them with models of gocd conduct, that ca.l into action tbe  imitative  faculty,
tbe highest, most,invariable and most endnring of
the negro nature.   But this  dominant  quality of
the negro may become the   instrument ol his per-*
version and degradation as well  as bis elevatiofl,
and we now witness in tbis city a striking iJlustra-
tion.   A portion of the churches and pastors of tbo
North have, witbin tbe past two years, become al'
together pagan and devilish in praclifle, whatever
may be their orthodoxy   in  matters  of  opinion.
Cheever, Beecher, Sloane, Tyng and   others, have
often, it Is said, held war meetings and   made recruiting stations of  tbeir  several   ehurehes, anil
taught their besotted followers tbat blood nothing
but blood, can save the "life of the nation,'' and-
restore peace and Union   among  bretbern.   The
negro naturally religious, though  usually  ofthe
Enake worshipping order,unless kept straight fcy
good example, imitates all the bloody   and monstrous features of tbe  Cbeever  school,  and now,
since darkeydom is to be   mustered  into the war,
their religion in this eity is becoming   as hideous
and devilish as that of Dahomy or Beeeberrs. Wesee
by the Anglo-Aftiean, tbat all their cbnrehes are
regular reoruiting stations, and the   pastors, with
their deacons or vestrys, bead the recruiting committees.   Poor creatures I they   liltle  know the
awful future preparing  for tbem. or   the devil'9
danee  Cheever &  Co.  are  leading tbem into.—
Day Book.
Total Loss of the Pbidh of ths Ska.—Captain
Pierce, owner of the brig Pride of the Sea, which
went ashore near Point Conception some time ago
has returned to this city, and reports that his vessel is a total wreck. The steam-tug Goliah has
also returned, having been unable to do anything
toward saving the vessel.—Democratic Press
New York, January 27.—The special Washington dispath to the Post says : "It is thought now
that Garrett Davis will be censured, 'and not expelled from the Senate. The Senate Ways and
Means Committee have agreed to recommend an
appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars to
defray the expenses of calling out tbe troops of the
several border States.
The steamship Scotta, for Liverpool to-dsy, carried out five hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
specie.
A Washington special says: "It is now certain
that a serious mutiny bas occurred iu the rebel
camp, near Stevensburg, on Saturday. Deserters
say a regimant attempted to desert, and a serious
affray occurred."
Louisville, Jan. 27tb.—The Nashville Union
says: "Yesterday we conversed with several well
informed parties, two of tbem East Tennessee refugees, and all witnesses, who concur in the statement that every train for Northern Virginia comes
loaded with troops from Lee's .army, and tbat
legions are added to the force now under Long-
street. It is even believed by many that Lee, himself, feeling the necessity for the re-occupation of
East Tennessee, will leave bis old command and
take charge of the campaign in tbe region of
Knoxville. He and Jeff Davis argae if East Tennessee is not re-possessed, Riohmond must be
abandoned. If, in reinforcing Longstreet's army,
the Capital is lost, it may be regained provided
the assault on Grant proves successful and tbere
is a chance that Meade may remain inactive, witb
but a small force confronting Hill. In tbat event
Knoxville may be retaken, and Richmond saved."
The Union says: "We speak from a thorough
knowledge.of the situation, and know that Foster
is sufficiently able to defeat any force the rebels
\ can bring against him.
ECHO VERSES.
Abe.—Are you willing to take a legal oath T
Echo.—(from Richmond.)   Loth.
A be.—Will you stand by the Union forever and
ever?
Echo.—Never.
Abe.—He is safe who on my word relief.. -
Echo,—Lies.
Abe.—What hope yon from your determination ?
Echo.—A nation.
Abe.—Your next defeat will be sanguinary.
Echo.—Nary.
Abe.—You will have to submit in time you
know.
Echo.—No.
Abe.—The mildest coarse I have preferred. -
Echo.—Erred.
A be.—What will enstain you against my attacks ?
Echo.—A tax.
Abe.—Your  people will  never |fand it at all -
Echo.—All. #
A be.—You'll be better men without your slaves.
Echo.—Slaves!
Abe.—All your treason I'll pardon freely.
Echo.—Realy!
Abe.—Secession is all yon will have to recant
Echo.—Can't.
Abe-—You are very cool in yonr answers, I see.
Echo.—Icy.
Abe.—What will yon give me to let yon alone t
Echo.—A loan.
Abe—What will I find In your "very last ditch V
Echo,—lteb.
Abe.—If you won't give np, I most force yon to it
Echo.—J)o it.
The Senator Meets with an Accident.—As the
steamer Senator, bound South, was swinging out
from ber berth at Broadway wharf yesterday afternoon, a little after 4 o'clock, she met with an accident tbat temporarily disabled ber. It occurred
in this way : Sbe had backed ont some distance
and had got fairly past Broadway wharf, and was
endeavoring to get turned round witb her bow
toward the Golden Gate, when tbrongh tbe awk*
waidneBB of some one, she run plump against the
outer edge of tbe detached section of Vallejo-
street wharf, tore hall her starbard wheel-house
off, and got one of the piles ot the wharf run entirely through the same wheel-houBe. We happened to be on Broadway wharf at tbe time the
accident occurred, so we got in a boat and went to
tbe vessel. It was an ugly looking wonnd she received ; but it was repaired to-day, and the ves*
sel resumed her journey.—Democratic Press.
From Chatanoga, the Union learns the completion of tbe railroad. Tbe State of theriver and
the weather will render a campaign feasible in a
very brief period.
The difficulty between General Fremont and
Samuel Hallet threatens to delay the work on the
Pacific Railroad.
From Cbattanoga, the Union learns the completion of tbe railroad. The state ofthe river
and the weather will render a campaign in a very
brief period.
Parton, ("Fanny Fern's" husband,)
biographer of General Jackson, Horace
Greeley, et al, has lately visited Lowell
to collect materials for a life of General
Butler, which he will put to press as
soon as posihle.—Exchange.
Three features in Butler's biography
will, be read with interest; How ho
managed to indorse all of "old Buchanan's rascality," as Ben's freinds have it,
and kept all the Butler tribe in Massachusetts supplied with positions under
Democrtic administrations; what the
consideration was for Butler's voting so
often for Jeff. Davis in the Charleston
Convention; and, lastly, the people are
curious to know what Ben's cotton speculations at SNew Orleans netted him.
A truthfully written life of General Butler would be a rich thing.—Grass Valley National.
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