Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-19

A MEAN SECESSION TEICK-The Union
! people of Sonora raised an American flag
few days ago, and sauted it with cheering
and firing of cannon. The Age notices the
affair as follows:
RAISING THE FLAG.-A party of our citizens
assembled together on Wednesday last, and
concluded to raise the Stars and Stripes on
the liberty pole on Washington street, Ac-
cordingly, at o'clock p. NJ. they met and
run up the Flag of our Country to the mast
head, amid the widest cheering and firing of
the cannon
A delay in firing the gun as promptly and
readily as was intended was caused by
some vagabond having driven turned piece
of wood into it, which had to be blown out
| by pouring powder into the vent. This gun
we believe was purchased by subscriptions
| from all our citizens and used by all parties,
on all occasions, for firing sautes, etc, and
the man who would be so base as to attempt
to prevent its being fired, especially on such
an occasion as the hosting of the "Amercan
Flag" deserves to be lashed naked through
the land" In the evening flags were dis
played from many of the houses, and prepa.
rations are now being made by several to
erect poles on their houses, and Filing our
banner to the breeze" Long may it wave
| NEGRO Equality IN THE SOUTHERN Con-
FEDERACY-FREE NEGROES IN THE Army
Very recently monster meeting of some
1000 men, representing" says the Picay-
une, the flower of the free colored popula-
tlon of New Orleans, was held to take into
consideration Committee resolutions, previ-
ously published in the city papers. By these
resolutions the free colored men of the city
offer their services to the municipal author
tiles in case of an invasion by the enemy
and if allowed to form themselves into mill
tary companies, they engage TO take arms at
a moments notice for the defense of their
native soil, and fight " shoulder to shoulder 4"
with the citizens, as their fathers did in 1914.
The Petersburgh (Va.) Express says:
1t gives great pleasure to assure our amia-
ble friends at the North that even our slaves
and free negroes are rebcling against Lin
coin. In every direction they are manifest
ing the most sovereign contempt for the rail
| splitter, and the most vigorous determina-
tion to assist in baking and exploding all his
schemes of subjugation. Their fidelity has
been warmed up by the outrages Of fanati-
cism, and they are eager and anxious to con
tribute, in every way, to the work of build
ing up the glorious .Confederacy which pro-
tects them. Both of the classes of blacks
amongst us will soon be, by hundreds and
thousands, spade in hand, busily aiding in
the construction of redoubts, breastworks
and every kind of ratification, and in this
way they will prove to be principal ele
ment of our strength and security. Appli-
cations are daily making by them to the Gov
ernor for such employment, and they would
| gladly shoulder a musket in our and their
defense against the incendiary Northern en-
emy.
IMPORTATION OF Los ANGELES WINE TO
MExICo-Los Angeles, in her principal staple
| in the great field of commerce, wine, is soon
to be known abroad, her brands with widow
Clcquot," "Haut Sauterne," etc. Sansevain
Bros are determined to enter Mexico and
compete with all importations of wine in that
Republic. They have opened house in
Mazatlan. and intend to export from San
Pedro to the Mexican coast stock of Los
Angeles wines for sale in that market We
look upon this enterprise as one of the great
est which has ever engaged the attention of
those interested in the future development If
Southern California. The first expectation
will be 10000 gallons, to be sent next week
from the port of San Pedro.-LoS angeles
Star, May 4th.