, 1865-02-19


senger, and United States war steamers
poured forth from their black sides salyos in
honor of the event. Steamers black with
spectators came out from the wharves, and
running alongside contributed theis quota to
the simultaneous cheering which greeted her
board struck up the American Mafseillaiso,
"Thc Battle Cry Of Freedom md rs the
throDg6 Oh her decks took up the mighty an-
them and poured it forth rs with one VOICE.
felt my heart swell within my bosom u
delight cannot express, and more tha1 ever
did I Thank God that vas m American"
4 GLORIOUS CHANGE.
The interest manifested BY the National
Government in the defense Of the Pacific
cosst has bcen recognized and deeply appre-
ciated by ou7 people, and IS the trinmphs Of
our arms progress. q wider, deeper, more
generally felt, and waimer love for the Union
and mlre abiding confidence in the per petui:y
OF our na'i"n aud the triumph Of The free
government, is everywhere manifested. There
was time whtn 1 sadly doubted-and with
tco much show Of reason--the loyalty Of q
large portion Of the people Of the Pacific
States but this time has passed, and be-
lieye that California IS to-day the most loyal
State in the Union, end the feeling prevailing
here pct9ades also in nsarly as great
and evan larizona, where, two years since, q
lniCn man WAS in momcntary danger of his
life. Even the Copperheads Of Southern
birth, With whom hare lately eonycrsed,
now speak Of the Southern slave Conicderacy
us dlcam Of the past, and the Union, which
they used to decry, as IN Institution which is
10 endure for all time. You can hardly credit
the change six months has brought.
TIE 1oS's SHARE.
The steamer John L. Stephens, from North
ern Mexican ports, yesterday, brought Us the
d.tails Of the plan By which Sonora, sino1au,
Durango, and Chihuahua- uro 70 DO Weaned
from Republicapism and eventually ti1rncd
over, not to the imported Dutch Emperor,
linn, but to his rery go5d friend uni
kind ally, Louis Napoleon. Wm. II. Gwin,
formerly Member Of Congress from Calif.,r-
mia, traitor and i REM gade Of the mean:st
description, IS the tool selected for doing
this dir1y work. the plan Of which is now
Governor General and Ficeroy Of the depart
ment of the department Of the Mexican En-
pie composed of these four States and is to
pron;uiHnte code Of laws and certain home
regu1a ions, gotten up expressly to lit the
occasion. 4 strong French -furre Is to hold
present inhabitants and settlers from Europe
and America peace, and tAe blessings oi q
permanent government" This explains in
measure the abandonment Of Acapulco aud
other important places further south by the
French, and the concentration Of their forces
Ill tuost olhlts. 4uc ffeucA Ou LllS coast
make no secret Of their belief that this terri
tory Is ultimately to be ceded to France, a Ia
Savoy and Nice, as compensation for the dis
ruler Of that country-and Yir.
tunl1y also Of Great, Britain-,n
behalf Of peace, order .and religion in
no doubts, and in spite Of the ggaliaut resist
ance Of the Mcxicans against Overwhelming
cdds, the question Of Its accomplishment
rests ultimately with us. Thee feeling here
| is all with the Mexicans, and the belief that
we shall eventually put The intrudcrs out ol
the land Of the Montezumas is as common1.
accepted as that of the ultimate triumph O
the cause Of the unlon. \ few renegade
Yankees arc all who among us express de
eire to chlnge locations and seek the pro.
tccting Shade Of The banner Of Imperialism.
Strangely enough the Southein-b born citizens
Of CalitVInia preterring to remain under the
fag they but lately reviled. with very, few ex;
ceptions. California presents hundred
times the advantages Of soil, climate, and
commercial facilities which can bc found in
any part ct Mexico, and the number Of tIn.
igrants who will leave here to settle there TN.
der any goyernm, Mt will be small, in spite ol
the undoubtedly great mineral wealth Of tho
country.
Whatever may be the dsscnsions whicl
divide the people Of Mexico, Central aud
| South America, they arr Il unit here, on thu
| subject of foreign aggression, and I have ye1
to sec Spanish American, whether hailing
from Chill. California, or any Intermediate
country, who did not curse srain and France
with whole heart, and avoW an ardent de
sire to insert his ettchQ Q'a under tho filth rib
afax'millinn and Louis Napoleon. as clas.
| they are ardcntIy republican in feeling, and
an glad to be able to say that they heurtll,
sustain and indorse the present admsnistra
tion ot the United States. Their clubs formct
| conspicuous feature in all our Union pro
ccss;ons in the late Presidential canvass, ant
it WIS notice able fact that the Irish Copper
heads, who hooted and jeered their loya
countrymen and the American clubs, gave
wide birth to the red-sh'rted Chill:nos, Peru
| riars aud Maxicans, who carried ska- ~ fsnirn
Under their scarlet 1dadas, und wanted bu
the word to draw and use them.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
t It is too bad to think what We might hav
| done for Spanish America, and what plan
| have miscarrlcd. l have told you how til
arms, which would have enabled the Liberal
to have protractel the defense Of Alexicu 70
| soil, we're, through tue bunGllnIx xmsmanage
1lent vi the parties intsusiCl with the worl
| Of shipping them. seized in this port ind pre-
| vcnlea lrtm reaching their destination, n1ls
| may add that Peru has brcn equally unfor
tunutc in her endeayors to procure means fo
! IGElsIlDE LuE lu}auGl- ~ uCl L. II As TEpuTtGt
that the difficulties between the uuder
writer's, the government and the contractors
growing out Of the sinking Of the Aquila will
the Camanche On board, would probabl,
lend 10 the sale oi tie Monitor to priyat
parties, Peru sent com,nissi ,ners here /,
negotiate for her purchase, and 81 500. .0oo il
specie WAS offered for her by Gen. Harran
When it was explained that under no circum
s;ancc could the Camanchc be sold to g
abroad, IN attempt WAS made to buy othe
INTO war Vessels and Three lar
and one small one were bargained for, but th
only one nearly ready for sea, the Colon, wa
seized By our authorities, and she stu lies il
the hsrhor under guard. OF course the titttn
out of the other vessels was abandoned
Thtre is no war existing between Spain an
Peru so far as any declaration Of either part
goes, and why we should thus deprive Per
Of the means Of driving the usurpers from tn
Chinchas, while we allow the Spanish yc!
sells to come here and fit out for cruise,
cannot imagine. Ever yours,
/ ALTAMoSrE.