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. Tuesday Morning, June 27, 1865.
Tho Genius I^oci.
The first Fter> is all. They Mlus-o
one of the prophets who walked mile 01
ttvo cfter li s 1'cu.i was oil*. Scci>tic?sai
readily admitted thar; to provo that li?
had* walked otily a single step, under th?
circumstance?, would auffice for its convic?
tion, and the saint need not trouble him
?elf to make so long a progress with his
liea^l inconveniently under his arms. We
have our heads very awkwardly situated,
no doubt, but certainly we are not re?
duced to tnt straits ot the headless
prophet. We caa take our first step with
less discomfort. ^But that first step, mult
Tteeds be taken before wc can walk at all.
Are we tb walk or not? If }"ea, ll^en thc
beginning is the thing-fitst essential. We
must Puch make a beginning, and take our
first steps .heedfully, even, cs one who,
somewhat lame from Ins wounds, goes
forth at dawn or dusk, over an unknown
way, in a broken country, full of rocks
. and pit-falls. Feel your way and take the*
first step. No doubt that a wo'ridJof courage
tia implied in the voluntary assumption of
a laborious enterprise, nt the outset of a
career, especially whorl yoft have lost not
only all your former resources, but all
your ancient land*tnarl&; and Itence it
was, that in tjie first dawniugs of a rye,
God always endowed the people with an
inspired leader-a prophet and guide, as
well a? master. Such, in our day, in the
? absence of any direct inspiration*, and in
the absence of all miraculous interposi?
tion, are the Master di" the Lamp ar^d Ring
-jthosegenii of oriental ficiion who sym?
bolize art and labor. These, blending
their offices for a people, become the
Genius Loci, and-but have faith in him and
follow him reverently and with duty, lie
will lead you where the waters flow in
secret-conduct you to hills of treasure
and by thc use of the divining wand, which
lie will carry in your hands, he will com
pensate your toils with all the treasures
of your ?egion. Il" will show to tin
nation what is lying at its feet; declare and
direct the uses of its otrferwiso purpose?
less object, and unscale'the domestic
vision, in this day of embarrassment and
d?ficient resource, we are really in the
condition ol a people ju>t beginning ??o
colonize in a sti-ai'^e land, whose resources
we do not know, and which we'eannot
* discover, unless 1>_\ coucout: Ung every
faculty of thought, and vision uj '>'i tho
little round of earth immediately about
our feet. In seeking and finding out ils
resources, we dev?iope our own, and this
i is the great object of man's existence-the
very secret of all manhood. For this we
need to circumscribe narrowly thc range OJ
thought, and resolutely abridge dur sur.
vey to the immediate precinct. There is a
moral, no less than a ph} sica!, near-si flit?
ed ness, which is one of" the tritest source?
of a people's genius. And while there ii
no qua lily so genial, so genera!, so surely
catholic and cosmopolitan ns genius, there
is nothing so sectional, so exclusive, so
Itomcly, so resolute to make its empire out
. of iii?? little domain of home. How ld omer
subjected the possessions of thc world, to
illustrate and make glorious his own tribes
of island ?.-hertneii! How ?Shakspeare
m ikes English.everything that he touches!
What, tributes have Burns and Scott drawn
ti-om tlie surrounding nations, with which
to crown with verdure, the balk, bleak
hills of their own petty domain! And
how natural tlfat this should he so! Our
affections mid sympathies arc of little use,
scattered over all the dominions of mau
frind. We better prove oun?syrnpathies
with the rest, when wc attach ourselves
^ to one of its sections, and expend our
strength, our art, our affection upon that.
Let the Genius JA>C? do thus arways, and
?what region will remain without, its tute?
lary god and crowning altars! It is in
this v?-ry moral near-sightedness th^t we
find the seeds of all true patriotism; all
other is counterfeit and hollow. Without
the representative genius which possesses
st, and which assert* the right of a people
to position, one rae- is simply the shadow
of another, it is servile because purpose?
less-?he, creature of a foreign enemy -
feeble with alli's numbers,' and flinging
its misdirected arms in air, wnile its lo ad
is down, rmi file J, beneath th* anns of .1
superior. ' *
Never go where all the world goc?, and.
you will escape a great deal of bad com*
m
What a saltish lesson is taught us in the
child's doggrel of Jack Horner, who seis?
in a corner, and os he swallows tho plums
from his pie, congratul?tes himself with
the notion tjial he is a good boy. This,
proper moral lesson should bs that no
pleasure is grateful which you do not
share with another. * In the enjoyment of
a line landscape, the higher nature is ab
ways dissatisfied, unless theie be other
eyes than bis o wi to enjoy it aleo. We
wish some dear one nigh to partake our
delight-some one into whose eyes weean
look and Fay, "How beautiful!" Blessings
upon those paihters who wander about the j
sterile and unknown regions, and bring ?
home to bs pictures of their hidden j
chcrins. . j
Kirl-y Smith's Order on the Surrender.
HEADQUARTERS. TRANS Mississrr-pi DEP'T.
Houston, May 30, 18?5.
SOLDIERS: The day after I refused the
demand of the Federal Government to
surrender this department, I left Shreve?
port, for Houston. I ordered the Missouri,
Arkansas nnd Louisiana troops to follow.
My purpose was to concentrate the entire
strengt li of the department, await negotia- !
tions, and, impossible, secure terms alike
honorable to, soldier and citizen. Failing
in this, I intended to struggle to the last,
and wif*a an army united in purpose, firm \
in resolve, and battling for the right, I !
believed that God would yet give ns the !
victory. I reached tiei'e to find the Texas
*roops disbanded and hastening to their
iomes. They had forsaken their colors ,
and commanders; hart abandoned the
cause for which we were struggling, and
appropriated the public property to their
personal usc. Soldiers, I hm left a coin
i mander without an army, a general with?
out troops. You have made your choice.
It, was un Wise and unpattiotic, but it is
ti uni. 1 pray you may not live to regret,
j ii. The enemy will now possess your
I courTtry, nnd dictate his own laws. Von
I have voluntarily destroyed your organiza
I lion, and thrown away ali means of re
; sis!ance. Your present duty is plain.
' Ii,-turn to your fan.?lies. Resume the oe
I cupatious of peace. Yield obedience to
; i he laws, Labor to restore order. Strive
j both by counsel and example to give seen
? l ily to life lind property. And tuny God
j in IL* mercy direct you aright, and heal
! the wounds of our distracted country.
E. KIRBY SMITH, General.
I A latter from the Ken. J. Xi M. Curry.
Ti? the Editor of thc Ncu> }" rk Tribune.
Sn:: A Mobile paper, ol the 23d inst.
I contain:', I am in'ornted, a telegram has-d
un nr. nrt-icle in your paper, t-> the efiVet
! that while in the Confederate Congress. I
; introduced a bill ''which waa con.'e!
> for the purpose of vindicating the urva
; lion <.!' prisoners of war. the mnrih-i of
j black soldiers, the burning of Northern
j <-i'i--?. aitd, tinnily, t he assassination of tin:
; President of the United States and iii/
I Cat duet*.' Where i am personally known,
j a denial of this "startling development" is.
wholly unnecessary; but as thc particu?
larity <*f the statement, may mist.-ad sume
who have so acquaintance wit!; mo, I de?
sire, ns an net of justice to myself, that
you would publish ibis emphatic denial of
tjie allegations contained in the despatch.
There is no just foundation for t'ne slander?
ous charge. No such bill or series of
! hills w:.s even "introduced'' by me, or
j thought of by me. While doing all in
( my power, legitimately, as a Representa
I live and a soldier, to sustain the Confede?
racy, these is no man in the United or1
j Confederate States who regards with more
1 abhorrence the starvation or ill treatment
: of prisoners, arson or^assassination. The
i only measure introduced hy nie, as now
remembered, (it has been over fifteen
mouths since 1 was a member of the Con?
gress,) on the subject of?iegro soldiers,
was to 'obtain a modification of what I
regarded as an extreme and untenable
position taken by the Congress in refer?
ence to that class of soldiers so as to make
a distinction, clearly recognized hy inter
national law, between slaves and colored
citizens. ?
My character ia valuable to me and my
?children, and not without interest to many
friends, and I defy the most searching in?
vestigation into my public or private life.
Yours respectfully, J. L. M. CURRY.
I TALLADEGA, ALA., May 30, 1SG5.
I Tm: TREATMENT OK FREEDMEN IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.-Gen. O. 0. Howard, command
: i ng Hu rea ii of Refugees and Freedmen,
has received a very important letter from
j Cen. Saxton, Commissioner of the South
; Carolitia Freedmen's Bureau. Very satis
! factory reports have beeu received as re
j gards the islands along the coast. Soine
; 9,oi)0 colored children attend, school regu
: l.irly. Sonic lO.u'.io freedmen are indus
I triously at work cultivating promaing
crops*-sea island cotton being cultivated
i in considerable quantity. From the
I "main," the reports are not so favorable,
j Not far from Summerville, 8. C., thefreed
j men are terribly oppressed-worse than
j in a .-tate: of-slavery. They have been
I sent to work in chain-gangs, and often shot
down without provocation. Bodies of
murdered freedmen have been found in
the woods, butchered by guerillas, who
have banded together, nuder oath; to kill
every able bodied freedmen found ott' his
: plantation.- Washington Chronicle.
I The war correspondence of the N. Y.
! Herald during the war cyst ?500/?0o.
? 3--ocal Items.
Brejel Maj. Ctn. J. P. Hatch, com?
manding Northfcrn^Diittrict Departnient^f
Ihc South, arrived in this city yesterday.
He will return to Orangeburg in a few
d'-.ys._
.The attention of parents and guardians
is called to the school notice of Prof. Jas.
Wood Davidson, who is generally under
stood to raijk hi.h as a classical scholar.
OURSELVES.-Our selections fr?m late
Northern papers must needs be copious,
and must needs continue, .while they em?
body matters of equal iutercstand public
importance. These selections must accord?
ingly preclude the free use of editorial
comment; and wc have no reason to doubt
that our readers will readily forgive thc
absence of the one in consideration of the
importance of the other. Nevertheless,
we shall strive to make our sheet as diver?
sified as possible. With its enlargement -
which wo trust will take place before
nrrany da}-s-we shall find ample space for
original as well as selected matter. We
have reason to believe trrat our publisher
is making ample provision for the estab?
lishment of the Phoenix on a scale which
?Will toroid the notion of rivalry in any
section of the State. He will also prepare
to lake due advantage of the opening of
our railroad communications, so as to sa
I tisfy thu wishes* and expectations of our
I friends and subscribers in remote districts.
I The Phoenix, he is resolved, shall be wor?
thy of the capital of South Carolina,
THE PIKE COMPANIED-We are told that
the fire companies of Columbia are very
strong, and that there are several of them. ]
Wc learn that lhere is but a siugle engine
left to tl? eily, ami this we hear spoken
of ns in tolerable repair. We confess to
a wish that the companies would get to?
gether, and have a perfect organization
? and an exercise, and, if necessary, a sort
of celebration. The esprit du corps may
possibly need revival; the eugine ma}-need
repair-something may prove out of order
which would occasion serious mishap in
the event of danger; and, all things eon
j side-red, it seems to us only proper.to sug
: gest lo ourtactiva firemen that, jiist now,
j ami soon ns possible, the engine, hose
J and material may deserve and demand
r examination, while their own organiza
j tion, as an efn?ieut body, may be perfect
? ed. lt may be that a^l these things have
i been already attended to, but, somehow,
I we have 1.n snuffing up a ^eent of tire.
which makes v?- a ??uie uneasy. A jct
?!'<<:.: will do no I.arni when the day star
begins i.is rages.
CS?**1'EI:SO;;AU-All subscribers to the
Phoenix who.-e subscriptions have ex?
pired, will please come foiwa'-d and
renew, in specie <T Government Treasury
notes; otherwise their papers will be stop?
ped.
The New York Tribune states Unit the
lion. Tliomas Connolly, M. P. for Donegal,
Ireland, ha's tendered to Gen. Lee a home
for himself and family in any part of
Great Britain he may select. The offer
has been declined.
A letter from Wurtzburg, Bavaria, giv*g
the following account of a scene said t>>
have taken pince in iliattown on the 25th
of January:
A Frenchman named Soulages, a native
of Colmar, has for some time past been
exhibiting with great success at Wurtz
b*hrg. as a liou'tanier. On the day above
mentioned, he entered a den containing a
lion and a lioness, and made them go
through various performances. The spec?
tators loudly applauded. Elated by these
plaudits. Soulages determined lo do some?
thing 'more extraordinary, ami for that
purpose he collected in one den a lion, a
lioness, a white bear, two black bears,
four hyenas, two?wolves and a tiger He
then -entered himself, whip in hand, but
the door was scarcely closed when thu
tiger made a spring at the white bear.
This'was the signal of a terrific struggle
j among all the beasts, which appeared at
j once to recover their natural ferocity,
j Soulages, hoping lo intimidate the ani
i maIs,.Bred two -hots at the tiger and white
I bear. This act sealed hi' fate, for the
i tiger, leaving the bear, sprang on his
I keeper, threw him down and began to
I lear lum with his teeth and his claws. The
I other beasts, rendered furious by the smell
I ot blood, all fell on the unhappy man,
j and in a few minutes he was tom to pieces
j and almost entirely devoured, in the pre
i se nee of the horror st ricken spectators, who
j were powerless to render assistance.
g MME! ?! AT?LY, a GOOD WHEEL
.3. WRIGHT. Such a one cm find steady
' employu >.t and good wages by applying
; r.t this ofticc. June 27 1?*
MOBILE, Ala., June 4.-The effects
of the late terrible explosion in this city
have not been exaggerated in the
least. It ia now estimated that over
one thousand human beings were
buried ju the^ ruins. Dead bodies arc
being recovered every day. Every
building tn the city is more or less
injured, and seores are in danger of
falling at anv moment.
Capt ain Tucker, of the steamer Colo?
nel Cowle?, bas died of his injures.
Sixteen men out of a crew of twenty
(belonging to the Colonel Cowies) are
missing.
In looking over the pap?is in one of
tiie rooms of the custom house a day
or two ago two torpedoes were dis?
covered. One was placed behind the
door. None exploded.
MOBILE, Ala., June 5.-The Presi?
dent's amnesty proclamation was re?
ceived here by telegraph last night.
It created considerable excitement, and
was read in the open saloons and pri?
vate houses by all colors, classes und
ages.
Among'those who will be present
at the Uli n (reconstruction) meeting
to be held here to-morrow, will be
many gentlemen representing the real
planting and property interests of this
'State. Some ot' them say. that they
are willing4.0 rent {.heir plantations to
any Northern men who believe they
can work them to advantage and with
profit.
Tiie negroes here have a very im?
perfect idea of whnt is embraced within
and conferred upon them by freedom.
They do not relish work, and, as ju
times past, shun it as much as possible.
The talk among many of the plan?
tera of this State is what are they tu
do with the negroes. They look upon
them as unreliable under a free system
of laGor, and aro anxious to get rid of
them as speedily as possible.
'Sir Stratford Canning,' says an En?
glish paper, 'has returned from his
excursion to Mount Athos. Lady
Canning has caused the nicks of the
Holy Mountain to break their vows.
The brotherhood allow no female, nor
any creature' <>f that sex, to enter their
boundarv. Cows, hen?, goe?e, <fcc,
are all banished. Sir Stratford, how?
ever, was accompanied to the Mount
l?y his lady and daughters. The monk
dared not to send thom back, neither
did they make anv remark when the
whole family entered the first monas?
tery. Thev received the ladies with
great courtesy, offering them refresh?
ment. So it wa* in thc second; but in
I the third the friars remarked that fe?
males were no"- admitted. However,
un learning'that the two.other monps~
teries had infringed 'bernie, they con?
sented to receive Lady Canning and
her daughters.' ?
MARRIED,
At Trinity Church, -hine 24th, by the
Rev. Peter J". Shand, I/.-ur. Col. JOHN C.
j ^HASKELL to SALLI E. eldest daughter of
Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton.
On the 22d of June, at. the residence of
the bride's fal tier, by the Rev. R. T. Sent),
Mr. J. I). ROBERTS, of Columbia, to Miss
ELIZA J". EVERITT. of Lexington. S. C.
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Mr. Davidson's
Select Sciiool,
rI*MIE scholnst?c quarter 'commences on
1 MONDAY, the Sd of July. 'Boys r, -
ceived at any time. The course of study
embraces a ll the English branches usually
taught in schools, (J reek. Latin and French.
For other information, apply t.i or address
JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
June 27 tn fm",* At Dr. John Fisher's.
Mrs- Howard H- Caldwell-*
WILL open a BOY nnd G IRL SCHOOL
on MONDAY, 2oi.h inst. A gentle?
man fully competent to leach the higher
branches will preside over the male de?
partment. Mrs. C will also take an uy
limited number of French and Music scho?
lars. French will be taught to the day
pupils without extra charge. June 2? "*
.-i_
, South Carolina Railroad.
GEN. SUPT'S OFFICE, S. C. R. lt.,
CHARLESTON. June 19. 1865.
ON aDd after WEDNESDAY, Ike 21 st.
.inst, and until further notice, the
Passenger Trains of this road will leave as
follow?: ?
Leave Charleston at 7 a. m.; arrive at 2
p. m. Leave Orangeburg at 8 a. m ; ar?
rive at 1 p. m.
Freight per Passenger Train will be re?
ceived only between thc hours of 8 a.m.
and ? p. m. No freight.,will he teccived
in the morning prior to the train leaving.
H. T. PEAKE,
Juno 23 3 Geueral Superintendent.
agmmmmnmfmtgmxs: *awa gagg; "-i-w
For Sale,
MA DESIRABLE FARM of co nero?,
under g?od fencing, nhout 21 mile*
from towD, near Barham ville. On the
pine? i? a neat COTTAGE HOUSE, con?
taining five rooms, willi all necessary out?
buildings aud a spring of cool water.
Apply to C. F. HARRISON",
June 23 ' 2d door from Shiver House.
General Commission ?gency.
PB. (?LASS respectfully advertises
. the public that he is prepared iodo
a GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS,
and invites con?i?nruentt) of all kinds of
Merchandize, Manufactures, Produce, Ac.
He will atten-l to the purchase or sale of
Real Estate, Stocks, <tc. Office and sales?
room on Plaiu 8ireet, between Bull and
Picken*. juue 20 f 6'
Headq'rs 1st Provisional Brigade,
COLUMBIA, S.*C. June 22, 1S65. '
GENERAL ORDER NO. -.
IALL persons having in their posses
. sion any properly formerly belonging
to the Confederate or State Government,
or any persons knowing the location of
any such property, will forthwith report
the sniuc, with an exact statement and
inventory, to the commanding officer here;
failing to do which, they will incur the
extreme penalty of the law. ?
II. No tax of any description is to be
collected by or paid to any officer r.ot an?
nounced hy the United States authorities.
Persons having paid such taxes since the
occupation of this place bj' Government,
will report the same to the commanding
oin oe r.
III. All persons desiring to open trade,
or already having doHo so, in lili? eily,
will report to lin; Act. Ass'i Provost Mar?
shal, and receive their licenses from th?
Provost Marshal her?. No intoxicating
beverage of'any Kind will be sold to any
enlisted men.
IV. -A tax of one(l) pr-r cent, will hf
paid to the Provfist Marshal on nil sale- of
liquor, to he accounted Ur by him i" th"
Ass't Provost Marshal ol' the Brigade, ?Vr
disposal by Post Council of Administra?
tion.
V. Any person refusing to receive
United Slates money at. par value will le?
nt once arrested and tried loi- dis ov? h v.
By order of A. S. HAR I Wl-fLL,
Brevet Brigadier-C' neral.
GEO. F MCKAY, 1st Lieut., and A A.A.C.
June 2G . >
JTUS-E^fc Received
FROM
NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA,
AND FOR SALE AT
WHOLE'S. i LE A ND RETAIL,
A LARGE STOCK OF
DRY GOODS,
GENTS AND LADIES'
CONSISTING IN PART OFI
CALICOES, DELAINES, LAWNS.
Jaconet and Swiss MUSLINS.
Bleached and Unbleached HOMESPUN. '
Hoop and Bamoral SKIRTS.
GLOVES. HOSE, LACE.
MANTILLAS, FANS and Hair NETS. '
Shaker HOODS, CLOTHING.
LINEN. Calico and Traveling SHIRTS.
UNDERSHIRTS and DRAWERS.
HATS. SOCKS. NECKTIES. .
Butterfly SCARFS. GLOVES.
Fancy and White Paper COLLARS.
Li neil HANDKERCHIEFS.
SUSPENDERS, Shoe BLACKING.
Tobie Cloths, Napkins, Toweling.
Long abd Fine Combs.
Pencils, Knives and Forks.
Cotton Cards, Needles, Flax Thread.
Also, a large and- fin.? stock of IM?
PORTED and DOMESTIC SEGA RS, tor
sale by FOOT & SULZBAC1IER,
A tren ts.
Assembly street between Plain and Wash?
ington. June 22 6
MR7HENRY TIMROD
VyiLL open, during the first week in
V>- July, at his residence in Richland
street, (between Bul! and Mari?n,) ;i
DAY SCHOOL FOB BOYS, in which the
Ancient Languages, French and the usnal
Ku. listi Branches will be taught.
June li,
Bakery aud Confectionary.
ISHODA1R and W. STIEGLITZ
J? have re opened their BAKERY*
CONFECTIONARY and CRACKER MA'
NU FACTO RY. Also, oh hand a fine
assortment of CHEWING and SMOKING
TOBACCO, SCOTCH and- MACCABOY
SNUFF, CIGARS. PrPES. ?fcc , at Messrs.
Cooper ?? Gaither's old st n nd.
June 5_ nitho
City Taxes.
IWILL attend daily, from ?) a. m. to 12
m.. at, the Council Room, (formerly Odd
Fellows' School room.) for the purpose of
collecting CITY TAXES. In view of the
ni gent necessities of the City Council, it. is
hoped that all tax payers will t?e prompt.
A. G. BUSKIN.
June S City Clerk.
