$1 a Month, in Advance. ''Let our just Censure attend the tmo Even*."-Shaksprare. Single Copies Five Cents By J. A. SELBY. . COLtJMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1865. VOL. l.-NO. 43. THE COLUMBIA PHONIX, PCBLlSUEOiDAlLY, K.VC KIT SUNDAY, BY- JULIAN Ai SELBY. TERMS-IN AD VANCE. ^UBscair-TiON". Six months, $5 One month, - - - ' - 1 ADVERTISING. One square, (teri lines,) one time, SOcts Subsequent insertions. - 35 eta Special notices ten cents per line. Alex. H. Stephen's Account of the Hampton Roads Conference. The Augusta Chronicle, publishes a detailed statement of what passed at the celebrated peace conference in Hampton Roads. The materials for this statement were furnished by Alex. K. Stephens. They consisted in part of oral communications made by Mr. Stephens to the writer, and in part of the confidential written report (never before- published) furnished by the rebel commissioners to* the rebel presi? dent. From tho repent, which was signed by all three of the commission eis, we copy the following significant extract,-as being more illustrative than anything else in- it' of the liberal I temper manifested on that occasion by ? Mr. Lincoln: j Mr. Seward then remarked: Mr. j President, it is as well to inform these ; gentlemen that ' yesterday Congress ( acted ti poa the amendment' of the j Constitution abolishing slavery. Mr. Lincoln stated that was -true, and suggested th at there was a ques? tion as to the right of the insurgent States to return at once and claim a right to vote upon the amendment, to whicli the concurrence of two-thirds of the States was required. He stated that it would be desirable 1,o baye the institution of slavery abolished by the consent of the people as soon as pos? sible- he hoped within six 3'ears. He also s'ated that four hundred millions of dollars might bo offered as conipen- 1 sat ion to tho owners; and remarked: j 'You would be surpiised were I to j give you the names ot those who favor j that.' The Chronicle also make?, on the j authority of Mr. Stephens, the follow- j tili statement: -j Mr. Stephens caine home, with a new cause of sorrow, nod those who 1 said ho talked of coming home \<> I make war-speeches and denounce the ? temis offered, simply lied. Before \ Mr. Lincoln's death, he thought he 1 was doing a favor to him not to include ? that o?or of four hundred millions in gold lor the Southern slavey, in the published report, for it would te used ! to the injury of Mr. Lincoln by those : of his enemies who talk about taxation j. and the debt. These remarkable statements, which, if true, are important materials of j history, raise two questions to which public cariosity will seek an answer: ? 1. Is it probable that the main J statement-that relating to the offer ; by ^President Lincoln of the four hun- ] dred millions-is true? 2. Supposing it true, who aro the joarties referred to by Mr. Lincoln whose upproval of tho offer would : have surprised the rebel commission? ers ? Tho fact that tho statement was made in a confidential report prepared by the commissioners for tho infor? mation of Mr. Davis, rind signed by all their names, creates a strong pre? sumption of its truth, which can be rebutted only bv evidence of its in itrinsic improbability. If there be such improbability it certainly doe3 ,not lie iu any conflict between the rOdSar aad the tenor cf Mr. Lincoln's antecedent views. In his second an? nual nie?sage, Mr. Lincoln said: 'It is none tho less true for having been often said, that the people of the South are not more responsible for tho intro ductibn of this property than the people of the North; and when it is remembered" how unhesitatingly weall ?:s? <;otton and sugrtr, and sharo tho profits ot' dealing in them, it mny not bo quite safo to say that the ?South has been mofe responsible than tho North for its continuance. If, then, I for a common object, this property is I to be sacrifi?e!, is it not just that it be /done ata common charge?' Acorn i parison of this passage in tho message with die statement of tho commission? ers, renders the alleged offer entirely credible. The next question is, who Mr. Lin? coln probably referrecL?p in his dark intimation respecting Those who ap? proved of the offer. As he used the plural number, we can lift only ono corner of the veiL. Whoever may .have been the surprising endorsers of this offer, it is certain that Mr. Horace Greeley was its original proposer. In his letter to President Liucoln recom? mending the Niagara Falls negotiation, (surreptitiously published about the time of the Hampton Roads confer? ence for tho purpose of defaming Mr. Greeley,) he suggested, ns one of bis six points to constitute the basis of peace, the payment of four hundred millions in United States five per cent, bonds, as a compensation to the loyal owners of slaves, to be distributed among .the States in the ratio of the slave population; the share of each Stale to be at the absolute dispos:? 1 of its Legislature. The paternity of the four hundred million offer made by President Lincoln clearly belongs to Mr. Greeley. It would seem, from tuc statement of Mr. Lincoln, that when lie showed it to others, it. hud the for? tune to be endorsed ?ti some very unex? pected quarters. The facts here collated have only a historical inter?s!; but they throw a curious licht on oim of tho mest re? markable transactions during the war. AVe dare sav it was* hardly surmised by those wLo violated confidences to procure the publication of Mr. *xree ley's letter, that President Lincoln was, at that very time, giving the most scandalous part, of it the highest sanction it could possibly receive. \JVcw York World. Interesting Sketch of Cel. Mosby. The Boston Traveller has been fur? nished with the following interesting sketch of Mosby: Tho futuro historian will accord to Mosby a bravery and sagacity worthy to place bini beyond Marion and Murat, lie began at the foot of the .ladder, having at first enlisted, or rather he took up arms on his own account as dui many others who were in the first battle of Bull Run, where he rendered good service. His thor? ough knowledge of the country soon alter attracted the attention of Jeff. Davis, and he was promoted, and well did be carn the rank of Colonel, which he subsequently held. His command, which at no time exceeded five hun? dred men, harrassed us more tlmn atv other ten thousand rebels. Ever since the first year of the war, his raids have been the terror of the Unior people in the upper part of Virginia Though nominally in our possession it has been unsafe for a Union mar there to avow bis sentiments. If bc did so, all the horses, stock, household goods, etc., were sure to be gobblec up. Mosby entered our lines wit! impunity, securing what ho required and returning in safety. Ile hung sullen, defiant and dangerous on ou rear in a retreat, driving back am burning our wagon trains, and de stroymg all the forage which wat likely to fall into our hand?. Hi sought to win, and rare^ enteret into an engagement without goo< chances of success. No prisoners were treated harshly but all were made to give up thei money and swap clothes, if his mei were to be benefir.ted by the track On one raid ho captured two of ou paymasters, and as the term is es pressed by our prisoner?, they wen through them. Ou a division mad nmong those who were OD this rai each one's share was ?'J,100. In person, t?osby is not formidable. ' He is not over five feet icven inches high, is thin and snare, and van clasp his body with his hands. His age is about thirty years. He is insensible, o fatigue: knows no such thing as tear; has the piercing eye of an eagle, and* im? presses a person with the idea that ho can fathom his innermost thoughts. Thouirh genial, he is exacting. He is a skillful horseman and a dead shot; drinks no intoxicating liquors, aud Iiis ; favorite beverage is strong colle.1. He ? allowed no man of his command to < make use of ardent spirits, and de-I stroyed ?ll that came within reach. Strategy was no myth with him. On I one occasion, being severely wounded j by our men, he ordered bis aid to j strip his insignia ol' rank from his shoulder and leave him to his fate, i Our soldiers approach od him, stripped him of his bouts, ami left him, seem- | ingly in the last throes of lia', little dreaming that there lay one feigning mortal wounds whose death would have been worth kbousarids of mon to our men. But to him this was only another exploit. ( )n another occasion, Gen. Lee wish el lo deal with a man by the name of Deianio, who had left the Confederacy and come within our lines at Alexan? dria, arid lie detailed Mosby to cap? ture bim. in the evening, attended by a single orderly, lie made his way through our lines to l)elut:ie's house and knocked nt the door, when Iiis summons was answered by him ia person, ij^sby informed him that he was a prisoner, took bim through the streets ot Alexandria, passed the pickets in safety, and in duo time deliver! the man ia iuchmond. There were no dangerous missions to which be ordered his tuen which he was not willing Li share with thom. Not a man who was in the command has a word to say against bim, and they ex press the opinion that bc lias made nothing by ii is rmds. Ile loved ex? citements, and ;i sharp eintest was the best place to di>p!av his coolness and daring. Before Llio war, lie was a lawyer of no great reputation for ability. The Gradations of Drunkenness. Some ont-, who apparently writes from experience, presents, the itegrees of intoxication to which topers and bon vivants :ttc subject in the follow? ing pathologic, style: Sobriety.- The sober moments which immediately succeed to dinner are the mott miserable in existence. The languor, the sente of utter inef? ficacy, mental and bodily, aro dreadful. After a few glasses, you. become com? fortable. In this state you are not much disposed to talk. There is a tranquil luxury in your feelings, and a reverie comes on, which, if you drink no more, is likely to terminate in sleep. A philosopher seldom passes this point, except in company. Drink on, and you step up to !ivrTy. Now you begin to talk, and your re marks are smart and pertinent. You have thc reasoning power in high per? fection. This may be considered as a mental aurora,* announcing that the scene of fancy is about to rise from the 'purple wave.' Fresh.-There is moro /ire and color in your ideas now, for the sun has risen. Von grow more eloquent and less logvcnl. Your jokes, are capital, in your estimation. Your perceptions still tolerably clear beyond yourself. Very Fresh.- Your conversation is more and more highly Colored. Your eloquence is impassioned, and yon overwhelm your companions with a flood of talk. You begin to suit the action lo the word. Ideas quite co? herent, but language still tolerably dis? tinct and correct. Tipsy.-Now you begin to grow giddy. Gestures very vehement, and epithets much exaggerated. Argu? mentative, but cot rational. Words considerably abridged, and Meas la? mentably obscured. Very Tipsy.-You find out that you ha?} a turn for vocal music, and regale vyour friends with a song. Speechify in incoherent, IangtiHfre; and evince a most decided tendency to mischief and locomotion. Proud as a peacock and stout as a lion. Drank. - 1'erversely quarrelsome, j and stupidly good-natured. Dealing I much in shake-hands and knock downs. Tongue stammering and feet I unsteady. Very Drunk.-Abortivo efforts to i appear sober. See everything double. I Balance totally los!, and drift about like a ship iu a hard gale. Yocabti-' larv reduced to a few interjections.: Stupidly Drunk.-Head and sto* j mach topsy turvey. Eyes fixed and ] glaring. Titter incapacity of speech and locomotion, accompanied with an indistinct yet horrid consciousness of your situation. Deadly Drunk.-An apoplectic, sleep, and confused clreainsof the devil cr your creditors. BOOTS, SHOES AM) TRIMS ! AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL- j QTOCIv REPLENISHED WEEKLY by j kj? tile New York stcniners. Purchases are being made in Philadelphia, New York and Boston, by ?Ir. Dunham, of the firm of Dunham, Taft & Co., and will he sold at the old established ?-laud, '2?0 King c-tr.-< t, ? sign of "tile BIG BOOT, at very reasonable j pri?es; where the public and all his old j friends ?re invited to call and inspect tor i themselves. T. M. BRISTOL, Sign of the lily, Hoot, .{ Bend of King street, Charleston, S. C. J yiy 13 f ii* FROM NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA, AND FOR SALE AT WHOLESALE AID RETAIL, j A LARGE STOCK OF BEY GOODS!! !| tC* X* ..Or- CX AJC Xi "pf ,j ? GENT'S AND LADIES* REAMING GOODS, &C" M.,, CONSISTING IN PART OF! , j /CALICOES, DELAINES, DAWNS, V I .Jaconet and Swiss MUSLINS. Bleached a:;d Unbleached HOMESPUN, i Hoop and Balmoral SKIRTS. GLOVES, HOSIERY. . LACE MANTILLAS. HA IR N ETS, SHAKER HOODS. CLOTHING. UNDERSHIRTS and DRAWERS. II ATS, SOCKS, NECK-Tl ES. BUTTERFLY SCAltFS Fancy and White PAPER COLLARS. : Ll N KN HANDKERCHIEFS. j SUSPENDERS, TABLE CLOTHS. NAPKIN'S, TOWELING. PEN CI LS, K NI V ES and FOR KS. Ct >TTON CARDS. NEEDLES, FLAX THREAD. ALSO, A large r.r.d fine stock of IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC S3 253 Gr -A. 3Et & I I FOR SAIE%Y FOOT & S?LZBACHER, Agents, Assembly street, between I'lain and Wash- | ington. ?July li? G Change of Schedule on the Wit- : minston and Manchester Railroad. SUMTER, JULY 10, 1665. ON and after July 10, trains will run triweekly over th is road, as follows: Leave Ringville every Tuesday, Thurs? day and Saturday, at 4 ??> a. m., for Pee Dee and all station? on the. Cheraw and Darlington and North-eastern Railroad passengers reaching Charleston sr.ine night. Returning-Arrive at Kingsville every Monday, "Wednesday aud Friday, at 8.42 p. rr... fron: acy of the points indicated above. HENRY M. DEANE, Jt'lv l i *. I Genera! S'jr&naterideat. Improve your Gardens. I^UE subscriber offers his ?ervie.es to th* - citizens of Columbi?, to improve sud >enutify their gardens and grounds. H?? io objection to take charge of a place in ?V.e country. Apply to IL WINTER, next Ivor t.o Hook ami Ladder House, july l'? 3 OT.D and SILVER COIN". X SILVERWARE. Securities and Valuables Hiebest prices paid. ZEALY, SCOTT i KR?NS, lirokers, .'. uctioneers and Com. Merc'ta, Jul;.- 18 3 Assembly street. . For Sale, \ FINE TOP BUGGY, (ne-.r.) with a cooil HORSE and eel of S1LVLE PLATED II \ RN ESS. Also, a Dooble'Set of HARNESS and ono CARRIAGE POLE. Cmi be seen at any time, nt my reeidencu OD Camden street. HAMBURG. July 13 :j? PIAS?7 F?????ITtj???r&cT ~ \ T privat? sale, an elegant Rosewood! /'V 7 octave Pi..NO, various anieles of FURN IT I.* Ri.', GLASS and CHINA. \)io. a set of elagaot LACE CURTAINS and CORNICL'.S. perfectly new. Apply corner Bull and Lady streets, rear ot Presbyte? rian Church. July 18 S* . THOMAS C. VEAL, Architect and Civil Engineer, \~i^lLL furnish plans, specifications und V V personal supervision, with all ne? cessary details for public buildings, dwell? ings; cottages, bridges, ?e., for city ac country. Surveys for city ?uta made on application. Office .it A. R. Phillip?', Be? dell's Row. July ti WBij* , "NEW B ONNETS-NEW HATS. JUST received and for sale nt the resi? dence of Mrs. S. J. COT-CHETT. on Barnwell street, between Laurel aill't l?? r'*3f'j6 TUE tri weeklv express line of Z^Z?rS- v RE? AGES and SPRING feo vered) WAGON'S leaves Columbi;: every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at p. m., having changed tko schedule. They leave Orantroburg every Monday, Wednes? day and Friday, immediately al er the arrival of thc train from Charleston. RR Jays of fresh horses have been Stationed at points on the road. Connection always maje with the following morning's train for Charleston. Seats can he engaged by application to E. COFFIN, or J. H. FOWLES, at the store of R. M. Stokes. Columbia. S. C., or to JOHN W. WARD. Tread wcii's Hotel, Orangeburg, S. C. .july I'J wibi 3 Robe i^t; Bryce llttILL renew, on and alter the TWPV V? Tl ETTI OF JULY, that part of ina former business, which embraced the sell? ing of GOODS or MERCHANDIZE and COUNTRY PRODUCE on commission. His long acquaintance with the business ?nd wants of this community will give hiui some advantages which shall be used to the benefit o? his patrons. Ho has issociated wiih himself his son, JOHN EDWARD, and the new firm will bo known as ROBERT BRYCE & SON. Thc undersigned bog leavo to eal I atten ion lo the above notice, and to state that :hey will be found near the obi >:and, cor or of Main and Blanding streets. No. 7 Bryce's Range, where they will endeavor o give their best attention to such busi less us may be consigned to their care. ROB ER i BRYCE & SON. .Inly 15 s?vS* JaC O "SO XJ? O ^7" ill, Auction and Commission Agent, Corner oj' J'luiit and Assembly Streets, WILL give particular attention to tho disposal of Real Estate, Cotton^ Provisions and Genera! Merchandize. t Will attend to the sale of Furniture, ?fcc it any part of t!ie city that owners may requue. July 7 fl" Brass and Copper Wanted HSOLOMON <'.' CO. still continue to . parchase BRASS and COPPER. Ibo highest market, once "nil bc paid. H SOLOMON * CO.. Wf