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? Thursday Morning, July 20,1865. ' ? . ? _ , . ,,?r = =- N , \ Education of the Young. frits is an ancient topic, but the neces ?ltV*>for ita iteration is, or should he, , apparent to all eyes who behold the pre s?nfc condition of our youth. The subject : of education ison? alike of individual and national concern. The State should urge i and advance it to the utmost extent of its pow*r, if it would haye worthy citizens; - the parent should be as urgent and eager in its.exercise, if he desires to have duti? ful, loving, obedient and noble children. That the fruits of a proper systom of instruction will be tho development of a race of good citizens and worthy success? or*, ia commonly admitted. Tho only difficulty seems to be ia making them so. What is the modus operandi? An insuper? able difficulty, it would indeed appear, froDj tlie number of vagabond boys whom we may see in every community going to ruin, dishonoring themselves, disgracing their families and defiling and abusing the ?oiiotry they enjoy. A propor system for the go^rnment of youth is particularly wanting in our Southern country, where the common period of gestation, in the growth of childhood to maturity, seems to be usually skipped over as utterly unne? cessary in the making of freemen. Liberty -?wild, outrageous and licentious liberty -is the idol of common worship- and the wholesome restraints which are essential "to bringing up children properly-in methodizing their minds and forming and invigorating their bodies-are, of course, wholly incompatible with the rights which of consequence belong to all those who woiship at her altars. Such has been thc prevailing error. This fatal delusion, however, we are pleased to hope, will soon pass away. Parents should now begin to find that a fearful account will be required of them, touching the understandings and morals of their children. They should discover, and not too late, we trust, for reformation, that they, and not entirely their offspring, are obnoxious to the laws of God, for the errors of the lutter. Their sins of .omission and commission are equally upon tho heads of those to whom their bringing up * n entrusted. A feat lui reckoning t< any-many whose children have, in the ;k!essness of their .heart ?, overthrown the domestic gods, defied their Creator and anathematized the mistaken and cruel dotage of those parents to w.ho3e indulgence they owe their degradation in their own ej es, and in the eye* of their fol low creatures. 'These consequences and this picture are far from ideal. They are of every day contemplation. Dirty, filthy and -ragged boys arc met with every day in the streets, begging, pilfering and other wise debasing themselves. The progress is rapid from the vagabond life of indolence and idleness to the gaming table, the {?roggery and the gallows. Family misery and destitution-a shamelessness of habit and scorn among men-'at length combine to brand the unfortunate and uneducated, and wantonly indulged boy, with the same of the outcast and the drunkard, the swindler and the gamester. His whole connections take his features, and become a distinct caste, shut out from the friend? ships of humanity, denied its social advan? tages, marked with an indellible seal creatures whom men would willingly ex? terminate, but for that lurking sentiment of humanity which still fondly believe! that the Divide lurks yet in the degraded image of the Deity, To avoid these evils-to train your children up to usefulness and honor, sc that in your old age you may look to there os strong pillars among men, upon which you can rest the hundred years of public benefit and credit which you have ga? thered into your own life-to feel your grey hairs an ornament and an honor, not to pluck them forth in agony and disgrace -to point to your son as to a successor to yourself-pursuing the same race of use? fulness, worth and manliness-not to have him pointed to you oe a drunkard, o vs mest er-a wild beast who preys and yittens upon his fellow men-for this good and to avoid these evils, 3'ou are required tu encourage education and industry in your children, as the strong sources ol usefulness and power which are to lead tc good works and high station, aud divert from idleness, excess and brutality. Tin maxim of Solomon is no less true in oui da> than it waa in his-aud childhood i: equally susceptible now as it was (ben "idleness is the root of all evil." Even hs the young stripling is bent by the hand of him who controls it, so will it incline to his j hand. Early training, habits of regular i employaient, regular lessons, good ex? amples, .innocent sports and recreations, and a cheerful family fireside-these are the gretal necessities for the moral aud social training of the yonug. Freedmen's Lahor. Without committing ourselves to the views of the writer in th's mornicg's Phoenix, who treats of the subject of thc labor of our freedmen negroes, we yet invite the attention of our readers to their consideration. They ore extracted from a private letter, and are from thc pen of one who possesses age, authority and informa? tion. It is vitally important, if the cxpe riment is to be tried fairly, that the opinion of all such persons should be had, and duly weighed, if possible. But we may add that all opinions based upon the experience of men and States, in commu? nities where all the parties were of the same color, or of a purely while race, can never be applied with any hope of good result to the case of the negro. He is sut generis, aud you must argue for him upon his own characteristics, as developed in his own country, in the JNortbern States as a freed? man and in the South as a slave. The Court Suitor. The following passage from Spenser's "Mother Hubbard's Tale," was once of frequent quotation, as one of the most pregnant summaries of human mortifica? tion to be found in all the poets. Spenser is so little read in these days that the passage has quite gone out of the memories of men. As the subject of complaint still continues, and is as much ns ever the cause of mortification to honorable minds, it 'may be as well to suppl}* it to our readers as a quotation apt of application among themselves. Certainly, the days of "eoOrt neglect," and "kissing going b}- favor," are not over, and are as apparent in modern republics aa they were in ancient despo t isms. Many a noble statesman, row on thc shelf, will be able to apply it, whether his reference be to a monarch, or t'o the most wise, virtuous, meek and deserving j sovereign people. Experts, whether as clerks, or generals, or politicians, or port I eis, are the only parties who can ever j hope to succeed by "louting low." The i truly brave and honest mun knows not well how to "Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, That thrift may follow fawning." But we will not keep the reader from Spenser, whose mournful complaint, expe? rienced in his own career, is among the mest vigorous of his verses. We have modernized the spelling, where the liue would admit of il: "Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried. What hell it is in 6ueing long to 'bide: To lose good days thit might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discon? tent; To speed to-day. to be put back to morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and soi row; To have thy prince's (people'si) grace, yet want her (their) peers; To have thy asking, yet wait many vears; To fret thy soul with crosses and with cares; To eat thy heart through oomfortless de? spairs; To fawn, to crouch, to wait, to ride, to run; To spond, to give, to want, to be undone! Unhappy wight, bord to disastrous end, That doth his life in so long tendance spend. ' Elsewhere, the poet adds: Such "curse God Bend unto mine enemy!' To TRAVELLKKS.-. Cana 1 navigation ii now open from Richmond to Lynchburg Virginia, and th? railroad is open from th< former city to Danville. Passenger- goinj to Lynchburg, however, take stages foi Farmville at Burkeville Junction, be? tween which points the distance is seven teen mile!. On reaching Farmville, the; again find cars in readiness to carry then for the remainder of their journey. Tb Fredericksburg Railroad will carry pas sengers through to Washington by rail ti Hamilton's Crossing, stago to Potoinai Creek and ?leamer to Washington. The Central Park, North and East River Railroad, New York, known ns the "Belt Road," has recently been extendc from 37th street and 1st avenue lo 5'Jt!: street and ?jd avenue. When it is f.irihei extended to 5th avenue, the "Belt" or cii cuit around thc eily will be complete. Xjocnl X&e:xri.@. | LETYERS F?R CITIZENS.-We once more | commend .to, our citizens periodically lo ! visit, t he headquarters ut. the Campus, and j the ornees of Durbee ?fc Walter nnd Kealy, | Scott ?fc Bruns, m search after the letters ! to their address. Letters lie f-.t ali these J points for -weeks, waiting delivery. We -, shall not again advert to ibis subject. Jons A. KAY, ESQ.- This gentleman hos returned to Columbia, ano wiJl resume ?.is j usual avocation ns an architect r.ud civil j engineer. Of his abilities it is nancees Bary to speak, as be was for a length of time a resident of this city, previous to the war, and was then well known end appreciated. He will now have an oppor? tunity of using his talents in assisting in the renovation and rebuilding of our once beautiful city. The military law against liquor dealing and liquor drinking continues to be enforced. Phlegm cutters, eye openers, morning stare, sky rockets, cobblers, juleps, and all the choice beverages of the fancy, are, for the nonce, abolished. Men are made virtuous, perforce, in their drinks. They walk the highways wi. h discontent? ed visage. Sometimes they blaspheme, muttering the mystical words, "Colonel H-with a terrible gesture. Occa .ionally, they receive a dispensation of drink from some over benevolent quarter, and find themselves with a headache and in the .calaboose next morning, trying lo sing with a dry throat. THE FORTRESS MONROE FRISONKUS.-C. C. Clay has been taken sick; his imprison? ment is evidently telling on his health. He is suffering fron 3 particular disease, but is laboring uno .c general physical prostration or debility. Jeff. Davis is actually becoming robust; he is heavier now tnan on the day of bis capture. He is ever ready to talk, though no answer is vouchsafed bim. He bas presented Dr. Craven with his elegant meerschaum; it is of the amber stem. The few officers who have seen this pipe are in ecstacies over it. The am?er stem, pure, solid amber, elicits rhapsodical encomiums from the military* pi pe connoisseurs. The stem alone is said by those who ouaht to know, educnled pipe devotee*. ?o be worth ! fifty dollars, lawful eu net cy of the United i .-.ta':, s. Arid tie b'.wl. flie turbaned I Zouave's head, the same t.ntbcirif ?es pro- : non:.ced beautifully unique, though t j so-valuable as the st cm, in a greenback ? point of view. Albeit Jeff, bas donated ? ids pipe, bc bas not. given u;> ?-mokiug ny : auy means. Ile stipulated with Dr Craven, when be presented him tl,,- Amber stemm, d meerschaum, to give b m i? bo g stemmed pipe in return. This the doeim ? did. John Mitchell is gloomy r.n-1 morose. I; He does not endeavor 1" bre?k the itu- ! posed silence. He pull's i'i t el ie.-nee. 11 fccowling fiercely on his guards, who, of I course, never break the silence. John is ; becoming misanthropical. Davis does cot i know of Mitchell's imprisonment. TUE PERMANENT STAXUIXO A RM V.-Tho composition of the permanent military establishment of the country seems to be settled as follows, making a standing army of nearly 'iuO.l'OO men: 1 General Officers-One Genera', five Lieutenant-Generals, fifty Major-Generals and seventy-five Brigadier Generals. The regular anny proper will be composed of nineteen regiments of infantr}-. six regi ments of cavalry and five regiment? of artillery, all filled rp to the maximum , number. 60,000 colored troops will be retained. Hancock's corps will be in? creased to a full corps ot three divisions of three brieades cen of about 80,000 men. 1 The veteran reserve corps, twenty five regiments, will be filled up to the maximum j number. Under proposed arrangement, total strength of the army will be nearly as follows: Regular infantry, 46,600; re? gular cavalry, 14,400; regular artillery, ] 12.000; Hancock's corps, 30.000; colored troops, 50,000; veteran reserve corps, 26, OoOjtotal, 177,000 men. \ POLITIC*.-V e see tho* the wire-pullers at the North are already engaged in con- ! coeting schemes wherewith they hope to instal themselves and friends in good, fat offices. Many of these gentleman, doubt? less, have an eye to appointments at the South, but we judcre from what we can learn of affairs in Washington that a large majority of office seekers will be disap? pointed in their Southern anticipations. While the political warfare is being waged at the North, we sincerely trust a sec:teof ' words, and speeches, and violent conten? tions will not be entered upon here. Wc want quiet. Our people desire to peace? ably engage in their accustomed pursuits, without being compelled to take part in an excited and angry political discussion. | It is tirne for us to think of politics when I civil law nnd order sh-ill have been fully : and thoroughly restored throughout the \ State. Of "co arse, we will eventually be railed upon to decide mi nv weighty ques- j lions, b ,L HOW i." not tile titile IO ?Vd? ', those questions before the people. 1 lCJtar!c;iou Courier, Mik. I .?g?3Urta ja^rT?^.^^&~MJgs.,ai?aiJitiriini ?? Tho City. Every d?y wc Lave tho pleasure, ol welcoming back sorm; of our old citi zens,- former business neighbors and regular visitors at the Courier office in pleasant days gone by. Many of them have lost all their property, while others hope lo rebuild their chattered fortune* on the wreck of their once magnificent rea! estates. It is gratifying, how?ver. to witness the cheerfulness with which they adapt themselves to the new order of things, and the spirit and energy every? where manifested to raise old Charles? ton once moro from her ruin?. The old warehouses injured by shells and the weather are being rapidly repaired. ! and ne w buildings are in course of I erection in place of those destroyed by fire. Among the latter were several ! large well known wholesale warehouses on Meeting street, opposite Ilayne, j owned by ?fc Adgers. A large force of workmen ls now engaged iu clear- i mg away the old rubbish and prepar? ing the ground for the erectiou of new edifices. Some- two or three of the buildings will need repairing only, and it is hoped will be ready for the Fall trade. On East Bay nearly every store and warehouse is already occupied, most, of them by their former proprietors. Among them we observe J. & P. Dawson, Thaddeus Street, J. N. Rob? son, A. Bischoff & Co., B. O'Neill, J. F. O'Neill, and others. The large stores of S. S. Farrar & Co., we learn, will soon be under repair. The store of Janies Walker & Co. has been taken by a new firm for a terni of five years. H. F. Baker <fc Co., well known coal merchants, have resumed business at their old stand. North-east corner of Cumberland and Church streets. Our old friend, Archibald McLeish, is still at his well known foundry, in Cumber? land street, ready to execute ail orders with promptness and despatch. "Wil? bur lias opened a cominis-inn business at the old stand, corner of Church and Chalmers streets. Messrs. Kl i nek & Wicken berg and Paul ?c Brown, two nf our largest retail groceries, aro re fitiing their establishments, and expect to ojien shortly. The old sod a-water stand ol D.-iws-m ?? Blackman is fs^atu in tull operation. As sin evidence that the builiing interest is not forgotten, wc would refer in the enterprise of .-'.?r townsman, G. S. Cameron, vt ho is putting tm a storehouse. Tue building on "the e-irner of Meeting n:.d Wentworth streets is also being modified and rei aired under the same ski] i>:? hands. Ti,:s is a move i:i the r:ght direction. Let all our merchants follow the lead aiiii Charleston xviii soon present full fronts on al! her streets. 'Let the work go bravely on.1 Mr. Huston is siso refitting his building, corner of King ana Clifford streets. Many others there arc who have or are about to commence operations. A word as to the Courier. We are well aware that our friendo are anxious to sea us back at the Old Office. It is our earnest desire and we hope to be able to gratify them and ourselves ere long in this respect. We have already under consideration the speedy repairing the establishment on the Bay, where we were wont in former days, as we shall endeavor in the future, to give our patrons the earliest and most reliable commercial intelligence and information of im? portant events. ' With the re-establishment of the Post Office, Custom House, Courier Office, Banks and tire Bay merchants io their former place? and usual pur? suits, we shall again hope io a few years to see old Charleston restored to lier former grandeur. [Charleston Courier. Tnn WORK OF RE ORGANIZATION.-The work of re orgauizing the States is being pushed rapidly forward. The foilowiDg States have elected regular governor.?: Kentucky, Thomas E. Bramlette; Mary land, Thomas Swann; Tennessee, Wm. G. Brownlow; Virginia, Francis 1J. Pierpont; Missouri, Thomas C. Fletcher; Arkansas, John Murphy; Louisiana, Janies M. Wells. The President has appointed the follow inc provisional governors for the States named: .North Carolina, Wm. W. Holden; Geor gi l, .Linus Johnson; Mississippi, Wm. L. Sharkey; Texas, Andrew J. Hamilton; Alabama, Win. ll. Parson"; South Carolina, \>. V. Perry No appoirrtrr.crj' b&?yet been made foi i ?ci iu.i. ISforthein Newa, j We extract the tallowing from th? j "Washington correspondence of tbs i ??ew York Herald, cf (bc i Ito: j , The Monroe doctrine examinations I are ngutu absorbing a considerable Rtiare of attention bere, and some mora practicable form of action is likely to be adopted. A rjretiog cf confetence waa held in this city to day, between a few gentleman of social and political influence, at width it waa dett rniinod to have State and County Convention* throughout tho country, as lar as practicable, and adopted resolutions favoring the immediate expulsion of Maximilian fiom Mexico by the United States Government, mid tiltia bring an immense pressure to bear upon tho Administration and the next Congress. Ex Governor Letcher was released from tho Old Capitol Prison last night by direction of President. Johnson, upon the condition of going imme-? diately to bis home in Virginia, and he gave h's parole to remain there subject to the order of the President The belief is gaining ground here that President Johnson will recom? mend to the next Congress in his first message that unless the Slatos adopt measures or embody in their new constitutions provisions foe univer? sal suffrage, that they should not be admitted, and that in determining: qualifications of members trom South? ern States, the ensuing Congress will .require in respect to all classes in the South a rigid endorsement of all changes which have rendered existing laws and proclamations necessary. Dr. Craven, surgeon in chargo at Fortress Monroe, sends Jeff. Davis regular meals from his own table. A daughter of the doctor carrie-! the food to the officer tn charge of Jeff, at regular meal hours, and it is bv Lim j pHs>ed to the prisoner. Davis' health j and spirits are much improved. During last week there were released from prison stations one lieutenant, eighty-four non-commisiotied officers and 510 privates-making a total of those discharged by President John ; son of 43,391. There are now ij>ne j but sick ones left. I Mr. Orr, Inte member from Missis j sippi cf the rebel House of Represen j latives, is now in Washington, peeking f an interview with President Johnson. Mr. John A. Orr w;is. a member ol tho Committee that (elected the Penco Commissioners who met Mr. Lincoln at Fortress Monroe. This Committee ! and the party whence it sprung desir? ed and intended to bestow upon j Stephens and his associates discretion I ary treaty-making ?power. Davi?, to j the surpiise of Congress, accepted tho j idea of a Commission-accepted tho j Commissioners so selected-and gave J them their instructions, and in these [instructions placed the fatal words, j "peace to the two countries," and j thus he outwitted himself, and ended ' in petticoats. Mr. Orr is brother to the rebel Senator of South Carolina, and Chairman of the rebel Senate Committee on Printing. A report has been received at the Bureau of "Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands," from South Carolina, in reference to certain out? rages that were said to have been com? mitted in that State, and was made chiefly from the publicity that had been given such allegations as the above by the press. Among the news? paper paragraphs in reference to this subject wat one that asserted that the "forests contiguous to Charleston, Sa? vannah. Summerville, Branchville, Orangeburg, Columbia and Augusta, were felid with the decaying bodies of colored men who had been shot down when trying to escape from their oppressors." In substance, the report states that, prior to the occu? pation bf the interior of South Caro? lina by our troop?, negroes in trying to escape into our lines were frequently overtaken and shot by planters and rebel soldiers, but that such occur? rences have ceased since the dissemi? nation of our troops through the country. The white inhabitants, with few exceptions, feel completely sub j dued, and desire to conform tp thc I policy of the Government in regard to i the disposition of freedmen- lt is ad I mitted that the authority oft the I"<3'?.' -' bns no* v-*t falh p">r