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COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, June 14, 1865. The Home Secret. Let us remind you, dear readers, of .what the Germans call "the open secret." lt is that secret which lies at the feet of every man; but which, by reason of his own blind follies, vanities or prejudices, he can never be made to see. The bounty of God leaves no man without his treasure, would he only stoop to pick it up. Every land, in turu, has its own resources of wealth and beauty-nay, of enchantments -fairy climes, weird wonders and ?poils of magic-precisely as it hath resources of .oil and fruitage. These, indeed, are its moral fruitage, which a race possesses only iu degree with the exercise of its faith nud courage. Ia tuc resources of the race, there is no stint of the individual. There is a wealth for each, iu tum; but it can belong to him only who seeks to find it, 'Ihe successful search naturally depends upon the conviction that we feel that the thing sought for is iu existence. To him who searches with this proper faith, lhere are discoveries at every footstep. Hills that seem barren on the outside, have wondrous metals and minerals within Hocks that frown in granitic grandeur, but strike them with the right hand and hammer, and they open straightway, and reveal beneath, the wondrous loveliness of articulate and living marble. Trees that Leai no fruit to the eye, have yet strange, sweet singing birds, that harbor in their branches; and the dull cloe), the seemingly unconscious plain of prairie, under the proper stroke of the waad, discovers the Beeret currents of pure and refreshing waterB. But there must be a divining rod for the revelation of these treasures. They belong only to those whom the daves of the lamp and ring declare themselves wil? ling to obey. These find avenues among thc bills, paths through the interminable thickets, forms of beauty iu the cavernous rocka, and voices of rare melody in other? wise silent birds. These are your magi? cians. They possess what we may call "The Home Secret." These are the genii of art and labor, who consecrate, them? selves to pla-:t; and unless these 'discover "The Home Secret-' for a people, the race after a certain period of gestation, must die out, failaig their missiou, like herbage that never reaches seed time. Such men constitute the genius of the nation. They are the first to discover what a people are, what they need and what they may be? come. In short, they lay hands upon and develop the secrets of a country; and every country has certain eecrets peculiar to itself. For them, only, docs Isis, the great Mother of M}'steries, remove her veil; and without falsifying the inscription on her shrine. They are not mortal. They sound the fathomless, they trace the path? less, they gather from all systems the blessings and the light, and preserve them for the benefit of one. And all this, dear reader, only because they look at home! It is in the veiy humbleness of their search that they make their discoveries. Tell the vulgar man of morbid self-esteem of some great wonder passing before him, and he elevates his eyes, and pitches his vision to the farthest possible point within his hori? zon; and all the while the great spectacle is passing at his very feet. The difference between the great and the little mau is in nothing more remarkable than thi*. The former makes himself the master of his provincee; the latter seeks for serviiude.in the provinces of other masters. The men? tal forage of the one can only be furnished in foreign pastures. He turns up his nose, with a nice antipathy, at the thing which grows beside bis own doors, lt is the noble duty of the other, which springs from ar^unselfish love-perhaps, in some degree, from an inevitable dest?n}--to labor ever in its proper cultivation. It is his pleasure to draw the novel from the familiar, the precious from the cheap, the rare frons the common, the ideal from tho actual. And these, by the way, are the greatest of all ptudies-the studies of the great in every age. The Administration has come to the re? solution to coosign Jefferson Davis to the civil authorities for trial. The Bichmond correspondent of the New York World states that, since the 3d of April last, 14,557 citizens, soldiers and ladies have taken tho oath of allegiance to the Un-ted Sta'uB ici the city of Rich Sherman to his Troops. Gen. Shermsn, about to leave for the j West, issued the following addrers to his army: HEADQ'RS MID. DIV. OF THE Mississirn, IN THC FIELD. Washington, D. C:. May 30, 1865. The General commanding announces to the armies of Tennessee and Georgia that the time has como for us to part. Our work is doDe, and armed enemies no longer defy us. Some of you will bc retained in service until farther orders. And now that we are about to separate, to mingle with the civil world.it becomes a pleasing duty to recall to mind tb? situation of national affairs, when, but little more than a year ago, we were gathered about the twining cliffs of Lookout Mountain, and all the future was wrapped in doubt and uncertainty. Three armies Ii id come to? gether from distant fields, with separate histories, vet bound by one common cause -the union of our country and the per? petuation of the Government of our inhe? ritance. There is no need to recall to your memories Tunnel Hill, with its Rocky Face Mountain and Buzzird Roost Gnp, with the ugly forts of Dulton be? hind. We wene in earnest, and paused not for danger and difficulty, but dashed through Snake Creek Gnp, and fell ou Resaca, then on to the Etowah, to Dallas, Kennepaw; and the heats of summer found ut. on tho baifk* of the Chattahoochee, fur from home and dependent on a single road for supplies. Again we were not to be held back by any obstacle, und crossed over and fought four heavy battles for the possession of the citadel of Atlanta. That was the crisis of our history. A doubt still clouded our future; but wc solved the problem, and destroyed Atlanta, struck boldly across the Stale of Georgia, secured all the main arteries of life to our eneni}*, and Christmas found us at Savannah. Waiting there only long enough to fill our wagorif, we again began a march which, for peril, labor and results, will compare with nn\- ever made hy nn organized army. The floods of the Savannah, the swamps of th?? Combahee and Edisto, the high bills and rockR of the Santee, the flat quagmires of the Pee Dee and Cape Fear . Rivers, were nil passed in mid winter, with its floods and rain?, in tJie face of an ac? cumulating enemy; and after the battles of Averysboro nnd Benlonsville. we once more came out. of the wilderness to meet our friends at Goldsboro. Even then we paused only long enough to get now cloth? ing, to re load our wagons, uiud again pushed on to Raleigh and beyond, until we met our enemy, sueing for p<ace in? st ead'of war, and offering io submit to the injured laws of bis and our country. Ae long as that enemy was defiant, nor moun? tains, nor rivers, nor swamps, nor hnngpr, ! nor cold had checked us; but when he who had fought hurd and persistently of? fered submission, your General thought it wrong to pursue him farther, and negotia? tions followed, which resulted, ns you all know, ?n his surrender. How far the ope? rations of the army have contributed to i he overthrow of the Co a fe"1 Tracy, of the pence which now dawns upon il?, must be judged by olners, not by us. But that you | have done all that men could do?, has been admitted by those in authority; but we have a right to join in the universal joy ttiat fills our land because the war is over and our Government stands vindicated before the world b}* the joint .act ion of the volunteer armies of the United States. To such ns remain in the militarv ser? vice, your General need only remind you that successes in the past are due to hard work and discipline, and that the same work and discipline are equally important in thc future. To such as go home, he will only say, that our favored country is so grand, so extensive, so diversified in ' climate, soil and productions, that every man may sure!}* find a home and occupa? tion suited to his tastes; and none should yield to the natural impotence sure to re? sult from our past life of excitement and adventure. You will be invited to seek new adventure abroad; but do not yield to the temptation, for it will lead only to death and disappointment. Your General now bids you all fare? well, with the full belief that, as in war you have been good soldiers, so in peace you will make good citizens; and if, unfor? tunately, new war should arise in our country, Sherman's army will bc the first to buckle on the old armor and come forth to defend and maintain the Government of our inheritance and choice. Bv order of Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN. L. M. DAYTON, A. A. G. Newspaper Harpies, j Mr DEAR PnctNix: I am a lady. I was j born a lady. I have lived all ray life a j lady, and I trust to bc a lady till I die. j Now, one of my secrets for continuing to ; be a lady consists in my always taking a j newspaper. I have always sought to get the best newspaper iu the place, and I i have had great satisfaction in my daily 1 intercourse with tho Phoenix. It satisfies the desires of my mind. It grutefully ministers to my taste; and I believe confi? dently that you arc quite able to minister to my mind, my tastes and my sympathy as long as I live. But my neighbors will compel me to d?>ny myself the gratification i of my tastes and mind. I thall be com ; pelled to discontinue my Pheonix, unless i you can devise some means to relieve me ? froa the host of borrowers who infest rnv house from morning to night. I searee'y get. the poper into my hand? arri hegin to ? least my eye?, .when thc borrower appears. He comes from East, West, North and Sooth. One is no sooner gone titan an? other conies. They follow the Phonix from house to house. I not only lose the present use .' the paper, but my house is literally haunted hy these newspaper hnrpies, or sponges, or whatever else you please to call them. The servant is mo? mently summoned to the bell. And hour after hour, when once the paper has gone the rounds with one set, another set. ap? pears, and it takes a new round, till the poor bird is nearly worn out before it is suffered to rest quietly nt. home. Now, these are so many compliments to the Plimnix, hut they are so rn.-.ny 'afflictions to me. Your terms are moderate enough, and all the borrowers are just as able as myself to buy or to subscribe. Can't j*ou mrtke them sensible of thi*? Can't you devise 6ome plan for shnining them out of the annoying practice! Let them stint their bodily appetites a little, in order to feed their mental. Tell them so, if you piense, and in the meantime, for want of a better complainant, publish this lamenta? tion of an afflicted lady, who would es? cape a daily annoyance. COLUMBIA. Local Items?. The oflWe of the Columbia J'haznix is on Gates street, second door from Plain. The attention of merehants and others is directed to the notice of Capt. George H. Walter,receiving and forwarding agent, Orangeburg, S. C. Tlie editor of the Phoenix acknowledges with thanks a basket of fine vegetables from the garden of Mr. Darbee, who 6eems to be ns successful in the fields tiff Flora as in the province of music. It is a very happy gift, or pair of gifts, surely, which enables one man to play with equal suc? cess the part of the gardener Adam, in th? solitude, and that of L'Allegro, amusing his neighbors and companion-i. Such n person may 6nap his fingers at?are and trouble. LUCIFER MATCHES.-Our readers will note in our paper of this day the advertisement of matches, manufactured here, in Colum? bia, in Richardson street, between Laure) and Richland. They are from the manu? factory of Mr. John Crabtree, whom we congratulate upon his success equally in finding something for his hands to do and 1 in doing it to well. We have tried his matches, ami lind them excellent. Not a single one bas failed in our bauds. We confidently commend them to all those who need linht at all hour? of the night. FACILITIES OF TB/.VEL.-We believe that there are wagon lines uow in process of formation between Columbia and nearly all the contiguous towns and villages from which we have been cut off by the de? struction of the railways. You may now get conveyances to Orangeburg, to Sumter, Camden, Newberry, Winnsboro and points beyond these, on moderate terms, and in tolerable comfort. They will occur al? most weekly, and in some cases more fre I quently. But there is much difficulty, on the part of travelers, in finding out these modes of conveyance. The wsgons should make their times, places and terms gene? rally known by advertising. There is no other process. We had occasion to jour? ney to Chester, a little time ago, nud were conveyed from Columbia to Winnsboro by Dr. John R. Cooke, of the latter place, in a comfortable wagon, with an excellent team, for five dollars. Ile took us the next day to Concord Meeting House, four? teen miles from Winnsboro, for two dol? lars and fifty cents. Hero you take the cs-rs, and in fifteen miles more, make the town of Chester. We beg leave, in this connection, to acknowledge especially the courtesies of Dr. Cooke on the route. We must also acknowledge the great kindness of other citizens of Chester, in ministering to the wants of ourself, our sick and suf fering. May the good God recompense them! Returning from Winnsboro to Columbia, we found conveyance in an ex. cellent wagon and team of four, under the charge of Mr. Macniuch, a young soldier, i who was modestly attentive to our wants ] and considerate of our comforts. He pro? poses to run his teams regularly between Winnsboro and Columbia, while Dr. Cooke plies from Winnsboro to the railroad ter? minus at Concord Meeting House. We are told, however, that it is confidently expected that the ears will soon be able to make their way down to within five miles of Winnsboro. MARRIED, AtOrangeburg C. H., {May 30th, 1365, by the Rev. A. F. Dickson, HIRAM B. OLNEY, to CARRIE C., daughter of James M. Stocker, Esq., all of Charleston, So. Ca. * AUCTION SAXES. By Binbee & Walter. WILL be sold THIS DAV, June 14, nt our office, at 10 o'clock. Calicoes. Osnaburgs, Sheetings, Taper, Buttons, Cooking Stove, Brooms, Buckets, Demijohns, Kettles, Cooking Utensils, Cas? tors. Crockery, Feather Bed and Bolster, Tumblers, Soap, Wool, Medicines, Herring, Files, ?fcc, Harness, Black Pepper, Boiled Oil, Coffee, Window Glass. Also 1 chest of Tools, line pair Boots, together with Furniture, <te. June 14 1* For Sale. rI^O be removed from its present lo JL eation a New ONF-STORY FRAME BUILDING, 16 by 24 feet, fitted with shelves and would make a good store. Apply to THOMAS R. SHARI'. June 14 1" M ATOHES ! ! FOR SALE Wholesale and Retail, AT THE MATCH MANUFACTORY Richardson Street, between Laurel and Rich land June 14 3 "SPACIAL KfJTIfJE COUNTRY PRODUCE of all kinds will find READY SALE at the corner of Assembly and Plain streets. Full prices paid to those bringing in produce. Citizens will find on hand, at nil times, a FULL SUPPLY of COUNTRY PRO? DUCE, at REASONABLE RATES. HARDY SOLOMON, June 14 6* At Lewis Levy's Corner. T^1 ?->-?-? BATTB-P BY HARDY S 0 L 0 M 0 X. ENGLISH LONGCLOTH. GRANITEVILLE SHIRTING. ENGLISH CALICOES. BLACK ALPACA. Oem's MERINO UNDERSHIRTS. Call soon, in bnsomenl of Lewie Levy's res'dence, corner of Assembly und Plain i streets. June 14 2* li Receiving and .Forwarding Agent and Commission Merchant, ORANGEBURG, s>. C , TXT ILL promptly forward ?.ll COTTON j TT to Charleston or GOODS for the | interior of the Stale, which may be fon signed to his care. He will also make pur- j chases of cotton at reasonable rates of : commission. June 14 wfti* | Headq'rs Provisional Brigade, .COLUMBIA, S. C., JUNE t?, lit:.. To the Freedmen: THE time has come for you nil to do your best to show that you are lit to be free men in this great Republic. Observe sacredly the marriage tie. Learn to rend i and write. No one must, lenve his wife, children or aged parents while he can apsist them. Thieves and idlers and peo? ple strolling about the country will be punished. Bc prudent, and quiet, mid or? der^-. If you have trouble, report it to the military authorities. Thia year yon cannot do much more than get a livinc for yourselves and families; those will get the best pay next year who work the best now. Let no one be either proud or ashamed of the form or color that dod has eiven him. Be proud of the chance to do for yourselves and for each other. (Signerl.) A. S. HARTWELL, June 10 Brevet Rricadier General. Headq'rs Provisional Brigade, COLUMBIA. S. C.. JITSE 9. 1865. GENERAL ORDER NO. la. \\7 UEREAS certain persons have nn ? T nounced to those colored people formerly their slaves and still remaining on their tenements that they must, quit, with no provision made or attempted for said colored people to obtain shelter or work, it is hereby ordered that no person shall turn off from his place or house those colored people who have lived with him and still desire to remain with him and do what they cnn. Any person or persons violating this order, and turning eut from their houses these people, to become paupers upon the community, will be forthwith arrested and reported at these headquarters for trial. Cases of colored people residing on the j places of their former masters, and be? having improperly or refusing to work with fair terms offered, will be reported for action of the militajy authorities. By order of A. S. HARTWELL. Brevet Brig. Gen. Official: GEO. F. MCKAV, Lieut, and A. A. A. G. june 10 6 THE TERMS OF PARDON. Proclamation by the President of the United States of America. Whereas the President of the United States, on the Rth day of December. A. D. 1868, and on the 26th day of March, A. D. 1864. with the object to suppress the ex? isting rebellion, to induce all persons to return to their loyalty and to restore the authority of the United States, issue pro? clamations offering amnesty and pardon to certain per?ons who had, directly or by implication, participated in the said rebel ROD; Bad whereas many p-rsoDs, who bad Pf) engaged in r.r.id rebellion, have, s-ince the issuance of said proclamation, failed or neglected lo take lite benefits offered thereby: and whereas many persons, who liuve been justly deprived of nil claim to amnesty and pardon thereunder by reason of their participation, directly or by im? plication, in said rebellion and continued hostility to the Government of the United States since tho date of said proclamation, now desire to apply for and obtain amnes? ty and pardon: To thc end, therefore, that the authority of the Government of the United States may be restored, and that peace, order and freedom maj- be established, J, Andrew Johnson, President ol the United States, do proclaim and deelaie that. I hereby grant to all persons who have directly or indirectly participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights of property, except as lo slaves, and except in enses where legal proceed? ings, under the laws of the United States providing for the confiscation of property of persons engaged in rebellion, have been instituted, but on the condition, neverthe? less, that every such person shall take ?nd subscribe the following oath or nifirma tion, and thencefoi ward keep and main? tain said oath inviolate, and which oath shall be registered for permanent preser? varon, and di a ll bo of thc tenor and effect following, to wit: I, ?-, do solemnlj' swear or affirm, in presence of Almighty God, that 1 will henceforth faithfully support and defend the Constitution of the United Statesand the Union of the States there? under, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with refer? ence to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God. The following class of persons are ex? empted from the benefits of this procla? mai ion: let. All who are. or shall have been, pretended civil or diplomatic officers, or otherwise, domestic or foreign agents of the pretended Confederate Government. 2d. All who left judicial stations under the United Statis to aid in the rebellion. Sd All who ?hall have been military or naval officers of said pretended Confed?? rale Government above the rank of colonel in i he army or lieutenant m the navy. 4th. All who lefi Beats ii the Congress cf the United States to aid the rebellion. 5th. All who resigned or tendered resij: .-?c ti ors of their commissions in the army or navy of the United States to evade duty in resisting the t-e'.ioIlion. 6th. All who have engaged in any way in treating otherwise than I a wini ly ns pri? soners vf war persons found in the United State-; service, as officers, soldiers, seamen or in other capacities. 7th. Al! persons who have been or ar? absentees horn the United Stales for the purpose of aiding the rebellion. ti th. All military and naval officers in the i ebel ?erviee who were educated bv the Government in the Military Academy ut Wet Point or the United States Naval , Academy. i 9th. All persons who held the pretended offices of Governor of States in insurree ! tion against the United Sf nie? I 10th. All persons who left, their home* I within the jurisdiction ?nd protection nf I the Uiiiled States, and passed beyond the ! federal military lines into the so-called j Confederate states for the purpose of aid? ing the rebellion. I llth. Ali persons who have leen en? gaged in the destruction of the commerce j of the United States upon the high seas, and who have made raids into the United i States from Canada, or been engaged in j destroying the commerce of the United States upon the lakes and rivers that sepa? rate the British provinces from the United Slates. 12th All persons who, at the tim? when I they seek to obtain the benefits hereof bf I taking the imih herein prescribed, are in military, naval or civil confinement or j custody, or under bonds of the civil, mili ! ta ry or naval authorities of agents of the j I'nited States, ns prisoners of war or per I sons detained for offences of anj* kind, 'either before or after conviction. I 13t.li. "All persons who have voluntarily participated in said rebellion, and the esti I mated value of whose taxable propertv is I over twenty thousand dollars. ! 14th. Ali persons who have taken the ! oath of amnesty as prescribed in the Pre j sident's proclamation of December 8, A. D. 1805, or nn oath of allegiance ?to the I Government of the United States since the date of said proclamation, and who have not thenceforward kept and maintained the same inviolate. Provided, that special application may be made to the President for pardon by any person belonging to the excepted classes, and such clemency will bc lihe .rally extended as may be consistent with the facts of the case and the peace and dignity of the United States. The Secretary of State will establish rules and regulations for administering and recording the said amnestj' oath, so as to insure it.? benefit to the people and guard the Government against fraud. In testimony whereof, I hav? hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, the 20ih ? day of Maj-, in the year of our Lord j 1865, and of the independence <jf the I United States the eighty-ninth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President: WH.JH. STCWARD, Secretary of State. ! June $