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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. - __ 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.