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When is the Time to Die? I asked the glad a ad happy child, "Whcsc banda tverelillea with ?iowers, Whose ?ilvc ry laugh ran free and wild, Among t! v vine-wrcathod bowers; I crossed ii r sunny path and cried, "When is i he tim to die?" "Not yeti not yet!" tiie child replied, A.. J swiftly hounded by. 7 a -ki d a maiden; buck she threw Tlic trc.wcs oi her nair; Grii rd traeos o'er her chocks I know, Like pearla they glistened there; A iluso i assed o'er lier lib" brow, ! hoard lier spirit siglipj "Not now," sh?; cried; "On! no! not now: Youth is no time to die!" lacked a Mother, ss she pressed Her tirst-born in her ann';. As gent';, on her tender breast Stir hushed her babe's alarms; lu quivering ton?? her accents < ame, Uer <.>', s w< ie dim with tears; "My i?">" his mother's life ?mist claim For many. Taauy years." 1 ?suesttoned one iu manhood's primo, Of proud and fi aldo.-* air? Iiis brow was furrowed not by tune, Or dimmed with woo or cure En angry accents he r? plied? Anet t?.v*h?>d with era Iiis ovo, "Tall; len to nie of d he '..-ned, "For only ago should die." i questioned agc; for him the tomb I Had long bi J-:, ali ; repared; Silt death, who Withers Vouth ard i.!o la. Uris man of years had spared. Once more rds nature's dvmg lire ' . Flashed high', aa.l tans ?a- rai. d, "Life: only ??fe, is loy desire!" Tino gasp? d, am! groain 1. and died. I asked a O i istia a. "A iswcr thou, When is ;h ? le na of death':" A holy calm was on Ids brow. And peaceful waa his breath: And sv. eetlv o'er his t -atcres stole V smile; a light divine: II - spake the language of his si ni: "My .Mailer's tone is mini '." ? THSILLI??Gr ADVENTURE. In the year IS-, i undertook the perilous p mrney < d' crossing the plains. Om- company ".vas composed of nine persons: among rho number was Hil! Johnson, formeriv sj hunter and trap? per ol' tho. West. ' At tho close nf a beautiful da v in May, we found i mrse? v is seated around si blazing; csimp fire. upon tho banks of thc Littio Blue River, Missouri. Some of tho company had wpread a blanket upon tho grass,' mri weare busily engaged in n caine of car.!-, while myself and Bill Johnson were ?".gt-riv discussing ?in propriety ot ceediug ?tay. Wc soon came to rho ?' conclusion .bat we worth i spent! thc daylight Insuring, as our train was going to stop liare several days to re? cruit our animais. I cannot say. that t enjoyed a .-a.und sloop that night, because* J was anxious lied morning shouid arrive, for T expected rare sport on the corning day. Thu much wished-for morning came al ia a : and, after despatching a hasty breakfast, and informing our comrades thsit wo would return Ly sunset,, we <i. parted with our rides on our shoulders. For three hours v.v traveled in a Southerly direction from the camp witlioui .sot iug any game at all. and being somet? hut tired and disappoint? ed with our luck, we cbnc?uded to seek a sh??Jt r front tho burning sun. ind take a short rest. L'ollowing uji a. ravine a short clhtunee, wa came to a sink or hole, some twenty feet deep, the '?ides of which Mere of solid rock, and ahn.' st perpendicular. ' Carefully examining this curious snot, we at length discovered an excavation in th.i wall, ju s! large enough to admit a man with ease. This was soon accomplish? ed, and we found ourselves in an apartment about nine f. et square,, with walls of st.lid rock. Tltis we though! would al?br.l us thc desired shelter, and we wen-ju .' comfortably seated, when my companion sprang hastily to bis ita *. saying: '.(lo silent: 1 In-ara rushing in the grass, whic!: is probably .-ansi tl hy an elk t>r antelope. You sta; here,'' Anti, seizing ins ri;'..-, ia- stole cau? tiously down tin ravine. ile w.T s soon lost fo view among the shrubbery which skirted the ravine, leaving me alone to meditate on the probable cause of the- noise we had just hoard. But I was soon startled and surprised by seeing my compstnion running towards cht' eave, with anxiety arni alarm plainly depicted on his conn fcenance. "Indians! by thunder!" he exclaim? ed, as he ru hed into tin* eave. Then ho commenced blockading up the entrance with loose stones anti fragments of rock which h-.\ scattered around." Tibs awakened me to a sense of the danger we were in, as al that time the Pawnee Indians were known to be hostile to the whites, butchering all who fell into their hinds. To my in piiries of howmany there were of our enemies, my c >?n .*Th v are two, mounted on fleet horses, sinned with cities and Lows sind a.'.owss, and JH-.-I hideously painted. ' O sir enemies -v- re probably aware of j oivr place of refuge, for instead of j coming' up in front of the cave, they I crept cautiously round to thc edge of ! thc sink and stationed themselves o t ! of the reach of our rides, but so as to J command tho entvar.ee to our subterr I ranean retreat. Their persons were i out of our view, but by their shadows ' on thc opposite wall tve could note i their manouvres. : They evidently- thought there was j but one of us: bul they did not dc m I it prudent to make a. bold attack in front, forby so doing fhe\ would, ex? pose their persons to danger: there? fore, (hey chose the less dangerous plan of starving us to death, compell? ing ns to surrender, or shooting us if v.-.' attempted to escape. Thus, in a manner, we were completely in (he power of these savage.-, unless by some stratagem '.ve could manage to escape. But soon night s?: in,spread? ing her mantle of darkness over thc lam!, H nd melang our situation more dismal bom before. My companion took his station at tlc- entrance, ready to give 1 lie savages a Wann reception if they mada an attack. 1 was net capable of enduring auch hardships as my companion, therefore li" advised lil:: tos ii that repose 1 so much n c-led, while he watched tho mantcuvrcs of tho enemy. I laid down on iii" hard dour of the cavern, and soon fc'l asleep. I intended to relieve my companion in guarding about midnight: bm so soundly did I sleep, that the dawn ol' dav wes just breaking in tb . Mast when I awoke. Stiilat his post stood thc old hunter, without a visible trace of fatigue or suffering upon his countenance. With the exception of the lone s?riel; ot' the coyote in the <bsta.nl hills, all was silent "without, and [. thinking thc coast clear, was about lo pass out, when my companion, in a low whisper, said, '*j)o not move: now is our most dangerous time: but. I'll foil 'em yet." And immediately placing his hat ripon the muzzle Iiis gun, he slow? ly moved il through tho entrance. Tue Indians, who were on the look? out, perceiving it. mistook it for his head, and tired, two babs pierced the crown of his hat. Dropping it. he siiDposcd the indians would show tl .'..-.solves. Dut not so. My com? panion, seeing this scheine vms about tn fail, commenced making horrible groans, as mic inmortal agony. 'This the savages f lok h> !>.. a sure indica? tion thal 1 ?lei;-baie: Vd taken effect, ami. giving a yell o: triumph which d. mons mighl have envh d, they rush? ed ? >.:t ri full view. "Fire!" cried my companion, and tho next moment the sharp report of our rides run-through tho cavern, while; our enemies, giving a simultane? ous bound fell with a crashing sound upon the bottom of tho sin!;- cadi one a corps:*! [Macing tl ie dead bodies tn liv- eave, wc mounted oar eu ernies' horses, and wen* soon galloping into the camp. t< thc gratification of our friends, v b. supposed v, e laid fallen into the hand* of the merciless Pawnees. And now, though y-'ars have passed, ami the manly form of Dill Johnsoi is laid in tho silent grava. I respect the memory of him as a true friem and brave man in tines of peril. Li: \ LOW of tl m importance of th? approach iag Convention, it is of vital consequent'., to as that we sh? r.'.l !>. ;-. ?,nicrl hy men not only of pa tr: it ism : . ! experience, In? cl legal acquirements. I beg, therefore, h pr. .. a: to thc voter:.'of Richland the naniei of i he following g."utlcme.n, who ar? omi which they arc n'.miuati cl: ( ilANCKU.OL! CARROL. HON. WM. F. !>:;.-;.V"SS'i'i;T., COL. WM. WALLACJ?, COL. r. w. MCMASTER. Angnsj 3 _ THE following sentlcmen aro respectful!, suggested as candidates for tho Convcntio! to he hold in Septamb' r next: \V VDU (IA M 1>T< IA, A. lb TAYLOR, W. A. 11 A. 1 : ! : I s, _. . o. (TIB?KS. July 31 * For tin- Convention. Tl-.r friends of thc Union and of thei State, desiring t.. brin- into her council practical knowledge, sonne! patriotism an devotion to her bosl interests, resp. <-lfull nominate the following gentlemen as deli gates to the State (,'oiivi a;ion from th District of Rii bland: JOHN CALDWELL WADE HAMILTON A. lt, TAYLOR, W. A. HARRIS. August 1* Just Opened VT my resid? nc?, on Richland street, or . door from Rall, ne.; to Capt. Thos. 1 Wade's, a a< i.. ral ?i>-ortmcid of FAMJL GRO( 'ERIES; eo,ii..^-, in part of ('OJ FEE, Sl'OAII, 'I'KA. Ac., wilie.- I will sell ; low u ; any other store in Columbia, or c: chango for Cotton or other Produce c reasonable terms. Aug :! O' THOMAS STENHOUSE. tito-'' '^U? tilos te "I^EST'EOTiTTd.Y ?dfoiwH ?.Is friends, l\ mid tin- /?-.-.y of Columbia. that ?tic has L-l i,]n-:i .] an assortment of MEDI? CI viv*?br I-.., lily ns-, ayd is prepared to jud :e> prescriptions at :dl timos. PAKE? ?' dib '. LAUDANUM. Li'S. (M SALTS. SVI?. SMl'il.LS. DOVEll's IjjuWDHIt. C?KAM TARTAR, Bi-Carb. S?'. Vver's C'i.-rrv P< ctoral. A-...iv, lU^E Cod Liver Oil, ?Vc A c &c Maddor?l Spanish Flout Indigo. * AI.SO. Toilotte So.??. Ear Soap. Lxtracl < for the : humki rrhiof. Cologne, Iii ar's ?./?i. Hair (Li am1. Pomades. POLS. IUK .! C.uidlifs. K I .a ?is and Envelop Pepper. Sp!..-. C.. : ?.o; So ai. Sua?ir. Lemons. Sega re atni Tobacco. Im-ides.-Celorv Sauce. iodsius. Ca,,a Drops. Chocolate Cr.-am, I.ubin's K::tr:?i ? Lemoin I Hau- l?rushes. Tooth Brm!. Comb-. ' A general Stock of DRY COOLS, eon'aist ina. iu uart'. as follows: j LHaek .iroad.-loatb. l-'am-v Oassimcrea, f ada and Black \b>a-as." Calicoes, ? Plaid Dross Co..,;,:. Mull Muslin, .Tai-onet Cambric. IrWi Linen, Paper Cambric. L. C. Handln .chiefs, Huckaback Towri s. bleached .ii aa ! li-awers. Morino Undershirts. Sn- lenders. White Cotton Hose. Brown Mall' Hose, itch Itibbons. bonnet Ribbons, Skirt Braid. And a complete ass i/tmont of aria If .- ia. ; this linc, al! of which v ill nc sold low a: Aug 8 ' JACKSON'S, Bedell's Row. j "?.V. ?t. .70HXST01Y, j l&Lzi s-lsstta.-"??^ o , f?'- r on 1'? l.rtis M,'?yW /Msi i'ntl of LadyA \TT"i:.L an, ad t.. .-di o?i.-ial business >\ bro-.ia'nt 1- fore him: will also attend to drawing up Drrds, Conveyances, M. rt- ] gages, l'on i ra.-ts. ?nd other ordinary heal j iiistrniuents ol' ida;', i air copies "of ??ny j document executed .Lib nearness and .'... spateh. August 1 i FEWER, BEXXETT & B0W1?AX, ] '"coir?HScIiiiTSt ! KV STU E ET. :: MPH vs.'TENN;: I. o'. I..- .- ..:.!)!.di. ::SL f-si in ih< YO ii E. '.- a I UL t n old timi of (.no J .an: rruTi Lc Clin Aug 1 In Col :.:-ib;:> r?T:ilc A< Will Im L resumed on -tCNDAY, (he l-l Cn mst. Tim subscribers '? aving hecn clee'cd j,'in: ! 'rm.-ipals of :h--above [nstii ution sp.-et- ? f a ly inform La- people of thc St a ti: d'S..nth Carolina, that a thorough eourso of ? d a-a timi, both scient iib: rad elassierd. will be. pursued, and rhat thc \ aid oft*- Slate vvl o are placed under i heir .-are, will 'wive ! ii.e benetiis (if eareful ; . tri.icfion titting, ! thom for oil her a mercan i-r profesional - lifo. Til ' year ivil! be dix idi-.i in; a three t?nus, i Tin ?1 rsi to commence ..... :h . i-t oi Jami- | a ry and ead on the t?lst of 'uri!. The second tn comae rc on rho lsi ?.. May ami end on the :$ls? of August, 'ide I hird to commence on tho 1st of September raul md on th. :.\ Decem! re will be taree vacations of two ea -ti terni. tLI . (?2.->l dollars (oi ils equivalent, pay Ap; beal ions ..an bc mad . lo i ither of the jirii.cip.ds at Colmo: ?a. .!. it. WHITE. II. S. THOMPSON. Columbia, August 2, ISt??. 4> Th" Trustees nf the Columbia* Male Acadcmv eoii?:ratnl::ti- the puhlii upon thoi a -ci ?-.ion of .Slaj. J..B. White and Capt. H. S. Th minson, to the office ot' principals of I bis Institution. Maj. Whi'ewas Snperin- I lemlent of thc Charleston Citadel Academy j when it was liroken up lo the events of the I war. and both (.'apt. ': hoir.j son and himself , were Professors m the lu.-titution. Their known ability and . q? rienr?, both in teaching and, government, j romisc the best '...salis to Lu- public ni tin ir present under? taking. W. V. D::S AUSSI HIE, Aug 2 wa j Pivsidi-ut Trustees. Headquarters Military District ol Charleston. J) EPA R TM EXT SOUTH 'A KOLI NA. ASSIS TANT A I >.l PTA ST-I ? LWS OPlTCE, Cu \ m.i.-; i ON, s. i '., July 27, isn.j. y o ri OE. IV>!?JISONS de.-iring to publish Newspapers within the limits of this District, are lu.reny informed that it will tir.-t be neces? sary to obtain the consent of the Major < leneva! Commanding the Department. By command of ' Brevet Brig. Can. JOHN P. HATCH. LEONA un B. PESKY, Ass't Adj. Gen. Official: E. ii VINS JEWETT, 1st Lieut, and A. A. A G ... Aug 7 li AND COU??TBY ?aOO??H TAKEN in EXCKAN?E for GOODS, or DO I'CHIT at MARKET PRICES, by HELVES M. COHEN, Assembly Street. Weat nide, Aug 7 mv.-y One "door from Pendleton. T?IB (?RRiS?IAX" I.\D?:.\7 BY the FIRST OF OCTOBER, or ns soon as the mails ar?' re-established, I will renew the publication oi tiie "CH?USTTAN INDEX" .-.aa the "CHILD'S INDEX" I have been publishing. Price of "Index,' ' per annum.S3 00 Price ol' "Child's index," " . 50 \.\ deduction muds- for Clubs.) Monoj may be remitted rt onceas my 'determination ia positive. My desire is tb secare a larg?? subscription lau wi?hwl?eh to begin, and I isaue this prospectus that subscrib? rs may have time to forward their rea.'.ttaaeea. It. is my intention !?. B-sne lir^t class papers, and ta> j ia i us ?JV expense will be spared tosecure Lhat ena. The bcd writers and correspondents will be secured, and thc highest religious and lit era r;. talent will be given to the papers. Thc CHILD'S PAPER will be profusely illu-strated and will, ia every seas..', bc made to conform to its new title, ?TUH <-i??LI>'is DEI.??5I?T: Money ma > bc s'-.u by Ev r ;s < r other? wise- if l'y Express, at my ri k. if the Ex? press receipt is sent mo, on ?he r< sumption of mail facilities. My connection with the linn of .i. ci. Burke ? Co., is dissolved, but I will >t:i blish an office hi Maeon. tieorjria, where Coinmunicaiionr. tuav be addr? aacd. Aug 5 Imo ' SAMUEL ROY KIN. \small assortment ot CIIoICE MUSIC, by the old masters- Beethoven ar.li iliu-ra--for .'?alo at M: KEN ?SI E'S. ' Aug 5 Corner Plain aa?: ?.?ates streets. A GREAT ??AX? SIPPLIED ! NE1V.\ FROM ALL QUARTERS.' TOE F?PCTDC PUBLISHED At thc Capital of South Carolina, O O Hs XJ 23 Z . THE BAILY V]hT.m?si ISSUED evcrv n-.omin<T exc?of Kamins is tilled with the LATEST N EWS. by ? ?e ?rraph, m ids, et EDIT? UMAE. ? ..MU; I .' 1'ON.D.ENCE, MISCELLANY. i'GE'i RV, STOKIES, etc. This is the.-cly daiiy ; ape* in the State outside of the eil v ol' < 'ha Huston. The Tri-"V7cekIy Fhesiiix, For country circulation, is published every Tnesday, Thursday and Saturday, cad hun all the rending matter ? :' interest contai;-.sd in the daily issues of thc week. WEEKLY GLEANER, .1 HOME COMPANION. As its nana' indicates, is intended as a FAMILY JO I" KN M.. and is published every Wodnesdav. lt ??il contain Eight Fnges, of Fortv chianina. Theeivam of the New.;, Miscellany. Tales. ? tc, oi the Daily and Tri-weekl'v will be found in its columns. TERMS I NVA Ri ARL Y IN ADVANCE. Daily, one year.i'll? 00 three months. 3 00 Tri-Weekly, mic year . 7 On " " three months. '1 00 Weekly, one year. i On three months. i ?iii Advertisements inserted in tho Dam or Tri-Weekly at ?1 a .-?paire for the first in? sertion, and 7.1 cents for cae!: subsequent' insertion. Weekly advertisements i\ a square every insertion. JOB WOKS, Such as HAND-P.TT.T.S, CARDS, CIRC'i LARS, SHIN-I'LABTERS, etc., c::ecutv orom?tly and at reasonable rates. .JUJ l,? ATV A. 32S2,3?S*, July S? Publisher anti Fropi,- Nu By the yrovisional Governor ol the State of :- oui kt Cai-oliua. A I'ROCLAMATIOS -\X7HEREAS' His Escelieucy I reritli nt Vf Johnson Las issued his tuwlima tion, appointing me (Benjamin b\ Perry) Provisional Governor in ano for the Stidc Vi ?south Carolina, with power to pre-cribc such rulos sud regulations r.s iua> be neeer sarv and proper for convening a Conventio': of the State, ecmposod of delegates to^c chosen by tart portion of the people < : A State who ar- loyal to the United Statest for the purpose ol altering or amending thc Constitution thereof; and with aui uoriiy t? exercise within the limits of the Slate rd! the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal p< cpl* toTostorc sai'l State to its onctitutional r< lations to the Fedora! Gov? ernment, and to present such a Republican form s?f State Government as will < initie thc State t--> the guarantee of tho Unit' d Staten : herefor, a nd its pt opie to pron ut ion by ibu United States against invadion, hu urre. tion and domestic violence. Now. therefor!, in obedience to thc pro el cnation of bis Excellency Andrew .Tohn >)!!. President of the United Atetes, I, BENJAMIN P. PEEIil". Provisional Gover? nor o? the S?r.ie el South Carolina. i'o<'the purpose oi orgasming a 1'rovislonal Gov? ernment i ti South Carolina, reforming the State Constitution and restoring civil au tl-iority in said State under the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim ard declare thafaii ci \*il oHioers ai South ? '..r.-!:::a. v bo '.?ore in . frico when tile Civil Gove-nuu mt of the State was suspend? ed, in May last, (except those arrested or under prosecution for treason,) sba!', on t ti ...a.-- lia- oath of allegiance proscribed bi Gie lav. ideal's Aninestv Proclamation of che :?Jth day of May, " 18Cf>, ?x-.sv.iao the duties of Lucir olh-.es "and continue to dis? charge th? m under the Provisional Govcri. u.enl tal furl lier ?] pointuients are mad'.. \i:d t do further proclaim, declare and rn: l:e known, linn it is tho dutv of all ?oval eitirem; of th-- Stau- ol'Sonth' Carolina'to promptly go terward and take tltp oath of may istrate or mihlury ofneor ol -.he Fi doral ?ioNcrnmcnt.. who maybe qualiiP'd lor ad mi:.b o :rmg oaths: and such atv hereby to the perseus respectively by whom they were laude. And such magistrates or ot'.ite-ers an- hereby required te transmit tho originals of such oairhs, ul as '. arly a day as may i" convenient, to tao Department of State, ia the citv ol Washington, 3). C. And I do iurlher proclaim, declare and mah" known, that Ino Managers of i-'.loo tions throughout thc State ol' South Caroli? na will hold au election for members of a State Convention, at their respective pre? cinct's, on the Pl USP MOND Ai ll. SEP? TEMBER NEXT, according to ihr? laws of South Carolina in force before 'lay .-, cssUn of ila- State; and that each l.t.* mu Dis? trict in the St: shall ?elect as m-Miy moiu b'-rs of tiiv Convention as the said pistrict has m. mbers of Ci..- it.m?e of Representa? tive:*.-.tho ba. is of repre.-'e::t.a:i'..:i being population and taxation. Tins will give one hundred and twenty-four met..::.-, rs to to represent every po: ta ui of the State m^st !.'.'. ry loyal citizen wno?ha" taken the Amnesty ??.ttli and not withi.. t ie excepted tideiHS I roch 11 .a Volt h ;a.l ..-.:. r under tuc Constitudoti as h. lin?. And ail \dio are within the excepted classe* must take tho oath and apply ?ora pardon, in order to entitle them io vote or he: ome members of the Convention. 'j'hy members nf the Convection thus elect,. 1 on the lirs: Monday in September i ii.y of Columbi t. ou ? \ ES] >AY, the lolh day of September, l*(jA, for the par;-, se of alt.aiio; ::n<l am. niling the press nt Consti? tution of South < a rodna, or rmiKx??.li'ug and leaking a new otic, which will conform io the great changes which have lidien place ?il hl'l !*ja^?' '''' !'; '"' ?l,:t*'"r4" ty of representation. And i e. . hu-.'ncr proclaim and make known, thal the Coustit ation and all laws of force in Sonfii Carolina, prior to the seces? sion of tho Stat,., are hereby nuylc nf force under the Provisional Government, exec]'! wherein they may conflict with the provi? sions of this proclamation. And the Judges and Chancellor! ol' the Stat.-? are hereby required to reise all thc powers and pi r form all the duties which appertain to ? neiv respective offices, and esped? Uv in criminal eases, it will be expected of lim P.ah.ral military authorities nov.' in South Carolina, t.-h ad Ha ir authoritv to the civil officers i 1 thc Provis;, md Govi ruinent, for the i ::. pose of enforcing thc laws and preserving the peace and good < riler of the S, ate. And 1 do further command and enjoin ad good and lawful citi/.elis of the Slate io unit'? in enforcing the laws and bringing to justice all disorderly persons, nil plunder? ers, robbers aad marauder*, ali vagrants and idle persona who are wandering about without employment or any visible means of supporting themselves. It. is also e>.peet< d that all former own? rs nf freed per.-oiio will be kind to them, and non urn oil' I he children or aged to perish; and t he free i men and women are earnestly rmjoined to malo- contra?is, just amt ian, for remaining w it h their former ow m r. In order to facilitate as much as possible the application for panions under the ex? ceptait "sections of the Presiden Us Amnesty Proclamation, it is stated for information' that all applications must bc by petition, stating the oxe.-.ption, and accompanied with thc oath prescribed. dais petition mu:.'! be first approved hythe Provisional Grovcruor, and then forwarded to the Presi Jcnt. The headquarters of the Provisional Crovemor will be at Greenville, where all :oiumunicatio::s to him must m addrtssed. Tin- newspapers of this Stat.- will publish this proclamation till thc dei th n for mem? bers of the Convention. In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set, my hand and seal, ['.ore at tin [i..?s.] town of Greenville, this 20th day of July, in the year e>i our Lord. l-MJj, and of thc " independence of tho United Stan., the ninetieth. E. F PEERY. _By th? Prov?sior.r.1 Governor: "'.":: L?.VM TI. Pms?. Private Secretary.