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An Invocation. To mu Mother, whose ha7-p fias long hutoy ontteyt?lOic, these lines are' affectionately de?ieat?a. A i. One talismanic touch, onc?'moro J { apt in poetic pleasures, Lot Fancy set, as oft before, .Her thoughts to music's measures; Ere jet her inspiration sped, Thy harp, untuned to numbers, It i chords long mute, its spirit fled, What themo can break ifs slumbers? rt. Hath Time, triumphant hi has pow'r* With reckleajlfootstcps trod Within swccl^pempc's fairest bow'r Abd scattefTO blight abroad Left crushed and wiltered^n their bloom, Imagination's flowers. Or o'er thy dial cast a gloom. That once marked sunniest hours? m. Hath Care turned trailing clouds, adrift, To dim thy Heaven of mind? And thus obscure thc gracious gift Of Poesy there enshrined? Hath age- Promethcus-hke-the fire Of GeniUs stolon away From thoughts, that glowed along thy lyre, And kindled many a lay? IT. Oh! wave thy magic wand again, And strike the o'er?owing heart. That bmsts of song, may in full strain, From deeps melodious start. Ttlrn from the duties of the sphere, "What pinions talent down, Andj mounting on Faith's wings, in cir, Win bright Apollo's crow a. ? ? v. "T?fould draw from every Muse's oyo A sad and pitying tear. That in thy mind, cntomb'd, should lie, . As on a funeral bier, Rich fancies, that but roused to birth, Tho. harmonious soul would wake To minstrelsy, not hoard on earth, But such as seraphs make. VT. Hath nature curtained from thy sight Her roseate beauties now? Or dost thou snatch no fond delight From twining round thy brow The amaranthine wreath, that opes Its radiant leaves to view Typo of thc gentle poet's hopcp, When blossoming anew? M. M. C. COLUMBIA, ?. C., Sept. 4, 1865. Tlie Story of a Robin. A correspondent of tho London . Athenoum writes: < Some years since, a robin frequent? ed my garden in the neighborhood of .Portsmouth. While at work alone or with my children, he would follow mo about to obtain insects and other tilings from the newly disturbed earth. ? was very regular in going out after breakfast, when the weather permit? ted. T1K: little creature became aware cf this, and I generally found him . perched ou a buckthorn tree th.it grew jUb-E outside the do ;r, waiting for me. Ai. soon as I appeared, he would begin fluttering his wings and showing otb. or .signe of pleasure. He would then .movb with me from place to place until I began to work, when he would . settle down very near me, searching the ground, as it was turned over, far food. We continued on these terms of intimacy during tho summer. In the autumn, he disappeared, but re? turned again on the approach of win? ter. His proceedings during this sea? son were often very amusing. At one time, another robin came about the ?parlor windew, which seemed greatly to excite our little friend, and they had many pitched battles. Previous to these ousets, they would advance along an asparagus bed in front of the window, in parallel" lines, and when crumbs were thrown out, tho conflict would commence. Whilst^ they were fighting, the sparrows generally made off with the pieces. This war only terminated with the disappearance of the intruder. But oar robin's troubles were not at ?an end. He was now beset by nume? rous sparrows, whose courage in? creased, as- the progress of winter diminished their.meaus of. subsistence. With some of these he had most des? perate conflicts, and this state of things did not cease until the coming .on of spring enabled the former to find food elsewhere. The robin also disappeared after a time, but soon re? turned with a mate, and reared a brood somewhere about tho premises. Pur? ing the following winbar the same wars were waged as before, with similar residts. Our friend mated again the ^succeeding spring, and appeared to have gained confidence from the man? ner in which he had lived amongst us. The nest was built this year on a little shelf in an outbuilding at bottom o the garden. Here they reared their young, the hen during the period of incubation remaining on the nest even when some of tho family were cl oso to it: but it was out of the reach of tl#> children. I shall not readily forget our* friend's joy when the young ones made their appear? ance. One morning, on going into tho garden, as usual, my attention w attracted by his uhcommon agitatio and proceedings. He would com about with great earnestness of man ner, and then fiy towards the nest, , and repeated this until it occurrod to ?ne that he meant something. , On following hito he appeared to express p great delight, flying backwards and forwards until we arrived at the nest. Tlie female was absent, and he seemed to enjoy the pleasure of introducing me to his family, hopping about with the greatest glee. We found after? wards that the hen did not approve of any of us approaching her young, a? she invariably gave a note of alarm when any of us went near them. Cir? cumstances arising that caused our removal, terminated my acquaintance . with thc robin. THE SIEVES OF SOCIETY-*You would ' not pour precious wine into a si?v?; yet that were as wise as to make a confidant of one # of those "leaky vessels" of society that, like water carts, s icm to have been made for the express purpose of letting out what they take in. There is this difference, however, between thc perforated pun? cheon and the leaky brain-the former lays the dust, and the latter is pretty sure to rise one. Beware of oozy headed people between whose ears and ' mouth there is no ' partition. Before you make a bosom friend of ahy man, bo sure that he is secret-tight. The mischief that the non-retentives do is infinito. In war they often mar thc best-laid schemes, and render futile the. most profound strategy. In social life they sometimes set whole communities by the eal's, frequently break up families, and are the cause of innumerable misfortunes, miseries, and crimes. In business they spoil many a promising speculation, and involve hundreds in bankruptcy and . ruin. Therefore be very careful- to whom you intrust information of vital importance to your own interests or those you hold dear. Every man has a natural inclination to communicate what he knows, and if he does not do so, it is because his reason and judg? ment are strong enough to control this inherent pi opensity. When you find a friend who can exercise absolute power over the communicative instinct -if we may so term it-wear him in your heart, 'yea, in your heart of ?ioartsv" If you have no such friend, keep your own counsel. A minister at a camp meeting said, "If the lady with the blue hat, red hair and cross eyes don't stop talking, I she will be pointed out lo the congre? gation." Some of^the papers think tho Atkin- j tic. Cible isn't yet dead broke. But the stockholders will be. LAWRENCE. ~~ BALDWIN & CO., BANKERS AXD BROKERS, NO. 70 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. aOVERNMENT SECURITIES ami other STOCKS, BONDS, &c, bought and Hold on commission. DEWITT C. LAWRENCE, number N. Y. Stock Exchange. SIMEON BALDWIN, JR., member N. Y. Petroleuwcand Mining Board. CYRUS J. LAWRENCE. WM. A. HALSTED. Sept 4 6mo CONKER'S United States Type Foundry, Nos. 28, 30 and 32 Centre street, near tho City Hall. New York. TO PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS, j rilHE undersigned beg to call your atten J. tion to their new series of SCOTCH ! CUT? FACES, ?from Pearl to fica, just finish- | ed, specimens of which can he furnished on i application; surpassing, if possiL'c, their j original Scotch Cut Faces, which have given snell universal satisfaction throughout thc j United States. THE FANCY TYPE DEPARTMENT ex? hibits an unsurpassable quantity of styles, of home origin, and selected from England, France and Germany. And their new Ame-, rican Scripts, Hound Hand and Italian Scripts, B ?niering, otc,?arc not h> he ex? celle;! in this or any other country: and this the undersigned make bold to say nf their specimens-as they have reached a point originally aimed after-that is, to excel in quality of tho article furnished, and in the variety of styles'presented for selection surpassing all similar establishments. Thc several styles have only to bc seen to bc appreciated. Particular attention is called to their German department, wherein is shown as splendid German faces and styles as can bc seen in the German Confederation or the United States. Particular attention having been given to the selection, in obtaining the styles from thw best type foundries throughout Germany, whether for Book, Job or Newspaper Printing. All Type cast at their establishment is now manufactured from the metal known as Conner's Unequalled Hard Type Metal. ?Sr Every article necessary tor a perfect Printing Office furnished as above. Sept 4_JAMES CONNER'S SONS. . j W. B. JOHNSTON, ?LXT**x gistrat o, ?ftre on Picketts street Enat end of Lady. WILL attend to all official business brought before him; will also attend to drawing up Deeds, Conveyances, -Mort? gages, Contracts, and other ordinary legal instruments of writing. Fair copies of any document executed with r.carnuss and de? spatch. August 1 THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. BY thc FIRST OF OCTOBER, or as soon as the mails are re-established, I trill renew th? publication o? the "CHRlSi' AN INDEX" and the "CHILD'S INDEX" i Lu.o been publishing. Price of "Index," per annum.SJ 00 " Price of "Child's Index," " . 50 (A deduction made for Clubs. ) Money may "oe remitted at once, as my de termination-'is p?sitive. My desire is to secure a large subscription hst with which to begin, and I issue this prospectus that subscribers may have time Lo forward their remittances. It is my intention to issue first class papers, and no pains er expenso will bo spared to secure that end. The heit writers and c< rrespondents will be secured, and the highest religious and literary talent will be given to tue papers; The CHILD'S PAPER will he profusely illustrated and will, in every sense, bo made to conform to its new title, THE CHILE'S DELIGHT! Money may he sent by Express or other? wise-ii by E.< press, at my n?k, if the Ex? press receipt is sent nie, on the resumption ut niail facilities. My eouuei tion with tho . linn of J. W. Burke A Co.. is dissolved, but I wiil esta? blish an office in Macon. Georgia, where com munica tiona may bc addressed. Aug 5 Imo ' SAM CE li { OYJvIN. The Hew iTork Fews? DAILY and WEEKLY. THE NEW YORK WEEKLY NEWS, a great fnmilvnews? paper-BENJAMIN WouD, Proprietor-thc largest, best and cheapest paper published in New York. Single copies, 5 cents; one copy ono year, ii: three copies ono yoar, 5.50; live- copies one year, 8.75; ten copies one year, 17: and an extra copy to any club of ten. Twenty copies one year, all; the Ut cWy .Yc'-s is sent to clergvtaen at 1.G?. NEW YORK DAILY'NKWS. To mail subscribers, SK) per annum: six months, 5; payments invariably in advance. Specimen copies of Dailv and Wieklv News sent lice. Address BK N.J. WOOD, Dailv News Building, No, 1!) City Hall Square. New York City. ll I A S native Carolinians, the publishers will (.XJL naturally look Kvthe interests of their own State anil to that of the Smith: and as citizens of the United Stales, tiny will not bo wanting in the proper amount of devo? tion and respect for tuc (.?enoral Govern? ment. Even* effort shall be mide to make the DAILY NEWS a first-class newspaper, and in everv way worthy of thc patronage of the public. Our terms for the present will ho at the rate of ten dollars per annum. Subscrip? tions received for three, six and twelve months, payable in aovanee. Postmasters and others throughout the count rv, who may interest themselves,in | procuring subscriptions, will bc allowed the usual per Cchtago. CATHCART, MCMILLAN A MORTON, Proprietors, No. IN Fiaync street, au? "fl fl;t " Charleston, S. C. NEWS FRO jr ALE QUARTERS! SSMMm IS I UBLISHED ;?q??(j, Ji'i-i?cc?i?ij qnO i'Jccrilij, At the Capital of South Carolina, O O XJ TT iVC BIA.' -Si. 1SG3. - . - - 1805. 'fMVv-'-t?f- ? THE DJULY P?SHIXJ ISSUED cvervmormng except Sundav, is lilied with the LATEST NKWS. (bv tele- ? graph, mails, etc.")EIHTOKTAL, CORRES- I PONDENCE, MISCELLANY, POETR?, STORIES, otc. This is the only daily paper ! in the State outside of the ci ty of Charleston. The Tri-Weekly Phoenix, For country circula! iou. is published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and haa all tlte. reading matter ?d' interest contained in tho daily issues of tho week. WEEKtY GtE?NEB, A IIOMJ'J COM RA.MON. As its name indicates', is in tv lided as a FAMILY JOURNAL, and is published every Wednesday, it will contain Eight Pages, of Forty Columns. The cream ol' the News. Miscellany, Tales, eic., oi the Daily and Tri-weeklv will be found in its columns. TEEMS-?NVARIABLY IN .ADVANCE. Daily, one year.'..$1(1 00 "* three months. 3 lld Tri-Wcekly, ono year. 7 00 " throe months. 2 00 Weekly, one year. 4 00 " three months. 1 25 Advertisements inserted in the Daily or Tri-Weckly at SI a, square for the first in? sertion, and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion. Weekly advertisements $1 a square every insertion. JOB WOII, Snell as HAND-BILLS. GARDS, CIRCU? LARS, SHIN-PLASTEBS, etc., ex?cut?e* promptly and at reason:: Me rates. J Wi XS .\. SELBY, July 31 Publisher ?nd Proprietor. COLUMBIA, S. C. THE undersigned, having leased tho LABOE and COMMODIOUS .BUILDING known as tho "Columbia Methodist KemaloiSellegc," will open it aaa FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, on September 7? T. S. NICKEKSON, Proprietor. B?g- Tapers throughout the State insert twice, a week for five weeks, and send bills to this office. Aug 17 Provisional Government. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that from and JLl after thc seventh day of September next, tho Headquarters of the Provisional Governor will be at Columbia, where1 nil communications addressed te him must bc directed. WILLIAM H. PERRY, ' i Private Kccrutarv. Greenville, S. C.. August 28, lsc."<. Sept ? ? itn" State papers will copy throe times. Executive Dep't of S. C., AUGUST 23, 1S05. IN order to facilitate the business of the Static Convention about to assemble-on thc bbb of September-jt is ordered that tho Attorney-General and'Solicitors of the State, ro-appointcd miller the Provisional Government of South Carolina, do attend the sitting of the said Convention in Colum? bia, to prepare such business as may be desired nv the members, as directed by tho Convention. . B. F. PERRY, Provisional Governor of South Carolina. Sept 5 -? ti's' State papers will copy one.?. TRTC L A J! A TI O X Ii V TUR imo VIS [OXA h CO VER. XOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT S. C., SanrKMKKi! -1. ?8(?3. WHEREAS a se ming conllict of juris? diction having nissen 'netween the civil and military ant hoi '.: i-s ?.>' Smith Caro? lina, uti der dhu Provisional Government of the Stat.'; ami whereas Mnjor-G?snerrJ Gi!L more,eomm : ulingthe Doparimcnt of South Carolina, having sought au h.t. rvicw with mc, a i Prov is ion al Governor, iii the presence of Major-General Meade, commanding the Atlantic States; and whcivas all matters giving rise to the scorning conflict were ad? justed and arranged with thc consent and approval of Major-General Meade: Now. therefore, I, HENJAM1N FRANK? LIN PERRY, Provisional Governor of thc State of South Carolina, do proclaim and make known, that the terms of this arrange? ment art; as follows: "That iii all cases where freedmen or persons of color are con? cerned, the Courts of the Provost Marshals shall have exclusive cognizance to try and adjust them, for thc present: and that all other cases shall bc heard and adjudicated by the civil courts, municipal ant bor i ties and civil officers, under and according to the laws of South Carolina. That the civil courts shall be ispaned nuder the Provi sionaTGovernment, and all civil and muni? cipal officers he allowed to resume their official duties and discharge them freely without interruption on the part of the military authorities. That it is further understood General Gillniore will issue a military order and Governor Perry will in like-manner issue his proclamation,making known this ai r ingemcnt, which is to conti? nue till civil authority is entirely, restored in this State jind thc Government recon? structed." And I do hereby call upon all persons and order them to strictly obey and carry out the terms of this arrangement. Dom; in thu citv of Columbia, the dav and yenr above stated. B. V. PERRY. By order of the Provisional Governor. W. H. PERKY, Private Secretary. MS" The newspapers of the State will give three insertions. Sept 5 3 Fl i, iiju.?ALll u^wv ii tim.*, (Suc'sors to Hotchki.-s, Fenner & Bennett,) COM* MERCHANTS, <io i y STREET, XEW YOEE, AX? MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. .' . TIIOS. FENNER, lt. BEXXETT, J>. W. B0W3IAX. MR. T. A. TOBIN, who was for a length of time connected with the old firm of Hotcbkiss, Fenner & Bennett, has an inter? est in thc present lirra, and will deyote his attention principally to thc State of South Carolina, lbs address '.viii be Clinton. Laurens District. itu? 4 Imo Hy the Provisional Govcrnof of th? StMtC or South ( ar.)lin". A PROCLAMATION ! TXTHEREAS Hi? Excellency President VT Johnson Las issued his proclama? tion, appointing nie (Bcn.jr.min 1". Perry) Provisional Govorm>r iii ami for thc State o? South Carolina, with pov.tr to prescribe such mles and regulation!) as may he utce.j sary and proper for convening a ? Convention of the Stale, ctmiposod ol' delegates tu be chosen by that portion ol' thc people of said State who arc loyal to the United States, for the purpose of altering or amending thu Constitution thereof; -and with authority to exercise within the limits of the State all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people to restore soicj State to its constitutional relations to the federal Gov? ernment, and to present bitch 2. Republican form ol' State Government as will entitle the State to the guarantee of thc United States tiioreibr, and its people to protection by tho United States aga iustinvasio:;, insurrection and domestic viole ??c. Now, thoivforc, in obedience to the pro? clamation ol bia i'.voeiieney Andrew John? son. Pre-' ?cut of thu Uuited States, I, BENJAMAN F. BEKKI', Provisional Gover? nor of thc Stute oi South Carolina, lor tho' purpose ot organizing a Provisional (iu? ornmeut in South Carolina, reforming tho Statt; Constitution and restoring civU au thority in saut State, under the Constitution1 and laws of dc United States, do horeb; . proclaim aud'dcclare that all civil officers hi .South Carolina, who were in office when tho * * : \ i 1 Government of th? S?at'?* was suspend? ed, in '.\?ny last, (except those arrested or und.er prosecution for treason,) shall, 0:1 taking iiie oath < f allegiance prescribed i;t the President's Amnesty Proclamation ?,f the 2'.''. ii day of May, lS??, resume the duties of their otH^es and continue to 4h? ehargc them under 1 he Provisional Govtsrn , nient lill initiier appointments are made. And 1 do? further proclaim, declare and make known, that it is thc duty of all loyal citi/ious of tho State of S'-utii Caioliha to promptly go forward end take the oath of allegiance tu tho United Mates, before sumo magistrate or military chicer of thc Federal Government, wno may bo'.qualified for ad? ministering oaths: and such are hc>eby aathortzed to give certified copies thereof to the persons respectively by whom they vere made. And such magistrates or officers ur<? hereby required to transmit tho originals bf such oath.?, at ns early ii day as may lie convenient, to thc ?Department of Stu'tc, in tho city of Washington, 1). C. And I do further proela:m, declaro and make known, that tho Maua gor? of Elec? tions throughout th? .?j-atc ot South Caroli? na will hold an eh-ctioij fur members ol' a State Convention, at tl?.cir rosp<e'uivo prc cincts, rm the F1PST MONDAY IN SEE . 'PEMBER NEXT, according to thc laws ? South Carolina in fon e? before thc.secossisn of tho S^ate; and tlud cadi Election Dis trict in the Stale .-'....il eioet as many mem? bers of the C.- n vc ut ion as tho said i.'istriet has members < ? tho House of Representa-? lives-ti?e basis oi' representation hting population and taxation. This will give one hundred and twenty-four members li? the Convention a number sufficiently largo to represent everv portion of the Ktatc most Hilly. Every loyal citizen who has talon tho Amnesty oath and not within jhe excepted classes in the President's Proclamation, will be entitled to vote, provided he was a legal. Vftor nuder the Constitution as U stood prior to the secession of South Caro? lina. Ami all who are within the excepted classes must, take the oath and apply tor a pardon, in < rdor to entitle them to veto or become liiomtifrs of the Convention, The members of the Convtiition thus sleeted on the first. Monday in SopteinbeO next, are hereby required to convene in ?ho city of Ci l!imbia,on WEDNESDAY, the Kith day of September, 1S'V>, mr tho purpose of altering and amending the present Consti? tution of South Carolina, or .remodelling amt making a new 0:1c, which will conform to the great ol?angvu which have taken place in the Slate, and be more in accord? ance with Ki publican principles and equali? ty of representation. And 1 do further proclaim and maka known, that the Constitution and ah laws of force in South Carolina prior to the seces? sion of the P.tato, are heretic made of loren nuder the Provisional Government, except, wherein they may conflict with thc provi? sions of fliisproclamation. And thc Judges nt,: 1 Chancellors of the State arc hereby required to i xeivise all thc powers and per? form all thc duties which appt. rt flin to tin respective offices, and especially'JI 1 criminal eas*?;. It will be expected of Tue Federal? military authorities now m'South Carolina, to b nd their authority to the civil officers of the Provisional Government, for thc pur? pose of enforcing the laws and preserving rho po.n-e and good order of tl?e State. And 1 do further command and enjoin ai] good and lawful citizens of the State U> unite in enforcing the laws and bringing to justiee ail disorderly persons, all plunder? ers, robbers, and marauders, all vagrants and idle persons who are wandering about I without employment" or any visible means of supporting thenisclv.es. It is also expect? d that ?ill former owners of freed persons will be kind to them, and I not turn off thc children or aged to perish;" I and th*' freedmen and women arc earnestly enjoined to make contracts, just, and fair, for remaining with tltcir former owner. I in order to facilitate as much as possible th? application for pardons under thc ex? cepted sections of the President's Amnesty Proclamation, it is stated for information that nil applications must bc by petition, stalin" tho exception, aud accompanied with fha ?ath prescribed. This petition mutt be firtt approved bv the Provisional Governor, and then forwarded to thc Presi? dent. Thef headquarters of the Provisional Governor will be at Greenville, where all communications to bini must be addressed".. The newspapers of this State will publish tins proclamation till the el.dion for mem? bers of ?he Convention. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sei niv bund and Heal. Done at the [L. ?.] town of Greenville, this '20th day of July, in the year of our Lord, Koo. 8mi of the ' ind-penitence ti thc? United St.'.tcu the ninetieth. B. F. PERRY. Bv the Provisional Governor: '.WILLIAM H. PKRUY, Private Secretary. .Tnly 20 ,