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COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, Juno 12,1867. A Common Country-A Common Cauac. Tito i st gigantic civil war that lins bcon waged in modern times ia that which was brought on by the attempt to disintegrate or break up tho Union of the States of North America. A fearful and bloody strugglo, of four years' duration, ter? minated in tho utter failu"o of that attempt. It is far from our purpose, in what wo write on tho present occasion, to discuss the right or the wrong of tho movement reforred to; wo have had our opinion on that point, and transitorily enjoyed it, and whether we were correct or in error, it boots but littlo now to say. Wo have to grapple now solely with thc results of the abortivo effort to dissolve tho Union, to faco those re? sults, untoward though they may be, with tho same spirit of manhood and endurance which inaugurated tho meniornblo struggle, and carried it on, through weal und through woe, for four long and weary years. "With tho untoward (to the South) conclusion of hostilities, came a con? vulsion-not unexpected-in her in? stitutions, which up-rooted her sys? tem of servile labor-a system which she clang to and defended against re? peated assaults for nearly half a cen? tury. With tho downfall of tho in? stitution of slavery should have been wiped out all the animosities whicli the assaults upon it from ono section, and its d?fonce by tho other, had eu gendered and kept olive. With it* overthrow, there should have been amd we trust ero long there will be a complete cessation of sectional re crimination, keeping divided, no only in sentiment and political opi nion, but in interest, the people o tho same race, couutry and kindred Now, that the fearful struggle ii over; now that tho leaders-tried anc trusted men-of the defeated parfr have accepted the result of the fina arbitrament, of doubtless the fina attempt to disrupt the Federal Union now that dishonor can cleave ti neither of tho great contestants; noA that the victor and the vanquishe. acknowledge alike the prowess am endurance of his opponent-now tba tho latter accepts his defeat in tru and knightly style, and the forme secured the avowed guerdon fo which he took tho field, on whu ground is thero any further rcuso for sectional controversy or part animosity? None whatever. Th Southern people may rail at tenn which a political party may have in posed, and that p rty may considc these terms obligatory, to secur peace aud prevent any future uttcmv to break up the Government; but til original cause of discord and oum.il has been swept away-the verdi? that the Union cannot be dissolve has boen pronounced, and is unalte able, and there positively remaii nothing alive to-day, if Ave may e: cept tho flickering but expiring en hers of ancient prejudices and pr sent disappointment, that shoul keep the people of this country cl vided. This being the case, as all will a mit, tho people North, East, Sou and West have only one mission accompUsh-the complete re-unii and harmony of tho whole, in tl wise and patriotic effort to make tin common country one of the greatc and most respected among the fnmi of nations-ono of the best govern' among them, and one in which vi tue, intelligence and industry w find their largest aud surest rewan The man, in either section, who loo to any moro contracted circle of 1 duties and obligations as a citizen this republic, is not worthy the nat of a patriot-whether it bo a par tau, in tho one, working solely 1 the interests or perpetuity of 1 party, or, in tho other, who tei ciously but stupidly clings to his ( prejudices and abstract principles State rights and State sovereign Both fail in loyalty to their count and fall far short of their didies American citizens. Tho seeds and tho roots of politi discord between tho people of sections havo been killed ot ci: catcd; lot no enemy como into re-united family to ?gain HOW the ( or plant tho other. Wo have all l but ono common country und < common cause. We have but i flag to shield and project us, and one to fight under, should tt>' need over arise. There may bo many things simply distasteful; there may bo petty differences of opiidon among tho people of this country, but that fae era of animosity-sectional or political-has passed away, wo firmly believe; aud thus believing, wo take heart and encouragement for the future. So far ns our humble efforts may influence any through the co? lumns of this journal, wo will give no aid or comfort to any party or sot of men who would revivo dead issues or rekindle past asperities. Wo will labor for restoration aud re-union ar? the people of a common country, and will do our utmost iu thc sphere allotted us to accomplish this in tho .speediest and tho o" ly way possible or practicable. ----?-??-? JUDGE CHASE IN RICHMOND. -When tho Chief Justice was in tho capital of Virginia, ho wont to tho Spotswood Hotel. Capt. Millward accompanied him to his room, and playfully re? minded tho distinguished guest of the fact that ho stood upon tapestry hallowed by tho tread of the greatest of these days. Mr. Chase replied that he would like to possess three qualities-tho genius of Davis, the perseverance of Grant aud the in? domitable will of Johnson. A very flattering compliment truly, says tho Examiner, of tho three worthies, when wc consider tho high position and acknowledged abilities of him who uttered the words. A NEW ISKAND.-It is reported that a new island has been discovered in tho North Pacific, 130 degrees West longitude, -10 degrees 30 minutes North latitude, 20 miles long, ex? actly iii the track of vessels for San Francisco from China and Japan. On her late return voyage, the Colo? rado passed near tho locality. Fogs and misty weather prevail in that section of the Pacific, and it is sup? posed that many missing vessels have been wrecked there. -< 4? ? > BETWEEN Two FUIES,-Mr. Greeley has been urging, in thc Tribune, thc necessity of sending more Republican orators to thc South. Thc Express asks why Mr. Greeley does not set tho example, to which Mr. Gr. replies. His concluding reason for declining is tho following: The need at the South is of men who can speak authoritatively of what Congress desires, purposes, and will do. Mr. Greeley cannot so speak. Ho was nominated for Congress, last fall, in an overwhelmingly Democra? tic district, and 'neaten by 10,000 ma ' jority iu the ensuing election, because I the Democrats feared lie would i e foe Ituril upon the rebels. His namo was then taken before a strongly Repub? lican L?gislature, as a candidate foi United States Senator, and ho wai there still worse beaten, because thr Republicans feared ho was inclined ic be tao easij with tho rebels. It is thin settled beyond cavil that ho cannol speak for Congress; hence, ho took care not to do so nt Rich mond. Hi is left free to speak his own mind, and to stand on his own platform, which is, as it, for two years, noto riously has been-universal amnesty, with impartial suffrage. -? ^ ? ? GOLD STEADY.-Thc Nev; Yori Times, of Saturday, says: Gold has been remarkably steady of late. The extreme points in tilt fluctuations since the 1st of May ltavi only covered n distance of two pei cent. There have been weeks ii which speculators have had to b< satisfied with fluctuations of one pe: cent. ; and there have been many day in which n quarter or an eighth o one per eeut. has been counted a gool thing one way or the other. Tin gold room has boen very dull am stupid, and it seems at times as i things were about to dry up. Nobod; eau form an idea as to what will nffoc prier?S during tho summer; and aver; small affair, such as a business fuil ure or a Bismarckiau growl, afford occasion for a very large noise. Sec retnry McCulloeh keeps ulong in hi established policy of selling a littl gold now mid then through the Sill Treasury; but there is no reason ti believe beever imagined that hecoul put it down very far, or keep it dowi very long, by any movements h might make. We suppose that th prospect of tho grain crop and th cotton crop will, in the absence i anything more startling, be the prk cipal cause of ant such slight varis tions in gold as may be looked f< during the summer. The stead i nc in the gold market during the loi forty days furnishes a reinarkabl coutrast to tho violent fluctuation that took place during the same pc riod last year. .--?-????> CHABOES AOAINST BUSTEBD. -Tint casca have boen brought by attorney of Montgomery against Judge Rich'* Busteed, in actions of trover, for tl; conversion of moneys and conspiroc to defraud tho plaintiffs of fees li usurpation and corrupt abuse of tl office of judge. KERSHAW DISTRICT.-? Camdon, correspondent of the Charleston News ; says: "I have heard of but little dissatis? faction with the freedmen this year. In fact, the excellent condition of the crops attest that the laborers are doing their duty manfully. "From every account of tho crop, it is to be judged that we aro ali hopeful, and look forward to finan? cial as well as political reconstruction next winter. The former depends greatly on tho latter, and both must go hand in hand. It is our duty to labor as faithfully for the one as the other." It is reported that thc Emperor of Austria intends to signalize his coro? nation as King of Hungary by an act of clemency and justice toward the Hungarian patriots, which shows that ho has learned, in the stern school of adversity, the monarch's hardest les? son. The amnesty of nil political offenders, which he proposes to pro? claim, will include oven Kossuth, though that impracticable leader (if a man with no followers can bo called a leader) will probably, like Mazzini, refuse to accept clemency from a King. Hut the great mass of his countrymen aro less particular on this point, and will doubtless prove the j most loyal of the many nationalities j that owe allegiance to the House of j Hapsburg. Sun Francisco is, in proportion to its size, the busiest sea-port in the world. The annual exports are about ?70,000,000, the imports nearly ns inuch; the manufactures are worth j nearly $20,000,000, the real estate j sales amount to about ?12,000,000, j aud the cash value of the land, build- 1 iugs and movable property of the city i.; about $200,000,000, although as? sessed for taxation at only $80,000, 000. It sends away about forty tons of silver and six tons of gold every month. Wagons loaded with thc precious metals are seen in the streets nearly every day. The Pensacola (Fla.) Observer says that thc report that $?140,000 had been dug np from the grave-yard of that city, where it had been buried during the war, and removed to parts unknown, came near terminating in a tragedy. Some fifty or sixty ne? groes, who claimed their share of the plunder, attacked the negro drayman who was said to have spirited the ? treasure away, and would have lynch? ed him but for the interposition of the sherill". The city, at last accounts, was filled with gangs of idle negroes, "discussing the great issue.'' Santa Anno, tho Mexican chieftain, i who, for some time past, has been j residing on Staten Island, (where he was held by Sherill' Winands,) has de- ! j parted for Mexico. The embarkation was conducted in .such a quiet man- j uer that only a few persons wero aware of it. A vessel, with 5,000 stands of arms, and men aud muni? tions of war, preceded him. It is stated that Secretary Seward endea? vored to prevent his departure, but was ont-witted by the cunning old Mexican. Eating while the body is fatigued is a very injurious habit; but severe labor soon after a hearty meal is none the less so. A large share of vital force is required to properly perform the process of digestion, and if this is called away to the muscles or brain to accomplish severe physical or men? tal labor, the stomach is left insnfii ; cientlv supplied, and the food remains for a long time undigested. A Nashville mechanic bas receutly applied for a patent for a new style of locomotive smoke-stack, so con 1 strnctcd that no sparks aro emitted from the top of the stack, a shute being lix> il to carry them downward, and they fall harmlessly upon the earth beneath the locomotive, thus insuring safety to all articles of a j combustible nature on the train orin its immediate vicinity. The British and Foreign Bible So? ciety circulated 2,383,380 copies of thc Biblo and portions of tho Bible, during tho last year. From the com? mencement of the Society, 52,000, 000 copies have been distributed by kindred societies which have sprung from it or have been aided by it. These have been printed in 170 languages, and in 213 different ver? sions. The Mihvnukio papers record a sad story about a bloated and drunken vagrant, who was placed in the sta? tion house thu other night, where he was recognized as a once noted di? vine, who, years ago, had, under the guise of religion, seduced the wife of one of his parishioners, and whose downfall from that time had been cer? tain and speedy. A creosoted sleeper, put down on the Stockton aud Darlington Bail way, in England, in August, 1SI1, was taken np March l-l, 1807, after nearly twenty-two years'service. Tho grain of the wood, although slightly discolored by creosote, isas fresh and apparently as lough ns that of newly sawed timber, and tho odor of creo? sote is as strong as if tho wood had just been operated upon. The latest improvement in horti? culture is that of removing the stones from fruits by a process of gradual reduction, by extracting tho pith from shoots and grafting them on stocks and their own branches for successive seasons. The experiment has been perfectly successful with j the Malaga grape. \ > WAL-R?SSIA.-A revenue cutter, now stationed at San Francisco, will soon sail upon a cruise to Sitka, and along tue shores of the new American Pacific possessions. She will havo aboard five members of thc Coast Survey, and unexperienced naturalist, and it is expected that a vast deal of information will bo thus obtained about tho last territorial acquisition of the United States. Ax AGED DIVINE.-A correspond? ent of the Columbus Enquirer, speak? ing of tho Rev. Dr. Lovick Pierce, says: "This aged minister of Christ, now in his eighty-third year, tho pastor of St. Paul's Church, preaches regularly on Sabbath morning, and at 5 o'clock in the evening; and al? though so greatly advanced in years, ho preaches with the spirit and power of youth." Ju the freo city of Bremen, a sin? gular custom of taxation prevails. The Government announces the sum that it requires, and a chest is placed iu the town house, to which every tax-payer brings the proportion which he judges it right, for him to pay. Tho amount of tax received i lias never failed to surpass the esti ! mate of the public necessities. [ A handsome young bride was ob j served to be in a deep reflection ou 1 her wedding day. One of her bride , maids asked her the subject of lid meditation. "I was thinking," she replied, "which of my old beaux I ! should marry, if I should become a j widow." A man that hath no virtue in him i self, ever envieth virtue in others: for men's minds will either feed upon their own good or upon others' evils, j and who wan te th the one will prey ! upon the other. The gold production of Australis is said to be falling oft*. The decrease of production-which was 2,985,091 ounces in 1856-has been gradual ano" continuous until 18G5, when it wai but 1,480,597 ounces. LOM; EDITORIALS.-On the 1st, th? "Memphis Appeal had an ((litoria ! eight feet loug upon "The Duty o Loyalty;" and on the 4th, it had om ?teven feet long, on "The Period o Transition." A Dublin paper says a fearfu blight has set in among the earl; plauted potatoes in Ireland, mn whole fields are affected by the dis , ease. The Richmond Dispatch publishe a tabular statement, showing then ure 1,360 business men in that city and that they pay a license tax o 685,73'.). 17. Congressman John "Morrisey i. the purchaser of Barnum's beautifu residence, at Bridgeport, Conn. Tb l?rico paid was 8(55,(100. Tho Prince of Wales has given ris to much scandal in Paris, in couuee tion with her Grace the Duchess o "Manchester. The Police Commissioners of Chi cago are taking measures to preven the sale and use of fire-works iu th city. A married man in Williamsburg aged forty, ran away with his wife1 niece, aged twenty-five, on Tuesdn ? last. Sarah Turner has recovered $10, \ 000 from J. W. Sidle, of Zanesvilh I Ohio, for breach of promise of mai I ria go. EQ?AIJ TAXATION OR REPCDIATIOJ The Buffalo Independent raises tl 1 motto at its mast-head, "Equal au ' just taxation, or repudiation." It is staled that gold-bearing rod j yielding to the assay $120 a toi ; has been found in Duchess Count; j New York. I HEAVY.-Thc Cleveland Herald sui that a child was boru in that city, few days since, which weighed twei ty uno and a half pounds. The "Massachusetts State Constab ! has notified the proprietors of lagi I beer saloons to stop the sale of tin ' beverage. In portions of Indiana, the hydr phobia panic has caused a suspeusic ! of the schools. j A negro in Georgia flogged h ? daughter to dentil for elamlestii "sparking." A father in Cliarlevoix, Michign I accidentally cut his child's head ( while engaged in chopping wood. "Do resolutions are passed cri con," was tho decision of u neg chairman at Richmond. At tho children's ball in Paris, jrirl of eleven, M'lle Nunez, wo 8160,000 of diamonds. Numbers of sheep in Michigan a still dying of a disease supposed bo "grub in the head." A barber in Chicago has been ma to pay $2,800 for cutting oft' a cn tomer's eur. A country paper speaks of a mi who died without tho aid of a doctt Very rare instance. A London paper says that there a fourteen royal parks and pleasui grounds in or about London. A woman in Wilton, Maine, seven feet high, and weighs 3 pounds. Dexter and Ethan Allen have be matched to trot with running mal for 81,00(1 n side. They are eating water-melons Newborn, N. C. Alabama epicures ure luxnriati upon green corn. The cholera continues to scour portions of Italy. Iiooal Items. POST OFFICE HOCKS.-The office is opon from 8 a. m. until 3,'.j p. m., and from G until 7 p. m. Tho North? ern mail closes nt 3>.? p. m., and all other mails close at 8 p. m. Tho masons and stone-cutters will lind an advertisement of interest, in another column of this morning's Phoenix. Good wages and steady employment are promised good work? men. An early application is de? sirable, as Mr. Hodges expects to bc in tho city but a few days. Jon PRINTING.-The Job Ofiice of j the Phoenix is as complete as any in ! the South. It is furnished with new j fonts of type of all descriptions and , of the most modern styles. All work ' executed promptly, with taste and skill, and at reasonable rates. Tuc KEOWEE COVRIJ'.K.-This valu? able State exchange comes to us this ; week very much enlarged and im I proved. Pickcns District ought to ' support such an admirably conducted j journal as the Courier. It is edited I with ability by R. A. Tl'empson, I Esq., and is conservative in its tone; ': and in its selections, an admirable I compend of the current political j news of the day. Tun RICHMOND TIMES.-"We re? ceived yesterday the last issue of this valuable exchange. Its good-will, advertising, ?cc, have been bought by the proprietor* of the Dispatch. Wc will miss the Tl mrs from our list of exchanges; but its exit is more reconcilable, that its influence and patronage have fallen into thc hands of such an ably conducted paper as i the Dispatch. Srri'onr Yoi n OWN JOURNALS. The < ?leaner, issued every Wednes? day, from this office, delies competi? tion as a literary and news journal. Those who subscribe to it are kept well posted up in the current events of the day, as it embraces the tele? graphic news, political, commercial, state of the markets, Ac, up to tue hour of going to press. PRAISEWORTHY * ExiunrrioN.-We are gratified to announce that Sar? gent, the most noted of illusionists and ono of the best experts at leger? demain, bas volunteered an enter? tainment, this evening, for the beuelit of the "Ladies' Industrial Associa? tion," of Columbia. This associa? tion, as our readers know from their I advertisement in the Phoenix, is one i designed to furnish constant employ ! mont to those who, impoverished by the war, now depend on their needle for daily bread. The object of the society is highly commendable, and the generosity of the great magician is not less so, and wo bespeak for the entertainment this ovouiug an ovi r whclming audience. REMITTANCES TO THIS OFFICE.-As several letters have failed to reaoh us, we desire, to say to all our friends who may be making remittances to this ofiice, to do so either by "registered" letters or through thc agency of the Southern Express Company. The latter is a reliable and safe mode of transmission on any line over which it docs business. Wo hope those in? terested will atteud to this ropiest. - HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL.-We hail the pleasure of examining, 3-ester day afternoon, at the jewelry store of Major Thomas W. Radcliffe, an elegantly chased gold-headeil I curled hickory stick, which is intend? ed to be presented as a testimonial ol respect to General J. D. Creon, late pest commandant in this city. Thc following is the inscription: "Tc General J. 1). ({reen, U. S. A., from citizens of Columbia.*' The General leaves Columbia this afternoon, foi Washington, cn runic for Omaha, Nebraska. By his gentlemanly de? portment and firm administration ol the duties of his trying position, In has won thc admiration of the entire community. Long life to the .sol? dier-gentleman, say we. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.-The P/uenix and (?leaner uro the only papers in tho State, outside of the city of Charleston, that receive and publish the latest telegraphic de? spatches, market reports, etc.-Ame? rican and European. Recollect, also, that tho news in these publications is furnished throughout tho upper Dis? tricts twenty-four hours ahead of thc Charleston pnpors. The subscription to the daily is 98 a year; tri-woeklj 5, and weekly Sil. The Varieties, as will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, give two concerts-Thursday aud Fri- 0 day evenings next. Excellent pro? grammes have beeu nrrnuged. REMEDY FOI: DULI, TIMES.-The best remedy for dull times is to ad? vertise freely. Merchants should not let their stocks .stay shelved until they become old, st nie and unprofit? able, for thc sake of the small es? pouse it would cost them to adver? tise. If they try it regularly aud persistently, they will lind the in? vestment to be a paying one. Sr.w AovEr.TisEaiuxTs.-Attention ia t ail? ed to the following advertisements, which are published titi-? morning fe r tho first time: I). C. Poixoito -Auction To-Morrow. Fishor & Lowrance- C orn, tanney's Hall-Columbia Varieties. \Y. T. Walter-Auction This Day. J. C. Hodges- -Stone Masoua Wanted. Columbia Chapter- Sleeting. Januey's Hall -Prof. Sargent. Some four weeks ago, anticipating heavy decline in goods, Mr. li. C. Bhivei commenced his grand clearing sales, which was a success; lor the decline has come, and with it a large lot of new goods. So that his will be the place to buy now goods and at low prices. CORN, CORN. IT^rVE HUNDRED bushels prime White 1 MARYLAND COHN, for ?ale In? june 12 FISHER .v LOWRANCE, JANNEY S HALL. PROF. SARGENT, Cue Magician, will jjivo nu entertainment, THIS EVEN? ING, in aid of the Ladies' Industrial Asso? ciation, tta. Tickets 50 cents. Juno 12 Columbia Chapter No. 5, R/.A/.M.'. A A REGULAR convocation of this x^AVCnapter will be held at Odd Fellows' /Wiall, Tills Wednesday] EVEN? ING, at H o'clock. .lune 12 R. To/Ell. Secretary. STONE MASONS AND STONE CUT? TERS WANTED. I'A'Isn io ongago a number of STONE MASONS and STONE CUTTERS, to work on a heavy job of Rrldgo "Masonryin Tennessee. Persons wishing such an eu gagement eau find mo, during usual b".-d ness hours, any day this week, at the oftice of Mr. Bouknight, Superintendent of Char lotto and S. C. Railroad: at other hours, at Nickel von's Hotel- Room 10. Masons and Cutters coming wita good recommendations, can find immediate em? ployment, at GOOD WAGES. 1 will also encane a number of common LABORERS, giving them good wages and illumine, prompt payments. ir you wish to engage, ca'l on me at once. J. C. HODGES, Agent tor C., C. G. A C. R. R. Co. June 12_<?* COLUMBIA VARIETIES ! ! JANNEY'S HALL. Thursday and Fridav Evenings, June 13 and* 14. ONE NIGHT'S PROCEEDS to be given to the Palmetto Fire Company, of this city. SST NEW SONGS, DANCES, Ac. "?f. t(?~ Admission ."?0 cents; no half tickets. Reserved seats can be procured without any additional charge. Separate seats for colorid persons. Juno 12 LOST, ON Friday last, nea.- tho Market, a roll of MONEY, containing four $.">, two S2 and one il bills, in greenbacks; and a $2 bil) in city currency. A snitabloreward will be paid for the [uionev, if returned the Phonix office. ' ' June ll 2. LOST, ~**f t ON Saturday last, at noon, an TEgygEngliBb BULL TERRIER PCP, ./-55abon> six months old; white. with a black spot, and with the mark of a burn between the shoulders. A suitable reward will be paid for the return of the do? to this oftice. June ll 2 WANTED, SC. Bl iNDS. tdd and new. _ . Columbia Ponds and Coupons. Memphis and Charleston R. R. Roi. U. C. A S. C. R. H. Stock and Ponds. North-Eastcrn Railroad Bonds. Rank Notes, Gold and Silver. FOR SALE-Exchange on New York and Chariest.>n. THOS. E. GREGG A CO. June ll _ For Sale, ONE SAW MILL-complete; engiuo 40-horso power. At Palmetto Iron Works. WM. GLAZE A CO Mnv J.'._36 Sugar Mills. SUGAR MILLS can be had at low prices. Call at Palmetto Iron Works. May 25 30 WM. GLAZE \ CO. Fresh Mountain Butter. m\VO HUNDRED POUND8 In siore.l X sale low. J. C. SEEGERS A CO. Juno 4 _ FRESH GOODS ! ONE HUNDRED Davis, Jr., DIAMOND HAMS choice. Rbis. BREAKFAST RACON-ehoic-.. .' S. C. SHOULDERS. Hhds. prime BACON. Just received and for sale in quantities to snit, at lowest market rates, by June 7 0. H. BALDWIN A CO._ MILWAUKIE LAGER BEER riMlE first ever conn to South Carolina J_ known as the best in the United States -on tap Til IS MORNING, at 10 o'clock. Junee. JOHN c. SEEGERS A (t>._ LAGER ! LAGER ! ! FLESH LAGER BEER, now in the cool collar, at tho Brewery, and always re? solving, to supply the trade, at wholesale und retail, at low rates. June 4 J. C. SEEGERS A CO. The Subscriber has Returned 110 his OLD STAND, at tlx corner of Plain and Marion streets. He tenders hm professional services to the inhabi? tants of Columbia and it -j vicinity, and will attend promptly to ALL CALLS, I iti.er in the DAY or NIGHT. Onice hours from 12 to 1. Juno 1 I'. IL TEEZE VANT. M. D.