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"?lil? AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. WASIIINOITON, Septombor. 8. Tho following Proclamation was issued this .morning by tho Picsidout of the United 'States of Amorioa, : A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, in the month of July, Auno Dom ini) 1,861, tho two Houses of CV ngross with ex traordinary unanimity, solemnly declared that tho war thou existing was not waged on tho part of tho'?overumeut io any spirit' of op pression, nor for any purpos? of conquest or subjugation, nor purpofo of overthrowing or intorforring with tho rights or established in stitutions of tho Statea, but to defend mid jnaintaiutho supremacy of tho Constitution, and to preservo tho Union, with all the digni ty, equality arid rights of the several States unimpaired, and that as soou na these obj ce ti should bo accomplished the war ought to cease ; and Whoroas, tho Prosident of United States, ou tho 8th day of December, Anno Domini, 1863, and on tho 20th day of March, Anno Domini, 1861, did, with the object of sup pressing tho then existing rebellion, and of inducing all persons to return to their loyal ty, , nd of restoring the authority of the Uni ted States, issue a proclamation, offering am nesty and pardon to all persons who had, di rectly or indirectly, participated in thc then existing rebellion, oxoopt aa in those procla mations was spooificd end reserved ; and, Whorcas, tho President of the Unitod States did, on tho 29th of May, Anno Domina, 1865, ,issuo.a furthor proclamation, with tho same object before mentioned, and to tho end that tho authority of the Government of tho Uni ted States might be restored, and that peace, order and freedom might bo established, and the Prosident did, by tho said last mentioned proclamation, proclnim and dcolaro that bo thereby granted to all persons who bad, di rectly or indirectly, participated in tho thon existing rebellion, except ns therein excepted, amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and except in cortain cases where *al proceedings had beoo instituted, but upon condition that such persons should take and subscribe an oath therein subscribed, which oath should bo registered for tho permanent preservation ; and,. Whcroas, iu and by tho just mentioned proclamation, of'the'20th ot fliay, Anuu ]>?m mi, 1865, fourtecu extensive classeaof persona, . therein specially described, wero altogether . excoptod and excluded from thc benefits there of; and, Whereas, the President of tho United States, on tho 2d day of April, Anno Domini, 1866, did issuoa proclamation, dedaring that tho insurrection was at an end, and was hence forth to bc so regarded ; and, Whereas, there now oxists no organized armed resistance of misguided oitizens or oth ers to thc authority of the United States in Gcorgin, South Carolina, Virginia, North Car olina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Ar kansas, Mississippi, Florida and Texas, and tho l:\ws can bo enforcod therein by thc prop er cix il authority, State or Federal and the . pcoplC't said States are loyally disposed, ano1 liavc conformed, or, if permitted so to do will cou form., in their, legislation to tho condi . /tjoji of ?fi^js,growing out of the amcndmeni to. the Constitution of tho Unitod States, pro tyibiltng slaver* within the;ju^dmthin.Lfathi .^?f*^ exists ?by '?sasop "?blo^ ground to apprehend within the State; involved in tho late rebellion any rcnewo ? 'Mierjpof br any unlawful resistoiieo by thc nco pie of-said States to the Constitution and law? of tho United States ; and, -^Whctfeoa. large 'standing armies, militar; o?citpfition, martial laws, military tribunals and tho suspension of Habeas Corpus and th< right of trial by jury in time of peace, an dangerous to public liberty, incompatible witl tho individual rights of thc citizen, contrarj to tho genius and spirit of our free inst itu tiona, and exhaustive of the national resources, 'and ought not, tlieroforo, to be allowed except in cases of actual necessity for ropclling inva sion or suppressing rebellion ; and Whoroas, a retaliatory or vindictive policj attended by unnecessary disqualification, pen ?Hies, confiscations and disfranchisements, now, ns always, could only tond to hinder re conciliation among the people and national restoration, while it must seriously embarrass, obstruct and roprcss popular oncrgy and na tional iuUuctty aod'cnt?rpriso ; arid Whereas, for these roasons, it is now deem ed essential to tho public welfare and to tho moro perfect restoration of constitutional law and order that thc said last mentioned proc lamation so as aforesaid issued on the 20th of May, 1865, should be modified, and that the full and beneficent pardon conceded thereby should he opened and further extended to a l*rgo n um ber of tho persons who by its afore said exceptions have boon hitherto cxoludcd . from Kxcoutivo domeney : now, Thoreforo, bo it known that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do horeby proclaim that thc full pardon described io tho said, proclamation of tho 20th of May, 1805, ?hall henceforth bo oponed and extend ed to all . persons who directly or indirectly participated in tho lato rebellion, with tho restoration of all privileges, immunities and rights of property, except as to property with regard to slaves, and except in cases of legal proccodings under tho laws of tho United States, but upon the condition nevertheless, that ovory siich person who shall seok to avail himself bf this proclamation shall take and subsoribo the following oath, and shall caupo . tho sanio to be registered for permanent pres ervation in -tho same manner and with tho ?i?trie effect RB with tho oath prescribed in said proclamation'of 29th M$y, 1865, viz : a I - (| do ' solemnly swear or affirm ; that I will herioofo.th faithfully support, pro toot arid dofond tho Constitution of tho Uni ted S ta tes and the Union of tho States thero undor, and that I will abido by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have ihden made during the lato rebellion, with rofcronco to tho ?mancipation of slaves." Ofho following porsons and nootheraaro ex cluded from the bonofits of this proclamation, and also.of that of the 29th of Moy, 1865, viz: tf?rst, iMi? chief, or pr'?tonded chief ?xeo utivo officers, including the President, thc Vico-ProSidcnt, and all beads of departments 'o^the pr^end'od (5Qi.leJerate'or rebel Govovn 'jft??pt) and till who Were agents, thereof in fcf?lgn .States'and countries j And ??U who bold, or protended to hold in tho service of trio-said protended Confederate Governmct, a military rank ahovo the grad.e of Brigadier .General, or aboyo the grade Of Captain in ria.? Va| rank ?M& ?H who Were, or pretended to fy it&of?rrtbrli,of States wlfilo ipsintalding, fyfati?fcW submitting to apd ncquiesdihgin Second, AU persons who in any way tront od olherwieo thou ns lawful prisonoro of war persons who, in any oapaoity, were employed in the military or naval service of tho United States. Third, All persons who moy seok to obtain tho benefits of this proclamation, and aro ac tually iu civil, military or naval confinement or. custody, or legally held to bail, either en gaged, directly or indirectly, in thc assassina tion of the late President of the United States, or in any plot in any manner therewith con nected. lu testimony whereof, i have signed those presents with my hand and seal, and havo caused tho sool of tho United States to be thcrounto affixed. Dono at tho city of Washington, 1867. AN DUH W JOHNSON. By tho President : W.M. ll. SKWAHD, Secretary of State. BOB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. R. A. THOMPSON & ROBT. YOUNG, PJtOPltlBTOnS. TERMS.-Ons Dollar and Twenty-Jive, cents, strictly in advance, for xix months Subscription, iSST* Advertisements inserted at $1 per square nt ten lines or less for the Jirst insertion, and ?0 cents ?for each subsequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding fire lines, T'ib ntrs of Respect, Communications of a personal i character, and Announcements of Candidates, will ' bo charged for as advertisements. J8f???"Vo? Printing neatly and cheaply executed, fjrof" Payment can bc made in currency, orin pro vision at the market rotes. ?f^y*" Necessity compels- it* to adhere strictly to the requirement vf cash payment. ^???MMIMMMM. MHMmM.MV4u.Il PICKENS C. H.* S. C.: Saturday Morning, September 14, 1867. Jt5?~ In Now Yotk, on the 10th instant, cotton was quiet at 20 to 26j cents per lb Gold, 43g. The unsettled condition of the gold market well represents the foVorish state of thc public mind. Whither arc wc tending ? ftetr Nxtraot of a letter from an intelligent gontlcman, dated Charleston, Sept. 4, 1807 : "The wholesale merchants arc receiving their fall stocks, and flatter themselves that they are to have a heavy trade. There is no yel low fever here. Up on the neck, there is a good deal of neck fever, but the health of tho city proper will compare favorably with any oity North or South." A Fresh Levy. "We learn from Mr. HBRNDON, the Tax Collector, that he has received orders from S. ?J? LBAPHXRT, Esq., Comptroller General, to collent upon tho late assessment the sum of .8707 45, the amount due the Lunatic A ?ylum by tho Commissioners of thc Poor, for tho maintenance of the pauper lunatics from this Distriot. Thc Commissioners of the Poor levied, os they supposed, a sufficient sum to mort all their engagement*), bnt, the State tax facing short of tho amount intended to borc I j alized, cut down the sum for thc Commission ers uiuoli below their liabilities. The Com missioners of Roads aro also about $3,000 shorten tho like account. The Amnesty Proclamation Thc Amnesty Proclamation of President JOHNSON, published on the 8th instant, ap pears in our columns this week. Tho list o? exceptions is short, and wc trust these will disappear in good time. Practically, thc am nesty amounts to very little at tho present time, for tho reason that tho reconstruction acts of Congress forbids thc persons so relieved generally from voting. But, looking to the future, it will prevent prosecutions for treason and confiscation. This act of thc President will, wo trust, bc hailed by nil, North and Smith, a? a ?> ra o tiV.nl ,->U-y tOWOrdS that pCaCO ful restoration of the whole country, which alone can givo us permanent peace. Ladies Educational Society. Tho annual meeting of the Ladies Kducr tional Society will bc held at Walhalla, on tho third day of October next, (Thursday) Ed ucation, now that abundance has blessed the labors of the husbandman, should claim much of our attention and reocive a liberal share of our means. Wo can have neither greatness, prosperity nor real happiness, without it. Como up, thon, to this annual meeting-lend tho aid of your presonce nnd purso to tho on torprisc of these noble ladies-and those un born may yet risc up to call you blessed. Oflicors of tho Society will bc elected nt the regular meeting. "A GRAND COUP D'HTAT."-Among the roany outgivings of Washington correspon donta, thc following, addrossed to tho " Cin cinnati Enquirer," is worthy of attention, if wo might hope that tho author is a man of judgment and enjoys extraordinary facilities for obtaining information : Do not bo surprised if thc telegraph somo evening brings you tho intelligence that thc President has struck a grand coup d'etat, and has by one masterly movement, freed himself from tho toils that his enemies and thc Rump Congress havo woven around him. Shorn of his powor only by illegal cots, Androw John son is still President of tho United States, protected by tho traditional f* panoply of tho White House," .md,armcd with every ono of thc oxeoutive powers whioh tho Constitution places in his hnnds, of the army, ready to ex cento his orders, and ho has nt his back the whole powor of the people. Ho has boon pn ticnt and forbearing, but the time has now come to dot, and I bejievo he will act, at lapt, in tho true Andrew Jaokson stylo. /J, MKKTI.NO OP GovRitNORB.-TheSt./Louis Democrat suggests, in view of affairs i^-Wash ington, that-^he Governors of the Mal States nicol together nt an early day ?lui consult in regard to the situation. It ato?stigg?st? siro-' Uar coh?ultatiorts oft the part of fibs man?g^rs I of the Grand Army of the Keitablio.' ?M. ??JJUiliia.J.l.''J-.JJJ...?..?... J! ' ?UJ.U-.A.!i.4i..iiiJ!.lJ'.! What Shall Be Done? (Jp to this timo, thcro has boon tho oxpros siou ol' but two opinions in this State,'sftyB the " Camdon Journal." Ono, thc opinion represented by Gov. PURRY, which is attrac tive to some boouuso it is a spocics of" rcsist anee, and which, in his last letter har taken u j shape which can only initiate. Tho other,1 that represented by tho luto colorcd'oouven tion in Columbia, which professes toippport tho reconstruction acts, but endeavors at tho samo time to vise that support ns a means of forcing upon tho State negro supromaoy and agrarian legislation. Botwcon theso two opinions the Republican part^ cannot, nod will not hesitate, however convinced they may bo, and Micro ia evidence of tho fact, that this alliance W dangorous, | however muoh they may desire to avoid re- j sponsibility for the folly and confusion which ^ will inevitably result from tho negro rule, the instinct of party preservation, thc mainten ance of party power will not allow opposition or resistance to the reconstruction act. if then there aro but these parties in tho State, the Republican rfarty will give its support to that represented by the radicals at Columbia. If thia is inevitable we must bear it of ?puree, as we. havo horne. That after "."ol. nxifForiOg, snob a monstrous condition of things wjll pro duce a reaction, is of course certain. HrTqt re?. action after such a consummation will only bo another revolution and in the meantime who onu measure tho ruin that will havo bceu ef fected. Now. if possible, this ruin should be avoid ed. Wo think there is a third party in thc State who do not follow Gov. PURRY ou thc one side, or tolerate thc policy of the Columbia Convention on tho other-who believe that tho war has decided certain issues against us, that tho abolition of slavery has entailed cer tain consequences which may be wisely di rected but cannot be resisted--that universal suffrage, however mischievous, can now only be corrected by doing our best to fit the frecd men for its exercise, and so obtaining his con fidence that bc will not desire to uso it against us. In n word, that the Reconstruction act is thc settlement of our late civil dissensions ; not the one we wished for, but tho establish ment of the new conditions to which it is wiso for ua to conform. Kuoh a party, if Organ ized would embrace the bulk of tho character and intelligence of the State and effect three things. 1st. It would put the State right before the country, which is misled by extreme lan guage on either aide. 2d. lt would secure tho support of a large body of quiet, orderly and respectable negroes who nt present haviug no support from us, are either forced or cajoled iuto joining thc Union league. 3d. It will satisfy the Republican party that negro supremacy is not necessary to thc faithful execution of the reconstruction acts, and will either enable thom honestly to with draw their present support of radical agitation in tho State or compel thom to take titi;full responsibility of the unnecessary confusion and folly which this enforced negro supifema oy will occasion. x , It seems to us that some such actuMfj can alone sayo us from thc c?nBequen?c?r*\yJvi<j)> the control of the State by such a party.as waa represented in the Columbia Convention threatens. The Elections. The fall elections have commenced. Ver mont bas fired the first gun for the Radical party, giving a majority of 18,000, for a rad ical Governor. The Legislature is also in tensely Radical. California, however, has gone for tho dom ocrats-" horse, foot and dragoons." The dotnoerats elect their Governor, three Con gressmen, and a majority in the Legislature j thus scouting a U. S. Senator in the place of Mr. CON NESS, a thorough Radical. PORTLAND, Maine, September 10 -Cham berlain, R idieal, was elected Governor yeater da)' by about 1 1,000 majority. Thu Demo crats have made gains throughout the State. Tho Republican I uss. in Bath in 247. Biddc-' ford givoB a Democratic majority of 2-1, against 00 last year. The Democrats will gain Rep resentatives in some of the towns, but not endlich to givo them much power in tile Leg islature. In 101) towns, giving Chamberlain over 0,000 majority, there is a Republican loss of over 0,000 voters. < Alabama. Registration has been completed in Ala bama. Thcro aro registered : whites, 72,718; colored, 88,243. Total, 160,001. Majority for thc colored, 15,-195. The Stato has been cut. up into forty-two districts. One hundred delegates are to bo elected to the Convention. Tho election is fixed for thc first of October. G KN. Gu ANT.-Thc Washington corres pondent of tho " New York Tribuno " tele graphs to that paper on thc 3d : \ " Gen. Grant did not attend tho Cabinof meeting to-dny, having asked to be excused'1 from attending Gabinot meetings in futuro/ unless hie presence is specially needed with regard to army matters alone. Ho claims that he is purely a military officor, and noes not wish to bo drawn into matters that aro of a civil character. Tho President did!not ob ject. Grant was at the White House to-day, after tho Cabinet mooting, on h/untness with tho President." --=3? ? 4S=-' J5i=gf* Tho consul nt Mepsina estimates thc aboiera deaths sinoo July at 6,000. Tho dis oasc seems to bc spreading wider, bul is aba ting in fatality. V. .f\' -+jg-_ > ifcET Tho " IntejHgcnocr" says 'that regis tration in Andorson up to tho prcsont is : whites, 1,478 ; Wacks, 1,317. THU YELLOW FEVER IN TEXA^<-The linos of sailing vessels bctwoon New York abd Golveston havo discontinued th/BiV trips,, owing to tho y^Uotf fevor thoro. There are ono or two New York steamers, oe'o? sl?n^f?y running to that port, which . ba ve aha hauled oftynojtlier psssongors nor froight <tff\ ring/ Tho nd. v ?eos received by tho relief\?o?nm I Woo oro of a more deplorable oharaotcy t mp any heretofore rpc?iVod. The brVibj**elj, In the shape of nurse? and pm\oiiia?,^Mty. ur Aa Anomaly. Thc country-that is to say, tho Govern ment-is in a highly apparent prosperous con dition j indcod, finniioially, it novor has pro souted a moro favorable account curront, says tho " Columbia Phoenix." Tho last exhibit from Washington shows that thoro are over $100,000,000 in gold and ovor $50,000,000 iu ourronoy in tho Troasury, and that tho rev enue is coming in nt tho rato of 88,000,000 j to 810,000,000 a week. It is estimated that thc war debt can bo paid in loss than fifteen years, if the fiuanoial department of thc Gov erumcut Bbould bo faithfully aud honestly ad ministered. But, even with this favorabio exhibit, tho couutry, in a business point of view, presents a -moro singular anomalous spectacle. Tho crops aro most abundant. In all tho largo commercial oities-thc great con tres of trade-there is an almost unpreccden- j ted plethora of money, and yet, strange to say, there is equally an almost unprecedented stagnation in business. The underlying causo of this curious state of affairs is a? yet scarce ly understood ; but that it is, in a groat meas ure, owing to the increasing burden of taxa tion upon the peoplo, thoro can be little doubt. Business confidence is, moreover grontly damaged by the adverse political situation of tho country. Notwithstanding thc immense amounts of capital laying dormant and un productive, both in this country and Europe, tho magnificent resources of the South, with her millions of acres of tho finest cotton, to bacco, rice and sugar lands, are wanting for thc application of capital-and, we might add, of reliable labor-to develop her vast re sources. But, beside her fertile soil and gon ial climate, tho South tecina with mineral wealth, in iron, gold, copper and coal. The best wheat in the country is grown hero, and the besi flour sent hence to the markets of the country. And what obstructs the deve?op uicntH of these grand treasures of the soil ? Nothing but the petty par tizan spirit which now prevails and rules the country-a con temptible ambition by those in power to hold on, to tho last gasp, to that power which they nre now wielding with such mischievous ro suits. Gb! for the statesmanship of the past, when snob minds os Webster, Calhoun and Clay ruled thc councils of the country ! And might we not add thc prayer for one week's b'.ypoutiro culmiulstratlotl Of thc laws mid maintenance of the Constitution, which thc honesty, nervo and firmness of a Jackson ex hibit to thc country and the world ? But, alas ! thoso aspirations are in vaiu, and the maduess of petty politicians rules thc hour. Registration. Tho following is a correct return of Regis tration, in this District, as far as heard from : PRKOINOTS WHITE COL'D TOTAL Pickens O H* 84 GO 144 Fickensvillc, 247 117 304 Salubrity, 67 23 00 Wolf Creek, 100 64 104 Maines* 76 65 131 Pcrryville* 76 73 MO Muddy Springs, 40 24 73 Tunnel Hill, 31 5 30 Clteohcc* 00 10 118 Whutstono, 23 5 28 Walhalla, 105 121 316 Hurrlonoo, '61 5 \ 66 Fast atoe, 65 6 71 Hagoods, 77 18 05 Halls, 40 46 Toxaway, Fair Play, * Baobelor's Retreat, t'entre, Punipkintown, 72 53 125 Trap 142 20 171 1.510 687 2107 Majority for the whites thus far, 823. Registration at the precincts marked thus * has been completed. Abundance Everywhere. The grain orops promise abundance all thc world over. The London " Mercantile Jour rial" surveys the various gr iin growing conn-' tries of Fu rope to ascertain thc prospects of immense supplies. No dofiu.onoy is appre hended in England. In Paris, thc stock of flour is the largest ever held, amounting, to 800,000 cwts. Tho last harvest in the South of Russia is most abundant ; the exports from that section arc expected to reaoh 2,000,000 quarters. The conclusion is, that scarcity is deemed out of tho question anywhere, and tho pros pect favors the opinion that tho grain crops of Europe will bo moro than usually abundant, and that prices will rule low. It is a bad wind that blows nobody good, and the exports of grain from thc United States this year must be limited, thus furnishing cheap provisions to a needy and destitute people. Tho crops of gruin shipped will not, as horoforo, furnish any basis in tho bakiuco of foreign indebted ness. This question will thus again bo re ferred to thc shipments of cotton, and suoh bonds as may bo saleable in Europe will be tho obiof rosouroo for the payment of debts abroad. Cotton bills will be hito coming in to market, but they are speoio when they do como, and oannot fail to exorcise a beneficial influence on prices. t&T A Gorman writer estimates that an aero of good buokwheat will yiojd 14 pounds of houoy daily." / Wo understand that General Sickles lately appointed W. Beverly 'Nash of Columbia, oolored, a Magi?t ra te for Richland District. Thc'President's Amnesty Proclamation ia ex pee te fi in a few/days. It is not to that tho country will objCct ; there is no genera) wish to punish by tine, imprisonment,, or death, any man forsaking part in tho rebellion. But no opinion bf Stonbcry or Hinckley cnn re peal tho law which declares that no I ;cu tivo pardon sholl entitle disfranchised ?ob?is to vote. It may bo well to limit tho disfran chisement-to givo the ballot to biasses now deprived of it ; but this must bo tho act of .Congross.-Neid York Tribune. A oompany of colored troops now ?uytf?ot? Orfingobjutg District. . Jt?r The v???o of the wholesale, oyster trade of Now York -oUy lit estimated nt not less than' 840i000i000 ftpnu*i1y. gat The fate, pf1 empire? depots upon tho aduoation of youth.. Offloial. Tho following ordors have becu issued iu luuking tho chungo of Distviot Commanders : 11K ADO/us 2D MIDITAUY DISTRICT, \ Charleston, S. 0., Sept. 5, 1807. j [General Orders No. 84.] In compliance with Genend Orders No. 80, Headquarters of tho Anny, current scries, the undersigned has been rolioved of tho command of tho Second Military Diatrict by Brevet Major-General Edward ll. S. Cunby. II. The undersigned avails himself of the ocoasion to acknowledge tho fidelity and zeal with which tho officers and troops under his command have discharged their duties} and likewise to express his grateful sense of tho diligence and zeal which have distinguished the Commanding Officers of Posts and Officers of the Stall in the responsible positions they have filled. III. Captain J. W. Clous, 38th Infantry, Aide de-Camp, is hereby relieved from duly j as Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. IX E. SICKLES, Major-Gcuoral Official : J. W. CLOUS, Capt. 38th Infan try, Aidc-do-Camp. Thc following is Ccnoral Canby's order, as suming command : ll KAUO/us 2D MILITARY DISTKIOT, ) Charleston, S. C., Sept. 5, 1807. J [General Orders No. 85.] I. Under tho authority of the assignment announced in General Orders No. 80, of tho 2Sth ultimo, from tho Headquarters of the Army, the undersigned assumes command of the Second Military District. All existing orders and regulations are adopted and confirmed, and will ho observed and enforced unless horoaftor modified or re voked by proper authority. II. Tho following officers arc announced upon the staff of thc Commanding General : Second Lieutenant Louis V. Caziuro, 11th U. S. Infantry, Aide de Camp. First Lieutenant O. M. Mitchel, 4th U. S. Artillery, Aide-do-Camp. Brevet Colonel 10. W. Dennis, Mnjor and Judge Advocate. Major James P. Roy, Otb VJ. S Infantry, Acting Assistant Inspector-General. Brevet Maior.General R. O. Tyler, Lieu tenant-Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster-Gener al C. S. A., Chief Quartermaster. Rrcvet Hrigadier General NV. W. Burns, Major and Commissary of Subsistence, Chief Commissary. Brovct Licntcuant-Coloncl J. W. Nichols, Major and Paymaster U. S. A., Disbursing Ollieor of Civil Fund. Brevet Captain William Prince, First Lieu tenant, Ordnance Corps U. S. A., Chief Ord nance Officer. Brevet Colonel IC. \V. Hiuks, Lieutenant Colonel 40th M. S. Infantry, Provost Marshal General. lil. Temporarily and until further orders, the duties of Assistant Adjutant-General will be performed hy Second Lieutenant Louis V. Cuziarc, Aidc-de-Camp. KO. ll. S. CANBY, Brisr..Gen. and Br'vt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. Official : O. M. Mitchel, Aide dc-Camp. New Advertisements. Thc Ladies Educational Society will pre sent o pleasant entertainment to the publiu on the evening of the 19th instant. Soc adver tisement for particulars. Messrs. WIIITNKU<& WlllTNF.ltpall on thc debtors of E. B. Benson & Son and T. B. Benson & Co. to pay up before Return day. Walhalla Chapter; ll.-. A.-. M.-., ore called on by competent authority to assemble punc tually at the Regular time. The Ordinary and Commissioner in Equity will sell on Salcday next some desirable pro perty. . , ' The time for the sale of A.'BiUOK, Jr, property has been postponed to the 5th day of October next. EUUOPKAN TMMioitATiO;\.-From Olden . burg, under date of August 19, Capt. F. Melchcrs, one of thc agents of European lin gration for this State, writes to Gen. John A. Wagoner, tho Commissioner, that a number of emigrants were propnring to conic to Charl cston in the bark Gauss. Cant. W.ctt rig, which was advertised^) sail on the 1st proxi-. mo and that Delius & Co., her owuers, have promised to provide another vessel in Novem ber, if a sufficient number of emigrants ure found to justify thc step. Ile reporta that sovorhl Bremen'merchants have offered to in vest $500,000 in a lino of steamers to ply between that city and Charleston, if the loan and interest, at the rute of five por cont, per annum, will bc guaranteed by t is State WASHINGTON,September 7.-In tho forth coining pardon proclamation, four classes arc excepted : 1st. Those condemned or against whom, legal proceedings arc ponding. 2d. Foreign agents of the Confederacy. 3d. M il tary officers above tho rank of brigadiers and naval officers above captains. 4th. Persons implicated in Lincoln's assassination. Tho Prcsidont has direotcd that copies of his late proclamation bo souo to all who have taken thc oath to support thc Constitution, so that thoy may know officially what is required of them according to that documont, .President Johnson is said to be highly ela ted with the Dcmoorutio victory in California, and predicts similar results ut thc elections in tho Atlantio Statos. Tho latest returns from there show a D?mocratie majority in the Leg islature-thus'outting off all probability of n Republican Sonutor to succeed Conncss. WASHINGTON, September 7.-The Prcsi dont has instructed thc heads of tho sovoral Executive Departments to furnish persons holding an appointment in their rospcotivo departments with an official copy of his proc lamation of tho 3d instant, with directions to observe strictly its requirements for nn earn est support of tho Constitution, and a faithful execution of tho laws whfoh nave boon made in pursuance thereof. ? .... SAN FOANOHSOO, Sept. {^California, BO ods a greeting to nil tho conservative oitizena pt tho East, having elected Henry H. Hnlght Gov?roor by many thousand majority. ,Sho is following tho footsteps of Qonnectiout, and improving nor oxnmplo. Tho Legislature in Domooratio, and two - Congressmen, it is bo )ioyt0(jl?'haye bs?n olfjotod: ' Signed' by tho Cbaitrnan and Secretary and Treasurer of tho Deuiooratio State Conti al ttomraHteo. t^tfjgtjfi n m i ii y ii 11 lim II iMyw^^aajai^iin j ^ ff?fggfgfffgfi Correspondence of tho Columbia Phomix. WALHALLA, S. 0., Sept. 0, 1807. This locality enjoys tho perfection of cli mato. A modical gentleman who has t nw - clod extensively iu Europe, oxprcsscd to us, in conversation a few days ago, tho opinion that tho nir of Walhalla is purer aud moro health-inducing than that of tho most famous health resorts of Germany, Spain, Switzer land or Italy. Tho atmosphere is dry, puro und activo. Tho temperature is as delightful as tho breezy and braoiug presence of tho mountains can mako it. Invalids from the lower and damper latitudes hud themselves hero rapidly restored to health, whether tho oauso of suffering were pulmonary, hepatio or general-whether the sufferers bo dyspeptic, bilious, or hypoohondriacal-whether their ills bo febrile, nervous or imaginary. Tho secret of this health-restoring character of tho place is to bo found in the fact that thc per fektiv pure atmosphere allows tinturo to rc* :.-s j store" her proper functions-does not iuipcdo restoration by any local causes, such as mala ria and excessive heat-allows the vis tticdb cntrix itittunv to have a fair chance in resto ring exhausted ,wors. Walhalla, as everybody knows, is n German settlement, made by a company of immigrants from Charleston, in 18?0. The town has ox tended in size, giving ample room, without crowding the population. The successful op eration of the Blue Ridge Railroad will, no doubt, contribute largely to thc material pros- . purity of tho town. Thc coinmuni jntiou ia daily with thc Southern routes of travel. A number of practical miners arc probing for gold. Their operations are active, and some with whom wo have conversed arc iu high hopes of abundant success. That gold exists everywhere-on every hill, and iii tho sands of every branch and oreck-is abun dantly evident. The problem for tho miner is to lind the grand deposits. The soil hereabouts is stony, and not vory fertile, except in tho valleys, wbcro the fer tility is equal to that of bottom lands any where iu the world. Rut yet, these stony hills, hy a little care and manuring, can bo made fertile beyond the richest lands upon tho coast or anywhere else. We can illus trate with an example: Mr. Riemann,?, of the Walhalla Hotel, basa section of his veg etable gurdon that measures a quarter of ad acre. This piece of ground has produced this year ti hundred bushel* of Irish potatoes, ami there is now growing on it a luxurious crop of fail beans. This yield of potatoes, you will observe, is /our hundred bushels lo thc acre. This was accomplished at very slight expense, nothing but common stable manure being used. There is a growing trade herc iuJicrbs and roots for medicinal uses. Thc articles most bought herc and sent to tho New York mar ket arc ginseng, pink root, spikenard, sarsa parilla, queen s delight, Indian turuip, Co lumbo, slippery elm, golden rod, tho various kinds of snake root, and in all over thirty kinds of nativo growth. This trade com .lueuoed only last year, and already amounts to at least $1,00.0 u year. In a few years, it will become un important branch of business and trude. Thc population of this place is almost ern tWniff llnriinl., ^.y^ tJ.n p"pp]fi?hfTlr'ffafP'^W!l 1 with them mni?y of tho peculiarities of tho Fatherland-peculiarities that make them, as ri people, different from our A menean folks. They aro very slightly"if nt all, corrupted by any villainous trick's, and honesty, if it yot lingers anywhere in our unhappy country, lingers here among thean thrifty Teutonics. More again. 1). .?.CT? *. nw 13 KU hf Nj Sept. 7.-A pacific note has been issued from tho Prussian Foy-ign Office, in which the recent note of M. Moustici*, the French Foreign ?Minister, \s alluded to ns highly satisfactory to thc Prussian Govern?. mont. ATLANTA, Sept. G.-The " Now ICra, " has been officially informed that registration in Georgia, so far as heard from, is something over 183,0PP. RALKIOII, N. C., Sept. 5-Tho Republi can Convention re-assnmblcd this morning, i.nd;ja permanent Organization throughout tho State was effected. Many speeches wore made, chiefly of an infla minatory kind, favor ing proscription of rebels iud confiscation of property. M'nsii.il Gbodioo d clouded tho Son/hern whites manfully ; depreca ted ^confis cation uml wai ned tho freedmen of tho dan gers surrounding thom. No platform ft* Wv adopted, but resolutions rnferring favorably to tho action of Congress, wero Carried by a tremendous majority, amid vociferous ohoor ing. They meet again to-night. Ni.w Youie, September 7.-Thc shipment of anecio to-day was $078,000. Tho elootion in Canada yesterday resulted in riots at Montreal, Grillintuwn, Claronce and other points. Tho disturbances were not very serious, though scvoral persons wero badly in jured. A Montreal despatch gives tho particulars of tho riot yesterday. About a dozeu of the rioters wero captured by tho soldiers, and tho polioo wore only with difficulty saved frbin tho vengennco of 'tho onragod oitizons, who threatened to lynch thom. One policeman was killed. About thirty serious o-munU'io* aud a half a dozen gun-shot wounds .aro 'ta.r ported as tho sum of injuries sustained by.thft citizens. The passenger train on tho Naugntuok Rail road broke through n bridge near Thomasio.n, Conn., yesterday, and tho baggage oar fol 1 in to tho river, oarrying with it sixteen persons. It was swept ovor tho dam, and'floated three milos from, tho soono of the accident, whon it was secured, but only fivo porsona wero found clinging to it. The rest are supposed,tyliavo been drowned. RICHMOND, Septembor 7.--Yesterday,.a negro named Howo, who had bought a llrsb olass oar through tiokct, North of Washing ton, waa put off the. Richmond, Fredericks burg and Potomac oars near this city, having rofused to rido in tho negroes' oar. Ho was about to sue tho company, but to. day it crtnx-. promised tho.mattor by paying bim $20,0. 4AUH ages. '-This is'tho first onse South whoro uo-. groes havo rocoived^damnges.in such, eases. Thc official. rcg?stratipn roturoi from thej whole State havo been" received at hcadquar . Jpwrr Tho total vote is, 210.OQO ; tho ratio of voters is olov?a whites to ?ino bjaoks, Tho 'tWhlg" bas information that the Oommati? ing General will ord,or the oloOtion for. dele gates to t)m oonvon.tio'u-JO.* In nurribet-rb?, tween the JOthjafid 15th of Ootober. iST Tho radicals elected,the Mayor ir) Wlmingtopjr>el:; b^7P'Majority. - i ?y ' v ?S ?-' ; v p. ?'..*. ->;>< .:. . ;. .v-.v."-' ? ... t^. ? . . _ "