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COX.TJ1MCBIA. Saturday Morning, Jona'17, 1866. True Courage and Proper WilL Wherever a great reform is to be ef? fected, a proper will must be put in exer? cise. Will and courage are grand essen? tials in the attainment of any grand result. All virtue, to possess any real value, to be made available for any useful purpore in society, must be coupled with a large de? gree of courage. What we call enterprise implies a certain amount of courage, and this courage, where enforced by intelligent thought, cencentratively directed to a given and soecific object, can. hardly help being successful. That enterprisers cou? rage, nnd that courage implies intellect,is . suggestive of a distinct argument to the pride of a people; since, in performance? we grow to a consciousness of elevation ia our aims, and capacity in the execution of our projects. We are required to be bold and resolute even to attempt what we deem to be necessary to our safety or prosperity? But there is a more essential courage, where we have to begin our work of pro? gress by effecting a reform in our morals. We are required, first, to make a ju6t con? fession of our own deficiencies. It re? quires no little manhood to declare ocr humility; and absolute daring is necessary, in the case of a very vain people, to per? suade us to the admission that %v only are just what each man secretly knows him? self to be. And he alone is prepared to think wisely who knows himeelf honestly. We should pray to God to know what we are, and. for the honesty to forbear nil false appearances; to know what we are good for, and to implore the strength to -do it. And all this, as the times go, calls for a more than ordinary degree of cou rage. The race has been so long living in the market place, living for the eyes of others, and putting on false appearance, that it is no easy matter to get rid of the habit of doing so. What our neighbor thinks of us is really of no sort of conse? quence. It is much more important that we should he able to think cratefjt^ly of ourselves. And to do this, all that is ne? cessary, perhaps, is perpetually to otk ourselves what God shall think of UH. To reach R -?vise humility, w?; must bc at donn the usurping vanity. Very few of ns (a few eoasons ag"o, at least.) were willing lo admit that our neighbors could excel usia anything. We were not to be outdone in any respect. A eontinu'al struggle was going on in society to maintain certain social appearances, even though at the peril of all our securities-nay, to certain ruin in the end-in the families of thou? sands. How eeldom did we hear the ad? mission that we could not alford the extravagance practiced by our wealthier neighbors. Who confessed his inability to do thi?-buy lhatf To achieve this con quest, enjoy that luxury; strive in any fiold of rivalry, whether it contemplated the vanities of personal or household display, the contest of dinner and ball ! givingf*dres8 and carriage, or the more j audacious ambition which carried tba j booby to the halls of legislation, and ele- I ? ated the ass to his own shame in the seats { of sagest council? The vanity which ? prompted these passions and follies ran : through the whole circle of society, till few remained honest enough to be and to appear only the creatures that they really were; having a courage superior to pre? tension, and manfully shriuking from that miserable cowardice-for it was cowardice -which could not go alone on its own melita, and lived only by a perpetual lie. You may trace all our present misfortunes to three of the subtlest devils that were ever sent out from hell for the destruction of the race. Let us call them generals far more potent than any that ever gra? duated at We3t Point-Geueral Ljtiorance. General Idleness and General Vanity, and the last was the leader. Vanity, the first passion born with the race and the last to j die, is one of those passions which stimu latee and leavers, and makes the rest to rise. You may trace nearly the whole brood of devils which torment and betray i as to the bingle one. Look back upon the pa3t thirty years, and trace our down? ward progress from a courageous and vir? tuous simplicity to a miserable ?truggle for display in everything, and note, along i with this spectacle, the decay in education, intellect, oratory, art, labor, industry* grace, good manners and the capacity to endure without complaint, and recover from defeat and disaeter witb renewed confidence and courage for continued struggle. The ?vii hour, that which is decreed to try men's tonis, found u* with? out the souls for trial, without even the intellect for thought, while the land groaned with its vanities of emptiness and wind, to as groat a degree of suffering as she endured from the wounds and strokes of war. The greater of our mischiefs lay here, in the' absolute want of the adequate intellect for the performance of the ordi? nary business of life-the whole of the last four years of trial devel?ping no one individual equal to the emergencies of the people. And how should we look for anything better, referring to the training and practice of the preceding thirty years, in which a miserable social cowardice, which dared not appear the thing it really was, circled the whole of society in its constrictor-like folds of falsehood! Tho miserable trinkets which decorated our person?; our riotous and lavish modes of living; the constant changes of dress and furniture; the costliness of the material employed for both; these, with a thousand other heads of expenditure, had become almost universal sius among us. The con? ceited husband operated upon thc money market, and fancied that, by a judicious nod of the head or bend of the finger, which he alone knew how to make at the right season, he had possessed himself of Aladdin's treasure. That butterfly being, his wife, would persuade the world, be? lier gold and purple exhibitions, that all his fancies were facts. The son rated him? self, under the same happy system, as a rnillionare, and spent like one; and the daughter, if the boarding schools had not already done all the mischief, soon proved that the task is one whieh society will not fail to perform. And-what, for a season, at least, could possibly setalimit to the money follies, and the world follies, and the head and heart follies of all theee foolish people? Nothing but that blight, as inevitable as the frost to the flower at the usual season, which has bitten the precocious mushroom to the root, and consigns it to a poverty for which no preparation has been made. The whole life of such people is a lie, and j must continue a hopeless lie, until they gain sufficient moral courage to act the truth boldly, and to appear only in habits of thc truth, ?lost ot these evils of the meanest vanity, linked with ignorance and indolence, are stimulated by the gaming spirit of speculation; the illusions of which, like those of Oriential fable, be? guile and bewilder, until all the standards of comparison are utterly lost; aud the poor dreamer, like some painted vessel, with flags flying, and all 6ail spread, rushes on, unconscious, careering, proud, headlong, into the dismal Maelstrom, which is* real vortex, to be found in every human sea. The wheat crops of Michigan last 3-ear are said to have been so large that, while j thc new crop is coming in, more than one half of the old remained on hand. This vast surplus, it is said, is to be sent forth? with to the Southern maikets. Our own wheat crop is now coming in, and wheat js alreadj* falling fast. The crop is report? ed to be only a tolerable one; and the con? dition of the country is such that we Bhall need all thc surplus that we can get from other States. No influx, however large, can so reduce the article as lo bring it be? low a fair compensative price. Thc Northern papers report a conspira? cy on foot, and perhaps several conspira? cies, to send out privateers against French commerce, under the Mexican flag. Exactly so. Wc only wonder that the game has not been played frequently be? fore. It would have been but fortthe fact that our own war absorbed all the capital and gave employment to all the enter? prise. The morals of nations and peoples, though very admirable in State papers, are not yet able to withstand the arguments which suggest a profitable investment; and Mammon will make his way to the human heart, and be in full possession, while a thousand priests of Jehovah are knocking vainly at the door. On the afternoon of June 8, a very de? structive fire occurred at Nashville, Tenn. The large and commodious Government supply buildings on the oorner of Sumter and Broad streets were burned, with their contei.:s. The loss is estimated at$8,000, OOO-about one-third of which, in da? maged goods, will be saved. ' ?he roofs of five dwelliog houses on thc opposjto side of the street were burned off, and the furniture therein damaged. Less $20,900 Local Items. We have been requested to state tbat paroled prisoners, within the last amnesty proclamation, may take the oath of alle? giance. * We are indebted to the Expiess Compa? ny for a copy of the Augusta Chroiricle, of the 14th inst, from which we make selec? tions. The paper can be seen atour office. OUR SrACfc AND LIMITS.-It way be well to apprise .our readers that our publisher has vamosed, in a Northerly direction, his mission being designed for their special benefit. Ile goes North in order to pro? cure adequate supplies of materiel for the' enlargement of the Phoenix, in degree with the rapid growth of his subscription list and the demand made upon bis adver? tising columns. These several objects require a paper thrice the size of the pre? sent eheet, so that the reader shall haye an ample supply of reading matter for his matin hours, and the advertiser be satis? fied with a display, grandly spread out, enumerating the thousand preci?os com? modities which ho has ou sale. Our sub? scribers only need to look at the columnar advertisements of Melvin M. Cohen, and Zeal}*, Scott & Bruns, Solomons, and Ken? neth ?fc Gibson, and Clarke-to say no? thing of a score besides-to see the neces? sity for a speedy increase of space and enlargement of our limits. Briefly, the Phamix is about to spread a larger wing for taking a bolder flight. Gr.EA.T FIRK> AT CnATTANOOGA.-A great fire occurred at Chattanooga recently, lt appears that there were several tons of captured ammunition carelessly stored in a building with one ead opeu. Some of the boxes had been broken in hnndhng, and left in that dangerous condition. Hie building stood near a railroad track, and . ho sparks from a passing engine ignited the looft powder. An instantaneous and terrific explosion ensued. Near the build ing were three long warehouses. 'In two of these were 7,Uu0 bales of hay. The other was partially filled with commissary stores. These took fire and were con? sumed. Near the warehouse was the magazine proper-a large budding filled 'with ammunition. Fortunately th? wails were thick and strong, and but little wind was blowing. A double roof also pro? tected tho top <>f the magazine. Tne building was saved. Luckily this was the case, for there was over 73,000 tons of arms and ammunition in it. Had it taken fire a.id exploded, the whole city of Chat? tanooga would have probably been demo? lished. The scene is represented as most terrific Thc excitement was intense. The air was filled with bursting shells. Several men were killed and several severely wounded. The loss to the Government is about ?150,000. A large portion of thecommis sary stores were saved. . A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, writing from Richmond under date of May lit?, says that the mimadles -J?tere removed from Jet!. Davis on Sunday afternoon. During the days he was ironed, Davis steadfastly refused lood, eat? ing nothing each day but a bit of bread, and yesterday Dr. Cravens said plainly to the authorities that unle.ss he wa* relieved from the shackles, the prisoner would not live two days. In consequence of this representatiou the irons were removed late yesterday afternoon, and then Dr. Cravens is reported to have further expressed the opinion that unless Davis' was allowed more fresh air than he could get by con? stant confinement in his cell, he would not live ten days. Ile will live the ten days, however, for tomorrow he emergies from from the casemates of Fortress Monroe, and will be sent to Washington. The gun? boat Connecticut, oidered fror? Washing? ton for his conveyance, will arrive in Hampton Roads this morning, and to? morrow forenoon the prisoder will be con? vey on board, under strong guard. GOLD RESURRECTED.-We learn that a portion of Federal troops, encamped near the compuuy shops, on the North Carolina Railroad, recently exhumed between $60, OOo and ?70,000 in gold out of one pit. It was discovered by the merest accident. The troops had been encamped there seve ral day6, and in moving and resprending their tents in fresh places; one of the pins struck a hard substance. Thinking it was a stone, <jr something of that kind, the soldiers dng down in order to remove it, and lo! it was a box of gold. Boxes were taken out containing the nmountspecified. The precious metal was taken charge of by the United States authorities. It be? longs to the Bank of Commerce. We know not whether it will be confiscated or restored.-Raleigh Progress. It is reponed that those who fouud the specie kept it. A Merchant's Exchange"! is about to be established in Charleston by the merchants of that city. General Banks lins been removed from the military command in Louisiana, and General Sheridan succeeds hint in it. Cotton at Natchez, on the 2d, was at 41 for middling. Gold was quoted at ISP. PROFESSOR RIVERS TATTLE take pupila who desire to en ? ? gage 'o or review in part the col? legiate studies; or Fuoh as are preparatory thereto. For terms, ?c., apply bet?r? 1st July, at his residence, South Carolina Col? lege. . June 17 1* THADDEUS STREETT" AGENT of the New York ^^fc=S&#,ir;d Charleston W FEELY iTlWWrWiliLTNE OF STEAMERS, and UKMiKAi. COMMISSION MERCHANT, Charleston, S. C., will give attention to any business entrusted to his care. JgJune17 f6 $200 Reward. 2 IN SPECIE. rf?& STOLEN from my stables, on /fri the night of the 5th May, two fine BAY MARES-ono a large bay mare, wiil fold in the first of the fall, seven years old. color a deep hay, black legs, main and tail, very small fore-lop, too short) to be kept or placed under the brow band-no white about her, unless saddle marks, a small scar on tho right, hind leg at the knee or hock joint, outside of the leg, recently done by ploughiug; a very heavy made animal, with grcnt muscular power, fine action, gentle and kind in harness or under saddle, gaits, walk, trot and lope. Also, one BAY FILLEY, four years old, about 14? hands high, da*rk bay color, black legs, main and tail-a very hand? some animal, beautifully formed, with rather a heavy main and tail. No parti? cular mark?, except a email scar on the left hip, near the root of the tail, in the phape of a half moon, caused by a kick. These two animals are very much' attached to each other, and when separated, rest less and uneasy. I will pay the above reward, in specie or its equivalent, for the recovery of my mares, or ?1W0 for either of them. Any information a? to the thief will be duly appreciated, and an}' information as to the mares can be given to James B. Curelon, Esq., or Dr. R. B. Johnston, Camden, S. C., or lion. James A. Witherspoon, Lanenster C. H., Capt. Titos. Taylor. Columbia, S. C., or myself. R. M. MILLER, Pineville, C. ?fc S. C. R. R-. No. Ca. June 17 -4 Notice. MEALS will be furnished at all hours through the da}*, and SOUPS and LUNCH from ll A. M. to S P. M. Jui e 16 1* WM. J. THOMA?. N. B.-Residence one Square below the State House. Flour and Corn at Private Sale. -I ~< BAGS New FLOUR. * X.O 200 Bushels CORN in lots to suit purchasers. Apply at the Lower Ration House. JACOB LEVIN, June 16 2 Auct. <? Com. Merchant. New Auction & Commission House. BY JACOB LEVIN. THE undersigned being thrown out of employment by the recent destruction of the city. intortnB his friends and the citizens of Columbia, that he has resumed b is former line of business previous to his election of Book-keeper in the Exchange Bnnk, and offers his services ns an Auc? tioneer .and General Commission Mer? chants respectfully soliciting a share ol public patronage. In conducting this business, he pledges the same fidelitjf and promptness observed whilst formerly^engaged in it. Office at thc Lower Ration House, op posite Dr. W. P. Geiger, and may tie consulted at home immediately opposite the residence of Capt. Thomas lt. Sharp, on Gervais Street. Consignments thankfully received. June 16 S JACOB LEVIN. FRESH GROCERIES; &J. CLARIFIED SUGAR, Rio COFFEE Hyson TEA Salad OIL. BISCUITS HERRINGS, PICKLES, JELLIES, Iris! POTATOES. BROOMS. BUCKETS, Heid sick-CHAMPAGNE. SEGARS. Old Ry? WhISKEY. Fine Cut TOBACCO. TIN CUPS. WASH BOWLS, COFFEE POTS ENVELOPES. NOTE PAPER. STE El PENS, LBAD PENCILS. SCISSORS POCKET KNIVES. NEEDLES, AXES PAD COCKS, Virginia Rogebub TOBAC CO, Smoking TOBACCO, just receive on consignment and for Rale for CASH or in exchange for COUNTRY PRO DUCE . E. f G. D. HOPE, Next the residence of G. D. Hope, Rich land Street, West of Main street. June 16 3fstu MR. HENRY TIBtROD WILL open, during the firs't week ii July, at his residence in Rich lam street, (between Bull and Marion,) DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, in which th Ancient Languages, French and the usua English Branches will be taught. June 16 THE TERMS OF PARDON Proclamation by the President of th United States of America. Whereas the President of the Unite States, on the 8th day of December. A. I 1863, and on the 26th day of March, A. I 1S6-?. with the object to suppress the e: ?sting rebellion, to induce all persons t return to their loyalty and to restore tl; authority af the (jailed States, issue pn clamations offering amnesty and pardon t certain persons who had, directly or b implication, participated ?a the said rebe HOB; ?nd whores? many persons, who ho I so engaged in paid rebellion, have, tone* ! the issuance of said proclamation, failed1 I or neglected lo take the benefits offered' thereby; and whereas many persons, who' have been justly deprived of al! claim to amnesty and pardon thereunder by reason of their participation, directly or by im? plication, in said rebellion and continued hostility to the Government of the United States since the date of said proclamation, now desire to apply for and obtain amnes? ty and pardon: _ To the end, therefore, that the authority of the Government of the United States may be restored, and that peace, order and freedom may be established, I, Andrew Johnson. President ol the United States, do proclaim, and declare that I hereby gi-3iit to all persons who have directly or indirectly participated . in the existing rebellion, except ns hereinafter excepted, amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights of property, except ns to slave?, ; and except in cases where legal proceed? ings, under the laws of the United States providing for the confiscation of property of persons engneed in rebellion, have boer?1 instituted, but on the condition, neverthe? less, that every such person shall take and j subscribe the following oath or affirma i tion, and thenceforward keep and main? tain said ?nih inviolate, and which oath shall be registered .?for permanent preser? vation, and shall be of the tenor and effect following, to wit: I,-'?-, do solemnly swear or affirm, in presence of Almighty God, thar, i I will henceforth faithfully support, and ! defend the Constitution of the United j States and the Union of the States there "under, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all law* and proclamations which have been made tiering the existing rebellion, with refer-^ euee to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God. * The following class of persons are ex? empted from* the benefits of this procla? mation: 1st. All who are, or shall have been, pretended civil or diplomatic officers, or otherwise, domestic or foreign agents of the pretended Confederate Government. 2d. All who left judicial stations under the United States to aid in the rebellion^ 55il. All who shall have been military or naval officers of said pretended Confede? rate Government above the rank of colonel in the army or lieutenant-jn the navy. 4th. Ad who left seats ii the Congress of the United States to aid the rebellion. 5th. All who resigned or tendered resig? nations of their commissions in the army or navy of the United States to evade duty in resisting the rebellion. Ct h. All who have encased in any way in treating otherwise than lawfully a? pri? soners uf war persons found in the United States service, as officers, soldiers, seamen or in other enpacitie*. 7th. All persons who have been or are absentees from the United States for the purpose of aoling the relfel'ion. bth. All military and naval officers in the rebel service who were educated by the Government in the Militnrv Academy nt West Point or the United States Naval Academy. Vth. Ail persons who held the pretended off?aya of Governor of States iii insurrec? tion against the United States. 10th. All persons who left their "homes within the jurisdiction .-yid protection of trie United States, and passed beyond the Federal military lints into the 60 called Confederate States for the purpose of aid? ing the rebellion. II th. All pensons who have been en? gaged in the destruction of the commerce of the United States inion the high sea*, and who have made raids into the United States fro\u Canada, or been engaged in destroying the commerce of the United States upon the lakes aud rivers that sepa? rate the British provinces irom the United Stat's. 12th. All persons who, at the time when they seek to obtain the benefits hereof by taking the oath "herein prescribed, are ir? military, naval or civil confinement or custody, or under bonds of the. civil, mili? tary or naval authorities ol agents of the United States, as prisoners of war or per? sons detained for offences of an}- kind, either before or after conviction. 13th. All persons who have voluntarily participated jn said rebellion, and thc esti? mated value of whose taxable property ia over twenty thousand dollars. 14th. AU persons who have taken the oath of amnesty as prescribed in the Pre? sident's proclamation of December 8, A. D. 1866, br an oath of allegiance'?to the Government of the United States since the ' date of mid proclamation, and who have not thenceforward kept nnd maintained the same inviolate. Provided, that special application may be made to tho President for pirdon by any person belonging to the excepted classes, and such clemency will be libe? rally extended as may be consistent with the facts of the case and the peace and dignity of the United States. The Secretary of State will establish rules and regulations for administering and recording the said amnesty oath, so as to insure its benefit to the people and guard the Government against fraud. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of'Washington, the 29th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1S66, and of the independence of the I United States the eighty-ninth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By thc President: WM. H. SCWASD, Socretar-y of State. J'j ne 9