Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COLUMBIA. ^?rsday Morning, Joly 21, 1866. Antique Newspapers and Old Blazes. We aro indebted to our fellow-citiaen, J. Glass, Esq., for a copy of the Charleston City Gazelle, of July 11,1807-nearly sixty years nzo. It is curious to look over this ancient 6hcet, and trace out the old land? marks, whose marks are.growiug less dis? tinct before our eyes. The old events, famously exciting in their day-the old names of persons of imposing stature theu. -.."wheel horses" in the community-loom up once more on the horizon, dim shadows -mythical names and forme, which we only half recognize. Mere, in the edito? rial department, is an appeal to the ladies of Charleston to wear crape for a certain space of time on the righ4. shoulder, ex? pressive of their sorrow and regret for the inhuman murder of their countrymen, on board the Chesapeake, by the British ship-of-war Leopard. In significant con section with this, we find the Charleston Ancient Battalion and the Second Batta lion volunteering, through their Colonel, Daniel Stevens, their services to the Go? vernment of the United States, to repel any indignity offered to our nation by the British. We aro told, in the same sheet, of other patriotic demonstrations of the taroo sort. The advertisements comprise many of newly. arrived Africans for the market, brought in by New England and New York- traders, who did not suspect, in that day. that they were selling their own or the souls of anybody else to the devil. Thoy are described as "Prime windward coast slavi-s"-"Brime Angola ?laves"-"Congo slaves-very prime," ?fcc. The names of the vessels are "Heroine," "Marion," "Africa," "Annjand Ilarriott," "Friendship," ?fcc. The advertisers are John S. Adams, Francis Depau, Wm. Boyd, and Phillips ?fe Gardner. Vaux Hall Garden, which then and for long after? wards occupied the site of the late noble cathedral of the Cattiolic Church in Charleston, was doing an attractive busi? ness. The performances began with mar? tial music, folioived hy select pieces ur harmony*. Mr. Hatton first sang a comic song, "When I was a yonker.'' He was followed by Miss Sully, with a song, "In. deed, says I, I shan't." Mr. Sully then 6ang a new Irish son?, "A girl, a bumper and a friend." Mr. Hatton thea_ followed with another comic song,, a sort of dog melody, we suppose, for it was entitled "Bow-wow-wow," to which succeeded Miss Sully, with the/'Day of marriage." A musical tale succeeded this, by Mr. Hatton, entitled "Lodgings for single gen? tlemen." "Hail liberty!" a patriotic song by Mr. Sully, concluded the singing, and a grand march wound up the entertain ment, at the modest hour of half-past 10, Tbe several pieces were all timed to begii at a certaiu hour-intervals being allowee for refreshments and wandering about th? garden, as is the case now at biblo's ant other places at the North. The Mr. Subj here mentioned was the father of that admirable painter, Thomas Sully, of Phila delphia, who, by birth an Englishman was for^a long time a C arleston b >y, an< grew up in intimate communion with tw< other famous painters of South Carolina Washington Alston and Charles Fraser the one renowned for the historical, th? latter in the miniature department o painting. The charge for entry to Vau: Hall, at .these entertainments, was fifti cents. We may advert to this venerabl sheet agam. "Podomontics," or the new science o judging ob a mau's character by his feet is the present fashionable rage at Paris We ha?e tried in all ways-by the he.ad, (crauio'.ogy,) by the face, (physiognomy, by the abdomen, (gastronomy.) and nov the process is by the feet; Whether, it this region, we are to find soul and under standing, which we have failed to find ii head, face, brains aud abdomen, is th question. The vulgar world is quite eon tent to decide one's excellencies by hi purse. How mi'ch mouey has he goi ? ask the banker. How much money has he gol demands the bebe in the market. Th highest bidder is, par excellence, the mot virtuous character in ail the markets. S --hurrah for Mnmmord "The Owl" and "Thc Bat" are now th two fashir nable papers of the cluba t London, giving the rarest accounts of si cifety. "Hawk and Buzzard" would bc r bad title for a large number of our Am rican \ . per.?, To Editor of the Plicenix-SIR. Numer? ous communications having been addressed to me. proposing to form a colony to emi grate, I take this method of answering them, not only on accotmt of their number, but because of the want of ali mail facili? ties. The desire to leave a country which has been reduced to such a deplorable con? dition as ours, and whose future has so little ef hope, is doubtless as wide spread as it is natural. But I doubt the propriety of this expatriation of so many of our best men. The very fact that our State is passing through so terrible an ordeal as the present, should cause her sons to* cling the more closely to her. My advice to ?ll of.ray fellow-citizens is, that they should devote their whole energies to thc resto? ration of law and order, the re-establish? ment, of agriculture and commerce, the promotion of education and the rebuilding of our cities and dwellings which have been laid in ashec. To accomplish these objects-the highest that patriotism can conceive-I recommend that all who can do so should take the oath of'allegiance to Uie United States Government, so that tliey may participate in tbs restoration of j civil government to our State. War, after four years of heroic but unsuccessful struggle, has failed to secure to ua the rights for which we engaged fh it. To save a?if of our rights-to rescue anything more from the general ruin-will require all the statesmanship and ull the patriot? ism of our cit. zeus. If the best men of our country-those who for years past have risked their lives.in her defence refuse to tl? kc the oath, they will be excluded from the councils of the State, and its destiny will be committed of ne? cessity to those who forsook her in ber hour of need, or to ?those wh"o would gladly pull her down to irretrievable ruin. To guard against such a calamity, let ail true patriots devote themselves, with zeal aud honesty of purpose, to the resto? ration of law, the blessings of p?tice and to the rescue of wbatev-r of liberty may? be saved fri.m the general wreck. If, after an honest effort to effect these ob? jects, we fail, we can then seek a home in another country. A distinguished eiti zeu of our Stute-an honest man and true patriot-bas been appointed Gover? nor. He will soon c;:ll u eqnvi?titioo of the people, which will bo charged with thc , most viutJ intii-oBts of our Stato. Choose | I for this convention your boat ^~<* ?.-?t ? j men; not those who b;ivo skulked in the j hour of danger-nor thone who have wor shipped Mammon, while their cuntry was bleeding At every pore-nor tue poli- i t cian, who, after urging war, dared not j encounter its hardships-but. thrse who I i laid their all upon the altar of their conn- j try. Select such men, and make them ! ! ?erve as your representatives. You will . then be sure that your rights will riot be ! wantonly sacrificed, nor your liberty b.ir- i tered for a mess of pottage. My intention is to pursue th* eours? I recommend tc? others. Besides the obligations 1 owe to my State, there are others of a personal -character which will not permit me to leave the country at present. I shall devote myself earnestly, if allowed to do so, to the discharge ot' these obligations, public and private. In the meantime. I shall obtain all information which would be desirable in the establishment of a colony, in case we should ultimately be forced to leave the country. I invoke rny i fellow-oil ?zens-especially those who have sbured with me the perils and the glories of the last four years-to stand by our Stnte manfully and truly. The Roman Sonnte voted thanks to one of their gene? rals, because, in the darkest hour of the Republic, he did not despair. Let us emulate the example of the Roman, and thus entitle ourseives to the gratitude pf our couutrv. Respectfully, your?, WADE HAMPTON. THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS.-This is the title of a new daily newspaper to be soon established in Charleston, conducted by Cathcart, McMillan & Morton, who, ?Ti a brief prospectus, announce themselves as native Carolinians, naturally looking to the interests of their own State and io those of the South, nor wanjting ia the proper devotion to the Uuited States Go? vernment. Their rates are ?10 per an? num. Their agents in Columbia are Messrs. Zealy, Scott ?fe Bruns. SHOOTING.-A lamentable case of shoot I lng took place on the farm of Mr. Jack j Hair, on Sunday morning, the particulars I of which we are not correctly informed, I except that the man shot was a member I of the otilh New York Volunteers, 'and that he now lies in a critical condition. Mr. lJair, and his overseer, the hitter of whorffii is said committed the deed, are in confinement awaiting examination. We regret to add that subsequent to this and in the afternoon. Mr. Hair's dwelling house was burned to the ground. [Newberry Herald. Tiie sugar and cotton crops of Texas will be snort, en account of the disorder occasioned by the employment of free labor. Yellow fever ?3 rsgu'g at Vera Cruz. Xiooal Items. ADVANCE IN PUICK.-Itt coosequenc/; of the high prices demanded for provisions, etc., we are compelled to advance onr rates of adverti<dnu; to $1 a square for the first and 75 cents*each subsequent inser? tion._1 "We invite the attention o? our renders I to th? sound views of Gen. Hum: 'cn. as i embodied in his letter in to J .y's Fko-xz. on the 8uhjeot of colonization from the j Southern States. Thcbgh cur homes are | in ruin?, we need not aband?:: them. Let us try and repair then). The amateur musical cluj of Colombia had a rehearsal in Sidney Pirk yesterday morning. There were eight voices, with ! accompanying instruments, ind they dis? coursed most admirable harmonies. The club, we arc told, meditates a concert-in this city nn<? iu Camden very shortly. Their scheme advances a paje, and it is the hope of the club to be ab e, ere long, to erect for themselves a concert room. The Spanish Government has uncondi? tionally placed tbe war steamer Stonewall ! in the hands of the United States Govern- ! ment- i The venerable John IL Gibbon, Esq.. ! lins been appointed by President Johnson | Assayer of the Branch "Mint at Cha; lotte, | N.C ' . . -,-.-;--- y ScllOOl DB-OC3>35LS- i OPELCING BOOKS, Arithmetics and ! Cd Geographies. Also, Copy Books, Writ? ing Paper and Envelopes. Por cale by HARDY SOLOMON ?Sr CO. I July 27 . . 3 j COEN, BACON, FLOUR, AND Irisli Potatoes, j ?J^URC?lASERS can be accommodated with tho above artist bv oailinir. at | the residence of JAS CATHCART. July 27 2* j NEW GOODS ! I GLASS JARS, with metal tops, for pre- ! st-rv?ng Fruit, Vegetables, etc. Also, j ENGLISH SOAPS, TOOTH BRUSHES. I ?tc. For sale af MIOT'S DRUG STORE, ' thorner Pickeus and I.adv streets. j July 27 _ 1* Acacia lodge. a ARF.GULAR communication <>f Vn^lhis Lodce will be held THIS /\r\(Thursday) AFTERNOON. 27th inst... at 4 o'clock, in the Hull in tho Col? lete Campup. Bv order of l\>p W. M Joly 27. E. 0. WITHINGTON, Sec. ?AN BROTHERS. WHOLESALE du M. aj, -CMXA. <5 JV ? j "153 Meeting Street, Opposite Charles ton Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. TUST received, n full supply of DRUGS, C H EM IC A I.s. a LASS W A R E. DY E STUFFS, PAINTS and LIQUORS of a-ll k>nds for medicinal purpose.?, ?e., which we offer Eo the trade at lowest rates. J GE NTS Foil DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS, STERLING'S AMBROSIA, . Pure KEROSENE OIL, And KEROSENE LAMPS. __July 27_*_ White Lead and Window Glass, SPIRITS TURPENTINE and COLORS in oil, on hand and for sale in rear of j the old stand. To arri vs this week: i COACH and FURNITURE VARNISHES; j also, KEROSENE and LINSEED Ol LS and an assortment of KEROSENE LAMPS. Jury 25 3* JAS. BROWN. Architect and Civil Engineer. PROFESSIONAL BUSlNESS'attended j to in North and South Carolina. I Office at Mrs. IL Lyons' Garden, Co h? m bi?. S C. Ju Iv 20 FURNITUR^, STONEWARE, &c. I AM now prepared to REPAIR, CLEAN 1 and REVARNTSH all kinds of FURNI? TURE. I have some fine and plain FUR N ITU RE, a variety of STONEWARE, (at pottery prices,) with a small lot of GRO? CERIES and UN WARE, which I will sell or barter at reasonable rates. Store and shop nt my burnt dwelling, first street East of Mainstreet, near Niekerson's and Congaree Hotel ruins. A portion of the trade of my friends and of the citizens generally ??solicited.. A. C. SQUIER. July 22_ " j3 Dwelling House for Sale. THE three-story brick DWELLING HOUSE, situated on the North-east corner vi Laurel and Marion streets is offered for sale for cash. The lou is lurge, and has on it all necessary out-buildings. For particulars apply at tkio ofiico. J"ly 22 6 News from Mexico. NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Mexican sd' ?rices of the "28th ult. have been received. Generals Lopes and Ciiycrhad returned "Verra their pursuit of the remnants of G?n. l?grete 's troops, ^hich lied generally dis' r>nnasd and gone to Texas tc hide Corti s.-.s Oui recently captured two steamers rhe Cerwr.erce says Cortinas bas positively ind in a mander officially established Im headquarters on the Texan sirle of the Rio 3rande, and that tbe American authorities bave been constrained by the protest of die Imperial Government to order Corti' au? to keep within his house. The Monitor says the commander of the French fleet had an interview with 0?n. iteel? on tho subject of the steamboat :apture?, but cannot give the result . _--? ' . Europsau Intelligence AMERICAN AFFAIRS. In the Rouse of Lords, on the 4th inst.. Earl Russell having laid on the tablf? fur? ther correspondence with respect to tho war in AnfVrica, tooft occasion to read tl;o following extract from a letter bom Mr. Seward to Mr. Bruce, dated Jurie 19, 18t'if>: "Notwithstanding, however, the exeepi lions und reservations* which have; been made by her Majesty's Government, and which have been herein considered, the undersigned accepts, w.ith pleasure, tbe declaration by which ber Majesty's Go? vernment has withdrawn its former von. cession of a bellit-erenr.' character to the insurgents, an?! tins Government, further freely admit* that the normal relation between th?- two countries bring practi? cally restored t?> the condition in which they Flood r??-f?>re tbe ?'?iv i I wer, the right to search Britiah vessels has come to un arrangement satisfaclory. ia every mate? rial respect, between the t wo mitions." Satterlhwnite's circular, on the ?-vening of the 6th,*says business in American secu? rities has been' activo, though in umouiit scarcely np to the average of the psst few w.-eks. Five-twenties have, muge?! be twee'ii 71 and 7lJ, rinv further advance being checked by the fact Chat they ure relatively about ? per cent, higher here than in New York. BACON, I ARD, B?TTER, TOBACCO! JUST received and for sale: a,OOO lbs. prim,- BACON. Or.O M>s. prime LAH r>. 250 lbs. Kl IKS fi BUTTER. ALSO, A fin??*ri?sortuip.it ?d' cindee SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO. . ZEA LY, SCOTT ?fc BRUNS. July 5,'. . ;: To CHARLESTON, via FLORENCE T/f Quickest ami Cheapest Rond! r, - '/K - --?*"A 'BEING all th?- way by rail, ;JL^j2^0$tr^<'x>'eft 25 miles, from Cohim bi.? to Kn.gsville or Gu?lsden-'?tween which mum's a LINE of <;O.Ml"< (RT AB LE VEHICLES connect closely willi ?di trains, viz: Leave Columbia Mondays, Wednes? days and bri.Jays, ut. ."> I*. M.. and connect with the train next morning;, which rendus Chariest? n early the same .eventm:. Tra? vellers overV.hia line cnn be accommodated with any style vehicle they prefer-Open Buggy, Top Buirtry, Close Covered Ambu lauce. Covered Wagon, Carriage, Pic-nie or Pleasure Couch, ??r Saddle Horses. For passage or chartering vehicles, applv at July 2?; 4* * SU I VER HOUSE. Jacob XJ ? ^7"?ZZL , Auction and Commission Agent, Corner of Plain and Assembly g?rtet*, VVMLL give particular attention fo the ? ? disposal of ReaP Estate, Cotton, Provisions and Gf?n??r.-?l Merc.banrlize. Will attend to t!ie sale of furniture, tte., at any part of the city lhat owners ni ay require. July 7 fl3 W. H. EASTEB3Y, Com, jMei-cliant .Receiving and ForwardingAgent, CHARLESTON, S. C. ]PROMPT attention given to orders for . ' the sale of purchase of COTTON *>r PRODUCE of any kind. July lfl By the Provisional Governor of the State of Si nth Carolina A PR 00 L AU A TI O \! ! V?7 HERFAS His Excellency President VT Johnson has issued bis proclama? tion, appointing rue (Benjamin F. Perry) Provisionol Governor in and for the State of South Carolina, with power to prescribe such*Tu!es and regulations es may be ne? cessary and propt/r for convening a Con? vention of the State, composed ol dele? gates tobe chosen by that portion of the people of said State who are loyal to the United States, for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution thereof; and with authority to ?-xercise within the limks of the State all the powers neces? sary and proper to enable such loyal peo? ple to restore said State to its constitu? tional relations to the Federal Govern? ment, and to present such a Republican form of 3tntc Gov?>rn-nen* as -will entitle tho Stnt<? to the guarantee of the United 3tn*es therefor, and its peopl?- to proteo ijU'll ?J J1IH i.?lin lyyi*^!1"--IM^,! t'ou hy thc United States ngai?ist1nvae,ion, insurrection and domestic violence; Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro? clamation of his Excellency Andrew John? son. President of tho United State.", T BENJAMIN F. PERRY. Provisional Go? vernor of ibo State of Sonth Carolina, for 1 the purpose of organizing a Provisional " Gov.-rnrrfcnt in South Carolina, reforming 1 the State Constitution and restoring civil authority in said State, wider the Consti? tution and laws of the Hutted States, do herebv proclaim and declare that, uti civil officers in South Carolina, who were in office when the Civil Government of this State was suspended, in May Inst, (except j thi"<- niicji.-d or under prosecution f< r j treason,^ shall, on taking the oath of alic i ginnie prescribed in die President's Am j nestv Proclamation of the 29th day of i M nv, lo??. resume the duties of thoir ! offices and continue to discharge them 1 under the Provisional Government till I further appointments ore made, j And 1 do furllier proclaim, declare and j maka known, that it is the duty of all ; loyal citizens nf the State of South Caro? lina lo promptly go forward and tak?e the loath of allegiance to the Un ited States, I before some magistrate or military officer ! of the Federal Government, who may .he I qualified for administering oaths; ard such ' are hereby authorized to g ve certified ?opie? thereof to the pcryons refpectiveJy by whonr they >we|?e marie. And sjich magistrales or officers are hereby required j to transmit tho originals of such on:hs, nt ; SH early a day ns may be convenient, to . the Department ?f Slate, lu the city of I Washington. I>. C. : And ? d'? further proclaim, declare and make known, that the Managers cd Elec? tions throughout the Slate of South Caro? lina wil?hold an election for mvnibers "f a State Convention, at their respective precincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT, according to <he , law- of South Carolina in force before tho ? secession of the Stute; and that, each Elec? tion District in the State shall elect ns many members of tho Convention as the said Diilriet has members of the House of Representatives-the basis of representa? tion being population and taxation? This will give one hundred and twenty four members to. the Cotiyention-a number suftioieytly large to represent every por? tion of thu Stale most Indy. Every loyal citizen who has taken tho Amnesty oath and not within the excepted classes in the President's Proclamation, will Le entitled to vote, provided he Wrfa L a legal volerWtiJer the Constitution as it stood prior to the ??cession of South Carolina. And all who are within thc excepted classes muet take lhe?oath and : apply for a pardon, in order io entitle i them to voie **)r become members ol the j Convention. T.ie no mber* of the Convention thus elected on the first. Monday in September next, ure hereby required t>* convene in th..- city of Columbia, WEDNESDAY, I the 1 Ri h da\ of September, lSo5, for tho purpose of altering; and amending the present Constitution cd South Carolina, or remodelling and making a new one, which wilUconform to the great chrfnges which* have taken pine?- in the State,sand 'be more in accordance with Republican prin? cipes and equality ot lepresetital ion. And I ?lo furihrr proclaim and make kuli wu, that I li e Constitution- and all laws j ol" force in South Carolina prior to tba Secession of the State, are hereby made ot foi ce under tile Provisional Government, except wherein they may conflict with lb? ! pr .'Visions.of this proclamai ion. And J.I.B Judges and Chancellors cd' the Siute. ai o' hereby requir ed io exercise all the power* and perform nil the duties which upper I tain to their respective offices, and espe? cially in criminal c ises. lt will he expected of the Federal military anthon ,, tics now in SouTh Carolina, to lend their authority to the civil officers of 1 lie Pro j visional Government, for the purpose "f enforcing the laws and preserving the peace and good order of the Stale. And I do further command and .enjoin all good and lawful citizens of the Slato to uiiile in enforcing the luws and bring in^ to justice ail disorderly persons, ail plunderers, robbers and marauders, all vn?:ratits and idle personas whs are wan? dering about wiihout employment or'any visible means of supporting themselves. It is also expected that nil former own? ers of freed persona will be kind to them, and not turn oft' the children or aged to perish; and the freed men and women aro earnestly enjoined lo make cont rads, just and fair, for remaining willi their former owuerr. In order to facilitate ns much as possi? ble the application for pardons under th? excepted sections of the President's Am nestr}- Proclamation, it is stated for infor? mal ion that all applications nant be by petition, stating the exception, and accom? panied with the oath prescribed. This petition must, be first approved by tho Provisional Goverror. nh ri then forwarded to the President. The hea?lquarlei8 of the Provisional Governor wiil bc at Green? ville, where .nil communications to him must be addressed. The newspapers of this State will pub? lish thia proclamation till the election for niembeis of the Convention. lu testimon}' whereof, I have hereunto set ray hand and seal. Done at I ho |L. 8.1.town of Greenville, tb?3 20th day ' of July, in the year of our Lord 1885, and of the independence of the United States the ninetieth. I " B. F. PERRY, j By the Provisional Governor: j Wn?.TAi? ii. FSR?7 Privttto Secreta.:} july So