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COLUMBIA. Monday Morning, Aug. 21, 186 Education in the South. Tlie effect of -the late war of fo years, which, ia the Southern" Stat? dragged ruthlessly m to the field ?i the able-bodied men between eighte? and forty-five-nay between sixtec and sixty-has been'disastrously fe] and the greater evil is yet to be d veloped, in the deuial of education : . the youth of t?p country. All tho designed for the professions, betwec the ages of sixteen and twenty-on arc especially the losers; since, in a? ditiou to the loss of four valuab] ... years' of study, must be considered tl evils of those desultory habits", < mind and body, which are so**$t?ig< nist to all methodical efforts' or "an lund, and which army life necessaril engenders. The whole body of on people now labor under a painfi mental wares/, which will need th sternest exercise of will and moral t restrain and regulate. Those, wh were in the war are especially the vi< tims of this sort of unrest; and it wi] be well i.' they cat? escape from i without the contraction of o the habits, woolly sensualistic, in whiol the mind .naturally seeks to quiet ii perturbations, by a resort t> thus* stimuli, which, through tempor?r excitation, invariably conduct, in tin end, to equal mental and bodily pros tration. The only prc ent?ve of this and cine for the condition which ? likely to induce it. must be eniphi/metif. Those who are yet young enough t< resume their studies, und who car command the means fco do so, cannot do better than to address themselves doggedly to their tasks; take up theil books, go into the solitude, and, bj tin; assertion of a brave and resolute courage-it will require all that they can command-seek to neutralize thc evil influences of the last four years upon mind and body alike. To thc greater number, tho want of means will render this impossible; and many a noble mind, which, under a gene? rous culture, might arrive at groat professional distinction, must be con? tent to forego, for a searson, any hope of this nature, an.I "oe. satisfied to ex? tract from their muscles that support which fcuev hud-hoped to obtain from ta:- p::.v tab.;:v> of mind. But let not these despair or despond, or hesi? tate or delay, toa long, in grappling ivith tue simple tasks of industry, no matte r in what obscure tie-id, through whatever medium, the necessity needs to be pur mod. Let ea.-h grapple with ?he tusk that is most ready to his hand, without pause or questioning, and do tho thing that promises the best return, quite satisfied if tho re? sult shall be no more than tho simple maintenance of existence, through the daily sweat of the brow. Labor is not simple! drudgery where the mind is cheerfully resolute; where tuc heart is rigid; whore the will is fixed, and winn-? generous sympathies, with fa? ther, mother, brothers and sisters, call for the sacrifice ot' the iud;vidual vanity or ambition. To tho generous mind and the noble nature, thus work? ing humbly to a virtuous end, labor' t's ? cl", 'ilion, and education of iii", noblest, awl most oalu'M? kind! Lt ide vat 'S together thc heart and intellect, puri? fies tho passions, ennobles the ener? gies, and lifts the possessor into tho nearest approach to wisdom that human nature is capable of. And the true, object of all education, fully summed up, is wisdom--not mere learning, or the acquisition of any specialty, cither in art, lette rs, science or mechanics. These ure to be re? garded simply as tributaries to the great object of wisdom, which implies tho blending together of rigid think? ing and right working, under the #direction of a leading virtue, until it becomes the perfect and matured re? ligion. Labor, with a cheerful will, leads to observation, which, in process of time, conducts to inquiry; this, in turn, to thought, and thus thc work of self-education-the very best kind of . all-goes on perpetually, hour by hour, as a result ?d' that mere patient toil which proposes to itself, original? ly, nothing more than food, shelter and clotlfiug. The trudi's and occu? pations which are called mechanical ' and manufacturing, are all so inonu schools; andi thc mind, where properly addressed to thc tusk of perfecting itself in the] laborer craft before it, sensibyy risas to thc comprehension of all ?bose thoughts and principles which have originated thc art or craft, and which ?Continue to labor iu their improvement. And tlris is education. There is a profound* truth in thia staterarmt, Vfhieh tho philosophical and thoughtful mind will readily re? ceive. Lot parents consider it, ospe eially ut this period, when, withniuuy, the sciiool of educaci?n, /?./. se, eau no longer be commanded, and when there are perhaps few adequate touch? ers of?, bowlen, or hoe s s themselves, to be kan. Brierly, as we cannot pay for schooling, and us we need ?ill the .labor of all our children for our relief and their support, it is vitally impor? tant to tench that :i mero scholastic education may be dispensed with by all tlioso young' people who have souls of suliieieni resolution to lind the teacheir in the toil itself. Tim young men must, go to present employment for present, support, and think os they toil. Thought is study. Fortheniorc youthful, just entering upon their teens, a large proportion must now find their way into tile several trades -must become artisans or meehaj?cs. if there lie any lurking vanity in thc family, which revolts at this necessity, then tho wisdom of God was never more apparent than in tho present , .condition of things anionic us, whore Necessity, as a Lie-tor. or a. Fate, stands above ns with rod or scourge-, ami drives us to thc performance of a painful duty, in order to the deyelop m< nt of an essential biit-dorniant vir? tue! . i Foi: CONVENTION.-lu Charleston, the nominees for the Convention are becoming numen. ; \ Th< re arc two tirkets. Tlie name.-: ol' one we have, already published, lier.- arc ti'.o.se of I thtko?hcr t.ie];e!. M.-. K. il. LUCKS j has declined the nomination: G. W. William*, A. F. Kavenel, J. I 31. Eason, Win. Lobby, W. S. Hone-! rey, W. J. (layer, D. Xx. Wayne, I!. ! F. Str?.?heckei% L. T. Potter, W. J. ' Bennet, R. H. Lucas, T. lt. Lock- > wood, A. Cameron, ,1. Marsh, H. T. I Peake, Ii. L. Singletury, .1. H. Stein, j meyer, J.is. S. Addison, J'.. M. Whit- | i ng, W. S. Adams. AN IMI'OKTANT DECISION -COXFKOE- j it ATE Com 'N IN Kunot?:-:.--A decision | of the mod; int-.uH fiting character has j been given in the London Vioe-Ciian- : ceilors' Court. Tho United States : sued for the possession (d' a quantity j of cotton which Mr. CharlesPrioli?au, : an alleged former agent of the late . t Coiifedvrate authorities, claimed to I have ?.prior lieu upon, inasmuch as ? i hqdiad lost twenty thousand pounds' , by the'said ftoverument.. The United . ?States claimed that whenever a ile. ' /v/c/o Government had been superseded 1 or pitt an cn? I to, thc displacing Go? vernment succucdud toidi its right and property. Vice-Ciiancellov Woo l ruhd that the United States musLWako thc cotton, but i:> doing so wci^bouml to respect-? tim agreement entered into with regard to thc aforesaid cotton by the. ile fuel1) Government, to whom it originally belonged. Mr. Trudeau was appointed receiver of the pro? perty on his entering into security to mo ?".?tent of twenty-thousand pound.-,, and, subsequently, the cotton was handed over to him by the Liverpool Dock Board.-Chus. Courier, Au;/. IL THE NOIIIH-EASTEUN llAinito.vo. Wc arc informed that til? indefatigu-. ide malingers of this road have com? pleted ami launched their flat, built for tho purpose of transporting rolling stock, and have succeeded in placing on this side of tho Suit-o Liver two. engines and several passenger coaches, which will.insure hereafter the regu? larity of the fcri-weekly train. Weare also glad to hear that, before very long-, another engine will be flat teil over, which will fulfill the great pre? sent desire of editors, correspondents, Ac, Ivy giving a daily communication with tho outside world. [Charleston Kars. The famous vessel Alexandria in? tended asa blockade runner, lias been turned into a riverboat, and now plies between London and Gravesend. She is a novelty on the Thames, as she is the only limit that lias cabins upon deck, in the American style. rlECEivrs ov COTTON.-The receipts of cotton hythe Sont? Carolina bail road, from thc 26th ult. to tho 15th inst., inclusive, have been 1,23ft bales, being ?tn average of about (it) bales per day.' STAMPS ON L..0AI1 PAPKP.- The Su? preme Court of Wisconsin has decided that the law of Congress requiring stamps on legal papers, either at the beginning or other stages of a suit, is v neon.sti tut ional. Capt. Percival Drayton, of thc United States Navy, a native of South Carolina, died recently at Washington, D.C. lie was a son of the Ifctc Col. Wm. Drayton. He Was Chief of Bureau ?it the time of Iiis demise, and Admiral D. 1). Porter has boen ap ( pointed to lilt hi i place. 3LiG5 0.2XZ!.. .TtCTTH o. 'i'.) ensure insertion, ::?tvcrtis?!rs are ro (pnjstcd tc hand m their notices before I o'clock p: ru. We have been rotpicsted to state that thc Concert Musicale, .imMuncd for thia even? ing, ia unavoidably piadp.med until Wed? nesdav ? vening, and wilt then take place at tho College t'hapel, v.i'ddn tho Campus. CoLrsruTA (XAX-LTOH*? COMPANY.-We aro requested by the Seer? tar.- to call tbe atten? tion af stockholders to the non-paym? nt of their assessment:--. 15/ tho charter, their stork is liable to.be sold at ouldie auction, which \\ill bc done ii' pavmeiii ?S ?.ot m o e by Wednosilay, 22d inst. " " s FAMILY MKDICINKS.- The reader will niue thal I>r. L\ Melvin < '. <ii--ii has received -t fresh?supply of domestic medicines. The lioctor's reputation. RU a chemist and [/nar- j inaoeutist,"hus been established for some forty yeara. There can be ito d?>nbfof his medicines. We lowe Inri occasion to try them, and wo know the hector knew him ??tty years ago in Charleston, and believe that he kn.tws ?\?iv ?:e buys ami is quite I familiar wit h evervihing thai '.?>.? has to sell. | We take fi uk granted that his stock is one of the s- lort cst thal can !>.? iound in :i South? ern market and wt! icliove among the cheapest also, li is probably among the largest, tait of I "hurles*on. in all Carolina. lt Kt ?rLATIOS OK TI3:K.- Since our town chick v..is Shorinaniijcd, our good citizens have scarcely iie..;> ubi- ..> t ? -11 thu progresa of time, io ii*,- the ?e'urs ?if the day. or kc, ;> a gold watch in running order. Co.'ks wore dnadfnllv al fault.? house-wives wore pe rp? tually a? odds willi impatient lms bivuds .:s to tho tenner hour. Sometimes tie: i.otatoes wt re i.o '.. r.'o ie, at fl th? r times jiu I'o'i 'A'?'.rj overtlouc. jilin.! on eb ops, be? cause of the lack el' a good r. gnlatt r, be? came crisp offences fc> cpionn.<m, and so" ^ !n::? ii tjnie wan*r? tjuin -: for people to r-.i/. 'i ; !.."t hiev-eutil'ely forget how io fii'dy. Tiiis | ? vii. 01 :*tic?<e > -.e. . art; nov.- tn lie remedied. ! Mr. -lohn Veal h s ..?...:.?. h .i a r-.gulator ? at his ellice in Wain sire t, wirieh w rmsi i uni neg!( cf. even when we go by it. ?"<> ttl .Ur. Ve.d .mo regula .? y?,-ur ?!. M< -tie sa'in n. j !engtl;< nillir, or, in or t ;- : > .-.ave tinte, 'i.ould it be ni re convenient to you. see \ Prof. Let-unto, at the o??Iii e. ?ho bas a pr?vale regulator ??Iso, open to Tue public ? u>'i s. Hort After let. no cook tuaku a tutsi :/.v i in dressing her .'.<??*!<:h>\ NEW Ami?UTisEMKSTs.- -At tout it i< is called ! t-i the ! (lluiving aiivrrtise-nii.-nts*, which are I published f? r the first time this morning: j C. S. .ler.Uius--TtiR?. Itf'oivt tl. I '.icu. iiill'i'.ore- -C..-mr..! O: hrs *\<?. 8, 12, ; 13, 14. 15. " j I ir. P. M.,Coiu-u Druand Medicines. | Moise .v Orchard V< ri amt ries. -Portable beniona.".-. j .- lil- ? cries. f V.. II. Moise -Female College Store. - Hrown Windsor Soap. ? 'I'.,....s, ntl ? N'or.Ci S?IO 1 P.o. ks. .i \V. Cai : v ll - i. td db..! Silver Wanted. I Ja.- S Li vin -Mules an.'. Wag. u-. - -liiee. j ll. St.lomen .V Co.- Sh. c Mao rial-. . - .. -Drug . ' . " N. v. Arrivals. DEATH.--We arc grieved to hear of j the death of Captain (.?. orge Allen j Wardlaw, of this village, by a sudden and violent attack o? fever, whilst on a visit to Mends in the city of Savan? nah. There arc many circumstances connected with Iiis death, which makes it peculiarly melancholy. The de? ceased was ?i young man in the blot uti '. of life. At the beginning of the late j war he had just finished his education, having graduated at tho South Caro- i lina College with distinction. Sympa- 1 thi/.ing with his friend.-; ?uni State, he j entered thu contest ardently, and, as j all testify, always behaved most gal-! lantly. He passed thivugh the fiery j or?leal unscathed--escaping the sad; fate of so many of his hui ii ly- univ to j die as the soumis of the tremeudoiv? struggle wer?; passing away, il?! was not destined to fall ou the battle-field, but after "grim visaged war had kUiioothed his wrinkled iront." Ho was the only son <>?: tho Hen. 1). 1.1 Wardlaw, one of Hie inns; worthy and 1 respectable citizens of this ti ova. whoso ! loss is irreparable, ile died from heme, amongst strang. !. , without tho j sympathy and ministering care of a large and devoted famiiy circle at home, lt is not our intent ion to at? tempt anything like an obituary- that I Ls lett for abler pens; but his death at ? the time and under the circumstances ! has impt'i ?sed us as very melancholy, j ami in many respects untimely. Wc could not say less. Young, handsome, i generous ami gallant-thc hope of his family and the pride of his friends. May the earth rest lightly on his young ! grave;-AfiheciUe Huron r, iV/. The secessionists of Washington are quiet! circulating subscription lists for tue benefit of .Mrs. Jeff. Davis, who is reporti d to Kc in re? duced circumstances. Application was made by Mrs.. Davis to visit her husband at Fortress Monroe, but the request was not. granted; A new born baby in Maine weighed tarcnty-sjcv! n pounds. From Wu. .ItiMgtoi:. "WASHINGTON, August ll>. The city is filled with' Southerners. Witli?i thc past twenty-four hours more have arrived than during the previous two weeks. The trains from Richmond to-day brought them from every portion of the South. They are generally citizens of prominence on oifiec-sceking and pardoning mis? sions. Tlie Attorney-Gen.yal. in response toan inquiry of President Johnson, whether the persons charged with tho Offence of having assassinated the late President should be tried before a military tribunal or a civil court, gave a written opinion sustaining tin* former mode of trial. This opinion has lieeu printed. lt maintains that, a military tribune exists under and according to tin.? Constitution in tim? of war; that the law of nations consti? tutes a part .)!' the law of tin? land; auy?that the laws of war constitute the greater part of the law of nations. Thc laws of war authorize he man life lo be taken without legal process, er that legal process contemplated by those provisions in the Constitu? tion that are relied upon to show thc', judicial mil', tary tribe nae; are un? constitutional. The law cf nations, which is the result ol' iii ' ox}?eric:ic? ?.nd wisdom of ages, luis decided that jay-hawkers, banditti, cte., are'o?cn dors ?g?tiiist thc law of nations aral <>: war, end a* such* nmenubhl i> tho military. Our Constitution has mad" those laws a part of tho law iii the land. Obedience to the Constitu? tion and to law then re ??ires that tho military should do their whole duty. T?Wy must not only meet and light the ouemii s of tho country in open battle, but they must '.iii or vahe tho secret euomiesof thc country, ami try and execute fe!ic-m according '. ? ..:. law. The civil tribunals of the country can? not rightfully interfere vritii the" mili? tary in tin- perform ince of tin ir high, arduous and perilous, bni lawful duties. The At1.' erie y-( bm oral charac? terizes L?o<?Mi and his associates ?> ; secret active public enemies: and lie concludes with4 the.opinion tait '"the parsons wno are chai'gt d willi, inc assassination of the Prcsil"ut com? mitted the deed ns public enemies, as [ believe they did; and wht'iher they did or not is a quos, ion to he d"cid? -1 by !l:c tribiui:*! bcfuri' -which ikey are tried. They not only can but ought ro be tried before a military tribunal. If the persons charged have offended against thol.vw.s of war, ii would be palpably wrong !'or thc military to [laud then over to the civil courts, as it would be wrong in a civil court to convict ;i man of murd? r who had in time of war Killed afioth r in battle."' .i.wii !.;v: .v ANT*! : !\vn#>. It is said that there, will soon be a general jail il liv? ry bv the pardon of ? large muniicr of persons convicted toy military commission of trivi;:! crime's and alleged offences. (fviVi.irN'MKN r SAT.ES .>:?' ooijD. j t is understood that the Govern? ment will sell tin average of a'million dollars in gold daily for several weeks. These sales are made necessary hy a deficiency in receipts for internal revenue to meet the currency wants of the Treasury. It is anticipated that thc balance of gold in the Treasury will he reduced about twenty millions. It lies been t'ormd that no ?argo re? se?o of gold is necessary, as tho re? ceipts for customs, while payments for interest are being- made, are about equal to the payments. C.VhT.KKS ON THE 1'KcSI I ?KNT. The Executive Mansion was again besieged to-day by a large crowd of vi ?tors, one-third of -them women. The President'opeued his office to all ok' them at the simio time, and paid atttcntioii to their respective calls on .business, aided by Ids Private Secre? tary. Tho most- importunate of the throng presented matters o? the least importance; some of? ,1 having previou ily b ...ii uu.su .ce .si'ul with heads of departments. Several o.x mtimbcrs of the United Stab* Con gross, who had been prominent in the "rebel servie.-, waited tn thc ante-room in order to obtain a private interview with the Presidcur af ter the crowd had retired. lt is reported that in yesterday 's Cabinent session President Johnson's reconstruction policy was discussed in a very animated manner -by some oj the S cretanes, and that he expressed his determination to adhere t?it re? gardless of opposition. A Nashville despatch reports thai thc election in Tennessee for Repre? sentatives in Congress has resulted ii thc success of an evenly divided dole gation, then; being four supportera ol President Johnson's Administratif.) and four, member* of secession pro? clivities. o0LI>. The yielding tendency of the gobi Mar!? I which manifested itself vaster ? -lil"':-"*llI*^?'':--?^-?,*-', ^^ZS"'S?' ?. !"daj underwent a further development ' to-day. The "sales of th- ?ub-Trea sury ' have been regular, r.voraging nearly the whole of the receipts for customs duties, thus adding to tho load the gold "bulls" have to carry. So soon as the Treasury sales termi? nate, however, tho market will react. The opening quotation" vas 1-111 j', fol? lowed by a decline to- HO;1.... Tho market them began to recover, and nfter rising io llljg nt twenty minutes ?past two p. m., closed ut HIW '?j half-past four o'clock. I Tlie foreign exchange market was : linn up to one o'clock, but it aftcr ? wards weakened. . Bankers' sterling, at sixty day.-, which sold, at 10S%io) ? 101) in flu morning, declined a?rae I tion wit?h the reaction iii gold. M : ca utile bills sold as high, as lOS'.j. COTTO". The markiyt was fairly active, land prices for all descriptions, though nut, materially changed, were rather moro steady, particularly tho inferior and common grades. Tin? sales comprised 2,500 bales. We quote: Upland, Or . dinarv, :-ki; Middla?i-, -ll: Good Mid ; <-hing-; -i?. o \ Sri?CJATj P.vanoN. ll, -soho! \ . Johnson, of fj-oorgia, the candidate for Viee-I'resideut with Douglas in isi-?, was pardoned to-day i?v I'::.- l'rcsidenc at tho intercession of Mrs. Dough-is. lil-MO::;-.; ov c.v.r.tKf?X ot'A?n::;, Hamers ol contemplated Cabinet changes are circulating again. How much foundation they have in fact ho , one seems able to say. .lolm Oovodo and .John W. l'orne y are nioutioimd as possible successors io Secretary .Har? lan, of the Interior Department, and Mr. Seward i^ .>::< ? move said to bo about to retire. L'robabilii^es are de? cidedly agaiust immediate chaug?S'. . v,-. C. IUVUS. Kx-Senator will. C. Hives, ol' Virgi? nia, whose application for purdon wui ' hied her?.' a few ?lays sin* . in tho . Attonu-y-G? lierais ?.?nice, bas received from the l/residen; p rrnissiou to visir, the North during th.- pondam-;, of Iii.-, application, 'fl:- conditions of th?: permit ur" that Mr. laves sh:;Il repon; and give msparole io ( h>?. V.ta Alien, at the ri'sidi'U'*! ?.;' .ne inll-T on tho Hudson. Aimi^;:- UK MOS.-.V. Mosby, the guerrilla leader, caine into Alexandria, lilis* afternoon, on the train from Cidpepcr, aud Was iu? mediately arre.sti d. ile is hold to await the orders of Xlajor-t.veueral Augur, commanuing tile JA-puri mom; ot Washington. MO.-i?.Y A Tilt?:. . A gentleman of this city win? was in Alexandria, yesterday, says IV!. John S. Mosby attracted a crowd w!e rover he madehisapp?'araiici'. i'?d his pres? nee occasioned non-!: htdig nation anioiie; the si'Idiers in thai'-j \. ile cam.' down fr?un \\ arr-' ufroii to o'? admitted as a member ol'?he bar, but t o?n. YvV:>, urrest?:?i bim on tho ch.ergo of liaviug broken his parid.-, 'fae Colonel brielly but iv^in: :||y ' tn? vert eil the point, und the iie::eral.? te legra jibed to. Um Secretary i>f*-Y?;u"^J for instrucl ion. j& iNTKKXAf. :::.v;-:.-?'.". WATTKUS. '^lie tloniniissiom-y ai J ufern.i! !!;. venue.'who left Ta ie last Snimday foi New York, with the intention of re? turning on 'Tuesday last, bambeen u. - iauietl by illness, and it is not knov.o !:ow soon he v.yi be abli.? torres it mo? ins duties. In tim meantime, Deputy ( 'omniissi?mer Hollins conduct-, tr?e? business of the ItownuoBureau.' The following rules were made by tia- De? puty Commissioner of tin- lubina! Revenue to-day: Tile as. a gnni'ait or tninsfer of a judgment should bo stamped ns an ugroem? ni or eon 1 fact. Dornest i?' bills o? lading are eon liileit-il as receipts for tluj/hd ivory of property, ami should be .'.lamped assnab. The bond given l>y the guardian of tho miner heirs of a deceased soldier, in order to apply for tho pension, boun? ty ?a- airoaruges rn' pay, is subject to stamp daly of one dollar, as a bond given for the due execnti?m and per? formance of thc duties of y ny ellice. A person employed by np insurance company to take the general care and supervision of the interests.>f the com? pany, either at a lixe.l place or by travelling, from place to place, must have license ns an insurance agent, whether he solicits risks and ii ego : li?tes insurance of not. The receipts of internal revenue to-day Amounted to a very little less thou one million. Airains r\ :;OVTH ? AKOI.I;,A. Mr. Greer, of the original Smith Carolina-delegation, is in this city, and reports affairs progressing in that State to the satisfaction of every one. Gov. Perry has .boen well received by the people of the State, and Mr. Greer knew nothing of the reported collision between the civil and military authori? ties until he read it in the radical pa? pers of the North. He pronounces it a fabrication throughout.