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_lL_*_1 Going to Sleep. Th?>liglit is fading down tito sky, The shadows grow and multiply, I hear the thrushes' evening song; But I havo borno with toil and wrong Hr long, so long! Dim dream i my drowsy senses drown . So, darling/ kiss my cyftlids downl ? My life's brief spring toenl wasted by, Mv summer ended fruitlessly; ? loamed to hunger, strive and wait - I found you, love-< happy fate . So late, so lato! Now all my fields aro turning brown- . SOj darling, kiss my eyelids down! Oh! blessed'sleep! oh! perfect rest! "Thus pillowed on your faithful breast. Nor life nor death is wholly drear; O, tender heart, since you arc here, So dear, so dear! Sweet love, my soul's sufficient erOwn! Now, darliug/kiss my.eyelids d?wn!? [Atkuitib Monthly. . -J.e.--- - Cards Spiritualized. Tho following curious article is taken from an English newspaper of the veal 1774, and is there culled ? . THE PERPETUAL ALMANAC;. OR, * SOLDIER'S PRAYERBOOK, BY ^tCH.\I5r> LANE, A Private Soldier, belonging lo thc For? ty-second Regiment, iclio iras taltai before thc Mayor of Glasgow), for playing cards during * . Divine Service. The sergeant commanded the sol diersto church, and when the parser read the. prayers he took his text. Those who had a Bible took it out but this soldier had neither a Bibb nor a common prayer-book; but juill ing out a pack of. cards, he sr?rca< . them out before him. He first look ed at ono card and then at the other The sergeant of the company saw hin and said: "Richard, put up the card?; this i no place for them.7' "Never mind that," said Richard. Wheii thc service was over, the con stable; took Richard prisoner, am brought him before the Mayor. "Well," said the Mayor, "what hav you brought that soldier here for?".? "For playing cards in church." . "Well, soldier, what have you to sa; for.yourself." "Much, sir. I hope." "Very good; if not, I will punis you more than man ever was p unisl ed." "I have been," sn i l the. soldiei . "about six weeks on the march; have neither Bible nor common praj er-book; I nave nothing but a pack < . cards, and I hopo to satisfy vdt worship of tlie purity of my intel rion." " "0 "Very good," said the Mayor. Then, spreading the carets befoi the Mayor, lie began with thc nco: "When I see thc; ace, it reminds ru that there is luit one Cod. "When I see the deuce, it remine nib of Father and Son. "When I see the tray, it remini me of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. ' "When I seethe four, it reminds n of the four Evangelists that preaehe< viz: Matthew, Murk, Luke and Joh] "When I see the ?Ve, il. reminds n of tho live wise virgins that trimmt their lamjy. There wen: ten, but iii were fools and were, shut out. .'When I set' the six, it reminds th in six days the Lord made heaven ai " earth. ..When I sec the seven, it remini that on the seventh day God rest< from thc works he made and hallow? it. "When I see the eight, it remini me of the eiglii righteous persons th were s?tved v )e? C^pd drowned tl world, viz: Nw..h and his wife, 1. three sous and their wives. ^When I seo the nine, it remin nie of the nine . lepers that we cleansed by our Saviour. There we ten, but nine never returned thanks . . "When I see the ten, it reminds r of the Ten Commandments which G< handed down to Moses on a table stone. "When I see tho king, it remin me of ?the' Great King of Heave which is God Almighty. '.When 1 see tho Queen, it remin me of the Queen of Shelia, who wc to hear tho wisdom of Solomon; J she was as wise a woman as he was man. She brought with her fifty b< ?nd fifty girls, ail dressed in boys' ; : parel, for King S" 'onion to tell wiri were, boys and which wert; girls. Ki Solomon sent for water for them wast-themselves; the girls washed th? ??bows, and the boys only to I wxists4-so King Solomon told this." "WeU," said the Mayor, "you lu given a description of all the cards the pack except one." " Which is that?" said the soldiei "The Knave," said tho Mayor. "I will give, y om- honor a desci Hon of that, too, if you will not ti-igry. "I will not." said the Mayor, you willnot term mc to be a knave ' ""Well," said the soldier, "the greatest knave ? know is the constable that brought me here."* "I do not know," said tito Mayor,, "whether he is tho greatest knave, but I know he is thc greatest fool. " * "When I count how many spots in a pack, I find tinco hundred and sixty-five-as many days as there ?:re in a year. ' ' 'When I count the number or cards in a pack, I find there are fifty-two as many weeks as-there are in a year. And I find four suits-the number of weeks in a mouth. "I find there are twelve picture cards in the pack, representing tim number of months iu the year; and on counting the tricks,*! find thirteen -the number of weeks iu a quarter. So. you see, sir, tho pac% of cards serves for a Hilde, almanac and com? mon prayer-ijook'to me."' Charleston Advertisements. "Wholesale Grocer and Commission ? Merchant, CHARLESTON, S. C. * KEEPS constantly on hand a complete Btockof choice FAMILY GR< >CERIF.S, Wines, Liquors end Planter's Supplies, which bc will sill at the lowest market p'riccs tor cash of excha?gc tor COTTON or other produce. ? Liberal advances *nia<lo on consignments of ?OTTON and other country produce. Aug il) timo ARCHIBALD GETTY & co., AND mm* mmmkui^ 12? and 12S Met Hi, j Stru t, CllAltbr.STON'. S. C. F. A. WILCOXSON, Agent, Ofangc.burg, S. C. EDMUND A. SOU! ?Kli A CO., Philadelphia, Penn. LIVINGSTON, FOX & CO.. Agents. New York. f.ir LIRERALADVANCES made nu CON? SIGNMENTS. Aug 15 2:no* f Insurance Agency I TUPP??&T?ANE 1G3 MEETING ST., CTfAHLES'TON,S. C., EEP11ESENT the fallowing firot-elasd > companies: OI ?EAT WESTETIN INSURANCE- COM? PANY. OF NEW ??RTv. SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YO RTL PIIOEN1X FntE INSUDAN CE COMP'NY, OF NEW YORK. MANHATTAN INSURANCE COMPANY, OK NEW YORK. International Insurr.nccComnany, of New York. North Ann rican Insurance Company, of New York. With aggregate cash capital of over Fire, Moriuc and Inland bisks taken nu reasonable terms, and 1 )?ses promptly set? tled. S. Y. TUPPER. A. A. LANK. For particulars, applv io ZEALY, SCOTT A F.KUNS, Aug l t 2ii Assembly street. .J. II. BAGGETT & CO., Faoiors and Commission mevcliants A B G EtCS SO I ? TH 1 Y/L i li /.', CHA I?LESTON, s. c'. SFd J, in this Market, or ship to New York or Liverpool, bo!b Long and Short :;t;i ple COTTON. Liberal advances on sh:-, - monts, and returns made in gold or trea? sure notes, as instructs cl. A~. H. RAGGETT. F.. TL SPETGIITS. ~07 IL Chichester, " UE.Vi. ESTATE QROKEK, 18 7?ASO \!> STE EET, t.'lfA HE ESTO X. ' A GENT for th? purchase and salo of J\_ REAL ESTATE in any of thc Southern States. ALSO, For thc REPAIRING, RENTING, Ac, of city property. Ownera" or property in Charleston, un? avoidably detained in the tip country, can have their property takun care of and promptly attouded !o by sending to above a F >nrr of Attorney, to assiunt; control of the same, ?ntfl the owner's return. [efo.r I mation as t<> (.he condition of. property in I inred by shells, ard othe.nvis .. with proha DIO expense nf repairing. sent on :i pplication /S?~ Wanted to ptjivhnso, for parties i king investmrjii nf Heal Estate, in Som ii Carolina, several PLANTATIONS, in work, ing order, in tho upper pori ion c>f thc. State. Willis " & Ohiso?m" Factors, Commission Merchants, AND SHIPPING A O' KNTS. niTiCE, ?rri.LS neust:, CHAKLESTON, s. C. K. WU.!.Ii:. . \. |;. cntSOT.M. "V?7TLL attend to tho purchase, salo and TT shipment (to foreign and domestic ports) <4r COTTON, lili'E,' 11.'" MRER, NAVAL STORES: tc? thc collodion of Drafts, Pin chase .and Sale of ail Svcnriticd. Con? signments of Vessels solicited. REFKUS jo: Messrs. John Fraser A Co., Charleston, S. C. Messrs. Geo. V>'. Williams ti C>~>.. " c ieorge Sehley. Esq., Angnsta, Cia. 'J'. S. .Meiealf, Esq., Messrs. Clark, Dodge A: Co., New York. Messrs. Murr: y A Nephew* " " Messrs. E. W. Clark ? Co., Philadelphia, Pcm? 31 ??rs. Pendergast, Fenwick A Co., Eal timore, Md. I Messrs. Sauuu i Harris i Sons, Baltimore. The New TTork News. DAILY and WEEKLY. THE NEW YORK WEEKLY NEWS, a great family news? paper-BENJAMIN WOPD,Proprielor-rthe largest, best and cheapest paper published in New York. Single copies, ii cents; one copy one year, $2: three copies ono yeaiy | 5.??; live copies < nv; >*ear,-ts.75; ten .copies one year, 17; and ali "xtra copy td any club of ten. v Tweuty copies ono year* ."rt: the Weekly iiretc??senfc edetergyinen at EGO. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. To mail Rub?cribors, $10 per aiuittni; sr#| months, 5; payments invariably in atiquice. ' Specimen copies of Dailv and Weeklv News sent tree. Address BEN.T. WOOD*, Daily News Building, No. 19 City Hall Square, New York City. THE CHARLESTON DA1L? ?WS, AS native Carolinians, thc publishers will naturally tonk to th? interests of their on a : ;11 . . anil t o that of the South; and as citi/.e.ns of thc I'nited States, they will not hu wanting iu thc proper amount of devo? tion and'respect for inc Giftend (iovem nient. Evorv effort shall be made w> make thc DAILY NEWS a firrt-elasa' newspaper, and in uverv wav worthv of th'.; patronage of the public. Our terms for thc present will be ai thc rate of ton dollars per ajiunm. Subscrip? tions jrecfiviid for three, six aud twelve mouths, payable in advance. Postmasf rs ?nd others throughou? the ciiutrv, win/ ms y. interest themselves hi procuring subscriptions, will bc allowed thc usual per routage! , CATHCART, MCMILLAN MVTRTON. Proprietors, "No. Is Ihiviie sec t, nug 3?) tb! . Cliarleshui, S.K'\ \ CHEAT WAAT SIPPLIED ! NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS! THE wSmmx ' . IS PUBLISHED, Ai thc Capital of South Carolina, COLU M ?L2 X THE OA!UV PH SHIR, ISSUED cverv morning except Senda v. is filled with tito LATEST NEWS, (bv tele? graph, mails, ctc.1 EDITORIAL, CO?tP.FS PONDF.NCE, MISCELLANY, POETRY, STORIES, etc. This is thc only dailv naper in thc State outside of the city o'f Cliai'lr-stun. The Tri-Weekly Ph?nix, For count rv circulai; in, is published cverv Tuesday. Thitrsdaj and Saturday, aral lia* all tin; reading matter of interest contained ia the dailv issudb ?>" thc week. WEEKtV GtfftNE?, A HOME COMP AXION. A.-- ?ts natue indicates. is intended as al FAMILY JOURNAL.and is published cv? ry ! Welbie.-.ht v. It w.> contain Eight l'agi s, I i. nf Forty Columns. Thoeivani of the S\-\vs, I Miscellany, Tales, .etc., oi thc Daily andi Tri-wceklv will bc for nd in its columns. TERMS'- INVARIABLY 1^ ADVANCE. Daily, ono yea"...?1D 00 .. ' three months .. :> (?t> i Tri-^eeklv, ?>ne vear . 7 en . .. three menti?. 2 flo ! Weekly, ono year. 4 (?0 ? three lumiths. 1 '2~> < A?Iv?'rti\i:mcnts inserted in the Daily or Tri-Wcckly at .vi a t-ipiare for thc ?i.-.; in- ! Portion, and 73 cents for each Kuhsc<|iuait I insertion. Weekly advt-rikjumcntg ?1 a square every ins?mi iii. j JOB WOSE, i Such as HAND-BILLS. CARDS, ' ?KCU i..V!;s, SHIN-PLAH i.'F.l'S, ? fe, uxecutct,' promptly and ?it re is-mable rat? s. .31''.IA1*.' \. SEIt?lY, July nt Publirh .. ?md Pr-y.-h'tor. COK K ii Sf 3 United States ?ype Foundry, Nos. '?S, : it ? and :..-! (' uiirc street, near thc ("itv Hail, N. .. York. TO i' nix -ri: us IA." rr n r. ism: UK riMIE und? rsigned boc b> call \<>vr atten 1 lion to their now si-rics of SCOTCH < UT FACES, from Pearl to Fica, just lini.*h ed, ?pe? ?tue.is ol v\ hich can furnished on applicatinn; surpassing, if possible, their original 8eoi? .i thu FaVos. which havegivon such ititi* t rsa! satisfaction Miroughcqi the Cutt od Staten: THE FANCY TYPE DEPARTMENT ex? hibits :;:i unsurpassable ?,uantity .<*' .styli -, I of home origin, and s< 1. ci< il from England, France and (rcrmanv. And ir.eir now Ame? rican Script?, [biuhd Hand an?! Italian Scripts. Bord? ct?'., arc noi to be ex? celled in this cr any otb; r corntry: and i his tic? undersigned make bohl say of tju ir sreidnienr- 's they have reached a. point i riginally aimed" alt ir -thar i.-. to excel in igiaiity of ti:- arti? lc furnished, eui in Hie variety of stylos presented fm* schninn surpai sing ?ill similar . stahiishnii nt.-.. Tho several styles have only to bc saen to be appreciated. Particular attention is called t i tluir O-erman di-partiiieiit, whoivhi is shown as splendid Crerman laces and styles as can !?? peen in the Ocririiin Confederation or th? United Stales. Particular attention having bei n given to the selection, in obtaining , thc styles from Una best type foundrfs throughout Oermr.ny, whether for Rook, ; Job or Newspaper Printing.' Ali Type east at their establishment is now mrjpufacturcd from the metal known as Cornier*.* Unequalled Hard Typo Mi tal. t:?r Every artic! . re ... sary for a perfect Printing Omcc furn . h. I .ts above. :-"pt i JAM12S'CONNER'S SONS. H. E. NICHOLS, Agent. FOR the fellowing FIRST CLASS COM? PANIES: New York Underwriter's .Agienav, . Capital...,.'. $3,000,000 Home Insurance Company, New . Y^rk, Capital. 2,000,000 International Insurance Compa? ny, New York, Capital. 1 ,CD0,?00 Continental Insurance Companv, New York, Capital. 1.000,000 Hartford lire Insurance Com? pany, Hartford, Capital. 2,000,000 Metropolitan 'Insurance Com? pany, New Y"ork, Capitr.1 .1 ,C00,OQ0 Home' Insurance Companv, Sa? vannah?, Capital.". 2,000,000 Phoenix Insurance Companv, Hartford, Capital. " 500,000 Columbia Insurance Company, New York, Capital.'. 500,050 New England Mutual Life Insu? rance Companv, bolton. Capi? tal .*. 5,000.000 New York Accidental Insurance Company, injuring against all accidi nts. With several other weil known and r< lia? ble companies, the aggregate capital amounting to over $20,000,000. bisks taken in any one spot to amount of $200,000. Ofiice at Mr. Hussung's house, corner of Assembly and Washington sis. Aug 1540m Provisional Government. ".^TOTIGE is hereby given, that from and .Li after tb . seventh day of September next, thc Headquarters ?d'the Provisional Governor will be rt Columbi?)., where all communications addressed to him must be directed. WILLIAM IL PERRY, Private Secretary. Greenville. S. C.. August 28, 18G5. Sept ? 6 tai" Shit'! papers will c?py three times. IV R 0 C L A M A T I 0 S ? V TUE PRO VISIONA U GOVER? NOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ?m?mm EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT S. C., Siii'TEMUKit -i, W<r>. I XTTflEREAS a seeming conflict of Juris- 1 > V diction having arisen between tho civil and military authorities of South Caro? lina, under thc I'rovisional Government of thc State: and whereas MajoB-Goneval Gill more, c tuntandingthe Department ofSouth Carolina, having sought an interview with me. as pro vi donal ( i o ver nor. in the presence of Maji.-v-Geiwral Meade, commanding thc Atlanti" State-?: anti whereas all matters giving " -i to the seeming conllict were ad? justed ami arranged with the consent and anpiovalof Major-Gonerr.! Meade: 'Now. th.r.iforc, I. RENJAMIN FEANK LTN PEUIiY, Provisional Governor of tho St.tie ot' South Carolina, do proclaim and make known, that tlmterm.^of this arrange? ment are as follows: "That in all cases w here ire edmon or persons of color are con? cerned, ?le C mrts of the Provost Marshals shnl! have ev. 'u 'ivc cognizance to try and adjust titctrj. fer the presan t; ?ind that all other Ci. 03 ? [:;; il he heard Slid adju.? C lt ed bj the ci ci! courts, municipal authorities ?md civil oti'ieerV, under and according to tho laws of South Carolina. That th? civil cans s*.a!l bo opened under thc Provi? sional Government. an?l all civil and nymi 1 ? .ltn;er-? oe allowed to resume their oi'iicud duties and discharge them freely wiih?pl interruption on thc part of ihe jniliiary authorities. That it ;s further nnderstood General Gilimoro wiil issue a military ord? r and Governor Perry will in like maim . sue his proclamation, making known ii.is a 'rangement, which is to eonti luic lill ? ivil iiuttiority is entirely restored in ?Male and che Government recon? struct nd.** And pt lo hereby call upon all persons and order th :.> io strictly obey and carry out Un: i rms of this arrangement. ? 1) ?ne in ?le ci tv of Columbia, tho d.t'v and year n*?.?v? stated. ?. fc\ PERRY. Rv ord -r <.t*ftht! L'rovisionai Governor. W. M. Pattitv, Private Secretary. 1 ci;-Th newspapers ol the State will give three ins: rtions. . Sept ? :> t.v. it. .i<>iixsTo:v, 3WCrt gist xr^-fc o , fOJhi on !'!>-kaiii street Rut end of tody. ""i?"""!?.!, attend * to' all oilteial business' "YV brought before him: will also attend to drawing op Deads, Conveyances. Mort gagos. Contracts, and other ordinary legal }v>.-. ruto- rit s of writing. Fair copies ol' any document executed wit fi neatness and de? spatch. * _ August 1 mm, BE.\.\ETT &BOWMAN, (Suc'sors to Hotehkiss, Fenner A Bennett,) COM. MERCHANTS, 40 VII. Y STEKKT, XEW YOEE, AND M EMFHIS, TENNESSEE. Titos. KKNKES, ll. BENNETT, 1> W. BOWMAN'. fl.I lb T. A. TOBIN, who was for a length J vi. of t 'icu' connected with the old lirra ci' Hotchkiss, Fenner ?; Bennett, has r>*i inter? est io the present firm; and will di vote bia attention trmoip??lv to tho State of South Carolina. ' Mia r.ddr..:-.- will bc. Clinton, Lam-.na Diatrie*. ? An ? ! Imo By tile Provision?-! GoT<>r;ior of t?? State of ?>ou(h Carolin-?. ? PROCLAMATION! ~W THE EE AS H's Excellency President y y Jt.husW ?..13 issued hid proclama? tion, appointing me (E-enjamiu 1. Fer rv) Provisional Govelin r and t r th*. State bx South Carolina, ...th power t'j prescribe such rules a nd regulations a? rr. s y t..? sary and proper t..r convening a Con"- ntion of thu Stute, composed ol'dol? ?gatea t., ha chosen hy that portion of the people; cl* said) ?r?late who ar*- loyal to tho United ?flato?, for thc purpose ot alli ring or intending th? Constitute u th('r<u.f; and with authority to exercise within the limits ol' the State a.! the powers n%v;.Cud proper to r*nahlo such loyal people to restore said State to l . i constitutional relations tv thc Federal Gov? ernment, arni t.i present such a Republican iona of State ijovernment ?.s will entitle the .State to the guarantee of the United Slates im refer, ami it*? people to protection by the United States ?.,;..n..; in* a.-.ion, insurrection and domestic vtoietice. Now, therefore, LI obedience to the pro? clamation ?if his Excellency Au drew John-" soil, President ?.! the United states, i, J.ENJAMiN F. PERRY, Provisional C&ver uor of thc State ot' .South Carolina, for the purpose of organizing a Li'ovbvional Gov? ernment in South (Jan.lina, reforming tho State Constitution and restoring ?"vii au thority in said State und? r lhi;.Coiistitnt;o:i and laws of tho United States, do horeb;, proclaim and declare that allci\ il o?icers in South Carolina, who were in office when the Civil Government of thc- State wtus suspend? ed, in May last, (except* those arrested or nuder prosecution ;.>r treason,) i.huJl, ?JU taking Ul" oath of allegiance ori/scribed bi thu President's Amnesty Proclamation o? thc ?titb .day of May, lfMi.j, n sum?: th? duties of their ornees and continue to dis? charge them under the Provisional Coivrii mcut till further appohitmc-uts are mu dc. And 1 do further proclaim, declare and mult? known, that it is the'iluty ot all loyal citizens of tue State of S^iuti Carolina to promptly go forward and take the oath of allegiance to the. United States, before s?.>-< magistrate or military otlici r nf t tic Federal Covern ment, who maybe qualified for ad? ministering oaths; o titi such are Lercbr authorised to give certified copies ttiureoi to thu persons respectively by whom they were made. An.,* such magistrates or oflk-ers are hereby required to transmit tim originals .of such oaths, at as carly a day as ? may be convenient, to tho Department o? State, io the city oi Washington, L>. C. 1 An? 1 do further proclaim, dellaro and make known, that tue Managers of Eic-? - tums throughout iii? State cf ?South CaroL na will bout an ch eli.ai for members ol l?? state Convention, at tkeir iv.-.pootive pre cim-rs, on the FIRST MONDA* IN SEP TEMEXlfcNEXT, according tu thc laws ot South Carolina in force before thc sccos-?hm of the Sta'te; *md that each Mlcction Dis trict in the State shall ?lett an many mem? bers of tho C?>nventi?m as the said District lias members of tho Hijuse of Uoprosenta tives-the basis of representation being population and taxation. This will give ? m hundred and twenty-lour inembcis to the Convention a numb' r mufiiciciitly large to represent overv porno;, ol ilie^iaicmoso ! Every loyaj cuire:: ...... ha? i? .:o;i the j AinneVty oath ami ucl within the excepted ! ela.-* s in ?he President s Proclamation, I Viii be entitled to vote, provided lie was a ! legal v?tor under thu Constitu?.KUI as, it, I stood prior to the soecssmu of SouLi Car"o . li TRI. And ail who are within th?? excepted I classes must take thu oath and appiy.i'or a, ] ardon, in ft rd 'r to entitle them to vote or I pennie members of tho Cor.vuntioti. Tie members of .thc ConvontitiU thus elected on the tirst Monday in Sept em iver next, are horeb*v required to conu-m ic ?ho city of Columbia,on WEDNESDAY, the iota day of September, 18t!5, ipr t i c purpose of altering and hmonding toe present Const i tution vf Snub ('ariaina, or romodeiiiug and malting a new one, which will coufonu to the great changes which have taken place in thc State, and be more in accord? ance with P-> publican pjQiiciplcs and i qnah ty of reprcr cntation. And i do further proclaim and make : known, ihatTthe Const ii ut ion and all laws of force in South. Carolina prior tot{jjc seces? sion of the Stale, are herobj inr.de of force I under thc Provisional Government, except j wherein they may toi.'liot with the provi? sions of th?3proclamafion. And the .D,.'c*?s and Chancellors of the Sir.io an- hereby required to exercise all the powers ami per? form all the duties which appertain to their respective offices, and especially in criminal casesj If will be expiated of ttio Federal military authorities now in South Callina, I to lend their ant!:orir#to thc civil officers I t>f the L'rovisional ( inver.lmcut, for thc pur? pose of enforcing thc laws ar.d preserving j tho peace ?.?si .'.-oed ord?- of the State, i And 1 do further command ami enjoin *il I go.jd and lawful citizens cf lin: State to j unite iii enforcing tho laws and bringing tb justice all disorderly persons, all plunder? ers, robbers and in a randers, all vagrants am! idle persons who arc wandering about without rinployinei.t or any vis i bio means P. is "also exp? co-I that all former owners of frei il persons will bo hind in them, and not turn efl' ihiydiiidren or aged to perish; and tin.' freed nu n and women are earnestly enjoined io make contracts, just ami fair, for remaining with their former owner. In order to facilitate ; - much as possible thc application for pardons under the ex? orpted section* of thc President's Amnesty i Fi-uilainatbn, it is stated for information that ail applications must I?- U\ ju t it ion. stating tim exception, und aceomprnied with tho oath prescribed. This petition must bo lirst approved by thc Provis ona 1 Governor, and then forwarded to the Presi? dent. The headquarters of the Provisional Governor will boat Greenville, win re ail communications to him must be addressed. The newspapers of this Stale will publish this proclamation till thc ci r.ion for mem? bers of the Convention. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto net my blind rmi seal. Done at the I [h. ?. I town of Greenville, rbis ??'- day oC July, in ile.- year of our Foul, rT65, I and of th. * independence of th?* Em ced St: b?a the ninetieth, j li. f . PERRY. ?ft the Provrl.iii-mal fiovornor: I Wwii i vu If. Pt'tiiv, Private s. y. ?arj