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'COLUMBIA. i_._ Sunday Morning, Sept. 24,1865. A "writer in the Mobile Advertiser, who has resided many years in Braril, says that though slavery is recognized through the General Government, it exists in a mild form. The larws regs-, latingrit ar? humane, and free ne? groes, of -whom there are many,-are . politically upon an equality with the whites, and many of them socially. ' This is not cheerful intelligence for the Southerners, who propose to euii grate there, partly because they do not desire to live in a community part of whoso* number are free negroes. Nor is it rendered more agreeable by the fact that Don Pedro and bis im? perial advisers are contemplating the gradual abolishment of slavery throughout the Empire. The ?>otith emers'who go there will jump out of the frying pan into the fire. DEATH OF "SAM SLICK."-Tho l -st arrival from Europe brings intelli? gence of the death of Thomas Chan? dler Haliburton, author of the famous "Sam Slick" stones. He was born in Nova Scotia in. 1S03, where he prac? ticed law successfully for many years, and was subsequently^romotod to the rank of judge. For some years past he resided in England; and in April, 1859, was elected to Enrhument, for Launchstrfh, Cornwall. He also ran during-the recent canvass, but was defeated. He first appeared as an author in 1835, when he contributed a series of humorous articles satirizing the Yan? kee character, which became im? mensely pqpular both in this country and England. In 1837, appeared the "Clockmaker, or Sayings and Doings of Sam Sheik, of Slick ville," In 1842, he gave to the public "Tho Attache, or Sam Slick in England," to which two mote volumes were sub? sequently added. He wrote several other works, some huinorimo ano others historical and political. The ' 'Slick" papers are remarkable rather for drollery than humor. Their effect in England was to iucrease tho popular misconception of the Ameri? can character. Thousands of Eng? lishmen honestly believe that "Sam Slick" was a genuine Yankee, who wrote in the vernacular of the '^mi versal Yankee nation." And the im? pression even yet prevails quite ex? tensively that the "American lan? guage' ip something quite different from the English. - THE HOLT LAXD.-There is an in? teresting movement now being made in England for tho moro thorough survey and exploration of Palestine. Ages of civilization lie buried beneath "the holy city," which no proper ef? fort has yet been made to excavate; and the same may be said of a large portion of the land East of the river Jordan. These most interesting re? gions are filled with mounds, which, when fully opened, will doubtless contribute largely to complete or il lustrate the long and varied history o: the Jewish people. - Enough has' al ready been brought to light to ?hon . the importance, of such excavations The expedition now on foot will be t purely scientific and archaelogical one and it is supported by the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of London, am Lords Russell and Derby, with tin patronage of the Queen. It will bi carried on by mon whose tastes an< studies have peculiarly fitted then for thc work; and the result must no only be a great service to tho histor of civilization and art, but the renee tion of much valuable bght upon th Holy Scriptures. MAPS.-Tho first regular map o record was one of brass or coppei for Cleomenes, King of Sparta, jiu before his expedition to attack th Persian Empire. There exist seven evidences that the Athenians wer well acquainted with the use of map: Roman generals, aft;ir a victory, wei in the habit of showing to the poop! on their return, a painting or map ( the country they had conqueren Haps and charts were introduced int England about 1481) by Bartholomew the brother of Christopher Columbu who was detained for sonn; time i - England by Henry' Vii, and prc ?cured a maintenance by BvaJiii<? un selling them. . Election of Governor. MB. EDJTOB: T?o Convention have determined to transfer to the people the election of Governor and? Ldeu tenant-Governor. The time for the election of this officer is near at hand third Wednesday in October. It is important that the public minctshould at once consider who shall fill this important office. Many important changes have been made in oin* fundamental Law. Upon the wisdom of" these changes thero is a difference of opinion. But the changes having been made, wo pre? sume there will be no difference of opinion upon the wisdom of. select? ing as the . Governor to inaugurate the new State Government, one who thoroughly sympathises with and ap? proves the important changes which have.been made. Those who have helped to bring about this new sys? tem of government ouglrt to be not only allowed, but required, to shoulder the responsibility of inaugurating the new regime. It is well understood that his Ex? cellency Gov. Perry declines,a re? election. In easting around for one To be his successor, wc; think that there will be a general concurrence in the opinion that no gentleman in the Convention or tho State, has a larger share of responsibility for the changes referred to than Hon. J. L. Orr. Whilst many differ from him as to the wisdom ef tho policy he has so ably urged, all will agree in accord? ing to him pure patriotism and prac? tical statesmanship of a high order.. His name is respectfully suggested to those who lead public opinion in such . matters", as one upon" whom the new burden could be justly placed, and one who, in fidelity, zeal and ability, would be second to no one. PRUDENCE. MR. Enrroit : Will you permit me a word of personal explanation ? It will appear in the proceedings of the Conven to-day, that the r?"T^ sition to amend the section, establish? ing tho basis of representation, by striking out the word "white" before "inhabitants, " was laid upon the table on my motion. I had previously voted for tho proposed amendment, and the course subsequently pursued involved a change of opinion or a seeming inconsistency. If the pro? gress of tho discussion or the course of reflection provoked by it, had really induced any change of opinion, I would, of course, not hesitate to avow' it. But this is not the case. My opinion in now precisely what it has been, not only from the commence? ment of the discussion, but from the time, before the sitting pf the Con? vention, when my thoughts wero first turned to the subject. I think the whole population, of whatever' color, ought to bo counted in estimating this part of the basis of representa? tion. I do not perceive that this mat? ter involve? the extension of the right of suffrage, to the blacks, either im? mediately or in prospect. But the question is one of very grave importance. The Convention, as appeared by tee vote of yesterday, had been nearly equally divided in opinion; the minds of many of the members were unsettled and embar? rassed; topics wholly foreign and ir I relevant' had been made elements in ! the debate, and would consequently i be so in the judgment to be attained; I the decision, either way, could not j affect the representation until after tho next apportionment four years ? hence; the interval would give abun ! dant time, especially now that the ' introduction of the subject into our ! discussions would direct public atten ; tion to it, for ascertaining the judg : ment of. tho people, and embodying i that, if it should he found to require ; such change, in an amendment to the j Constitution, effected in the ordinary j way, by the concurrence of two-thirds ; of each House of the (Jouerai Assem { bly, and the subject would go to that body, unembarrassed by any veiy de? cisive vote of the Convention. Thc suddenness, violence,, and magnitude of the change -which has taken place in the structure of society rendered it difficult to determine -what the wel? fare of our people required in this behalf. The developments of the li?ii four y?ur?, ii might u? well hoped, would furnish some clue, by which the public mind might get into broad day-light, in reference to the whole subj^rt. . Such considerations as these, in* duced mc, by moving to lay on thc table, to have the matter referred to the General Assembly. It is better that a.correct judgment should be at? tained, than that any particular per? son or section should secure un ad I vantage by a change of tho-existing ! Constitutional provisions. My own ; opinion, however, on the propriety : ol" the change, is very decided. . ?J r _ . JOHN A. INGLIS. ' iir.i-TKMr.KTi 22, 18G5. i ' ?"**" "i." ' , Prayer of Er. .T. .7. O'Connell pefore tlxr Convention, TlinrM?iiy, Septem-, j Uer ?aa, iso:,. I O, sovereign Lord! to whom all the j kingdoms of the earth ure subject, I under whose protection they ?ire safe, I and by whose blessings alone they I prosper, have mercy cpa this country, I and under thy particular providence make it peaceful and lappy. ?. O, God of unity and peace! remove from us all those evils which, in i>ny respect, are, a provocation to Thee: heal all those dissensions hitherto ex? isting among us; repair the broken walls of this our decayed Jerusalem; root out all rancor and malice from the hearts of the people; inspire them j with the spirit of moderation and ( meekness, so os to have true Christian I charity, and that they may put on j bowels of compassion towards one I another. Let,, there be no further j thirst for blood in a country already j whitened with the bones of the dead. Let our only strifo be0to outdo each other in brotherly love and kindness, I tiLot. ?J! aoutrihute to ?UU j tual peace, salvation and happiness, ; and os one people praise Thee with ? one. heart and one. mouth, O, merciful God! purge the entire I country from all notorious crimes, by I which Thy anger is so much provoked I against us; And especially from the j spirit of atheism, irreligi?n and pro i faneness; from pride and prodigality, ! from libertinism and injustice, from ! niajice and desires*of revenge, and \ from all other sins which make us the j objects of Thy displeasure; may al] I come to true repentance and live as j becomes Christians, that in our lives ! we may confess Thy holy name and | Thou be glorified in our conversion, j We pray The?, oh God of might, I wisdom and justice, through whom ' authority is rightly administered, laws j are enacted and judgment decreed, ; assist with Thy holy spirit, of counsel ! and fortitude the President of the i United States, that his administration ; may be conducted in righteousness, j and be eminently ireful to Thy peo ; pie over whom he presides, by en j couraging due respect for virtue and j religion, and by refraining vice and I immorality. j Let the light "of Thy divine wisdom i direct th.- deliberations of this Con ! vention, and shine forth in nil theil proceedings ami ordinances, so that tue may tend to lie establishment j of si civil government and a perma i nent peace,' the pr? motion of national ; happiness, tho incr?;:se of industry, ; sobriety and useful knowledge, and i the enjoyment of erpal liberty, i We pray for hit Excellency tin Provisional Governor of this State, ; for all judges, magistrates and civii : officers, who are appointed to guard : our political welfar*, that they maj ? be enabled by Thy powerful protec j tion to discharge titi di t es of theil : respective stations vitk honesty ant j ubility. . Grant us all these favors, oh merci ful Father, and all others which Thor ! knowest ns to stand in need of, thai j the merits of Thy only son, our Lort and Saviour Jesus Christ, who, witt . Thee .and the Holy Ghost, lives anc ! reigns one God, for over and ever ; Amen. Two families of Memoe, Wisconsin i Kisser and Fragri .. ?.. bad a pi tehee; battle, in which Com ul Kisser ant his daughter, aged nineteen years ; and Mrs. Fragresser, v. ere killed out j right, and ali th--: ? cher combatant I disabled. Looa! Items. "Cotton Blanks" and permita-indispon bable to ?ll persons purchasing or shipping cotton-can bo rtbtainted at this office. Tlie attention of dealers is called to tho advertisements of Mr. Jos. Daly, Meeting street, Charleston. His stock of boots, shoes, hats, etc., is said to bo completo. If any of our readers are troubled with a "sweet tooth"-and who ie not?- they wiU be pleased to know that Mr. McKenzie has resumed the manufacture of "Queen," "Domestic," "Bock," %uit, plain and fancy cakes, krullers, candies, etc., in almost as extensive a scale as in .days of yore. His establishment is on Tlain street, near Gates. RELIGIOUS NOTICES.-WC are rcqnostod to state that the Rev. A. W. Mooro will preach in the Marion Street (Methodist) Church, this day, at 10.V a. m.. and the Rev. J. P. Boyce, D. D., at lp. m. Tho Rev. Dr. J. J. O'Connell will deliver a lecture, this morning, at lo o'clock, in thc Catholic Church, on ''Devotion to tin; Mo? ther of God." Tlie community .it large arc respectfully invit? ? to- attend. The pews will be free to all. DR. PALMEN.- To-d.iy, we are told that this distinguished pulpit orator will preach hi.-, farewell sermon to his congregation in Columbia, prior to his departure for that* larger province of good work in New Or? leans to which he is assigned. The an? nouncement will be sufficient to attract all who know him, who admire his searching eloquence and his happy faculty of illustra? tion. We trust that his powers will conti- j nue unimpaired through a long and useful career like those of his venerable father, j and that, in the field for which he. departs, I he will find thoso ready sympathies which, \ won first bY the graces and talents of tho poeacher, will gradually drink in, to the attainment of a perfect faith, the ICSSOIIB which he is so well prepared to teach. Tho Masonic Fraternity of Columbia, as the brethren well know, are taking steps for. presenting their case to the fraternity throughout the United States. A memo? rial has boon prepared, and a commission of three Masons, distinguished in tho order, are to bc appointed for urging tho claims of the craft of Columbia, in proper terms, before the lodges of the country. For this purpose, a small fund if ndcessary, which can only be raised by voluntary sub? scription among tho brotherhood. The lodges themselves are destituto of friend? ?.?? nf nr"r?rt.y. A commit*?0 to collect subscriptions, consisting of Brothers D. I*. McDonald, C. F. Harrison, John L. Boat .wright aud Johu A. Shiella, will wait upon the members of the fraternity, throughout tho city, and each ta entreated to contri? bute his mite, according to his means. MF?CANTILS ENTERPRISE.-Scattered about tho streets and ruins of Columbia, you here and there meet a free ?man en? gaging in tho green-grocery business, al fresco, shading his commodities under the trees while he enjoys his siesta m tho sun. Tho standards of these shops are uniformly | the same, and it is rarely found that tho quantity of stock on hand ie such as to threaten th? regular shops and stores With i any dangerous competition. Among those we are frequently delighted at tho spectacle : to bo witnessed under thc. tree which has i been monopolized by Pompey Bum. P?,m pey is a sturdy fellow, who, like most of his order, regard labor as a cruel usurpation of the rights of the colored population. He docs not think that thc clergy have made it sufficiently clear that he is required to earn his bread by the sweat of his face. He does not approve of any sweating pro? cesses.* Still it is a trouble with him, the. necessity of getting his daily broad through . some means; and if called upon TO do any perspiring he prefers, in the language of Ben. Johnson, that brain sweat should pre? clude the necessity of body sweat. His wits must work that his hands may be idle, .that his body should feed. He, according? ly, establishes himself under the trees as a green-grocer, and there you may see him daily, with his table spread, two or three boys assisting in selling, arranging, re-ar? ranging and brushing off the flies, while in a chair Pompey himself leans back against % tree-his eyes shut-his mouth open, while the flies creep in and the Hies creep out, never once seeming to apprehend the sudden closing of those jaws which show to thc formidable grinders of a weil gi o? a alligator. When Pomp, opens his eyes, it io to engage in conversation with some three or four admiring friends, who evidently look upon his establishment* with an ex? pression which may be envy, but is possibly delight. Wc have thought that, in these parties we beheld the copartners of Pomp, and that he simply represented a joint stock company. Wc are still inclined to this opinion, from the frequency of their presence at his stand and the cager inter? est which they take in the business, espe? cially as he receives the shinplasters which compensates him for his? vegetables. On his table you soe spread seven sweet pota? toes of moderate sive, three red-whites and four yams. Under the table, in a pile, is a half peck more of the same commodity, but of inferior dimensions. Tho tablo contains, besides, about two quarts of bul laco grapos,* half a peck of liard, green peaches, a Uke quantity of cow peas, of thc now crop, in the hull, five eggs, which occa? sionally numbei*seven or nine; and, a fool or two from the table, and in front of Pom? pey's seat, is ? coup of huge- dimensions, containing one disconsolate rooster, with gaunt body and long yellow logs/looking very much as if just recovering from what Mrs. Diggory Bushwhacker used to call tho "yallow janders." The usual conversation of Pomp, with lyn companions-and ho ap? pears to be an oracle among them-is given to foreign rather than domestic topics. Wo heard him discoursing the other day, at some length, on the subjoet of thc long cabio, which ho described as a huge pipe of iron or lead in the ?ea, through which Minali articles were sent as by Adams' Express. That he was envied for Iiis vast informa- . tion, was very apparent in tho faces of his companions. Things do not seem, how? ever, to get on very prosperously in the grocery of Pomp., with all his intelligence. We think we see the same potatoes and peas and peaches, on his board for several successive days of the week. Their num? bers do not seem to increase or diminish, until yesterday, when an event occurred of very painfully exciting interest, which most effectually destroyed, foi the time, the phlegm and philosophy of the proprietor. While Pomp, was busily discoursing to his friends, considering, wo believe, the ques I tion of supplies for his table, and ways and means tow tho purchase of them, his boys took advantage of his mental absorption to fall asleep on tho off side of the tree. A gaunt pig, of tho Irish Grazier sort, very long-legged and exceedingly lank of body, in that condition in which he most feels the force of tho proverb, "root, pig, or die,'? stole unsuspected to the stanil of Pomp, and beforo lu; was fully concious of the danger, stole off with one of his largest yams in his ravenous jaws, bolting headlong over thc bodies of the sleeping boys, and, as if fully concious of his fault and the dangor of punishment, taking to his heels with all thc possible igor of his legs. Such a howland snort as arose from Pomp, and was echoed by his companions-such darting in pur? suit-such a hot chase-such peltings with stick and stone-have not stirred the ashes and the dust in Columbia since the passage of Sherman. Pomp., with a savage show ! of his teeth, took but a singlo moment to kick into consciousness the sleeping clerks who had abandoned their trust; then raging, went ahead; his companions fol ; lowed. The boys followed also, eager in new i born zeal to recover lost grace. Tho pur ! suit, continued for three hundred yards, I was in vain. The pig, through all the hot i pursuit, never once dropped his prize; and, i giving it up breathlessly, and returning i Tomp. and his companions' discovered a j pertly sow busied with tl?c entire peck cf j potatoes, which bad beon piled beneath his j table. Here was a new assailant, a new j dangor. Bankruptcy stared tho party in I the face. Pompey Bum & Co. had ruin i vividly presented before thom, and another fresh and desperate pursuit followod, but with even less success than at first. The sow escaped with her prize. She ha^nado excellent progress among tho esculents in the'fow minutes allowed her; and great was tho horror of the party returning to the place of business. A long,- sad, solemn consultaron succeeded; and that after? noon the party had entirely disappeared thc remnants of tho potatoes wero gone, the peck of cow peas, tho seven eggs, the jaundiced .chicken. The table had been upset in thc row, tho eggs wore frail as usual, everything scattered, and tho coop, with itu once jaundiced chicken, had been thrown over into the ditch at the first des porate rush of Pomp, in pursuit of tho pig. We fealr that tho case is otic of bankruptcy, and that Pomp, and his friends realized the fate of thc oriental dealer who kicked over the crockery out of which his fortune was to bo mado. Pomp, will, no doubt, bo in the Gazette. There''will bo an assignment and ho will have to betake himself to tho court to seo what Gen. Saxton eau do to restore his broken fortunes. M?W Ai<v?ai ?HK>rBHrs.-Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, whick are published for the first time this morl? ing: The Missen Henry- -School Notice Proposals tor Carrying the Mails. Jacob Levin-lisai Estate. " -Bice. Simona' & Kerrison-Now Goods. Edwaid Daly-Wholesale Shoe House. 44 . 4- -Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c. L. C. Clarke-Brussels Carpeta. H. Van Pelt-Selling Off. Blakcly A Copeland- Copartnership. Mrs. C. E. Montgomery-School Notice. S. J. Pcrrv-Homo Again. Meeting of Council No. 10, U. L. A. Geo. Schofield A Co.-New (menin?. On the 3d instant, says the Chicago Tribune, a negro soldier pursued and pinned to thc floor, at Cairo, Illinois, with his bayonet, a white man whom ho had insolently jostled, and T?'iio remonstrated with him.