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COLTJMBIA. Tuesday Moiling, Sept. 26, 1865. ---? ?. . ? * ? Orga.nixi.tton of the ^Militia. Wo assume that" the Co?rvention ha? accorded, or will 'accord, that degree of consideration to the military or? ganization of this State, "as -will .leave sufficient latitude to the action of tue . Legislature. That the citizens* be? tween eighteen and forty-five should bo duly organized, efficiently, and under ; efficient officers, throughout . all tho beats in the country, is the ? first necessity, and the one which, if properly met, will relieve us almost . 'wholly from thej?<presencc of regular garrisons. These, even now, are' wholly unnecessary in all of tho up? per and most of the middle, Districts. They will need, however, to be re? tained in considerable number along . the sea coast, and in all those pre? cincts where ?he negroes have been largely congregated, mid when1 the resident white population- is small. This will be equally necessary for the promotion of order and labor, and the maintenance of the public peace and security. Our militia, properly j organized, will prove quite adequate to these objects in all other quarters., It will be within their power, or in most of them, to organize a strong militia force which, the experience of the last four years will havo accomplished in the use of arms, the drill and the general knowledge which is needful for the soldier. And the ^militia will now be able to ohoose their- officers with judgment, from able and ef? ficient leaders, who have already distinguished themselves in every branch of the service. Under their conduct and tuition there need to be no falling back to that corn? stalk captaincy and ridiculous drill, whieh made the militia a laughing? stock to sensible eyes. And wo shall escapo the nuisance of all that class of popinjay and holiday officers, who sported fine feathers and brandished ! glittering swords, and .made them- j selves gay in crimson sashes only for ball-room purposes and as carpet knights. Our youths, for the next thirty years, will bo capable of going into camp or entering upon a cam? paign with a sufficient knowledge of ! what has to be done without need of j the corporal to adjust hands and toes, and indicate tho bearings of right J and left, and so forth. Thc most im- I portant, arm of the service, for some j time to come, will be the cavalry, and j the State should confer privileges and hold out'inducements.to all those who \ are willing to enter this service and , can provide their own. horses. In j towns and cities a preference should be given to artillery. A town like Columbia should have ut least two ; companies of artillery, ttvo being bat- ' ter than one, if only for the purposes j of bringing into activity a soldierly j emulation and a generous rivalry j which will constantly stimulate to im- i provement. The sooner these, or? ganizations shall be made the better, and wo trust that the choice of gene? ral ofde^rs, at least, will be reserved to the Governor. The Hlasonlc Brotherhood. The Masons are to have a general convention, sometime in the month of October, in tho State ol Kentucky. The object of this, convention is to restore and re-invigorate their bonds of brotherhood, which the late civil war had threatened, if not impaired and ruptured. Generally speaking, the Masons have been everywhere true to each other-so true and stead? fast that, in some instances," in this State, they have incurred the severest censures of persons not of the craft, for tho kindness which they showed to the prisoners, members of the craft, who had been made captives. To them they had furnished money, food, nourishment, clothes, and had even so far prevailed with the keep? er.* o' Iho prison ..o i? procuro kn cir temporary- release from their cells, that they might assemble with the brethren at the several meetings of the lodges- They can properly claim, accordingly, to- be among those classes who, steadfast to the faith, superior to the events of war, have maintained the interests-of humanity and civilization, unaffected by politics or strife. It becomes them to use the instrumentality of. their wide? spread and powerful organization, to do all in their power to restore the ties of tho brotherhood, to repair the bouda of the temple, and to show themselves ministers of peace and harmony, as they have been of hu? manity. There is yet another impor? tant reason for this movement. It appears, from communications made by Masons of tho Northern armies, while in the South, that pains had been taken to disseminate among them the idea that the Southern Masons had, like the several church organi? zations, broken off from* all connec? tion with the Northern lodges, anti refused ?ny longer to fraternize with them-an idea which is wholly incon? sistent with the first principles of Free Masonry, which is no mor? affected iii its laws by the conflict of arms thar they would be by the prevalence of * thunder storm. But we do not prc pose to write an essay, but simply tx express our concurrence with tin course adopted by our Grand Maste: j of South Carolina, who, as it will bi I seen by the fallowing correspondence j has determined that the brctherhooc of tho State shall be ?represented ii ; the Kentucky Convention, and win I has made the most judicious appoint ment of the brother, Henry Buist ! ono of the brightest of Sou then 1 Masons, who combines with the ac quisition.i of a highly taught and ex perienced Mason, the fino qualitie of the courtly gentleman, with tin eroquenee of.the orator: CoiiTTHBiA, September 18, 1SG.">. Henry Jiu ?.-il, P. a. M., G. J,. DEA it Sm ASI) BBOTHEB: Presumini on your well known and deep inter?s in all matters which are likely ti affect the fortunes of Freo Masonr; on this continent, and knowing wei your superior fitness and ability ti engage i '.he promotion of thi object, I uaxe leave to appoint you a the delegate from the Grand Lodge o South (.'andina to the Convention o the fraternity to be held some thu during the next month, in the city c Louisville, Kentucky. Warmly am sincerely entreating you to accept til appointment, I am, dear brothel yours fraternally, JOHN H. BOATWPJG HT, G. M. of the G. L. of S. C. NEWBERRY, S. C., Sept. 24, I8f,r>. Bro. John li. Boatxcright, Grand Afat ter nf Masons of South Carolina. D?AB Sin AND BBO?HEK: Your corr munication of 18th inst, -was hande to me to-d?y in this town, where am for a brief season resident. Anterior to its rereipt, I had seo reference made t* the Conventio which, at tlie instance of the Gran Master of Kentucky, it Mf?ts propose should be. held during the ensuin month, and it occurred to me that would be eminently appropriate tin : tho Grand Lodge of this State shoul i be represented in that Convention, i The great strugglo in which tl j North and South have been*partic j pants has ended. We of the Sout ? contended for tho maintenance i ; principles we deemed constitution: j and fundamental? and with honest i and determination vindicated them i I the conflict of arms, j Now that the contest is over, ar j we have failed to assert what we r ! gardedas the right, it becomes us lil ! men finally and irrevocably to subin j to the result, and that submissh i should be in the utmost sincerity ai i the best faith. The Government of the Unit? States is now that to which we all, citizens, owe undivided faith and i legiance, and T believe that it will 1 as magnanimous .and benificent peace us it bas been powerful in wu Tho highest statesmanship, t'. profoundest -wisdom, which CHU n< be manifested, is conciliation and h; mony with those with whom our fa is indissolubly linked. Our future that of our common country, and \ shall become great, and happy, ai prosperous only as that'country pn pcrs. l-i KC ki colily iuuy Meli be luvok* ?li to do its part in tho work of concilia? tion. Founded upon the rock of brotherly love, supported by the pil? lar of charity, those who minister at its altar moy effect very much in strengthening the bonds of fraternity which should bind all sections and States and people.? - . I accept the appointment you ten? der, and will devote myself with ear? nestness to the accomplishment of the objects and purposes of the Conven? tion. I remain, very fraternally, your obedient servant, HENRY BUIST. Correspondence. "We have boen requested to publish the subjoined correspondent be? tween the undersigned members of the Convention and thc Hon. James ! L. Orr : j COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 25, 1S65. j Eon. Janies L. Or.-Sir. : The Con I stitution of this State having been so ! amended as to give the election of i Governor t? the people, and an carly i day having been appointed for the : election, ii is desirable tlyit-tho public ! attention should be turned to the con ! siderationof a proper person to fill j the office. In considering the sub j jeet, we are. of opinion that you i would be an excellent selection for j the position. Your large experience I in public affairs, together with your j acknowledged ability and adminis , trative talents, have induced our j choice to fall upon you. We there i fore beg leave respectfully to request I that you will consent to the use of your name for the^fiico of Governor, j at the approaching election. "With great respect, your obedient servants, D. Li. Wardlaw, Wm. C. Black, T. N. Dawkins, .Tames L?. Heed, C. W. Dudley, J. W. Hearst, F. J. Moses," B. W. Ball, W*. R. Robertson, J. B. Skipper, J. Winsmith, John Wilson, T. C. Weatherly, L. W. R. Blair, D. 0.kMilhng, Wm. C. Beatty, I P. J. Coogau, Cad. Jones, j Jas. McCauley, R. Dozier, Chas. Macbeth, B. F. Dunkin, U. ?. DeLettre, J. E. Byrd, C. P. Sullivan, W. A. Chisolm, J. P. Larimer, John Fox, Jas. Farrow, H. C. S"??r(., ; Jas. H. Rion, Wm. Izord Bull, I James Hemphill, T. J. Goodwyn, i Wm. J. Keenan, A. W. Moore, j W. H. Cannon, Jas. Conner, , Edw. J. Porter, ? A. O. Andrews, i T. M. Muldrow, Wm. Ravenel, j R. M. Sims. W. H. Gilliland, Ujehn Y. DuPre, W. S. Henerey, nr^A. James, P. C. Gailliard, , M. C. Barnett, H. D. Lesesne, j W. H. Wallace, H. Gourdin, ! A. P. Aldrich, -James Rose, : C. H. Simonton, John Schnierle, ! Alex. Evins, W. M. Martin, T. C. Bolling, Jno. A. Wagener, j Jas. P. Boycee, Thos. Thomson, ; Edwd. Fro'st, W. S. Mobley, . ! C. D. Melton, G. D. Tillman, j B. C. Fishburne. F. W. McMaster, ? Edmd. Herndoa, * A. R. Taylor, ' A. P. Wylie, Jrlenry Summer, ; W. S. Pickens, R. Stewart, I W. H. Perry, Jno. N. Frierson ! J. P. Richardson, P. W. Pickens, { C. M. Mcllichacl, John G. Gaillard ; Wm. Mills, Jr., A.. D. Goodwyn, ? F. Melchers,' L. Boozer, j L. B. Johnson, C. M. Furman, i S. McGowan, Henry Mciver, j W. A. Lee, R. A. Ross, . L. F. Youmans, J. H. Norwood. . _ ! COLUMBIA, Sepiember 25, 18G5. i Giagr.r*F.MKN: I have the honor t< ! acknowledge tho receipt of your let i ten pf this date, inviting me to be ! come a candidate for Governor at tin [approaching election, on the thin ; Wednesday of October next. The great increase of responsibility 1 resulting from the extension of th term to lour year ?, and tile, change ii j our political and industrial relations I render nie distrustful of my ability ti I discharge the duties in a manlier ti ! satisfy your just < xpxH-tations. I ch i not, however, feel at liberty to de j chm; the invitation, and therefor ? consent that my name be placed ii ! nomination. . * i For the complimentary terms ii which your invitation is communi cated, 1 bog to make niy cordial ac j knowledgment. If elected, my enei I gies shall be earnestly devoted t i develop the agricultural, commercial 1 mechanical und educational resource j of the State, and to urge her forwar j in that career of prosperity which i earnestly hope may mark her future j I have the honor to be, g ntlemer i very respectfully, your obedient soi ! vant, JAMES L. ORR. To Messrs. D. L. WARDLAW, T. IS .DAWKINS, C. W. DUDLEY, F. J ? ????????????????????ii Calti-vo-tion of Cotton. The New York Times has an article upon tlio producing of cotton. Cot? ton, though not a king,, thinks the Times, is a magnate of the first renk Othfer lands can produce wheat, oom, tobacco and agricultural productions of that class as well as ours. The world is dependent upon us only to a limited extent for such articles. "With? out cotton, however, gold, che lifo blood of our currency,' must bs con" tinually drained away to foreigners. The most serious difficulty in bring? ing back cotton to the production of five millions of bales as before the war. is the question of labor. It is doubtful whether the negroes w^ll ever contract industrious habits, as freedmen, which will make, good the amount of labor forced out of them under the old system. If we rely upon emancipation to restore soon tho old cotton, crop realized by slave? ry, we shall certainly be disappointed. Northern and European laborers must be encouraged to become tillers of Southern soil. The non-slaveholding Germans of Texas long ago proved that Southern cotton raising is nc greater tax upon the white man's con? stitution than Northern corn raising. The pretence that white men cannot work in the cotton field has exploded. The great agent for the agricultura restoration of the South, however, ought to be labor-saving machines. It is a well-known fact labor-saving farm implements enable farmers of th? North-west to accomplish three time! the amount of labor that they cai without them. They have been tin cause of the agricultural prosperity o the West. These implements are ap plicable, good judges say, to th? planting and cultivation of cotton ii every stage up to the picking, whicl must bo done by hand. -**..--? t/nltctl Stuten Senator. MB, EDITOR : It is generally under stood that his Excellency B. F. Per ry, will bo assigned to this distill guished post of honor and usefulness No one is better qualified than 1?', o can carry with him a more fitting rc cord, to give tho State that influenc in the Federal councils, which wi secure to the people an early an complete restoration to all thei rights in the Union. Such is th general sentiment; and it only r< mains for the General Assembly which is soon to be convened, to carr out this sentiment by an appoin nient which will do justice to a wei tried public servant, and ?it the sam time avail itself of the very great ii fluence which he is known to posses: in determining the important issui now pending over the country. "TIMON." Xjooal It;o233.ss ''Cotton Blanks" and permits-indispci sable to all persons purchasing or shippin cotton-can bu obtained at this office. Members of tho ConvontiOB can proem good, comfortable vehicles and teams f< any point, at reduced prices, by applying) this office. THE CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF TI CITY OF COLUMBIA, S. C.-Originally P?i lishvd in the Columbia PJuenix-Revis* <oid Corrected by the Author.-About tl middle of October, the above work will 1 issued from the press of the Columb Phcenix-printed with new typo and on hi papor. Persons desiring copies arc r quested to giTO their names as pearly i possible. Kingle copies will bc furnished; $1. Thc trade supplied at a discount. -BALTIMORE HOUSES ANO TRADE. -Mr. J. Joice, a travelling a rent for" Baltimo! houses, in trade, bas L-ft with r.s a copy a pamphlet issued by a large number these houses, engaged in every variety trade, wi.ich desire to extend their associ tions in the South. This pamphlet may 1 seen at our office. Mr. Joice gives a high! encouraging account of the foreign trac of Baltimore, its steam lines to Europe ai the extent of its supplies and resource and thinks that Baltimore enjoys son special advantages over cities farther Nott for doing business with and for the Sont ern States. The claim in one upon whi( we shall venture no opinion. THE Ono FELLOWS.-Tt is some for years ago. or nearly, that tue vonerab Judge Buger presented an application f ? a charter for tho Oid Fellow*' of South Carolina, to tho Logislature of South Caro? lina. At that time, tho order was new, and the Judge, reading thc memorial with im? perfect eyes, procured a charter for Un? order of OUI Fellows-ethat seeming to him thc most sonsible explanation oftho phraae. j But why ?ld fellows should form a society, that waa the question. Old fellows, by I themselves, never form societies. That ia j 'unnatural; th*>y must incorporate the I young ifith them, if only for perpetjtntier., and perpetuation is the desire of ell socie? ties, however seldom they secure it. The Odd Fellows, imitating the Masons-their institution built upon that of the Masons have arrived at a long life. They are no ? longer old fellows-they are young follows, many of-thom fully marriageable; aud we trust that they will soon pass an ordinance requiring every brother to get a wife as soon as possible This isa necessity of tho times. In Columbia, they seem to have preserved their vigor, and are now in lirst ratc working capacity. It gives us great pleasure to report that their members are increasing, and that they h&vo nobly re? solved to set themselves above all tho ca? prices of fortune, in their resoluto aol??r ence to the faith, in their craft studies, in their active proselytism, their charities, humanities and general disapproval of bachelorism. Several members, we are told, are in the nlarkot, looking out for tito proper objects of marital devotion. HEAVKNS! What does Mr. C S. Jenkins mean by sending us-a paper of candy? . Docs he impute to us extra juvenility? Does he moan to reproach us with not wearing a groy beard Uko our venerable senior? And yet, aro wo not encouraging otu moustache? Have we not tried Alonzo Reese, Scott and William Ingliss, tho best artists we know, in tutoring our sprouting beard into moustache and imperials? Wo are not so young as he thinks. But, there is aomotbing further. Jcnkin.i rudeoms himselJ. Here is a bunch of finely flarorod cigars; and hero is' a bottle of claret. Verily we forgive the tacit reproach of our moustache. Alas! tho claret and tho cigars are marked for our senior, and the sngar plums are all that remain for us. We wUl invite ourselves to sup with thc senior. We wiU try those cigars; wc will smack of this claret. We will not bc put off with thc candying. N?d But let us examino it. Bon? bons, hearts, lollipops and bull's oyes. Ah! i we soe! Ho knows that we aro playing thc gallant. He knows where we go nightly. He moans that we shall bestow these com- 1 tits upon the dark-eyed Arabella, and the fair-haired Wilhelmena -our Minna and ? Brenda. They shall have them. We shall see the dark eye of tht? ono sparkle and the blue eye of the other brighten, as they open upon this charming collection of sugared sweets and concrete delicacies. We shall soe the dams"!* to-night. .-And here is another packet-a bottle. Alas! again! that is addressed to our elastic publisher. He shall not monopolizer it. Wo mean to waTtch him-to see when he prepares for a supper, and to be in at tho proper moment. Why should a publisher, wno simply sots ? the wheels agoing-why tho senior editor, who deals in, dull philosophic and absurd poetics-have all the good things? Wo arc utterly irredeemable as a sinner, wc, the local, if wo do not come in for a share of ' these spiritual comforts. We will act a kecr. dog on the scent to know when that claret is tobe sipped, that Bourbon gulped, those cigars made to fumigate tho other? wise barren atmosphere. They shall not baffle us, either publisher or senior, in our purposc^to bo in at thc death. N. B. Wi- have caught them both. We baye drank of all. We have smoked three cigars of the twenty-live. We have tri? umphed. The good editor had a group of members of the Convention at a supper at William Thomas', and a famous hue sup? per it was. We tracked him thither. He could do no less than order a goblet for us and we soundad. bia claret. AH for tho publisher, we caught him at lunch; cold lobster, with salad dressing, very tine; some, fine Salmon, from Shelton, ('alvo A Co.; a pile of exquisit? caliea from McKenzie, and the oxcellent Bourbon from Jenkins. Wo have circumvented publisher and editor. We are content with the blessings of the day. Msw ADTHUTISKMKUXS. Attention io call? ed to the following advertisements, whiuk are published for the first time this morn? ing: Shiver & Beckham-Now Goods. C. Mary .V. M. Mott- Mantuamakers. Apply Richland stlfrt-Wanted lo Hire. P. F. Cuttino-Bacon and Lard. J. G. Gibbes-Bacon, Herrings, ?kc. Extra Communication Acacia" Lodge. P. Cu itwoll - Canal Flour. -Sugar-cured Hams. " -(binny Bagging, ?fcc. " " - SegarV. Ale, Portor, fcc. John S. A Wm. J. Wiley-Teams for Sale. Wu?. J. Terry-Residence to Rent. JoLn Alexander- Sawyers Wanted. U. Ward Hat Lost, (len. Richardson-General Orders NO. 3. Beach, Boot A Co.- New Firm. Jacob Levin- VarieU Sale. Speck A Polock- Extra Family Flour. Dr. P. Melvin Cohen Blue Stone. Mrs. M. E. Brady-Latest Fashions.