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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, SW; 23, 1865. Subject? Cor Legislation. In thc first mess ago of Governor Perry, in speaking of the re-opemng thc South Carolina ?ollego, and tho education of tho young men of the State, which had been sadly neglected for four or five years, ho said, "it. may be well, under existing cir? cumstances, to consider tho propriety of converting the College into a University, and making it, in part, a self-sustaining institution. Give the professors moderate salaries, and let them depend for further compensation on the tuition fund. In a university, the student may pursue such a course of studies aa will most contribute to thc particular profession or business which he expects to follow in after life. In a College, ho is required to spend four years in a regular course of studies, many of which will be of no service to him in after life, and for which he has no taste or talent. In consequence of the impover? ished condition of the country, there are very few young men, now, able to defray their expenses for four years in College. Having been so long in the army, and their education nojrleoted, they arc not prepared to enter College. Moreover, being advanced in manhood, they cannot afford to go through a College course of studies before commencing tho active pur? suits of life. The University system of education will meet all these objections. It would bring to your institution of learn? ing three times as many students as you could collect in a College, and in this way the salaries of the professors might be paid out of the tuition fund." In the above quotation, Governor Terry has briefly, but very forcibly, presented to tho Legislature the reasons for changing the character of our first and most cherish? ed institution of learning. The success of tho Virginia University, its flourishing prospects even now; the re-organization of the Mississippi University, with its highly encouraging prospects; and, indeed, wherever the University system has been adopted, its success warrants our legisla? tors, in re-organizing the College, to make the proposed change. It is very true and, in many cases, it is to be regretted tho people of South Carolina, under the plea of conservatism, obstinately cling to old institutions, forms and usages. But tho day for this so-called conservatism has passed. Under thc pressure of circum? stances, our State Government has been popularized, and the system of electing our chief magistrate, and of casting our votes for presidential electors, which we have determinately persisted in, and would still, perhaps, unwisely have per? sisted in, has been superseded hy tho system which prevails in all our co-States of the Union. And so it must be, or at least ought to be. in our system of education. It always was an error, but now, in the impoverished condition of our people, it would be worse than an error, to keep up the old fogy Col? lege system; requiring every boy, who desires a good education, at heavy expense, to himself and to the State, to go through a College course, most of the branches of which is utterly useless to him in the active duties of after life; while by the University system, he could pursue those studies most congenial to him and most calculated to advance him in his future avocations, and that without the heavy annual expense necessary to support the old College system. Of one thing we are confident, the people of the State would be gratified at the change. The other subject for legislation to which we would call the special attention of the Legislature, and which imperatively de? mands their consideration and prompt ac? tion, is the re-organization of the militia. Under the late request of the Provisional Governor, a few volunteer companies have been organized here and there over the State; but in many Districts little or nothing has* been done. The volunteer sys? tem is exhausted, or in other and more homely phrase, "played out," and it will now require all the force of law to put our citizen ?olilior? lu trim for officient nm vice in preserving order. Besides, volunteer organizations, and especially those partak? ing of thc character of police, are more or less irresponsible and liable to commit gross errors, and to be perverted from tho true purposes and objects for while they were formed. The regularly organ? ized militia, with officers commissioned by thc State, and under tho control of her Executive as Commander-in-Chief, will, when perfectly systematized and officerod, he amply sufficient to enforce order and preservo the public peace. We, therefore, in the rightful exercise of our duty as public journalists, in tho pro scnt disorganized condition of th? commu? nity, do earnestly urge prompt action in a measure which wc believe necessary to tho weil being of all our peoplo and the peace .f society. Governor Maj?ratU. Wc aro gratified, and so will all the peo? ple of South Carolina be, to read the follawkig paragraph from its Washington correspondence, which we find ia tho New York Herald, of Friday, 24th instant: "REBELS RELEASED rw PAROLE-Judge Magrath and Mr. Seddon, prisoners in Fort Pulaski, and Governor Lubbuck, imprison? ed in Fort Delaware, have been released on parole." Governor Magrath, in a letter published in thc Herald of the previous day, and which we publish this morning, made a very urgent appeal for his liberation, on parole, setting forth his reasons very forcibly why he had a right to expect his release. National Bank. Messrs. Grady, Elford, J. P. Boyce and Beattie have received permission to receive subscriptions to thc capital stock of a National Bank, to be established at Green? ville. Has Columbia no capitalists or en? terprising men, who will make an effort to establish a national bank here ? FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.-Col. James Farrow has been elected to Congress from the Fourth Congressional District. Thc following is thc vote: Farrow. Heed. McAliley. Union.1'23 75 91 Spartanburg.541 128 38 York.lfi2 5:1 151 Chester.132 22 689 Laurens.215 113 15 Greenville.211 200 Anderson.(Ul 230 32 Pickens.282 70 34 2,405 801 1,050 A COMET VISIBLE.-Bicla's comet, which ia said to be now visible lo the naked eye, maj- bc seen in thc neighborhood of the constellation Pegasus, and close to the bright star Markab, one of tho bright lumi? naries whtch form the well-known square of Pegasus. It is pursuing a South-easterly course, and will cross the celestial square about the middle of December. It will continue to approach the earth until thc end of February, when its distance from us will be only 18,000,000 milos. The London Times, of October 31, gives a summary of the statistics of the rinder? pest in England. It says: "At length wo have got some statistics of the cattle plague, and a ghastly look they wear. Upward of 14,000 animals are known to have been attacked by the plague since its first appearance, and of these nearly 12,000 have died. To be sure, more than 5,000 of thoae victims were killed to save curing, but they sweU the total loss of stock. As to tho recoveries, thero arc registered just 707, which would be only 5 fer cont, on the whole attacks; but then he proportion can, of course, only be measured by tho number of cases in which cure was attempted. The metropolitan district appears to have suffered most, as might naturally he expected, though per? haps the tale is swelled in this case hv the greater completeness of the reports. Then come the So-ith-oastern counties, and thou the Eastern-which, however, according to the classification adopted, include only Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk-and then Scot? land. These four districts account for upward of 12,000 causes out of the 14,000, leaving only some 2,000 casualties for all tho rest of England and Wales. In fact, there aro whole groups of counties where but a score or two of cattle have been lost." The Washington Star, of Saturday, speak? ing of President Johnson's views with re? ference to the pardon question, says: "He designs pardoning all except about one thousand of the civil and military leaders, whose fate will depend on tho action of Congress. A (,'oneral amnesty, excepting these cases, is not deemed expe? dient, as the annonnceniont of a prescribed list would not only create dissatisfaction throughout the country, but still further embarrass the President, by arraigning against his policy a powerful combination of thc friends and the sympathizers of tho excepted applicants." A meeting was held at Boston, on the 13th instant, to advocate and set forth the advantages of the Northern route for a Pacific Railroad. The meeting was ad? dressed hy ex-Gov. Curry, of Oregon, and ex-Gov. Fuller, of Utah. Ex-Gov. Curry presented many interest? ing facts respecting tho Columbia and Snake Rivers. Twenty-five thousand tons of freight had already been transported as far nj) the Columbia as it was navigable. He advocated the Northern route for a Pa? cific Railroad, as the easiest to he built, and because it would open a country to trade almost inexhaustible. Ex-Gov. Fidler, of Utah, made a detailed exposition of the products and wealth of Canada, the Western States that would be affected by the proposed road, the riches of the Pacific States and of tho Asiatic empires, as arguments for the Northern route. Tho mineral regions of Idaho, the agriculture of Idaho, Washington and Ore? gon, were fully depicted. The rapid growth in population of tomo of these regions was also noted. Montana, in 1862, had not a single white man-now it has 30,000. Mr. Fuller gave manv statistics of the Columbia River, which ho said was larger than tho Danube, and equal in sLe to the Ganges The mouth of the Columbia was of a size equal to tho bav of San Fran? cisco. Ita shallowest pari was thirty-fivo feet in depth, while tho deepest water in New York narhor is twenty-nine feet. Tom Snead, one of Price's ?taff, a native of Richmond, and prior to the war a pro? minent lawer in St. Louis, is now attached to the editorial corps of tho New York Neirs. Ho is an ablo writer, a genial gen? tleman, and was, in the late war, a most gallan" .Tidier. Letter from GOT. Magrath. The Charleston correspondent of tho New York Herald, sends the following letter from Ex-Governor Magrath, which he says was received from him by a friend in Charleston: FOBT PULASKI, November 8, 18G5. MT DEAR-: It costs me an effort to seat myself and write you, because the subject of my letter is always a matter of great consequence to me and at tho same time of great trouble to my friends, who are able to do anything for mo. And the thought that tho sight of my hand-writing brings annoyance to my friends is to me a soarce of inexpressible pain. Still, my condition here is HO torturing to mo that, instigated by the letters which my fellow prisoners have received to-day, I am forced to write you and ask if it is not possible to accomplish my liberation? Every other Governor of a reconstructed Stato is at large. Every other Judge of tho United States who resigned is at largo. Every other Judge of thc Confederate States is at large. Why should I be detained? What have I done? Who strove in thc State more earnestly than I did for years to avert a separation? Who was held more responsible than I for having stayed thc I action of the State? And when I did resign, what other course: could I pursue than that which I did pursue, in resigning j at once, that a successor might bc appoint? ed? Would this bc condemned? If so, ' what was the alternative? Was it to con? tinue, and cither thwart thc action of thc j Government, or renounce opinions which i I honestly entertained? If this bc true, what is my offence but in having snell ? opinion:,? And can that be censurable, when with me the conclusion was not a matter of choice, but of necessity, because of the convictions I had. I could go further; for you know that because of an adherence to the like convictions I became obnoxious to tho Government at Rich? mond. The opinion I bad of that Govern? ment had excluded nie from its confidence and deprived me of its favor. Certainly, in thc entertainment of my opinions and in the adoption of my conclusions, 1 have shown that I was endeavoring to seek the truth, and in the search I maintained con? sistency. If Judge-is opposed to me, it eau only bo from some private pique. Ti) Mr. Seward I am wholly unknown, and what can Judge - have against me? Can I ; not point to my course during thc time i that 1 held the commission of the United ! States and ask him, or any and all else, to i say in what is there wron?? Am I not entitled to claim that 1 mot thc Court of thc United States in South Caro? lina, an effete institution, httlo known or respected, and that ui der my auspices and direction it had risen to as great conse? quence and enjoyed us much respect and confidence as any other court in the State? >v*as it not known to all that in the increase of its business the road was opened for the lawyer of South Carolina to the Supreme Court, where but few before han ever found their way, and that the unhappy convulsion which shook the country alone prevented that more extended intercourse from which so mnch good was expected? Or will it be said that I closed the court j and stopped thc action of the Government? ! Could 1 close the court, except so far as I j was the judge, by my resignation? Could I not a successor have been appointed? ! Could not Judge - have opened thc j court? Could not all business nave been ' uudor the law transferred to the courts in j Georgia? No matter what my private opinions ? may have boen, you know thai opposition i to the movement in the State waa utterly j idle. You know that the only organized party in the State by which opposition had been made was broken up, and that its , leading members in different parts of the i State had dissolved its unity. You know that in the summer of 1S(>0, Mr. Boyce pub? lished his letter, in which he urged sepa? rate State action in the event of Mr. Lin- I coin's election, although ho had been ono ! of the leaders of the anti-secession party ! in 1850. You know that soon after Mr. Orr published bia letter, in which he conn- j soiled a movement as soon as four States I were ready to act. You know that these ! and other leaders having thus spoken, : there came to be but one purpose every- j where, and all felt that upon thc happen- j ing of the contingency which was then contemplated, the choice must be made by ! all whether they would go with the State. Is not all this true? Wno knew moro of the facts than you? And if true, why shonld 1 bo imprisoned when every other functionary who has held any of the offices j which I have filled is at large? My application for amnesty is a full and ; faithful explanation not only of conduct, bnt also of opinion. My assurance of ; future! obedience to the Government is I given in the strongest terms. My willing- j ness to aid in carrying out the policy of thc ; Government and re-assuring the harnioni- ; ons union of thc States is expressed in j language as sincere and strong as any one has used. Can I not, under such circumstances, have> that relief which my discharge on j parok- would afford? If thc President is j so disposed, let the pardon depend upon my conduct in the future. Is this asking ! too much? Can it bo obtained? I would j uot trouble you again if I knew any other i to whom I could write and who would bo i able to act in thc matter. Yours, very ! truly, A. G. MAGRATH. HABFEB'S WEEKLY.-Wo trust that no decent Southern man will ever again pa? tronize this concentrated essence of all that is mean and malignant. Its object seems to be to keep up, as far ap possible, a feel? ing of hostility between the North and Seuth. Its cuts and illustrations are gotten np for this express purpose; and while it pretends to observe the strictest neutrality, it is constantly villifying a people who aro so immeasurably superior to thc proprie? tors of Harper's Weekly as to bo Ioworcd by comparison. Tho articles whitten for, and the cuts and illustrations presented in it, seem to be thc productions of some fiend whoso single object is to denounce and caricaturo the Southern people. [ Wilmington Journal. Our large, old-fashioned cents pass in Canada at the gold standard, because in? trinsically based upon that valuation when coined; but the new small cent pieces pass at the greenback valuation only. PUNISHMENT OF COLORED PERSONS.-Un? der a law of Maryland, passed several yoars^ ago, colored persons convicted of certain crimes arc liable to be sold.for a terra cf years. At the recent aession'of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, two colored women, convicted of laifceny, are said to have been Bentonccd to bc sold for two years in tho State, and another for six months out of tho State. Tho Freed? men's Bureau, at Washington, has received a remonstrance against such sentences being carried out. A DIFFERENCE AMONO TUE DOCTORS.-A resolution has boon introduced in the Ten? nessee Legislature, demanding the pun? ishment of treason npen Jefferson Davis and his late ruling rebel associates at Richmond. Thc benevolent Greeley says: "As for poor Jeff. Davis, keep bim in jail, or send him to Europe, or back to his old plantation to live on the charities of his recent slaves." What shall we do with the elephant?-.Kew York Herald. No NEW LOAN TO RE PUT FORWARD. There is no foundation for the statoment in circulation that the Secretary of tho Treasury will shortly put forward a new loan. The bonds on the last loan for $30,000,000 have not been all delivered, and further loans will not be asker! for by thc Secretary until after tho meeting of Con? gress, to which body the whole subject will be submitted.-Philadelphia Press. Mr. Galt, Finance Minister, said, at the McGee dinner, in Montreal, that if Canada were to be annexed to the United States, $300,000,000 would be its share ?r the debt, and he added that with such a sum, the people of this country could build the In? tercolonial Railway, buy thc whole of the North-west Territory, and build also thc Pacific Railroad, besides enlarging the canals, Sic. Tba Democracy of Wisconsin have done better than any other State in thc recent elections. They have gained two Senators and numerous Representatives, and come out ahead on the popular majorities in three Congressional Districts. With the same ratio of gain, they have only to make one trial more to carry tho State trium? phantly over the radicals. TAX SALES IN THE SOUTH.-The President has authorized instructions to be issued to thc Direct Tax Commissioners in tho rebel States, to postpone all sales of property now advertised, until further orders. Ile says ho desires to lay the matter before Congress for its action. DEATU FROM GLANOERS.-A colored man in Buckeystown district, died of glanders a few weeks ago, which he contracted from a glanderod horse. Persons should shoat stock when infested with this disease, as it endangers the lives of men as well as valua? ble beasts.-Frederick (Md.) Citizen. SENTENCED.-The Richmond Enquirer says it is reported that Incut. Keefe, of the 4th Massaenusetts Cavalry, who recently killod Dr. Martin, in Nelson County, Vir? ginia, has been sentenced by a military commission to twenty years imprisonment. The Chicago Tribune reports that the military post at Cairo is to be. abandoned; that Camp Douglas, during thc winter, is to be occupied by a company of regulars, and that a fort is to be erected at the end of the Chicago River as soon as practicable Gon. Dudley has arrested a number of negroes who were leading dissolute lives at Memphis, and bound them ont to work on nlantations for the balance of the year and all of next. Adjutant-General Thomas has been ordered on a tour of inspection in Missis? sippi and Louisiana, with, especial refcr enee to the colored troops in those Dis? tricts. It is said that thc French Minister at Washington has energetically protested against tho appointment of tren. Logan as Minister to the Juarez Government in Mexico. The Methodist Conference of Mississippi has just adjourned. It adopted resolutions providing for the education of freedmen and their wives and children. Gen. Canby lias issued an order restor? ing tho Moth )dist Episcopal Churches of New Orleans to the Methodist Episcopal Church of the South. Tho Cherokee Indians have deposed John Ross, and proclaimed Downing as Chief, with tho approbation, it is saul, of : he Government at Washington. The Prince of Wales, who will bo thc King of England, on the death of his mother, has 1G5-1GG of German blood in his veins. Tho remaining 1-lGt -H English. The trial of (layle, the man .?uo offered $1,000,000 for the assassination of Mr. Lin? coln and other prominent officials, com? mences at Montgomery, on Monday next. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, November 24.--T"lour has ad? vanced 5c.-sales 8,000 barrels. Wheat, corn and beef dull. Pork heavy. Cotton steady, at 52@53c. Whiskey dull, at $2.35?/;$2.:58. Rosin stcadv. Gold 47. SHIP NEWS. PORT OF CHARLESTON, NOV. 25. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Brig Dingo, Rumball, New York. Sehr. Robert Caldwell, Mccormack, N. Y. Sehr. Mary B. Reeves, Cullen, Now York. Sehr. Lewis Chester, Bartlett, Phila'a. Br. sehr. Aid, McCormick, Havana. WEN r TO SEA YESTERDAY. Sehr. Clinton, Holmes, Fernandina, Fla. up FOR CHARLESTON. Bark Tejuea, Merriman, at New York, November 20. Bark Arietta, Colcord, at N. Y., Nov. 18. Sehr. J. W. .Mien, Doane, at New York, November 18. MARRIED, November 22, 1865, at St. Mark's Church, Chester, S. C., by tho Rev. J. J. Sams, WINBORM LAWTON MIKELL to VIR? GINIA OATEWOOD BROWN, (daughter of Alex. H. Brown,) all of Charleston. Mules for Sale. ALOT of splendid joting MULES, all between the age of three and five years old, which canoe seen at McAllister's shop, lot in roar of Dnrboc A Walter's auction mart. Nov 28 3? ALE? ANDER CROWDER. Local Items. Wc aro ind?LL<-d ?2? MK, .-vncirew C. Davis for copies of New York, Baltimore ami Richmond papers of late dates. Divertis AND MEDICINES.-We call attention to tho advertisement of Dr. P. M. Cohen Ho is well supplied with every ava? able article in his line, and will do justice to every customer. Call and examine his stock. _ Tnt BURNTNO OF CoZiUXBlA.-An inter? esting account of thc "Sack and Destruc? tion of tho City of Columbia, S. ('./'hap just been issued, in pamphlet form, from tho Phonix steam power press. Order? can be filled to any extent. ROBBERIES.-Tho Baptist Church, in thia city, was entered, a few nights ago, and robbod of several carpets: but all, with the exception of one, have been recovered, lt appears that thc carpets were offered for salo to a lady of this city -the state? ment being made by tho seller that some of Sherman's mon had given them to him. Thc thief (a freedman) is known, but has not yet boen arrested. We arc also informed that several stores and private resiliences have likewise I cc:; robbed during the past week. Our citizens are warned, and should bc on their guard. Nr.w ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for the first tim-: Dr. P. M. Coben Drugs, Ac. M. M. ('ober. -Groceries, Provisions, Ac. W. A. Harris - Citv Propertv for Sale. Col. J. H. Rion -To Rent. Apply at this Office-Money Found. Townsend A North -Stationery, Ac. Maj. Gen. Ames-General Order No. 2i). bevin & Peixotto-Buggies, Ac. J. G. Gibbes-Cit} Stables. A. R. Phillips-Desirable Residence. J. G. Gibbes-Cheap Goods. Speck ft Pollock-Groceries, Ac. D. B. DeSaussuro-OomVs Sale. Abeles, Meyers A Co.-New Goods. Laurel Street-Board for Members. A. Crowder-Mules for Sale. In a despatch to the late Minister Day? ton, tho Secretary of Stato said "he might not improperly improve the occasion by remarking that the Executive Government of this country has no organ in the press, and its views and sentiments in regard to France as to all other countries can be known always bj- tho language of its diplomatic representatives, for it instructs them minutely and directs them to speak always frankly and sincerely." A short time before this communication was sent to Minister Dayton, Mr. Seward wrote to him: "Tho statements made to you by M. Drouyn De PHuys, concerning the Emperor's intentions, are entirely sat? isfactory, if we are permitted to assume them as having been authorized to bc made by the Emperor in view of the pre? sent condition of affairs in Mexico. It is true, as I have before remarked, that the Emperor's purpose may hereafter change with changing circumstances. We, our? selves, however, are not unobservant of thc progress of events at home and abroad, and in no case are we likely to neglect such provision for our own safety, as every sovereign State must always be prepared to fall back upon when nations with which they have lived in friendship cease to re sncct their moral and treaty obligations. Your own discretion will be your guide as to how far and in what way the public in? terests will be promoted by submitting these views to the consideration of M. Drouyn De PHuys." The New York Commercial Advertiser says : Secretary Seward has received, as yet, no official reply to the remonstrances which he undoubtedly forwarded to the French Government against the sending of more foreign troops to Mexico. But it is known that the French minister in Washington has energetically protested against the ap? pointment of General Logan as minister to tho Juarez Government. j'he Savannah Herald has information that an emeule took place among the ne? groes near Marianna, Florida. The rioters burned the Custom House. A company of regulars was sent there to keep order. MONEY FOUND. ASMALL amount of MONEY was found by a child, a few days ago, which thc owner can obtain on application at this office._Nov 28 1* Four Members OF tho Legislature can obtain BOA BD and LODGING in a private family, by apulying on Laurel street, second doe r East of Male Academy. Nov 28 2Vj For Sale, n ni i wiii ft /il mir 9\ t\ /\ ThT* ffcfR?f COLOMBIA un nimim. THE undersigned is authorized to sell a number of HOUSES and LOTS, situ? ated in various portions of the city. Now is the time for capitalists. They may bo treatod for on advantageous terms, if ap? plied for soon to W. A. HARRIS. Nov 28 ?ia THE members of this body aro invited to call at TOWNSEND A NORTH'S Bookstore, in rear of Bedell's, whore they will find con? stantly tho latest NORTHERN and CHARLESTON PAPERS, MAGA? ZINES, a splendid assortment of STA TIONERY, FANCY ARTICLES, MISCEL? LANEOUS and RELIGIOUS BOOK! BIBLES, TESTAMENTS and HYM BOOKS, PRAYER-BOOKS, Ac. Townsend & North Nov 28 V