The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-03-30
}, S. c., WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MARCH 3O 1870
Ool. Robert Alston.
4 BOSTON ABoLfTIoNisT AND A CON-
I- /. EEDERATE OFFICER,

| Col. Robert Alston.
A BOSTON ABoLlTIoNisT AND A CON
| HN S, FEDERATE OFFICER.
Col. j. w. Forney contributes a
long letter to the Washington Chroni.
Gle, describing his visit to the Macon
Fair, in which the following pleasant
little story is told
"Perhaps tho best story in this con-
nection was that told us by Col. Ro.
bert .Allston, of Decatur, Georgia.
As it related to himself, and was Civ
on in tho presence of witnesses who
tobtided to his high character, it may
be set down among the iudubitable
signs of the times. Col. yAllston is
one of the South Carolina family, but
was o Georgia planter when the war
broke out, and fought to the end gal.
lantly In the Confederate service. He
was John Inorganic aide AT the close
Of hostilitiess he, resolved 10 do his
best TO help reconstruction, 8. His ef-
forts were sincere and persistent. In
writing to a friend Ia Boston, he de-.
ssribed the broken and Impoverished
conditions Of tho Souths and ,ahded by
o reference to his own utter financial
prostration. His letter was entirely
private, but his correspondent was SO
much touched by it that ho printed it
ia the Christian Isegister,1 Il belicve,)
the widely circulated Baptist weekly,
conducted SO ably sby3my friend, Rev.
8. Bush, who is doing world Of good
in promoting emigration to the South.
Here &c lionel Allston's letter met. the
eye Of Mr.. Denny, a Now England
abolitionist and merchant. Tho first
thing Allston knew that his letter was
in tho newspapers, was a cofnmunica-
tion from Denny inolosing him o thou.
sand dollars, which he begged. him to
accept as a, means of restoring his
shattered fortunes. Won by this
unexpected Kindness, tho Colonel re-
piled as frankly, telling bis stranger
friend that 'one Thousand dollars would
be of little use. but stbat5sif he had
five he would start the world afrcsh in
good heart, and would honestly repay
the loan. By return mail Mr.. Ucuny
forwarded tho additional four tlous-
sand. The next step was an invita-
tion of Col. Allston, asking his Bos-
ton benefactor to his home in Geor-
gia and he came, in the seventy-hfth
year Of his age, with his S~i:c, to sec
the ex.Confederate whose honest story
had reached his heart, and whose hon
est efforts were devoted to the restora-,
ton of the Union he bad bravely
fought to divide, I wish my readers
could have heard Col. Allston relate
this incident. The effect upon our
Pennsylvania party cpnnot be 'describ.
ed. OF course Colonel Allston is too
good o. Citizen, land was too brave
soldier, to resist the laws enacted for
the restoration of Georgia. The col
ored people have no firmcr champion
,of their interests and their rights"
The Sex UNsExEp.-Tn charging q
Grand Jury III Albany County,
Wyoming Territory, tho said jury
being composed inapart of women, the
Judge said ;As oas .Hs.s, 81 YEA,
TsIt would be the most shameful
scandal that, in our temple Of, Justice,
aud in our courts of law, anything
should be- permitted which, the most
sensitive lady might not hear with
psopriety and witness.'' es2ssy Z ri
: Now, in the hearing vf some causes
which have come under our own
Observation-Disclosures for divorce, which
we're sustained by despositions,' and
were not for the jury--wo have known
judge TO stop the readings. and to
say that he would privately look over
the papers. But in many States
other than the one in which This 90.
currsd these would have heen causes
forsthe jury, ana the depositiof,s must
necessarily have been read TO- the
panel. IL is. certain that tbere, are
many things Of which modest won, on
have not heretofore been in the habit
Of talking, even among themselves.
Yetthe world is the world it's busi-
gess must $50 on and courts must
enquire into some crimes both shames
ful and8adisgusting. II, therefore,
women. are, to take q part IN judicial
proceedings Of this character, the
question arises whether what VIC have
been accustomed to speak of as wo.
manly modesty must not be Discarded.
Mind, we do not say that this is
good thing.or bad thing-wo merely
eay that II must be surrendered. If
the world is willing to give it up,
we'll and good, or i'll and bad wo do
not say Swhich.s4NeW York Tribune u
bio3fs So 49, ~, - 49, "a ostf
.s49Only gfveus our bread sad ocoa.
eionallg forgive us,our debts,' says q
RsE oslhesaps hsaspas ffdi'es, fs aRa Il gge e.fF . sat,
sd 'Sa sslIt iagiS;s0g kat i6icos .isqoa,
=; At the last meeting o, the Cbarles
ton Loyal League three c6eers wore
EgsysH for Bowen ana three gfoanSn for
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