The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-22
Generaislobin's Visit to Angus.
ia, Ga Recalls Chivalry OF
A FEDERAL OFFICEB.



Apropolthe coming visit to the city
of GoneratJ P. S. Goblin, Of Pennsyl
vania, assannounced In Wednesday
morning'8iasue Of The Chronicle, and
his preseHS@i In the state last week, a
reporter "Wednesday chanced upon
bit Of bYshistory Of the civil war,
hitherto qnpu blishsd, that merits at
tention bscanse Of the interesting and
unusual story of tNe refusal of an OIL
CIR Of Victorious army to participate
In a cruetSSoppression Of q conquered
people.
Pcculiarsslscal interest is given the
incident bysreason OF the fact that
the federskofli Ger who took this man.
ly and courageous stand, in the f;c4
OF almosteertatn disgrace and punish
ment haSSfpr q score or moro years
been an hQnored resident Of Augusta
and Is n9S9ess a parsonage that the
popular pDStmaster, Captain e. d.
Smythe gnis bit Of Captain Smy.
this recoNthat is not generally known
to bis mary friends.
1t willlha remembered that General
Goblin Commanded the Pennsylvania
regimentszhat was a member of the
c!rps st&Slened here during the Span
sh-Amefiean war. While at Camp
M McKenzleGol. Goblin was elected to
an mporpart + state cflice and is at
present Heutenant- governor Of Penn.
sylvanias He Is a past commander of
the q. Ar, and also had charge OF
the state, troops during the great an
thracite9oal strike in Pennsylvania
few years'ago.
While fhers General Goblin ~hszae1s
number VIZ fast friends among whom
was Captain Smythe. But they had
become acquainted long before that
period. Rheir friendship was formed
during tM bloody strife that has been
80 aptlysHermed the time that tried
mems sogIs.'' And they cam, to know
each otk sis a peculiar capacity that
served Il mp eSB ti6Se elf upon theno
more bhan the ordinary intercourse
between young officers lighting in the
same army would have done, as we
brought out by general G )bin him
self, whom Captain Smythe chanced
to meet him in Atlanta tine other day,
while he was In Georgia as a member
OF the Pennsylvania delegation to An
derSonvilie.
Boys" said General Goblin, grip
ping both Of Capt. Snythe's hands in
grasp Of good fellowship, "lolk at
old Smythe here TO see us row you
would never think that we once occn
pied the respective positions OF dofcn-
dant and prosecutor, tut it is true, as
he will himself II IN. He was once
C urt martialsd and | acted as Judge
advocate. However, he got through
all right and ought to be proud Of the
experience which, may say at this
distar ce from the trying times Of the
Skies, but seved TO emphasize and
perpe Guajc a noble stand taken by him
for the principles OF humanity that
should merit for him the esteem Of all
5 Southern people and brave men every
where"
This trial referred to here by Gan
eral Goblin was one Of the most mem
orable experiences In Captain Smythes g
career. While c mmander OF Com pany
g, Goth New York Volunteers, he was
stationed with his regiment at Key
West, Fla, during the winter and
spring OF 1868 1t was there that the
whole affair occurred and Capt. Smythe
still preserves and c,erishes all the
papers In ,nnectlon with 1t, sc 10 OF
which are now sadly tatterer from
handling and yellow with age. lie
has u copy OF the whole proceedings
as kept in the war Office at Washing
ton, the original copy Of the cNarges
and specifications IN the bes utiful and
iegible handwri'ing OF the clerk
typowriters being then unknown
which was served upon him, and Of a
handbill, remarkable like those of the
present day containing the order
which was the cause Of the whole
trouble. In large typo IL Is headed
Attention." and reads as follows:
"Headqu irJerS, Island Of Keywest
Fla.
~. S. Barracks, Feb. l7tn, 1863.
General Order No. 10:
In accordance with instructions
received from Headquarters, Dept OF
the South, the families OF all person!
(white) residing within the limits o.
oi'o Soi'ipi1htS WIN ildNo uuCOhuuS
brothers, or sons In Rebel employment
~ill hold themselves In readiness t.,
embark on board OF the first available
Transport, for Hilton Head, S. o..
with a view OF being placed within
the rebel lines.
The heads Of such families Will re
port in person to the Headquarter
, without delay, Due notice will b.
given as to the Transport and time O
sailirg.
BY command of
Jos S MORGAN,
Col. Doth Reg't. N. Y. Vols
20 ,mmandInp Post"
wv. II. Wooey,
Lieut., and Posy Adjt."
} The harshness OF the inhuman orde
, that the families OF Confederate sold
iefs be placed within the Confederat
, lines aroused the indignation OF all
even the officers OF Col. Morgan's ow
command, and they held meetin
three days later to Discus the mat
ter, After long consideration It wa
{ decided that there was nothing the
J could do. However, Capt. Smythe'
Q sense of Justice would not submit I
the proceedings, and with character
istic frankoesS he declared, "GenUle
men, we did not come South to max
war on women and children, but {
hight for our country. This Is an un
iioiy proceeding that / cannot stan