The Van Buren press., 1859-07-13

A NosIE souL.-Ths following. from
the Moc-r-cheek Psess strong Rspublic.n
paper. bears internal evidence Of hav;nv
been written BY one we'll posted, and know
OF what Is stated. in regard to the courtesv
OF representatives, abroad during tx period
spoken Of:
MR. bucHANAs AND TuE GAMDLxR's Wrrr.
we read. some time Sine, in telegram.
that the President Of the United Stats had
Adjourned : meeting Of his Cabinet for the
purpose Of attending the funeral of Mrs.
JacquelineI Pshdleton, once the ~;s. and
latterly the widow, of Pendletop The o.m. am.
oier. we have waited to see this contra
dicted. It remains without such denial.
and Presuming it is true, are fosced to re-
cognlze kinder feeling for Mr.. Buchanan
than We ever expected to experience. It
was gentle sct. and one can trace in it no
Alloy OF mean sel6shness. To leave tie
cares Of state, the ostentatious -pomp OF
place. and follow. IS mourner, the wasted
remains OF that poor woman, has something
exceedingly beautiful in it, and makes ma
regret many severe things we have said and
written of this old man.
Pendleton, the gambler, was something
OF politician. His rooms wers crowded
nightly BY Congressmen. and politics made
the principal subject of conversation. The
owner Of these men, for he had them All
deeply in his debt, was extremely shrevd.
sad in betting. - he sometimes did. ON the
results Of elections, he had indorsin9 his
opinion . large number of the FIRST men
politically. in the country. He warmly Cd.
vocated the nomination Of Mr.. Blu. hanan,
and had considerable influence in bringing
about that wonderful result. How he came
to be engaged in this.work. may be found
in the following facts:
When General Dodge was sent to Spain,
his family was accompanied by several Ia
dies, and among others, Mrs. Jacqueline
Pendleton. Our representatives abroad did
not treat Mrs. Pendleton kindly, or even
politely. Men like Mason, 1T Paris, who
differed from Pendleton only in the fact of
being generally found on the other side of
the table. exhibited their virtuous iniigna-
tion by being rude to . man. There was
one exception. to this, and that Mrs. PEN
dleton found in Mr.. Buchanan, then our
Minister At London. He was considerate,
kind and attentive. The professional black.
leg was an indulgent. affectionate husband;
and in return for the attention shown his
wife he became . warm advocate of Buch-
anan. Mr.. Pendletoa was proud Of his
wife. and well he might be. A larger
hearted woman never lived. Shut out from
society BY the profession Of her husband,
although surrounded by every luxury his
fancy could. suggest sad money purchase,
her life was passed in good deeds. They
were done humbly and without ostentction.
Without children. and feeling keenly the
degradation of her position. she had NO hap
piness but in the blessings that waited on
her charities. So long as her husband lived,
she had protector. who stood brcvely be-
tween her and abuse. But after his death
the world dealt hardly by her. She was
assaulted on oil sides. The miserable crea-
lures that had hung about the doors of the
gamblers hall. living upon the broken vic
tuals Of his table, turned like blood-hounds
upon. the defenseless widow of their late
master. The papers thoughtlessly dwelt
upon her name, and. shrinking like wound
ed bird from the bitter abuse of heafsfass
world, she at last sunk and died.
The PRESIDENT followed, as a mourner, her
remains to the grave. Col bless him forit
The one good act viii cover multitude of
sins.