Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-11-14
The Hon. Robert MHiIOry on
George ~ Pendisto@.

The Hon. Robert MNiiOry ON
George ". PendiSte~.
Mr. Mallory, IN his ,peech al F5apklorl
last week, paid very high and hearty tribute
to our candidate for the Vice Presidency, OF
which friend sends us the following sketch
"He knew George u Peud'rron well. He
had been associated with lin five years ia
Congress, and between them had been ostah-
lshed relations OF intimacy II was sg,o-
ciated With him on the Committee IT Ways
and Means Of the present Congress, and be
had puioyc1 facilities COR knowing him tho
bnghly. aud be declared unhe-itntin1lY that
he knew lew men, Il any, at the present tune,
either il the councils OF the country or in
private life, who combined as many OF the
great qualities OF mind and heart which 90 to
make the statesman and patriot, as George
H Pendleton did He possessed mind ei't.
ed by nature with the highest powers, educa-
ted and train, ] TO tho highest degree of Pre-
fceucy hy study and labor.
Ia the last Congress, ~ a member OF the
Judiciary Committee, and in the pres mt as
member OF the Committee on Why's and
Msans, and in the debate IN the House dur
ing the last six years, he has given conclusive
evidence OF the possession of one Of the best
trained legal minds in America In the Com.
mittee of WAYS and Means, almost all ques-
tons of law, and bills requiring an extensive
and accurate knowledge OF the science of
law, were referred 10 him for decision and
preparation; and this ives done, nOtwths;aud-
ing the fact ihst the Committee Of WAYS and
Means is presided over ly The chairman {uou
Fhad Stevensrot Penn ,)who ranks second TO
no man in his State as a lawyer He said that
Pendleton'a habits Of application and labor
made him the most useful committeeman and
member of Congress- be had ever bpen assoei.
ated with. His great physical power and fine
health, together with his high qualities of
m ind, enabled him to encounter Ga almost
fabulous amount of labor without injury; aud
all his work when done was we'll done
But be said what eudeared Peudlelon 10
him. and to all who enjoyed his intimacy,
more than anything else, was that he was p
gentleman of the true and lohiest sense Of
| the word lie loved honor better than life;
his word was his bond and such wis h0 gcii,
command and keen sense Of gentlpmanly pro.
priely, that during bis long service with him
IN Congress during times Of the highest eX-
| citement that body had ever known, be could
say OF him (what Mt the moment he could say
OF few olhers,) that he had aever known him
guilty OF an uogentemauly word or act He
had been n Democrs, a'l his life but he was
a Democrat, not for the accomplishment Of
! party or personal objects, bu on conviction
| because he believed the principles aud meas
ures of that party would promote the honor
and glory and interests Of bis country II was
utterly impossible lor George Il Pondleton lc
be mere partisan or demsgoFue
when the horrible and amentable civ
war commenced, he placed himself with all
his great power, on the sids Of the Constitu.
tiOn and the Union, and had fought for them
truly aud ably ever since He denounced
abolition and secession as the twin enemie,
Of the Constitution, the Union aud freedom
aud as allies in the effort 10 destroy our frame
of government with all its blessings; and ht
deraahres both heresies sill lie had beer
called seCcssionist, traitor, copperhead Sc
many of the pHrest and best Of The land hp.
come 10 ba called by these names by ab1H
ton traitors aud Constitution and UuiGn ha
tiers, that they have ceased to be regarded b,
good men as terms of reproach, and are rsih
, er regarded as distinctions Of honor fP, u
dleton was a trnitor, he (Mall ry) was one
for, since this war had been woged they haC
stood shoulder to shoulder on the noor Of The
House OF r representatives. at Washington, bat
ting for the preservation of the Union, tn,
Constitution, and law, aud opposing as th,
deadliest enemies of all these both abolition
and secession; and if they had ever split OF
vote, it was on some unimportnnt measure
no did not then remember