The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-16

dleton has achieved he is steadily and earnest
| " devoted to the business OF his profession
| and it is wonder how he has conu1Veo 10 geo
| time from his private duties to TRANSACT inc
public business which has made him so famous
| In the West. He resides in the. country out
side the city of Cincinnati, coming IN every
morning to his Office and desk, where, OF IN IN
court, he labors industriously all day until
| the hour for his return 10 his suburban home.
No doubt great deal Of his success ls due TO
the efforts Of his friends, whose number ls
legion, and whom he has united to hmselI oy
What he has been quick to conceive In politics
they have been as quick to execute In his
interest. They are bound to him by g. tie
which it would seem impossible to sever.
Their devotion 10 him is Of the warmest kind,
and he has become their leader without any
apparent effort on his part, The details OF any
policy of his origination they have delighted
to carry out. The understanding between
man and party is Of the most harmonious
kind. give these particulars concerning Mr..
Pendleton because he is not known at the
East, and especially as he will doubtless prove
one OF the most prominent candidates IN the
convention of July 4.
/ made known my business without any cir
cumlocution. The smile Of interest changed
to one ofsurprise. That person should traVel
nearly nine hundred miles to hold conversa-
ton with him vas something little out OF tne
routine Of matters coming within the range OF
his daily observation. Had been pohncla1n
ing the nomination it would have been surPrls-
ing enough, particularly as the object might
be attained Just as well by letter. He had no
objection-none whatever, he said-to talk with
me upon political matters, but " dld want 10
print the conversation explained that such
was my wish, as the natural sequence OF the "a,
interview and as part OF the business wnlcn
had brought me to see him"
Had Mr.. Pendleton been . tortoise have no
doubt that at this moment he would have rem
dered himself totally invisible to me excepting
his shell. AS he is not tortoise such piece
of geological strategy was impossible. DE did
something approaching to it IN the human way,
changed to one OF surprise as I told my mis-
sion, had now changed to one Of startled ap-
aAs friend, Sir, I shall be happy to converse
freely with you on any and all political sub-
jects, but will not do 80 for the sake OF hay-
ing it printed. These conversations between
correspondents and public men are very ridicu-
lous-very ridiculous
And move him from this determination
could not. It was in vain that piled every ar
gument was capable OF. He was unaltefaDle
ssNo, sir, I could not think of it. Such thing
would do no good. Not that I have anything
There is nothing have to conceal. will tell
you everything in private way, If you promise
not to print it"
OF course such promise was out OF the
question. Not despairing yet. e1erted every
artifce within my capacity and employed every
weapon in my reportorial storehouse to induce
change of his decision. It was Of no avail:
ssI have no objection to telling you all I
think" he continued, shut do not wish to
have conversation with three or four hun
dred Thousand readers of the Herald before
breakfast"
The old smile came back to his face and the
conversation turned upon the weather or some
equally interesting and important topic. This
record Of the interview, while serving to show
Mfr. Pendleton's sensitiveness and his deep-root-
ed conviction Of the righteousness Of holding
conversation on political subjects for the
benefit Of the community. viii also illustrate
the difficulties under which correspondent
sometimes labors, and will convince the reader
that correspondents duties are not always
couieur lie rose.