The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-07

Hon. GEORGE II. PENDLEToN delivered
mastery speech on the 22d of August, at an
immense mass meeting of tho Democracy of
Claremont and Warren counties. Ohio. It's
length precludes its publication in our COZ
umGs, but we cannot omit to lay before our
readers the following eloquent tribute paid
by Mr.. Pendleton to his friend aud co labor
er, the lamented Valandigham
"Who can commence the discussion of poit
cal questions without being carried involun-
tarily to that scene of anguish ard death which
so lately. clothed our,party, our State. and our
country. in mourning2
1.-The silver cord is Ioosened;
The golden bowl is broken;
the voice that spoke SO eloquently and well is
stilled the intellect which thought SO truly
exerts its powers on other subjects, in other
spheres: the strong, brave heart heats not to
the conflicts of time.
when think of this feel that we might
initiate the captives of Judaa. who, by the
waters OF Babylon, hurg their harps on the
willows and sat down and wept whom they re
menbe cred Zion | did not know Mr. Vallan
digham 80 long, perhaps as many of you. but
! knew him very well. During his whole ser
vice in Congress / was his colleague. During
the eyentfui sessions of 1861 9 3 / was his
/ daily associate and Intimate friend Dur
ing the days Of his arrest and trial and i'm
prisonment | saw him r every hour that it was
possible. aid did what could to mitigate the
pains which an infs nous tyranny inflicted
In all those times of anxiety. and care and
suffering, [ never hear1 from his lips one word
inconsistent with the loftiest patriotism, the
most unfaltering hope, and the most unblench-
! ing courage. You know he able and elo-
quent, and self-reliant and studious; that he
had great strength of will and force of chsrac
| ter, and that magnetism which attracted and
attached men closely to him. He was also
cool, and deliberate, and patient. Bevond
/ most men whom ] have known he was sensi-
] tive to attacks upon the purity and motives of
his character. l have seen him wounded to
the quick-his heart lacerated until it seemed
! sore TO the touch, and bleeding his life away
! by tho vlndlctIve. savage abuse 30 unsparingIv v
| heaped upon him during the war. Never
were attacks more unjust and infamous. No
man loved his country more INTENSELY and
sought for the wisest policy more consei.n-
tiously, would have sacrificed more readily
| or more abundantly health. and strength and
! fortune, and even preiudices and preconceiyed
opinions, to secure its welfare. He would have
been a wnr man If he could have believed that
war would restore the Union. He would have
been devoted supported of the Republican
party, il he could have believed It's policy
! would have maintained the guarantees Of liber-
| ty afforded by our Constitution. AS he could
not believe this. he would not swerye from
! the convictions of the "faith that was in him. 81
even though his heart should bleed and brea /
ar the blind misconstruction OF his character
and the wilfsl perversion of his words and ss
persion of his motives. | thank God he lived
long enough to see that tfme-the Ayenger
in whom he had such unwavering faith had
commenced his work; and that many who had