The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19

When WILLIAM NJ TWEED was taken on
visit TO one Of the beautiful Islands adia-
cent TO this city, in accordance with pre-
vaiing custom there certain questions
were propoundcd to him ON the occasion
of his name being booked. Two of these,
with the answers were ~ follows:
OccupitiorY SGicHien.
what religion? NOrhJoq.
Tho inference has been drawn from
these two answers that the statesmau'hip
in this case, such rs IL was, was out of all
due proportion to the religion, If there
can bc Il proportion 30 u thing Of which
there is none.
Mr.. GE1RGE II. PtNuLEroN Of ONO Is
another gentleman who hns long been
known a. Il stat ,sman. lie was once
cluGilltc for Nicc-prcsicut, and has been
REGARDED rs always candidate for Pres
idcnt He is Therefore II statesman on
n lofty plane statesman of cmincncc.
But some recon, Developments 20 to show
that Mi. PENuirro>'s KNOWLEDGE OF law
aud equity occupies about th' sam" rcla-
ton to his stat smau.hip Chat MI TwEED's
religion dil e. his; so that IL may not III
apty be expressed by q cipher
a railroad complny. in the interior OF
the country hal a lagg' claim againsi the
Government OF the Uuitod tatcs for trans
portatiou II had been One presented for
payment when EpwiN VI. STANTON was
Secretary Of War. ana by him rejected.
Mr.. PGNnLGroN subs 'quoWly presented
the sam, claim 10 Gov. BELtSAP. and it
was pad. Now il 80 happened thnt when
| MIS- Bowen hcclnc Mrs. BrLNSAP, Mr.
| prSDLEroN. who is rs .ric .ful as he - gen.
crous gave away the blushn~ bride,
"Fair a. tAc af.t that fcll OF womauslni."
Mrs. BOWER had resided ut Cincinnati,
| Mr.. PENDLEroN's home, and had long been
an intimate acquaintance Of his; ana when
busy Scandal put in circulation n rumor
that he had paid her money to get this
railway claim through, her character aud
that of her second husband, rs recently
exposed. gave an AIR OF probability To the
report, though it was fatty con,rIdictcd
by all Mr. PENDLErOS's previous rcputa-
| ton.
Mr.. PENpLEroS rushed TO Washington
ana made haste to 60 before the Commit
tee of Invest cation and pronounce the
charrc against him utterly untrue. lie
bad bribod nobody, ana had paid nothing
to Mr.. Rowrn FOR her influence with BEL
KSAr. Mr.. PrNpLfrnN is man Of hi.
word, and every one is bound to believe
lin.
Unfortunately. however, for his future
standing before the county. in clearing
him; elf of criminal charge, MI PENDLE-
ToS has confessed what slight knowledge
OF the principles OF equity would have adj
moui.hod him was a gricvous fault. lie
tcst,n,s. in reference t. the claim he collect
ed for the railroad. that rs trustee OF III
estate he made "A bargain with himself n:
President Of the railroad company, by the
terms OF which, ont az a claim of ono hua-
drcd and iiity thousand dollars, he received
eighty thousand for Collecting the same.
omore in law than in morals can sucl
contract stand. Mr.. PENDLEroN Is re
sponsihlc for this money to the parties e
whom il really belonged. He had no moe
right to make this contract with himscl
rs President OF the road, than II he were
President Of the United States he woul,
have to make contract in some othel
capacity with himself rs President. Ever
GRANr would not dare 10 avow such
tianaaction. As Mr.. prNpLEroN may
reasonably expect n considerable re-p,t'
now from the labulIous duties Of states
man hip, he may probably resume III,
study Of law.