The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-03
GREENBACK LEADERS.
s OMETHJNG LBOUT PENDLETON,
ALLEN IND EWING.

"Gath" Sketches the Henchmen Of tho
Greenback Giant and Mentions Small
ler Fry "Reminiscences Of the Period
When the Giant was Nothing More
Than Rag Baby.
Correspondence Of The Ne,c Yorlc 7imes.l
George Pcndlcton is a singular
compound of the Southerner in
bearing with the Yankee in business.
The latter qualities he gets from his
mothers family, the Hunts, of New
jersey, who alone left him anything.
The Pendletcns were Virginians,
who were, as Federalists, sent to
Georgia carly in the history of tho
State, and there Pendleton's fi,ther
was born. His grandfather was the
second of Alexander Hamilton at
Weehawken when Burr accomplish
ed his revenge. Old folks in New
York say it is the tradition that
Hamilton was sacrificed TO the mis-
taken ardor of his second, who
ought to have seen that by duel
Burr risked nothing but his worth-
less life and gained full revengo,
While Hamilton risked influence and
happiness and laid his life upon the
miserable altar of the duello. Pen
dleton, says tradition, should have
seen that Hamilton meant to throw
away his fire and Burr meant to
murder Yet the second, permeat-
eel with the silly vanity of COURAGE.
brought the statesman unhesitating.
y INTO the presence Of the assassin
crossed with the quiet, acouisitive
STOCK OF the North Jerscyman. the
son OF Pendleton has become n
MPi9matlc and cordial yet somewhat
subtle compound of the knight and
The trader, and the idea of O Der
sonar "dllficulty' has never crossed
Ills mind. On several occasions. Il
was told, when Pendletons friends
were incensed Mt Tom Hendricks
Tor selling Pendleton out TO Sow.
mour at New York. Dan VOORHEES,
hlled himself with grog and resent
lnent and started out to find Pen
oieton and whip him. Voorhees,
used to tell how he appeared at
tendleton S lodgings or Office ready
to do insult, and on the openmp Of
the door hospitable face appeared,
ana on 1t most lovely smile, over
oeamlng an extended hand, "Come
IN, Dan; we'll have drink, old
fellow! The rougher nature gave
way at once, und tho finer one never
knew he had been in danger. 81
have seen Pendleton full as gnat,"
said his paternal friend, "and he
never ceased to be the gentleman.
Articulation might be next to gone,
out the bearing was the gentle-
mans. 1t never crossed his mind
tliat ne could become the subject of
hostile message, and all fighting
IS foreign to him. Although liberal
III entertainment, he is the devil for
business. The idea of his robbing
the Bowler family is absurd, for
they and Pendleton own tho Ken
tucky Central Railroad, which Pen :
dleton is trying to keep together to
prevent two spendthrift members
from scattering the pro"Jrty.
Pendleton has grown gray serving
his family.
UNPRoFITABLE DAYS IN OHIO.
George Pendleton was about 70
appear before the Democratic Na-
tlonal Committee in 1898 with
every prospect of nomination.
-Four years before he had run for
Vice President behind Mcclellan.
His friends knew that, while he had
railroad property and real estate, he
was without ready money and would
De IN need Of it for hospitality,
headquarters, ront, etc. Fourteen
OF these gentlemen of Cincinnati
subscribed $1,000 each (or $4,000
IN alD, and sent it to Mr.. Pendleton
with their compliments and without
MS suggestion or expectation. The
Convention passed away and the
indomitablo Vallandigham saw his
rivals plume trailed in the dust,
which arose at the cheering of Sew
lmour's name. Had Vallandigham
been the candidate and the recipient
of the present, no more would have
been hoard of the money, for Val.
was famous for ten cent collections
on the system of Kearney. and died
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