Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-10

Col. Edmund Pendleton was des-
cended from the great man whose
name he bore, who lived in the early
history OF our country and was born
in 1923, and died in Lexington after
lingering illness in 1899. He
graduated from the Virginia Mill
tary Institute in the first class ever
graduated from that removed school
in the year 1843, and 1 believe out
lived all the members OF his class
save One- He studied law ia Buch-
anan, Va. and began the practice
in that county, and having married
In Cincinnati, Ohio, he removed to
that city and practiced law for a
number OF years there. In 1858 he
moved to New Orleans. where he
practiced law under the Code of
Napoleon until the outbreak OF the
war. He joined the cause of his
people, enlisted in the Confederate
war and did faithful and valiant SER
vice in the defense of his country
as colonel OF infantry. At it's con.
clusion he settled again in Bote
tourt and practiced law there until
1879 when he removed to Lexing-
ton and continued to practice at this
place until the close of his life. In
1869 he was elected to the Senate of
Virginia from the county of Bote-
tourt, and served with distinction
in that body, which at that time
was composed of some of the ablest
men OF the State. Such was his
position aud standing that he re-
ceived quite a large vote for Sena-
tor of the United States against the
late Senator John W. Johnson, but
having incurred the hostility OF
Gen. Malone, his defeat. was newt
able.
Col. Pendleton was one OF the
most accomplished lawyers this bar
has ever produced. His varied ex-
perience in the Jurisprudence OF
other States, his knowledge of the
civil law which he was compelled
to study in the State of Louisiana,
broadened his point of view and
gave him an insight into the great
principles of equity drawn from the
civil law which made him a most &C
complished lawyer in that field of
Jurisprudence; his skill and accu-
racy in the preparation of legal pa
pers, in the drawing of instructions
and in his conduct of common law
case before court made him a most
dangerous antagonist. His previous
preparation of his cases made it GER
tain that he would not be led into
pit falls which hasty conclusions
might bring to one who relied up
on his capacity to meet successful
emergencies that would arise in a
case from time to time. His pre-
sentatiOn of case before a jury had
the eloquence OF simplicity of style
and of forcefulness of expression
and he seemed always on such occa-
sions to have a certain occult, in
describable power-a certain re-
serve power, which seemed to in
dictate the possession and retention
in his mind OF great deal more
than he was giving out, which with
some men, and in his case especial
ly, is quality of unusual power.
l have rarely known a more COM
panionable man than Col. Edmund
Pendleton. Beneath the shadow Of
his great brow eternal sunshine
reigntd; with his heart full OF
charity to all, his mind stored with
the principles OF the law, with the
principles OF justice written upon
his heart, he was one OF the most
valuable and honorable lawyers our
State has ever produced.
Col. Pendleton was one OF the
most accomplished men OF his day;
he had an insatiate thirst for litera-
ture, and during the last ten years
of his life, it was his chiefest pleas
ure. A firm bel ever in the religion
of Christ. with a loyal devotion 10
his native State, with an Unborn
love IF his whols country, be lived
an honorable and noble life, and