New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
Inv NIELLIGENCE
TIE DEATH or RUFUS CHOATE.
MEETING OF THE BAR.

,os,ine Of the bar Of hew-York was he'd in the
rs Dsird Court room on Saturday, for the
,n,pose of appropriately noticing The death Of the Hon.
pnirs Choaie The meeting largely attended, aDh
sny of the emireut member, Of the Bench and Bar OF
tbi. city and el-ewhere present. Justice CLERKE
was called To the chair, and Judges Sooson and Day
vere elected Vice Presidents. james r. Dwight and
Vim. II Browne acted N Secretaries.
Justice CLERKE expressed his hanks for the honor
conferred upon INN. Although he had 90, the pr'!-
leie Of knowing Mr.. Ch0Bte, or OF witnessing DIG
snorts stll be could ut BE- ignorant of he merits
His fan penetrated temple OF ustlce ana every
legislative ell in the United States. His gener Al
scholastic aud literary attarmcDtA were nt u hiSh
order; he was constant and ndefatigsble student,
and he possessed gTes, ski an advocate, II winch
wss ADDED transcendent 0reiorcAl power. lis WORDS
we're instinct with lofty thought clothing impassloned
conceptions with the chastcst imagery. He led cap
tive the minds Of his auditory and made jurors and
sometime Judges, subject 20 his VIII. He exercised
this great power ike deeply conscious Of his duty
" bi. fees aud bis responsibility Ia his Maker.
HIRAs KLTCHCN made a few eloquent remarks
closing by saying that Rufus ChOste was not only An
honor 70 the bar, but to the whole community lie was
al Interpreter and minister OF the Law, and every
patriotic aud faithful minister Of the law deservss aud
vii receive the gratitude Of the community. IL - the
law which defines guards and upholds civh hOerty
uset al once our prot ction and our DO at.
NJ Ketchum then read the following resolutions:
Re'ored Thar the Bar Of EewYors nave heard with d.'p
stre tbe Intelligence u The decrease Of e eminent bfp,-r
hs Hon Rufus Cbae vale yet in the md'; Of his iumn'
Resided That as lawyer possessing mind enriched BY
profound and varied ls sns and discpned BY exercise 81
snt Bar The fst alk Of The profession sud
r.uou. zesu. eoqosri sayocs be has ief behind
hin superior at the Aperc.n ssr "a Chi, .,vh,.
R.s'& The, our o9ns .I a @
legal fs.ion hs unrnk industry N me 't1ay Of Law
and preparation q h' for argument IN the Coa. and
b, The a,duou Of elOquence the an OF persuasion
hhqutGss was ~. Wi wir, Wliam Pipckney and Thoaa
Ada. met, did deem his thoughts h,"ry. profound
or hi. Argument coseui ft % he presented 10 me mo
un.i which he wished 10 innaence a they clothed N
fancy So long the hu nan heaf shall rel2 H
It's 10 be the human MUD shall need % be
stimulated 70 the exercise q iis iicu es aug t-9 % @
regions thoussO hong will eloq renee b. useai a, ne bar
Bat student Of law never forget that the nan reliance OF
eminent Jnfs upon exact learning profound
thought and thorough investigation.
Rsoted That above and beyond his elegant classical san
eu profound legal learning aud his glowing AID caPatl
sOquence, W. tax mott delight at ms un N sans !, l h
Of departed friend when made bn
AZ, father the true and fast friend ne genial com
psnon, the and obgng gentleman and zoe gd en-
s.on aSs phes Of lie to whom the homage Of
ps,ure is aIwsys cheeruly rendered.
Re,oirsd T.. Will. admire the bran:
reputation which crowned the earts OF ach ms Wiam
Pinssuey Thomas Adds Emmett Nicho1' iiil ana ho'
W. csnot forget that earned by the 'ors OF anxious days
and .p IT, n By w vi ti elt nsa We hd Up pre-
qua with the Of warning 70 avoid the perous
GsDe which their devotion led them
"somsy'st thou live ill., like ripe fruit, thou drop
Into Thy mothers Icy, OF be wi;h ease
Gathered no, harshiy pluokd. for death mature"
B,,ol,d That COPY Of resolutions suitably enrr0sed
and .snsd by the of the meeting be transmitted to the
family Of The Oeses,ed with expression OF the profound sym
gstby hi, Bar in for their Psabe Bereavement
EIJudge PEABODY seconded the Resolutions and
delivered an able address. He said that Mr.. Choate
had stood confessedy at the head of hs profession,
and among the foremost in the various departments oi
the Government. He had gone beyond the point
reached by any other American lawyer and IT was but
few days since the Hastings OF his lightning genius
dazzed and electrified the world with their brllllancy.
Mr.. Choate was an original he took no model; ms
beau ideal Of all models Was perfection. In concn.
sion the speaker expressed his conviction that the
olulions the sentiments of all present. and that
they would meet the unanimous concurrence OF those
Choate.
The resolutions we've then adopted and he meeting
adjourned.