Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-22
ELECTION, MONDAY, SEPT. IL.
Republican Nomination.
FOR GOVERNOR.
LOT NJ. MORRILL,,
or AUGUSTA.
The lac Rufus Cho,te

Telegraph,c di.ratchr- fr,rn Halifax few
DAYS s,nc,.. hr,ucht the painful intelligence
that Ruff. Cho,te had &c ccassd a. live -
lie started on m Eur,psan VOYAGE ror hi.
health. and growing still move feeble. than
when he embarked. put in AZ IlahfaN. where
he died Mr.. Choa,s has or years hen
phyNcallya f.eh'e man. or nervous ton.
re-ment. ardent in whatever he engaged.
and ambitious n sus'aiu an evAl,ei rcpuia-
ton he eSert"d himself far above his phys.
ical rnwers. ani has hssn f1r venrs literally
wearing himsali out in his professional du.
ties. The hndv ~ NJ G. was not cNual 20
his mind And here We canno, iorhear the
remark. that thoss outside the legal PROBES.
sion know hui little Of the Intellectual toll.
and labor. and the physical endurance Re.
quired nf LAWYER engaged in an extensive
business. While the farmer and mechanic
are enloyinr the luxury oftsc lahoripc mans
sleep. the Attorney i often found consnm.
Ing I've midnigh, oil, ,oilinr over hi. hooks,
and with hlood-shoi eyes and levered hrain.
wsarin. himself ont for hi. clients. 81 with
Rafus Choate For years he has, after the
excitement Of jury trial were over. been
more dead than lice man. In such ca.
So his transit has been iron the har ~ the
'iek ronm, who're physician. and nurses
have often lAhlrcd f,r hours 20 restore hrs
exhausted cn-rg,e. ard hiring him hack 70
life. Mr. Chrat- was ono 81 the graf men
Of the az in which he lived. Ile possessed
many elements 81 rr,tins.s.-much that
made him distinguished; hot IL was at the
bar his sun .hone with &, creates, srlsndor.
AZ e jury LAWYER. he stood NJ the head ~
the profession. not ONLY in thi. country hut
throughout the ciyiliz A world. Ilis el,-
quence in addressing jury vas almos, ire
sstahle. and his succss. A. a popular Plead
er, was equal to his reputation. In PROOF
Of this, numerou. cases could De cited.
whsr- in defsnss Of criminal. his pathetic.
eloquent appeals have been followed nv ac-
quitials. where the evidence would hardly
warrant sneh n verdict. IL .esm.d upon
these occasions 70 seek ont and find an ave.
nue. 10 the heart of every juror upon the
panel. and often remarked. that in his
great efforts. he never at down until ne was
fully satisfied that every juryman had yield.
ed and consented TO verdict favorable 10
bis client. or course his professional bu.i.
ne-- was very extensive and lucrative. In
his feeble health he found IL impossible TO
attend % hut comparatively few II the calls
made upon him Or hi. professional services
As a politician. Mr. Choate. - long as there
was any whie party in existence. chung 20
that. Afier that party died a suicidal drath.
he. like many other gentlemen ct the old
federal stamp. allied his political fortunes
% that Of a man Of the sane political views.
in the PRISM of James buchanan. lie vas
. m-mher of the ll,uso ~ Representatives
stWashinstan, one term. and ssryrd 'e,eral
years IN the U ; senate llis talents were
NV - WI HNttfA Wv tlF AAl.n OF NF-t-iA-
ton as for the har. :, we'll satisfied was
be of this, tina, he avoided public life. and
declined many political honors h.. freud.
would have gladly hc;,owed upon him. III.
sudden departure .. bot another link in that
long chain Of evidence which cucs to prove
that on men are mortal. and that no rank
or station will shield a man irom the swift
arrOws of death. A great intellectual light
has gone out and vanished from among us.
Wbi e 10 is laudahle 10 seek 20 b. great, u
Il sill more laudabls to sex 10 he good
GoOdne-s and greatnes. combined, leave a
holy influence, and shed a radiance over the
tomb, pointing liie's weary pilgrims to
life well 'psnt-to brighter world prspar.
% fSr those who love God.