Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-07-30

LATE HON. Rurus CHoArE.-Rnf.!
CT cate was born at 1pswick, Mass. a.
tober IA, 1899. He entered Da,,mon.I
C"|lege, where he was distinguished
a forward scholar. Prot. George RI
was his room mate during Tvs coI,eo;.,.
course. He graduated in 1919. ana !
come a tutor in that institution. H.,;.-
selected the law for bis profession, !!
soon afterwards entered the Law Scha,
at Cambridge.
He completed his studies at sal.,
and began practice at ~l)anvers in lse1
She next year he wa chosen repre.en,.; !.
tive to the General Court" an: g.
elected to the Senate in 1927. Hahnol.
a prominent part in the debates. ~
won much reputation. by his energy AZ
ssgacitv.
In 1882, he was chosen to Cono,...
from the Eastern District ; bit dec|;S.5
a reelection two years afterw ard. r.:
removed to Boston, after leaving r,o,.,
gress, where he took "A emioent ~.
ton at the bar, and AGO uifed an eItsn.
siye practice. On the II coming Of m.
Harrison administration i, 2s4i. ID .ai
chosen tothe United Stat 5 Senate p
the place Of. Daniel Webster. where 4.
renamed ill the expiration Of liz ta,m
in l848. He then retired from Tia -.
'itical field, and devoted himself "a hh;;.
profession. His course while ia III
Senate was conservative, and il .ti;;a
accordance with the doctrines of Ii.
great Wing party, whose views upon M
tariff, annexation of Texas, and o,h1,
"ooted questions, he steadily and .by
maintained. In the contest of 1855 i.
gave his support to Mr.. Buchan an. IA
was subsequently, ap. ointed a Regent of
the Smithsonian Inst tie, and held Ia
position about two yea since, when ,hs
resigned it on account q his health. Il.
leaves a wife and severa, children. !.
TIE death of Mr.. Choa.e was anuoun-. !.
ced in toe different courts Of the civ Of
Boston yesterday afternoon. ELOQUENT
remarks upon the life and character Il
the eminent deceased were made by 5the
District Attorney, the Judges and led.
ing bers Of the bar, after which Tie
several courts adjourned in respect 10
the memory Of the deceased. "a formal
meeting Of the members Of the bar h..t
bee" called TO meet at IL A. NJ, on SIT.
urday, for the purpose of considering ths'
most appropriate n Of noticing
the sad event. The remains will b.
temporarily inferred at Halifax to await
the further direction fills friends.
SLAVERY IN KANsAs.-As all intellrs
gent men are aware, the Southern peo-
pie were appealed to, without distinction
party, in 1856, to vote for Mr.. Bue-
hanan 40 save Kansas to The South
Mr.. Buchanan was elected, and Of courssE
Kansas was "saved." Here is the man
ner of her salvation !; and had Col. Fro.
the candidate of the Freesoilers,
been elected President, he could not.
have Saved" Kansas to the FreesoiIesss
more effEsctua||y than has buchanan.
The following dispatch appeared in
The New York Tribune of the goth:
ST.. LOUIS, Tuesday, July 10. 1850
special dispatch to the Bulletin say
hat the bill Of rights before the Kansas
Constitutional Convention provides that
10 distinction shall be- made between
aliens and citizens in relation to the pos
session of property ; also that slavery
shall! not be allowed 10 the State.
The dispatch aIs2 states that q decf
led majority of the Convention favor
Instructions to the Supreme Judges to
disregard the fugitive slave. law, and u
hat provisions b. made for a homestead
aw, embracing one hundred and sixty
scres. y ,.#
'Hurrsh for "old Buckw Hurrah for
he National Democracy! !" just keep
'uch men and such a party in power ten
'ears longer, and Maryland and Missouri
viii abolish slavery, and Western Texas
viii be admitted into the Union as , free
State! OF course. this will benefit, pro-
ect and .%aggrand'ze us Of the extreme
Who doubts is1 And il i !:
(on't, why, SIGH is life - Crescent.
S%ENArok1AL RuMoh.-We hear It brdtss
ed upon unqurstionahIe authority, sth|aek !.
he Hon. Judge Perkins, ex'member g
Congress from the Third District, VIII b
formidable competitor Of Senator Sill
|eIl, FIR the US. Senatorship, before TIC
ext Legislature. The Judge is a mea