New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
MIR. CHOATE'S FUNERAL,

On p,,o,y IN the steamer Eastern City Eom New
Bruns.ek A. the boat neered the whs.i' 'he ehufeh
he'll. III the city connected to,iing ap4 :" continued
uur1 the remains were conveyed 10 re fssueAc7 oi
the deceased. a meeting OF tie chiEeh7 OF boston
x,ss held IL Feae al Hal IN the Afternoon % DO nonor
20 the memory Of MT. Choste mayor L'ho'ih pre-
.;s.A ard Addresses ssre made byJ TnomGs Steven
-, p..g W. Chandler snd Edward Everett. We
e,,rsc, the following from Mr.. Everetts r-mark';
He didrot think II the part either Of wisdom or good
,ssfe 70 have behind lin az coEe, or a. scAV me NO.
bic susasge Of the great peoples OF M, VuI De
eoutu ved thiOugn lie ~ read the OfseH anu Roman
ca..ic. He 1ss AFRO familiar Win the HhOle Tango
Of English literature, and he Dad irsPectaoe - ila'h
auc. with tie standard FreLch autboIs' us VIDE
and yarieo circle Of reading not Only gave oeIa e1
paLsuu 10 h!s mind IA az oIccoLs, Ou' IL eloo "ed
tim with gree. wealth Of choice but uI-iud7d AN
sDsge ara enabled blm 10 combsld a flchness of
ilustrafion whatever suoec, he had Ia hah1 beyond
most Of cur pubic speakers aLd "I!'ei'' i-s 'as'e
tor reading wac formed il eafIy ne
While b. vas at tie lsr school a. Cambridge, i
was 70 meet him more frequently than any
other person Of bis standing IN the alc0ves OF tie
LIBRARY Of the University. A he advanced 10 Yeas
and acquired OF gratifying MS taste IL tins
respect he formed au.l-ceiiaDeous cOuecuCni probably
a. valuable az any other IL Boston aId lie SOS az
custoned payiGy To ray that every saturday af,er-
oou after t. labor u the week he INDUCED himself N
bus ing ana bringing hOme new book. lhu-, rearing
wI.h keen Ielrb, r-aAaton from professional toll,
with Il memory lhht IAtDlhE HoIll lttilL4L1
caped, be became living stcrehoDse of Polte htera-
ture out Of which, with rare ischty aad grace, nc
broug M ioIin Treasures nes anu old Lot deeung these
last the least precious.
He aple2IaIce BIZ silent demeanor IN either House
of Congr.ss conn snded respect. He Was Que VI the
few very presence IL pubic assembly u can
to III TIE daily routine Oi legislation he ala not
take active psit lie rather shuIned clerical "ofA'
ara consequently avoided, a. mucn a. duty permitted,
the abor OF the Comm III. ROOM but on every great
que.tiOn that came While lie Has member oil etler
luute Of LuIgIess be MADE great speech aud then
he ad spoken there very little lett Tor any one
elre to cay on the side OF the question Tene-
her Oh one OCCASION, after IL had been defending On
broad national GROUNDS the policy OF anofdig no1'
eIaie protection to our native industry, showing that
IL vas not merely local but national Interest, ana
q, king Ia establish this point by great variety OF
liu,tIatloIs, a Western member, VINO hai hitherto
who'll, dssented from this view OF the subject x
claimed that he " was the most persdasiVe ahv hs
Lal ever heard.
There is rothirg q the artificial Johnsonian bslance
in his siye. IL often marked by q pregu7h'
bTeviiy as by soIorou- aHpltud. lie II sometimes
satisfied, IL concise ePeraInpa'ic CLAUSES l" sh l7h
with his light troops ana SI'e Ia lhe enemy ou-
poeIs. IL n only ttIg Ucca-Uus, wnen great pm
,lpies are to De yIdIca'ed ana solemn truths tOlii
VII, some moral or political alefiOo OF SOueflhoIs
to be fought, tat he puts on the ehtHs paloPY VI lie
GORGEOUS rhetoric II i then that hs mAjcst --b-
ell 20 the dlmeLsIons Of s thought inst You
hear aar u the lu roar of bis Ted ordnance oha
wien he has stOiued the hsbs ana broken the GEN.
and tThIylcu The luftu lnt
ing wings Of the adversary, that ne sounds nis m2e-
risl ,aiion along the whole line of battle 81 moves
of ard with oil his hosts ID one overwhelming cnaISe'
Tie funeral ceremonies over the body of Mr..
Choate which took place AT the Essex-steet Church,
al O'Clock Saturday morning, were attended by
large crowd OF sympathizing citizens. Gov Bauss,
the Judges of all our Courts representatives. OF the
entire Massachusetts bsr the Mayor OF the city, and
the members Of the various branches of our municipal
government, together with the family and immediate
fieIGs Of the deceased filled the church III every part
so that thousands Of citizens were unable to gam ad-
mtsnce. The funeral sermon was delivered by the
Rev. DIR. Adams, pastor OF tue church. At the close
Of TIE services the hearse proceeded toward Gam
bridge through Boylston AID Charles street, large
procession following the remains to the bridge. 30
Impressive funeral pageant has seldom, ever, been
Witnessed in Boston. Mr.. ChOates remains were ln-
tered at Nc mt Auburn.
pr. Adams in the course Of bis sermon gave some
interesting person al "reminiscences Of the deceased
Glow gentle be was in bis intercourse with yon.
He gave you a chair a. 10 one else woud do H. lie
persuaded at his table tO receive something Hom
hun IL a way that nothing grCss a language can
describe. He treated every mau a. though he were
gentleman; and he treated every gentlemen almost a.
lie wouh lacy. HIS payfuness was 50 wise that you
would az much aGuiIIo smile. One word would
often drop from him Of such comprehensive, plctu-
r.sou. II esuirg and beauty that the whole company
would iii IL sules and think about Il a. before pig
ture, TIL lie skil'u-y turned the conversation
Then again bow uqunrE, bow docile he seemed a.
be sat aud sreIet to you. His Intense desire to know
everything about sut jet led him TO ask simple qles
lions to express chiohke wonder ~ press You fur
thtI-a wnich the musing MOOD of his own
mud though il seemed Ike simplicity | have seen
HIM a. earnest il having tell HIM how tue tenor,
alto and soprano stood relatively, the score, and
why, a. the ugh II point IL Jurisprudence. lie
MADE YOU feel that yen were teaching him. aud you
forgot tor tie Momelt hO" Much wiser your inioIMa-
,iOu made him than II hod ever made you.
Ii Will no, tie deemed unsuitable il hi pastor should
Tow ana here, be hn.elf would say, open 20 you
slight Of hin as parlshlODer. The intervals
were lot very long between some expression or
token Of BIS remembrance all the more grateful a.
they were Oftentimes delicate aud simple; though now
and then tie valuable contribution 10 the past,Is
library of the work III si1eeu volumes III SIX or 10
four III t~o reflected uuch honor upon tbs gver,
who shOw.C bis power 20 appreciate aud select such
books ii made the receiver feel the Jbs alton To
raise bis own standard Of requirements. II was the
mon himself appeanng before you III his tokens OF re
menhrance which gave them their principal value.
II lie is al Washington, he must needs tell minister
al home IL his letter, how the Sabbath bells do no.
|" lttle sggfavae home sckles~" See. once for al,
in DOte accompanying roysl octave edition OF
Wolds.orh the nisB, original and peculiar IN his
klLGI ets 70 pastor as be In al O.Ler qualities;
for Il ere Is hule NIX IL suPpone that very ew men
ever wrote such letter he the following under the
same circumstances:
Nv DE,s ss: HsyHs had ebid bora .iain w DAYS
hss thought could C. hoH.'I tus than - .,i Mo
er 'guHr Of EOt'p-, .olre 'yaa = "ord'-o''a Hsa;
10y. sl-A ur solry y -. h-ppru O. ON lie edrou
! an most ''1-y your iFe-e a-i 'ei'sni c,,o,-r
/ have kreeled Nth him in prayer wheu great coy
ro~ upon his heart. | usye stood with hn - he
leaned acsinst the door and wept. Yes, have seen
hin weep. And VIXEN he weIt you Will believe tbs,
II was 10 ne, auo would be 20 any man, gre4t
"uourLiug a. tie mouuiI- Of NaiaGrlmmou'
Ills love Of nature had most Interesting properly,