The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-18
Rufus Choafe .
gEaIsf%c EScEs or rHE GREATEST OF
AMERICAN ADVOCATE
Prom u. ssssrs.as Las nevlsa

once more, ioauei bin SOME iron
~hich = creditor af'ac hed s. the forge
The frieadly owner sued Ia troyer toi
his iron siloafo appeared Tor him
and pictured the cruelty Of the sher
ifis proceeding - follows lie ar.
rested the arm of industry As It fell 10
wards the anvil: he Iut ont tbs
breath of the bellows he extinguishe,i
the fire upon hI. hearth -ioae. Lax.
pirates ia . gale At sea. his enemie
swept everything b. the bard leaving
him, gcnfleneu of the Jury, not .
/ murn not ~ much as horse shoe
nail upon his door post 10 keep the
stches OF The tears came into the
oiacksmith's eyes ~ this afFectioaate
description One of his frionsis. motto
ing them. said TO him. Why, Tom.
whats the matter with you. What ART
you biubbering al,outY had no
idea. was the reply in a whimpering
tone, had no idea / lad been 50
much a-a-dbused' Nor hal he till
/ Choatc told him.
\ member Of the bar called upou
him 10 induce him 10 lo senior counsel
in defense OF q man accused Of mur-
der. and. ia the course of the couvsr-
sation, stated that his client had no
money What :" exclaimed Choate.
bis hands reeking wit4human bl ood.
aud nota cent in his pocket. out
ragous'
ON very hot day. Mr. Choate was
arguing case AZ a law term of the
Supreme Court, before a fall bench.
lie evidently had the wrong side. Be.
sides other cases against him, decis-
lou OF the Supreme Court OF Pennsyl-
wanna hal been cited, which was ex-
actly ia point, AMI conclusive against
ms positions. lie was apparently in
the full tide Of successful argument,
and was approaching It's eEd, when the
Chief Justice said. What do you say
10 that Pennsy lvania case. Mr..
ChOate - Your lIonor., | have not
forgotten that ,ase. BY no means.
Was coming 10 it directly. By turning
to 1t, yen Will notice that the decision
vas made In the month Of July, in the
height Of the hot season, in the ex-
treniely hot town OF Harrisburg, in the +.
interior OF the State far away from
the ooean bfeezes. which here at this /
moment, are beginning to fan the
heated brow of Justice We all know !
that Homer sometimes mods aud / 4
submit To- Your Hopors whether il 10
uot indlsputable that the Judges of the
S9Memc Court Of .Pennsylvania CON.
the State, in the extremely hot mouth
Of July. probably one of the hottest
days of that month, and III the after
noon. IA the report fortunately happens
To inform rs were, at the time of pro- /
uouncing this abnormal decision on /
which my brother 81 much relies, /
either most Of them profoundly asleep, I
or all uodding. mid mid, uodding. and I
so not responsible for the strange dog F.
trincs laid down" There was grea. /.
nerriment among the judges. and It
was increased by the profound gravity /
of Choate Tho Chief Justice shaw
shook his sides till thought he would
roll off his chair
4 story circulated in The office. for
the truth of which | do not vouch. /
only tell the tale as twas told 10 me-"
A stranger called upon Mr., Choase, and
said that he had come TO him as the
heal of the Suffolk bar, 10 consult him
upon matter very important 10 HIM
self. II seems that at hotel. the man
had y dispute with one of the waters,
who finally told him to go TO h-l.
Nov" he continued. with an air of
great Importance. Il ask you. Mr..
Choate. a. one learned III the law, aud
~ my legal adviser, what course. under
these very aggravatlng circumstances,
il il best for me- III Your Judgment, 10
pursue - Choatc requested him TO
state again. In order of time. everything
that occurred and 20 he careful not TO
omit anything. and. when this had been
done, remained for a few momsnts a. II
in deep thought. At last. with the ut
most gravity, he spoke Il have been
running over in my mind all the sta
tu,es Of the United States. all the stat
u,es of the Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusct.s. and all the decisions of all the
Judges thereon. and am satisfied
there il nothing that will require you
TO e. TO the place yoa have nientsoncd.
ana dssssf sss ga.h The man it Is pre-
sumed, followed the good advice
shortly after his appointmen, 20 the
benel, of the Supreme Court Of the
the United States, Mr. Justice Clifford,
1T Maine, wss holding session Of the
. United States Circuit Court IN Boston
/ ON account Of the necessary adjourn
ment II the cnurt, i, was Impossible 10
hear a case in which Mr.. Choate was
engaged and the Judge ignorant Of the
+ extraordinary characters which Mr..
/ Choate made To- represent the letters of
+ the English language, suggested to
T both counsel ~ submit their arguments
+ in writing, This proposal created
much amusement among the meAhsrs
( Of the l,ar. who were doubtless fancy
ing the anafemeut OF the Judge when
entering upon the peFussl Of a pile OF
choste's manuscript The hilarity VAS
much increased when Mr.. ChoAte
grsveiy said. as il by way of explsna
ton Ia the Court. "1our Homer observes
tho smile with which this proposal IL
received by my brethren IL Is all ou
NV account | write we'll bat slowly.
The great sgvrs, oi ,hs power OF Mr.
Chosts's tloquence was his Intense ear
nestEess. arising irom hls emotional M
.are, - iha. be seemed to teel every
word he uttered Subsidiary Ia this -
a, times relieving and At ,imss deepen,
ing rs effect were all the rich gift
saa accomplishments which he ros
stSsed
In hi. >peeeh oa tue Jgdicial Tenure