New-York tribune., 1876-10-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS
rnr A,,rr1cAN LAW RENIEW. October,

Tnent 20 the clbP of rather apoypba anecdotes lhat
have gathered around the memory OF the renowned Mas
sacusets advocate ThcNyrtgr of the article was IN Mr.
Choltes office for two years and appears TO have maze
no less dligcnt study of the character and habits OF
the great lawyer than Of the learned volumes in which
he found the sources Of his power in spite Of his npu
sive oruerhJrs cratic temperament, Mr. Chcate was
pcncralv very regular I'm his attendance at the once
coming to Il at the early hour Of nine and spending INC
whole morning among his books and papers "u" I'LL 'ol
eultatou with his clients The students VINO oecui'eu
an outer arartfnent did not 20 into Mr. Chootc5 room
unless he was alone, and th,n he was usuai| l"''.i
standing at a high desk pen in hand, mten'N
stndvrr and writing. He never annoyed Dy
intcrrlutiOn lie was heard % say tnt ne was
Nusv or 10 ask TO bc excused from answering 4"eeuoA
AZ that moment. His indifference 20 money was pro.
veria1 He 10 doubt lost thousands of dollars by care
lessncss in collecting and negligence IN charging ioi nus
services ha it, we fancy not Of dangerous frequency
among the members the bar in general The only ac-
coupbook was his Office docket in which actions were
entered by any OF his students aEo made "ul VIII
On some occasions, however ne Insisted on 'he c'S'
,alue that WAS due TO his services. member Of Ao
bar called on him 10 induce him 10 be senior coHS' n
defense Of man accused Of muider ana lh me c"'I5c
of the conversation statp that his client had no money
,Whatl' exclaimed ClOate, bands rechn& WIN H'.,
man blood and not a cent in his pocket! outrageous
Mr. Choate was not little remUEdulc lOi ms IoI'''
coopess and sclposscsson in court The writer never
cosc t iurv Judge Wilde presiding. The judge inter-
tnpted him with the remark, 'lr Choaie the witness
did not make the statement You atJunu'e 10 A''''
with your Houol's permission VIII say tHa' C"N'o'
be mistaken / took down every word 'he witness o'
tered and have IL here in black and white jus; as nave
stated If Your Honor VIII look al my notes on WA,
Nuditso, Turning 10 the juv, hc went on; just as
have told vou gentlemen Of the jury, the witness lS'
fed: and he then repeated the statement IEeJ eJ"is''
again iuerTptiue. said grutiy, i don want U" oN g"
your notes Mr.. Choate; and, il dlo' you 'lo" 1'"
mako nothing Of them. The witness dd not say "l."'
con state, Tbcu leaning forward, and pointing DIS
a. ~ Cboote he continued: You wan.cd him TO say
so and So Mr. Choatc, and You did your bes' 10 NY "
make him; bH g0u couldn't do h' CAoat' slooU I'l
few moments silent. evidently embarrassed ' ' '
nm another part Of the case" The peculiar t''s 'I
we're combined in the character Of Mr. Cho"te are J"
aio,, summed ND i'm an elaborate estimate lie was
cou,pouud of opposites consummaie loSlcal ies"he
bo had a sngularly cxuberant fancy lie was pr"
foupdvcrsed even in the drest parts oI the 'N DU' MS
,oto,ic coverod them with flowers In one aspect he
might be called bOOkwOrm, with his nome lh HIS pl'
for whose sweet luxuries' he sighed WhehaD'o"u h'
se l,n in court and was there better Judge ~
bu,oan nature one more conversant Win the Uetu Vi
husipess or one who more mau OF the "'iiu' MS
veins AT times seemed filed with molten h'ai A' "u
6essed n iurv then as if in a frenzy; every muscle
ouiyered with emotion; the perSpauon STOOD III crops
upon his hair; and yet he never once lost ssnI o 9
ool ot which lie was almng-success-a all the lne
ms brain was as cool if contained IN cas1et OIL t
Ills feeling all intellect ana his lu'ollecV was ~"
feeling In the management OF causes ne h"u '''o
ehreyydest common sense cOnsulnmate tact ana ueIs
Judgment; and vet he combined with these piaouc"'
oroes an exquisite scnsibty TO the beautiful ana tAe
snblime His imagination gvihcd whatever II notcco
his wit was playful and puusent; he delighted ID I"o-
erous exaggeratOn in forcing words mo ho'ci s'
vice. His great ambition was 10 be the foremost hln
of the nation before fury. All bis energies We're III
IL ',fs
he studied law with unreentins assduity; he bce'h
systematic course OF reading the best authors ON great
variety Of subjects. and with Francis Bacon 'aAlS
nU knowledge for his province Nhen III court ne
Bppied all his powers to winning n verdict nom '-e
iarv Everything that he said or did had his purpose
in view His acting in the trial Of difficult case was
coneumroatc He identified himself with his client,
though he was never lost in the interests oi the dl'c
who was forgotten as the game was over one
would have said" the writer remarks, thau 10 sucH
STYLE of speaking as Choaes would be tolerated III
Massachusetts court Of law. it was sometimes so Noieh
so frantic so extravagnt When greatly excited he a-
neared 10 be almost in commissions, every hDer ia hIS
body 0uivering with emotion, his face ashy paie MS
eyes fsshina his gestures most vlOlch'i ana nc "o'
shout and even scream with an the force OF his lungs
He did not in the very torrent, tempest anu as May
say wlirlwnd Of his passion, bcget temperance '"'
gave Il grpoothness' Like a Mg-mettled seed he was
of AZ n tremendous rate from the word go ! ana ne
Kent M or increased the pace to the end OF the coe
Wheu have seen Choate employ two e1tIaoIVli"i9 III
strumehts Of exprcssonhis nose and his heeS-IIa"hS
IN the whole volume OF his breath through his large nose
with noise heard all over the roomand then 10 double
the force Of this expression closing bis sentence hy eo
ing down on his heels with muscular ehort "iI'h
shook the whole courtroom; when heard OF his tearing
his coat from top to bottom by tie violence oil s 5eS
tures-I was pleased at reading that gentleman ih
England told Choate that lie had iequen'N s.gn ~
kne in addressing jury, jump mp and b""ef ms Je'
fogethcr before he touched the floor AGAIN. III 'N'
course OF the article the writer draws parallel between
Choate webster, and Everett losing ms hedo ~ e uo
scripon Of the oratogy Of the latter aud mduSs III
vein of inflated and gorgeous rhetoric which rehos ono
less OF the pendors o the than Of the glitter oil
peacOcks tail.
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