The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
Hon. George w. PaschaI, of Texas.

The New York Herald says: Hon.
George w. PascEal, OF Texas, consti-
tutional lawyer and legal writer, died
III Washington, of heart disease, after
long illness and months of suffering,
aged sixty-five years and three months
George w. Paschal was born in Greene
county, Georgia, in 1912, but his family
removed to Oglethrope while he was
very young, and he was brought up
there. His parents were unusually in
;elligent and his family of good stand
ing and respectability, but his father
having failed in business young Pas
chal's educational opportunities were
necessarily limited. He endeavored
by hard work and steady application to
make up for these deficiencies and made
much more progress than could be ex-
pected. He studied law with such sue
cess that he received license to prac-
tice subs :ibed by the well known
William II. Crawford in 1882. He
commenced legal practice in Lampkin
county, in his native State, where be
remained four years, during which he
achieved fair amount of success. But
while practIcing law he continued his
legal studies and gave some attention
to science and general literature. He
was also frequent contributor to the
newspapers and his articles attracted a
good deal of local attention at the time.
La 1887 he removed to the little town
of Vao Burep, Benton county, Arkan-
sas, where he acquired some celebrity
IN famous fugitive slave case. He
was elected to the bench of the Supreme
Court of Arkansas, but after a few
years voluntarily retired and resumed
the practice of his profession. Judge
PaschaPs practice rapidly increased,
and it soon became very extensive.
But professional activity did not make
him neglect his books, and he seemed
to become more aud more studIous as
he advanced in life. He took charge
at critical moment of the famous
Cherokee case" wrote great deal on
the subject and largely increased his
reputation, especially among the friends
of the Indians. The Treaty of Am
nesty" of 1876 was the result of mis-
efforts IN this direction. In 1s4S he
was invited to Texas, and located him.
self at first in Gilve ton, but subse-
quently removed to Austin. In Texas
he found it necessary to make himself
thoroughly acquainted with the civil
law and with the laws Of Spain as modi-
fed in the Mexican States of Ccahuila
and Texas. He also became extensively
known as q political writer and did
much to preserve Texas from the absuT-
dities of Know Nothingism and he
proslavery fansticism which demanded
the reopeping of the African save
trade. When the dangers OF disun on
were menacing the country in 1860,
Judge Paschal exerted himself to the
utmost in warning his toIntrymen
against the evil consequence Of sscef-
sion. Finding bis warnings disregsrded
he retired from political controversy
and devoted himself TO his profession
and to the ~riting of books. His An
notated Digest Of the Laws of Texas"
and bis s'Annotsted Constitution Of
the United States" are works Of very
great usefulness. Ia 1865 he returned
froms w ashiBgton TO Austin and issued
an address 20 the people of Texas in
forming them of what was necessary 70
be done in order TO get the State back
10 the Union. The same year he visited
Judge Reagan, ex Confederate Post
master General. aod Alexander II.
Stephens, ex-Vice President Of the
Confederate Stafes, by request Of the
former At Fort Warren, and on his re-
turn published long letter in the Her
aid giving sn account of his interview
with the csptives AID msking strong
appeal that clemency should be ex-
,ended 10 them. Judge Pssehal re-
.Ided in Washington for many years.
where be nas well known - an able
lawyer.