The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-26
-AIerHE ATTORNEY -GENERALSHIp.
&Tss SerrespeSdenef be,wesnSovernor . Gear,


~" mid ~eN-AttOfncy- General Brewster, Hon.
John CovOde, and Hon. Morrow B. Lowry.
Yesterday we published the correspondence
between Governor Geary and Judge F. c. Brew
ster with reference to the Attorney-Generalship
&. To-day we produce the correspondence between
eX-Attorney- General Brewster, Governor Geary,
Hon. John Covode, and Hon. NJ, B. Lowry,
~ lNNEGGTiSE GINMBI,R,II SRRfsBuRG, Pa, o,Oct.
81, 1S69.-Hon. Benjamin Harris Brewster, At
tOrney- y-General-Dear Sir:-YOu have on several
occasions told n that whenever l might deem
it to my interest, or the Welfare of the Common
sweaIth, You would mt once rclnquish the Office
q of attorney General into my hands. That
time has now arrived, and l. therefore, respect
fully and earnestly request that you Immediately
bender TO me YOUR designations to takeSetfect
without delay. Your compliance will much
obligo yours, etc, JOIN W.'GEARi,
. OFFICE OF ,ApToRNfG- -GHNERAL, PmnADEI.-
" fifIA Oct. 23, 1S69-To General John w. Geary
Governor of Pennsylvania A-Sir;-Y esterday Mr.
lIarmer nanded to me your letter of the 2lst Of
October. IL requires my resignation ''immedi-
ately and without delay, and assigns no cause
for the request, II, is q Peremptory demand
most unhsrtdl among gentlemen, and Hncalled
for in this particular case. 4 p .-...-.rG3
After my receipt in July last of tue letter of
Mr.. Covode, made public in the columns Of the
daily press, in which Aerequcstcd my resgna-
tiOn, and assumedt to do so by your authority,
yousent special message TO me by Mr.. Lewis
,Maln Smith, the Deputy Attorney-General de-
string me not to regard his letter, and assuring
'Snfe that ii was unauthorized and that It's publ
cation was unauthorized Notwithstanding that
[, felt a, sense OF, WRONG in yoHr. silence and
neglect 70 make a public disclaimer Of that let
ter, yet submitted quietly for the sake OF the
party and its cause, knowing well that any agi-
tation of 'tle subject on my part would involve
you and peril your election.
This you applauded at~'corry q fortnight ago,
when, of your own ACCORD, You came to sec
me, and when we lastsaN each other; and then
you expressly said To me and Mr.. Lowry, and,
believe, to General Kane, that our relations
ss2gS e 4o9 sad iettcr l9%t nefo S ol
mentioned and in telegram sent by him to me,
and which exhibited to you, was unauthorized,
andyOu then, in Useyere NerHls condemned his
conduct as Brutal and meriting punishment.
when might adj Titliilhese Hen who had put
an aflront on me; You then thanked me for
the service la,d iTendcfeG aH1tErepeated Your
,peTsopal and sotltGifl denideHse in me and left
me, making orradgements with me for an inn
portant official duty 10 be performed with
you, To Mr. Cumminss,1 who went. TO
YOU. especially depHiedc by me-, toacon-
fer Eiti.. You on !, tie ssqbiset about three
weeks ago, Xqp express 4ief3iited and reiterated
your e6ptidefe In n me- s S1yqE M 5lat you bad no
or haXB4ffe G sigu.F e'hssof1 ef e4 my resignation,
referred dO inlyour Aettcr gs,'s dfeq Gently made
by me and others togtlae, and was always re-
lalsed by you as htTtiul 10 your prospects, 1t
Was made from motives OF personal convenience,
and TO help your denomination and silence the
caiillnnies of men who were your enemies. AS
an instance Of your sieelm$ togards whom !
Nould recall TO you yeur cdttrsen referenceto
Mr.. Kembe, whom you told me you suspected
of being defaulter, and by your express direc-
tion. had me send you On ,accOnntants from the
city TO verify your supposed discovery of his
deiinquenees, and against ewhomI you said
.. | should proceed as soon AS you were reelected.
Now YOU write to Inc demanding my resgna-
tion and assign no cause, bnt leave me open 10
simputatims to;which I.Nm not subnllt. 1 will
not permit you, at the instigation OF q class you
denounced 10 me as corrupt tactOnists. and one
of whom you instructed me TO prosecute, and
after You have answered your own convenience
aud received my help, thus to eyict me from 9
place never sought, and which you solicited
me 10 accept and which ] have held with due
respect 10 my public duty and my own honor.
After this course of duplicity or vacilaton-
10 me it is Indifferent which serve with you
cannot and will not and you may holl
my Office vacant, and fill it with whom
soever will be base and mean enough TO run th'
vi.k of like treatment or receive IL as the pNc'
OF some tishonorable bargain.
lam sir, etc,
BENIANIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
The Governor not having received the respons