Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-22
To the President.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !
WAsHISGToH, D. c., June, 10, 1870.

10 the PTeSiGent.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., June, L5, 1870.
Ely DEAR JUICE: In accepting your
resignation as Attorney General upon the
appOi ntment and qualification of your sue
cess0r, | take the occasion to express to
you my high appreciation Of the able, pat
riotic, and devoted manner in which YOU
navesperformed the functions Of that office
In no less degree do i appreciate the pleas
ant erSoDal relations which have existed
fiom the beginning OF our association
oticialiy.in public place. Hoping that you
Will carry with you no hing but pleasant
rec0llectiouS OF your connection with the
present Administration, aud with the as
surances Of my personal esteem and friend
ship, | remain with great respect, your
friend and obedient servant,
q, S. GRAET
To the Hon. z. R. HoAR, Attorney Gen
eral.
A Washington special says: The
new Attorney General, Amos T.
Alderman is originally from Porfs-
,ssasssnih, n. Ii He went to Georgia
when he was II years OF a. e, read lsw
with Judge Berrian, the most noted
counselor of that State, and lives at
E.Iberton, the county seat of Elbert
county, some seventy miles up The
river from Augusta. he IS about At
or 48 years Of age and has long been
regarded one of the abiest lawyers, as
he is one Of the most modest and
unass aiming gentlemen III Georgia.
Before the war he was Wing, aud a
thoroughly national man. He opposed
secession in the most decided manner,
aud was held IN Surveillance by the
rebles for his hostility. After the
Couscription act went into rigid oper-
alton, he avoided going into the army
by taking a nominal position on the
staff Of Robert Toombs. This brought
him under political disabilities, which
were removed this winter, by Congress.
He holds the position Of United States
District Attorney for Georgia, to VII Oh
he was appointed by the President, on
the recommendation of Joshua Hill,
warmly indorsed By Mr.. Hoar, #
Mr.. Bradley had been rejected, the
Attorney General would have urged
his appointmentto the Supreme Bench,
and the President would probably have
nominated him for the vacancy.
He was at the head OF the Grant
electoral ticket in bis State during the
last canvass, and is spoken of by all
who know him as a man of the high
est integrity. He was member OF
the convention that formed the present
Constitution of Georgia, and dlstIn-
guished himself therein for bis advo-
cacy of the claims Of the colored men
to hold Office. Ex-Governor Brown
aud Governor Bullock opposed him,
aud Il was their influence that led to
the defeat of Ackerman's effort to
oct a clause into the Constitution put
TING the question at issue beyond ali
CONTROVERSY. If his advice to the
colored men in that convention had
been followed, all the late troubles in
that State would have been avoided.
He opposed Bul!oek's elevation to the
Professionally overnorship. and isaotnoW
among his friends. His course since
he was made District Attorney has
been such as to win for him high
praise from the President and Attorney
Generals office He was not an APP
plicant, either himselfsor:by his friends,
for either position, and will not know
Of his ,appointnent to the Cabinet
until he learns It by mail OF telegraph.