New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-01
A DEMOCRATIC TRIBUTE TO THE NEW At
TORNEY-GENERAL.
WHAT A GEORGIAN WRITES TO THE WORLD.
Prom The n. Y. World, June %.

WHAT A GEORGIAN WRITES TO THE WORLD
Prom The n. Y. World June 30.
Mr.. Alderman is a native of New-Hampshire,
but residence Of nearly 80 years in the South redeems
him all suspicion OF being carpebagger He was
ren as teacher his children, and always stood in
high favor with that eminent gentleman. He studied
Law under Judge Berrien, supporting himself meanwhile
by teaching. About 10 years ago he settled in EbertOn,
Ga, and Notwithstanding the pTeiudces against his
Northern BIRTH aud the strong professional competition
against which he had 20 contend CIoombs Stephens l.
W Thomas, aud Others Of equal note being then leading
OF bench and bar and took high position In his profes-
sion He isnot man Of snowy talents but s one OF the
most AIDED; methOdca and thoroughly informed
lawyers have ever known. His Language Is remark
ably terse and perspicuOus he speaks the purest In
glsh have ever heard from American and his words
are well ChOsen expressive thatn they Were TAKEN
down as they fan from his lips, they would have the
eject on paper of wel-considered carefully corrected
manuscript. His character ana talents have always
yer. in Genrgia Int his Northern birth and the un
popular political principles he has always advocated
prevented his attaining any distinction outside OF ms
profession; and this accounts for the obscurity
in which he has lived mp to the present time.
He was an Old Line Wing before the war, aud has
always been staunch Union man. although, after the
passage Of the CONSUMPTION act in 1852 by the ConIed
crate Congress he volunteered IN the army IN OreeL 70
avoid Being forced 10 serve as eOnserlpt lie heid
position as QuaIterInasei OF oieet moI
to one OF our Georgia reglmens anu ou not seLte , 1
Gen TOOmhss staff has been stated Dy some OF the
newspapers. His relations with that gentleman and
others of like principles have always been courteous
hut never intimate Although he did his duty conseien
tiosy while connected with the Confederate states
armv as man Of honor bound to do, he was always
bitterly opposed TO the war was placed IN poslIlOh
irfo clrinusly intimate relations with the
few Uni1rists scattered through the South and
among them all there not one man more thoroughly
devOt a 20 the old flag than Amos T. Alderman Vastly
As his principles differed from my own, always re-
tn them al time when Foster BlOdgett, Joe Brown, and
offers high in favor with Congress at the present day.
& rs titan vour correspondent by their violence. AS to
his having been at time coOperationist everybody
who 4, familiar with the political history Of the south
Just If was the last resort of Unonists
and delaying they might staye on the neNaDle 1lssoI9
tion til some compromise or contract %ou pe
ment on account Of his politics. though he ana ms frend
often considered him in personal danger O1 one Ocoa
in wilkes County, which gave great umbrage 10 the peO
pe and party OF rOwdes vented their dlspleasure Dy
Sn his horse ont of the stable shaving it, and cutting
its tail on Mr.. Akernans friends thought mat ne only
escaped the personal indgnity Of dueking or tarand
feat6erng at that time, by the happy accident Of hav
ing gone to spend the evening at private house Where
there several ladies. think, however, ne was
in no danger; for GeOrgans are not so much adj
dicted to committing outrages upon the persons 9
of stray Radicals as Gov. Bullock ana ihe WASH
ingtOn Chronicle represent The study OF the law
tends 10 make man conservative, ana MI. Akermans
natural good prevents his running 10 extremes on
any question: he is not therefore, Radical OF the bu
Ter and sumner stamp, though he Is an av0wed ana u
mstakabe Republican lie was promhent m ..G o.
the Convention which framed the present CONSTITUTION Vi
Georgia and an the goCd pCs ~ - iJ Su 1rescIihe
that the names Of persons TO serve az jurors shall De
selected from the "uprigt and Intelligent persons OF
each county. This removes al o9Jeetoh 20 SgIV 1loI
for there Is prejudice against upright ana mtegent
ON the lists when they can be found. .
Mr.. Akerman first brought specially under the
Presidents notice about or two SINCE during the
first process reconstruction that Georgia was suecIeu
TO- by article Of his the situation published in me
Atlanta Neu Era. Grant somehow got hold OF the paper
and was 80 struck with the ability OF the article IN ques
ton and sOundness OF the authors views on recon-
struction" that when short time afterward, he heard
OF Mr. Akermans arrival in Washington he invited MN
TO his house and the interview resulted IN mutual salts
faction and goodwill The better class OF Union men In
Georgia have long been looking for Mr. Akefmans promo
tOn 10 some higher post than the petty one OF State
Attorney, which he held under Bullock, and know
that Union Lawyers and politicians OF the more respect
able class of them urged his appointment TO the seat OF
United states District Judge for this district OF MI
Ackermans private life 1t need only be said That II is as
upimpeaehahle his public career He Is member OF
the Presbyterian Church. and held in good repute OF the
brethren He wife and three children and In very
Etraitened circumstances fact which, IN Georgia Rad
cal and OeehOder is incOntrovertibe evidence OF In
oorruptibe honesty A man who has held Office at At
anta under the present regime without being tempted
either by opportunity example 20 steal has
proved that he can touch pitch and not be dehled