New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-22
THE GEoRGA PRESS ON MR. AKERMAN

WHAT A SOUTHERN POLITICAL ENEMY SAYS.
The Columbus SIN, Democratic paper, re-
views Mr. Akermans career and snayzos his quainca-
items for the Office of Attorney General as follows:
The telegraph informs that Georgia ia likely to be
been appointed Attorney General in place OF Hoar re-
signed Alderman was here few days since, ana our
people are Informed as 70 his personal appearance MS
with the Radical party OF this state mas naue
him prominent in politics within the last two or three
years. He was imported into this country from New
Hampshire some years since by the Hon. John McPher-
Berren then Senator from Georgia After serving
where he was courteOusy treated and had opportunity
to make the acquaintance OF the best people OF eOr
Alderman taught school at Richmond Bath, near augusta
Ga country resort for the wealthy plaIteLs OF tl9
counties Burke and Jefferson. Here also ne was wen
treated, and was introduced to the very best society
He subsequently studied law, and settled for the prc
tce OF his profession In the village OF EDerto in EDert
County Bong man of fair education, of great energy
and application, by dnt OF hard work he made falr
practice for himself and won the respect OF the people
menCed he became advanced Radicalof the Ihldcus
Stevens stripe and was elected to the oCOn'Ghto,
which attempted to restore Georgia to the Union lie was
the abes and most honest man OF MS party III at
ton and opposed the stealing schemes OF Blodget u
lock- and Justice McCay He also fought the cOntehpu,
BILE little punitory plans Of Ashburn and his crowd ana
not, in consequence, altogether popular with ms
PARTY subsequently he was made United States District
Attorney for Georgia. and had entered with great energy
upon the prosecution of the indictment for perjury
against Bodgett. During the past Winter ne made IN
Radical caucus in Atlanta, speech lndorsng BuOcKs
entite to the fame OF being the abes and most dabo
ca harangue that has fallen upon the pubic car IN the
When il il remembered that Grant declared his iDabil
ity to find loyal Of sufficient abiy TO be placed
upon the Supreme bench when that tribunal had to DO
fixed and that Alderman an asprant for the posi-
ton, il may he justly supposed that MS potcs nave
been made sufficiently red hot for the Administration
Akerman is rs able as Hoar and several other who
have occupied the position to which he has been raised
lie has the will and industry TO make himself an eiclee
law officer He differs from his party in two respects
viz: he is honest and personally clean ne lie
Which come HE bEthpase, ana :. s .di5
cation and hates Southern gentlemen as the devil Is sau
tO Alb Orh
ned by the Senate, he viii lose neither tine, aoor
opportunity to punish the people of the south ana
of Georgia particularly the power OF the GOV
eminent is able TO effect it, If Grant wanted an active
officer he has made sagacous selection If he desired
To exhibit his hatred to the people of Georgia he
make a sharp maneuver in radical politics in Georgia. he
has bluDdered wOfully.
AKERMAN AND TIE GEORGIA DEMOCRACY.
The atlanta NeW Era, speaking OF Mr..
Alderman and the Provincial Democracy" says:
IL is natural that the extreme Democratic press OF
Georgia should embrace the occasion now offered 10
pitch into" the Hon. Amos T. AkeTman, and such an
at IT, They do not like Mr. Alderman simply because he
il man OF enlarged and liberal views Men OF his call
Der do not please the hide-bound provincial DeInoc
racy" represented by those mentally cOnsupaed prOVln
cia journals that hold II 10 he heresy to recognize an In
tecctua moral political world outside the limits Of
their own provincial experience 3 IN R snTTb
lean; and, although Georgia has been his
home for quarter OF century and her fortunes are
American citizen owing allegiance to the American Gov
eminent, and hat this State Is but one OF 80 integral
parts Of this great and prosperous country. he mas
made himself all the obnoxious with the macon
tents political bummeTs III Georgia, by his DOid anu
manly defense of the State Constitution, by MS ape
and unanswerable speeches in behalf Of the principles
and nolv now commended for by our State Adminstra-
ton and by his efficiency United states DstreAJtor-
ney In enforcing the laws Of Congress.