, 1864-06-05
ROBERTS VS.. THE TRIBUNE.
EaiQe Of Chafatter-.yo LihtI-1n attempt to
Stlae the Press-Are Eepsrts Admlssi-
ble1-Who il to Blame l--What
Roberts should have Done
Rerisu Of tho Cast.

Not content with instltuting criminal proseeu.
lion for libel ags1nst the TRIBUNE, NC arc In
formed that AID. Roberts has dled prcc1pe in a
c,n suit, laying his dasnsees at $4,000. That IL,
be clAirnn that his oMeal reputation has suffered
to tho extent Of that sum and that be viii require
&s 600 TO repair the hole In his public character
knocked into 1t BY tho local Item In the Ta1nuNn
The other day. Aodessy L. quality TINT highly
adosns an individual: and It Is very modest est-
mate which he places on bis iniures. II Aid.
Roherts has been damaged In his, own estimation
$en00 worth, how much character docs he
question hsd detoyed I 0ipi1' II pi1 how @ much mo- money
.5soula It take to replace II Tith bran neT one
nnt strong enough to compute It the answer can b
ascestained by equation In algebra.
sst a be y ~
On the private character Of Mr.. Roberts. The ref-
erence 10 him Wis in his octal OF public relation
mone b. Rsn TSs osSe
Waa anxious to know who sent him on such IN Ct
rand. and put the question direct 70 the doctor.
be was sent By Roberts and III. sohiotthouer
heard the conversation. Dz. Van Harenlald betore
the seton!ehcd Alderman document written In
the handwriting OF Roberts. 1t contained Aye con
diuons, binding him to act with the coprerheads
~ ths Council. Van Asren offered s4oo Il he would
Now this is the baais and substance Of the dou-
bic protccution y libel We arc puzzled to see
where the malicious and untruthtnl detamatton
eepse ol Ell I'll a S oasr e s as ss pabe
He did not inform our reporter connaentially, or
eu}oin scc1csy Upon him. But on tho contrary, he
To- q, T.
The statement appeared in the TRIBUNE, Aid. Hot
inger Ind nar1ated tie circumfta tanccs 70 number
Whit he had overheard, to several Of lis acquain.
tancea. The thing Was spreading rapidly. Onr
reporter n.st heard of II from thsFa persons. j:
fciI circles Roberts dsre not aIlcze that the r.
| port originated In the THtuIRH office. He knowa
| null well where 1t came nom. He had doubtless
| Why then docs he exhibit eueh malignant and
| pertecutiug spirit towards the TRDuInf Why
did be not 70 AID HottinGer and learn from him
81 thc particulars, and then call On schlotthsuer
who overheard the offer n,ade by Van Hazcn to
Hpttin5es, and after satisfying himself as to what
he knew about It, he shuuld next in company with
| rsn hnd demanded rom him By what authority hs
bad used big rame, and G. whose instance Or 70.
5 bad t2 S99e os 59ye Ry bea
fountain htad, and the t1ptE ELECTED. Armed With
thcee facts., sa:d isom Ala Roberts to the TnE1. 7
thing, and il would have given Us pleasure to IN:
! eerth. This simple process would have placed
Roberts In The proper light before The community,
ttom the fcproaeh cast upon It By Dr.. Van HArsn.
To omit pursutnG this obvious course looks badly;
| and to rush into court With brace OF UAllc1ouE
| 1bcl p1csecutions nCainst public journal, IL 4
! singular proceeding. It has csuscd great deal O
talk in political and legal crces Suppose that b.
Roberts should OBTAIN verdict of full *a0 000 ant
in his criminal suit shonld procure IN Indictment
and succeed in having the Editors and Reporters
| Of the Tu1BJNE lined and Imprisoned t. ths utmos
| severity of the Law, in Whist way Would all thit
punishment Ct the TR1nCSE diaproye the lact TIM
Aid. Hottinscr did relate to our reporter just WIN
wa4 published In our local columns And how
would 1t brighten the official character or elevate
the Standing Of Sid. Roberts? Would not the cor
ttnuc to be IactY And would It not stll
| be fact that Van unrcn told Uottinser that Rob
erts sent him With the I've proposilonsY It II
| not in the power Of the TRIBUNE, however willing
to disproSe tue fact that AID. Hotiuser reta:ed h
statement 10 our reporter which appeared IN on
columns. And to ssseEt that the TRIBUNE IL th
author sf a malicious defamation In publishing
that statement. as part Of the current news o.
the city, 1t II atselt groas falsebood and to su
either OF utter ignofnnce Of the law and the rig ht
spd privileges Of puElir Journals, or It is the wor
Of copperhcad trickery attempting to plsy blu
gamc with the TIcw OF Soaring the TRIDUEE fron
exposing the couuptious. rascalites and usurps
lions of Corpfrhead officials II this latter Is tt
game, We notify the gentlemen engaged IN 1t tha
1t Will not win. There Ia come paausteillty In th
report brought to u, that Roberts L. conslderabl
actuated By the remembrance Of the opposition {
Of which be was a l1rge shareholder and actis
| {urltman It may be possible that he wants TO NJ
noy and harass the TR1DuNA, out ofrcvcngc #
hls dcle1t In the famous '>sriditoa charter, and
The same time crafty the hatred Of his Copperhca
c1uEeys towards this establishment.