, 1865-09-30
%. The Adrian Times Newspaper.
ADRIAN, Mich, Sept ", 1865

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Adrian, Mich, Sept. u, tsss.
Editor Chicago Tribune:
Ihave read with very great surprise, IN
your paper Of yesterdays date, the comments
of your special reporter at our State Fair,
upon the Adrian Daily Times.
The object Of your reporter seems to have
been to bolster up the sinking fortun Of the
Er1>osisor, and In doing so he has made most
nnwarrantab1e attack upon the Tsmes, m at-
tuck untruthfnl in inference II not In fact, aud
miaehicrous in character, as calculated to
divide the true Union men and Republicans
Of. this vicinity. r,
l enclose you herewith the prospectus OF
the Tii"es, BY which you will sec that VIM
Humphrey is editor and: proprietor. General
. Humphrey'is young man Of liberal cduca-
tion, possessing IN excellent morul aud busi-
ness reputation. 4 Democrat when the war
commenced, he went Into the a.my as Cap
tain and returned home, after m absence Of
four years, an Acting Brigadier and thorough
Politically, he has lost caste with the Demo,
crafts, but enjoys fully tho confidence Of the
Whole Republican party Of this city and
He bought out the Adrian 1Fa.eztoiser, the
old Democratic organ, paid for it with his
own money, suspended It's publication, und in
It's ktead started tho Iir,ex. Is thcrc any
thing criminal tn this, that such IN unpro-
yoked attack should bo made, not upon him
personally, Tut upon his bnsinessy
call your attention to the signatures Oh
fhc enclosed circular endorsing General Hum
pEley and lis paper:
F. g. Bcaman, 1T the head, is our n. c.;
T. Blls, attorney md ex-senator; Chas. Red
Gell, ?: H., Adrian B. Ehaw, Jr., wea1thy
aud influential farmer; Joel Carpenter ex-
State Senator; N. Gcddes,' attorney and Cir
cult Court Commissioner K. r. Beecher. at
torney and Judge vi Probate; R. Baznuln,
Secretary of Michigan state Insurance Com
rnny A: Whitney, wealthy gentlcnan, re-
ney md Circuit Court Commissioner; +. j.
Hough, ex.SheErlI; 3. l.! Baxter, attorney;
4 L. Beiss, es-County Clerk; JOHN ]. Knapp,
County Treasurer; l.. kimball, County
CLERK; L. Tabor, attorney; W II. Stone,
banker A. Howell State! Senator and attor-
ney; J. Bennett, U; s. Aksesssr; W; .: VII
the Legislature; F. j. Buck, hardware mer-
chant.
nm thus particular to: show Won who the
men are who sustain the Adrian Times, and
teel mortified and chagrincd at the action OF
yonr reporter.
II nm confident, ii you examine this matter,
you must come to the conclusion that great
injustice has been done to General Humph-
rcy, and shall confidently expect that you will
takc occasion at any early day to mike the
dtnfaldf honorable. > .
To call the Times @s sickly sheet, ms COM
pared with the Exposaor,I Is most suprcmely
ridiculous, and will be, so regarded here, md
10 think of pulling the Exposition because lis
proprietor Is brother. Of ,Mr. Jernlain Of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, Is ndne the less ridieu-
lous. Both the men arc known hero, and the
one still residing here hasfnll creditfo MI tue
talents he possesses. Yours truly,
- r. BARSUM.
REMARKs.-We have now given four times
as much Of cur space to the viudica-
tion Of the Adrian Times, (which appears to
be sound Union paper, (as was given to the
remarks of our reporter, to which exception
Is taken by Mr.. Barnum and Gen. Humphrey.
The yindfcation appears to us to be ample,
and VIC trust it may be so considered by all
parties concerned.