Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-10-19
Number 2.
Treading on the M, N,tkey's Tail.

Treading on the M> 'rkeys Tall
 Many of the itenerant orga u-grlnders car ry With them monkey, who collects the dimes from the crowd and passes them to his master Occasionally, some miscdevi- ous boy in the crowd will step on the mon- keys tail, or when he gets cross and at tempts to bite one of the spectators, poor Jacko or Viator, whatever his name may be, gets kick for his impudence So in late tour, well known performer carried his assistant with him, whose duty it was at the close of the performance to take round the hat and get subscribers to the Old Liner. The Batesville Sentinel thus treads on his tail and 1t will be seen that the footfall is no light one:
 1t appears by communication in the State Rights Democrat of the 20th ult., that an attempt is made by correspondent of that paper, over the signature of 'Viator,' to create the impression that Col. Hindman in vindicating his course in the Batesvills convention denounced James w. Butler. esq, for perpetrating a islander and false hood A similar attempt was made in communication to the Old Line Democrat, over the signature of " Such injustice is manifested in this matter towards our worthy citizen, Mr. Butler, that we will not consent to pass 1t in silence.
 In order that our readers may see for themselves that an impression was sought to be conveyed, which facts would not warrant, we copy from 'Viator' his exact language:
 He publicly refuted the charge made against him by the True Democrat, that ho had attempted to break up the Batesville 1 convention of '56, and that, too, in tho presence of James w. Butler, esq, who, it appears, assisted to create that unjust im- pression. He branded the charge as falsehood and islander, and proved it to be such. Mir. Butler said not word
 The history of this affair is simply this: Mir. Butler was called upon to make public private conversation held with an acqain- tance relative to Col Hindman' connection with the Batesville convention. In Mr. B.'s communication to our paper, he stated, in substance, that he was delegate to the convention. and that he understood 1t to be the wish of some of Col. HIS friends that the convention should adjourn without a nomination. He further stated in his com munication that in the conversation referred to he might have expressed his opinion that he belive it was Hindman'S desire to break up the convention without nomina- tion' When Col H. delivered his speech at this place he stated that he had hereto- 1 1. | good tearms with Mr. B.; that the charge as made against him through the columns of the True Democrat, that he sought to break up the convention, was false, and that he had no such design He stated further, that Mir. Butler was under mis- take, and had done him great injustice in publishing his opinion
 Col. Hindman did not denounce MT. But Ter, nor had he any right to do so, neither did he make any declaration which render ed 1t proper that Mr. Butler should inter rupt him or respond
 Every honest man, of whatever party, politics or religion, who was in attendance, will remember that the substance of the above statement, as regards the speech, is , strictly true; and they will also bear witness that attempts, either by Viator,' or other wise, to create an impression that AIr. But Ter was browbeaten and denounced, is in-
 famously false and untrue; the result of a moral depravity that can neither benefit Col. H. nor injure Mir. B.
 The aforesaid Viator' writes from Clin- ton. He speaks in the plural of having passed through several counties of this dis 7 trict; and we infer therefore, that the au- thor is the man who is in company with Col. H., soliciting subscriptions to the Old Line Democrat. If he is the man, he must expect extra compensation for such service as perverting the truth, giving false color ing to real facts, and traducing the charac-
 ter of worthy and unohending citizens II z not, perhaps he isa candidate in his capaci ty, with the hope that an office may be
 created to suit the strength of his talent and : the channel of his genius.'
 
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