The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

II Y. nj
w. Buttz, whom we have nave, Gnarle'
has seen to write the folIowi i9ure'
tne Norfolk Day Book which we WIS., h an.
often helped, has seen it 70 nnh We nave Nv
following card fD''a'i 'ii'
the Assoefsi h puo o, the Norfolk Post and Agent
SIR: In the New York norors oe
tsraay' March 18th, | find a djspatcb 70
the Associated Press as follows y
A NORFOLK EDITOR FLoeGEp.
NORFOLK VA, Sunday March, II.
INF. flint, Paymaster United States
navy ana sub-editor under Charles w
buIta, OF the Norfolk Old DoDainio,,
was logged in his office Yesterday nv
three gentlemen. Mr.. Flint will snr,
we upon the approach of the assail-
H aIa o.e assistant editors fled, INCLUDING
Immediately upon reading tbis T
Went 10 the telegraph office in this city
ana demanded the original manuscrint
Which was shown me by the oneratpr
l was also informed that tie ip,iivtdnai
mot gentleman who presented tha
dispatch to the operator for transmissian
was no less parsonage than YOUR am.
derling,' land what a position to he m
"underllng" to YOU Mr.. Brown. T Voc
also informed by the operator that no
hesitated to received the MESSAGE. hn :
after being positively assured by Brown
Cnat ~ Was one ofyour labored prodnn.
lions, that he consented to receive If
After learning the above facts, called
on you at your Office, and inquired for
Mr.. Brown, but was informed that ha
was not in. | then stated To Won the
information that had received in Va,
lation to-the authorship, and asked Won
the direct question, Did you have anv. ".
thing to do with the writing, PREPARING
or sending this dispatch ?n And We,
most positively upon your word of
honor assured me that you did not.
After ealing upon you, | satisfied NV
sell that you were hot only the author
but that your statement to me was fnlse
and stili more c0wardly than the dis.
patch itself, am led 10 believe. from
your trembling and agitation at the time
| called upon you, that your motive in
denying the authorship OF this dispatch
was TO save yourself from lust and
well-deserved Gaming, or, as Won deem
proper to term it, 'fiogging.D
/ was not surprised to learn that Won
known that you We're capable of resort.
ing to any means--no matter how dis
honorabie--to accomplish your object OF
lnJurInS me IN The community, for dar-
ing to communicate TO air. Lincoln the
various modes and means Of speculation
which had existed in this department
during the reign of-your master Ben
jamin +. Butler, upon whose staff Won
held a position, as well as "editorli of
the New Regime.
You are aware that this is not the first
attempt that you have made to iniure
me. but as long as your cowardly eff
forts only reached your own circle of
followers, was content, as they knew
you and your motives. But in this your
last effort, you leave the public in the
dark in regard TO the authorship, which
perhaps gives the dispatch some charac-
ter, making il necessary for me to pub.
lish this card, 10 inform the public that
you are ihereal author, and 100 cowardly
to admit it.
In relation to the dispatch itself, | will
simply say that I am not, nor nev er
was, connected with the Oi6 Di0lintOa
newspaper in any manner whatever,
and was not aware of the assault upon
Mr.. Flint for more than one hour after
the occurrence, and you were well aware
of these facts.
In your dispatch, il Is evident that
you wished to create the impression that
L am coward. Now, sir, / make no
pretensions to bravery, but if you, John
Clark, or your "underling," e. NJ
Brown, can obtain certificates of good
character from any recognized gentle
man in this community, | will then
convince you that am not in the habit
of running from any danger.
CHARLES w. BuTT1.