The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-03-14
a NORFOLK EDITOR rLoeeEp.
NoayoLx, Va, Sunday, Mar

p ..I-- NORFOLK, VA, sunday March IL.
Mr.. Flint, Paymsster United States Navy, and
sub-editor under Charles w. Buttz, OF the Nor
folk Old Dominion, was logged 10 his Office yes
| terday by three gentlemen. Mr.. Flint will sur.
vive. Upon the approach Of the sssailants the
assistant editors fed, including Mr.. ButtE.
Immediately upon reading this. / went to
tthe telegraph Office in this city, and demanded
the original manuscript, which was shown me
by the operator l was also Informed that
the individual mot "geutleman,"l who pre-
ssnted the dispatch to the operator for trans-
mission was no less a parsonage than your
"underling," land what a position to be an
"underling" to you,) Mr.. Brown. l was also
Informed by the operator that be hestated to
received the message; but after being posi-
lively assured by Brown that it. was one Of
your labored productions. that be consented
to receive it, Bus r9M za2Htsh Z 10 ela
After learning the above facts, called on
you at your office, and inquired for Mr.. Brown,
tut was informed that hs was not'in. ! then
stated to you the information that bad re-
ceived in relation to the authorship, and asked
you the direct question, did you have any,
thing to do with the writing, preparing, or
sending this dispatch?" And you most posi-
lively upon your word of honor assured me
that you did not. stL =
After. calling upon you, satisfied myself
that you are not only the author, but that your
statement to me was false, and still more cow
ardly than the dispatch itself. / am led to be-
lieve, from your trembling aud agitation at the
time ! called upon you, that your motive 10
denying the authorship Of this dispatch was to
save yourself from a just and well-deservedL
Gaming, or, as you deem proper to term it,
"hogging" 7A as1ai -ai 'fEa tis't-3 $
was not surprised TO learu that you were
its author, as bad long since known that you
were capable Of resorting to any means--uo
matter how dishonorable--to accomplish your
object Of injuIing me in the community, for
daring to communicate to Mr.. Lincoln the va
rious modes and means Of speculation which
had existed in this department during the
reign Of your master, Benjamin F. Butler, up-
on whose staff you held position. as well as
"editor" of the New Regime.
You are aware that this is not the first at
tempt that you have made to injure me. But
30 long as your cowardly efforts 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 per-
haps gives the dispatch some character, max.
! ing it necessary for me to publish this card to
inform the public that you are the real au-
thor, and too cowardly to admit it. gs4
/ In relation to the dispatch itself, I will
simply say that / am not, nor never was, cons
hected with the Old Dominioa 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 ia lis. I. &, a
| In your dispatch, 1t is evident that you
wished to create the impression that l am a
coward. Now, sir, make no pretensions to
bravery, but if you, John Clark, or your sun
derling," E. M. Brown, can obtain certificates
Of good character from any recognized gen.
| tleman in this community, will then con-
rince you that am not in the habit Of run-
ming from any danger. l-s s,saiaii
CHARLES W. BuTTz s.