Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-15
A MEDAL TO RUST THE RUEFIAN.

The people Of PASSPORT. Mississippi, on the re-
ceipt of the intelligence that Rust had assaulted
Horace Greeley, Immediately held o I meeting in Or
der to raise money to procure q gold medal which
they intend 10 present to the Arkansas bully. The
medal was engraved and sent to Mr.. d.. 3. Wright
representative of the first Congressional District in
Mississippi, who was delegated to make the pre-
se~ntation. We have heard Of rewards Of merit
and Of rewards of services; but this is, we believe,
the first instance in which q bully was ever pre-
scented with a medal for striking a weak and half
blind man without giving him a chance to defend
himself. The medal cannot De intended as q re-
ward for striking Horace Greeley; for any rufiar
might do the anne thing, and there would be no
end to the medals, it must be intended as a reward
for the bravery displayed on the occasion, for the
heroic courage which inspired Mr.. Albert Rust and
bore him up during the exciting moment. Coming
as it does, from the citizens Of another State, we
are forced to the conclusion that the slave owners
consider Mr.. Albert Rust, of Arkansas, as the
bravest and moss chivalrous man in the South.
We have no disposition to ridicule the Southern
standard of bravery; for it is already low enough
to excite asto~nisd ment; but we think the people of
PASSPORT committed a serious blunder when they
delegated Mr.. D.. B. Wright to present the medal
to the heroic Rust. They should have selected
Rev. William s. Plumer, or one of the editors OF
the New York Observer. We can imagine with
what pious JUNCTION be would deliver the presenta-
ton speech. But as this appropriate selection was
not made, and as the speech was not delivered, we
may be ~pardoned for imagining what it would have
been. lie would have said 'Sir, by a dispense
ton of a wise and benefcent Providence, | have
been selected as the humble instrument to present
to you this we'll earned token CT respect and admi-
ration. 1t would be useless for me to disguise the
emotions Of gratitude which fill my heart, when |
reflect on the goodness OF the great author oil our
being in giving you strength and iortitude to ena-
BILE you TO meet our terrible adversary without
quailing in his presence. Sir, you have achieved
a great and notable victory, and your name will
90 down to our children as the man chosen by the
Lord of hosts to snite the ~impious enemy of
his chosen people and Of his hallowed %institu-
lions.
"ln an hour when the fortunes Of slavery seem
ed darkest, and when the courage Of other men
was shaken, you, Sir, invoking the smiles Of heav-
en- on your efforts, assaulted the fercest and most
malevolenJ of our foes. Mindful Of the lessons of
prudence which you had learned from your pa
rents, you commenced the terrible combat with
the caution of one who was conscious of the claims
of his county on his precious life. You excite no
suspicion by your manner. Your adversary was
not aware Of danger till it fell upon him. A just
Providence, in punishment for his manifold crimes
had weakened his sight, SO that be did not see you
till your fist des ended npon him. Before he had
time to recover from his surprise, you repeated the
blow. lie reeled under the stroke, and, as if in
defiance of his power, you struck him again with
ont giving him an opportunity to resist.
"You have beaten the arch-enemy Of slavery;
you have achieved the proudest victory of your
life; you have established en imperishable reputa-
ton in the law-abiding and Bible-loving South;
you have struck Horace Greeley with your fist
Any other man would have been satisfied; but you,
like the holy warrior spoken of in the book of in
SEPARATION, determined not to put off your armor
while your enemy breathed' Following swiftly in
his footsteps, and this time armed with a trusty
clrb. you renewed the perilous fight. lie was Mt
terly uaprepared to resist the fury of your stack,
and staggered beneath your well-directed blows
Ills arm was bruised, his head was .cut, and his
spectacles, with which he had impiously sought
10 cheat the judgment of Heaven, were broken in
pieces. And had not envtous fate interposed, and
brought to the rescue of the wicked man arms
which were too strong for you, we might this day
rejoice that our beloved country was freed from
che presence Of the great misehief-maker
and now. sir, allow me to present 70 you this
ssstim1nial from the piOus citizens Of Eastport-