Washington telegraph., 1856-02-20
IFronn tas N. Y. Herald, 3ofh slt
Interesting from WashinstOn.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 90.

WASHINGTON, jan %.
Horace Greeley. was twice assaulted this
,Aerpoon by Mr.. Rust. representative from
Arkansas. The first attack vas made rs
Mr. Greeley was walking down in front of
,bs Capitol, Immediately after the House
.d;ourned. He bad got about half way
down from the Capitol steps to the avenue.
when Mr. Rust stepped up to him. and call
inc him aside. and inquiring if be was Mr.
GTeely. asked, Are you non-resistans ?"
Mr.. Greeley replied. That depends upon
.;-cumsta nees" Mr. Rust then struck him
blos on the right temple. and followed it
Nm bv others The affair was sudden.
Mr.. Greeley had his hands in his great
.,,, pocket. and coul1 make no resistance.
He aid, who is this man l don't know
him" Mr. Rust answered. Damn you,
,roa'II know me after this" Mr. Rust walk
I'd on. and Mr. Greeley came along towards
hi. lodgings at the National Hotel. When
near the steps, Mr.. Rust met him, and e1-
claimed, do you know me now ?" Mr..
Greeley said. 1T is Rust. of Arkansas, 1
believe" Mr.. Rust then raised a cane and
struck st Mr. Greeley's head. Mr.. Greeley
a,rSsd of the blow from his head, and re-
,sired it on his left arm. which was pretty
f.dly bruised. Several gentlemen rushed
IN and :he assault was stopped. I saw Mr..
4,reeley about O'Clock, in his room He
was writing at his table. with wet cloths
hound round bis head and arm. No bones
were broken. The attack was provoked by
the severe letter about Mr.. Rust's PROPOSE
tiou. published in Mondays Tribune, which
IS as follows:
lEdfrisl corrsspondence of the NJ r Tri5une.l
WASHINGTON, Jan'y "a
I have had some acquaintance with hu-
nan degradation. yet it did seem to me to-
,ssy that Rrst's resolution in the House was
. more disc5esitsbie proposition than had
ever knorn grs7eiy submitted to legisla-
tive body. Just consider the facts: Mr..
Rank, has for more than ak weeks reesiv-
ed the votes of very large plurality Of the
Hogs-Beyer polling more than ten shor,
of g,faity. usually only six or seven, and
souetiass coming uiihi- tao or three He
has repestesly rendered his declination to
bis friends. and they have uniformly refused
it and placed lis again IN nez,ination.-
Last evening they held another caucus, re-
solved to support him to the end. and re-
solved to bold no more caucases, lest their
.dversaries Nigh; De encouraged to hope
that theT would change their candidate
Yet IL the face of this demonstration, the
TWO hostile miuorities coa,e into the house
this morning and seriously attempt to invite
Mr.. Banks TO decline or tha, isjust what
Rusts resolution amounts to. Il could not
affsct Mr- Banks rig hts nor those cf his
supporters; but it would seem to ts ar ia
dignity, and might be expected to wound
his seu=ibility But Mr.. Banks will never
take counsel With his bitter enemies as to
the pTopriety of his withdrawal from tie
canvass There were mer who voted fer
this res5lve-Or rather voted not to lay it OF
the tsble-of whom l did expect better
thiHgs: and for time it would seem that
the combination of Democrats and Southern
Americans. with all the stragglers. would
carr it but it was laid on the table By
Este Of one hundred tn uinety-nine-
McNuIleH. ldem from Virginia. voting 20
table it al the last mOnleut think this
very resOive was saved yesterday from be-
ing pus on the table bv tie vote-ninety-
si1 to uinety-six. But fer Mr McMullen
the result to-day would have been the same