The true Democrat., 1856-02-26
Hon. Albert Rust and Horace
 Greeley.

world, and as our readers would dOu btleSS Eke | o know the particulars, being constituents of Col. Rust, we devote, this week, large space n our columns to tho comments of various southern, democratic and 'reesoil. It will be seen that the universal continent of the country is with Col. Rust.-l The chastisement inflicted upon Greeley was 1 deserved one and occasions very general rejoic- ] ing throughout the entire south Mr. Greeley doubtless is aware by this time that the billings gate and abuse in which he indulges so freely at the north, will not at all be tolerated by the chivary of southerners. All honorable men must iadorse the conductof Col. Rust-all south erners must be grati6ed at it, when they know that in the same paper that contains the assault upon Col. Rust from which originated the dif6- culty, Greeley counsels the abolitionists in Kansas to use "Sharp's rifes," revolvers and bowie knives as moral agencies in abolitionizing the territory.
 In respect to the person and physical ability of Greeley, he was about match for Rust He is very heavy stout man, in the>prime of life Had he not been an unadulterated dung hill he might very we'll have repeled the at- tack-at least he might have come out of the difficulty without any loss of honor.
 The following is from the Washington Union, and as it comes from gentlemen, "who were eye-witnesses of the whole affair."" it is to be relied upon as correct:
 From the Washington Union.
 Statement.
 The following is, we are assured, correct version of the affair to which 1t refers:
 THE RENCONTRE-An occurrence took place on Tuesday which, as the actors in it are both men of distinguished position before the coun- try, will, of course, excite great deal of con- ment, and be the subject of many different re- presentations.
 The account we give comes from gentlemen who were eye witnesses of the whole affair." and it may, therefore, be relied on as strictly cor rect.
 The New York Tribune which reached Washington Tuesday morning, bearing date the 18th of January, contains an editorial letter from Washington signed " H. G." Understood to be Horace Greeley,) which commences as fol- lows:
 have had some acquaintance with human degradation; yetit did seem to me to- day that Rust's resolution in the House was more dis. credltabe proposition than l had ever known gravely submitted to any legislative body"
 The proposition thus characterized was mere ly the proposition requesting all the candidates for speaker to withdraw.
 Upon seeing this, the Hon. MT. Rust, mem- Der of Congress from Arkansas, (the gentleman alluded to,) felt deeply incensed. No man of nice sense of honor and high toned chivary like Mr. Rust could have felt otherwise.
 His first impulse was to chastise the author as the offence deserved; but, after advising with friends and deliberating coolly, and especially in view of the suggestion that Greeley was a non- combatant, he determined to pursue different course.
 His purpose then was to tell Greeley frankly of the wrong done him, and to require that the anaende be promptly made in the Tribune. It was with this view that he sought him out Immediately, therefore, after the adjournment of the House on Tuesday, while MT. Greeley walking between two of his friends, and in com pany with humber, was proceeding along the walk through tho public grounds leading from the capitol to Pennsy lvana avenue, Mir. Rust stopped him, and, taking him by the collar of his overcoat, remarked, You are a non-com. blatant, believe" Greedy replied, with pecu- liar intonation, "I don't know" MT. Rust then asked Will you resent an insult?" To this Greeley replied in the same words, but with more signticancy of accent and of expression, "l don't know, sir; 1 don't know.o Mr. Rust. urIth ,<,f~ struck him with his fist upon the head and about the face several times, Greeley making some feeble resistance
 As it occurred on the public walk, while the members were on their way from the capitol, a good number of perso s quickly surrounded d the parties and interposed to separate them Several being ot Greeley's party, had in his company, gave signs of dissatisfaction.
 To these Mir. Rust remarked that if any one of them wished to resent his course he would give him thrashing, and he inquired if anv of them wished to fight him. To this nobody responding, and while Greeley was earnestly protesting that he did not know the man, Rust walked off towards the avenue.
 A few minutes afterwards, when he had proceeded nearly as far as the National Hotel. and was walking along in conversation with his friends about what had just taken place, Gree ley came up almost alongside of Mir. Rusrs party.
 The latter, seeing him, turned abruptly to him, and asked, Have you found out vet who am?" Greeley replied, "Yo,r name is Rust you treated me very ngentlemauly"- Whereupon Rust struck him once over the shoulder Gas it appeared) with a cane which he had taken from another gentleman subsequent ly to his first rencontre. During this last furry somebody remarked, "Greeey is non- com batant;' to which he himself replied, "I don't shelter myself behind that pea'' Soon after. wards he said something not distinctly under stood, about having nothing to fight with, or made some remark which caused Mir. Rust to pause and say, Get something to fight with" Then Greeley said, II don't fight"
 After the last remark Rust struck him no more, but, stating that he would fight any man who took Greeley's part or justified his course, he proceeded to the National Hotel. and the affair was ended.
 We make no attempt to conceel our satiSfac- ton at the logging any time of an abolitionist especially one who sits in his editorial sanc- tum in New York, and counses his brother abotionists in Kansas, to use "Sharp's rifles, and bowie knives as proper weapons against the slave holders, or wanders to Washington to coerce and intimidate the representatives of the people into his wicked and mischievous mea- sures. Greeley received nothing more than his deserts. From the following, we judge the citizens of Passport, Mississippi are of the same way of thinking:
 A MEDAL TO MR. RUST OF ARKANSAS The citizens of Eastport, Mississippi, upon re- ceipt of the news that Hon. A. Rust, of Arkan- sas, had whipped MT. Greeley, of the Tribune, held meeting and resolve to procure gold medal and send it to MT. Rust. The medal, with this inscription, Presented to Hon. A. Rust, NJ. C., from Arkansas by his friends of Eastport, Miss.;" and on the reversed side, !" Hit him again." was got the next day and forwarded to that gentleman at Washington.
 The following articles from different papers will give fair representation of the sentiment