Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-21
By Last Nights Mail.
KellorrnnnRulIr.

The hon. William Kellogg Of Illinois, hav.
ing adopted the politics Of the late Preston S.
Brooks, has naturally fallen heir to the man
ners and morals Of that departed saint We
ars placed in possession, by an eyewitness,
Of the facts attending bis recent assault upon
Mr.. Joseph MedilI, Of the Chicago Tribune,
and we give the narration herewith for the
enlightenment Of the Republicans Of the IYth
Congressional District.
1t appears that on Friday night last be-
tween ten aud eleven O'Clock while Mr.. Ne
dill was sitting in the reading room of the
National Hotel quietly looking over the pa
pers, Mr.. Kellogg approached him and said in
a low tone, and without any appearance Of
animosity, 81 want to have a few words of
private conversation with you''-at the same
time pointing to the stairway which leads out
Of the Office. Mr. Medin assented, and putting
his papers under his arm followed Mr. Kellogg
to the stairway, when the latter assembled four
or five steps. Mr.. Medill remarked that there
was no necessity for going up, as they were
sufficiently removed from the company to
carry on the conversation which he (Kel-
logg) had desired. Mr. kellogg thereupon
stepped down, and without the sligt test warn
ing Of his purpose, struck Mr.. Medill with all
his might full In the face. The latter, Who'll
ly unprepared for an attack, was partially
stunned by the blow and fell against the
railing Of the stairs. Mr. Medill had been
suffering, Of late from an attack of rheuma-
tism in the spine, Ito which be is subject and
was then barely able to attend 10 his usual
avoeations, in consequences. Kellogg fol-
lowed up his attack byrushing upon his inva-
lid antagonist with the ferocity of a tiger,
striking him on the head and endeavoring 10
grasp his throat, Mr. Medill recovered from
his surprise sufficiently to close with his as-
sailant and endeaVor to bring him to the
floor. In another instant both came down
Mr.. Kellogg uppgrmOst. The brave Rep
resentstive from the IVth District then en-
deavored to kick Medill in the face, but the
latter managed tc seize bis legs and hold
them so tightly that be could not accom-
plish his benevolent design. Failing in this
he grasped Mr. Medill by be hair aud beat
his head two or three times against the mar
BILE floor Of the Office, inaicting however, no
serious harm. All this was donein the space Of
less than a minute, and before the gentlemen
in the reading room could reach the seene.-
As soon as they eomprehended the state of
affairs at the stairway, half dozen persons
rushed up and hauled Mr.. Kelloggs two
hundred and fifty pounds of flesh away.
We have no comment to make. If Mr..
Kellogg regards it a brave thing to strike
down an unsuspecting man without a sylla-
able of warning, we shall not hold an argu-
ment with him on that point. If be deems
it an evidence of chivalry and that sort of
thing, to kick man in the face after be is
down, we are no: disposed to contradict him.
And if he thinks to commend his valor to any
portion Of Illinois by making a midnight as
sault upon an invalid, we have only to saY
that we believe he mistakes the temper Of
his constituents Chicago Tribune.