The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-16
For the Recorder.

Ma. liEARTT:-A correspondent of
yours seems sorply troubled because some
oil his neighbors, on Easter Monday last,
chose 10 amuse themselves at the ancien,
and iime.honored spor; Of cock-fgh,ing
in private back yard. II does moi seem
they intended to offend even the most fas
iidious. for their meeting was where pone
could see but those who attended for the
purpose; and as for the noise OF which
your correspondent. complains. | have
heard much louder, and therefore more
annoying 10 those in the vicinity, than
that by which he suffered on Easter Mon
day. ye, we of the fancy have not CON-
planned; nor will We, but leave every man
10 The enjoyment Of his own taste on
sounds from the dvicst tones Of the mock
ing bird to the hoarSe melody of the
donkey.
But il this be case of conscience with
your correspondent, | am truly glad it is
IN my power once more to silence The
warnings Of that sensitive monitor. BY
showing lha, this honorable and ancient
sport, by him termed relic ofbarbarism,
has been patronized by the teachers ami
elders OF all the Christian churches.
No, two years since, two gentlemen,
pastors Of the established church in Eng
land, tough. main of lwenty.one cocks
in Lancashire; Of this The record can be
produced.
In 1913, main was fought al Muir
freesborough in this state. between the
gentlemen Of Carolina and Virginia. MIR.
w. B. {. a merchant, Of tina. place, gen.
tleman Of character and standing, and at
that time an elder in The Baptist church.
saw every battle during the week; no
amateur was more regular attendant.
IL Is true The old gentleman was always
looking for some one whom he expected
to find a, the pit; he continued there dur
ing the battle. and each time renew ed his
search as The fowls came TO The ring.
Some wears since, in Chester district,
5. G. a party of gentlemen met al the |
house of Mr.. I'll. A. ID. to smuse them |
selves. Shortly after the. fighting com
mcnced, Mr.. c. and Mr.. III. two gentle
men on The shady side of fifty, and both
elders Of the Kirk, rode up, on business
with Mr.. ID. The fighting was suspend
ed. and they did their business with Mr..
d.; still they remained. and showed no
symptoms Of making themselves scarce.
In the mean time one Of the party sug
gessed thai perhaps these grave dignita.
ries stayed for the special purpose Of see
ing the sport. This was true. so far as
we can judge from circumstances; for
hey remained from the early part of The
lay until the shades OF evening sent all
ID their homes who tarried not with the
lospilable owner of the mansion. p:
AT this very meeting which gave so
much pain 10 your correspondent, the
writer saw. perched on the rounds Of q
alder in the yard. far above The heads
,f the crowd who surrounded The pit. a
yrave member Of the Methods, church. +;
sho thus enjoyed better view Of The
,al,les than any one in tie lot; and an ,
,ther was gravely telling the writer thai
in these our days OF improvement, in CT (:
'ilization, morals and religion. he thought {
'uch spor. should not exist among u.s."
lust at this moment il was announced tina,
wo cocks we're ready; | did not invite
hin 10 60 with me to the pit, but he did
10; shortly after Iei. for home; he re- .
NAMED. III
II is a conceded poin. tina. the Roman
Catholic is The mother of all the Chris.
ian churches; aud i. is fac. equally Ger.
ain that the priests Of this church. in ma
ny parts of the world. are among the
most distinguished and jealous patrons
,f this sport. No man who has been in