The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-30
The Grand Game Of FiatiouHh,

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The Grand Game Of Fistioufh.
There seems IN be- ln element Of human
nature that delights Ia brutality for Ia own
sake We believe tbe BbronaloR,sls locate
the bump for IL just behind and above the
fars' The faculty 10 evidently much miAdi-
reCled, and our own community has not yet
brought Il into hHmouywilh the bumps on
the top aud front Of the head, or such sight
ns was seen on Wednesday could not have
occurred For months We have had notes Of
preparation, and Heennn, "the benicia boy"
the representative 0f Nankeedom, and Nor
riscy, the favOrite Of the foreign "Hncy," have
been in process Of scicntillc trniuing, under
careful diet and regimen and severe exercise,
until they have been freed from supertuuua
flesh aud had their muscles hurdehrd Ike
irun-all this iu order TINT the world might
see which would stand zap longest under the
fists Of the other, and thus ,ndicate his title
20 what il called "thu championship ofAmer-
ica," This il a manifestation Of the "muscle
moyemont' thatNe cannot bring ourHelvrs
to."fnnCy"
The sporting men Of the whole country
have been intensely interested in this en-
counter and il is said that large sums Of
money were stsked on the result Large bets
we're made a. far south ns New Orleans, and
west at Chicago and st. Louis, a Spapinrd
residing IN, Albany, induced his father, Gu
ban sugar planter, 10 put up two thousand
dollars on Murrisoy, against a similar sum
stakcd on llecnRn by New York dEy goods
merchant. Those Whc claim TO be- posted,
estimate the amount os bets IN New York
alone NJ from S2OOOOO 10 S2jOOOO The
opinions expressed hy the opposing parties
we're amusing There il no chance for lleenan
a 4 A.. Nl.s.t. l.
ped 8" "llccnun will be knocked out of time
In lees than twenty minutes !" "llccnan IA
strong M sn o. aud spry "a q cat. and will
whip Morrsscy in no time = "llccnnn has
more science than Tom liver, aud stands
square on his feet while Morrisey IN tunglc-
legged" Well We don't care penny which
heats, and the telegraph will doubtless give
us the earliest news. Indeed il iS said Hight
Of carrier pigeons has been engaged To con
vey the earliest intelligence TO Buffalo,
whence the telegraph wires will diiiusc u to
an cXpectant nation.
There has been migration OF sporting
characters towards Canada for week, Buffalo
has been full Of them. The fash saloons
aud gambling hclls of New York have beeu
literally deserted, and We can believe the a.
scrlon that il was "tho uglicat party that has
len that city in u good mauy yesgs." IL the
whole grand swell mob, while in Canada,
could bo induced To- go into general scrini'
mage and enact the tragedy OF the Kilkenny
eats W. would be- Wiilib" to assist in crown
ing the last survivor as "the champion OF
America and hcaping upon his head the
gratitude aud honor Of a relieved and thank
ul people
Ii il said there ia no law by which these
brutal exhibitions Gun be prevented. The
preparations may be made aud tho programc
published on this side OF the lif'c, aud our
authorities can interfere only in case of an
actual fight here. The Canadian officers can
not prevent them, because the field is not
known tu-EhCm in advance, aud the barhariaus
make an Eruption, settle their hash and re-
treat before a suicrut ipIcc could be brought
to the spot To arrest the Combatauts or pre-
vent The fight There should bc laws which
shall treat prize-hghtnR as ducling il treat
| ed, and punish fof challenge or preparation
to fight. The mystery TO us is that men are
found, and 10y thousands too, who consider
this sort of thing sport who go long dis
tanccs at great expense OF time aud money
TO seC1SwO brutes pummcl each other, batter
each others noses, smash each others eyes,
break each others ribs, and come ns near To
driving the soul out Of the body as il possible
aud yet escape the guilt of absolute murder.
We can understand how any man should
nuke the best use he Gun of all his powers in
sclf-tlcfenso, when attacked by a mndmnn or
a mad animal, or how an angry mun may be
stimulated to fight in imaginary Nindicaiion
OF his honor; but that men should deliberate
ly set to work TO bruse and MAIN each other,
in perfect cordinlity. md for mere amusement
or rivalry, is one of the incXplicnbo things in
human nature. And the motives tha, induce
men to look upon such a contest with interest
and pleasure and bet on its results, and give
themselves up to il with enthusiasm, quite
pass our philosophy. tfhmm nature is a
cross between the bulldog aud hyenn We can
understand it, but not otherwise. II is quite
time that the race should find its amusement
in something little less brutal, and test its
muscle in more harmless wny.-Springfeid
Republican.