The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-26
The DIodesn GIsdistor-whst Shall we do
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Of dinner and distempered draughts II is plea
SAINT for us TO be told that We are wiser in our
day and generation than our fathers, even IL we
do not altogether believe it. We are like noto-
rious liars, who by constant repetition of onnard
come finally to have a thorough and abiding
faith in it, In culture and learning we exceed
the golden days of Greece in martial proves
and national glory We rival the Roman empire
when her eagles scared to their highest flight; in
the fine arts and the exact sciences, we have
reached pitch Of excellence heretofore con-
sidered as far beyond the limits of the finite
mind ss the Atlantic cable is superior to the
mail coach Of the last century. We regard our
selves with the complacent self esteem of boy
in his first trowscrs, or Fifth avenue belle in
new autumn bonnet. We are, in our own opin-
ion but a little lower than the angels. II is q
great pity that these chdeunx en- Espogae which we
are at so much trouble to erect. should some
times fade away like the dews before the morn
ing sun; that we should be rudely awakened to
The fact that we are only emerging from state
Of semi-barbarism, and constantly falling back
into the brutaliiies which we are fond of believ-
ing are confined to the savage. Thus We have
lately united in shout of exuliation over
great scientific triumph in the laying of the At
lanlic cable. while at the same time we
are supposed to be deeply interested
in prize fight. A very large num-
Der of our fellow citizens-many Of them
persons of wealth and responsibility con-
cerned pecuniarily and otherwise in an event
which will take place during the coming month
The event is no less than fight between John
Morrissey and one Heenan, who rejoices in the
affectionate soaJri9ua Of the 'Benicia Boy"
II appears that the mutual friends Of these par
ties having a difference of opinion as to which
Of them could pummel the other the hardest
and the longest, a meeting has been arranged,
when the matter will be settled by resort to
the arg,mew,m nd hominem The successful
bruiscr will have the satisfaction of wearing the
laurcls of . conquering hero, and will pocket
the snug sum of five thousand dollars
The forthcoming fight is prominent topic of
the day, and no little attention has been given
TO it by the journals. Called from the civil SER
vice of his country to the gladiatorial arena,
the Benician hero has been enjoying rural felicity
and those rugged sports which invgorate the
sources Of health harden the muscles. quicken
the resources of the physical man. brighten the
eye and sharpen the faculties for defence and
attack. His antagonist has deprived the me-
tropolis of his agreeable society during several
weeks, and has followed course of treatment
similar to that Of the adolescent youth from the
Golden Gate. They rise with the lark; they
walk, run and jump-their diet is severely regn-
lar and highly nutricious-- their in-goings and
outcomings are dictated by course Of hygiene
which is emincnily calculated to bring them into
the human frame can reach More than that an
eminent English bruiscr has been imported ex-
pressly for the purpose OF experimenting the
training Of the boy. This British trainer il
scion Of the prolific Jones family. He allows
himself TO lie knocked about by the Boy without
the slightest hesitation. In fact, the harder
Heenan hits Jones the better Jones is pleased
Should Hecnan conquer Morrissey, Jones will
feel all the exultation Of a victorious general.
Ambition Is common to all great captains
In gods ~ glory; and when men aspire,
Why should not Jones aspire. In the Olym-
plan DAYS of Greece. Jones would have had q
laurel crown while an AriStdes would have re-
ceivcd his passports: under Caligula he might
have been elevated to the Roman Consulate, or
have led q rebellion OF the gladiators Here VIC
NAV make him an Alderman or send him to Con-
gress To the Morrissey, the Joneses and the
Heenans republics are not ungrateful.
just now these worthless are al The height
Of their popularity. and TO keep up the cx-
citemcnt and improve the betting they will
be duly exhibited some evening next week
nj Mozart Hall before all the critics and
connoisseurs OF the ring The real rulers of
the city-the terror Of peacable voters. the
au,ocrats OF the polls. the pretorian guards
Of al the poA house politicians the knights Of the
urog shop. the pharo table, the slung shot, the
bowie knife and the revolver; the outcasts Of
society. the outlaws from dcccncy, the thieves,
scoundrels. bullcs and swindlcrs who delight in
insulting weak women and beating unofiending
mcn-al will come together in mass con-
vention. afordng in il ensemble most
charming picture Of the refinement and the pro-
grcss Of the age. And az pendant TO this fasci-
mating daguerrcoiype, We see that in the staid
city of New Haven man lies in his grave,
beaten to death according to the rules Of the
prize ring, undoubtedly the latest London cdi-
ton. Who shall dare to say that the meeting he
tween Morrissey and TIeenan will not result in
the same way as that between lily and M'Coy,
or Mercer and Houston
But even this picture has bright side: There
is nothing totally bad. and the elaborate training
Of these men may direct attention TO the bene-
fetal effects Of severe exercise in promoting a
sound mind in q sound body. The splendid con-
dition to which they have been brought shows
that Il In not our climate. az has been charged.