The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-21

Mankind, instead OF being rendered
better by religion and civilization, are
going back, it would seem, to the bru' I
talfy Of the middle ages. A prize hghi
was to have taken place in England, on
Monday last. between Iohn Heenan, an
lrishman, who is proclaimed as the cham
pion of the United States, and Tom
Savers, who is called the champion Of
England. The newspapers OF our cites,
which ought to deuounce all such eShi'
billions Of brutality. and assist IN plac-
ing all prize fighters in the chain gangs
or penitentiarics, where they Justly be-
long, are actually taking sides, and DIS
cussng the subject Of the fight as one
worthy Of public admiration. Even our
New Orleans papers, from which we an
,icipa,ed a more elevated tone, are
Ginning in with this disgraeeinl and
demoralizing sentiment. One OF them
concludes a paragraph about the fight
as follows we g for patriotism, aud
bet on IIeeuan.'
But in England, the interest mani
tested in this bruta exhibition rs much
greater than in this country The Lon
don Saturday Review. in many respects
the ablest Journal in England-'he high
est of the High Church organs in It's re-
lgious sen,mcnt--spcaks OF the coming
fight Thus
In a country where it is known that
honor and property are only sale as long
as It's citizens are ready TO fight IN their
defense, Tie nature iriich i0rff hshWg for
rs arm sake ,cM oi,cdys commdnd rcqed. \
man like Tom Saycrs who left his bust
ness as bricklayer from mere devotion
to boxing, possesses, we may say, a
character which, IN proportion as II pre-
walls among Euglishmon, viii make TINS
country feared abroad and safe at home.
We hope and believe there are many
thousands like him in strength aud spur
It, but sticking to their business, what
ever it be, steadily. and yet ready Tor d
fight with any one who may think fit 10
challenge them, and looking upon the
use of arms, not as disagreeablc duty,
but as pleasant interlude IN the daily
routine Of lie,
A prize eight, as our readers are per
hans aware. is one in which two rutlians
for sum Of money, which goes to the
victor and his friends, stand up aud beat
each other until one of them Is carried
of from the ground dead or disabled
10 talk about honor or chiyalry In such
a proceeding is revolving. The only
apology for encouraging such exhibit
tons, is the pretcXt that they promote
courage. Those who have been in the
army, bear testimony that the greatest
"fistfghters" are usually the most cow
ardly in tic day Of battle
This same pious paper goes on in the
above strain, and actually quotes scrip
tnre to sanction fisii-cufling. 1t says:
1t may surprise some persons but it is
nc'',,''e.uss e'u', ,''" ~ ,roson,
mnme,, an cxamnle which deserves to
be generally initiated. For what, let US
ask, IL the course OF framing "hlch
these champions must undergo at their
country quarters during the weeks which
,rocodc ,hc Ggbty The first prineiple
necessary t. be observed is, TO keep
the body IN temperance, sobetneSs ana
ou"s,''y '.uevu' w ,ra,ma 800 ,a;,h,
aln,os, ali bc fund in the New Tesla.
ment. "ro keep under the Body and,
bring 1t into suhlectIon, IA pfecept oil
w"'o" Nv o"e Nno"s Wv e - ~.
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cor literary scientific and forensic EN-.
;nenro but never hy the aspiraut to
the honor Of the champions belt
Every one. we presume. recolIects the
,o,,r, from Canada ahout twelve months
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