New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-05

The Sons of Saint George, in this metropolis,
should have postponed their dinner for one week,
and then the post p1dndial orations might have
been a little more modest. Then, perhaps, the
cient to excite the name and tail of the British
Lion to such an altitudinous extent for, distress
ing it must be to the solid islanders, the British
Lion has been whipped. Worse than all, he has
tried to sneak out Of it, in the most ignominious
manner.
The great fight is over. As we surrender no
small portion Of our space to its details described
by our own correspondents and the British snort
ing papers, and as everybody, including the par
sons will either openly or secretly read it all,
do not intend to recapitulate the details here. Su
flee it to say, that after heightened and sangunary
which was to the prize p!;; ring what
and Lundy's Lane are to the annals of aristocratic
warfare-the fight was arresed by mob, followed,
according to the London Times, by the interview
ton of the police. The countrymen of Mr.. Thcmas
Sayers, who claimed that he could whip Mr.. John
G. Heenan with ease, will please take notice that the
British champion was knocked down thirty times,
and that the Benican infant had the advantage in
the end. The Britons, whose love of fair play is
universal, stopped the fight in order to their
money. They claim now that it is q draw game.
This will not answer. So far as the money goes,
never mind Let Mr.. Bull, who seems to be grow
ing old and shaky about his pins, keep his five
pound notes-we are rich enough to do without
them. We did not really want his money, but
simply desired t. let him know that we could whip
him in a matter of muscle as well as in yachts,
clipper ships, steamboats,, India rubber shoes and
other things, city railways, sewing machines,
the electric telegraph reading machines, pretty
women and unpickable bank locks. That's all,
Mr.. Bull You have been whipped again. We
have been regularly at war with You twice, and
have whipped you both times. The last war
turned out in the same way as the Heenan and
Sayers fght-you claimed draw, and we let it go
at that.
It will be quite idle for the English to deny now
nj nj at Rrit.
ish Lion has been whipped, and that the American
Eagle has right to scream like half a dozen loco
motives; the poor old lion. the bully who has
been roaming up and down the earth for SO many
years, roaring at everybody, may go away in some
secluded corner and suck his bruised paws, while
oil Continental Europe laughs at him, and is glad
that the United States has done it. Second, that
they the English have made the fight an interna-
tional matter. The champion Of England ia q
semi official personage--one who is venerated as
the head of his peculiar profession. Here we have
no organized prize ring, and no champion. The
English accepted Heenan as the American cham
pi0n, aud put their best man against him.
The London Times and other British journals
call the contest 1.-THE Fight for the Championship.
The Saturday Review looks at it trial of muscle
between the two countries. The Government, al
though very much pressed, refuses to take any
steps to prevent the encounter. The excitement
about the fight gradually rises until it attracts the
attention of all classes on both sides of the Allan
tic. On the continent an Englishman and le boGe
that an American can hit harder and quicker than
any Englishman, and the British Lions stock goes
down hundred per cent.
Altogether, the poor old lion has come out of the
matter SO shamefully, he has been whipped so
badly, and has behaved SO shabbily, that we
really pity him. Poor old boy? Between the Man
chester men and the Emperor of the French, his
claws have been fled Off as smoothly as a lady's
finger nail and his teeth are sadly in want of a
first rate American dentist.
As for the prodd representative of the American
Eagle on this auspicious occasion, what shall be
done for him? Would a crown of laurel, presented
by thirty three young ladies, all in book muslin,
white satin ribbons and innocence, be agreeable to
his feelings? Will he object to being received BY
choice deputation of the fighting members of
Congress, and escorted to the City Hail. the band
playing s.See the conquering hero comes u while
the unmpeachable Brady stands with one hand
under his coat tails extending the freedom of the
city in gold box to the gadiatorial representative
public way he would like. Would the nomination at
Charleston or Chicago be of any value to him? Or
is it probable that like Cincinnatus and other great
men of the classic era, Mr.. Heenan believes the
post of honor to be the private station or that at
the best, the only Office worth holding i fat sine
cure in the Custom House? If the spontaneous
admiration of grateful people is Of any value
to the champion of republican institutions, he can
have any quantity of it. As for the governing
classes, we hope that they will wear their new
honors meekly. The eyes Of all Europe are upon
them. Let them all behave as properly as Heenan
has in England avoid associating too freely with
Aldermen and members of Congress, keen sober
and they may get along very well. e
AS for the Lion of Albion, let him roar more
modestly when his paw gets well. The old fellow
is only Bully Bottom, after all.