New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-06
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10 the Editor or the London Daily Nsscs.---
Sir-The wisdom and judiciousness ofs year re~
marks on the prize-dght must now anonla tainks
he apparent even 70 those vino dissentea nom
them at the time The muscular school ltseM
must be a little disguised ct the sayings Of INC
men and their admirers. whom they hare 30 largely
belned TO huff up with sense OF their own i'm
nortance. The enthusiastic homage paid TO Say
era Is as extravagant as the money lavished on
him by men who would not have given sixpence
to-say q fireman, who had saved 9 FAMILY rom
destruction at the risk of an agonizing death or
lifelong mutlation, as # is, misappied. Sayers
exhibited Just as much and no more courage than
any brokennosed rnffian to be found IN ne PVT.
lieus Of ST. Martins lane would nave e&hpilee
under the same circumstances. tx
For a vastly smaller stake, and far iesa reputa.
ton to win or lose the ..Rotherhithe Aiogger@ WIZ
fight the St. Giles Pet. till one or the other can
fight no longer, and what man can M oss 49, As
tone which the men themselves and the class tney
belong 10 have adopted since they have been made
the heroes of the day onght to be q warming 70 ms
new converts to faith IN pugalsna.s ssayeEss Or
somebody in his name. in q letter 70 the Tunes
wishing 20 pay the handsomest compliment 70 his
opponent. speaks of him us tome worthy Of me,
and modestly refers to the fight as tha occasion
when the New World WAS pitted against TIA
DID," One pauses braathleas at the magnificent
absurdity Of the phrase. IL is mol merely England
against the United States, though that would have
been pretty well as q description Of thumping
match between biz hlaesss IRON aa 9aiIls
the-way American village and hard httlng nracEs
layer from Camden ToMn-il i the NeI, Wo ~
pitted against the Old. Heenaais style, iike ms
frame Is even more powerful. He writes taae ~
less lie il allowed athe belt Or half "a I've ior
\ get exactly wbst--he shall 80 away aha proclHia
4 himselfs ID hampton 0f the world s sE. s
4 = I,astYv va have the American press Growing
4 n,ar I. n such Observation-Disclosures Az only ,lohar
$40 AN al mn The silly stuff from TN. Nc foFk
Herald which you publish IN your paper 60 Gays
uond ar ifseIf be as contemptible AZ the occasion
If il. hut the worst of It il that the Importance
oiysr n, this affair by portion Of our own press
ssns nnhlic really gives some point 10 JonathnRs
contemptuous faHHts If. ~ we are tod "a arncieb
written with confident anticipation o. an easy
victory by Sayers here was 10 be trial o. the
qualities that make nations great, here woulo ne
l DISPLAYED the attributes that are the measure o.
| national safety and national streagth, ine4 sup
| posiug the blacksmith had knocked the nslrkiafer
senseiess--no very extsavagant snppasition re
| Yankees wonld have been iastitae AZ Their eneka
| ling over rs. Asit is-alHag an the ground c1paen
BY these rppugilistin aantla 1870
| cause Of triumph. We provoked shs gata@t W. 0x1l
/ rather premature yaporing about re
Iof English strength and English pla1 "a 81 4
lpopuar brniser as their egi1ialate
We pus forward the man whose xsfaiaaE spAefa q
renown Is the paripr IF the house q
national chasapiHa, We wrase aEtieleA ap9qt tne
aiuternsticnal priza dghs ws aceensed fheissns
and must take shs nc lssu.s Z
sufficiently ipsaeeisige 20 alle# Jonathan % sNsS
ger. ~ IS stss