The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-17

time and November.
Departure OF Distinguished Delegates "a
tho Pugfltstfc Congress-Our Foreign
Relations from . Fancy Point OF View.
We sincerely trust that the venerable states
man at the head of the Department of State
has kept his weather eye open as to the move.
ments Of the distinguished representative Of
the governing GLASSES of the United States
who has lately crossed the Atlantic to take q
leading part In Congress Of Prime Ministers
Of the prize ring which Is to meet in some quiet
and secluded English close, on or about the
10Th proximo.
We need hardly to say that we refer to that
pet Of the sporting public, Mr.. John G. Heenan,
philosopher, philanthropist, pugilist and accre-
dited representative minister plenipotentiary
from the Five Points to the Seven Dials. We
have sent large number of American manu-
features and Yankee notions abroad. They
have had the Collins steamers, and Hobbs
locks, and McCormick's reapers, and George
Francis Trains city railways, and Colts re-
volvers, and the Black Swan, and Goodyear's
overshoes, and Trist's washing machines, and
Paul Morpby, and Fred. Douglass, and lots Of
other things Of all kinds and colors; but until
the mission of the patriotic boy Of Benicia,
there hath been no representative Of the
roughs, the musclemen, the ruling powers be-
fore whose fists or teeth or knives, or pistols ss
The case may be, the majesty of the law is as
naught, and the ballot box, the boosted palla-
dunn of popular government, becomes the
mute instrument of vulgar and brutal tyranny.
That is the old fogy conservative view
which some misguided people take Of Mr..
Heenan's elegant invitation to the aistin-
guished son of Albion, Mr.. Sayers. Mr..
Heenan is certainly very obliging. He goes
at his own expense, as Bells Life hand
somely says, three thousand miles, to punch
the head of another man, or to get bis OWE
punched by the other man, as the case may be.
And Notwithstanding all this, there are people
who say it is disgraceful, and quote something
like these lines from poet who was not so
fortunate as to live in this world when it had
become Christianized and civilized, and had
steam and electricity, and preachers and news
papers, and congressman and Stats Legisla-
lures. and Aldermen
At lrst both sides, thouxh carer 10 engage,
With tAunts and jeers the hcralds Of their rage,
Blow up their mutual fury; and anon,
Kindlcd TO madness, with loud shouts rush on
Deal, though unarmed, their vengeance Sndly round,
And with clenched lists print many chastity wound
Then rishs you see, amid the desperate fray,
Festures dishgured, noses torn away,
HANDS where the gore Of mansled eyes yet rceks,
And inv bones starting through the cioven cheeks.
But all these people are behind the age.
They dorx understand the noble art Of self
defence, which consists in knocking down
and bullying unfortunate
women. The masses, however, are sound on
The Heenen question. They view 1t In .
proper light, as one Of the most important
sopics of the day. To them it has more sig
aifcance than the annexation Of Savoy, the
troubles of the poor Old Pope, the new treaty
between France sind England, the Austro- Rus
sian alliancsythe Gridiron Railroad bill, Robert
Dale Owens last ghost, or Barnum's "What is
it," This vast and comprehensive question, In
volving the mus cular reputation Of the two
OF 'ntest which is forever to set
tie the question as to- the relative strength of
the shrek of u re American Eagle and the
gTowl Of the Brit ish Lions attracting all the
attention 1t des erves. Our gallant country
man maintains the national reputation finely.
He makes q. n oise wherever he goes. he
has been allude to in Parliament by an
honorable renbtr, who asked the government
what it intended to do about the fi9ht? The
Home Secretary Immediately, and in the most
gentlemanlJ' manner, snubbed the inquisitive
SENATOR told him, in saFect, that it was none
Of his business, but that the government did
not intend to do anything at all about it.
And 80 tits going On. Isn'tit delightfal? Isn't
it splendid commentary on the beneficial effect
of the learning, tho piety, the moral and reli
gious progress oftheages Oughtnot Mr.. Heenan
to be strong man for Charleston or Chicago?
And haven't we sont several other equally bril-
liant ornaments of the governing classes to
breathe the fogs, and eat the roast beef, and
drink the beer Of Old Englaads The other day,
the elegant and accomplished Mr.. John Nor
rissey, the tender-hearted and ehivalrons Mr.
Daniel Cunningham, and the illustrious M
James hughes, went over by the Africa, and
the elegant Mr.. Mulligan, the Chesterfield. of
the ring, was supposed TO have boarded the
same ship, and to be on his way to give the
swells of Piccadilly some idea OF good breed
ing. Mr.. Mulligan, However, had little bush
ness TO attend to in the Court of Sessions, and
has not yet been able to arrange his affairs so
as to make his foreign trip. 1t is 10 be hoped,
however, that he will yet succeed in gaining
an opportunity to be present at the Congress.
These distinguished special shoulder-hitting
commissioners cannot fail to attract great at
tention in England. They will be as great curl
osities as the Thugs Of Iadia or the man-eaters
from the FIFE Islards We don't think that
Mr.. Dallas will take them to the Queens draw
ing room, because he is a little old fogyish; but
he might do worse. We have no doubt that the