Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-07-28
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Another Champion Fight

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One OF the sporting papers of this city
publishes a document which raises many
curious questions, political and otherwise.
| 1t reads rs follows:
@AIDANY, Georgia, July 14th, 1850.
80 the Editos.of Fortcr's SPIRIT Of the Timex:
"DEAR SIR: propose to match negro boy named
Shadrac1I, belonging nue., against John c. Keenan,
in ring fight, for any sum Of money ranging from
one to ten thousand dollars, the fight to off
in twelve months from this date. The bay weighs
1921 pounds, is six feet two inches high, and q
sIf Mr.. Hcenau sees fit to accept the above chaI-
lenge, propose that it be left to you the precise
time, place and forms on which the fight shall take
Il will depositc with you check for the amount,
If Mr. ieenan consents to wager, provided that
''Yours, &c, JOEL BELv1Ew."
In England, where prejudice of race is
not so much cultivated as here, this prop
osition would raise no scruples. Among
the most illuStrious ornaments of the prize
ring have been the Molyneaxs, father and
son, Ben Blossom, who went to the Sand
witch Islands, to instruct King Kamchamc-
ha, Young Sam, and others of euphonious
names, whose skins are as black as black
cat. But in this country the case is differ
cut. 1t has been declared by high author
ity that negroes have no rights; how eau
they aspire to tue honors of the prize
ring? What buffer, holding that institu-
ton in respect would consent to acknowl-
edge the glory of a fellow who the next
moment, perhaps, might be smarting under
the overseer's lash?
Again: Mr. Keenan, trains with the Dem
ocrats, cherishcs, VIC presume, the usual
respect of his party for Southern rights of
property, and cannot consistently do any
thing to endanger those rights. But snp-
pose he should knock the daylight out Of
Shadrach, where would be the right of
property Would not such wanton ag-
erosion be q constitutional ofFcnce?-
Might not Rhctt or Yancey make out of it
now cG8us beli against the North, nnorh-
evidence of the disposition of the Yankee
to override the South, and another Just
reason for the cry to dissolve the Union!
Old John Brown was hung for merely try
ing to make chattels run away, but would
beating them into pulp be any less Grim
in0l? AT least the master might, in such
an event, prosecute the offender for the re-
cOvcry of damages, aud SO the amount of
the prize be eXpendc in law costs.
On the other hand, if Shadrach should
happen to pummel Hcenan to death, how
would it look to see the trophies won from
Sir Thomas de Sayers, champion of Eng
laud, worn By q slaveH Gould the dev0-
tees of the ring, who now refuse to associ-
Nte with Al negro, consent to buckle the
worlds Belt around his dusky loins?-
Would the boys at the Malta or at Johnny
Walkers be willing to give dinner 10 the
victor? The thing is not to be thought of,
and the master of Shadrnch, though he is
Belvicw by name, has not taken Il fine
view of the subject.
In one way, however, the matter may be
accommodated, at least, so that the public
shall not be banked of fight The South
has many sons of white blood who are
eager for battle. For the last two years,
with unused vaIor. Hc carried chip on
his shoulder all through the last Congress.
He insists that nothing shall hold him
after the 4th of March next, on which
occasion he means to pitch in generally,
in the finest manner. Now let Eeitt be
put in training, let him encounter Heenan.
let the North and South look on to see fair
play, and whoever is the victor let him
claim resnltfor his section of the Union