Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-02

Tho Championship.

Ever since the appearance in your paper Of
May 7ih of tho letter of Tom Sayors, have en-
dca,ored by every means in my power to ascertain
from him in an oihenl way, GUARANTEED by the
presence Of tho editor of Bsps Lif, whether hc
intends to abide by the date recently fixed For US
by that gcntleua for tho champions belt and
slakes. The Editor Of BciPs Life. In view Of
the sentiments Of that letter, acknowledged the
proprieiy ot such inquiries on my part and also
of such proposed official response on the part OF
say"rs. aud did what he could by letters and
telegraph dispatches to got Sayers here to answcr.
Until Saturday. however, II was impossible for
him to ASCERTAIN with certainty even in whnt part
OF England Sayers then was. and fnally,
through tho failure Of such efforts. received In
formation saturday from the editor and re-
ferce that he could not interfere further In the
matter.
Now, sir, as am ief, as it were all at sea
and as it was yesterday stated In Beirs H. fe that
was desirioIs oi bringing tho matter to an amiea
bic arransr rmrnt with saycrs. will state what
am wiling u do,
II am Wiling, first of all, to accept tho propo-
sition made by writer Belrs LIZ, that Say.
ers and shouli have 'helt apiece TO be gotten
up 10y pullic subscription provided that the true
champions belt remain in The hands Of tho editor
of BHS L0t. to hc fought for again, the best
man to lako il. If that bo not agreed to. will
accept the proposition put iorth IN PaqH, viz,
to divide the bll--1 To take ono half aud Saycrs
10 Keep ne outer nan. l VIII tueH neMl suD
scrption to providc hhlf 10 his. ana III this way
| thlnk god icons may be preserved on both
slrs
"lf neither OF these propositions (proccclns q
they d.. fram English sources) are allowed me-
then shall claim that Sayors meet mo ON neu-
trail ground. whcIc our late battle may be proper
~ resumed. Though am mt yet quite ready to
become n meu,bcr Of the Peace Society. | will
cheeriully s,ry my propositions somewhat to suit
him. As the belt mny be said to he equally owned
bv both Of "a, | will agree to run him fu0traoe
from 100 yards to five miles for the stakes aud
belt. or1 will wrcstle with him for tue belt, will
swim mile with him for tho belt, or will take
hold Of bands with him and jump from house
top with him for Tie belt. IF all these offers will
not do. will agree in two months To 10 ready to
fight the four hest men that can be prpduced in
England. beginning with Sayors, ut intervals Of
thirty days apart for tho belt was told If ! won
it could tavo it. would rather fight for it than
anything else; but am wiling, under thu presrn:
state Of public feeling, to accept Of half of it, If
that be deniel me, and through the exceptional
action If the British authorities be denied the
privilege "f another meeting, | shall have no al
ternatiye but to Z home refusing all EnGlsh
tc>tim'nql1 aud subscriptions, nnl shlll here4
ter ,eel atiihertv-pay, JUS, fled by all the equities
of tbn late tranraclio9-to sign myself The
Champi3n Of tho World.
Il lcmain. ar, your obelciut servant.
"JonN c. ilEENAN.
"Saracen's Head Hotel Saow hill. London May
H."
| The fnal settlement in regard to The disposi
ton OF the belt has already been noticed. Bell
| Life" in its account Of tho meeting of the "Cham-
! pions" after The adjustment says: "The men shook
hnuds in the muSt friendly way possible. and II.
| greed to our proposals that each should have n
n W belt that the old one should be left with us.
aud that in the event Of llccnan's thinking fit to
remain in this county and defend il against all
c,mers H.. three years it should become his own
! Tom undertook not to put in any further claims
/ G'r IT, intimariug that he should now retire from
! the ung aud leave i4 fortunes and its vcssitnles
/ f,r Younger mcn llrenan, in "A few well express
! sod word, said hr had always respected our cham
! pi N as II brave maa, aud one of the wonders OF
! tie age he had come over to try whether he
! could lick him, aud he was bound to acknow.
/ l,r he iourd in him M adversary quite as good
or evea hetsI, than he expected, and lie might add
| now thai the question Of the belt was done away
with, what he could not have snid publicly before
viz. that even had he defeated Tom Say ers in the
ring; il was his intention to have given the belt
right back to him on the spot, feeling it would
have been far from manly on his part TO have de-
prived ~ good man of his hard earned trophy
after waiying his rights 50 far ms 10 allow him
chance OF trying for it. Tom replied in suitable
terms. that he had always respected Hecnau he
looked upon him al have man. aud the best he
had ever mot, aud ciusllcred him in every way
worthy a uphold Tie position II Champion of
England slaud lac feel ds2,4oi 10 do.
TnnrArt>Ep Mon Law IN Mrsora,. Mr.. VIM