Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-07
The Onestion SettIed.


We have received Bells Life in London Of the 10th
ult., containing the important announcement Of q
settlement of the question of the Championship We
append the substance Of the EDITORS remarks
Our readers and the public generally viii hail
with delight the announcement we now make that
on Friday last Tom Sayers and his gallant opponent
met by appointment in Office. and settled their
dispute in the most friendly manner. Sayers was
accompanied by Mr.. Gideon and two other friends
and Jack Macdonald appeared as the adviser of
Heenan.
Several propositions were made on both sides. in
the presence of all parties, which. however, ended
in smoke. The first proposal on behalf Of Heenan
that the old belt should be cut in half that each
should take mOety. and that each belt should be
made complete by subscription raised by either side
Sayers at once replied to this that he would not con-
sent to give up the old belt any part thereof adj
ding he would rather die in the ring than allow any
portion Of it 10 90 out of the country. We then
suggested that Tom should resign the Old belt into
our hhuds to be fought fer by other aspirans. and
that each champion should head a subscription to
purchase fac Sile, to be handed to his adversary
We represented that the feeling in the country was
unanimous. especially among the higher classes,
that both men had done enough for honor and re
nown, that by agreeing to this proposition neither
would be giving point to his adversary. and that
it would be method of settling the affair which
would meet with general appreciation. Heenan az
ance assented to this but Saycrs, after comforting
WIN one OF MS friends, SAID ne would give Heenan
a ne " belt, but would prefer keeping his own. for
which he had fought so long This was another
hitch IL was clearly Heenan's object that Tom
should not have the original, or at any rate, the
whole Of it, as he considered this would be tanta-
mount to defeat; and at this stage of the proceed
ings had fears that after all no amicable drrage
ment would be made
1t then occurred to us that if the men were left
alone with us, and allowed to state there own ind-
vidual wishes unbiased by the opinions Of Others in
all probability we could put them together. A hint
was sufficient, the friends of both instantly left our
SaTctl1n, and in five minutes the men shook hands
IN the most friendly way possible, and agreed to
our proposal that each should have a new belt that
the old should be left with us and that in the
event OF Heenans thinking fit to remain in this
try and defend il against all Corners for three years.
1t should become his own. Tom undertook not TO
put any further claims for it, intimating that he
should now retire from the Ring, and leave Its for
tunes and It's vicissitUdes for younger men.
Heenan. in 4 few well expressed words, said he
had always respected our Champion a brave man.
and one Of the wonders of the age; he had come
over to try whether he could lick him. and he was
bound TO acknowledge he found in him an adverse
~ quite good, even better, than he expected
and he might add, that the question Of the belt
was done away with, what he could not publicly
have said before viz that even had he defeated Tom
Savers in the ring it his intention to have given
the belt right back 10 him the spot feeling it would
have been far from manly on his part to have de-
prIved so good . man of his hard earned trophy j
after waving his rights so far to allow him a 4
chance of trying for it. Tom replied in suitable i
terms, that he had always respected Heenan; be /