The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-03

the late remarkable Legislature, and making ~
exsnpie Of them a. q warning to all others
who may be thinking about pursuing the same
counsel
Tho UnsecaAed Intsr.atisnal Muscular
Contest.
The excitement about the great inter-
national contest Of muscle still continues,
Though at degree little below the fever heat
Of Saturday and Sunday. The stakes are Of
course still held, and - the interest In the
question whether the stalworth infant Of Boai-
cia or the we'll punmelled champion Of Eng.
land has proved himself the better man Is
divided between filthy lucre and national pride,
we cannot expect to see the anxiety about this
grand affair subside until the arrival Of tho
Hext steamer from Europe At present tho
veaata questio remains unsettled We have
statement from the referee to the London
Times that he put IN end to the 6ght at
the request of the friends Of the American
knight of the P. R.; buA - the friends Of Hoe
nan consisted of only the few who were Assem-.
bled In bis corner, and a. We have not heard
rom any other source of such request, tseems
/ y
that quarter.
The general tone of the English pre@ Is de-
cidedly favorable to the British champion, from
the London Times down. We are told that
Sayers presented himself at the Office of the
referee few days after the fight, looking little
the worse for the mel e, though his right arm
was supported in sling-is tendons broken
by warding off the terrible blowsof the Ameri-
can giant-but that Heenan was SO used up as
to be unable to make his appearance at all be-
fore the public. 1t seems quite clear that II
this is the view the English press is going to
take Of this important contest, involving the
courage, endurance, strength of muscle aud CO.
pscity to receive punishment of the two ma
tons, and If the fight is not to be renewed, the
International complications are more compii
Gated than ever, and further from satisfactory
settlement. The San Juan boundary dificulty
may yet be arranged by diplomatic maneuvres
without an appeal to arms; but this difficulty
as to which country has the toughest muscle
and which champion can stand the hardest
thrsshing without giving in, is more knotty
question to solve.
deplored the fact that the youth Of America
we're falling of In physical strength and de-
| veiopement; perhaps the possessor of the Eng
! lish belt can dissolve that illusion now, after
his recent experience; certain 1t il, that how
ever demoraiizing may be the example of the
prize ring In many respects, 1t has had the
effect of stimulating the young men Of this coun-
try to practise the science Of boxing, not only
as an amusement, but as matter of selfde-
fence. So frequent have pugilistic encounters
become among the rowdy class that almost
every youBg man In the community has felt
the necessity of developing bis muscle, and &C
curing knowledge of the ''noble art Of self
defence" until Of late years we see many re-
| spectacle young men-clerks and others-
| whose afanites are widely separated from the
! prize ring or the rowdy element Of the coun-
| try, carrying under their broadcloth we'll de-
veloped muscles, which are capable of doing
good service In case of necessity; and that .
strong arm and some science In boxing are Ear
more manly weapons Of defence than tho knife
the pistol or the slungshot who can doubt
The decadence Of these latter weapons must
necessarily follow the cultivation of the muscu-
lar development In our youth, something
| which We conceive 10 greatly to be commend
| ed. These weapons viii still Of course DO used
by the habimts Of the prize ring and other
rowdies, who, although possessing immense
muscular power and skill, are almost invariably
towards, and. being equally matched In
muscle, resort TO desdlier weapons In their
contests with others; but such weapons will be
confined 10 the localities In which these rswdies
alone congregate, and We trust will not long
be found to prevail In the community 10 the
same extent rs heretofore.
prevailed In EnslAnd, and thus she has reared
! class of men almost unequalled in physical
power, and has trained, perhaps, some Of the
best soldiers In the world; but with the In
cressing taste for athletic sports In this
country, % prevalent for the last two or three
years crisketing bsse ball, the regulated ex-
-rcises Of the gymnasiun and the science Of
boxing-we shall soon be able to show, with
| sll theee suxiliaries, combined with the ad
vsntsges Of mixed race, embracing the finest
] physical elements In the world, hardy gene
ration OF men without an equal on the face Of
/ the globe.
We preeume that the great international
contest Of muscle may be considered finished
by the drawn battle at Marlborough; for II 10
pretty evident that the brutal fight will not be
resumed. Both heroes, We take IT, have got
sbou, a. much of IL Is either personal proves
or national spunk demanded, and whether the
belt Ia to remain In England or 10 be trans
ported to this country I'VE hope that this IL the
last exhibition in which the glsdistors of the
two nations will be engaged There Is .
broader and more humane arena In which the
II r.i.,;xs or.ltties nj ENGLAND and America NAV