Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-16
PRIZE FIGHTING.

The grand jury of San Francisco in their
report thus refer to the disgusting practice
of prize fighting, species of amusement
which has been very fashionable in this
Territory, and which, last summer, result
ed IN several homicideS:
In regard to the subject of "prize fighting"
to which the attention OF the Grand Jury was
called by the Court, it is very important that
our Legislature should take some prompt and
efficient action This most debasing, demon
alizing and brutalizing practice must not be
allowed TO become one of the institutions Of
our State, but should at once and forever be
crushed by the most stringent enactment that
can be made to meet the case.
We agree with that grand jury. As
soon as warm weather sets in next spring.
the brutal tournaments will commence
again in this vicinity, and more murders
will take place. 1t is true that the ac-
cursed gang Of bullieS and ruttians who
infcSt the Territory are an unmitigatcd
nuisance, and that dozen or two of them
shot through the head, would be rather Il
pleasant sight than otherwise; yet the
permission to indulge in their favoritc bru-
tai amusement by the authorities should,
for the good name of the country, be put
an end to. So long as the thing is al
lowed by the law. and winked at and en-
couragcd, so long will Nevada be the
"Rogue's Paradise" Men who, by their
early culture, education and position in
society, do know, and ought to behave
better, have yet 81 debaScd Il taste as to
fancy these wretched exhibitions. These
men. after manner. raise these prize
fighting bruteS to 4 sort of an equality
with themselves, or sink themselves to the
rowdy'S levcl-as you please They pc:
the champion" (horrible perversion Of Il
noble ti,le,) call him familiarly by his
fash soujriqwet. drink and smoke with him
and court his society until the dirty brute
flncies himself of some Importance. This
CHECK by jowl' association by men who
rank as gentlemen, with these shoulder
strikers can be seen any day or evening
you can see it tonight if YOU look into
any saloon in Virginia City. If the ruff
fan has KILLED his man." it rather adds
to the eagerneSs with which his society is
sought, and increases proportionately the
Self-importance of the murderous whelp.
There are two ways of putting down
these hellions. One is by the most strin-
gent enactmcntS and having them duly
and unrelen.ingly enforced. Another
way iS-well the iron tongue of the terri
BILE Monumental Bell" of San Francisco,
could tell, or any other bell in Virginia
City, swung by the same arms and with
the same awful intent, could send shiv-
or of horror to the hearts of these man.
Slayers, that would cause wild stampede.
May no bell ever toll out such sound of
terror among these hills. Let stringent
laws be passed and faithfully executed.
Let each and every one of the favorite
anlusements o. this villainous horde be
prohibited, and make every standerby an
accessory to the ofense, save and except
the prosecuting witnesses. Make the
country too hot to hold the devils, and
make their emigration to some other land,
or a relapse into decency and respect for
that ..law and order" which they appeal
to for protection. matter of absolute ne
cesSi,y. So shall the land be purified, the
bloody stain wiped from the name of the
land, and the respectable citizen, his wife
and his daughter be safe from the bullet
the Slung-shot and the knit.