The New York herald., 1869-01-20
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We have published report of cock fight
extraordinary. The fight came of in disputed
territory-Jersey. 1t was a contest between
the North and the South. The North won.
II b conscientious pleasure to know that.
The Southern birds came from the pines of
North Carolina, and are commonly known as
the old stone fence breed They are all fine,
stout birds, and fight rapidly, cunningly and
gamely. They probably are as good cocks as
those from the North-that is, Long Island
but the latter have better training, can endure
more punishment and stay longer than the
Southern fowls. The Long Island cocks are
principally of the English Derby strain of
blood, with judcious admixtures from the
best strains of fighting blood In this couD.ry.
What gives them the advantage oye.. other
birds is the careful breeding and patient and
watchful training. Here we find another
Northern victorY. But it is a victory of
science and endurance, not over pluck. When
Sam Purdy, in 1928, rode the Northern
horse Eclipse against Sir Henry and beat the
Southerners on the turf he gave the toast
Southern pluck and Northern bottom. :"
That was to be the point-an old time point
Again has the North proven its prowess
over the South. The game of horse
flesh was succeeded by the game of hu-
man flesh. The North sent their best young
men to battle to vindicate the authority of
the Union. Puritanical missionaries and
Puritanical money put the gaffs on, and a
good and victorious fight was fought against
the Southern cockspurs, The New England
men accomplished great things. They in q
measure represented the North. In this cock
fight between the North and the South we see
another evidence of the necessity of cemented
union between the two sections of the country.
George Washington, representing Virginia,
was a cock-fghter. He bullied John Bull, but
wanted another main in his conflict with the
French gamecock. All great men were cock
fighters. And it amazes us to find that the
recent cock battle in Jersey, which attracted
the attention and received the patronage of
number Of our most respectable merchants,
opulent bankers and pious citizens, did not re-
ceive q moments attention from the humane
and mundane Bergh-the Bergh who is only
happy in rendering service to the victims of
horse railroad tyrannies and despotisms of the
ratpits. ~, ...., ssI..,
Seriously, there is a good deal OF cock
fighting going on about these days. 1t is
not confined to the cockpits nor to the
salons of cock fanciers. Thousands Of
dollars may be invested in the result Of
gamecock conflict; but the amount does
not approach that which is invested in the
lobbies of the various State Legislatures, now
in session. Maine has a cock fight between
Hamlin and Morrill,. But Morrill, caves, and
Hamlin, the golden feathered cock, is pro-
claimed the victor. New York has had its
gamecock fight, and Fentpn, a slovenly
chicken from the interior, is the victor.
New Jersey, Notwithstanding the late
cock fight contest within its borders, has
sent to the United States Senate thorough
bred democratic gamecock named Stockton.
The fight in Indiana for the Senatorshlp
exhibits game on all sides. Indiana should
have cockpit, located in Seymour, where
obnoxious personages are disposed of without
the benefit of the cockpit, or any other pit,
including the bottomless. Missouri has settled
its Senatorial fight by electing game chicken
of the German breed. Michigan has accepted
chanticleer called Chandler, dunghill fowl,
of no especial importance anywhere, since he
determined to let blood flow from the bosoms
Of his own constituents. And so on The
game fought in New Jersey on Monday, giving
another victory to the North, was simply
typical, as old Purdy said, of Southern pluck
and Northern bottom" Let the South and
North go ahead. Gamecocks both, they need
fear no danger from any foreign Power. Our
gaffs are sharpened. Cockadoodle-doo-o!
FENToN AS SENAToR-THE MORGAN RNG
BROKEN. was elected Senator yester-
day in the place of Morgan, in pursuance Of
the caucus decision of Saturday last. There
have been some lamentable weepings and wall
ings and gnashings Of teeth among the Morgan
organs hereabouts over this direful result
Thurlow Weeds evening mouthpiece and
Stewards special morning advocate and Roscoe
Conklin0 and MorQar's lesser lumnarv have