The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-06-18
An American Circus COmpany.

shS ii'al cuueafOrs Oh an American and an
English Circus Company to attract the
citizens. The Times of THAT city gives the
prominence of "a leading article to tho sub.
Ject. Both companies have been we'll sup
ported. 1t is adpiited that the "go head
edness' of the trans, Atlantic cousins "tran.
scends the more sober realizations of the
race at home" The English establishment
Is characterized as substantial rather than
SNOWY, building which il required some
weeks TO erect, and TO take down which
VIII demand some time and labor. The
performances are like the buildings, good
ana interesting, everything clean, neat, and
satisfactory Us regards taste and arrange
ment. The American tent" SAYS the
Times, us OF enormous capacity, and capa.
bic OF accommodating 1900 people; is made
OF material which, resisting the rain. can be
| pulled to pieces and rolled up in an hour or
two, ready for expansion again when neces
sity requires IL" 1t seems to realize life in
Tue states, where everything is made to
bend ~ the necessities of the hour, and ad
minister to as much auima enjoyment AS
possible in the shortest imaginable time.
The following description Of the rival dis
/ plays, and how the Americans caused the
business OF the commercial capital of Eng
land to be suspended, cannot be improved
by cuytaiIment:
The day preceding the American dis
play the Englishmen challenged the atlen
ton of the populace by his team Of eight
horses, beautiful cream colored animals,
which he held admirably in hand. and he
cracked his whip over their glossy backs in
manner which seemed to please and in.
! spirit rather than annoy the brutes. II was
an admirable exhibition OF street driving.
| llls musicians and equestrians too, follow
ing, reflected credi, on the troupe, and
showed that equestrianism, when srirtedly
conducted, can find decent people to follow
1t rs procession. The American process
sion was on larger scae-forty fine
cream -colored horses, four abreast, with a
chano;eer, who wore rather an anxious ap
! pearance. lie did not use the whip. as far
at least rs we could perceive, and it was
SAID that he could only check the move
meuts OF his leaders and wheelers. There
were men on each side Of the horses, con.
ductlng them; IN Indispensable precaation
under the circumstances, but which seemed
rather to disappoint the public, which al
ways delights IN the marvellous. Then
came the Indian wigwam, driven by n ne
| gro and other illustrations incidental to the
United States, which the other establish.
ment did not attempt to rival We never
remember the streets SO densely crowded AS
they were on Thursday 10 witness the Arne.
rican display, and to such an extent was
this carried that for some hours the ord
nary business of the town might be said to
be actually suspended
ave are glad that our townsmen have
gwen these clever and spirited strangers so
hearty welcome; for the risk and cost of
importing an equestrian troupe of this ex.
| tent from the Western shores of the Allan.
tic must be serious. But we allude 70 the
subject here mainly for the purpose of
showing how closely the character of the
two nations is reflected in these rival dis.
plays"
DRgD Scorr-The NqtioIlal L,tell;oen.
etr has commenced The publication of the
oiiiciaI decision Of the Supreme Court in
'he pred Scot, case. aud very properly says:
but, whatever may be the legal grounds
on which the verdict of the Federal Judici-
| AIRY has been rendered it becomes the clear
I duty of all good citizens 10 WELD submission
to 1t so long as the ruling of the Court shall
stand unreversed. The fact that all the
/ Judges on the bench pronounced some de
cIsion upon the political points deemed TO
he included in the case at bar, would seem
TO indicate that those points were really es
seh'i"i 10 the decision in the opinion Of ali
aiIke and could not, therefore. have been
/ avoided IN any Judgment of the Court.
f Whatever lis decision might have been, il
became inevitable under these crcnrnstap.
ceS, that one political party OF. another, ac-
, coiding 10 the views or prcjudices Of its
members, WAS destined to be dissatisfied
with the result; but the duty of acquiescing
IN that result, whether equally acknowledge
ed 10y both parties or not. WAS equally i'm.
peratlve on both. and must remain so, as
/ long aS tie forms of law receive that re.
sPect TO which they are enttled-a duty.
moreover, which becomes only the more
incumbent when we reflect that the history
ot our Jurisprudence on more than one point
involved IN this case sufficiently shows that
the supreme Court is not restrained from
reviewing Its own decision"
The suggestion OF our correspondent.
(says the North Carolnnn.) "a lover of
corn bread, is worthy Of attention.
Corn IN these times of pressure and
want, 1t seems to US, can be better employ.
cI ON the knea ling board and in The kitch
EN-, than soaked in the ,hsulIery tub for
"s:aggcr juice Its legitimate purpose is
to fatten, not to boai and crimson with the
poison glow of bad face" and red eve.r
IL Is lrne that whi,key Is the healtliesl
lquOr that man can driuk-we admit
ih't--tor OF three young meu we knew
over IN Georgia, two drank brandy and
d'ed soiS, whIe the thirl, who drank wlis
Key altogether, Is now living lin the Geor.
GA PeniIenuary, aud is hand WORKING.
sober, frugal Shoemaker Tor the STATE, and
has has head shaved once every two months
AS an evidence OF The esteem and respcct Of
the proprietors of that ,,r,af ;us,,,,,,;,.