The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-26

James Robinson's Circus.

yesterday and pitched Its tent upon tne Cltar
del Green. The first performance was given
in the evening. and drew a crowded audience.
Mr.. Robinson claims to be the finest bareback
rider In the world, and his feats last evening
were certainly remarkable. The acrobatic
and athletic exploits of the other members Of
the troupe exhibited many new! points, ana
were we'll performed. A very Interesting
feature of the circus was Master Clarence
Robinson's trained pony, a white Shetland.
The last performance will be given his eve
ming.
The sale OF seats at the academy for the
three nights Of the tragedy engagement OF
Mrs. D. P. Bowers, began at the Academy oox
office yesterday, and will be continued to-day.
This lady Is now drawing OVERLOOKING houses
at Augusta.
Tho Grant- Wilson Demonstration.
la accordance. with the announcement IN
THE NEWS of yesterday, a mass meeting OF
Republicans was held last evening In front OF
the City Hail to listen to two gentlemen en-
ployeds by the: night by the Radical national
executive committee to haranGue such chance
audiences as they may encounter In q little
tour of the Southern States, mapped out for
them by the powers that be In Washington.
1t must not be understood by this casual
demonstration In Charleston that an active
campaign in this State is Intended by the
Radical national executive committee, for that
body have not, as YET, considered that South
Carolina was worthy OF that attention at their
hands. And the two gentlemen who address,
ed the City Hall assemblage last even
Ing, were by no means sent here for thai
especial purpose. Theiact is that those gen.
tlemen, In pursuance of orders from head
quarters, are proceeding to Georgia, Alabama,
Florida and other points, where 1t ID thought
their logic may have some effect, and, finding
Charleston on their route, they kindly con-
sented to stop herefor one night and give one
exhibition in Charleston. The exhibition has
proved an eminent succeas In point of numbers
and enthusiasm, and any other free show
whatever would have proved equally success
full. The information that a Radical mass
meeting was to be held at the City Hall had
been gradually disseminated among our col
ored citizens by means of spelling out the ad-
vertlsement and oral communication, and 9
crowd Of blacks, numbering perhaps two
thousand, were assembled In front OF the City
Hall when the speaking commenced.
The meeting was presided over by
General William Quincy, and the first
speaker introduced was Attorney.General
Williams. Mr.. Williams made q good speech,
but he slgnally failed to arouse the enthusiasm
OF bis audience. The staple topics Of bis adj
dress we're the sectional prejudices of the
South and the Ku-Klux legislation of Con.
gress. It was a.good speech and would read
well In print, but 1t was received In cminous
silence by his audience, for the two reasons
that the negroes could not comprehend what
be was talkingSabout, and the whites saw that
be was theorizing from an Oregon standpoint,
and knew very little, practically, about the
condition of affairs In South Caroline. The
next speaker was General James A. Hall, from
Maine, laid he succeeded better than Mr.. VIII
llams. Mr.. Hall addressed himself exclusively
to the eolOred portion Of his audience, and
brought bis arguments way down to the level
of their comprehension. He told funny
stories and made funny gesLiculations, and he
amused his colored hearers Immensely. Most
of the stories that he told were very good, and
there were some of them that had not been In
print more than Two or three years. If, how
ever, Mr.. Hall had any desire to be up With
the age in the matter OF funny stories he
might improve biz repertoire by taking any of
the comic almsnacs of 1869 and 1870 and
culllng theretrom all the stories to
which ne could by any possibility add
q political moral. 1t Is unkind, how
ever, to be hypercrItical In discussing
the inertia Of q free show and 1t must be
admitted that with q little practice
both Of thespsakers of last evening would do
very well, the first as 9 heavy tragedian and
the second as'g light comedy man.. AS a free
shoW'the meeting was a success, but as q po-
lttical gathering 1t was failure. It ia safe to say
that not a single vote was altered in the com-
Ing Presidential election by the demonstra-
ton of last evening, and it ls a mark of shrewd
practical wisdom on the part of the Radical
national executive committee that they have
sent no more speakers to address the people
of South Carolina.
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