The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-06-04

The Civil Rights Bill Is a theme OF gen
ersl conversation. This enormity and the
dry weather are sufficient to make people
complain, but they cannot complain at
tie low prices asked by Robert Russell,
Dschera, for any article In his store. Give
lin a call and see for yourselves. Money
ar barter will be received. and good bar
gains given. Remember 10 call on him
iOr your dry goods and groceries.
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icy SHOW, &c.-Friday last was = gala
dsy for rs. Messrs. WoottSn & Andrews,
ia good faith, came to winchester and
spread their tents, and gave the public q
CalisthsMic Ex position, which VAS rs good
a. the majority OF circuses. And then, DO
iAre day, like the Arabs, they folded them
and slOls away. And they obtained a
handsome crowd hcrs. (We use handsome
ss n numeral adjective, miNd ySu.) We,
o~urself, were all integPr In that crowd, and
we we're glad to see 3 number OF intessrS
Of humanity there who were bold enough
in conscience 10 not rcfase 3 little fun
phen offered at the price OF fry cents.
We like that sort Of independence. for, Of
all things in this brief life we have come
10 dSteAt, it is this Puritanical suicide Of
mood people who imagine, honestly, we
believe, that to look ut wild beasts. and
lsIrh at clowns, and wSrdcr at the agility
of trapczc performers, units them for the
Kingdom Of n eaven. The fact is. We ar
IDENTIFY love to visit a good circus or q good
minstrel show, and the lattOr We generally
hayR. Won know, after the circus il over.
Nslaugh and grow fat, and life is robbed
Of half its ills. Honestly, it would be a
good thing if the State would provide a
circus, or some other Amusement, Tor us'
once or twice q year. We want no EladA-
tor;al shows, no bull fghts, or anything
that would torture man or bcSst-we only
want amusement. The people need
amusement. else they Become morbid, sour,
uSfriendiy. bigoted, fsnaticai, self-riEht-
scrs. aad unSencrous, AID We admire the
splrit which pronpted sovereiSnS in old
an times to order occasionally exhibitions
60 please the multitude. Ts dig and
delys;H to heard up money TO wear a
long face day atsr day ; to strain st gnsts
and swallow ramels--thesc things too Of
ten are Concsmitants Of religious pcrsuN-
si@us. Hnman nature is not to be dcfOrm-
I'd in this way nor hath God SO intended.
Despite the ruritanical and wrongful tax
put upoN circuses and l%AenaGcrics, they
ut ccme, and people ,sil 20. Reduce the
rl1 AMI msre people would go, SeCsnse
n. price of admission would be less aRd
we would not, az \ state or county, ba
wcrstcd financially. And all Of us wsuld
he happier for the amusement afforded uS.
Now, We know some One-even the pull
pit-msy take issue with us on this sub
isct. We defy any enc to shsw wherein
IN prOng exists in going to 9 circus, me-
Ilagerie or minstrel show. This Ia 4 bold
assertion for these times. 1t would have
been a passport to death in more puritan
iesl DAYS. when YOU dared net traverse
cherished reliy ious beliefs. But the day
ia near at hand when ore carnot be cruel
lied for an honest expression Of opinion.
LiuJ INO' NCNHlLnUlCnnS kllCIN ~ - HntA~
raj tendency Of men to get angry with
those who will not think as they Go,
and tho history Of menkisd shows
that difference in opiaion. in most matters,
Is are ef the bittcrest Of all offences, and
is visited with punishmeAts of diverse de-
lrees. Well, We don't propose, as an edi-
tor. or an individual, to win tbs High
land heart" by expressing great admira-
ton for tho bagpipe, II We like the fate
or violin better. There 10 in sur nature
an irresistible hent to think for %ourhelf, and
abuAdant experience has taught US thai
PEOPLE will net all think the same way
That i. what we told a good man the other
LAY who was bitterly deneuncing all kinds
Of amusement, even to the lOsa Of his tenn
per. and yet, We have seen hin laugh att
iakc, Or repartee Of wit upon orr streets
as much as VIC laughed at the clown in
Nso.en Andrew circus or any ether
circus heretofore.
Ths TACT is, toe many 81 rs are intoler-
art is our opinions, and We somstimes
think that the story OF Charles V. n his
clecks.ught to be hung up in every house
in cur land, that eur children might read
it and lear a to detest fanaticism In all IT'S
phases. They would learn the great lea
sos Of federation which the world has not
vet learned well enough. and that fer hi.
honest belief mali IL indeed r~tspsnsible'
Nut responsible only to his Maker .
some one has said There Is no intaliioie
authority here to which we can 90 ana
have all our little differences decided. II
binders me" Says the same one-a preach
erl from being 80 keen a churchman As
slght be disposed 70 be, when l see thai
very wis. and good meu think directly
opposite to me; aud when | see, too tha'
Almighty God looks on At Us, COINS
through life thinking 50 differently. aac
vouehsafes 10 US no unmistakable infor,
nation which Of Ms Is right"
4 certain person will understand VIII,
NE quote this and we hope the quotation
viii do no harm. We would say to hin
. too, that Prayer has sometimes beef
made a most wicked way Of conveying
calumnies against q fellow mortal. .
II ever Satan was disguised As an angel .
light i. Was when wrath and uncharita
siens1 yelled themselves under the fi
form OF prayer" Let there never be ad
rnitted to our minds the faintsst idea q
"etfro at somebody In prayer. Il 10 eow
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