Year: 1859

We publish the following advertisement of Mr.. T.
o. Hdmarsh, agent of Robinson & Lakes Circus
company, in which he defends them against the at
tacks of the correspondent of the Petersburg En-
press.


Messrs EDITORS: In your paper of Saturday
notice two articles copied from the Petersburg Ex-
press purporting to give description of affair
which occurred at Gaston in this State, in which,
the company represent conficted with some parties
resident IN the neighborhood of that place; and
winch by Misrepresentation, and niay go
far as to say direct fasehood places the company
hooson 4a Lake IN very unenviable iig MT before
.he PUBIC 1t is not my purpose now, to drag from
behind his Stalking horse of anonymous signature,
the author Of this calumny and show the petty in
HuenceS which induced him to this unlnanly courses
but merely to contradict the article untrue, and
| show to the public that this bungling correspond
ent has refated his own statement sufficiently to
condemn itses false to all who choose to read and
! think for minute upon the matter.


The Press by courtesy, allows to its correspond
ents the privilege of writing description of ccuY-
rences over anonymous signatures, but whet man
steps aside from description and induges in bellous
abuse and malignant SANDER, he should be brave
enough to append his own name; and having touch
ed the shield of his opponent with the sharp end of
his weapon, show himself in Propria Persona
against all corners. The chivalry of this country
will demand this and repudiate the cowardly
this correspondent of the Express has chosen
The true circumstances of the case, as far as [
can learn them, for was not at CASTOR at the time
of the untoward occurrence, were these: gentle
man there opened Hotel for the exclusive accommo-
dation of the company; upon its arrival, DISPOSE
ton was manifested on the part of few drunken
men to have fight with some of the company, and
one of the men whose name figures very conspicu-
ously as being hurt foremost in the expression
of his determination to "kick up row"-the same
individual succeeded in breaking up the performance
at Everetts Varieties. Robinson ordered his men
to desist from even the show of retaliation and in
this way submitting to abuse and insult, the day
was got along with in peace During the hours vi
performance, and while the ladies were at the pa
vilion attending to their professional engagements
Mrs. Lakes private was entered by these row
dies gamblers and drunkards, her wardrobe dis
tributed about a table placed, and gambling and
other nuisanccs practiced therein One of the par
ty then descended to the dining room IN the absence
of the landlord and violated all rules Of decency and
domestic propriety in fact they took possession Oh
the house. abused and insuted verybody beyond the
point where 9 forbearance ceases to be vlrtue anu
when it was even necessary for men to defend uelr
lives and property. Hence tie d!D1eutty-hence the
sinstigation on the part of those who should hav@
known better which the correspondent OF the EA-
press complains of. The correspondent OF the hN-
press forgot to state that those gentlemen who a-
yised the company to defend themselves are all clt-
zens of high standing, not engaged IN the matter,
and only influenced he is not by sense OF rghC
and Justice His allegations in reference 10 the
comnanvs refusing to pay their license are absurd
the tax regulated in this State that tnere can
be no question about the matter, and that com
pany about travelling over great portion OF inc
State should daily resist the officers OF the law Is
too ridiculous, and like his other statements oeals
Then comes horrible, hcartrending story, that
a worthy Doctor is missing and the last that was
seen of him that he was being brutally murder
ed upon tine banks of the river and it was suppos-
ed the BODY had been tumbled in This would be
truly startling only in his next account he Is Obliged
to saw that the doctor has turned up not In the river
| fret n2mzdered and then drOacned; Gut at home
having swan the river and taken the cars to his own
| home How dreadfully he must have been beaten
Fie fe, Robin, you should put your HIS better to, TO-
gether and with little more investigation 1t Will
no doubt be shown that the doctor was fcrred over
the river and went quietly home to get rid OF bad
associates. Then gentleman " Rough Head, lnti-
mates as almost last resource OF vltupcratlo some
thing about abolitionist. another weak invention OF
the memory John Robinson has been travelling
over the country for the last thirty years and Is too
well known to have such thought OF INN harbof-
ed hv any save those who would like the boy steal
ing apples screen themselves by charging the lnno-
! cent with the delinquencies they themselves are
guilty Of l believe abOlltlOnlsts In TINS country
love conceament and alacnys a0r5te ocer anonymous
SIGNATURES Mr. A. Robinson is charged with the
henious crime of saying to negress, stand back
ga &c; this does not SAVIOR much Oh aooionsi ii ;
| Now Mr. Robinson is not "overcrowded with honl-
ed nhrase any than he is horribly stuffed With
| epithets Of war" but under a rough esateror no
warmer heart ever beat in human breast aiaoainany


an act of unobtrusve charity and kindly coslda'l,
ton attest his scnstveness to distress and Sood4
| feeling to those in want -


that: Firstly his part the correspondent OF the
! Petersburg Express has shown no reason why the


Circus Company should have commenced this dlfii-


cultv consequently it must have originated with ms
own party.


| Secondly, after charging the whole matter upon
I the Showmen and exhausting upon them his vocab-


uary of billingsgatc in which by the by he exces,


he comes and says they were ''instigated to it


by those who should have known better showing


that the good citizens enough of justification IN
the affair to countenance and instgate the circus
men even to the repugnant alternative


Thirdly that in his second statement he Is obllg-


ed to acknowledge that the Doctor is safe ana the


wounded parties all doing wellthat one Of his par


ticular friends drew his Derrnger and shot snow,


mans ear off, showing that his party were gooo


fighting men and armed for the attray.


Fourthly that he is for contradctng ms
own statements, and a malignant one for kicking at


man who never injured him, and is as well known


and respected in the South he is.


And Fifty. l must ask the Public to reject now
runous it would be to the interests OF "a Company
travelling at an expense of $3 or $4OO per day to
to foster encourage permit anything like an ln


pleasant collision with the People. are traVellng


among and from whom we expect cur Patronage


and support r,D,,Apcu
Manager of Robinson & Lakes


Menagere & Circus
} egy- Vanorsdelrs Photographic Gallery is one of
the neatest establishments in town. Mr. v is an ex-
ceent artist his melaneotypes, an1brotypes, Photo


graphs and other styles Of pictures cannot be exce