The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-14

passports-Notwithstasdiug all that
has been said against gambling. re-
ileetlns and decided men must nj.
low. that III tho actual state Of sorie.
~, The legal converting If vice into
profit Is necessary evil. A proof
that all the ohium attendant on tho
measures IL not 10 be attributed ex-
elasi'ely 10 the republican govern
nrnts. Is. that at the present day.
gambling taxes form part 1.-THE bud
gel NJ the old gnrernInent now re-es-
iabllshed. Since it was an 0naysi1a-
bic evil. il became necessary In emA
pioY severe regulations. that The dia-
order might nt least be- under cap-
troll. Under the empire. the esta-
blIshment If which cost nearly fur
hundred millions of francs, since
there were hirty families 10 be pro.
''ded with dignlties ard honors. il
heramf necessary 10 organizr tho
s4ms11g hepS'& apq,te a.uehlaegrr
81 ale' tnI' TIN ringyrG aJs-tAt1r Mas
moi solely OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, mo.
wing phalanxrs If pr,spies. ! nonf4
hatefr az snprrintejapi general Of
gahbilsg houses in France. perrlpn
The elder, who alrcatty farmedthcm.
aud who. ar,r tlIc. .corbnation. ex.
fendet hls privilege 6vfr al the chief
towns1I thr'ewPire, upnn condition
OF paying fonrtect. milIipps yesrly.
independent pfthl'fs. thousand lTrfancs
daily ~ the p'nislca.pf the p5lice.
Nj hoI'er, ad Mt fenaiD in his
banaB. = y I SIC.
Allftliese elcnisals of an immense
power dill not rcseli my cabinet thrro
Il exp'r''@lihont d4tgts. AsI aas
hprned of.al|,it became by duty To
efatrf IN myself the pubiite .c.m.
pAinlA IN order to make known 10
tho heakpf Inv ,g,aye,nment thc un-
"aShless N StoIgunes of the st&ae.
Alll aotthcrcforc dis.embie, f'18t >
II We N my power to act upon tho
fear n lcrrar which either more or
less Constantly ag,tatcd the possess.
Or Of unlimited power. The great
scare hrFa into tic state, | could rnm4
PLAN, ceilsurr and condemn for tho
whole ri France. In this poinl or
view, whatrrilS have not prevent,
ed II fo'ind myself unab1t ~ re-
daec, AZ waslny wish. the general
police toa mere scarecrnw. | have MT
least the satisfaction Of being ablo
IN assert that have d0ne more good
than III that ~ t. say, that | ba,o
az oided more evil than IT VAS per-
mltied me IL do. having almost IL
ways to struggle with the preIadlees
the passions, and tho furious trang.
ports of the Chief OF the State.
In my second ministry, succeeded
much more by the force III nllorna-
ton and OF apprehension. than b, re-
stralnt and the employment of eaer~
ceIvc measures. received the an.
cient police maxim, namely, taat
three persons could mol meet and
speak indisCrcetly upon public af-
fairs. without it's coming the next
day To the ears Of the minister of DO.
lice. Certain It is, that | had tho
address 10 make IL universally be-
lieyrd that wherever four persons
assembled. there, in my pay, Were
eyes 10 see and ears to hear. Such
belief, no doubt, tended to general
corruption and dcbasemcnt bat ON
the other hand. what evils, what
wretchedness, what tears has il pre-
vented I Such then was this vast &
terrific machine called the general
police OF the empire. Ii may costly
be conceived, that without neglect
ing thr details. vas chiefly enga.
ged upon its ensemble, aud rs esuits.
VI he Prince de 1t, the Prince
de C. and thp princp de NJ