The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-13
From III N. Y. C,,maisreiat Bulletin.
GAMBLING.

We are gra'ifi,d al observing, thai the people of
Mississippi appear deter lined IL rid themselves ol
the gamblers aud b|ac,le2s, who have 50 hong in
tested the principal lawns in The State. nv measures,
which though firm AID uncompro nj ing arr entire
" leg i aud Objectionable. The eilz iS ul Jsek>on
have at pubic meeting, convened Tor the express
purpose of taking into consider ton, he u o>t ri c.
IL means oi expellng thi> n xhuS class Of indi-
vidnIlS, passed a series OF re>,utuns WHICH, we
uua, will prnve entirely pracic bic, without The nr-
ccs>v Of a rrsort ~ tho high handed nd lIweSs
acts which, few years since, werr unhappiiy o 10
frequent occurrence IN orr sister ale IN The re>o
ui ms ref red TO- the eli ZsnS called upon 10 CO.
operate with The civiI authorities in the removal of
what i j,>y regarded II public evil while The
VI iynr ana Atierin n ar inv 'ked t. he faithful
exrcuii IN oihe vtriunS penal enactnen which ex-
Isl up IN the >uhiec, aud which are considered am
ply sufficient rthe accompli hmrn OF he pr"po ed
object. Thi>s IA, AMI proper aud viii, doub les,
b: flowed bv the disappearance OF class thai
.h,ud b. looked upon with general abhorrenct, as
the pe>lSof society.
The issue OF lie uses for public gambling. has
been III un-> defended on the graunhS that Irs >ia-
tive Sinci ~ j. source Of lucrative revenue 10 The
S at, AMI that a. gam ng Is habit founded IN The
predpnin 'nca Of passion which cannot be erIdt-
catei II viii b. continnrd in secrecy, and lhuS the
object Of .Sia ion he defeated. These Arguments
lie nnsil,f GLORY. Stale, like an individual, has
charac tr IL ina,;lln and conn rrhtnsivt pin
cples Of pubic m ,rd'itv should not b. : cI,tce To
the <orIrd considerations OF I'ernniary advdnas".
10 iicru>e .nbiin2 IS 10 hlaz n wee, aud This is
ind. ten>ibe on any plea Of absrAcl ethics The
ru ctluentS ot the legislature should he ended 10
encourage the cz'n> in The performance OF his ci-
vii all lisiuus obligation; not 10 allure him 10
The ndul ,ence of p ss,on taught with misery,
which woutd perchance have Siumb.red inhc I'VE,
had not The S'imn'uS OF nuhic ,mnun " been pre-.
<'utrd. Ginning is passion, and IN will, very
likely, ruin themselves by lis I'm hecked .xr,c,>e,
ceSTite the rrtrS of The lIw, and the Suggestions ~
reason tnd Judgment; and l. an! cr passion and
The love OF Tong qoo'S ptssi,l,; and under III.
nj fence Of the uncunlfol bic tx lSptrilpn pro-
ducel by tn Sc .u>es inen will sometimes mint
murder But pub c gaming ought no NOR. To b.
to,rra ed, b cause the passions ut mankind lad
them - thu p icIouS rdclIce, than murder shoud
be ,uff red og unpinishe,i, can,e men will che
'i>h iiexingu Shable ire, or viii pun an enemy in
| their IN ,uth> III sira away her senses"
| The plain duy IT the leg hure j, 10 discourage
| vice, and 10 provide Tor it, chisiS,menl. Lit the
! lust to- gaming seek indulgence in those dalk and
rtmo' recess :, where il Can alone b. safely graft
nd. Such secret htu,ts will he rtqn ned only hv
II se IN WHOM the habit i, soar cL,, ab con
r ned, tn Hriinrr the lie If III dttci m, nor The
SautIy lessons oi experience, viii deter from ITS
* re >e>. Bl hunhrr Is aud IN u>aid~ ui The vet
| in in,enl and unp,lu'ed will b. saved from the n
aro' bling precipl atrd into The vortex, hs main.
ing nnrxpD>ed 10 rhe Temptations that surround The
brink, and Ignorant Of It's fascinating, bI fatal dslu-
! Siuns. ..".