Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-02-11

itit - Fisi't " Ffih'ifcuc tf'Atfp'~et-S@.
ised 10 lure tie maynard Irom the FAITHS of
truth
We tnov shat the niybrst0s IF licensed
patnbljna are not themselves ,~otarIes ut tie
Yirr .a4alhny arr,ie Tint by lnHaiiz'rg public
banking eatnea they Will break ny private
gaminGf md that The rtta 81 Justice vii he
snteervel by making the r~tatttrr, il not 'nnfe
fasbpptab1s. NJ least lesa tlnh4stng. These
i1eas are altogether I~lfarinna, ]" Imagine
there would bs loss gaming ntdef surh a eye
lem, r'rt,ii be- to suppose the police pt a faro
bank more eff lent ihan that ri either The
ttatp et ritr. II bot con Inc :. A1htD bro
around 4 "tnnhpftt linli' the tefi,etnehts hat
d. zzle the inceyertr prtt- hofi ri Frapra'''so r
trtrhibrl'e is tot h, " V to weaken III" pro-
uni,sity tur, tf lestpti lf,e ptartisf Of gntii' L
I11es any ttth atllttse that IL single rnn!hi"r
would . reclaimed bv nraHiny fiis '@acstinn .
.ltWfll ,tln1 And Dies not rrprf body knnW
/ vat ifintaanla uprt, tlint's1has " the r'sthE
generation are deferred from gambling ny II"
aet,Fn NJ s',,tns Pint tver~lielrts thew "
| araakirp into f. hifirn PLACES, ~ ~ \ sr"fet
and a braided mtt Threw rTnn iho houses
under The suiritnti 81 lie a4p4-ttEncf 4 temp 81
& Mtmurtn aud barn nfutnfj t'" pedestal o'
the bleed stained i pty -, ensc If sweet saHor,
and wake he nglrs 81 riplt Witl, music "l
rafest cadshte-and irw many are thate III
ihis rity IL IN the legislature who would not
r,slt them, through c,.tiostig, # for nothing
else Attd Ia it tight. =, moral, OF christian,
| tU tenpt the youth ui the enquiry within The
precincts u sHcl Il f'4re II i statesman
shin ~ invest the tnrRt per litl"u= ~ MI crimes
with any Of tfe qualities II rcsptrtahilliy,-
| ur wise 10 dignity the most Disgusting pc ies
If ra4ra1cy w.Ih tho slightest protection q
law
l1psides, there i aliri rro1f Of he imner e
pppt Wrought by the Funptession u public
gambling, hat II carrnt have escaped lle tHos'
careless sbshrver. Take 81 ~eHinr|p from nur
steainhnats. The time Was, Nhen n yesse'
could not ret under way hcfnrp the cabin was
strewrI Witheard tables, and during The whole
trip. morning, noon and night, every passenger
would be engaged in play--frr money Near.
" avery otfiet nan YOU would meet at h" pub
ltr hctels. IN s'agee, IN steamboats,, NJ water
iNp nlaces, and indeed at every place nF public
resort. was a h a5klet. Now it Is unusual To-
spa a game played upon a stnarnhont for mo
ney, and The race Of this Fperies Of pruIeaai1rt-
al swinilets is fast hecnnliig extinct. They
do not dress now as they we're wunt-in One
apparel With mnstaclros, imperial. aud rufilea
shirts, nur travel with body servant. They
have fallen into Strengthened vavs. aad tl,ert
vocation has beentnn a Erofn and curse. l.
the Legislature prepared tn ope, q new ma.
nnfactory 10 supply he market with thnrtugI
brel E0mestersi Are the members willing
to iiifame The taste for gaming oFresh. hv Al.
fnrding a dainty indulgence to The appetite
Can any one s%eriuuslr contemplate a revlva
of this degrading custom without disgust ant
horror,
| ook upon our cityl Does rot The strpn
yer wha suinurned here two years since miss
something that offended his eyesl Docs no
the Christian IN his daily walk remark an irn
provclnent in The aspect Of Canal aud adio,n
Ing streets Then The walls uf The housed
were bedizzened with lottery bills II gaud,
%colorE. with imposing capital prizes-atrrest
Ing The attention Of The public. aud tempting
The cupidity Of the needy. the avaririous ont
The young. Aud IN entering one OF those nlii
ces, over whose doors these Insignia were IN
futled. YOU would find the working man, III,
mechanic and the apprentice psrting with hi
weeks wages to purchase a piece of painted
paper. Lotteries have been suppressed, am
with The removal of the gorgeous poster hs
passed away the thirst for this species Of gam
bling,
Az a last rczort, tho Grape tables wort
nightly thref god with the eager disciples O
pluIis This widest fancy eau ~srarcely pain
the scenes that continually occurred nj theFt
tecepsatles Of vice. The agony Of deRpai
was strangely miugletl with the e,areHcpn
triumph of successful raining-eShihiting the
extremes OF passion N dreadful proximity J.,
lock without emotion upon The rountrnancct
Of the hetters, were An Achievements denotlttI
A hardened heart. Compressed lips and start
ing eye-ballr indicated The intensity Of feeling
Under which the progrnsH Of the game was
watched, and no tace were a natural hue px.
cept the sutcmaton w',c. vi b cold indifference,
To the agony that surrounded him. levied hi,
contributions. upon tho delnded multitude, ant
tilrhed from the father tho mite that sl,oult
have procured a mornings meal for ha Chi
dren. Craps have been put down. thanks ts
the Attorney General. and now our CITY i,
will out a single abode of vice. except such
perhaps. "a rats have aud vermin, who hurrov
within concealed places.
The passage If thts law il urged to Fnprl,
\ revenue TO the State. II the State derive.
any considerable e%mrIument from tljH source
it will be by encouraging gaming-bv sttmu
lating vice, by reauFcitating a collapsed ans
deeByed race of money.liters Every doIlat
received will he the evidence Of eame trats
upon the stranger, or Of a youth victimized
whore tender mind has heen debau, he'd by ,ht
bland ishment cf the gambling ,ahle-Bet'e
fsr that HE treasury should be bankrupt, thai
thai the morals ot society should he ~pollntrt
ia rep|enish ita exhausted Golfers, Arnvonut
lutclased At the coat Of virtue ls too oSrnn
sivr. however great. Granting that a large
| addition to the receipts could be collected it
This manner. [R fact " ma means r~ertarn,) why
make an exception of this crime WHY moi
l logalise arson. pEd let the incendiarv light III
| the consuming fltnR with \ stature Of the State
upon paving n price for the privilege. PIT !
lager ~ the ltandR of the assassin unnn the
payment Of the tHe"-hc L. equally respectable
with tho black leg. and his vocation Is less
perriciouS, ~ iis Influence ia more circum,
serlhed. There is not a manly feature in The
crime that recommending to considerations. /
nes no daring TO awaken for it The svmpatl !
Of the bold. no tendency that can commend Il
to the charity of any one.
How could the officers of the law stamp the
deal.box with the arms OF thn State, without d
blush That seal rcnrceents the l'clinat
opening her breast to feed her young with he,
hearts bLr cd whilst by tho act OF legaltzing
gambling. the STATE would tiftr up her CHI.
ireu 10 be devouret fer shckels cfpo}s. WIN
not ~liccn,e the pollution of females rs well IS
the destruction Of The other seXi WHY not
arm the sedicer with inpunity, as The gam.
bier with law! let not our Legislators tiSk the
~torg-rs OF such a statute Lei them not on.
counter The reproachos of tarse who may fall
A prey to It's hanefuI influences. Who could
brook the destraueht -azeot the undone youth
j aha rn,stNI latham nr ~, ahDtiE>p h, npp ~
some desperate fellow. being N''ose wi hand