The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-05
BE rTiNG~GAMBLING,

BcIing is one OF The forms vi gambling
aud UEenLimcS one OF The mDsl exciting
and v!lailng sorts OF gambling. Tnt
laws forbid II as d helnouS vice; e>pecidlI,
are they rigorous and severe on the prac-
ice ct betting on elections, because heie
We puniy OF the elective franchise Is d.
iecti!v corrupted by gold And yet poIri,
cIhGs cOnlemn the law and set II al d f.
anc. ali over the and Wnat are We to
| hlnk OF such meu?
Are no0es! vo,ers OF our country aware
now Their votes are converted into gam6-
Ing stock? Are they aware of The WIDE
sp'e"d system Of gambling, that threatens
10 destroy our Institutions! If not, we
can tell them, that the genIuses Of his M
venilve age have found out tnat AmeYicaM
polItcs are thing to make m0ney out Oj,
as wei rs any thing els; aud rtgulnI
system has been devised ana pat ia optr.
alon, by political gamesers aad bdcklegs
from onr end Of the couulrv 10 the other,
by which thousands are enriched and 9TH
er thousands are made poor by The betting
business. II has become a great business,
aud vastly proh'abIe to The ptlrcipaI nous
rs concerned III The trade. CAauceS con.
necled with our ete.lIous, are calcua.
ted upon, and RISKS proposed accordingly
Great gamblers IN cites appoint their u.
gents 10 most OF our large county towns
second hand gamblers, who have
theIr pay per centum, for securing bets
according 10 certain schedules placed in
their hands. To accomplish a work OF
deception, Pr1rate expresses are sent out,
at large cosl, 10 these agents, giving them
Information IN advance, One true for
their beueli, the talSe for turm to clrcu-
late S" as IL deceive an opposite parlv,)
and then these agents conlrIve 10 get W
disputes, make challenges, aud secure bets
on the most favorable terms, Sc. False
felurns are published and syul out bv one
parry 10 deceive another so as 10 get the
moSl advan a9eouS bells out Of them
Aud has II come TO thls2 Has the pol,i- |
cal arena OF our free country become one
vast gambling table on which the in,eres>
ted and Jealous leaders of parties plan
helr games for money! Let US no long |
tr boast OF more purity In our elective 4.
here, than exists in England. -
We are rulned people il II has turned !
out that our most SACRED franchise has ,
passed INTO the hands oil political games
lers, who move the peope On lhei game.
10y tables as the jugg Ter moves his wires
aud his puppets.
|! Is said that in u single day in Boston
last week, the leaders OF one IF The poI,,l,
ga parties, eIated and intoxicated BY the
receipt OF returns that betokened their hi.
1nph, lost more than three hundred thou
Sand dolIarS.All over the counrry,our cleo
ions have become gambling stock. God |
save Ameli.o! Ame@-G Gospel Banner.
The foregoing is copied into this paper,
rom the UnIversaIlst Wa,chman, pub
.shed at Montpelier, and dated Nov. Esd
1914 In the Vcrgennes Velmonter oil
he 9Th Of last month, the same ayticle is
inserted as Editoriatl is there not tai.
.n enough in the great city of Vergennes!
o furnish column or so o! original edi.
orial for the Vermouler? What say
riend B aisdeII-ifyou cannot raise the
lelp named, would il not be itlle more
lecent to credit those who can write an
'nicle? BY the way, | have noticed that
several editors have practiced on the 50 me
principle, which did not look to me like