The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-23

For the Palladium
EDlToRs PALLADIUM: wish to enquire through
the medium Of your paper, what the public are to
understand by the sale Of concert alias lottery tick
cts in the Christian city Of Richmond. Fer about
thirty years / have been citizen of this vicinity
have often felt, and still DO. interest for the
advancement and prosperity Of this Ito mel delight
full and had almost said native city
| have cooiccd in the unity and concert of many
in this pisee to stay tie march Of intemperance, aud
the use ofialozieating drinks, with las lad hopcdJ
az its attendant evils.
It IS deeply to be regretted by me, and should
think, be b. al who desire 20 promote Industry and
morality that a system fraught with much evil
that Of gambling should speing up IN the wake of
those good Efforts TO Danish from midst the hor
ro!s of iatemperauce. IAtemperancc what is intern
perance? o, consistency, thou art a Jewell
Wee ard intemperauee 60 hand in hand and though
may rid fajrEImed city Of intoxicating drinks
yet if we are disposed to rink at gambling We shall
soon find that to be grievous source Of ntemper
aace and they who follow in is train viii sink low
ia the ral. of misery and desp@ir, as those who min
-e over the Intoxicating bowl This may be deemed
BIZ some strong language, but let examine the sub
iect and ra-e out some Of its SAT effects for Of all
other nacias Is gambling consider the lottery class
the Uaz dangerous, because II being he most popu-
lar drav the greater number into it. not that they
are skilled or disciplined ia gaming but with hope
inspired for isck or chance. the giddv youth well
Is FL gIDer years. are induced to vest in the
game we'll understanding the more invested the bet
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temptation. { Inns: \ invests QUE dollar and T.
ag-: \ fl:'s-B. draws a meagre pEize. This stimu-
Ia-cS both to decrease the amount Of investment
Tins the stimIiaHt IS continued. and the means Of
nle.r a promising youth exhausted When all his
earnings wasted the mind becomes dissipated b.
disappointment. and standing the verge of ruin
aeggarel and disgraced. has become a st subject 10
Outbreak against the laws If his untry aud his
God. Will any cav this IS not true picture? Then
ct rs turn the page of history and have be-
fore the following paragraph, written by an Amer
lean. v lii- q t5ur in Europe be visited Dublin
Z tise vhen lotteries tolerated in that city
lie says lEe city mag contain two hundred ard fifty
tAaas-.l Inhabitants many Of whom roll in luxury
bat tsaee j. comparison that nave seen in Er-
ra.a fa stretched a4sta-iess. il the alleys and back
streets. n 4cl are at-ai with human beings who in
their iIt5v mode 5f living uakedaes=. depravity aud
ra5ras really the affecting SIGHT humane
feeling mind that perhaps alF city ia the world caa
exhibit One source of this misery IS the name
lottery ii II tie cry which make a splendid ap-
fsea-ance by candle. iShf II streets there are
many whose doors - Continual. surrounded b.
D3o ha.s-aakad people. WHO lay oct their little ALL
hch perhaps they have begged. in the hope Of gain
by their chaece: bu. the keepers offhese Offices have
made such nice c4leusat5Jus upon chances that thea,
are sure TO gan Tbs Is stated being great
source Of misery 10 thousands pf poor. such
Swarm ab1nt tie streets begging 40 induced 20
venture tbeir s=-. p.-taHcss il hope Of obtaining
more \ Eic4 taev ofzen greatly deceived and i
one in E~s4r N my sasad gain something il still
serves Id keen Up HE desusi0a
Tais Is - doabt trsle picture of the product oil
saeh gaming; z-1i shall we IN this favored land IN
this boosted age ~ Ggat, ard IN this CHRISTIAN ctr
foid our arms AID quietly pass along when maeses oil
E0cea-!9 Asir sAaa1e be L saif-as well a. Tnesr
we're crowduy i1to the spacious hall hat rejects tne
>saTrs- il order to eac0G -4e U1ler disguise tnt-
most iceEtious and dezrac practice OF comproIai-
sing ga-abas b. purchasing coaoert ticket n con-
n=etioa with lottery il hopes of drawing prlze
O consistency. O cjtv OF br5thegly toTe, where are
thy far oBesz " here are thv sails watchmeal
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