Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-07-11
Lotteries.

the West, having been solicited 10 BUY
a lottery ticket. thus answers the let
ter:
If we wanted to make money we
have no confidence that we should be-
fairly dealt with by any one who is
engaged in the lottery business. The
actors in lotteries are gamblers. No
man but n gambler ut heart is willing
to make money in such way; and Ms
to buying lottery ticket, il requires
the gambling spirit to do even that
much. We would as soon sit down
and play at cards for money, rs soon
pay dime with others, for each shot
at turkey. with the right TO have il
il We should succeed Ia killing it,
There is no sort OF gambling that is
worse than buying lottery tckets.-
The menbers OF orr Church who
would do such a thing, should be dis
ciplined.
Lottery dealers are class OF men
who should be eschewed by every
good man. They are dead weights In
the community; they are clogs; they
live without labor; they render moth
ing for what they receive; they teach
others to be dishonest and incident
The farmer. the mechanic and the
merchant. make property or improve
il. or carry il to those who consume it.
Lottery men only receive and con
sumo. Every man should be subjecl
to the precepl. "lf any man work not
neither shall I've eat"
From the above communication we
perceive that we have the promise tina
Il we choose to buy ticket. the secret
shall be kept. Christians. includln.
ministers. may gamble and not be dis
graced. as the matter is to be strictly
kept iacognito. That is clever, indeed
Ii Is very convenient when men wan
to sin, to have place Of designation
and pledge Of secresy. The devi
and his allies are very considerate =
They offer us grog shops. with nic'
screens OF the door. and the window
curtains are kept down. and. indeed
for special customers. there are bach
doors. They furnish us with masked
balls. with the privilege Of saying VIVA
we list TO others. male or female, with
out knowing or being known, anc
now, in these last days Of progressiy,
deviltry. we are told that we may or
der lottery tickets and "holding al
COMMUNICATIONS strictly confidential
We remain very respectfully. YOU
obedleni servants"
Well IL Messrs. Egerton Il Bro
could respect us after selling US lot
terry ticket, we confess their STANDARD
and ours differ as the opposite poles
We should feel self contempt and dis
gusi, which would be very much NOR
painful than the contempt and DISCUS
which ~ In our heart towards then
and their craft. We can not recipro
cate the complimentary subscription o
their letter. ior we can not feel "yer,
respectfully" toward them, nor cal
we agree 10 be one Of their 'obedien
servants" until We can think then
better masters than the dcvel.opement
Of the above communication indicate
II. indeed. they are our "obedien
servants" we command them to Civ
up the neiarous, demoraIizmg. dis
honest and unlawful business Ia whic|
they are employed. aud engage l
some honorable. honest and useful oc
cupaiion. In which no transaction wi
require the veil Of secresy.
One OF the greatest evils Of III
times. is the lottery gambling. so prev
alent. Our youth need to be warne
against Il as great and growing eyl
1 You might have added. the mos
dangerous system Of lotteries is tia
which is now extensively and some
what successfully carried on un IL
the guise of "Gift Enterprises" Som
worthless article is sold at an exorb
+ tant price and gifts are to be distril
uted 10 the purchasers. by lot, An
like drunkenness, and polygamy. an
slavery the Bib'e is appealed to to SUI
tain and justify this most pernaciou
vice. Some OF the articles sold, NJ
worse than worthless. they are pos
lively pernlcious. The publishers
trashy and corrupt newspapers ofte
resort to this method Of increasin
their circulation. They fix their pr
ces AT twice the worth Of such paper
and then give portion of the none
thus fraudulently obtained to the e
adjustment Of lottery-a gamblir
: system. Money thus spent is wor'
than thrown away. That which is n
turned. is like the poisoned dram tn
is dealt out for money. il poisons ar
ruins. No parent, having a due r
, gard for his chiidren's morals wou
admit paper into lis house that al
yertses for lotteries, much less OF
: that is sustained by them.
B. B.-One Of our exchanges sa,