The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-07-15
LOTTERIES AGAIN.

&C. so entirely foreign to the subject in hand, and so
forced in its application that surprised TO find
it in paper 50 judciousy edited as the Herald usu-
ally Is We have affected no superiority-no excel.
lence above our fellows and have censured no one
for not conforming to opinion either in religion OF
morals. We have adopted rule for our own guidance
in relation to Lottery advertisements, and we have
given our reasons for il and should be glad II all
editors would adopt the rule because we thinkt
would do much towards suppressing great evil, but
we have desired the use OF coerson but their own
sense Of proprety. The Herald may publish Lottery
advertisements with the innocence Of childhood; bnt
entertaining the opinion Of Lotteries that we do,t
would be criminal in US; we believe.
Equally gratuilous the insnuaton which he makes
as a rebul,ing charge against US, that publish adj
yertsements Of quack medicines couchcd in language
offensive TO the ears Of modcs,y" We have been an
careful exclude that class Of advertisements from
our columns as we have lottery advertisements.
The editor Of the Herald has been altogether too
aippant in his notice Of this matter. He feigns an
Ignorance which surely Is moi real There Is no need
10 resort 10 ",hc higher law" no help required Of
Purtancal Northumberland none Of the sonrness
Of " Pharssical morality" in the condemnation Of
the lottery system. The Herald itself sgmatisest as
foolishness" in people 10 "throw away their money
in Lotteries but with this concession, il seems To be
perfectly consistent with bis Of morality, bis
conception Of duty soeeiy TO publish in the way
of business editorial notices 10 entice the incOnsil-
crate and tic needy their in the pur-
chase Of lottery tickets As, for example the follow
ing appeared among the editorials in late number Of
the Herald:
"GREAT GAINS FRns SMALL RIsKs.-Eyery
man looks for gains which may be obtained
/ BY small risks, but after all few men, COM
lparatiyeIy, act with much wisdom. They
waste too much time in looking about and
examining. A well conducted lottery is
the institution to invest in, because il takes
no time Of any consequence. All that need
be done is to enclose ten. five, or two dollars
and half for a whole, half, or quarter
ticket, TO those correct and prompt managers,
$50. BY return Of mail the
ticket will be sent, and the drawn numbers
Immediately after. The lotteries are drawn
every Saturday, and are said TO be wholly
satisfactory 10 purchasers. The prizes range
from twenty dollars 10 fifty thousand. so that
there are great chances for all the pur-
chasers."
"Drawn every Saturday. i there no deception
here Are these large prizes really making lhsi sP-
pearanee every week n the managers have con-
the pr1cs could they 10 DRAW lottery
every saturday Arc their sales each week sufs rnt
70 insure them against o-s, Il u the high prizes
should escape n these magnificent prizes vers
coming every week should We not hear q aomc Of
Rat ,.t. Al. ksh
obisued fily, forty. twenty thousand dollar
prize Among the thousands Of tickets sold now and
then one may BE- permitted 10 dnw ca. two, OF shroo
thousand dollars; and ,his satisfies Tie pullc. and tho
lottery brokers permitted 10 accumulate mrmnes
out q the ereIuliy q the people. With such facts
staring in lhe face, Is !, consistent in highmindsi
editor throw in the way 81 bis lcss-nioFmed fellow
beings Inducements % nsk lhs1 money upon such .
slender chaneci Surely our friend Of the Herald
would not bssusc sin The way q business publish
an editorial enliring the young msa d Wilmington TO
visit faro bank thai might Be =, Up in The town and
jet when properly snsIred via ths lo'terg hare amp
JUS. claim 70 the preference
BHl al tbs. 10 some minds, may ~ accounted
sekly sen,snhliiy; We win therefore refer Cor our
support % lhs uHien Law u the slale - il NAY DO
iouni 10 The Revised sisiuts chapter a. sections 60
10. page cit. a. follow,;
~ II any person shall open sct on FOOT, carry on.
pfonos. make drsw. Putely pri,aiely,a lotsry.
~ whsisser Bame, style OF title the same may be de-.
nominated Of known; u any person, hy such wsys
and msans. expose set 10 sale any house houses
lands OF real estate d any goods chales any
thing % things u value whaiestff every person 80
Offending shsli he deemed guilty u = msdemesnor.
and ~ faei not exceeding iwo thousand dollars o. 10
Imprisoned not exceeding ar months. o. both, At tho
discretion % the e0uH.
10 II any pesop sbalI se bariel OF dispose d any
lottery eke. edeT os any number Of shares Ia any
lottery, % shall IN anyre v seursfned ssch etlerS
by schg o. agent IN the state for on tshah u any
such osisy q - drawn ~ pad either owl of o. with
the State. such person shall te deemed guilty ot
mislemeanoft aud punished IN the preceding sec
ton.
Il The Legislature had renslersI dealing b Ialsrcs
senai tftnee. would i have provided % heavy
penalty % isp THOUSAND dollars fne aud six months
in'pnsnpsnii aud Il our eitirrn. ore % be deemed
guilty II mislemasnnt u % gave character COZ
selling tickets, i i infringement Of the spirit of
ihe law, By ihe mean. u advertising % ena. citizen.
q Other States 70 I'll unlimited susnii,is d them
without u o hiniranos through ssety posl-ofiss 10
this State
But The Herald my ~ HAT Ne Legislature Lss
transcribed T. duly that hls No nsh 20 restrain
the liberty q The eitien ny checking him from doing
this, that he ether thing. &c. We shall no, a.
tempt % sfsue this point with lhr Herald. II has
been The general cpinion q mankind from the time d
Moses % Me pfesrbi LAY, tsi lass have been nsees.
sa % restrain The passions The violence snd the co.
Ptiy q n'sn aDi W DO moi look fefwafd with any
bright ahiiePiions 81 lie dsy When these Laws can
be dispensed with.
Whist W have hen ssid We intended 10 have sail
last week, bui interrupted ~ sujien spell u
sickness. and nov having made this article quite long
enough, We will et the matter drop.
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