The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12

The sale NJ ,cse in the several States and offer them
per cent the tickets or biets BY each re-
nat ne pnSc be At the risk Of conveying tho tickets
or bllets 10 the agents in the different States.
That the agents pay the money received by Thorn for
The sse Of tickets or bets to the OF the
Loan Oce OF the State where they sold taking re
cepts therefor and transmit them 70 the managers Of The
lottery at Philadelphia.
The lottery thus contemplated, and carried into
execution by the patriots and fathers of American
Independence and OF the Union, afforded funds suf-
hcient for brief period to carry on the war; and
aided in great degree to breathe into existence
the glorious country which we now claim as our
own.
Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Rhode Island and New York had lotteries which
were controlled by the government, and the profits
applied to various purposes Of internal improve
ment religion and charity Two.thirds of the
church edifces that were erected in the United
States prior to the year 1905 were indebted to lot
teries for their completion. As late as the year
1870 the people of Massachusetts, resorted to lot
terry to procure means to accomplish what the gov
eminent OF the United States ought to have insured
protection against shpwreck on Plymouth
Beach; and granted what was popularity known as
the plymouth Beach Lottery" Previous to 1873,
however, they did not amount to much, being IN
der no general management and drawing at long
intervals In 1923 1924 John b. Yates and Archi-
bald Mcintyre, the one an Ex-Governor OF this state
and the other q member of Congress and Comp.
troller of the State for ten years and both men OF
high social distinctNn bought the franchises Tor
most Of the NortherasStates and conducted the pu'
slness on the most mae0hcen' scale 'hen ye' Ano""
in the country.
THOMAS JEFFBRsoNs OPINION OF LOTTERIES.
In the year 1926 ex-President Jefferson becom'
to- roorn;,,;,, embarrassed had an application
ing Ut o. no,ro;0.
before the Legislature OF virginia ioi Poini'
sion TO dispose of his property by lottery. In
.unnort Of this request and in defence of the pro
'"Pp0'' =, ~ 80. ., ;n.oros,;no naror
prlety Oh iot'eries' he "io.o an Pr.
for private circulation, which was pnolsnen IN
ing is an extract:-
There are some other games Of chance useful on GER
tain occasions and injurious only carried beyond
their useful bounds snch assurances, lotteries, RAT
hes &C. These they 90 NOT suppress ouI axe er fesa
aton under their own ascreton Inc Oh snps
on ot S yes % ~ hor sas
gu ins s nnnS,~ an,s the cnn.,nnsnce n nsrcn
lar life and Similar csses Money is wanting for useful
under,akue ss school &C. for which direct tax would
he disapproyed II il raised therefore by lottery where
in the tax Is laid on the willing only that say,
those who can risk the price OF ticket without sensible
injury, Tor the possibility OF higher prize. An article
Of property unacceptable OF division at all, or
not without great oininuuon OF H wortn, ID
20 sS. W has NSa,
-, van, srd III. credtors No o,h,r cbancs Of Obtain
inc n hut by ts sale At a full and fair price In this way
the great estate Of the late Colonel Byrd 76s was made
competent to pay his debts which, had the whole been
brought into the market at once would have overdono the
demand, would have sold at bali or quarter the value
ana sacrinced the creaors hau OF hree quarters VI
Whom "ouio nave iost 'oeir oeo's'
In this paper Mr.. Jefferson argued that, if lotte-
ries and other games OF chance are immoral, then
the pursuits of industry were immoral, because
both depended on chance. He cited large num-
Der Of cases in which the Legislature had autho
rized sales by lottery for public and private pur-
poses since l716-no less than seventy cases be-
tween the years of 1852 and 1920.
This request OF Mr.. Jehersons was also advo.
Gated by all the Judges OF the virginia court OF
Appeals, who met twice at Richmond and unan