Smyrna times., 1862-01-30
Ths Railroads and the Lottery,

The failure Of the Legislature to assent to
the continuance of the Lottery business under
the grant to France, Brcadbent g. Co, or their
sssignee., John A. Morris g. Co after the fail
urs Ia mako their semi-annual payment OF
$4,000. for the purposes specified in the act,
is creating quite a Hutter among the railroad
men ia tbs State. because they say "publlc
improvement" will receive a blow from which
d will not sOos recover.
The privileges asked for BY the holders CT the
great 10 continue their busIness.) might, they
say, have bEen granted by the Legislature, un-
der the eircunstaDees, by virtue Of the act of
isrner Legislature. and IN consideration of the
inPtersnenis esteted upon on the faith Of that
kuat. No sne, We are sure, wishes to see
these improvements stopped; but they were
bssrd upsn wrong, a blot that compromised
toe henor Of the State and made it BY word
throuk hout the nation, aud the sooner we were
relieved Of the charge of being at the mercy
o. and carried in the pockets of one or tive
isdividrals who get their riches by swindling
The ertduloOs poor, The better il will be for our
character IS commonwealth. The whsle
scheme OF foisling this grant upon the State
we the work Of fraud and bribery, and is there.
fore entitled TO no mercy 1t eur hands. w orks
fouHdsd only on ihe prime pies of Justice are
imma able. They had better based their prin
sIPFs st improvement on something better than
s~indHg and robbery, aud ihen they would
net thus early have seen the work OF Lrerited
TsirIbstIsn at the hands Of offended Jrslice.
We hsPs some plan msy be devised which
wll pUsh 10 speedy conclusion these pre-
lrslsd improvements, aud that AEiihaut offe nd
I"s the moral sense OF christian community.
The iGsssI Of the original grant was S12O, 900
TsHnIsg 'wsaiy yenrs, in semI-annual install
EsEis-ihe In>iaimen,s amounting &c only FIVE
recent. per year on the grant. The Della.
Sau Railroad stockholders, in their annual
report, set forth that On the faith OF the gran,
sfihls money by the State, the road extended
ns iinss beyond SeafUrd, with the ultimate in.
'sasi0H Of taking it to ARnamessex. The re
port Isiimates that il waald be bad pslicy tc
tOffsI the lottery charter, when, on the faith
sfIAs uOney from it the road had burthened
rseif~rh the extension. 1t also speaks Of the
InPOr,snce Oft read as a wsrk of defence fol
Sash shsTes Of the Psuinrula in case Of war
The road to Anaamsssex, the report says, ca
ss flashed IN ninety dsys.
Ths JuneIIOn g. Breakwater company, il
iher report, say that the road ls new graded I,
GeoFgeIsSn. toward which the company Lav.
Psis s9J coo. sad say thai
'Oa the faith OF the pTomiss Of the State
very large portion OF the citizens Of SUISSE,
essaty, w.th many others out OT It, were Ihdue
ca ensark IN this work Of public improve
nsntAnd according by subscribed for stock al,
pad IN their mORSy. Tkat Ia view of thss,
esesItersIiens the Legislature would do grea
IHlsstice To ihose who have invested their Hlo
neg IN ths enterprise on the faith of the prot
fsIsd AID Of the Safe. by Withdrawing tn
Prs@Ised aid. thereby involving the hs rd wsrk
Tag yssinanty Of the country In loss and inisr
lstAs amount OF money which they were thu
lad .eed 10 invest"
Tweaiy years. according 10 the slow process
ct the LSttrry bssIsess. would have to expr
before the read could be completed, and W
soast not but that sumo expedIent will be adoE
teds whch the road will be completed lon
sstOrs that period, snd a hearty rejoicing i
Ae cad that the grant was revoked.