Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-07-03
MIR. Fisher and Lotteries.

We have received frem a gentleman in this
city the following communication, in regard to
the connection of the Hon. George p. Fisher with
the lottery question in this State. The commu-
nicatlon fully exonerates MIR. Fisher from the
charge Of having received IL hribe to aid in the
passage of any lottery scheme by the Legisla-
hrc We ask for the article an attentive peru
sal The author is well known to our citizens
aud his declarations are entitled to fell eredence
Mn. EnlIoR:
In many of the papers published
ia the State, lately, appeared the names OF
nnmber of the members of the bal and Other
prominent citizens of the State, with the amor1ts
purpurlng to have heen received by them for
their services in procuring ihe passage Of nm act
ii assembly, commonly known as the " Lottery
rant" Amongst those names is that Of the
Hon George p. Fisher. To relieve Mr. Fisher
from the conclusions derived from the reading VI
ine mlicles refer cd to is the cause Of this
muuieatiou.
Before the termination If the lasi session of
Congress, through the exertcns OF Mr. Fisher
m amendment To the :" tax bill" was added md
cnrritd through the HOUSE, which, in his iuig
meut, would entirely aud forever break up the
Lottery system IN every part Of the United
States
Some gentlemen of this State went to Wash
t,.i,n IL, utev4nt the nlnntinn nj His amend
n,snt l,y NJ senate One ri them Mr AlfrsJ
Il W.nitcn tolJ tho writer then in Wnsbinr,nu
,hot h. l,l moi ron.iis, Air pishar,s cnn,se ins'
liiable, ihasmuch us he had received fee from
1 the Lottery men. knew that MIR Fisher was
opposed To Lotteries on principle, aud thought
Mir WOolien lahOred under mistake. TO
satisfy myself ! called on him the same day aud
rIes
FlTro statement be rnode IA me- ia snbs,antiai,,
.s Lsrai, aivan AMI a.k ms, reoJs,s H., 80
,,.s,,ar az, III. 49,, oiyen sorna ,no,,h i,,',
,Ie.e it, were unfinished
In npcemhtr 1888 Mr. Fisher ,eceiycd n
to,,or er,,, ~ . Ia,ton Zoo mo sa,,i,. ,,,,, Al
,f Erance Rroodhen,s ( ~ ".Lin1 If Io |Nr
Fi,heri won,d ,ake ree 10 ia in he Sa
,,'oir nronnscd g,anr IN wbich n ns1ot;vs 81
IN, ,i,,n ana 10 ,af,so1 boead ,non IT,,
reasons
First Tint be co,lI no, consc;,n,io,,. ,,, alba
cate ,be nassooe of their Lottery Iii soJ
Seconi Thai even # hs c5,,Id do so be dil
not ,or mo,nent conceiye that ,bs Ieg;s In
wouid noss any s,ch IN ,n tLara,eera ,'s
o,ter ~ I,,or 10 co,,,d ~, ,ata 60 -, 49,.
,arr lahor yIicb comid nv, in III, in5ano, r.
accco,nnIishoJ ma ssas she'll, hntare
,,so,in,, NJ ,,a, Ian;s,a,,,,, lit 1911 ~
Mi "'N' f'1''N VI"
Sho,,,, altar tho fl.,.,oi Accountable, ,,., A..
p;oh,.I ~ vannii,o, - -, ,.,as,iy w..
~, ,So r,,,es, ., M I1 pnao en, va w.
sa " " So san an" ure' 81
n,' inv IN rla g., Son a"i XII,
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,i,., r, ~ IA VIII 'u'ee vof
wv ~ . WY i"e ~ snu"u pnF III
"nGr "aa a'su w 'ne 'eason 'nen gwen
nc gls m &C., otPDseH 20 Ao's's'
"uon Ut g. /" noo oue!su mr.
. con,inaent Cae as bssors mis- aIfer ,sas ~.
} eohuhgens 'en as oelure JUS oner "as aiso re
luseu M,' rlsuer wus ,hen requested ny th'
.a'ne nun ~ nnue 'ns sul, !ua, ne won't
4 10 Wiiihs 10 u,eu III uusn, 10 hlu III 'he pnssng
+ Ut ,n.s un'' Nu,en nv ue1iheu 10 uu again
sul'iuH nv 80 sum eo"u "uues ~" 10 O'o'a'e "a
''",e'te'' 'r'n 'g '...s go, $500,
s AH 10 meh Anuhn tus pl'' passed anu hood
il huuy 20 hiuue apppcuuoh LOT the extension
o u tnelr lnen e4ianhg gram, 80 US TO make j