New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-23
Raa,inx nj the Metropolitan Fair.

To IT, rdii,r Of Tn N u Tribune
SIR: VIII YOU permit me 10 say through your
columns that the article in Tn TsBuSE Of Monday.
and the communication signed "a Clergyman In re-
gard TO railing the approaching Fair for the Sanitary
Commission I'm this city are based On msiniormaiion
II bs. not been decided to permit rafting al that
Fair bat the contrary; and in any case 1t never was
intended that an article shoud be rallied for against the
wishes ofits contributor.
The decision however that there shall be no railing
was made not in consequence Of the denuncstion' o
tte cergynen who have been 80 active IN this matter
publicly and privately but in simple Difference 10 The
request Of the Sanitary Commission. VINO did not |1'h
70 be- exposed The reproach Of their enemies that Inc!
had received money obtained by method at yariaace
with the strict letter OF the aNdead though that letter
20 long Las been.
A, one who has never samlled in bis If for even
nenuy and who Yet has lone all in biz power TO resist
the effort 10 prevent railing ~ This fair ask the prlVi
lege Of being allowed to LAY word in reply :" The
TEBiTSR and ts clerical correspondent. That word. as
far rs Won are concerned is simply this That DO see
.,rest radical difference between gambling and such
form OF selling by LOT is called railing. The cas-, ~
u present. itself to my mind, Is simply this. len oI
hundred people bny article Of merchandise OF winch
they thus become joint owrcrs. Now. how they shall
settle this joint ownership whether they shali continue
H. OF whether they shall agree to give the article 10 DIN
or her who unknown 81 the time OF BUYING has the
LONGEST nose or the shortest foot or TO tie person VINO
draws the longest Or the shortest slip Of paper seems %
re 10 be- really and fghtfuly the business Of nobody
lseno even Of the People otthe Siete Of Neb-f
fog whom desire TO express my highest consideration
Nay more; it seems 10 me that the People % tAo S'''e
Of Ncw-Yoik can't prevent such On airangemeht u
they would Suppose dozen or twenty men choose 10
Inv by subscription caTiaec OF service OF plate at
the metropolitan Fair hos are yon to prevent them
RON selllugto final ownership in one Of Their own
parlos or their own Offices. just as they peasei il
.ti.es ne tlat tist particular down Is thus whipped
round tina, particular stump in the clearcst aud mos,
satisfactory monner Aud If aay man canno' zee 10
essential difference between tins and ihe rsitosLincn
Ok lottery or the keeping VI gambling house more
words between MS would be quite wasted.
Asto a. Clugymau's" objection that It ives promised
that the abuses which bad made Fairs unpopular auobi
hc tlinkn. md ri ous cass"s snd h'' this propi't
mus be held to apply particularly 10 raining 'r"H"'
see ~ II is made upon good grounds WAS 'ro1gh'
up regular church, oer SUNDAY NhoiD' nlo
sunday teacher; have been present. a andliksn
NJ IN many fairs, all Of them, viii single eHccpiion'
Church fai' held the moi part in the very sunday
schodl budiuss en.elye; at sl Of them thtre wtre
rife, 90 - matter Of come; and never yet heard %
IN objection 10 them The pant II cicrsymen oric'
ioi people, until Tho present. outbreak of civilization
/ ne abu.., hat have heard nude Ia mir from my
boyhood we're tat young ladies were led by ther into
a., gprny io.warness IN their efforts 10 mako great
eins or theif tihe' that they returned change o'
bauk notes no matter What the price Of the articles
sod and hat ruling made the occasion Of obtain
ing enormous, ana really dishonest increase upon
tie just price Of tie articles rallied ior These were
%, abuses referred to in the promise quoted by
Clerpymal;" ard oil these We're TO have been don,
away with ~ the Metropolitan Fair as lac might bny.
By The sl VI ruei Tor The Fair as at Is published
M y NANAGEE Oh Iiu fuE.
ia Mr.. lorL. Feb. -. l.Gi