The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-12

on any-new business, yet, it is to be hoped,
that whilst this spirit of liberality inspires
our "Conscript Fathers if they can con-
stitut'oaaty do SO, that they aoiW pass a
lar, granttng Sufficient State bounty for
volunteers, as leeH as prOoide for the needy
families q oar Jrase soldiers. And further
that they will devise some means to finish
our Railroads.
A bill has been reported and read in
the House, with it is said fair prospect
of becoming law, "for the benefit of the
State of Delaware "-alias a Lottery Bill,
Now we are not called upon to write in
defence Of a Lottery Bill, or to urge in
discriminate war against all who advocate
such measure. But we would merely
add that as both New Castle and Kent
have derived immense adcdntagss from
previous lottery grq',ts, and have suddenly
awakened to very keen sense of their
moral obligations if they will but wait till
Sussex gets even with them in this re-
spoct, our people too, may join in decrying
such modes of raising money for public
improvement. We know very well, that
the morals Of lottery men are no better
than they should be, but of one thing we
are assured, that very many persons who
join in the hue and cry against Lotteries
are not a whit more moral themselves.
than the very immoral lottery men, 1t is
now evident that our Railroad improve
ments can be made in but one of four ways,
either by the General Government or by
the Legislature of our own State, endorsing
the bonds, or loaning funds to the juno
ton and Breakwater Railroad Company,
or by tax on the people to build the
roads, or by means Of a Lottery Grant
And despite the loud professions hereto
fore made, We say frankly, that we have
but little faith in being benefited as a COM
munity by either of the three first named
propositions. Then in view of the ends to
be accomplished by means of such u bill,
it seems tobe one of Sir Roger de Coverly's
questions-"A great deal may be said on
both sides" Still We would not be un-
derstosd here, as advocating lottery
grant, per Sc, but only in case of the fail
ure to provide other and better means for
our existing necessities, and as a dernier
resort would we be willing toacceptanother
lottery system with its attendant evils.
But to return to ''the Legislature We
can see now why it was that the Legisla-
ture adjourned over to this winter. We
limited at our suspicious of the cause a
while ago, now it is perfectly clear. 1t
was the result of shrewd calculations re-
speeding probable vacancies in the United
States Senate, and vacancy has at length
occurred. James A. Bayard has taken
the oathl and resigned! and George
Read Riddle has been appointed in his
place!! Whatever may be Mr.. Riddles
talents, or want of talent we are glad
nevertheless, that the Legislature did not
appoint one of the 'spotted pigs" now-a-
days termed conservatives who, as their
interests serve, can so readily change mas
tiers as to be scarcely owned by either
party.
For oursclf, we take leave to say plainly,
we regret the resignation of James A. Bay
ard, under the present circumstances.
However much hemay have been censured,
and Justly so, for his pernicious course, and
whatever may have been his Southern
proclivities and sympathies for rebellion;
we believe he is just as sound and as
loyal as his successor, and possessed Of
more brains and larger experience than
Mr. Riddle who is said to have consider
able possessions in Dixie, and ''whore the
treasure is there will has heart be also"