The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-07-26

bat perfectly moral in Louisiana immoral
in Maryland, but moral in Kentucky; i'm
moral in Maryland, but moral everywhere
else where they exist in accordance with
law! Now, should like to ask the Senator
of course it is proposition that is outside
of our present ideas-suppose some State
should legalize horse-stealiDg, would he ad-
vocate the sending of circulars through the
mails for the purpose of encouraging men to
commit horse-theft in the country? That is
his argument. Although wrong in his State,
if it is legalixed in another State, therefore
it must be lawful in all the States. That is
the argument of the Senator from Maryland.
Now, my theory is that if it is immoral in
Maryland, it is immoral anywhere else; if
it is wrong in one place it is wrong in au-
other place. If it strikes the sense Of the
proper community as wrong, it is wrong;
and, as | said before, would just as lief
authorize circulars to be sent out from
gambling house in Washington City encour-
aging people to invest their money in what
is called banking in gambling parlance,
faro.bank or roulette, or anything of that
kind, as to authorize the sending of circulars
encouraging persons to put their money in
lottery.
Now let US see whether it is dishonest or
not He says some of the incest people in
Maryland, some of the most enlightened peo.
pie in Maryland, some people of the highest
character in Maryland, we're trustees for the
lottery. do not know what you call them,
lottery Offices or whatever that may be-lot-
terry schemes. Some of the honest people
of Maryland-doubtless he thinks they were
honest so engaged, be says. l should
want to have great deal of evidence to sat-
isfy me that any man who went into lottery
scheme was an honest man. may be wrong
about it; but when man tells me that he
sells ticket for $40, and that that ticket
only has one chance in thousand to draw a
cent, and calls that an honest performance, l
do not believe it. And do not believe any
honest man will engage in lottery business.
Men may be wealthy and considered as stand
ing very we'll in society because of their
wealth or their position but if they made
their wealth by lottery schemes, they are no
better than gamblers, no better than the
keepers of gambling. houses, and ought to
stand no better in the community. When a
man tells me that person engaged in the
lottery business is gentleman, l say to him
he is such gentleman as gambler is any.
where, and no more. If man has made
fortune by gambling, his fortune will give
him certain position in society, people may
tolerate him because he has fortune, but it
is his money, not the man, that secures recog-
milton. 1t is on the principle that if man
owns jackass be may vote, and if the jack.
ass dies, he shall not; 80 that the jackass is
respected and the man is not. That is all
there is of it. And that is the principle on
which men who engage in lotteries are con-
sidered gentlemen in this country. They are
gamblers, extortioners, and men who act in
fraudulent way for the purpose of depriv.
ing their fellow. citizens of their money
They ought not to be recognized either by
law or by the courtesy Of society, nor do l
think the gentleman who defend them have
very nice notion of mnrality either
The President pro tempore-The question
is on the motion of the Senator from Mary
land to strike out section two. On this ques-
tion the Senator from Louisiana has asked
for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were not ordered.
The President pro tempore-The question
is on the motion to strike out.
The motion was not agreed to.
The bill was reported to the Senate as
amended, and the amendment made as in
Committee of the Whole was concurred in.
The amendment was ordered to be en-
crossed, and the bill to be read third time.
The bill was read the third time, and
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