The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-10

an end to It's operations than anything he can
do by hts orders to postoffee officials. We do
not believe that he has any information to that
effect of any character Whatever unless
perhaps 1t may be- the false statements OF some
operator OF some fraudulent bogus scheme,
WhoFe business has been destroyed by th ex-
istenee ofa lottery conducted on honest prin-
ciplos. ma we know to b9 tho ease with the Lou
islana State Lottery.
We have now boon connected with that Lot
| terry for more than two years. and have super
| intended five Of its aemi-nnnual drawings. We
| know for a certainty that all those drawings
have been fairly conducted. because they have
| boon controlled and conducted In every par
| teulGr and respect by US. aud 1t was impossible
| for any fraud In them to be perpetrated with
| out our knowledge and eonnivanos. While we
cannot speak from actual supervision and OBJ
sorvation with the sumo certainty as regards
tho monthly drawings, yet. as the same NUM-
bers nre used for those drawings that we use
| for tho seml annual i laWlngs and we take the
trouble previous to eaeh seml-anuual drawing
TO count over the ballots to ascertain that they
are all put into tho wheel for them-we have
beon able to decide with almost entire certainty
ms to tho fnirness OF the monthly drawings, We
have in truth. no doubt OF the fact and we ar
rive Mt this conclusion not only from the pre-
cautions We take to verify the presence OF all
tho numbers, but from our personal knowledge
OF tho persons who superintsnd those monthly
drawings
We venture tho assertion that In no lottery
In this or any other country have suen effeetual
precautions baen taken 10 secure fairness In
tho drawings, rs vol IN ho publication of
the result, as hnye baoa tghen In the case OF the
Louisiana State Lottery We have likewise
had reason TO know that In all ofits other opera
lions the eompany has conducted It's business
fairly and honestly, md compiled with all Of
its obligations.
Tho COMPENSATION we receive for our services
Is fixed one. and we have no interest In the
profits Tho company. We have lived In vain
II the public to which We are known cannot ae-
nectlon With operations Of any kind that we
had reason 10 suspect were fraudulent.
II tho Postmaster General uses his official
position to make tho charge of fraud In regard
o corporation with which We are oonnected
10 must not be- sHrprssd n we denounce his
'hargo ne utterly false and without any founda.
Ion In fGct.
In conclusion, we must state that tho Louisi-
mn state Lottery Is operating under n charter
which was granted by tho Legislature OF Lou
aana has boon Judged by d Circuit Court Of
he United States 10 constitute q binding and
rrepealahle contract. and as such is recognized
n tho constitution recently adopted In the
tate. The company hiss already pnid the State
ver four hundred thousand dollars for its
harter and he's always Infested It's dispOai-
on to comply faithfully with its obligations TO
ls StHte.
By tho recent constitution the annual sum
'tlt 70 bopatd by tho company. $4,000 per year
ms been dedicated to the support Of one Of the
OLDEST charities In NIL tho country the Charity
oepital OF New Orieans
IN
aud does not COMFORT with II very clear COM
of the principles of common sensa
official proprlety.
Now Orleans December G. 1879
q. r. BEAUREGARD.
le9 ~ 20 j. A. EARLY