The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-10
journals of the North and to them we appeal
TIE NEW LOTTERY WAR.


Some months ago this state was disturbed
from ono end to the othetthy the agitation Of
the proposition to repeal The charter of the
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
The DEMOCRAT. under It's former manage
mcnt. led the opposition TO the institution
which eliminated In the passage OF bill by
tho last Legislature repeating the charter
whereupon the operation of the not was re-
strained hy the United States courts.
when tho constitutional convention assem-
bled this subject was presented for the con
siderattnn Of It's members with MI the facts
fully before them, Tho contract or charter.
the operations Of tho company for ten years.
the involyaments IF the company In political
the benefits TO the State, and tho fierce as
saulta upon tho institution were all fresh and
vivid In the memory ot tho members of that
body. which met intruatod with tho important
duty of framing n new organic law for the
protection and advancement Of the interests
and happiness Of the people OF this State.
Tho conclusions arrived ut by the oonstItu-
tlnnal convention involve an abrogaton Of
the monopoly feature Of tho csmpany'a char
ter. q limitation Of the existence OF tho con
tract, 9 recognition ofthe vested rights of the
company, and prohibition against lotteries
after tho expiration of the charter III tho exist
Ing company
1t Ia useless to discuss tho motives of the
In adopting this solution of n
problem which had vexed the State for years.
Some Of our citizens will iuvagh against
the settlement as contrary to good morals
and perhaps he quito willing to continue tho
agitation of tho subject II Ia. however. arf |
Iicent for the purposes Of this article to aay
That we find tho whole subject matfer has |
pnen fret presented to tho representatives of |
ho people IN convention, subsequently, sub
mittnd to the people themselves for rat,liea-
Ion, aud the action IF tho convention has
1eon indorsed by popular majority Of over
thirty thousand voter mbraeing nearly all
he members Of the Democratic Conservatives
narty of the State and n large number of Re-
publican voters.
This condition Of things brings the question
o the present management Of this journal IN
lew form and shape. Shall we repuclIato tho
clton ot the Democratic party the Constftu-
tonal convention and Of th,t people themselves
eClare their action to have boon upwIse
nd urge the Clt2ens Of Louisiana to reopen
he question and again embroII themselves In
eSatious and injurious strife. or, pretermit
Ing oil questions ms 10 the wisdom OF the all
lstment. aequlesoe In tho settlement and
treat the Lottery Company In the
fme manner as any other corporation reoop
led by law
After duo reelection we have decided unon
nd Ia .t,J, |
18th our earnest purpose to advocate All
easures that will restore To our people that
pose, and accord them that freedom from
rife. SO essential to the successful advance
emit Of their material interests.
We have thought IL proper to present this
after to our readers, from whom we have
ooncealmnnts. with tho view of express
Y our opinion upon tho recent arbitrary
~ In our opinion Illegal action Of the Post
aster General In assuming to seize upon
all matter to or from citizens or the States
thout authority Of law, as he now admits r
his application to Congress for legisla-
IN.
II the opinion of Cabinet officer affords
iicient basis for tho invasion OF tho private
.hts Of citizens in this respect tho question
Mt once presented TO the people as to what
hits. II any, they possess which the advo-
es OF the new theory of nationalism may Of
! called upon to respect -
Tho designation OF n corporation as n o.
aud" which Is recognized In the oonstitu- I'll
Il OF n sovereign State, Ia IN act OF mper-
ence, which simply indicates that Mr.. Key
SO far yielded himself up to his assoca-
na, as 10 have become forgetfuI OF tho pro- m ~,
cities Of his poaiton as n paid servant of Or
people Of all tho States ~, ~