The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-14
TIE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY.
A CARD FROM GENERALS BBlOREGAHD
AND bAR4Y.
TO TIE PUBLIC.

| tham the Louisiana ftata LhiefF Us tAii"ah1
Iant. requires some notice at or bpuds, We
/ hnvn not econ Tho pllnt ~ cory oi u, ahd IN
,lersanl tint Tho pVauta AMI oniass Of the
o9nuany IN thla oily tAaw 0r1eansl have been
rafuaa atrop copy. hu ~ nte Informed thu
tho ~ dor r-5tful "a Nil teitera edlraaaed - my
4 ~ lhn nQnnfs ~ tha Louisiana s. ata Lnttary. aR
| ennb i, la stamped n uHlan' aud returned
totl wflfnra lheran( when known, nr sent f.
| tho Dad Tatter once when III" riitera are hat
known. "A l. Ia we'll known Tint W sHpatia-
| fal1l tbs drawings ~ thn tRrRer anh"mea ~ thn
| flnniatnnn Rfntn it4tt nrY which toxic uGeo aofHt
uafunlfy wa tlnnm ii an get 0f tmpern'tya
duty Ia outaeEvee M well "a Of ueioe I" tn"
| Company With which wa ore thus snnuar"d. T.
| ruhisA itia entd
| n lha honorable Paa fnaser General means
| f. laetpnnta MI otariaa Ra fraudulent re- 80
| vItf,oflt rafateuea IL The upnnar In whieh they
| ata ron1urfn we hog lapve T. remind him ~
therfaat thal lotrat los haye bean authorized Rnd
| encouraged ut Some time a. "her, ~ nll tho
oIvlIir ., nations If Tho would that they arc at
| fli4 vlfF iltfia authorized aud encouraged by
| several of thaInn lie nations II Furate, md
| Tint uany ~ Tho Rraudhef elil2oa eraetad fer
| Christian Worship, well some ~ tho
pobloaf INSTITUTIONS ~ ehaiity aud learning In
Europe a. wall na In Ama, iop have boon graatiy
Fpanhtnrr to Enttarlee ~ the means 81 their
erection mud aztnbIIahmou without refer
ring especially ~ the nxompo -f any ofilt lnlt
EpgIiah sueak Ing pnapla. viii call The Non.
p NJ g,euitapti. n 10 tho f4at that tho subj 81
If f.tte,Ioa il rafarrnI ~ ~ Oapt. John S4tfI,
In lila History a. Virginia, which colony nt Tho
DINO IL whtalI M eponta egtapded frb,u the
thirty fourth io Tho forty nth degreee Of north
orn latituda In thu following guant language.
star ies, rIlIn0 tIte condition nf thiupa III tint
! s,,touY In Tho vanr lGtt nv anva
Tha i,,sintasa liafno brought ~ fhia prrfaa
don Gart3tnn IA ggH ,nturnal FOR E,tqipHd In
u" ,atf", md - June ~ Attiyitg g ttp
10y IN - ~ - tta - ~
| lHontna gaies tltnl MISC Ina r.tutne,l from IL.
| 0tnt" bnt We March hatgt"; I Waa presently
,,t ~ ,d,,tit t,
| 10 drnsna with AL daIf4art ,onvoninray and
tbat r9salt y may rnmemher up"n "enn4tog
| -, XXX "E ~ - i i -, 80 49, 49, ,I,,t -
| I.t ~ - IJt ~, u
yuhjielaibuHe Gi,tmseH
| II ID apparent ~ tho werld. ~ how many
former lfealamafiore we mantfeaf"d our In
~ ,,i 49,, ,' ~
W depttSd and 9TH rs ~ ttnd tghoaa monies
nfe adyeu ut"1 thnrnh. VIZ III tugAt good thefa-
~" lo' " H.,'f,,,mb ~ = ~ w. -" l.,
! different tnindad in fhfoo erectHlI points Tor
| their hattnt satisfaction,
NV ffH Z" l9'tnef, =" w 'f,t','h.fs. .pst"
- ~, J,,t{, 4ib', ,rj ,.bt,f mi aI6n1 no,
hrought ufo tho freparfy good aum,uns Of
| mpuey dnylY though III" lot WAS but smut
Then follows ha explanation ~ TIE thrha
special points, With schedule III prizes pretty
much aflor tho plan Of lDttefloa 81 tho present
day
We haieye that nearly If not quito all of tho
older statoe Of tho Union authorized lotterles
In theiI eqrttsr history. II there wore any OK
captions. they wore certainly not thoas States
which hayn been most note' Tor political aud
personal m9rAlHY. In several Of the StAtss
lotteries continued 10 no authortHea by law up
to ths beginning OF the iate civil war, During
tho administration Of MIR. Madison Congress
passed. an net authorizing the O!fV OF Washing
ton TO have lotteries drawn for tho imprpyemont
Of Tint city, and Tint net renely"d tho eanc'ion
of tho eminent mud puro sfat' sman thea ut tho
hoad Of tho government some six or seven
eaaos growing out of the lottert@s authorized by
thnt mel. went e the au remo Court # Tho
Uuit"d Statas whom Ghief justine Marshall
presided oyer It. and wore decided 40 as to
affirm tho y3lIittY of contracts Inn ~ IN rotor
enco 10 tltoee lotteries without therN heing m
lniWa.lon from any Iuart"r that tho lotterie5
Werc immoral or fraudulent.
The nood oase of Cohen IT. IL" bonnon-
Wadlh Of Eirglpin. IN which tho qu@sti"na of
tho jurisdiction OF tbs Hupr"me Court and 81
Ia" tght@ 81 tho h'ateR WeFn discussed with
Rarh nntkea Hotllfy was % l2f'fY eaHe' Cohen.
w. N9"n' 80 tha Na"hlhkfnH '1'thiles. hAh un
1erAken t. sel tlek"'H In MON IN virginia, aftar
~" h'gtslaihro O. th4t st1e hNa phHaed = law
pf"hlblt'he eHo Rsf'e - 'eH"h "'lh1h nor Units
IN my i"Hefy nor au'h9i yea ny nor laws. 70
non WIS 'oh3i'1'a t'na 'heh nhnNf ne Y'f2thia
INV. "n' ''lii'" nm 'tlse - mo Htiot"ne court
uP'h ~ pi"t"'7t1i ~. - 80 - oohRtNsS
oo"',' 49, =, = 49, "sk"
'aen' w ap'si,'2 N'''' ~ .1"n'h w lutts-
,,4s,''a ~ 1'''' ~ '5' 'oHN' ~,
80 = ~ : k'a't "'''tft'
upon -" Et2t''' ,""S ~" "i gong sss "2s
l"ehi h" &ghuned IN rs operation 70 tho Dis
triGt q Columbia md tnat virginia had Hxcln-
sly" control 81 ioit"rt"s within her tlmfs.
Judge m"teh"il aeiivhrei u" opinion q the
court una thor" wits holntima2lon that lotteries