The New York herald., 1879-12-14
THE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY.
SAhD FROM GENERALS BEAuREGARD AND
EARLY
TO THE PUBLIC.

oraer recently Issued by the Postmaster General
otteries among hs tie Ioaisiana Stas L"tery as
~ lent rsaElres some notice hands We have
agents and officials lie company in his city tNew Or
eah nave oesh refused snch but informed
,a oenf M 'Sqssss All letters AdaFesaed o the
aSehts or INC ionslan@ state inttery. such DO
thereglw when kuown. the Dead Letter Oihce
we the drawings "f the ehsss of tho
Louisiana State Lottery which take place 'eannuaily
as OF n.tee 20 the company with which Nc thus
n the Postmaster General means declare that the
honi'ana S,ae Lottery actually IN i. opera
remind him that his own judicial expeenee ought 10 have
guilty without aordng them an opportunity of defence
ifhe has decided tina, tins LOTTERY Company fraudulent
OF the chamber proceeding, aud should be
H. nowevcr ho has received any reliable information
that tue Louisiana state Lottery has in any respect been
that INFORMATION to us we will dencunce company
it, o do hy his orders
ohee officials We believe that he has any ihfor.
perhaps be the false statements OF operator
been destroyed by the existence of lottery conducted
honest prneiples aswe know TO be the case with the
We have now oeen connected with that lottery for
annual drawings ". know Tor certainty that all those
drawings hsye been fairly conducted because they have
spee by US and u WAS impossible for any fraud in them
While speak from actual supervision aud Oh.
servatlon with tho certainty the monthly
drawings. yet as the same numbers for those
drawings hat for the drawings-and
take the trouble previous to each
to count tho ballots to ascertain that they ai
into the wheel FOR thcmwe have been able decide with
almost entire certainty 90 the fairness of the lily
drawings We have truth doubt of the fact we
arrive this concus0 only from the
take to verify the of all the numbers from
our personal knowledge of the who
those monthly drawings.
We venture assertion that lottery in this or
other country have such eectual precautions been
taken 10 fairness in the drawings well the
publication OF the result have taken tho
the Louisiana State Lottery We have likewise had
to know that in all of its other tho has
conducted its business fairly and honestly complied
with all of its obligations.
The compensation receive Tor services is xed
one, and have no interest tho profits of the
Wo have lived in vain IL the public which
known cannot accept our that would have
no connection with operations of kind that had
reason TO suspect were fraudulent.
IL the Postmaster General his official position
make the charge o fraud in regard with
which connected he must not be surprised
his charge utterly false and without founda
ton In fnct.
In conclusion must state that tho Louisiana State
Lottery Is operating under charter which
by the Legislature OF Louisiana, has been adudge
Circuit Court of the United States constitute binding
constitution recently adopted the State Tho company
has already paid the State $OO for its
always manifested disposition comply faithfully
with its obi bgations TO the State
BY the recent constitution the annual still
paid by the company$iO 600
to the support of of the poblest charities in all
country. the Charity Hospital ot New Orleans.
To such corporation this fraud
comport with clear of the principles
OF common sense Sr Official propriety.
New ORLEANS. Dec. q, 1879
q. 7. BEAUREGARD
j. A. EARLY.