St. Landry democrat., 1890-10-25
a Few Facts Touching Lotteries


3 we contentedly yield obedience to
l. act known IA the Anti-Iottery law, a
+, would not willingly disregard It's !tttt
+. but we rehture to recall to mind, in II
J. public mode Of expression some {
data, which may strike few latter d
Is moralIsts with force, it not with astn
it lShment. In doing so, be it understo,
hy the lnquisitoiial bureau that, in o
q feeble way, we are only parnding btfo
. fhe READERS of the Democrat, matters
!. HISTORY, which it ia hoped mav not pro,
:, offensive to the m0lal sense of the latt,
4 day eArn1plurS, or. he considered ;
violating the limits of the Press pr4ro.
, alive. We presume there may |
among our Readers, those who have n.
s'ad sufficient advantages tnnblin. hen
10 carry their researchers into the il.p,h
ANA 'ahyrIntlIS "f hist"ry, and fnrgnttr
'"rr. nnd whilst We set np no rrrtrnsinr,
/" any proficiency in this Respect. never
'hrfrSs, 1t may prove edifying it M
cnrt0us T." item, t" learn, even from "A
h"mh'" S"lirr, thar lotteries existed, II
IN" sanction "f many nf th. greatest in
fefl"rtS-tl'r nsust illuS,rin,,s Statesmen
hh" hn'ls' n"ral>ts, that concrived TIN
'"Thh ri "nr government, and shed ustI
! unnn its instirniinns.
| In the Triumph of the rIeapnt anti
lottery agitation nn he theory Of the in,
morality OF lotteries, the rtputations O.
all these liustrl"u> saeeS, must fade in
r" "'S"urIIy, ~ the h'illancy of III,
heavenly conscientious, ,isapprar wI,e,
the uncl"'ih"d sun ,is-s tn iht. meridian
Geo. Washington favored and active
" supported lotteries. So did Tlns.
J"tf'1Snn. both t"lrrabIy we'll rem+m-
hr'"d even l'y millions not knowing
how t" read. Nine Governors of Mas>a
chn>t't's. seven Of New Hamrsllire, srv
t." ct Rn"'ir Island, four of New York
iiv" of Ne" Jrisry, eleven of Prnnsyl-
vania, nine of Maryland, seventeen ,f
E'ryinia, nine of South Carolina, tuen-
tv'"nr of Gtnrgia, five of K.ntuckv
four "f ItnntS>"r, three TT Inljaus
three of Illinois aud three of NicLipan
S'gnt! and sanctioned Iott+ry bills. In
AL, III Governors. What list Of i'm.
moral and diS2lacrh whilom stat+sm.p
and party len'!.rS!. What a nitv that
such an array OF ta|ant-snch IN army
IT men nt well recognized disriu,tion.
whose names have been llnnored tv the
Democracy of the United States, all
i'"ng HE pathways of IL century, s.,ould
1t last be found to have ..cozpneI for-
nn". to hr considered honorable. and all
Without the stamp of melit?" Fifty
rven OF these, were governors of Soufl,.
IN states, and must we nnw cousjpu
hem tn the r"gnt's gallery and ceaS.. 20 |
'reatl. or whisper their names, exc. vt
S warnings to the present and tutu,
?
The Continental Congress of the Unit
d States, adopted resolutions in regard
D lottery "charteled for the purpose
+ carrying on the war of American in
ependrnce, and particularly for paying
he C"ntinental troops" Thoa. j. fer
on, John Adams, Benz. franklin, Chas
arroi! of Carrolton, R"bt. PAYNE. Rich
I'd Henry Lee. John Hancnrk. Robert
l"rris, Phil Livingston, Roger Sher-
IAN. Richard Lightfnot Lee, Edward
ntledge. Benjamin Harrison. Elbridg+ :
rrry, Josi"h Bartlett, San,'l Adams
+rj jamin Rush and Thns. Hayward, Jr..
ntesi III favor of it. What pity the,
III not shine the blessings of the now
day moral senses We cali attention. I
this. not 6" much tn defend the mem
y of these notable men, (<nch a dc
nse being nselrs>) but to show the. I
'ntraSt between them and the p,rseu. u
~ saints. ard visearres, who like ,Jr
h''s'. set M an"th", rtv.latinn, under =
q light at which, they propose. to c"'n-
zn themselves and followers. some. !,
here ahnut the head waters of salt-riv "a
before the time of the Nichols p
nhus. II
According to the preachines of this II
W school, all the wortliias we have u
very many others we "l
phf recall t" mind hy little Study. ~ !,
nnI'i have their names erased from ont b.
/. temple of Fame, and consigned to y
> infamy OF noted gamblers and p
sues. Are the voters of Louisiana N
Hing tn dn this e
nd shall VI" own such jniemrnt no as soon. G,
k roses in Dec mhrr, ice in June" eli
+, 10y these utttrnncrs, we are not r. r..
'!ating the tyranny of the Press, we
'pose To continue the subject in fu- II;
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