Gambling Sanctioned by Law
Gambling Sanctioned by Law.—A bill that has been pending for some time in the Legislature of the State of Delaware, to grant a lottery charter for twenty years, has passed both branches, and only awaits the signature of the Governor, which it is understood will not be withheld. For the franchise thus to be conferred the manager pays a bonus of $720,000—that is to say, $36,000 per annum. From this it may in part be inferred how large are the profits of the business, and how grevious the losses of the deluded creatures who throw away their money in the purchase of tickets. $720,000 is a vast bribe for a small State, and yet Delaware has a character which ought to be worth more in her own eyes. The bill passed by a bare majority. We notice that one of the objects to which the money thus received is to be appropriated, is to build a Methodist Protestant church. Such is the demoralizing influence of slavery on the Border. —Sel.