might also in this way be established. Those which will not
support themselves, it is true, will not benefit the
community; but there are very important ones, which in their
infancy require the nursing hand of government--to such the
produce of lotteries might be beneficially applied. There
exists a spirit of adventure in all societies, which will
lead a number to throw themselves into the hands of Chance in
one way or another, & which, under the direction of a wise
Legislature, may be made to subserve their best interests.
The monies raised by lotteries cannot impoverish the
community--as they are not sent abroad, but only taken out of
one pocket and put into another.

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There is also in the same paper, of Feb. 25, 1794, another communication,
in which the writer apparently takes an entirely opposite view, and
quotes a letter of Joel Barlow to the National Convention of France, in
which will be found some rather strong language. When one considers the
place where these views appear to have been adopted, and recollects the
horrible scenes of the French Revolution, which were even then being
enacted, one wonders whether the French authorities valued human life as
much as they did property.

ON PUBLIC LOTTERIES.

MR. CUSHING,

AS our Legislature have lately had under consideration a
bill, for granting a Lottery to Harvard College, I beg you