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Show ANOTHER LOTTERY TEICK. Morris Declines that the Louisiana Octopus Octo-pus Doesn't Want a Now Tiarter. Nr.w Oki.kavs, Feb. 4. John A. Morris, of the Louisiana lottery company has issued a lengthy address to the people of Louisiana, Louisi-ana, settiug forth the facts in connection with lottery mutters. He says that in 1SS3 he was approached by a number of prominent promi-nent demoerals of Louisiana, who urged upon him the propriety of submitting to the legislature a proposition for a constitutional amendment, which would grunt him and his associates a lottery privilege for twenty-tlve years in consideration of a license sulneiont-ly sulneiont-ly high to be of nuttci ial assistance to the stale. He was assured the proposition would meet with little, if any opposition, and tiiese suggestions prompted him to make announcements to the effect that be Would Kivc ?rsK),(KHi per annum us a license. After tho Mississippi bonds, at the solicitation of ii number of gentlemen, lie increased Hie amount to I, :!!(, 000. This was neccplcdby the legislature, and this was submitted to the people. Then begnn a crusade inside and outside tlie state, which resulted In tho rnactment by congress of the nnti. lottery postal law. Morris savs lie was Informed by a number of able attorneys this Inn was a violation of the rights of the state ami freedom of tho pi,--, and sin h, i ii I he r opii, would be the decision of the supreme court of the United States. Realizing now tbey had been incorrect ' In their opinion of public eenliment, ami not desiring to sec the people uf Louisiana involved in strife over the jueslioti, Morris declares they would not iccept or ipialify under the amendment even were it to be adopted by the people In April next. As the supreme court of the I nited States has decided the anti lottery postal law constitutional, con-stitutional, it is his purpose to respect tlie law ami abstain from violating it in any Banner. Convinced that the granting of another lottery charter would be a cause of continued agitation and disc ontent on the part of a number of citizens of Louisiana, Be and his associates would be unwilling to iccept such a i barter, even though il was given without the payment of one dollar of license. tun ago, Feb. 4. A special from New Orleans regarding the announcement of Mr. .Morris, head of the Louisiana lottery, says it is thought this means the company withdraws with-draws all propositions for a re-issue of its charter, but it is not know n whether some other plan w ill not lie developed. The lottery lot-tery is reported to have expeuded between three and five million' in the light in the past two years. It is not certain what Ihe effect of Morris' uction will be politically, ihe anti lottery democrats offered to make no nomination, to retire altogether from the tight and the pro-lottery men could have all of the offices if they would adopt a resolution dccluring I against the lottery. Whether they will do j so now they have held a convention and' nominated a -lute ticket, is doubtful. .- |