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THE TRUE AMERICAN,fciiri'KU nv j«iii lt;;ih-o.v,PAITnroi AND BOLD.WIJW OR TKA!¥JWEDNESDA Y, FEBRUARY 20. I*39.fil'inLIK); No. 111.—U«r not lh«s rxpvriciu.-Q uf llic fi»w yen to |in*t, aimc llic p.'tudtiio imputed 011 gnm-bling, were fixed, nml tlmopcn Ihiuwh wrn’ urilcnrdtv |j.\:r.Ix. nlnaed, proved lit 11L tliC oiisliliZ law is u-i iimllUuietit pmtooilon ngiiiiwt ibirfieml wlio glid** through society, planting 1111 ilia n--di of dinaum nml death in the very hearts uf luiuilies, where l»i«t low nil wn« lirnltli nml uijoyii*ciil' The pnssioii forgoming is •n itnniue-livo us nriiriri' nml.ivlioiiil isnitnlyy.wl, uwirieo will lie I'uuinl ibaiii'iioli'iii, nronml which, ull lln particles uf foul corruption urc puthfircd. How ninny vticlnw did- *1ly fall nmicrilleuln the ull-ab.Hirbiiig vice! All laws i |,HUjiprrns ic will lie mini ailing. When nwn *'»iw « *«-ger publicly. the? will ruiim into private unil leinum |i|ikm‘i, Igr the |ur|iuei\ limy wiy rjf Hiding owi.y »in»i unil tin* plt'tuwrc of cxciti* incut, 'I'lmy should not |ny i the “lluitering unction In ll.'ir souls,” Inn cnufusx they I'liilMiikin 1 wild ami j’i,ltliii'i»|«c«iliilii:ii—/«/• ?««.’ —It grows liy wimt it feeds on. Ii room nil tins virtues, till the Heart in Irti a barren wn*u\ with-ur» single ni'iinntis impulse. It open* (hr {MtilnUlu nil tlu-ollicr vims and i:« i i itself. die brand aveitno to crinus It i* to lo deplored but U iii to lit ilouirnyi’d Ii; aiututory niiBCtHtcM**If it bcallbwed llmt gaming in m uniarr.^jil |ta:«ilt;iii, (•.mil it in ns universal as avarice, nr iliu da^irr to snt.-I|i|fi« wealth,) nml if Uni rsjirrioucc of the |mi*l piotc* that ili«* existing law* an* not available in siiiipns-iiiL' tin: vice, will it hut 1m well to levy n tu\ on tHo'c wiio .swarm to our rjty lor tin’ piit|*iv of tlsieinif Ihetrmle,! Iiiul who w iV tic imso'pntiti* to lliojr ruin, niisl atw roi-kl. s.- of tin* mis’-ry «!i**y cnuw? Tlam* is—there can I'O nothing so ruinous to the ninnds -if *l»f coiumn-■tlitv us nee’et puuttuif. Hour after Imur, lln: night wear* away, nml *rill lln- haggard »vrx'’i*li liuliga inr llio faro table till Id* luHt U mvcpl into tin* OiiCluldo|Hi'ilurv, wliilx n ( iiomo 10 do sorted 0110* . anxioim* ly, distrucicslly watching hi* roiuro. While yei ilm voir • or 01*111 sc I uf ■ frimil iniiilit win him olf Omit his until c iith‘1, iIhto is uufiicm! naur. Il.e dooisari: l.silt-«*il. Me hn« Ins'll innrhesl. 11 is 11 iloiniril nun. mi l is lured mi till In: Ii us Im'C’D ft mil Ci I uf ill*, nml then ]r . ritdi-ly Ilin 1 lt;t forth s liojgur—wiili dt* hitter mmnnlu- I I lion that Id- Jiimilv is iliiig^eii ilotvn with him, from in- ' •l*.'is'lidi'ui. 'o tin. depths of misery dirough liin fully* lt;nml to his iMornul iufniny,V\o.«'iv opmi thi! ilonrH of the gmnhliii liotiMtf— ; iiinki: ilt; hiwfid, l.v tin* priymriit of a lirary liocnce.ln Ui-uji u|isui’lii'sti|hli»|iiiioiiis. aiul ntTix :t tirinilty to nil Midi uh nfiviiil; cull ••uitWi.' I lir low, Kmp’nycn wj:| tln'ti hnvr no op|iirinniiy m‘ seeing tne prxi|*ciwi'ics of I tl.oio in their ti-t.Jro. I'Viond- cun ohlitiu a right of I ilioso to wb«Kii they ;nc uttarI10I, uii'l may prevail upon limit belli roll is mu lute, lo hint buck fmiu the vain nhndow ihoy aro jiiirsttiitp.Ojnni glinting is nut «j ruinoim nn tlitif w'liirh is lt;|ono in seotoi. 'I'lii: unkej UA' not no .’urge. Sim will he Hi jidof oxi’p.-s in vintp.in s. They will nut i/h thrir rrMIt—lor who would ImM liii thut liti/.r.:ml*imiiim;o : snniaoii tit!* nun ol a cntdl li would nnli1.1i* ng^Kt l.ia htirinors, to sec nny one engaged in ir.nle, daily vis-: iti ic 11m guming tuhlr. It would put ilios* wluux linuls imf prop city nmat jmihk tliiiniijli lii* li-mili, nn iht-ii I eutilth Ho would -I ot uitei tlu* Iiei'ersily uf rnlinill-: incfroin.iKMwUH.sre(Nmw fimjr-xi'h*miow I.,**the ptiipii.ty of milking I ho vim swell uurrovmun.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Wed, Feb 20, 1839
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