Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-01-11
D.cg,aia legtalatltre
Proceedings q The .t'Se,se Of Delegates.
I DNrsday, Dee. 20.

fions and Gsisvauees, deelar;>s reaso-
habIe the petition of snndry inhabit.
ants Of ShepperdstoNn, Jefferson coun.
iy, Tor the repeal of the act which in-
'corporo,es that town.
agreed TO.
A report was read from The Commit
TIE appointed to examine the Govern
or's Hnuse. &c. They report that the
House wants painting inside, with sun-
dry other repairs-new and more per-
mament steps to The doors; that the sta.
bic, owing to its peculiar situation, is
suffering materially for the want Of
suitable drains TO take oil the water
that the Enclosures have partly fallen
do"n--that some change is necessary
in the gates; and that the greater part
of the house and kitchen furniture is so
much worn as to make 1t totally unfit
for the use delightfully."- therefore
submit resolution that ii is expedieut
to make sale Of such furniture as is un.
fit for use; that sum not exceeding
$4,000, including the amount of such
aaie, be appropriated for the purpose
Of making the necessary repairs and
the purchase of Northumberland that
commissioners be appointed to make
the arrangements contemplated by this
resolution, and as soon as it is compile
ted, to inform the governor that the
houses, &c. are ready for his Eecep-
tion''
.9sreedto.
Friday, Dec. OF.
On MFR. JNdyo's mction, the engros-
sed bill regulating The sale Of Lntiery
Tickets was taken up Mir. MI. made
an unsuccessful motion to fill the blank
prescribing the price OF license to sell
tickets. with the sun Of $4,000. His
next motion. To ill it with $4,000 was
also 'nnsuccessfuI Ard, on MIR. Bar
b0ar'S motion, the blank was filed with
$500.
Mr.. Madison moved the indefinite
postponemept Of tl,e bill. He thought
it an Idle policy to attempt 20 restrain
the sale Of tickets within the state; and
that the passage Of the bill would dive
q large capital to the northern cities,
whIeh rad already been atoroed and
heentifird intra-, nv money drawn from
this state. He said he intended to
move Ter leave to bring in bill TO re
peal the existing laws OF that subject.
aud TO place it ander proper reguia.
tions.
Mr.. Jlayb suggested that the blk did
not prevent The sale of tickets in Iotte
Ties authorized to be drawn by The laws
ofthe state. But 1T was intended TO put
down the sale OF tickets in foreign lot
teriss. He 'bnngnt the traffic ciandes.
soI lNfs 81.
cughtto be put down altogether, or to-
ierated by .he laws OF the land. For
his cwn part, be was disposed TO pat it
down. as he never could cuuntenance
the sanction Of vice for the sake Of re-
venue. The present law he consider.
ed defective; its provisions were easily
evaded by the ingenuity Of the bro
kags:
Mr. hudson said, that IN order to
put dpwn the sale aud purchase Of tick
els "a Virginia, il would be first neess-
ssry to put down the post Office; tor as
long as it existed, those disposed 10
adventure in lotteries could do so with
the greatesi facility,
MIR Shelly 'honsht it was vain 70.
the ieg,-iaiure Of u free country 10 en-
deaVVr 10 control public opinion. In
stead of sHdesyoring 10 control, they
shuuid follow il. 1he reason hat the
presesi law on The subject of lotteries
had been SO successfully eyadei WA,
thct il was ecntrary IN public "p.1.
bcu; end 10 law I'D ernffIet with ihp
public sent::nen' ecuid Ice snforced,
t!e hs,i another hiec''or 81 ,he bi;f--if
sce@sd 10 foster 4 cherish ihings made
here, to the exclusion Of tbiugs nade
elsewhere; forget. ing That we were
members of the same greoi family
What would he ih9uShi # u IA y fhise
ryinnd excluding tobacco from that
ststee This arrsyiog Of The state a
S"sDst other states IVES destructive Of
t'At harmony which ough to exit be-
tween brethren OF ,he same family il
was protective OF Jealousies and a con-
fict Sc power and authority, which. in
his opinion, were seriously to be lepre-
Gated. He didnot deny the power af the
legislature 20 put down the sale Of lot.
terry tickets altogether. Bpi the bill
made The Objectionable distinction to
which be bad referred, and, iherefJre,
10 hoped it would not pass. II. he said,
you Nish 20 preserve your n0ion and
hat good viii and fellow FEELING among
the ei.izs8> of The several siates, 20 es-
sential 10 Us prosperity Of the whole,
q sparse ": !. the g DETERMINATIONS 4,