The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-04-07
|"GRAND NATIONAL LOTTERY

alluded TO as the contractor for the Ma
tioDal Lottery, in the publication in the
Evening Post and Statesman, of Monday
afternoon, copied from the National In
teliigencer, that with respect TO the non
payment of the capital prize in the fifth
class, 1t is contested, usder the advice of
eminent counsel, on account OF circum-
stances which any person, having ssthe
best opportunity OF becoming well &C.
quainted with the facts" would not hayo
deemed sufficien, or proper to make the
ground ola communication to the public.
alike injurious to an individual and TO
those who have an interest IN the lottery.
As 10 the many smaller prizes, il would
have been more JUST, il the author of that
communication by the unfair and upcan.
did manner in which the article is framed,
had not lett the public to infer that none
OF the prizes would ever be paid, when
1t his opportunities are such as are pre-
tended. he must know the contrary. As
to his leaving the city Of Washington,
the person alluded 10 mas TO state. that he
lett this place for that city, on the 9th
oil February. for the express purpose OF
making arrangements with the managers
OF the lottery, which need not have de-
tanned him above FIVE days, if his exer.
tions had met with corresponding attention
from them. After waiting till the Goth ins.
to the great de,riment Of his affairs, he
departed on his return without the "lcast
hope" that any further sacrifices by de-
laying il would avail, because question
had been, for the first time, made by
the managers as to the legality of the
lottery. A serious question for him.
which they ought to have well consid
cred before they committed themselves
to him and the public, and Cor which he
cannot consider himself as justly obnox.
ious to odium.
AS TO the tickets in the sixth class il is
unequivocally denied, that they were OBJ.
tanned by any breach Of good faith or hon
esty; nor Is there, nor has there been, aDy
disposition, on his part, TO dispose of any
OF them since the legality of the Lottery
has been questioned. Such as remain
have been retained OF offered TO the man.
agers--those which have been sold have
taken back-and those which have given
their obligations to the agents for the
managers willreceiye them back on deIiy.
erlng to him the tickets for which they
were given. New-York, March s5.
FROM The RICHMOND COMPILER.
One or fgvo Queries TO :he author of Tic
above.
BE more explicit, my dear Sir.
Who do you mean to say, "coDtested"
the payment Of the prizes
Was II you, Mr.. Gillespie ?-If YOUR.
self do you not know, that YOU had no
adequate grounds to dispute the payment
OF the 100000 prize? That YOU had
In tact no grounds a, all--no, not even
satisfactory Pretext Are YOU not even
thoroughly satisfied, that the ticket was
properly bought, many weeks before the
lottery was drawn that j, was regularly
paid tor and that the prize was regular.
iy and faithfully drawn You know all
these facts-and afiidavits can he produ.
ced from the most respectable men in this
city,-nay, even the letter for the ticket.
Postmarked at this Office, several weeks
before the drawing, ought to have sails.
NED you that the purchase of the ticket
was as regular as that of any ticket that
was ever drawn. Did you nor even saw
on your way 10 Richmond, tina. you were
on your way to arrange for paving this
ticket why, then, was it NOT paid p
Why not comply with your positive err.
gagements ?-You were CHARGED 10 vopr
lace In Alexandria with violating your
duty--charged in the most indignant
terms. how did you vindicate yourself
or how dcgradingly did you stand in the
presence ofyour accuser?
III again, you mean that il is the corno.
ration who weuld not pay "under the ad.
vice Of eminent counsel" are von No,
aware that their transgressions do not les.
sen yours They will not pay the hold.
eriyou Will not pay for them Does that
excuse you, who were guilty without any
excuse, OF the first transgression
AS 10 some OF the smaller prizes Won
may have paid some--you or your agent
-but do not leave The impression on
the world that you paid all but the capi-
TAI prize" hat miserable pretexts can
you cohIure up, for falling 10 pay these ,
w men the gentleman from New>Ynrk.
who holds part Of the next highest
prize, applied TO you for payment. did
you not also refuse, without the shallow
OF an excuse DO you not know tha,
there is about $4,000 at least Of nri-
zeS which you ought to have DISCHARGED
and have not ! Have you Left even the
"ieast hope" that they will ever be paid ?
10 you not know, that it was your own
misconduct that put the managers ON
uouoIing "the legality of the letter, %