The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-08

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aLar, band. fennsy wanna and New YORK
vii furnish ii thesc states anlhorise lat
iefirs !" YER, great extent, AT the same
tinr hey haNr avs imposing The ,e..rest
penalties upon the introduction OF tickets
al othrr states.
Bat you Seem tn think that we should
mi adopt ncotnter a,lltA policy beean-r
Ne wonld be suspected of laNlng care OF
oursrhcs
have no doubt but ynnr object is IN
elicit public attention - lhr consideration
of subject thai yun drcm ittipptaut, and
hlieihStenqhiry Is kept "llhin the bonnds
of dec1rum, none should complain But
why dId y"a nnt enquire into thc effect of
thta trade or barter ts YOU cadi IT. IA foreign
lottery tickets ? Tue un,s which | have
prescribed 10 mys,If viii mol permit nc l..
60 mt" 4 Consideration Of al the beneficial
consequences attendant upon ms species -
trafhc thtt you seem su sulirltous to sus
tam J Bot will name Il few of them for
your consideration. From the best infur
nation that ean be obtained. there i, from
two thee hundred Thousand dollars annual
" sent fom toe state by the lottery BIO
krrs-ths sizes Of the tickets prccrde the
drawing. aud IN one of those large schemes
considerable portion of the capital dcliv
ed from the sal, If tickets will remain in
the hands of the lottery brokers from
twelve To eighteen months, before il is de
mandcd tor the pay nrnt "f p,i2rs. During
all this tine this capital IS employ I'd in
dspsec'atlng aud buying Up at discount
our STATE bank paper found IN the northern
clil's /; this paper Is immediately returned
upou the hqpks and their specie demanded
'fhr specie IS again sent II ihp north and
more paper purchased, aud tie I1ciIijies III
transportation which is afforded by the
steam boats enable them 10 perform this
operation every ten or fifteen days and
thss our state banks are continually hdrrds
sed by this descnp,on of persons, aud
believe that shall haE ,rd nothing when
say nat they havr IN ore MY ur ano. lieI
contributed more to -nharrass the monled
operations Of tins country than amy othe,
description of persons.
At present hank paper is the circulating
medium and connected with lhr best II
1efests of Tue ceuntry The specie held by
'1sse banks forms the bass upon which the
lit Of ther paper in circulation must
Il ST their specie is Withdrawn, CORES
pondinG portion of their papcr must be
tfken odt Of circulation, aed tins can only
he done by pressing demands upon their
debtors, aud u refusal to grant new accom-
nodat,nnss. The sudden uiihdrawal of Il
uge portion of the circulating medium
produces the most drirterioas cousrQuen
ees ~ the best Interests Of the country
The produce of the country iangII-he. in
the hduds Of the agrculturlst, and property
then brought into market IS sacriiictd for
want of mouey 10 purch st and what do
you obtain in exchange for all this The
uost that you can say is that lou have
lodaiacd the gambling proPenstles Of some
desperate individuals, whose reward Is
disappointment and RUN 10 themselves and
families, and That out of the profits arising
from ihrir otterrs, Virginia Is made IL
contribute largely to making canals and
building up public rdifcrs in Other states.
When you shall have realized IN your
mind some ofthese things, lru-t that yonr
bowels of compassion viii BIZ excited for
the interest Of yonr state and ITS violated
laws, ard not for lottery brokers.
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