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

fle consumption or the Vi eiu,d looms p.
We pause for d reply. Bul does mi thr
lottrry law go still farther than the law
interdicling The ingrfss nth this slate of
slaves Dies it mol iske from every cii
1rh an niheftnt ugnt-a ti.nt which his
rhi'anr, III the snelal compact. cannot de
prl'r hun OIL L. II noi an arknnn lodged
.Noln ~ boih law aud morals, tit mat ,
Nhich Il tnan .an righlfaii, do himself, he
can aui9hflse auathrr In do lnr him rlgrn
what power snail presume 10 dnest Is of
iln, rght Yet tins law does i. FIR,
although II does not soy that \. shall not
himself send Ia Baltimore for y tieAet. IL
go~s jest AS fir IA saving that hc hail MT
ahih"rlse u. 10 perform this act : l. not
THIS an infringement nf As liberiy~-pf
liberty when le never could have snrrrn
derrd lfyon eau % thus far, Gun ,ou not
" 81 Tor the whole with as much prop ic-
ty, and shy that \ shall not pnrchasr this
ticket for him4ell--aye, tint ir he purchase
II ~ another state, he shall not Introduce
It into tbls ludred. tins principle, and
some uthers suIl mmp repu.naat, Wprr
Introduced lnio a b,Il reported Ia PRIOR
session ut The lrslSl lture, aud We beliesc hy
the tlamer nj the pt.seal Law, bal that bill
coud moi pdss. II NJ, too much Il plaiu
matter ot iact business, wiihuut thr rfH
which the present law cares win II, 10
suit the people It's iulriag. mcut Of nauul
right AID constitutional principle VAS TOO
nlgraut aud dpahlr. Yet the law II the
last session is based upon precisely the SANE
prnriPlr, although ~ operation Is net *
te ,drd quite ~ tar, . brrau,e a lntl, hpu,y
Is mnNed With the dese, ~, paiieuiy SNal
low II. T. show taaf we are not alnnr IN
The opinion We have formed nf the anron
su'ulional'fy Of the mrasnrc, we suhlo,n
the ioiloalnB Remarks nom late Norfolk
+" Herald =
"Our Legislature. We think haye put an
"icctual stop t. the sale Of frrr,ga lottery
tickets, tl1ls time. Thr law they have pass
ed d"Cs mol leave single loop hole. ar
chlnk all IS tlgnt Is cnp,-liat is 1t
certain thai this law i, Constitutional Ne
have unr doubts ahoutii. lotteries are le
glI'srd. we believe, in al the states, there
Is 10 provision IN lhr Constitution against
them. are nul, then lottery tickets lcgll
IN tlr articles 81 merchandise, Ia be bought
~ one STATE and sold III another. as all o
thcr articles are permitted 10 be by an
express provision of the Constitution
A state may exercise tberlGht OF imposing
whaicsertax II thinks proper on the vendors
81 lottery tickets, but can il couslltutionHly
prohibit the sale of them. or even lay Il spe
elic tax on them is ii an objection thai lot
ter'es arc aspecles olg1mbng Why then
does the slate di Virginia authorize her own
citizens 10 make them? Aud why not pro
hibit the Introduction NJ playing cards and
dice manufactured IN her sitter staicsf'
We hall not reply to the dihera ln5lnna
tons thrown out IN " A. BIS" essay, tha,
we are Disposed to Justify the yiolators ui
our ldws--or that We are anxious 10 see
the brokers tof whom he seems TO entertain
So much dread amongst us. They are
unwarranted by any thing we have prcVi-
ously SAID. In ON queries, we alluded
solely 10 the constitutional and moral prn-
clpirs involved in the course pursued by
Virginia; and we are totally al loss 10 con
crivc how our "0urfioS," confined eXclu.
slveIy rs thy were 10 THESE views of the
SUBJECT, could have been distorted into The
shape and hue which "A. b." has thong
proper 10 give them. We viii take occh
SION here Ia say that we are opposed 10 III"
whole lottery system and although lh'
Objects Of many Of them are houorabls aud
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