The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-08
March 8, 1925.
Remnrks on the ADORE.

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There is scarcely the shadow OF differ.
cnce al opinion between the writer of the
preceding remarks, and ourselves +; and, il
!, will again refer to or queries, To which
his essay purports to be an answer, he will
perceive it, He viii see that We did not
intend to Justify the 'Iulators of our laws,
nor the policy of encouraging Il tlrrles,
whether foreign or domestic. Nor did ne
defend the conduct of the brokers, or mani
fest the least anxiety for the continuation
nj their supremacy III our monled matters.
il power which they WELD with an unmer
ctul hand, aud IN manner detrimental It.
the best interests of tie STATE. Ii ~ sur.
prlsing that a gentleman Of " A. B's" dls-
crrni,eut should 50 far haze misunderstood
our ann aud intention. Dad we say thai
lotteries we're advantageous and ought 10
be encouraged Did we rejoice that thu
Yeuders Of tic,.rts had skillully evadcd the
law of 1919 nld We found our objec-
toas l. tire bin of the last session upon the
fact that il would drive the brokers from
this STATE, or al least lessen the qnautun. Of
TIE 'ihriIlaut harvest" winch they have 81
long been rraplng from the folly of the
community No ; none Of these thugs
did W.; aud yet W. are charged, somewhat
unaenerousiy, with having donc 50 II
is 10 Us matter Of 90 small dr9rce of sur
prise" that " A. g." should Sra'ely'
charge MS With having grascly euqHirrd
whether citizen might not slolate The
laws Of his country in vending lottery tick
efs,o when II Ii certain that we made 40
such enquiry True, we asked if the law
WAS not "void and of no e.lrct'-but why !:
uHi because il might possibly be, or because
Ii had been .udRed bot because II Wa
unconstitutional M, because ltint"rposed
with any of those rights winch men, enter
ing into the social compact surrender, that
the others may be better secured aud pro.
ttcted bit because it prevented the txer-
else of some of those very lights winch
were thus designed to be secured to all
men-a,e, even to lottery brokers
The alusi0n Of " A. b." 10 the law pro-
hibitng the introduction from other states
into this of slaves, is ar.fetched, irreavent
aud inconCusye-beca the Introduction
of slaves would be every dny adding to an
evil which we have manifested every DIS
position to get rid of, aud the multiplication
of which in the natural l'crrdse OF lis cause,
threatens dagger to our safety whereas,
the lottery principle is counttaanced bylaiej
and even ii il were not thus codnlenanced,
ia not thus dangerous. But, IT may be
argued, that even if the latter assumption
laid down by us be- correct, sill as 1t may
initiate against our pecunlaiy interest To
permit the sale Of fortisn lottery tickets
within the limits of the commonwealth, To
the Encouragement of our own, the same
municipal right which anlhoflseS the TX
c,usion of slaves, will authorize the exclu-
sion of lottery tickets. II Is a bad rule
saith the adage) winch viii not work both
ways" Aud II this ruie work thhs' way
may we not interdict Pittshurg 9 Lass ana
" aItham cottons, upon the plea that Meo
! introduction Injuries the prosperity ot tht
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