Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-02

tas' use; passes into the MOUNDS, which ne con-
veyed through channel 10 che hands of the work
man. The mould il returned to trough where an
apparatus washes and cleanses il with great expe-
dition; it Is then placed the other end of tho
channel, passes under the feeder of the hopper and
out at the other end Of the chaapel As before de-
scribed. The whole pachinery ia moved by
wheel three and half feet dismeter, which may
be turned with ease by lad of 10 years. Itmay
be adapted to hand, horse or water power. With
hands sufficient TO place the mortar in the hopper
receive and return the moulds, one hand at the
wheel may mould thirty thousand bricks in a day.
BY water pow er, the machine may be made to
form one hundred thousand or more, as one turn
of the wheel forms brick. II is placed on car
raige to convey It to different parts of the yard,
elsewhere The pressing machine il very econo-
mlcal and requires less labor than any vet
The whole expense Of the machine for making and
pressing brick (adapted to hand power) will not
exceed so dollars.
Paper from ShGuings. The Boston Palladium
contains communication stating that the writer
mas In his possession some specimens Of brown
wrapping and bleached and unbleached writing
paper winch ne saw manufactured in England
few months ago from pine shavings only. The
texture Is said to be rmer than that of paper man
uiactured from the ordinary materials. The dis
covery war patented in England in June last.
LOTTERIES.
An animated debate lately took place in the Le-
gislature of Maine. on bill granting lottery for
the Improvement of kanawha River. Sundry
speakers took the floor pro and con. The friends
OF the measure insisted that public opinion was in
FAVOR OF lotteries that the annually carried out
OF the state by the purchase OF lottery tickets was
iitie short OF half million; that rigorous as the
law was the sale Of tickets could moi be prev ented
no one could be found who would prosecute man
under It. I" Even the ministers of our holy re-
iiSion' our patterns Of morality and duty did not
hesitate to avail themselves of tho held
out by lotteries" The opposition to adventure
"a lotteries could not be restrained 1t was adj
nited to be vice; but as il was .ncurablc il was
wise 10 tax 1t, and make it tributary to the general
good. 1t might be compared to the intemperate
use OF spirituous liquors, than which no greater
e'h existed. The laws cannot, however, prepent
H. and they tax ii. II you cannot eradicate an
eVii. ought you not TO convert il to pood9 Mas
sachuseits had not been able to enforce her law a.
ealnst the sale OF foreign lottery tickets; nor had
Oid Connecticut" who finding tina, was the case
mad lately repealed the law. Lotteries were no,
more entitled to the appellation of gambling, than
many other things, not deemed objectionable.
fe0pie engaged in all sorts of business for gain.
ohe man risks his money At sea, another in lot
nno Others In various other ways; all for gain,
and all might be equally called gambling. One
gentleman thought that the greatest gambling of
ai' was legislation; for, he believed il was only
oy aiortunate throw of The dice, that any thing like
justice could be obtained. Another Speaker renarl
Cd, that tie did not think it belonged to the le-
Sisiature to decide what was, or what was M,
sinful. That was matter Of opinion and consci-
ence, which individuals mus, decide for themselves
on such questions, even divnss differed. Does II.
sniuiness consit in collecting money from, the ma
n.y. and throwing large fortunes ut once into m.
hands of individuals! The law. of inhe,,.n.s
does the same thing. A man collects large for.
tune from the many with whom he deals: he dies
and the law OF inheritance throws it into the hand.
Oh lew heirs If lotteries were an evil. thew
duces reaction. F'o
The opponents OF the bill contended tba, ,o,o-
ries was spices of gambling of the most nern;-
cious KIND, tending to impoversh the MANY and
enrich the few, and tending to DESTROY the fra.,
and industrious habits of the people, by hold
ing out false lures 10 sudden wealth. Tbev von,J
In time corrupt the morals of the peopfe: and ,bsn
ao'su 70 heerty. Would the legislature Iegisla,e
In favor OF vice, TO procure a little revsnus5 ,
Why not have law Of indugencies, and per.ons
appointed to sell Licenses for any description of
wees! They contended that the laws could he
enforced ii there be any force in the arpumen,
that the vice cannot be restrained, and must he
turned into source Of revenue with the .s-,a
proprlety might public seragIio be established
'o VIC PioPS"e''J 'neIe Inuulged be turned into
source OF revenue. Such principle would lead
to the overthrow of all our institutions civil and
religious The poor man whose children want bread
as last as he getsa dollar would run to the loterv
once with 1t. A young man draws a prize. he
hardly knows what to do with it. He goes q buv. .
horse, whip, pair of spurs and GLOW mounts
his horse, whips and snaps round till his money
Is gone, aud then he is ten times worse off than
at hrst having contracted idle habits, and los, the
re ''h Tor ousiness-becomes poor miserable being
They insisted on the practicahility of enforcinr
the law. The argument, that, as the laws could
not be enforced, the practice ought to be legaued
that men may go and gamble as much as thew pleas
ed with quiet conscience, was little like seu-
ing indslgencies to commit sin. What man was
ever heard to say my children are 10 prone to
gambling, Ideness and dissipation, that cannot
restrain them, and therefore will have f;ddlor
into the House. and will put pack of cards into
Their hands, and give them every facility to con-
hrm their vicious habits, "The State Of Con
nectcut; that very top notch of morality, that state
which once burnt horse for lewd conduct. i.
brought in as evidence!' The bill was passe, %
third reading 70; to AZ.
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