The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-08-03
From the Richmond Enni,

JEFFERSON FUND. A question is max
ing in the public prints of the north, what
is become of the fund which was raised for
the relief Of Thomas Jefferson? One per-
son says, return It to theoriginal contribu-
tors. Another person, with little more
generosity, advises 10 erect monument to
the memory otthe Illustrious dead: Which
proposition is met by Mr.. Walsh with the
fine scripture quotation: "If a son shall
ask bread OF any of you that is n fnther, will
you give him a stone 7" Another writer in
a Philadelphia paper proposes to call a
meeting OF the contributors and 10 press
upon them the peculiar proprety (as they
have the Hall of Independence among
them to erect a statue in the Square OF In
dependence, commemorative of the event
of the Declaration Of oflndependcnce and It's
illustrious author. Bu; surely (says the
Aurora the fund should be applied to the
same purpose that Mr.. Jefferson himsel f
would have applied 1t, had he lived to re-
ceiye 1t: TO the benefit of his daughter and
her family. While on his death bed, he
said he had done for his country and man.
kind, all that he could, aud that he now re-
signed his soul, without fear, to his God,
York mdiciously appropriated her contribu-
! ton, 50 as 70 afford him comfort and con-
| ISOLATION in his last moments and We trust
! that such an application will be made OF
! the money in the hands of the different
committees as he himself would have it.
The committees should be viewed in the
! lipht of executors /; his will has been fully
made known and may 1t be religiously ful.
filed" For our own parts we fully sym
pathizc with this teeling--and would &c
one step father in our wishes thatifthest
contributions be not already sufficient. thcJ
NAV be extended so as to secure Monticel
10 at least to his only and beloved child
We find in the last Baltimore papers, the
Jefferson Lottery advertised by Yates &
Mcintyre, under the management OF Mes
srs. John peterborough, p. n. Nichola;
and Richard Anderson. Ii embraces thre,
prizes, viz: the Monticello estate valued a
S7l 900; the Shadwel Mills at 30. 900; ant
the hlbermarle estate 1l,5O0 :--3 prizes
aud II Az blanks. The Lottery is TO b,
formed by the ternary combination of 4.
nos. producing 1850 tickets: the LIST, 2
and Sd nos. drawn out of the wheel to b,
entitled to the Monticello estate. the ltl
) 9th, and 9th, to the Shadwell Mills all,
+, the 7h, Sth and 9th to the Abermarle es
tate. Its contemplated to draw the Lot
tery at the latter end Of October; TIL th'
e Ist Oct. the price of the tickets will be ; IL
}. The agents Of the Managers say:
: THE tickets in the Jefferson Lotter.
had been prepared in April last, but the q
o fcring OF them for sale was postponed q
: the request of the Committee OF the citizen
{ ofNew- York, appointed with the view Q
:, raising funds sufficient to purchase up tn
: Lottery, burn the tickets on the day OF ou
y Jubilee, supersede the drawing OF the Lot
!, terry altogether. The noble and heart
:. cheering plan failed in part, and the ticket
, must now therefore be'sold, and the Lotte
: nv be drawn. Its said, however, that III
!. funds raised, and expected TO be raised
II the United States. texcluslye Of those f
4 nckets,) will be sufficient to purchase tn
. Monticello prize, from the fortunate holde
o of the ticket drawing IT, and thus presery
that Estate for the Descendants OF the al
n thor of the Declaration of Independents,
A. We cannot but hope, and believe, that a
y act so necessary for the honor OF the cour
a. lIy will be ssso,nplshcd.'