Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-02
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senied The petition of Aaron Butler n,,p p'
for pension for Revolutionary s.r,icr.ia s
Of which were, without leading. ref.,,.N
the appropriate Committees. The rrpor, oS 10
COMMITTEE on the Judiciary adverse N 70 t
petition Of P. A. Gues,ier, Of Baltimor. '"
conquered in, and the report VI the Comm
on Claims, adverse 20 the petition Of H,eEms
Johnston, Guardian Of Julia and Eliza Sa""te
was laid on the table. Mr.. Marks DR.,
certain resolutions Of The Legislature Of PEW.
sylvania, inslructing their Senators and u.
questipg their Represen alive, to procu, y
practic able the passage Of a law 10 abolish ~
very in the District Of Columbia, in such M
ner as may be consistent with the right, # !.
dividuaIs, and the constitution of III. Ua;..
States; which resolutions were laid on III, =,
bic. After the considc, alton Of E1eculi,eh,,
mess, the Senate adjourned over to MOnt'
next
In THE HoUsF, Mr.. Hamilton reported f,,,
the Committee on Retrenchment, a Bill lon
game Board for the Settlement of el,;s
against tae Government. to increase the du,.
OF the Attorney General, and for o,ter bum
ses. He stalet; it to be his intention 10 mr.,
the consideration of ,he Bill, as soon a.,
should be printed.
The Joint resolution which originated in 4.
Senate, making majority of votes necrs,,r
In each House, 10 the election Of printer -,
ordered 10 third reading The House hr
always acted on this principle, although the b,
provided for the election by pluralilv
Some short discussion took place on the nm,
ambe and resolutions offered by Mr.. Tali,s,,.
no some days since, in relation TO a chang. i
the rules Of the House as regards The priori,
Of b. siness on The calendar. The resolution,
were finally Laid on the table.
The bill 10 continue in force the prcyisi.,
Of AN act to aulh"rize the Corporate, Of
The City Of Washington to draw Lol,er,"
came up in order.
Mr.. Wickliffe briefly expressed himself !,
opposition to the principle Of Lottery lax4s,
as odjous, immoral, and impoliic He rr,r,
ed to some calculations which he had MAJ.
from several Lottery Schemes publshed-G,
declined full discussion OF the subject. H.
c concluded by demanding tina, The question
taken by yeas and nays.
MIR. Sergeant said, tina. he had made 10 liz
mind long since, that the existence Of Lol.rr,
was great evil: and he had since had am.
means OF con6rming thai conclusion from f.cy
and experience: 80 much 50, that he could no.
consen! 10 sanction any law for the esablki.
ment or the continuance Of any Lottery wh,.
ever. He did not affect 10 be more swayrd "
Of moral kind than Other &C.
Ilemea: although he did consider tie qur,Ia
even in that point of view, as well deserving!
He though, the House mi,t
as well erect an establishment Tor public PAM
bling in any other form: nay be,,er, for mn
was gambling of the very worst and most uE
rious kind. BY a new confluence in the d!ar
ing OF Lotteries, thai Operation A. 49,, Il
ed with olmos, as much ceIerlty as the dice AZ
thrown, or a coin tossed up in the air. Lols
rirs thus drawn exhibit The most rapid Ht
powerful kind of gambling now existing; Il:
they present temptation Of fearful fuce AZ:
magnitude to the indulgence Of what I'll Vi
own to be an evil proprnsi y: propensity whit ,
no gentleman OF this House would wish 10 IL
courage 10 any one that is dear 10 bIm-n
gentleman who head him would wish 10 Au /
child of his, or servant or apprentice in "hoa
he telt any interrse, occupying his time IN rub (
ming after lotteries, and suffering that hIst
and morbid excitement " hich always accom-.
panies such pursuit. So great was this temp !
talion in its actual results on society, that in !
thousand cases il has urged men to h. com {
mission Of acts which brought them to JsH
If Rol 10 he gallows. Here Mr.. S. adyertdm /
one very affecting instance in il'asraOu o. /
this position. Itwas the case Of an ag'd 'Hs
highly respectable man VI character, ill lhi
and Of such standing as to otS
him into an Office Of great ,rus' in mO'n
institution. In consequence of defaleaorr
,ht funds, the gray hairs Of this unhappy mh
were brought down TO the lowest state Of Is''
miny by his being 'red and convic'td forP"
Joining the money Of the inslitu ion. j W
found, On examining into the case, Iha, al !''
amount of funds had gone to Lottery oth'S
The man had been dealing in Lottery lrNS
for long time before-(n Tickets au'hoIn
by Iaw,J but being unfortunate, he yie'dea'
his despair to the force oi propensity S''' {
sometimes gets the mastery OF ,hr s'fong"
minds, and which is sure 10 make an easyo'
qres, over weak ones.
Lotteries, he said, were sprirging ups
or rather like the poisonoL' NJ :
semblance Of mushrooms, which hNi.s hs /
same appearance, are nevertheless, dead!
Every one who eats Of Them. II any grRlsnn {
will 30 10 The apartTent waere +, lottery sh
drawing, he woul'. see collected here ero'' /
OF description which would max bis i'''i