Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-09

son, would seem to indicate that they had as.
certain I'd the demand is likely to keep ahead OF
the supply. We learn :hat As dollars have
been offered and refused for single tree IN
Columbia few years DID,
Steam Racing at Sea.-The Great Western
and British Queen left New York nearly at the
same time. There are heavy bets pending on
the question "which will beat 7" We opine that
if bursting Of boilers. and loss Of life should be
the result. of over exertion on the part Of either
there will be indictments, and lmprisonnaents in
England on the occasion that is if any OF the
culprits should reach that country. Here we are
to free for such tyrannical proceedings.
We not long since cautioned our readers
against purchasing tickets in a"Mammoth Lot.
tory" advertised by Sylvester & Co ofNew York.
the prizes in which consist Of real estate and
bank stock in New Orleans. Our chief ground
for advcrting to the subject was application IN
southern paper, denouncing the scheme as one
intended to deceive and rob the public. One, #
not the only ground specified for denouncing the
schome was that IT is not authorised BY any law
of Florida. as it purports to be. We have since
seen published the "legal opinion" OF tho Hon.
Joseph M. White, from which we copy the fol.
lowing paragraph.
"Fhe undersigned has been asked his legal
opinion upon the right OF Messrs. Schmidt q
Hamilton to organize and carry into effect
Lottery under the laws OF Florida. II ap.
pears that an application was made by them
to the Legislative Assembly OF the Territory
for such privilege, which was granted by the
Senate and Legislative Council, and vetoed by
the Gov, rnor. 1t was ascertained that BY a
previous act IN force, and unrepealed, certain
| Commissioners therein named, were authoris-
ed Ito raise such cum or sums Of money, by
lottery, in such scheme or schemes, az they
may deem appropriate or advisable to com.
plete court house and seminary. The com.
missonere have deemed it appropriate and
advisable" to adopt his scheme, which they
have perfect right to do, so long as the act
stood in force, and without limitation as to
time. If is urged that such an act for such
! purpose, was not intended for so large an ope.
ration, the answer is obvious, that the Legis-
lature has not specified the extent or duration
| OF the 6CleWe. i ne ui6CIctIuu 10 given w anS
commissioners, who have acted upon the sub.
ject, and it is not now in the power of the Go.
vernon, Legislature or Judiciary, to hinder, or
| obstruct, in any manner, the execution Of such
plan as the commissioners shall agree upon"
Although we consi er lotteries of injurious
tendency we would not, on that account, vii.
lingly do the least injustice to any of those en-.
gagged in them, among whom are persons OF
strict honor and much respectability. 1t does
certainly seem to be strange perversion Of an
act passed merely to raise sum of money by
lottery for building two houses for public purpo-
ses. to dispose Of or sell, under authority of that
act, and only for the benefit Of private indivldu'
ais, buildings and bank stock in distant State
to the amount of $l,5O0.o00. Yet it would
seen, that such proceeding is lawful; and 80 far
as we know, there is no more cause for withhold.
ing confidence from this than from the general.
ty of lottery schemes. We advert to the subject
no " only from sense Of justice to those con-
cerned in the lottery. We repeat however, as
of general application to all lotteries as well as to
this, our former remark, that they who buy tick
ets need hardly expect any thing more than the
tickets for their money.