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Mr.. I6crson.-We copy below an ex-
tract of letter from Mr.. Jefferson relative
to the contemplated lottery for his relief
The scheme of the lottery is advancing,
with care and rapidity, the surveyors are
laying off the lands, and the commission
ers fixing their value, and it will not be long
before the details are laid before the public
so says the Richmond Enquirer.


Extract of a letter from Mr.. Jefferson.


81 know that my property, if fair mar
ket could be obtained, was far beyond the
amount of my debts, and sufficient, after pay
ing them to leave me at ease. knew at the
same time, that under the present abiect
prostraton of agricultural industry in this
country, no market exists for that form of
property.-A long succession of unfruitful
years, long continued low prices, heavy tariffs
levied on this and other branches to maintain
that OF manufacturers, calamtous f1ucsua-
tions II the value of our circulating medium,
| and, in my case, want of skill in the man
agement of our land and labor, these crcum-
stances had been long undermining the state
OF agriculture, had been breaking up the
| land holders, and land market here, while
drawing OIL its bidders to people the western
country. Under such circumstances, agri-
cultural property had become no resource
tor the payment of debts.--To obtain fair
market was all / wanted, and this the only
means of obtaining it. The idea was, per-
haps, more familiar to me than to younger
people because so commonly practiced be-
fore the revolution. 1t had no connection
with morality, although it had with expedi-
ency. Instead of being suppressed, there
fore, with mere games of chance, lotteries
had been placed under the direction of the
legislature as means of sometimes effectne
purposes, desirable while left voluntary


Whether my case was within the range O
that discretion they were to judge, and in the
integrity of that judgment, had the mos
perfect confidence.


"The necessity which dictated this expe