Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-30

fore avoured spot will not raise its voice or th,n IN
the hreorsnd OF embarrassmen',, in support of its
ePhemerai claims. We hope the Legislature will
combine the genius Of policy, experience Of the
past and expediepcy Of the future yielding to tbi,
sanenng population the full measure Of equality. in
dispensing the commonwealth blessings to the reno.
test citizens We conjure the wisdom Of our State
rulers not to mock the expectations Of the wsst in
the contemplated branch Of the supreme court bv
permitting Il to be located east of the All.rhanv
Instead OF the substance. less than the shadow
would be held up, short of some central situation
west OF the Allegheny Mountain. The western Don.
ulstion would rather continue to visit R;chmond IN
mef appellate business, than submit to the enors
m,sy OF injustice. and mockery Of their rights.
ihe doctrine has been settled by high autbor;tv
mat the rights ut population and experience combine
the distinguishing fact that courts are made AMI
ought to be established for the convenience Of the
people; and that the contrary should be Yielded
to the conuiving subservency Of the few
ms brings US to the last enquiry the particm.
ar county; west OF the Alleghany. where the supreme
court shall locate her Offspring. Persons disposed 70
DC osineresfed, will naturally their eyes to the
map OF rgm'a Suggestions present very nationality
the grand points, objects which to concentrate
Richmond of course being considered the cent?. NJ
east virginia, will be regarded excluding the valley
taking the blue RIDGE as the grand di.
VISION OF the east and west, the centre valley counties
VIII be regarded frontier appendagcs tn the rdI.
OF the west. II then being settled, that each CONT
TO be IN the centre Of its hemisphere the rule
gwen, oy which to point the most central ui.ce
oy stretching line from the gap, the main crn.,;n
road ct the blue ridge mountain, LEADING from (,b,r
ouesvhe TO s'aunton to the county Of Scott or Rus
sell south west extremtes Of the State-tbenee f,or,
the same gap, the centre of CahelI Coup,v mr. g.
Chareston, IN kenawhs again from the ead county of
the valley Berkeley, the north eastward exremitv on
the rotomac across to Abingdon, the mos, sou,b
west extremity of the blue RIDGE across 10 the
OF brooke, on the Ohio river, the most north weser,
county m the commonwealth will be found to crosa in
every instance, the county of and We th;nL
forms conclusive considerations in favour of the local
NY OF th| branch of the supreme court in that county
r, SPOTTSYLVANIA.
To taE EpIrons - Ynr wu,c
Gentlemen: | observed in your Manor of m.
morning note addressed to YOU over he ,;on,,nro
| OF "Roanc, recommending the EXTENDING of n
branch OF the court of appeals some Mace IN rho
upper country to hold session dur ng tne summer
mont'Is-l am entirely ignorant Of the name of tho
writer oil inns article; but presume him 10 be N c,;
zen OF , aunton, at least some person that fesi.
deep interest in the location of tho court of nneoI a.
that place. heartily concur with him in tho n,.
nriety OF sending branch OF this court to the wat
THIS measure must be attended with the best resn,.
To both Judges bar and sutors and had your sensible
correspondent contented himself with simply reeon~
mending this change in the court, and Stsuntsn =,
the most proper place for it's location shond b.r
been entirely silent, But believing his Iett,I Con-
rams matter calculated to prejudice the mlnds NJ
the Legislature, against the Just claims of other pka
ces where the court could at least be properfy To-
Gated, feel 1t my duty to enter nv protest .1o;ne,
the doctrines contained in the communication of
"Roane." Va
In regard of the healthness of S,puoton On. s,h
Ject hrst touched upon by Roane think he has orr
ed although freely admit feel much pleasure in
the admission, that Stanton is upon the Who'll. n
pretty healthy place; yet trust It will not be deni
ed that LewIsburg at least, situated as IL ;s in ~,
centre Of our justly celebrated mineral sprinps NOS
sasses superior advantages in this respect: Il woud
oetroy total want of knowledge in these matter,
70 dcay this fact IN the face of the many hundreds
OF people that are Annually ptrayeliinr in That
direction IN quest of health This writer 6,rther
says that S'aunton possesses advantapes in foc,s
OF communication with other parts Of the State In
" hnf Ioa,
must have mail daily, from both as, and ,xes, ,s
der the new arrangement Of Nessrs. Porter e. ReI
dens line OF stages 10 Guyandotte, from F,nc,s,le
Staunton' &C. and from Lynchbnrg, and the south
mail stage arrives every other day; and from rho
! adjacent country cross mails horseback at least
once week: thus leaving Stanton little to boast az
lin her superiority in this respect.
"hoane also asserts that the Staunton Bar is SUI
pnrior to any other IN the West Has he forpotten
that the elite of that Bar has always attended the
chancery courts IN Greenbrier?-and never beard
OF any of the Western counsel, however vonnr
they may be, afraid 10 break lance with tbo.o 60
terans. OF Staunton, so highly praised by 'sRoane.
| AND II we make comparison nearer ourselves !,
the Legislature think youths will lose no,bno
~ oelng compared with the "veterans" of Staunton
But 1t seems that the veterans" of S,annton
have better law Libraries than we hive ana hi
are absolutely necessary to the court o the Iat,or
clause oil his paragraph 1t is not my wish To renIy
us nave TOO much respect for tn Judges of tho
I court OF appeals To the former part n will IL
observe that the judges will cyperience an a.,
head no difficulty, at either Of The other places de-
sIgnaed; for am sure they will find IN them all tho
| books necessary. " VIC
But our court houses il seems arc also ton small
| Has not Iewlsburg accommodated the cbancerv
court IN her courthoose'Sc cannot this objection t
easily remedod' 1t II really exist But can scarce
I think The writer can be serious on this hend
"Roane' also insists that Stanton possesses oyea,
advantages over the other places named, in public
accommodation; Has he forgotten the White Sui
pnIr oplings the Saratoga of the South, is within
e'ght miles OF Lewlsburg, and that the Village con-
'ans ree Hotas, inferior to few IN the state ofVr
gina, IN extent or public convenience?
with oil due Difference the superior discernrnent
OF Rome, 81 think it might have occurred TO him,
mat Saunton is little more than 100 miles west Of
richmond, the present site of tho court of nppeas
and II The branching of this 10 intended for tho
accommodation of the West as I understand IL this
OBJECT VIII be very Imperfcctly attained by locating
inc rou't ut Staun,on Perhaps however, this is in
Innou as only preparatory step 10 the removal of
the whole court, seat Of government and ALL to that
place. " '"1'