Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-11


zens IRON their Courthouse. There is Il Is true email
| mountain called the Bull mountain, which divides the
cosny from East West the top Of which Is proposed
one Of the boundaries oil the proposed county.
But your memoriaiss would represent that the Cap at
which nearly all the people the North side of the said
mountain In coming the Court house. de.
TO be styled h the ascent ON one side and the
descent ON the other being nearly eptbe There
can 90 no argument drawn in favor OF a
W. from the circumstance OF the Court house not being
located in the centre Of the couniyt being situated as
near the centre as the nature OF the adjacent country will
permit and but little exceeding twenty miles from the
part Of that of the county which il pro
posed 10 be taken Off that serious
result the citizens OF the county from that
Your having she the 70 arc no good rea
sons existing which require he propos.
ell new county, might stop here the full confidence that
your honblc body would adopt such me with.
out good being ori But YOUR me mortal
lists VIII not content themselves with she wing that the
adjustment OF the new county is unnecessary and unca
Gu ior oy The existing state OF things They will go fur
her' and Halter Themselves they will be able prove
your honorable body that such measure highly mex
pea,en, and mlsehieyoss in its tendency They will not
pressnpon your considerations the objection
oermeht Of Old counties, which naturally arise from
Pride' attachment to long established limits and old
socauons they satisfied that these feelings on these
points will be recog zed and duly appreciated by every
member oil your honorable body They will conine the I'm.
selves TO objections which exist Independent OF those
sueraions, and which they deem amply sufficient de-
iea the obnoxious measure which they much depre-
GALE In the first place. it will be seen, by reference to
pray Tor new county, composed Of parts oil the counties
OF Patrick and Franklin, yet the boundary therein speci
ned, win include nearly if not quite, half the territory and
population oil the county OF Patrick, and will take from
the county Of Franklin, but small portion of either
reference TO the map will shew, that territory enbrac
ed IN the present limits OF the county Of Patrick does
much' u any, exceed that OF average county, and
large portion Of that territory is susceptible Of culva
n4n , or settlement By reference the last census. it
VIII oe seem That the population Of the county of Patrick
was little upwards Of thousand including slaves
Tree negroes and mulaoes will be obvious the n that
any thing like equal division of the territory and popu
aton, will constitute the two s alIes counties both a,
regards population and territory, between the Blue Ridge
and Tide water And this is ALL the proposed bounda
ry Will leave the county Of Patrick strip con-
ry' near sixty miles long, and from eight twelve wide
between the Blue Ridge and the Bull Mountain on the
NORTH and the State line the South. considerable
Poruon oil inns width is entirely unnbababe in coDse
quence Of the spurs of the mountain, and other small
mountains which inersec The present Court House,
instead oil being the centre Of the county, will be on one
edge WITH perhaps not single citizen il and the
Bull Mountain, in a direct line.-Your memoriaists
would further call your attention to the Increased
Pences, which will be necessarily incurred both by
them and by the Government should the proposed new
county be established: Two Atornies for the Common
wealth. two Commissioners OF the Revenue two Sheriff.
two Clerks and two Jailors, will receive from the Treasu
ry their stated annual allowances instead of one of each
oil those officers as at present Your memorasts would
also beg leave TO suggest, that the establishment of the
proposed new county would completely deprive coun-
~ OF Patrick of the representative granted by the
new Constitution As before stated, the Bull Mountain
nearly divides the territory and population of county
equally The same may be said to the qualified voters
The accession OF sixty or seventy voters from Franklin
would give TO the new county decided ascendancy at
the polls So that if Patrick and the new county consi
ute election district the new county will send the
representative, and the county of Patrick TO which the
representative given by the Constitution will be mere
appendage and occupy towards the county the came
position which the Constitution provides shall
occupy towards the old ones.
In conclusion, your memoalists cannot fear for mo.
ment the passage OF law, in favor of which, no good
reason can be given; and against which, many might
adduced, IN addition TO those already stated Thew there
fore, rest Their with confidence the intelligence
and justice of your honorable body and as i'm duty bound
will ever pray, &c.
Upon motion-Rfsolped That the Secretarv tr,nsm;t
copy OF the foregoing proceedings and memorial TO the
Member Of the House Of Delegates from this county and
the Editors Of the Richmond Enquirer for publication
with request that the same may be published in the
to the Editor of the Franklin Wing for publication.
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned.
M. sHNDHrvn. secy. >'0> mi d. en-"
meeting of the citizens of Patrick county, residing
on The North side OF The Bull mountain favor of new
county, out oil portion Of the counties of Patrick and
Franklin, upon motion being made, John Turner ESQ
was called TO the chair and William Ayres appointed
creary The objects of the meeting being stated to the
meeting they proceeded TO enter into the following reso
buttons:
A. Haston, William Ayres and Jesse Dehort, be ap.
pointed committee topreparea Memorial the
oil virginia, requesting them TO pass law establishing
new county out OF parts OF the counties OF Patrick and
Franklin.
Resoiued, That the member from this county, in the
House OF Delegates and the Senator from this District he
instructed to advocate the passage Of such law: Which
preamble and resolu ions being read were unanimously
adopted.
And thereupoD, the committee after retiring short
ame returned and reported 10 The meeting the following
Memorial which being read was unanimously adopted:
To The Legislature of Virginia.
The Memorial OF public meeting Of the citizens of
Patrick county, residing in the north side of the Bull
favorable 10 county, convened AT the
store house OF Thomas II. Watkins on the 2Ist day OF
December 1888 beg leave TO represent to your honorable
body That petition has been drawn up praying for new
county out OF that part OF the county Patrick lying north
and mart of nj
liD lying contiguous hereto That the petition afore said
presents almost entire unanimy Of sentiment in ia
vor oil the proposed county, by the people residing
within the same; sufficiently your hum
bly, conceive to have secured success without any fur
her effort on their part, but for meeting recently held
and memorial drafted by the people The south side of
the Bull mounaiD in said county, opposition thereto
without undertaking 10 me ct in detail ali
the objections which may have been urged in the memo
rial aforesaid your memoriaiss beg leave to call the
attention OF your honorable body the motives and
which impe them to sepsfation-belicy wing
presented to the Legislature Of Virginia, for similar pur
pose In the first place, you will by glance at the
maps oil tho counties Of Patrick and franklin that the
proposed new county will lie were in a vaIIey con-
tanning territory, population and wealth. sufficient 10 con-
situte an average county in this State Surrounded by
mountains on all Sides except where the line will run
through the county Of Franklin; there being range of
hill or mountain, called the Bull mountain, running from
the Blue Ridge, nearly east through the county
OF Patrick, from three to five miles WIDE without inbsb
tants: That the nearest citizen Of the proposed new
county, TO The present Court House Of Patrick county b
about seven miles, and II being about the distance
South Of the Court House to the North Carolina lire: that
nearly the whole OF the citizens North Of said mountain
travelling TO the Court House, have TO travel through
narrow debe or through said mountain distance of