Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-02


Among the many duties. incumbent on
the present Legislature, will be the estab-
lishment of Courts for the various Judicial
Districts, created by the new Constitution.
Much rivalry has been already manifested
by different towns and county-sites, in se-
curing the location of the Courts, and we
are informed that in other districts, and
perhaps in some portions oft this, the most
strenuous exertions are made by parties
interested. The citizens of Lynchburg,
relying upon the advantages presented by
their town, as suitable point for the
Court of the second District. have not. up
10 this time, taken the necessary steps to
bring those advantages before the Legs
ature; but we are grati6ed to state, that
an effort is about to be commenced for
this purpose, and that memorial has been
prepared 10y a well informed gentleman
Of the town, which will shortly be put in
circulation for signatures. We arc per
mittcd by him to transcribe from the me-
moral the following statement Of reasons,
why Lynchburg should be selected as the
seat of the Court
First: Lynchburg is the centre Of trade,
Of the District. OF the twelve counties COM
posing it, Campbell, Bedford, Appoma'tox
and large part Of Pittsylvania trade
here almost exclusively: Franklin. Pat
rick, Henry, Halifax and Charlotte trade
here largely; and Buckingham and Prince
| Edward, to some extent-thc remaining
county Of Cumberland is the only one
which trades elsewhere, altogether.
Second: There is no olher place in the
| District which Is the exclusive market Of
any one county of the District; and no 9th
err place in the District (that has been pro-
posed for the District Court) to which any
two counties of the District trade to any
considerable extent.
Thrl: The facility of access to Lynch
burg is and will be greater than to any
other place in the District. Besides the
J. r & X. Canal, which affords cheap
and convenient access from the Northern
border of the entire Distrct-from the
| Blue Ridge to the lower extremity of the
county Of Cum bcrland, indeed, from the
Northern border Of the whole of the first
Judicial Section, from the Blue Ridge to
Princess Anne, there are at present good
roads running from Lynchburg to all the
counties Of the District; the Lynchburg
and Concord turnpike; the Lynchburg and
Campbell c. H. turnpike; the Lynchburg
and ttsylvania turnpike;the Rocky Mount
turnpike; the Lynchburg and Salem turn
pike, and the Lynchburg and Blue Ridge
turnpike, besides other roads, connecting
with them, and still others, independent Of
them. Ifthese were the only means ofac
cess to Lynchburg, its facility of access
would be greater than that of any other
place in the District. But when it is con-
sidered further, that by means of the Vir-
GINA and Tennessee Railroad, on the one
side, and the South side Railroad, on the
other, it will also be made easily acccssi-
ble, not only from the Eastern and Yves
tern extremitics Of the District by a line
Of Railroad, which in general will not be
far from Central, but also from the Eas
tern and Western extrenitics Of the Sec
ton, of which the District is part, it is
obvious that the location is preferable. as
respects accessibility, to any other.
Fourth: 1t true that Lynchburg is not
at the centre Of the area of the District;
but there is no place proposed, or that will
be proposed that is, or that is rearer tits
at point from which the direction of
james River, the boundary Of the Section
is, on the one side. North west 10 one ex-
tremify Of the District, and, on the other,
Northeast. nearly to the other extremity
SO that while if line were drawn from
the Northern TO the Southern intersection
of the two Circuits comprising the Dis
trict, Lynchburg would be adjacent to the
line, but not in the Centre of it, If another
line were drawn from the Eastern extremi-
iy of the District IN Cumberland to its
Western extremity in Patrick, it ould be
both very near the line and near the Centre
of it.
Fifth: If there were town or coun-
ty scat, at the Geographical centre Of the
District, still Lynchburg would be emit
tied 10 preference over such place as the
site of the Dist let Court, unless such place |
had also equal claims to Lynchburg, as
centre of trade and in point Of facility Of
access. For still stronger reason,
Lynchlurg is entitled to the prefer
ence over any place, which, at the same
time Is without the requisites as to facility
OF access and commercial intercourse,
and Is also no nearer the Geographical |
centre. Suitors can obviously attend, |
with much less Inconvenience and expense, |
to their suits in Court, held at point 10 |
winch their business calls them, than at
any other And as to facility Of access,
thlt Is a matter of considerable impor-
lance, not only to the suitors and non resi-
dent Counsel attending the Court; and
to the Circuit Judges and Judges of the
Court of Appeals in the Section, " no will
constitute the Court,-enabling them to
hold their Courts without loss of time. in |
passing from one 10 the other, but also.
inasmuch as it affords facility to The peo-
pie of the section and elsewhere, Of cor
responding by mail, with the Circuit judi
ges and JUDI Of the Court Of Appeals.