Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-27

REMARKS OF Mr.. HANCOCK.

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Mr.. HANCOCK said, Mr.. Speaker 1t will he
recollected that the bill now before the House
came from the committee with "Lynchburg" as
the point at which the End Judicial District Court
should be located, and by very decisive vote of
this House was stricken out, and Pttsylvania c.
IL. inserted-and that the other branch of the
Legislature, by equally decisive vote, struck
out that place. The bill now comes here with
Lynchburg re-instated, and from the signs too
plain to be misunderstood, will again be struck ont.
L now offer compromise for both parties, and one
that feel assured gentlemen can rally upon with
out dispatngement to either Of the others: | al
Jude to Charlotte G. Hand will here remark,
that the reason why did not present the claims
OF this place upon former occasion, was owing to
the manner the question put to the House. 1t
Is within the recollection of gentlemen that the
question was upon striking out and insert
ing" There was no division called, and my rea-
son to give each fair chance; if Pittsylvania
had failed, l intended then to make the motion
now made. This place has claims, as will show,
| inferior to no other that has been named. Char
lotto C. H. is located 33 miles from the lower
end of the county, with the counties of Prince
Edward and Cumberland, North, and tho large
county of Halifax, South; the C.. Fl. is in direct
line with all the Court Houses of those coun-
ties, and is distant from Prince Edward G.. H. 81
miles, Cumberland 46, Appomattox 49, Buckng-
ham 42, Halifax 80, mpbel 81, Bedford 63
Pittsylvania 10, Henry l08, Patrick 1885, Frank
lin 80, Lynchburg46 and Farnville 81 miles,
Now, except the latter place, and all the other
points added together make total of ZIG miles;
add Farmville and we have 743 miles. Well,
sir according to the figures OF the gentleman from
Campbell, from Lynchburg to all the points named
Is 669 miles; this includes the G.. H. of his coun-
ty, and was not taken in his estimate; now add
Farmville, and we have 719 miles; and according
to his figures again. from all the points in the dis
trict to Pittsylyania c. III. it is III miles without
Campbell, which added with Farnlvie and it il
957 miles.
Now let us compare these estimates: Lynch
burg, including the county Court House, giving
two to one county, in the aggregate is nearer all
the points together by "a miles than Charlotte
and Charlotte is nearer than Pittsylvania in the
aggregate by ID mies-now we divide the dis
| lance by twelve the number of points, and Lynch
burg Is an average of ffty-nine and eleven
| twelfth miles from each, Charlotte Court House
sixty-o and eleven-twelfths and Pittsylvania
seventy-one andhve-twelfths. But. sir, this is not
| fair way OF estimating. We have allowed
Campbell Court House and Lynchburg both in
one county to be counted; take off Campbell,
and Lynchburg will be 700 miles average fifty
eight and eleven-twelfths; Charlotte, 706, avera
fifty eight and ten twetths Pttsylvania, 8l4 ave-
rage sixty seven and ten-tweths. SoitwiIl be seen
that Charlotte will be an average ne-twelftE of a
mile nearer allthe points than any place named for
the location of this Court. 1t will be observed that
l have used the figures with regard to Pittsy Iva
| MIA and Lynchburg stated by the gentleman
| from CAMPBELL and from his showing, Lynchburg
| Is twenty three and half miles from the geo
| graphical centre; and the gentleman from Pitt
| sylvania sets his Court House down as sixteen
and half miles from the centre of the district
many persons have stated Charlotte Court House
to be but % miles, but have put it at the highest
| point, 81. This would give Lynchburg three and
half and Pittsyvana ten and half miles ad-
| vantage over the place I have named. But, sir
we care nothing about the precise centre; very
much doubt if there be house Of any description
In the neighborhood of the centre let US look at
other matters. We show that this Capitol is
not In the centre OF the State is it necessary
that it should be. The gentleman from Lynch
burg has fully shown that Pittsylvana Court
House is not the place for this Court, and the
gentleman from that county as we'll as this House,
have by their votes plainly Indicated that Lynch
burg ought not to be selected Now, sir, we have
large Court House, two large taverns and seve-
raj appropriate houses for more, if found necessa-
ry, In very neat village, with the best community
in the world; law libraries, good roads from every
polnt-the Richmond and Danville Rail Road
running within five or six miles of the Court
House, good plank road will be completed very
soon to connect with it, ALSO regular stages passing
through the village three times each week, with
hacks from the South Side Rail Road via. Farm
vile to this place. The great argument used for
other places, is accessibility by those lines of i'm
proyement.
Well, sir the citizens of Danville can actually
get to our Courthouse sooner than they can get to
Pittsylvania Courthouse when the Danville road
is completed, for that place is seventeen or eight
cen miles from the road and ours is only five and
malt or SIX miles, and passengers can come from
Danvie on this road, to Charlotte Courthouse in
less time than they can, in the usual mode Of tray
cling, get to Pittsylvania Courthouse. Thus tho
citizens of Patrick, Henry, and Franklin can 90
to Charlotte IN two hours more, only, than it will
take to go TO Pittsyvania-those below can come
IN the same or some public conveyance have
mentioned; so with Campbell, Bedford, Apo
mattox, and buckingham, either by public con-
veyance or private. as formerly. Gentlemen will
please look to the map, and it will be seen all are
border counties composing this District and every
county in it has fair claim, except one in the
lower and one in the extreme upper end. Now.
cut off the county of Patrick, and Charlotte Court
House is nearer the centre, in every point of
view that can be taken, than any other in the Dis
trict And | wish to call the attention of MEM
bers to fact and trust will not be overlooked:
1t is, that the county l have the honor to repre-
sent upon this floor never has, from the founda-
ton OF the government to the present time, ever
asked for OF obtained any tavors from the State in
any way whatever, whilst but very few counties
pay more taxes than we do-Lynchburg has rail-
roads, canals, five turnpikes, banks, &C., &c; Pitt
sylvania with railroads, turnpikes, banks, &c. L
do not mention this in spirit of envy, but merely
to show that tavors have been granted to others
whilst we have cheerfuly contributed to the sup
port OF government without asking anything and
DO not ask this Court favor to US, but in truth
as an accommodation to the people at large-and
we oHer 1t as Il compromise upon which all par
ties can meet, to the injury of none. | trust
therefore, it will be the pleasure of the House to
strike out and insert