Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-03

and reason, Is that any argument against locating
district court at Lynchburg nole' Surely the
mousse he sat in, the people who witnessed his
proceedings, did not affect his legal opinions or
his Judicial action in any way. II what the gen.
tleman has said be correct, it might have been a
reason for the removal of the Judge, but certainly
none for changing the theatre of his action. |
protest against the introduction of such matters
this before the House, to affect their judgment
on this question. In the name of humanity aud
OF Justice. drag not from the grave the inhrmlties
of the dead, in order to make them the foundation
of an assault upon the rights of the living.
Again. The gentleman has referred to the
fact that majority of three thousand ofthe white
population reside in the five counties favouring
Pittsylvania G. H. A portion of the people of
one of those counties has pettioned the Legisa-
ture for the location of the court at Lynchburg.-
As an offset to this argument. the census report
shows, that in the seven counties preferring
Lynchburg there is an aggregate population OF
05,9l5 persons-in the remaining five counties
there are Notwithstanding majority OF that pop
ulation of 15,249 in favour. In the former
counties the federal numbers are S3,377--in the
later 75,212-majority in our favour 8,165. In
the former counties, the slave population is So
40l-in the latter 8,640-showing majority of
l7,761. present as farther offset. the fact
containedin a statement which hold in my hand
obtained from the Auditors office, that the for
the latter pay $50, .O4-excess paid by our
counties S34,886.16. If these considerations be
not an offset to the naked, unaided argument
drawn from the fact about white popua-
ton, then l confess myself no judge of balances
The gentleman has exhibited paper, showing
that eight delegates and four senators express
themselves in favour of the location at Pittsylva-
MIA Z. IL. There are seventeen delegates from
the district and nine senators-nine of the seven
teen delegates and six of the nine senator's | feel
authorized to state, in favour of and will vote
for Lynchburg. Lynchburg is not the first choice
of all-but as between Lynchburg and Pittsylva-
mia c. H, (and that is the contest now
discussing and will be called on presently to de-
eide, we have the numbers of the representatives
and senator's as l have stated. The gentleman
says, Lynchburg is not the first choice of the
member from Charlotte. I understand that
Lynchburg is not the first choice of Prince Ed
ward either-but she goes for Lynchburg, as
against Plttsylvanla, as a second choice. Is Pitt
sylvana the first choice of the delegates from Ha-
litax? One of them informs me that he and his
colleague signed the paper the gentleman has
read, expressly statingthat they preferred Halifax
first and went for Pittsylvania against Lynchburg;
and that is the question: repeat we are deciding;
and on that question the delegates are divided,
l have said, and so of the Senators-in all Is to
IL.
| have manifested more interest on his subject
than good taste may justify; but | have exhibited
none that | do not feel. My convictions of the
justice of my cause are strong that | could not
hav said less, for submit that have shown my
self entitled to success, notwithstanding the
traordinary grounds assumed by the gentleman
from Pittsylvania l have proved that we have
the advantage on the question of centrality-that
we have greatly superior facilities of access-bet
ter accommodations for the despatch of business
a large majority Of the aggregate population, more
than double the amount of business; and repeat
the remark heretofore made by me, that, in my
deliberate opinion, the claims of Pittsylvania c.
II. as compared with those of Lynchburg are SO
small as to be more appropriate for contrast than
comparison. submit the question in the conf
dent belief that the motion of my friend will not
prevail