Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06

fact that IL. main and chicf r. i.r,e. {,
arsnnr TO sustain that prr.rsrn. u
upon the ai'ega,ion that, occor95ng 10 Ia.
map, the centre of ,erftur,. ard the cen
Ire ofIopnlation are found IN The count, D
Pitts. ivania. a lew miles south Of Staun
ton Ris er. and seven miles nearer to Pitt
-ylvsnia c. II. Than TO Lynchburg Nov
SIR undertake To prove that his map is
iEcorrcci-ila' i, cannot he relied on will
rertainrv-inIeed, that it is grossly inac
curaie in exhibiting distances. Ill sue.
ceed in as>ailing his premises. the sound
ness ot his conclusions. drawn from them
may at least be Questioned. HIS map !.
the foundation of his areum. mt as to ih,
cen'raliies. Ny own map of the Disrric'
rs like his. and mln.. is antxacr copy prop.
CT of Crazri's map taken hy Mr..
fhe gentleman who is now engaged h>
he State TO mark a correct map ef Vir-
oinia. have taken the trouble to com.
pare the distances upon Crozrt'- map with
actual distances, upon tie earth, whicl,
Here known to me or TO others on whom
relied. In no instance did find them
correctly stated on the map. OF course.
| made allow ance for the necessary dit
ference between II h,e line and a fiue al
ira, ell. Bot that does not account for th,
great discrepancies which I'll mention a.
examples. l learn from the gcrtlrmao
from Pntsyl, auia. tlar it is 50 niles from,
Lynn hhurg 10 the southern lordels OF
Pirts> lvnnis county. The map makes ii
10 miles. Mr.. Hairsron. of Henry. inform
ed NE that ii is l20 miles from Patrick c
II to L.nchturg-hy the map il is 90
miles. The distance from Lynchburg t,
Rio hmond by the public rond is l2O u'l,-,
the map makes it 10. Il is SIS miI,-
from Lynchbnrg to Pit.yl.ania c. H
hN the map it is 20 miles. To Bcdfuro
G.. Hit is 2a mIe,--ilie map makes it | /
miles. 1t is X miles from Lynchhurg IL
CambpelI C.H.-by the map it i. u miles
These examples are sufficient. pre,um.
rorsiab,ish the great inaccuracy Of the
mnp-celtainly as to The district in ques
lion-and the argument Of the gentleman
"ased upon II, may not he so pregnahl,
as he might desire. admit that IL is un
sound-tha,I have shown !, 10 be 50; hu
| will do it the justice TO confess that il i
decidedly the best OF those " hi, h the gen
tleman has offered to our cen -ideraiion
The gentleman not having, | presume
The fullest confidence in this posirinn. ha
rndeavorrd TO iortiiy il by sraicnicn'
hich lvnusi characteriz- as most rcl,ar.
able, and Of lich must take the Iiheriy
Of speaking viii some freedom. Dul
tn lnysrlf demands thar should do So
and | shall discharge that duty. Iwa>
pleased 10 iearthe gentleman declare thai
hr was not the author of that paper. rha,
it had been furnished TO him hy T. lend,
and that he had not examined il very mi
rnicly. The gentleman will not L. H. to
himself, therefore. as personally disresicct
ful. the remarks shall make upon thar
documcnt-t tl,ey are not so intended.
would not uilin-, " give uflruce 10 him,
and great must be the pro u, alton whct,
woeld ie.npt me Ia say Intentionally g.
anything 10 Wound li- scn>ihihtles -
! mast bc Permitted 10 say, howe,er. thu,
II at il.ic are. III my pdcmcnt. some pa
pers which gentleman "ug hi not 10 sign
or erdo 81, and regretted that my iilruj
should have given even gaaV snrtion
tn IA document OF " hich shat ic conirr,i-
ed To speak III no very complimentary
terms is trac. he would not ,uucli lor
its CORE, tntss. Cor knew it to he false in
several Imp"rtdnt parIic'lars,) but ii he
had rxauintd it wiih The same scrutiny
which he dubtles- would have applied tu
il. had il been as fay orable to my cnuse
as it was designed by lis author 10 be 10 his,
he would have exposed it with leel-
ing Of Indignation at the thought that an
effolt should be made to effect the wishes
ofhis constituents by paper so false and
spurious.
Though not strictly in order to refer Ia
proceedings IN committee. take leave Ia
say, that the gentleman and some al his
friends know that in the committee for
Courts Of Justice had used statement.
showing the distance from the vaiious
counIies in the District 10 Pu;syh ania C.
II. and 10 Lynchhurg respectively. The
statement was used by me in argument, as
an offset Ia the sentI,man's map, and 10
his doctrine of centrnlities. BY my slate
meni i, appeared that the aggregate of
distances was less, by the public high
wavs. TO Lynchburg. Than To PITTS, lvnnia
G.. H; and | urgu, d from thai TACT, that
wherever tie gcogroph,cai centre mi. hi
he. The true pold /" he regarded was that
" hich could he reached on tie farth. (not
on the map } lay the shortest distances
from the variuu. counties III the disirIct
1t was Correct in that position, land
don't think it can be successfully assailed.) J
then the argument on ccnfralIiles could
not be maintained So must have thought
the kind person who furnished the state
ment used by the gentleman for the oh
lrcf oi that statement Is To show that PITTS
,Ivania G.. II can he reached b, shorter
ines OF uaycl from the several Counties
than Lynchburg. The desigu of The au-
thor Of that paper may have been very in
nocent ami pra>ew orihv but his figures
have justly subjected him to har.her com
,nrntaries than good taste would authorize
rs TO employ ON this floor. | read the
d.,cnmeni, verbatim and fsuratim. as ii is
ailttcn:
Distances from Piasy, Distanecs from Lynch.
paria c. H. burg.
Henry C.. II. 81 Patrick c. H.. . 145
Patrick --65 Hsnry. -....-- 100
Franklin. .35 Pirsylvanla.- Gu
Carinbeli A. FrahkiIn. u5
buckingham .65 Halifax. -60