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

u ~ okCsYtof1tos ouu ia '''S"S pays NE
but . poor compliment. if be could have
dreamed that | would permit it to pass
without co commentary and exposure. |
was not only surprised ut the statement.
hut I was dstoais5ea. cmanailng as 1t did
from = gentleman standing 80 high in the
confidence OF his constituents and in the
respect of this House. He said. 1T would
b. found that IN the county Of Patsy lvanis
and the Ijoning counii-s. tsso-thirds Of
the entire law bushes Of the District vas
transacted"
Now. Mr.. Speaker. tie liable | have
made show tia, this statement IS mt cor
rect in point OF fact. md il it were. | VIII
prove tia, ii has no bearing. in has .faecr
on the question we are discussing. Look
10 the map ard ,ou will see that the
counties "aJjei.ins" pi,lsylvania. are Hal
flax, Henry. Franklin. Bedford and Camp.
DELL. the sst two preicrring Lynchhurg,
ior tie Distlict court. When The gentle
man v ishcs to add 10 and strengthen his
argument in regard to, tic amoan; Of bust
ness done in the respective competing sec
tons, he comes and hesrasse; upon our
territory aud embraces 10 his calculation
the counties OF BeJford ard CamPbeN!-
This mode of a guineni has at least the
merit Of misunderstanding decidedly
original Revert to my table, containing
extracts from the reports OF Clerks, and
you will see that in my calculation Of the
amour, Of bnsincss done in the competing
section. | did not embrace all the Cam
ties ..sdninins" Campbell. Had CON
cciv.d il legitimate 10 do So. could have
INCLUDED The business done IN HALIFAX and
PittsyivaiGa tor they are adjoining
counties to CampbelD and tins have
made nv statement much more imposing.
Il never occurred to my mind. that had
the righ, 10 make such an argument. and
nv privileges on this floor are equal To the
genilrman's. The statement as made by
him. If il had escaped my attention, Was
we'll calcnlatcd Ia mislcad the House. TO
favor his cause and 10 injurc mine. But !
could not forgctit. Tie fact is. that the
business The respec iivc sections u as
have sta,ed--mnre than iwc 10 o"e III our
faror--and not "fno thirds al 1t IN favor
of Pins,lvan IA migh, have bcn infer
red from the gentleman 5 statement. II I'M
cxplsineJ. I dismiss this position of the
prn,lenan. with the SINGLE remark, that in
nv immllc opinion. il VAS moi the iairesi
mode. Of arsumen, lhai might have been
employed.
rs 10 faca.tics jor he accommodation of
snitors. Cnnrt AID Bar in the dispatch OF
Il
NECESSARY 10 say much. Lynchburg has a
population Of some ,is lat thousand. and II
is scarcely worth While to inform the
House that we have. in great abundance,
the means Of suppl ing all the ''creat.rc
comforts" FItsylyaHia c. II. has but Two
,avcrns-good ones am willing to admit
but opprehend not sufficiently extensive
to accommodate, IN the month OF Derchl-
Der, five indge..s some forty Of Fifty lawytr Is.
the suiiots anu the visitors that may " ish
To attend The sittings of The courI. as well
as they could be at l., nchburg. We have
in the various libraries at Lynn hburg ot
hast five thousand law-hooks. There are
five LAWYERS residing at or near Pt,svlva-
MA c, H.-some Of them gentlemen Of
high reputation and Iqerlg--v orlhy, III
every respect, the confidence and adnira
tl,n of all who kron them. and without
knowing the iirt, presume their aggrr-
gate libraries wnplJ NOT lac half rs large
as those at Lyuchburg. The impoi lance
Of an extensive assortment of books at Abe
place ior holding courts - very great
and surely is all element to he looked 10
in fang their locations. In addition to
the private law libraries at Lynchburg.
(which | feel authorized to say may be
feel, rcsortedtoly the courtaud o rbreih-
ron Of the Bar from abroad NC shall cs
,aDll.l, public law library for their use
to he put in our new court louise. ready
for the use Of all who may wish to resort 10
IT,
Again: the law requires the records in
the District courts To be printed. 1t is
Important tina, they should be printed, and
rel printed. AT Lynehhurg we have three
printing offices, at which the printing
could tic done "with ncatness and tcs-
PATCH" to use the language Of the priu-
tiers. AT Pt,tsylrania c. IL. there is no
printing office, and the printing OF a few
records would not justify the establish
meut Of one--ard therefore the records.
if the court b. held at Pitsvivania c. II.
(which hone ;his House Will forbid " i'll
have To be sent to Lsnchbrrg. rs miles
of. or To Dan,iIie. 20 miles Off The print
ing Of records is mol the only printios that
will he necessary To he donc--and done
frequently While TIE court is in session.
Arguments have often 10 he printed and
the despatch ot business may require that
they should be printed quickly and TO be
compelled TO send off 90 miles to print
ing ofh,e, might produce delays that. in
some cases. would be seriously inconvc-
Aient. hope my friend viii not deem
me TOO crniidcn', when express the opin-
ion thai We have tie advantage OF him on
this third point-cohvcnicnces of accom-
rno.la,ion for sui,ors. Bench and Bar for
the despatch of business.
CHIN, Mr.. Speaker, that upon these
three h.aiins coisidcraiinns -ceRfrdf6y.
: ronrcaieacrs Of aecess and facilities for ac-
communication, we have the decided supe-
riority ever oar friends IN Plt>yl, anna
Why then. shall we no, have tie COURT
Has any good reason been assigned against
nf 1 most respectfully ihiik not.
The gentleman has sail. that re- great
commercial town Is ut place ior The TO-
cation If court Well. sir. that may tee
true. and YET Lyachturg may he ':ti'
place" We DO not pretend 10 DE regard
.d as "a grest commercial town and /
think. with tie indications Of the gentle
mans appreciation Of us, it. at another
time, lie wers called on 10 designate the
great commercial TON rs OF the Common
wealth. Lynchbnrs would not he found. in
La nnnrnarntinr IL, .re niis,snn i IN