American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-07-19
oouRT-DAY ar KzNGwooD.

We were in attendance at the Quar-
terly Sessions at Kingwood on Monday
last. Owing to the busy season the
turn on" was rather small. The old
Courthouse is being torn down, to
give place to a structure more beftting
the taste. public spirit and enterprise
of the citizens of the rapidly improv-
ing county of Preston. The Court,
Mt present, sits in house formerly &C.
cupied by family as dwelling, and
though lily suited for the purpose, will
be made to answer until that "bettcr
day a'coming," when Court shall be
held in the new building. The newly
elected Justices were, we learned,
sworn in to enter upon their duties at
August term.
Lipscomb, the murderer Of his wife,
IS still in prison, having been remanded
thence after an Intellectual effort to pro-
vide him place in the Insane Asylum
at Stanton or Williamsburg. The
Stanton Asylum was full, and the
Williamsburg Asylum declined to re-
ceiye him, on grounds deemed satisfac-
tory, perhaps, that patients were re-
tanned at Stnunton who were properly
the objects Of aid and treatment at the
hands Of one Of the adjoining States.
Fhe unfortunate victim, as he treads
his cell, singing and talking to himself,
would seem beyond doubt to be ire
deemably demented. He assumes q
very happy exterior, and to all enqui-
rers answers that he is "very Aappy!"
lie is sometimes quite fluent on a re-
ligious argument, and generally dispo-
sea to converse on religious expert
once which he dates as beginning since
his incarceration within Kingwood Jail.
He will be taken to Staunton as soon
as o vacancy occurs to admit him.
THE SPEAKING.
At about two o'clock, (the hour set
by the Buchanan Electors to let of
speeches. VIM. G, Brown, Esq, took
the stand, and made lengthy apology
for himself, for not being prepared,
with notes, etc, for speech, having
expected Mr.. Clemens to occupy all the
time but Mr.. Clemens was much OK
haustcd by nineteen days Of speaking,
sometimes in the open air. Mr.. B.
had not rounded many periods, nor oft
times nodded in earnest enforcement
Of his honest oonuiotions, until it was
quite evident 10 all who could see thro
q milestone, that the idea was for him
and his co-adjutor to occupy the day,
and fatigue the people out Of the pos
sibility Of hearing "the other side"
Heretofore, Mr.. 3, has, in the opening,
invited any friend Of the American
principles and ticket present to signify
a desire to address the people; but
that was no part Of the tactics of Mon
day. Mr.. Brown told us in the outset
that we had fallen upon evil times--
that we, as Virginians, stood right be-
tween South Carolina and Massachu-
sets, to keep them from coming to-
gcther in a big muss, that there was
danger Of disunion, that the old Whie
party never presented a sectional is
sue, nor did the old Democratic party,
that Henry Clay, patriot, was al.
ways q conservative man,-~that the
Missouri Compromise line was only an
imaginary, not marked line, insinu.
ating to his hearers that twas not So.
cred as o compact Or compromise, be-
cause it was not marked by blocks and
stones and tree.notches, like the lines
of their lands, &c. 0 tempora 0
mores! What an oxpcdient to deceive
the unwnry! An original idea dcci.