Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-08
Bethany College.



bs Cause Of ruth, Of Justice. OF Christianity and
II every u;h principle which should character.
,se The actions of honorable men. aud especially
IN ise who profess to follow The rneak and Io~y
Jrsts ore sllanefulIy and repeatedly outraged, it
then becumes lh,,se who know that such is the
case, TO meet these outtages and check them with
the strong arm Of truth. s
n nlm,st any Nolthern paper, that meets my
ey.s. 6nd shat fur6orS 10 be correct account
Of the lidicaiiy mat occurred Bethany short
time ago. relative to Mr.. Buns api his 'lsctureon
lie great suBb:ctoi iibetysp but, after careful
psfussI OF ali OF them, l 6ud only tissue Of as
base. malignant, and contemplate talsehoods
the ingenuty VI theft fanoticaI authors could in
r.ni. When say that ali Of their reports ore
false. mean Just exactly what say, aud can
lDfoyssIttIn by host Of witnesses. if necessary.
One Of The p Psrs, the Portage County, I'emOcrat,
tsllsihe pnp'lc, as piece Of news, that Burns
WAS speaking pursuant TO an election by literary
socityi,i the COilrgs; but lis editor should have
6ten better p's ed. nr II just hnppensd III accord
aure with an rs ubished cusiU OF tue Society,
THAT one III It's Students shall speak atIhe church
On L irrssdlys evening. anf TINS was his time as
LUIS Mans STOOL alphabetically, but at the sane
Tune, .ha4 Ii been known what his designs were,
he never WON'T have spoken with the sanction of
The Adrtphi Sccrty. Tms SHOWS what kind OF
nan he wss'o be. ray the confidence which had
been repos, d III him by she Society.
That sa,ue sheet tells us that he was speakingin
nppos ton to slavery III Orymlld terms, and The
PIttsburgn DAILY Comm, ii IuuInal says that he
nen'i ned emanclp lion IN The British West Indies
IN an apprJV- ng ulAnreri but how stands the truth
uu this POrnt? He did spcGkot slavery IN the West
indies. AMI did sps4k Of the Disgrace upon
his S1y rhneutby having up,u her statutes laws
sanrtlonIIg the light Of man to ot property in
man, 10 par husband AMI wife, &c, aud denounc.
ed in tn bitteres terms suchIaHS, when speaking
in Iei5 Lslce to England. Is any one So ptofound
Iy stupni snUt see that this was'lhe way which
he TOOK TO Gas HIS ulIum upon The institution Of
slavery iillke south, tnr II II is shame IUr Eng
Ind, islt m0i the same for usl Certainly ii is
NJ doubt his manner, srerch, auu oil wereap
prIysd his uunist clan, llo wished To pro.
lam heir sentiments here sthSt they might zen
,igh,en the heatrn,'' bat could not be by men no
nave sny I, gard tot the nights oil ohers.
both the pers II enlIoned ABOVE state that, on
the next day, the Southern students held meet
ing, ''snd resnIved that the subject of slavery
ShOud not ue discussed there, = and Vne Of them
ialther says, .'also that Burns should leave the
s'i.ntion aud town within threvdayy" The JoM
~ Of hss hl"ts could not easily beat tbs, aud
hat must rhln& OF il wLem' Il COMES from those
hu ,.juLS Win left the CoIlegv, turns x Co.
-ou the next III rmng. DIS soon as Ene-IecuTe was
over, he s'udeuts were requested -reratIl, AMI
al. uiri r marli. botn Northern aud SouiLrrn. a
S1uIAsr" syudeul was called 10 the cnal:, anu the
OBJECT oil TIE meeting uetng decurzd 10 lie 10 take
.ettom III rrls fence to The proceedings Of The PIE
>,o,tS evening, cummlttselw-s appolnttd. con-
stsiiHg ul=uue trUm The North mud Two II III the
Sjuu.h. rus near eyem as lGey coud BE- IN
culnlnlt.e ul tiEee. rhel were 10 ur,,ll resuIu.
IumS aud IL pur the Ut O'Clock, P. NJ. at a
meeting o the sludeml., anu not part vi them
s;aud rhe NOIlllern member wltEdrew from tue
.CUnuiItIse;l the N"nlerm StuLeutS except tew,
refused IL Im,,l With the others, anu, at the APP
pointed huuI, SOU heIn stud hts aui al. Tiers
who would rome. having aSsemb;vu, the trsolu.
Ilons rrai, patt ulineu,, that Condemn
lug the urtof buItS anlal cont nmlng
Tie movements vi tEUSe 50 lIlso.derty Oh
the otn,r snle were adopted. but that declaring thai
The question Il slavery SHOULD not lie agltaed any
mote ailnlg lhe students voty d dos w. and not
that there was IL, mt etlmg among tile Southern .tu
dents exc,ustrely, reporter; and Us tie res-
Uluilun that Buns teuve thee days, the
nlan whu ID hs lie as tn should go sack
cloth aud ASHES, Ind !e mt, nj ash lurslyene<s,
such atranss cuunut be passed UveI'igntly.
The N1rlneru Students nel1 meeting OF IleIr
own, alI IN tt.al injecting, up resoTu
tluus dlrtanng 10 lacutt! cs.laGn lern.s upon
-.vulch Ley NuA4d rrllln- al Cuhege; such as the
n:"t sp uk-iui tue ueItc; OF stavety whenever
ri.ry an gut lease. aud otherS Of iHe Import. 1t
was Nnuwniot neu when they catEe here that the
Prrsluents~ opp sed to The sgtatron OF thlssub
ret Knowing, IS lie ud. that ltcuud ouly uo injury
ina cauSsn I'd feelings among The students, and
hey very ,.ei knew. npaIl ttuIn this, that tls was
uul the place iuE such sgtston, but That their
business her acqtare educatIon. lhey
,rre nefe VII slave So alId the SUthrIn students,
- b e lucy hai not Oniy equAI-ushs, but even
rra,er. oonid themselves MT to agtIale the CUES
III, al ali. Aliw,ug that si,h,r could take
l prlse Yves. bull o,ly ts nl=n The chrIus u par.
" teeilns. rney say fhal the faculty retused 10
protect BuIus but this Is q faisshood, and let no
pro Ell. On of. the Professors stated, .mphatl.
raiIY. ltLaI- ~ Auryet uiereI- hun viHenoe should
suffer The u ,ture oil the case demanded. Their
sst, menT tia. tlsts we're IhGse attne meeting WHO
were known to lie ARMED With deadly weapons;
taatneary atrt,e ti6I,netu stu isnlS had wilhdrawn
ton q "te.e. alil tuai the Fest were awaiting or
itot.- hutpvr ,nqlnua.lnE that they were anx
aus 10 ~ Io5. anL ais that some SOAthsrn stu
4e"ts 6al gone doans deserves place along Size
of tue others wnlcn have neur'oued- Ewoutd
s,aet'tlhe N.tthera gentiemenz.u give inc the
names oil all lhsir number over ten WHO have Ielt.
The other fsv renut known ut Bethany, uni, IS
-taey cuua. the four portAiss who wv.e dismissed
ttoM College, as being each equal lutwO, aa'i that
valOrois young cistgAm II Who could not gel Dis
mission from college. as two mere. and ttenthe
other 6velwuuId just make out fifteen. Is this The
wa7 you couuIg n,isalenl Faatsvefy .body may
SEQ Mh.l was. done. and illge of lns Sc acLlons