Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-22

Ed. ENTHUSIASTICALLY Sir:-You have,
doubtless. heard of The fuss got up at Bethany
College by few AbolinusS, who had enteted
as students. After trying to Introduce their Gcen-
diary doctrines int the Literary Societies, where
they were met with prompt rebuke, om- of III IN,
whU is studying tor the ministry, PRESUMED to Il
ecrale the pulpit ana the LOrd's day by intrOdu
cl,s their tvor,te theme largely no discourse he
was permitted to deliver. large potion Ot tne
audience, feeling them elves grossly lmSued, I'M
rnedIatsly lose up ami left the house. Next day,
the ugiiatorS, taking advantage oil the rxc:temen;
tn la / Produced, tied TO get up "Nott!IeEn
Party among the Students, and went So tdr as for
maly to demand OF liIe Faculty 10 coucedr 10
lem tue night of discussing their !avori'e rath'
tleiI Uny subject, not only in The College eN-
ercts s., but the :uCPtr,! Finding that tnls ia
30 cut smand, twas tie t-d with S!iemt c'nIempi,
r'-' t,.s sohemes wete Tui;ieS&,
l;ey cJncIu le 10 seek more northern and con-
s-nm. c.mmite, and / cultivate .nscrIvf in III re
t'v"EabIe soil Ihai TINT ot VTeIn'.. Ii is t,at
lii rr departure was acceiet,Led by tue action Ut
oe OF two waEs.S!, uJys, vino. knowing Tn. ere
du ny OF Ab"ILIiun.Sts IN regard 10 imaginary
''oUuIherm UnTagrs. " aud awnEr oil lheIr eXl:en:r
humidity, when lii, think lhrlruwn precious per
sons enhans ret, amused thenSelvr@ with lntIr
tea;S by threatening lhrm in anonymous !etrt
hat, unless they would speedily make u liz s-
-, they should Ur EavoreI with certain travztu
fItIirrs Of which Abolition Sis have a pecusinr
hnrTUE, as they mil Ii prefer travel with iIrtcS
n the dHrG OF on underground rG.L mi. NJ such
ururs, ii is presumed wrre zeal l;.tenlal, aud
ttain II Is that "ui the slightest personal lndIs-
nj y was of re To any me turIug the wtpe al
var. hr stu,teuIs at Bethany CVliegr hlv.a, o,
ml'h respect Tot the institution and It's Faculty
d, uythtuy that would brtns dsctedjt upym
ether.
Tue whole lumber that left Coll &c was TEH.
OF ;heSe. i've wers dismissed by The Faculty, viz:
hespe4krr who Gee stoned the dist,r,auc WIN
isa SEQ Gilman and latcy from Cunuda, Il CON
s-quentia Benedict from Indiana, and thee
ssI' conceied SiG.on pures from Chic Il isw-r.
my OF renak tina, mos! OF ,ne ten were te"cfeia-
risS. aud that not one Of them had Is. crnl %
luon'
Upon The whole, the College has cLianed
happy deI,vetance from these ag!ators. who have
unIle themselves marty rs al cheap rhls, and vi
doubt be male into IONS by their abolition
trends. though Bethany biologists found them to
bidng 10 quite d,leten,rae Of animals. Tbs
institution in more dourrshlng comdi-
',"l', having much larger nambrr of students
LIN ever beFr=. with the most f'vorebe prs
l"ctS. The Faculty seem determined to maintain
= wh ,l+Some discipline; TO repress all political
III sectional agltatiurs which should never be al
,,Y=t ~ th7 pearefu halls OF literature; 70 know
N1rth. no Ssutn; but 10 furnish to well oeha-
We Youths from all puts OF our common country,
the n-ans Of first rate education in the midst of
crrc instances evsrv way fitted TO It's attainment
/ r,- never has b4en assembled at any llege
"a ne gen lenanty stalrous and muralset ofstuents
tpan are nav at :elhany. The chief difficulty
trs session has been to obtain lodging for ile in
creased nam' er.