Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-07
For he 1ntelIieeLcer.
BETHANY, Dec. 5lb, 1855.


element in Bethsnyss which abodnds IN misstste-
ments and exsegelaiionss wetbereEore crave your
patience with US, and solicit place in your col
umns TO connteract the impressions these states
ments may have uade,zt by tue and unvhrnished
ones. We owe ii 10 tbescommunity, yourselves,
being connected with the Institution in the reIa-
tionc students. and to tie faculty, since tsey
cannot s,oop TO notice all of the Insignificant
means that are taken Icy The malicious 10 heap in
junsS upon Them.
We know nothing Of the ehsTacte1o of the editor
of that Journal, consequently cannot charge him
with good OF bad intentions IN any act OF hiss but
We d. know the altIcie mentioned IS full Of mis-
statements. in fact the whole feature OF thepieee
is falsity. He may have teen misinformed. =
He saya thar, ssas soon as Burns, therpEeacher,
mentioned emancipation in the British West In
dies IN an approving manner, the meeting became
heIIsh with Kisses, yeIs, eatcalLs, shtieks," &c.
We were there, and no one Lett at this iuncture Of
hislectnre, (for lecture twas npontLe subject OF
Lberty) nor TIL some time alter, when he came TO
speak of slavery in the United States also abusive
ly OF the manner in which Southern men reared
their children; and then many Of the students, and
not till then. left the church; aud there were sew
elnl hissed in the church, and shoutRs after they
were out Of door, but This was done principally
by small boys. g
He says "the chiyalry.' in largepiIe withdrew
from church. and having appointed q committee to
escort Burns wife CALAMITY too place of refuge,
formed line OF the door, ready TO seize her hus-
band rs sooA as he should come out. How false!
There was no committee appointed, nor did Burns
leave till his lecture was finished, and tEell pub
licly and not secretly, as. he states, lin company
with bis wife, A. ". Campbell. PROF.. SIilligan,
lady, and Others, neither protected BY his rlends'
as the statement is. How could he escape secret.
ly, if line was formed at the door, and there are
only two doors to the house, both on the same side
and not more than ten feet apart.
There was no line formed, nor was any one a.
the door to modest Burns having all len; and those
that were disposed to stay around the door, were
persuaded to leave, by this same cdiudLry that he
speaks Of. CHlvALRV-what was it but this same
chivary that saved Buns from his ducking. il he
was likely 10 get one. sst....-
Did any Northern:stulent. either by force or per-
suasion, attempt to aliay or prevent the excite
mentl N OF one. He came out publicly and
peaceaby. being recognized by the Southern stu
dents and wholly in their power, if they had meant
to do him harm. "The next DAY the Southern stu
dents held meeting and resolved that the subject
Of slavery should not be discussed there.''
The Southern students held no meeting that was
not open to all the students of the College. On
Monday morning Che occurrence being on Sunday
nigh) all OF the students were convened in morn
ing class, when and where the faculty expressed
itself in relation to the affairs censuIing as severe
y those b!Oodsd spiits that Kissed and shouted as
did they the ''impudence'' of Burns.
After Class, the students remained, both North
TN and Southern, aud committee was appointed
draft resolutions suitable to express the feelings
Of both parties relative 10 the affair." also the hour
Of one O'Clock for meeting again. The Northern
committee man withdre", refusing 10 perform his
duly. The S,sthern potion of the committee
then proceeded to draft them suit ns them well
as trey could to the wishes Of both parties.
When the meeting was. scalIed it was found
the Northern students refused TO attend.
The must Stringent resolution was defeated
then, but recomsidered on the following morning,
all OF the NOEthern students being present, aud
passed. Not because il was binding on Northern
students, bat for theslke OF harmony, because 1t
as FIRST defeated by Southern students, because
ii signed sway right. the NOrthe:ners could not
ask. But showing nothing could be effected by
the discussion OF the question they would make
lsactifce, for the sake of quiet. He says ii was
Resolved, "alsO that Burns should leave the i'm
St!ution and town in three days" Such reso7
luton was not seen, or heard Of. In the meantime,
the Northern students were holding secret meet
ings ana drawing up dictutoraI resolutions 10 the
Faculty. demanding them to dismiss these stu
dents that left the chutch, or they would |, ave
college. Could the Faculty do more thaa it had
done. How could they know who TO dismi>s7
They could not tell tho Kissed or shouted. Could
they dismiss all that Ieftthe church, What r:ght
has the Faculty of 3. C. to force any one to hear
a discourse if he disincline.
Whatpow,r have they to suppress public feel.
iLg when once aroused. They do not like it be-
cause the Faculty eensured Burns. Did Burns de-
serve censure after being warned not 10 speak on
the subject, by eltlers Of the church and members
of the faculty, to still persist in his intentions,
knowing too, as he did, the tesultl aud why
shout, he take such an active part in this matter,
which pertains alone to the U. S., when he is
subject of Her Royal EIiehness the Queen, Victc.
Fiaf No right has he to utter one syllable; espe-
cially Should he keep his mouth closed while in
slave stateS No such thing would be tolerated
flom an American in the Island Of Great Britain.
onlyten of the Nonherners have left, aud as
for those thatare "awaitiug orders from hone,''
they seem well satisfied and are disposed 10 stay,
having no fear of'pistoI BalIes" or of being mob
bed. or rode On a rail.
The editor asks 'why do they go TO such insti-
tu,iOus! He could readily guess If he will remsm-
Der that bsnefciaries are frequently educated
here. A great number of those that Left were here
by the benevolence Of the President aud of the
college. And yet they show this much gratitude
because forsooth the faculty will not say 10 the
southern students, YouS shall hear and silently,
these generators of strife npon all they may choose
to say at all times and in all places.
But will not this splice any one desiring the
truth. We will obtain and send the resolutions