The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-13

eOuS With the music VI tlh pans -
and disloyal cheers. But they nau
counted without their host, The Union
students, awakened by the unaccas
toned sound, rushed from every quarter
to the scene of operations. The chlValry
| scattered in dismay, but many were
| oyerhauled on their retreat. twenty
| two were identified and were promptly
| dismissed by the Faculty, with the OK
| ception of one OF TWO who seemed 10
have been the dupe of others. Most OF
| them have started for the institution
| which a Mountainous citizen OF chicago
| has recently endowed with Sl0,0UV,
| mean washington College, at Lexington
Va, presided over by Gen. Robert D
Lee.
(Signed) b. w. JOHNSON,
Nv object is to make known to the
public, the ease and huency with when
a minister of the Gospel records host
of plain falsehoods. That there was
no mistake made, or incorrect in
formation received by Mr.. John
son is palmer still, for he was
in the village when the serenade was
| given, and was present at both meetings
Of the Faculty that tried the case. In
! the first place he says; 1.-THE situation
| of the College in the intensely loyal Pan
Handle Of West Virginia, the known de-
| termination of the Faculty to repress
every disloyal manifestation, and the
esprit du corps of the whole school had,
until recently, kept the chiyalry in
order, and rendered their conduct unex-
ceptionable." For this compliment the
| Southern element at this place should
\ be thankful, it being the only one; it is a
compliment because none others than
| gentlemen render their conduct unex-
ceptionable But the question arises,
had the esprit da corps of the school any
thing to do with the conduct of the
chiyalry; / think not. Mr.. johnson
tells one truth, when he says "The
General himself was odious from bis
having sat in the military court that
tried the assassins OF our lamented Presl-
dent" Where is the man that has one
spark of sympathy, that would not con-
slider General Harris od1ousg One OF
the men that found poor woman guilty
of crime which she never performed
His convicting the woman was not gen
orally known here, previous to the sere-
made he received, therefore he could not
haveSbeen odious fol. that he came du-
ring the day and made his speech about
s o'clock, P. NJ, likely the cihvahy had
never heard of him. Mr.. johnson says:
But his subject, the elevation of the
negro, was more than rebel human ma
ture could bear" l am sure Mr.
| Johnson knew at the time that it
was not the elevation of the ne.
gro, advocated by General Harris that
| the southern students took offence at;
| it was the Black Republican demon ma
| ture, displayed by General Harris, to ex
ult over, and ridicule the fall of the
southern people. Mr.. Johnson speaks of
his subject he never mentioned it until
| the end of his speech. In another place
Mr.. johnson says: "But they had count
ed without their host. The Union stn-
dents awakened by the unaccustomed
sound. rushed from every quarter to the
scene Of operations. the chiyalry scatter.
| ed in dismay, but many were ovorhanled
| IN their retreat, &c" do not pretend
| to deny that the music aroused the
/ Union students from their sleep, rath-
or think it did, but as to their rush
| ing from all quarters to- the
scene of action during the
serenade, | do deny they might have
rushed to,rards the scene, but they never
got there until it was all over; it lasted
for soma time; and do deny that any of
the sereuadeIs Gere 0Uerhaaled in their
| retreat, and that twenty-five were iden-
tilted and promptly dismissed by the
Faculty; about fourteen were summoned
and after the trial commenced petition
| was handed to the Faculty, with the
| names Of all who were concerned. Nine
| of the twenty-five were dismissed after
a trial of day and half don't think
| that was very prompt. Mr.. johnson be-
| ing one of the Faculty only wishes to
make outsiders believe that the Faculty
is very prompt--in its decisions; in fact,
! he tried to make people believe great
many things that he does not-preach.
Lastly he says: Most of them have
started for the institution which mag
unanimous citizen of Chicago has recently
endowed with $4,000, mean Washing
ton College at Lexington, Va, presided |
over BY Gen, Robert E. Lee" The stu
dents we're dismissed on the 5th Of Feb
ruary aud Mr. Johnson's letter written |
on the 9th of February If the dis
missed students had had any idea Of GO
my w l~oAlhS'ohI oh0J Souiu nv hafO |
gotten ready and gone the next day |
Mr. Johnson made tremendous rent in |
the blanket here Only enc student |
started TO Lexington. After remaining
at this place several days, in the course |
of a week several went home, two re-
naming here yet He seems to turn up |
his nose at Washington College and the |
good gentleman who gave it $40 600 He
thinks lie ought to have given it to
Bethany College, suppose They never
want to see the Southern people have
any thing again, they will not even re.
turn their own pianos and silver to
them, two things not Gerry raluable. In
one instance, however, think gent le
man by the name of Mr. Butler saw fit
to return about $4,000 that had stuck
to his fingers while on a capital tour
through the South no telling how much
| more is behind.
Very Respectfully.
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