Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-09-16
An lrasla.nt OF th. war.


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We find the following in the Journal Of
Commerce -
Many instances have been given BY trav.
elers of the affections shown BY the Ara
biau horses toward their mas crs, and so much
also, has been written to prove their ssgac.
ity, as to make one believe, at. times,
that they must be endowed with an in
stinct which approaches nearly, If not
quite, to the reasoning faculty Of human
being. BE this however, as it may, we very
much doubt if among the feats narrated of
the horses of the East ANY can be found
that exceed iBs devotion the following Incl.
dent, whieh-was told TO -as-a few days
since at Saratoga, by the soldier to whom
it occurred. -----
The narrator is young Irisbman, and
like many Others of his nation Joined short
ly after his arrival in America Sheridan's
brigade. 1t was on one OF those force
marches when they had driven back III
enemy, and bad been in the saddle sewers
consecutive days and nights, that this troop.
er availed himself Of Temporary halt TO
slip from bis saddle and L. streatch himself
upon the z turf--lis Ollorse, Jmean " bill
browsing in the immediate vicinity. H.
had slept for some little time, when he
was suddenly awakened by, the frantic
paving of bis,horse by bis side Fatigued
by bis long ride, be, did not, reuse at once.
but lay in that partially conscious state
which so frequently attends great physical
prostration..sssSoon.- however, the -faithfni
animal perceiving that its efforts had faIed
TO accomplish their object, licked his face,
and placing bis mouth close to his ear, Ut.
tered a lond snort. Now thoroughly
awake he sprang np, anddasi the horss
turned for him TO mount he saw, for the
first time, that his comrades bad all7disap-
peared, aud thattbe. enemy were coming
down.a upon him at full gallop.i Once
mounted, The faithful steed bore him with
the speed of the wind safely from the dam
ger, and soon placed him among his com:
panions. Thus he added with emotion,
the noble fellow saved me from captivity,
aud perhaps death. 81 LsH 70 gisaosziil5
-------------------- eFf snas
Gen. Cox,a graduate Of Oberlin co., Gel,
lege. made a speech q { Commencement last
week; re affirming bis position with regard
to Southern suffrage. AS Oberlin is one of
the principal fountains of the abolition
IDEAS, his remarks we're Of course, received
with disfavor by the audience, in spite OF
his graceful oratory and winning manner
In reply to a question, however, he said
that be should be as radical as anybody
when the question came up 10 regard to ne
gro suffrage in Ohio Oberlin will vote
for him. ,gfor the sake ofsthes party, under
protest. This is something for an Institution
which was converted 5 TO anti slavery by
twenty successive nights of speaking by
4 Theodore Weld. Ten thousand abolition
missionaries have graduated there's thas
4 Seen a. prominent station on the Under
ground railroad, and from that town Of
three thousand inhabitants, Eve compaaies
of soldiers went tocthe war Oneaof them
composed entirely of students known as the
praying company and distinguished for it's
high moral ndiutelleetual culture, lost but
three from disease and twenty eight in bat
tle.A The following testimony of one &C.
quainted with the college from tsshistory
msy soothe the minds ofthose who fear
that they shall be forced into matrimony
with the detested coloreds dspeople,s they
are allowed the same poli cal rights:
Oberlips claims to have solved the soeisi
problem of the naiiop-of the colored aeo.
pie For arwhole generation they hsvGen-
| joyed equal rights and privileges in all de.
.partmeuts Of the institution. About one.
| twentieth of the graduates have been col
ored' They sit side by side in the classes,
l the lecture rooms and The public assemblies.
Teachers assure me that they find no differ.
4 ence in their abilities. Some minds among
\ them are as quick andsacute, and some as
duh as among the whites liiw s8T c
Iaot A1d how as TO the social result q For
this whole generation iof equality there
has never been "a single case of sintermar.
riage, Some parties that have previously
lived as husband and wife at the South
have formally acknowledged the relations
after coming Ito Oberliu; but, no suea
marriages have originated here.ll White
and eoloGed young men and white and col.
ored yonng women are often. seen walking
Together in the streets, but never ,white
i gentlemen and colored ladies or coIored
| gentlemen and white ladies. Practical
equality has not promoted smalgamation.
I'D - 'ai ~ iHartford Posf7f
-giazaxs .ieans sLs d3iG 80 III asAA'0r'"'' : 20 .
!. .CoPPERHEAD FEARS The RocHestes
Democrat, speaking Of the Union Of tt9
city. says:-Its creates fear is that the nfss-