Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-28
CLEVELAND MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY %. 1869

| gentleman of quiet, pleasant address-about six
feet in hight, well made, and about the age oi
Mr. EDWARD EVERETT. His home is that of a
plain, well to-do geAileman, who looks as if be
enjoyed the quiet Of Iife's pleasant evening,
without show, or pomp, or parade. There are ma
ny in New York who would not like to own that
they ever had parents whose hands were ever
used to useful labor, who would turn up their
aristocratic noses at the unpretending brick
dwelling occupied in " Lafayette Place" by the
richest man in America Such is life, and such
are men. -
This city ia great political center. Here plans
are devised, and schemes for place and power
and spOils are laid. A great deal of political
woIk is done here; but, is it always well done
Some of the leaders of parties are Just now too
much engaged in Railroads in N. Y, city, and
in sloan and Trust Companies" and other f.
nancial operations in which the almighty dol
lar has controlling influence, to give very much
attention to the rise and fall of political stock
New York city is common plunder ground, and
all sorts of schemes are on foot to ch0use the
city, and to enrich individuals Railroad
grant for forty years. from the Central Park to
the Battery, down Broadway, would be worth
more than million of money, and yet disinte-
rested Patriots are boring here for a grant free
gratis. They may getit. They had better read
paragraph in the excellent message of Gov
Morgan-and go home. Here the 'argumentum
ad crumenam" is the only one that has force.
Who will be the next PRESIDENT is a question
often asked. The Democrats are ahoat as to
candidate, and the Republicans are not united
upon any one man. The distinguished Sena.
tor from N Y" has many and warm and devo-
voted frienls; but with the Tribune, many of
them do not see how he can be elected The
rapid growth and increase Of population in the
great Northwest, and the igROriHg by the pres
ent Administration of that entire section of
country, in all matters of legislation, have caus-
ed many and earnest men, to look to the West
for candidate for the great Republican party
in 1850. Your present able and distinguished
Governor, s. P CHASE, has warm friends, and
seems to be the coming man." He truly rep
resents the Republican sentiments an able
and comprehensive statesman-a man Of vigor-
GUS intellect-of great executive talent-of
purity of eharacter-and has clean public re-
cord. He is true Representative of the Re
public-a thorough exponent of the principles
of the Fathers-and constitutional conserva.
tive-who as President, would do equal and ex-
act justice to all parts of the conlederacy. l
heard leading prominent American Republican
from New York, warmly urge as the candidates
for 1860, GovaRNoR CHASE, OF ONO, and KEN
METH RAYNoR, of North Carolina Verify, this
would be a strong ticket But, it is some time
to June 1860. Let the enemies of slavery ex-
tension and the slave trade, act wisely and well,
and all will be we'll -
There is very much Of old Kniekerbocker hos
pitality and kindness in this ancient city An
old and respected citizen, descendant of the
early Hollanders, who bore an honored name,
has just passed ,,away-Mr. Teunis Van Vech-
ten, He was man universally respected and
esteemed-and as citizen-a husband, father,
and christian, be discharged all his duties well,
was faithful to his every trust, and waited pa
tiently, in faith and hope of blessed immor-
tality, the hour of his departure. He was the
last of bis generation. +..r-
Father Time deals gently with your old friend
Mr.. George Dawson, of the Evening Journal. y
He is as full Of life and energy now as when he
presided twenty years ago with SO much ability
over the ''Detroit Advertiser" He has heaps
of Friends, and is deserving of them. But must
stop. Adieu 90 s' sod Ell A.