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A SNEAKINC PoLICY.-The Administra-
ton, goaded Oh BY its Southern allies, is anx-
ious to increase the national debt and expend-
itures by many millions, and yet those South
ern allies cry out against any increase of the
taxes. 1t IS very clear that they expect
defeat at the next Presidential election, and
while they are willing to run the Government
in debt for the purchase Of Cuba and the
conquest of Mexico and Central America, by
which Slavery may be extended and strength
ened, they are willing for the opposition to in
cur the odium Of levying the taxes necessary to
meet the enormous demands upon the Treasury
which their prodigality will create. The peo-
pie cannot be deceived by this bare-faced hypoc-
risy. The idea of Mr.. Sldel after making a
proposition to appropriate 100000 900 as cor
ruption fund TO be put at the discretionary dis
posal Of the President, going into caucus and
talking about reducing the expenditures, is de-
cidedly cool
1t is 10 he hoped that these spasmodic econ
omists viii be gratiiied. BY all means let the
public expenditures be broght down TO the
point they were at when the present party came
auto power, and then there will be no necessity
for an increase Of taxes.
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engaged IN the consideration Of the Executive,
Legislative, and Judicial appropriation bill.
TuE HOMESTEAD BILL---We stated in our
laat that the Homestead bill of Mr.. Grow
passed the House Of Representatives by vote
OF 100 to "a. OF he vote in the affirmative,
eighty-two were Republicans, and thirty eight
were Democrats The vote ia the negative was
composed Of sixty Democrats, fifteen Amer-
cans, and one Republican. The Northern
Democrats who voted against the bill were
Alessrs. English, Hughes, Niblack of Indiana,
Shaw Of Illinois, and Leidy of Pennsylvania
About twenty Northern Democrats happened
TO be out of the way.
We regard this as one Of the most useful
measures Of legislation which could be devised.
Ii adopted, its effect will be TO secure homes to
the people, by preventing the monopoly of the
best lands in the hands of spectators. We are
highly eratif;d that the Republicans are so
..e--ry ,....-..;...oue a. suPPorS of thie
Undsr existing laws the public lands, may be
bought up by capitalists, to the exclusion of
actual settlers, and the effect is to make the
rich richer, at tie expense Of the poor. The
unoceupied lands in tie new States derive all
their value from the presence Of the surround
ing population, and thus capitalists double and
quadruple their money in four or five years,
without striking blow. The Homestead bill is
emnently a measure for the benefit of the peo-
pie; and the vote upon it illustrates the hypoc-
risy Of party which pretends so much love for
the people on election days, but exhibits such a
marked sympathy with the wealthy capitalists,
when the touchstone is applied to them. The
sham Democracy have acted Enthusiastically.
They hold that the people are the mud-sis of
society" and that the natural and proper con
dition of labCring men is slavery 1t would,
therefore. be unreasonable to expect them to
take the side Of the people, in conflict of in
terests with capitalists.
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Vox PoFULI NoX DEl.-This old Demo
cratic maxim, which in plain English means
that " the voice Of the people is the voice of
Cod has been thrown aside by the official or
gan, as a dangerous heresy. Mr.. jefferson pre-
dicted that the disbandment CT the old Federal
party, and the accession of many OF the more
selfseeking to the Democratic ranks, would re-
suit in changing the character of the party.
de may have had his mental eye on Mr. Blu
chanan at that time AT any rate, the predie
zion has been fully contaminated under the
Administration of the latter. The Washington
CRioR says:
The tendency of all Republics has been IL
the gradual accumulation of arbitrary power
IN the hands OF the populace, at the expense o
The constitutional rights of individuals and mi
nori:ies. Much is SAID Of legislative usurpa
ton, and Of judicial usurpation bd; more dan
gerous than all 10 free government is popa,2r
usurpatlon.
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Last year, the State of Vermont, after wait
mp seventy Years, erected over the ashes of her
y'0rld-rcnowhod hero, Ethan Allen, granite
column. forty feet in height, of solid and en-
during workmanship. 1t is surmounted by a
pedestal, for colossal statue of the hero, ten
leet high.
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Hope Marshall; or, Government and its Offices BY Mrs
N p Lasselle, author of Annie Grayson," Bessie
Linton,' &c. Washington II. Lasselle. 1859. For
sale by Frank Lassele, 400 Penn. avenue
Many a volume could be written on "Gov-
eminent and its Offices" A sad history Of
corruption, too, would they furnish, were one
half that any one familiar with the annals of a
few years to bring forth from behind the cur
tain the secrets of party, the sycophancy, mean
ness, and pride, not to speak of worse and
darker shades of heart that find harbor there
1t did not comport with the design of the au
thor of this book to furnish such an erpost to
any length. Still she has touched on the sub
ject, and enough to show that she is not igno
rant of the way things are managed in this
Capital of the Nation. We think it not unlike
| ly that it would not be difficult often to give a
key to some names, or at least to fix pretty &C
curately on certain well'known politicians, fol
whom the characters would answer, to say the
least. The book is an improvement on the au
thor's previous ones, as it evinces more care
| and we do not notice the same inaccuracies
| which characterized them, There is also more
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The Childs Anti Slavery Book, containing a few words
about American Slave Children and Stories OF Slave
Life. New York: Carlton Porter Sunday School
Union, 2On Mulberry street
A small lSmo, of some $50 pages, containing
Little Lewis, the Story ola Slave Boy; y" Mark
and Hasty;" "Aunt Judy's Story-a Story
from Real Life;" "Me Neber Give it Up" with
8 wood cuts As another volume of this class
of Anti-Slavery literature, it is entitled to pc
rusal and distribution, and we hope it may
exert beneficial influence wherever it goes.
The stories are natural and well-ftted for their
object, and told evidently by those who are not
unacquainted with life as delineated.
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Ba-See Advertisement, in another column,
Of Agents Wanted for Lossing's Pictorial
Textbook Of the Revolution
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Hon. George Bancroft made an eloquent ad-
dress on the lst instant, before the New York
Hi .torical Society, upon the life and character
of Or. Prescott, in the course of which he said !:
NHis habits were methodically exact: re-
tiryag early and ever at the same hour, he rose
eat-y alike in winter and in summer, at the APP
po lted moment, rousing himself instantly,
the agh in the soundest sleep, at the first note
of his alarm bell, never giving indulgence to
as.itude or delay. To the hours which he
gave to his pursuits, he adhered as scrupulous-
" 5 possible, never lightly suffering them to
be -nterfered with now listening to his reader
no debating what was to be written; now
us; ,g his own'eyes sparingy for reading; now
wr,o1g by the aid of simple machinery devised
for those who are in darkness; now passing
tine in thoughtfplly revolving his great theme
For this reason, at the period of his life
wb N he rode much on horseback-and he was
ans excellent and fearless rider-it was his
chtice and his habit to go out alone; and III
has stated exercise on foot, you might be sure
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Respectfully yours,
THOS. O. FITZGIBBON.
Leasing the Cnnhls---P rOpOsed Amendment
TO the Appropriation Bill.

Leasing the CnnnIs---P rOpOsed Amendment
TO the Appropriation Bill.
There was quite a spirited discussion in the
House of Representatives last evening, on tue
substitute for Scheichs Senate bill making
appropriations for the canals. Tho substitute
proposes leasing the canals for ten years, 10 the
repudiated canal contractors, and was reported
by a select committee, Of which Mr.. Edison was
chairman. MessTs. Blair and Fumald from the
committee dssented, and submitted minority
report, recommending that the canals be leased
to the highest responsible bidders, after due
publication inviting competition.
The question being on the adoption Of the
bill reported by the majority, a warm discus
sion ensued, principally among the Democratic
members. Messrs. Edison, Rankin, Brooke and
Leste, (Dems,,) spoke in favor of the bill, and
Messrs. Collins aud Green, (Dems. } and Ray
mond and Amber, (RePs.) spoke against the
bill.
Mr. Collins speech was mastery effort
against the substitute proposed by the commit
tee, abounding in sarcasm, invective, and con
else argument. He sketched the history Of the
canal contracts from the inception Of the sys-
TEN and referred in scathing terms to the inhl.
ences brought TO bear upon the Legislature by
the Observation-Disclosures by which members
became, and GOuuptly, but unconsciOusly, the
implements in their cunning hands for ollecting
their mercenary purposes. He asserted that
the very men 10 whom it was now proposed 10
lease the Public Works, were the ones who had
assisted Gibson TO stuff the Treasury, by lend.
ing him their checks, and thus deceived the in
yestigatng committee in 1856. He was IN fa'
vor Of leasing or selling the canals at open let
tings and upon fair competition, but he was un-
willing TO throw aside the robes Of legislator
and become a mere stock -jObber, dickering and
driving sharp bargain with the contractors.
Mr. Amber made a strong point against hasty
legislation, by which the public works, costing
many millions Of dollars, were leased for a nom
inal sum, for long time, TO persons tainted
with fraud, and who were the real originator
CT the bill, which il was now sought TO past
without giving members an opportunity Of eH
aiming its provisions
Mr. Brooke denounced the democratic OppO
nents Of the bill, and read Messrs. Thomas
Langdon, Dobmeyer Collins and Rogers out o
the party, saying that they had been his demo
cratic colleagues, but we're so no longer.
The member from Auglaize departed from
his usual custom by demanding the previou
question, which demand being sustained, th
bill was lost by vote Of a. ayes to 80 Maya
! Sfais Journal .u
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said city for the benefit Of destitute aud neplec.
ted children, and provide by ordinance for the
course of instruction in the branches of com
mon school education, and in the industrial arts
and employmenls which shall be taught and
pursued therein, and for the support, manage
ment and government OF such school
SEC. IL. The city council Of said city OF
Cleveland shall have power and il is hereby
made their duty, to pass all such ordinances as
may be necessary 70 carry into full effect he
provisions of this act, and such as may be nc
cessary for the management aud regulation Of
the public schools Of said city, not inconsist,n Mt
with this act
SEc 10. That the act entitled ian act for
the better regulation and support of schools in
the city of Cleveland, and for other purposes, "
passed February l5, lS4s, be and the same is
hereby repealed
SEC. IA. This act shall tako effect and be in
force from aud after its passage
WILLIAM Is. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
March 26, 1859.
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1nsuroute Aecnts.
HARTFORD CONN.
CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF HARTFORD, COM

OF HARTFORD, CONN.
PaId tn Cupitai 625O,OOO
S"hpius aS,231
Assets, Jan lsb 1883 3Os,23I
This Company has complied with the laws Of the
several States in which il Is doing business.
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CITY & NEWS ITEMS.
MONDAY m0RNING, NPRfL 4, 1859
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTING.

NEw HosE CARRAeE.-The members Of Phg
nix Engine Company No. 4, EDWIN Hart, Fore
man, ever ambitious to be ahead, have just furnish
ed themselves with new Hose Carriage, which
surpasses any thing Of the kind in town. 1t has
been used for a short time by the Myomensing
Hose Company Of Philadelphia (Which Hose
Company, by the way, the "Autocrat" says is one
of the things for which that City OF brotherly love
is distingushed) Of which company it has been
purchased II originally cost $500, aud is, as
might be expected, splendid thing The lockers,
braces, wheel hubs, &C., &c, are solidly plated
with silver, and it is throughout perfect reel, Of
which the owners will feel proud.
The Phoenix company take much pride in their
equipments and the arrangements OF their house
This new carriage, as well as their fine engine was
purchased with their own funds, aud does not cost
the city cent They have also fitted up their
Hall aud Assembly rooms in neat and elegant
manner The city furnishes them nothing but the
house The No. boys are all good and honorable
fellows, and we commend them for their enter
prise and energy. The new carriage can be used
either with the engine or simply to carry hose to
play from hydrants Il arrived over the Pittsburgh
road on Saturday evening, and was taken from the
lower depot by the members Of the company.
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In ali that made man m,an-no was conspicuous .

"Gn all that made man m3an-he was conspicuous"
EDIroR OF THE LEADER SrR--I take this
way of replying to the calumnies of J. w.
Gray in his venomous personalities | did
think of inaicting chastisement on him for pa
rading my name in his obscene paper, but on
consideration of his having been whipped by a
woman, and compelled SO often to eat dirt be-
fore, did not think it manly to interfere in
wOman's work, nor % repeat what is now a
hacbneyed performance in Cleveland. On this
account | suppose he claims impunity as being
beneath the notice Of men The parties are
entitled to cOmmiseration who pay for and read
his paper
This illiteratc compiler is confined to a Ger
tain number of words and flash phrases, which
he will use and apply to every one, of every
grade from, the highest National Executive, to
the County E1ccutioner He attacks without
the slightest regard TO decency all naturaliZed
citizens, unless, where merely mercenary mo-
tives interfere, and that consideration alone,
deters him from using the miserable privilege
of being beneath mems notice. He asserts that
/ am "rejected by my countrymen the men
whom my country delights 10 honor, O'MahOny,
Mitchell, DOheny, Robert Tyler, &c have re-
cognized and do recognize me, and that recog-
milton is to my breast consolation and a pride
that raises my mind far above considering as
Of any account the miserable attacks of such
wretched ghouls as j w. Gray and his Know
Nothing band who have hired ruff ms to assault
me.
Respectfully yours,
~
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DETROIT AGAIN VIcToRroUs-The chess
match was finished Saturday night, and resulted
in the defeat of the Cleveland Club. The moves
after the thirty fifth were made Saturday night
The prospect until that time was favorable to
Cleveland, but Detroit obtained and kept the ad-
vantage until Cleveland thought It the part of dis
cretion to resign at the forty fourth move The
following is the entire game
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lObpsicialls & 9urQrons.
C'I.KEELER. nI. ID,
TO ChrOlItC .KllUNlidS.
nR. BANNING, Qate of New York;
IL gives notice that he has located at
No. I1d Euclid Street.

And that having now perfected his system ~ BkACEa
SPINAL LEVERS h PROPS. BRACE TRUSSES.
PILE SPRINGS ClllLDBED GlhDLESt
SUPPORTERS
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lie preparedto treat casually without medcine) the Ol
lowing and analogous Affections viz
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Western Branch Office at Chicago Ill., through whicl
NJ NJ lhe business OF te company IN tho Western, North
" y LoUUNSBURY, General Agent Residing il
3, ~ PhlUE assistant General Agent. } Chicago.
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GoaI pFalrrg
Sterling Coal.
Gas PURPOST

WE BEG LEAVE TO SUBMIT
w herewith for POUR consideration several statements
In rcsafd TO the above named Coal. For
GAS PURP OSEs
~ is not oEcoled by any offered in this country We
most favorable tOims 'F'"
We are, yours respectfully,
H. BUTTS s. co. ,CleyelRndO
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Deuttstrp.
REMOVAL
Real Gstatc Agrntp.
Builders & Artbitetts.

BROOKS S. G. Il Il. W., BUILD
I'D ERS Also Manufacturers of Doors, Blinds, Sash,
Brackets and al Kinds of croSaylng aud Gothic WORK
purcuaratten M paid 10 Fitting Up Stores Factory
Diyson-st.. Centre Block. Cleveland o. nol0-c3l
NORLETT q CUBBON MASTEP
' J UvTT nVpe M o. proSnsrt-.' u..u
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+. BUTTS s %, Cleveland o
oFEIoE Or RoonE.rEn a.s bid. Co- }

Dear Sir Yours of the 2sth is reccivea IN - . n,
say we received OF Sterling Coal f' '''
Nf..,o MN, Tons
June l.. y" Dacotah. ....... 10y SI iSS 9s33 sSS
Total tal.......................... Io7 co 5ooc
We commenced Juns ist a ,,,rl ,,, a., 90 M, =,
ing theoharges VA the or err and yyrt ipc ~
cumsi usual u pur daily rtnttne S,tI ~
result viz: ~ '' i'i''"ihs
Amount Of Coal cub nized . esoo a.
Amount Of Gas manufactured ''''' - Seo ms. ~
or G-iOO feet to the TO- ''''OOo t. u '-
on the 4th when heats were a lttle bsbsr ,ys ,
aseparhto observation for enob ono ci5,ss fe biA
with the following results viz ~ '3'" H''' he"i'
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Total. ............. ioe5o,
Coal 1890 Ms 25o0 ic;i to tho H. O. IT,
5T ~ s tsst satsed Is that with good heats we can
in1 b, ls Coal we poduced s5l bushels Coke or
a I pIsI ald gave peculiar Satisfaction 10 our st
Gas although not subeSs9 g9hI m very Iu9 Sulphur and tho
ca ~ kpuu ~ any we make. 49,
We 6a w mse %sRe sTs RsSsI3 o with n 5e St SS'Ts F
@ YI 5 as sooi g1aty aud make easier The Weld OF
y not as great as from the Erie Goals but We think
!. is BETTER nrtluu as far goes have not I'M
acts Of value urd here and you SS arrange
ASstbeS ys,, vol ii,st9 i is 81 ny apology;
monls &c '"e Yn SSA page statement of Coal pay
GEO. W. PARsoNs supp,
ALBANY p5. Gas ,5;E LIoHE ,.:. Co.,
am very we'll pleased with tho sterling Coal nisbed
and Coke Is about same as thai speciGe ~ he y s
IoI & Liht Co. test consider superior quality Of
4. A SABBAroN.
.H WEST Troy GAS 1iour CO. ,
Dec. 18Th, 1853
Walter G. Hopkins, Esq Dear Sir Th. Con,papv aC
Yer having tested the Coal OF tho Sterling oi ConeaSy
regards The Coss Of ms ta O9 ~ Ssl PeT nj
XII MY 'u % lc ouu'sSn no qni Us great others,
W. l. OSWALD, seo'y.
CLEVELAND Gas LIour AND CoKR Co =,
Cleveland, March 2ih, is5s J
messrs Gates, Rouse Butts, Cleveland:
s m Company has been using your "serng
results @ ' 1'S '"'''''''u'1
IN eighteen consecutive days we hnvo carboniza aar c7o
w ~ w Ioa Working an average of five hour charges Of
eS ps each Which has produced 7 900 of Gas Of
tuVu ilunlhuinB QuunY, fact
pound We hnvo also found quito free from su nhnT pj
hef Impurities, requiring but 98 bushels of lime lu pur
lime. " ~ - ~ ''N'"'' "
The yield Of Coke unable To give You noy but II
VIII nj vary mate rnly nom that the Pitt buTg Goals
ana b ui very good quality. We have accented 1oir mn
lOsal 10 furnish us with two thousand ;ons -
Yours truly,
DWIGHT EELLS Secretary.
ALBIoN, Dec % lsls
waiter G. IL rkins ESQ -Deur SIR: Our works bnye
heen ia unernlu nnly month and duIing that time No
have USED none urr than The Sierag Coal unrchn ed M
you The Gas msIu thus Tar pranuunrel Ia those enm.
pe'ent - lud Ia the matter, tn bo e01i a the usi
Athhuan HuuIB TgspeCtiulN
v. V. BULLOCK,
Superintendent Albion Gas 1t Co.
For further information apply 70
,.,-o F. BUTTS g. CO.,
"i'il'oh-'o NloToahd, Ohio.
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READING. FOR THE NILLIoN.--T. B
Petersen d Brothers have this day issued
the second volume Of their new and chear
edition Of Charles Dickens Works for the
Million, to be completed in % volumes
one to be issued on each and every Satur.
day, for twenty-five cents a volume. -
The cheap literature Of former years did
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but the reading that Pete rson now gives
at prices which scarcely cover the cost of
printing, is Of the very best character,
and must exercise wholes ome influence
over the public taste, by making all rea.
ders acquainted with the works Of the
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guage. A reader in the country for one
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A Valuable Present,

A valuable present,
The pen with which we are writing this
article is massive gold pen, with the finest
point we ever put upon paper, and fine
large silver case. 1t was manufactured
by Todd & Reynolds, New York. who
have recently started new establishment
for the manufacture Of gold pens, and
presented to us by our clever friend Jos.
A. Maxwell, Of thls place, who is their
agent for this county. II you want a
good pen, 60 to Joe's Drug and Book
store-he has the finest assortment we
have ever seen in this place.
Mr.. Maxwell will please accept our
thanks for the pcn-we will endeavor TO
make good use Of it.
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RE- While Mons. De Lave was eros
sing the Genessee River at Rochester, on
his rope with chair strapped on his
back, which he adjusted on the rope and
ate luncheon he had provided, a young
man named Jenniaon got upon some lum.
Der piled upon the bank of the prccipice
One of the boards tipped so as to throw
him off his balance, and he fell distance
of about 100 feet, without touching any
thing in his descent, striking on the rocks
below. OF course he was instantly
killed.