Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-10
The expenditure for the month Of
Juse, in the City Of Dubuque amounted to
t26, 6,SSe,0s. Receipts. $l2,997O3.



's0ur 1evolntiou."
6one ap,hitioas individual igsipg him
sslfG. b F.. ssbo,dly, snd u dslaaee Of
all The rules Of orthssssphy syntax and
prosody, written thing which he eslls .
Poem, and the editions of the Gazette. with
their accustomed discrimination and good
taste. have sivsa II plass in their eolumns
1t y entitled "Ous RrvoLurlos (suggested
By sseing PROCESSION Of Sunday School
Scholars On our National Anniversary
II all that 10 necessary TO ssaks poem, Is
to begin the first word Of each line with .
capital, then q. b. T. hes written poem
OF in other words. he has done what any
other ass could have done.
His poetry % IL not properly measured
II doesn't even gingie. II any one can des
cover any resemblance in the sounds Of the
words gone and morn, ,-'victory' and
'free'-'grown' and 'done'-'hasten' and
'unfasten'- death and 'vreaahe'-'strike
and 'strike'-'made' and 'deed-sces' and
peace which are intended to rhyme with
each other. he must be possessed Of ears
differently constitutsd from the hearing Or
gans Of ordinary humanity.
Possibly it may have been intended ~
blank vcrse-if so-G. B. F. hss succeeded
most admirably.
The following is the first stanza:
'.whas mesa shoss beouing suns-those bells loud
psalina-
fhai br.ak ~ siieaes Of this bsveg nsua
oarisk - , q nusdssuus fee upoa us sssa1lAg.
Aed Marty nisA oses9"
It must have been curious ''ptoeession
Of Sabbath School children" which .a.syes.
ted' the idea of booming guaA"-After
this brilliant idsa has besa %aogssted," he
rsqussts TO be informed vhstAsr The boom
ing guns and load pea6ag bslls savisk Of
murdsrous Soe, Ae.'
The word 'skr,ek.' according TO Webster,
signiAss 70 utter sharp shrill cry.-G. B.
7. probably knows whether or mot. boom
ing guns and bells loud pealiag utter sharp
shrill eries-lt NY be claimed. hewsver
that this i merely 'poetieal hcense-bs it
se-Psshap the following can also Be az
eussd on the ground Of 'postisal hsenss:'
Oew yeusAfsl glass, sse 01se seSaly hass0
Has. is,s wen ss'sS.r'. NJ; ;;:ssa ~ ..aas-
Thss 1s too nay - fsss."
There h enc charge psstainly, which esu-
not be brought against q. B. r.. to-wit:-
Plagiarism. The idea Of 'sternly hastening'
b original. It 10 a idsa which could mot
have besa cosesivsd il any other brain
than that Of g. B. P. We have laborsd
lons cd anxisasly 10 discover It, meaning;
but have come - the sopslusioa that 1t il
known oaly 70 Him who knevssh al things
and to G. B. p. II there should BE- some
naa - highly szpltsd. iptsllssssally. above
hk isllevs = 70 b sble 70 discover vhsth-
or 'sternly hasteainG means backward 10
eonotioa, q soustAing -, - wouA earn
our ssssaal ssaaitsdsby answering esr qas-
tioa. e-r
Without commenting spoa he sAasts
and elassic bsauty Of The Hns. 'nnk from
swast brotAsss hmbs,' Ac., o. the perfection
Of the measure Of the hst line, ws win pro
-. S4s& A9&XE a.
'Asusstae 49, -, - sssas's vrssa as9 ssAslv
AsaVs-esNtd4ss
Nsny Pssssa vlIl lnd - any tAise more
conplstsly ~ iA4siA than the 5oesgo-
Ing lina. I vil ~ Mn ea.assst for al
q cur Old hats ibr . ysas. and vin also as
ssa alliatsrsa y car ssv hae vhieh soae-
""ey 5ras .seias q ~
Again
s1ss = tAassAuna Aguaa, ssssn n 6r,,,,s.
~ ssss sssst h = . AA1Ars nj
Not eontsat with Wholesale slaustha Of
''the Kings Easiiah.- J.R +. nuss aseds
drag b tie pser FtsaeA word, "rsys;us
BY Tie sars. ssd inhumsnly butcher it
wAsaG. b +. has lessasd . write 1asliaA
peopsriy. Il vim b sins saoagA o use
rsesa voeds = NJ sfsaisaa
It = cid thas whea man don't succeed
~ frse tins. ~ naaG ~ aslia; bss this
ruls. IKE Al oth~ sseusl rula. hss its ex-
csptionA he eass q q. n r. Is one q
tssss ssssptaeae I would serioasly ID.
viss hin nsvsr 70 sess.pt . write poetry
again Hh talsst dost run in hat direc.
ton. Hh nsa \ bstas Attsd 70 hold the
pisk'azs e hss thaa - pssts qsill Let
ha dak isss ~ sative, .iaaanss. a.a
I aaus hia thAt hs vfn y h % o,dn.rsr of
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