Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-30

The Pozrs AND POETRY or AMERIoA.--The
public have no definite and correct idea of the
amount of poetic talent that daily presents itself
to the consideration Of the conductor of news
paper. Poets spring up like mushrooms all about,
and the Editors Drawer contains curious mo-
ango of rhyme, blank verse, and grand mix
ture of the two We have few samples of Bucks
eye poetry sent US for publication which will star,
tie our readers by their originality, freshness and
point.
First comes some "stanzas to a brother In Calf
foruia" who is requested to "return oh, wanderer,
return" at the earliest possible moment. This is
sample verse;
sin the midnight dreams often embrace the,
But, well know your ioml cannot now seer
For between US now rolls a wide raging main,
But hupel fond hopel now still around me lingers'
| hear soft and sweet gontle strain,
will return back TO my only dear sister
Now dry up your tears aud uolonger complain
1t seems to us to bo hardly respectful for the
absent brother to tell his sister to "dry up" when
he
"Ieft allhs friends quite broken hearted
For to gather up the pure golden sand"
full nine years ago, But with him, we must ad-
wise the sister to "dry up"
There are many pieces written, denominated
"poetry" by the authors, which are upon very
good subjects, but which are wofulIy deficient in
rhyme, reason and measure Here is a specimen,
on "The Thirty~sOven" Of Oborlln and Yelling
ton. The punctuation is peculiar. John Price
was
"Not Of as culptored features, fair
Gigantic, intellect or genius rarei
70 kin 10 Statesmen grand, and bold
Or Rothchilds, enyied son, Of gold"
John escaped, but
''Alas; the blood hounds scent his track;
On, on, they come, and catch the Black;
The thirty seven, followed then,
And faced the foe, like true free men,
The author asks momentous question:
'What would the Father Of his country. say;
To arise, and behold liberty, decay;
That freedom, the price, and purchase Of blood,
Despoied thrown down, ana underfoot, trod."
But enoagh Of the thirty-soven stanzas which
compose this piece, Let them not be "agitated,"
A "Young America" grows too patriotic to con.
tain his feelings and bursts out with a spirited
aud fearless abjuration of tyrants and proud
tribute to "Collumtia" 10 closes as follows;
'T.et royalty die and sink In oblivion
And no tincled puppt be heir Ia a crown
He may be a bRgut a fool or tytant
May such spangled useTPers be quickly put down
! For be Il the only one that should preside
! Aud he that has ever been called To that honour
An monarks and despOts he surely out yiea"
There is probably slip Of the pen in the above.
Tho writer should have referred to him who was
last "caled to that honor" ofpresiding over "Col,
lumbia" as the "biggot' fool end a would-bo
tyrant, although he may bo no "tincled puppit."
Turning from political and patriotic strains we
find "Lines composed on the death OF Edwin
-." As a sample verse take this
''But o. we miss that voice 90 sweet
That daily charmed our ear
| We miss the sound Of those sprttely feet
We miss thee we miss the dear"
; II the reader misses anything In that verse let
Z him 20 back aud read It again
go Brother dear we miss the so
Ny hehu with ghet Is swelling
That hou must from my presence go
Thy dearest sister liellen,'
evidently misslako here's II should be Hei,
t'ag to complete the rhymeJ
eve miss thee at the altar love
We miss thee bt our board
But thou art now 30 high above
And thy food Il Is Me Lord"
Comment Is unnecessary. The measure nov
changes
,rhen dear friends shed not tsn orgather round
That clay cold bed that eathly mound
But live la purity i've Alright
- U meet MIN 10 his home SO bright
The author modesuy asks that We will "eop.
.ee in yoar leader and your szehaHgss' The latte
oe will take note Of the request.
g. This will suffice for to-day. Others can val
' no danger Of their spoiling