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Walt Whitman, the American Poet.

Walt Whitman, one Of the most remarkable
men OF this day and generation, was born in
Brooklyn, Long Island. May 81, 1918, and is
yet resident of the /" City of Churches" He
10 printer by trade, as many other men dis.
tinguished in the annals. of this county have
been; and, by the force of his own native ge.
MUS, has risen from the |" CASE to become one
of the great lights and leaders of literature--a
poet whose broad and vigorous power and Tn.
common felicity of illustration is acknowledged
wherever the Eng lish language 10 spoken
His first appearance before the public was 10
1853, when he issued small and uopreposses-
sing edition OF his Leaves of Grass previous
to which, however, he had contributed some
poems to the press, which attracted attention
by their power and originality. On sending a
copy of the FIRST edition of bis poems to Ralph
Waldo Emerson. who 10 acknowledged to be
the foremost man in modern literature, he re.
ceived the following letter in reply:
CONCORD, Mass,
July 81, 1855
DEAR Sir 81 am not blind 10 the worth of
the wonderful gift Of " Leaves of Grass"
find il the most extraordinary piece of wit and
wisdom that America has yet contributed.
am very happy in reading it, as great power
makes Us happy. / give you
joy of your free and brave thought have
great joy in it. find incompatible things said
incomparably well, as they must be. = =
=. I wish to see my benefactor, and have
felt much like striking my tasks and visiting
New York to pay you my respects.
r. w. EMERSON.
WALT WHITMAN.
In 1856 he issued another and somewhat en-.
larged edition. which were speedily disposed
of. An interim of four years has elapsed, and
having had ample leisure in the meantime for
composition of new pieces, he now comes be-
fore the public with superb edition Of his
work, containing about twice as much matter
as the fret edition, the success Of which has al.
ready been great, and must be enormous.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-07-26

.FIEat.'s your money. dot. and now tell mo-
why your rascalIy master wrote me eighteen
letters about that contsmptble sum, {" Iai
aure can't tell, but, i you'll excuse me, sid
guess il was because BeYenleen did not fetch
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-07-26

Tar world ia expected 10 move in its accus'
toned orbis. Morrissy has not chsllengsd sh'
Reaecia noy.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-07-26

TaE summer has been intensely hot through.
out the southern States.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-07-26
Written 10: d. . smyrn. TINES.
SONG.
To The Dusk.
nv WILLIAM. BELL.

A sadness half vague cometh Ger me.
And cannot tell why. or how.
Hues. fair as the ones now before me,
I've seen 10 the heavens ere now
Many wonderously beautiful risings.
And marvellous settings, throw.
II.
sit by the river, and yondsr
boat with gay steamers now lands;
Happy parents and lovers 10 wander,
And children with flowers in their hands,
All under the dusk in the branches,
10 the music OF many bands.
III.
They linger. and whisper endearments,
While the twilight its shadows weayes.
Add The CLEAN of their snowy garments,
see through the summer leaves,
Half deeming the gods of the fountains
Go roaming about on such svss.
Nv.
Oh! faint ihro' The dusk that hangs Ger III
And vague as ia dreams, espy.
Slow dipping their oars to chorus,
The skiff Of the Happy pass by;
Youth and Beauty are out on The waters
Tn sad. yet cannot tell why.
Philadelphia
, 1860-10-01
McHenry County Moving.
rx1os, Sic 1cn1y County. Ill


Tue Republicans Of Union we're out in full
f,rce last evening, on ihs occasion Of dedicatins
their new WigWam to the cause Of Republican
freedom. The Wide .A~akes Of Narengo were
The guests o. their Unioa friends, making il all
more than hundred torches. Under the ef-
iceat command Ct Col. WsJre, they made a
splendid appearance. The Huntley Brass Band
added greatly to the interest Of tho occasion.
while the fife and drum thrown in at intervals
stirred up the enthusiasm Of the people to the
old revolutionary standard. The whole cour-
try Tor Sic OF eight miles around s.ened to
have turned out to miagls IL the festivities Of
tho evening.
Ths opening and dedicatery address was
made by William Bross Of Chicago. He rss
followed bJ 4. D. Bradley, Esq, of Chicago, In
ono Of his most effective and telling speeches,
at times rf!eting tho attention Of tho audience
By crushing analysis Of the absurdity and
Tho fa!sehood Of the dogmss Of tho Equatteri:es,
and anon consulsiug his hearers with some
brilliant sally or seathing wittieism. The
meeting was triumphant euccess. We hare
seldom, if eveT, seen 4 moro atteutive or moro
enthusiastic audience There ia scarcely
ve:t'se CT Squa!teritn left in this vicinity.
The Wide A~akes conducted the speakers 10
and from the'r lodgings, and though it uas lsts
when the meeting closed, they spent some time
in drilling, presenting BY their eyolutions,
most beautiful sight, The Union Wide-Awakes
will be on hand next week to mingle in The
great Seward demonstration. Let them have
, 1860-10-01
The "Burnr Dlstrlc,,, Ab1sze.

About week since the Republicans Of New
castle sent forth invitation for their political
brethren to n1eeL with them ia council On Tues
day, the 25:h inst, which WAS responded to by
1t least l6 600 persons. The people came bT
railroad, by wagons acd carriages acd On ho.s :.
back, and spen: one CT the most glorious DAYS
erer seen ia Newcastle or any orher town in
Indiuua. The liberal and hospssabe citizens II
New castle had provided public dinner for the
cr;Wd. On the tables we're y1O chickens. /. 100
ioaves OF bread, 400 pies, 3vo pounds al beet,
that tie people OF the town alone contributed,
while there was about a. much more bTr .ht IN
from the country by lhe vhol5-.ou!ed Rspubli.
caus Of Henry county. 0ne gentleman, Sir.
John Payne, contributed 500 pounds Of Hour,
sc cooked chickens, 2 turkis+, 40 pies, ~ loayes
Of bread, besides fruits uud other PROVISIONS.
There was the greatest abundance of every.
thing that VAS good for the crowd to eat.
The people ware addressed by Hin Joshua
4. ti.ddnYs ana T. P. Lowe, E,a of Ohio: ~,
A. peee, Republican candidate for Scc7e:ayy
Of STATE, Nilsson f1u5'er. Lincoln Eicctor for the
Fifth Osstr1ct, and oilers. The mos3 unbound
Ell uthussasn1 preTa'ied
In tAa evening the town WAS illuminated.
Fireworks were discharged frcm the tops of tie
Cur, House and the residence Of Col Murchr
ard J. Il. Msllett, Esq. IN the procession of
WIDE Avak-s there we're l $50 b. actual count.
prizs banner WAS awarded to the company from
Haserzto~p, WayEe county, a. being tbs lare-
eat in the procession.
Henry county il good for from l,so0 to e,olo
majority. The Qaake.s will all Is coma out" this
Jear. |: #ill not be said alter tha election that
1.-The Quaker vo:e was 10: pclled:'-Iad;sadp-
Oh Journal e7tA
, 1860-10-01

It is becoming evident, trcm the nature Of TIT
returus already submitted to the Census Du,
reEu At Washington, that tie star Of empire -
is gradually wendjog its way westward. The
Atlantic snd tiuif Southern States will show
little Or no advance in white population. In
many districts the number Of alarea has in
creased somewhat, though it is generally OBJ.
served that the increase is coufptd to few 10.
casisies east Of the Mis- a4eaippi. To tbs vast the
increase Is more marked. Arksusas, Texas.
and Northern Louisiana arc receiving tbs
largest acceseiors-chieay bJ emigradons and
shipments from The old states.
Some tsoss regardiz 6 the proportion Of slaves
aud whites in certain districts are Of interest.
Tins in All Saints district the population ia
1881, OF whom only two hundred aud twenty.
six are free persona, and OF this number ona
hundred sna nineteen only are mel+a. This
glvss @ .he nunbeE Of siavss TO whites as thirty
excite alarm IN Gaze Of anJ tEouole With tha
slsves. The total Of population in three d1s:
t1icts, including that above named, ia 3,lIo. Of
which bu: a.1a5 are free persons.-N. r IL.
Ming Put.
, 1860-10-01
PERSONAL,

Col. Ephraim L. Snow, the fou.dez Of the
organization of the Sons of Temperance, died
in Ner York 4 fe1 days sincs Of typhoid fever.
He WIS genial, amiable gentleman, and his
loss to the temperance cause will be severely
felt.
james Wilson, formerly editor Of the Lou-
don Eeonomht, has recently died in Iudia,
where be WAS finance minister Of the Supreme
Council Ills death is a great loss to the 1e-
formed administration in Indiana.
We learn from the New York Tribune TINT
4r. Charles l.. Frost, Of that city, has BEEN
elected President Of the Peoria and Ouusvks
Railroad.
The Baltimore Sun chronicles th. arrest of
Jacob Blynn, o7e OF the party who his been
engaged in a5duesiug ftee negroes from Pepu-
sylvania- He admits that hs has frequently
driven negroes to Washington, which have
b3en sold TO 20 South, knowing that they were
free.
"A return Of the State Assessors for Nsr::-
posa county, Cal, in which lies Col. Fremonts
rancho, gives the average vaIue of the quartz
rock crushed IN the machines there as $3.50
per ton, ard the total yield Of the county in
gold nj 81, ,9s3. .0o3 i yeas. This is the product
Of II mills, and 3a5 stamps. Col. Fremont has
now about SO stamps il operation, from which
his returns are said to be $4,000 week. He
has lately completed a railroad, running up the
mouutain to the quartz ledge, mile and quar-.
ter in length. lis completion sad opening were
made the occasion for festival, in which
great deal Of interest was taken by the peop!e
Of tho neishborhood.
, 1860-10-01

Tha New Orleans papers are. expressing
their regret that Gen. Walker has at laet met
the fate that he has earned. There is no c.
casion for lamentations aod sears- Walker
was pirate and murderer, whose maniEo d
crimes have. any timo these three years, IT,
vited the coming Of tho areager; and no IT,
genui.y in comparing him with Lafayette and
Garibaldi will rescue his memory from tho
verdict that enlightened publ: cplnion has
entered up against it lafayette came 10
America in answer to the invitation Of tho
Government and the people whose csusc lie
espoused- he usurpc3 no authority, commits
ted no murders. IN another tisld, Garibaldi
has followed his example, and no cruelty and
coward:cc have marked his career. Walkers
first act in Central America was one Of usur-
patton, and his recent descent upon Honduras
nothing but the exploit Of r buocaneer. Ia
fayette fought to establish and maintain Libcr~
IT,. In holy contest for the same purpose
Garibaldi is now engaged. The aim Of Walk
er's exertions WIS the extension and perpetua-
ton Of Slavery. His fate is uncertain; but
NC hope he is..hanged. The accomplices. at q
safe distance frcm the indignation Of the poc-
p!e whom be ha11ied-tLoso who furnished
him with hmen and noney-who applauded his
coEardice and called it coursge-who laujed
his blunders as an evidence Of military skill
who justified his murders and burnings-
also deserve 4 touch Of the hangman's hand.
, 1860-10-01

a suggestion is made in the G G,lvestou S*ws,
that as every negro who, convicted Of crime, is
hung, is the loss of 80 much productive capital
to tho State, IT b provided By Law that such
person be zen: to the peaiseatt2ry for life. the
State making remuneration to tho planter for
his loss
Tue Vigilance Committee Of Science Hill,
Henderson Couaty. approva Of the suggestion
that q Convention be hEld Of the delegates from
all pa7:s Of the State Tor the purpose Of adopt
ing tuch united Sta.e action ia regard to the
continued ard wldo spread plot Of 1nsurTec.ion
aud lncend:arism, Al PRESENT enertenci~s re-
quire, and our future shall demand" The geo
pie are recommended to take immediate action
on this subjecr.
"A letter dated The LIST instant, from Dallas to
the Palestin. Adrocdte saTs:
thiak can saJ that pesce and quiet hare
beesa restored 10 our county could not think
Of telling ron in one letter tho troubles, both
seen and unseen, We have. passed through.
There have been some erroneous statements
going the rounds il regard to our difficulties,
but, indeed they were bad enough. The town
is rapidly rebuilding; se1eral ite and susstao.
tial houses are in courss OF erection. and
shculd the progress Of Improvement continue,
l thiak the ioEa will BE- we'll built up in twelve
rncnthr
, 1860-10-01
OVERWHELMING DEMONSTRATION.
100, 900 Freemen In Council
WESTERLY PENNSYLVANIA Ey i HL4zE.


EtrTnf fhn
~" wv :a'''Ea oaas"t, 2$n1
teMefaay morning opened cheeFleaai1' a
cold ar1zznn4 ram was ia'llng, and the prospee.
W. esc.y tn'nG ~. encouraging. bat net~esn r.
n'na anu sia, In Gaoek .ne ram helo up aoa .ne
coIhn5 u.sa as'ns 9eEan 10 pour 10 IN aiuoss
enolees streams, ana II shen bscsne apparent
!n.s !t .uo peop,e .. e't5 1no country were 'n1o'
1nx ~ e1 ~ "'a'1e :. " t1e Coa'en'lon: n,a
nau 10 a sa'aeo ae ous- uesoie Inc eoio,
s.tsr u13 H. dnu .oe genaral nasunsss q. .ue
, 1860-10-01

The State Register has u grossly Unfair al
tack upon Governor Banks predicated upon
the assumption that lie las been sent out here
By the Illinois Central Railroad Company as
the Republican agent for procuring the rel'a.o
Of the Company from the obligation 10 ply the
State seve,, per cent Of its annual gross eaiI-
iugs, rs provided By the charter, in co-sider:-,
ton Of its munificcnt grant Of land. Such an
attack is unworthy Of n partisan journal, even'
il the desperate strait in which the Register
finds its party and itself Cor. Banks comes
here to exchange his services, rs man Of
large administrative ability, for q correspond
iugly large salar5, and to build up for himself
aad his children home. lie has not tie re-
motest id=a Of what The Register charges upon
him, AID if be had, there is not the remotest
probability Of his SUCCESS No legislature can
bs elected il Illinois that will dare assume the
responsibility Of releasing the Company from
its obligations. No candidate can be inte1ro-
gated who will not say that be will oppose
such scheme to the bitter end We speak
authosita:ively for the Republican nominees
Of this county when wo declare, that no plan
OF that kind will, under any circumstances, he
favored By them; and we doubt not We might
make the same pledge for every Republican
candidate for the Legislature, in the whole
State. Let the Register make the mcst Of its
bugaboo, remembering meanwhile that they
are the oldest wantons who cry "wanton! !,
frat.
, 1860-10-01
tFrcm tie Few York Times, August ., lsaa, I

.sPAIp1So'a PRkPAnEn GLuE.-Prep red Clue !:
very u.esnt and convenient article for house.
Keepers and othera il "Spalding'a Prepared
Glue" 1t is one Of those inventions, knaiI in
themselves, which, nevertheless, 10 lar in The
economies Of household management, and are
az eseE present aid in saving time. expense and
trouble. The number Of small repsirs to furul.
tuEe, picsurefranet, crockery, chi!dren's toyr.
leashtr, shell; and other. fancy work, With ihs
almost ionume.able uses to which in every
household really good article Of the Kind may
be applied, will at oaee suggest themselves to
the Indies. Damaged book covers, loosened
leaTea, dilapidated maps and herbariums, will
remind the atudent and book. worm of its value.
This glue is compounded With chemicals which
hold it permanently in solution until it is ap-
piled, without affecting its strength, and vbi:h
serTe to rive the adhesive ms.ter tlrmer bold
on the surfaces 10 be united, after which they
quickly evaporate. lsAring thc glue to harden
With rapidly and tenacitE. Il is estimated
that there srs at least gro millions Of house,
holds ID tho United Stases, and that An outlay
Of from one to ten dollars is annually required
to mako small repsirs to furniture alone, apart
from the numerous uegleets aud make-ahifts
that are necessarily rcsorted to,
, 1860-10-01


The Know-So.hsngs Of Kentucky under the
leadership Of the Louisville Journal, have taken
the job to beat Henry 8. Line for Governor,
and elect the Douglas-Breckinridge ticket. All
along the border counties Kensuckians are re-
ported to be scattering themselves with the in
teatiou TO vote th fusis -'"- October
election. Kentucky M ~ ributed
to defray the expenses tccloui.
za.ion.
Indiana was carredf; Ut Nor
ton BY ainilar means IN 1:td, e c:e:g Indian
ian now knows, by vptcs imported from Ohio,
Kentucky and til,noia.
This State will be drawn on again from Ca1u-
met to 6hawneetown, to make up The fusion
deficit. Lane is sure to be elected If none but
lndianians vote. A clear majority of the peo-
pie os that State are for him. PENNSYLVANIA,
too. was carried four years ago By inportations
and forged naturalization papers, as Was proved
in the Philadelphia Court, where jury found q
verdict thss 2, 500 fraudulent Democratic rotes
Ind been deposited in eight precincts in that
city; and IS was proved before the. -Covods
Committee, by Patrick Laferty, a Democratic
Office holder, end William Karns, Democratic
contractor on the public works.
, 1860-10-01
i9rcs8 Griibtttte



Slnce Douglas has taken to ecalding the agl-
tators Of the slavery question. there has been
no such exhibition Of imruaence and assu-
rance "a ia seen in the outcsy Of tho sham De-
mocracy Of Cook Coun;y over tho fees Of couD-
tv officers. These fees tetre dred BY the De,aof-
racu who arc nov ecmplairiug-5ized for hs
ben<ft Of their owr 1'arsttans; and be they
large or small right or wrong, the Republ'"
cans have no responsibility therefor. 1t is
theirs to correct what their opponents hare
done amiss; AID VIC venture TO predict, that,
il = Republican Legislature is elected, all caufe
Of complaint growing out Of tho question IT
fs.s, will he removed, It will be no fault Ct
ours If they tre not largely reduced. In the
meantime, let it'be remembered that every
howl Of the pro slasery party is condemns
ton Of themselves.
, 1860-10-01

'SHAzk1So oEx1RAoRp1xAn1.-The e!oop Euma,
Sandxich Istauds frou, cruise around French
Friaate Sho1 whsre she had been to obtain
sharks fms and seal oil. During her cruise she
has taken about $40 sharks, some Of monstrous
size, with JAMS large enough to swallow an or
whole. Several encounters we're had with their
savage sharkships, during one Of which Ahark
bit piece ont OF the sloop's side, larger than a
which had been caught actually towed the sloop
several miles to the leewa.d, though she had
both her anchors toxn at the time. These fms.
which the s!oop had cen in search o., are eaten
BY the Chinese, with whom they constitute IA
Yorite Ge;ieac{.
, 1860-10-01

A Harm E7oEY.-The owner of melon patch
in lows, on the Missouri river, being efeauy
annoyed BY pe1soDs stealing his melon, ,recens-
II put poison in number Of the melons, and
the next morning when entering the patch
found five men lying dead in The enclosure.
They had eaten the poisoned melons, aud suf-
we presume they never will be. The whole
story xounda improbsoie. If true, the wretch
should be made to eat one Of bis medicated mel
cns.-Dlrtnrort G,=G e
, 1860-10-01
The Fourth l,tstr1ct or .na ian.

The canvass in the Lawrence5u.8 {Iad.) DIS
tsict is well conducted By the Republicans. who
manifest spirit and a will that promise the
most favorable results. Messrs. D.lahav, u. r.
Johnson, and James II. Lane OF kacsae, are &C.
lively G. work On the stump, in that dia.rics e3-
e'usively. Judge Haek!eaan Of Kushvil.e is
doing his full share Of lAbor for the cause. Mr..
Yuter, tic Republican candidate for Congress.
is a1~o deiag etlic;eut ferviee, and his friends
feel coEhdent ct his election.
Holman had majority OF over l,50o. two
yexrs agc, yet i. Is hnp-d that the Fourth Dis
trict will now show d clear majority for the Re-
publican State and Congressional nominees.
Great cta7ges ara known to haze taken plsce
ia several OF the eo1nliss nt this District. and
the Republicans are steadily gsining il all Of
them.
The Epta Of tte Qist,ic: In 1858 Hss a FL.
, 1860-10-01
Il Sample Of Smoke from The Douglas
IncenSH-

Incense.
"The ep+eeae. With lie tDous.As) has made ~ u1
4re III. ths aaae.i q d lit. a4d a!e ah4onx ~
Chit. .butltns to Au4ef can { uqltnts, --"43os
Yes-.he stale emptyiuss of an o!a. !.
Magazioe art,cls-s0vp n.ai3T< OF "1s
pri2cip!e Of popular sovereignty" "watet'
to tniu gruet; The mere ris:nss OF sas
intellecs-aEe .'au,ong shc finest cou!'
to American eloquenca!" G5d help s'A2~~a'
can e!oqnence," il Mr. Douglas is l. sample ot
its best etyle: Out OF the whole wilderness of
his speeches, the tharpest scrutiny cannot dis
cover one memorable Inc.
s1ea b.: sssn III. .ilIs. and fa1e: that h.
eu u unlFendlS g. el.m hAs ieen made ss., h1-
he tharPe .! tue kepah,caa or:aa.. who OF
!"s-
Just so-becau5e journals which have 1,ot
brains don folto~ douglass example. and r.
pea:eTery threadbare aud Eackneyed argument
three times day for every day in the year-
therefore the wzetched sophjsms and worn Out
plasitudes Of Douglas sre naansweraolr! Tbers
is logic for 5ou-wor.Ey Of Doueiss orrsn ps,e
The poverty stricken intellect Of th= leader ha,
infected the followers to that degree, tha, thsY
sre Incapable Of res.onieg, and can only pour
out drlbble OF adulasion or abuse,
Tin one weak, ~ashy, everlasting tool."
Cincinnati Commercial
, 1860-10-01

MANUFACTURING lx7kRksrs IN PKoR1A--The
as asse'!teey e1s Products in Peoria. H., amounted 70
Cd ~ sss sos@ftng the year 1859; they eon.um-
tcu,,aE fhe year. Tbs brewing and mating T..
sesests o. tho city ase valued At 911i :5o9.
a"1 ano Of plo.. el3l 900: coopersre
soo ~ IVY; ste1sh, Sl22 500; marble work Sli7.
ments, $742, $50. s es'*op0"
, 1860-10-01
Douglas Electors Withdrawing In
IenneAbees


Douglas had much trouble ia finding his
mathsr, and It seems his disciples in this State
are likely to encounter eqaally as mucn I'll
Guilty ia fudiDg en- electoral ticket. We learn
from the Bristol Ntsos that two Douglas electors
"Ae=s1s. brittou aud Malone, in view Of the fa-
vorabls consideration gwen their proposition,
have both Withdraw d from the canvsss" It now
beeomes the duty of :tr. ]. kncx Walker aud
the Memphis .dspe1t, who have heretofore filed
Eacancles aa fast gs they occurred, to manufac-
tore substitutes for these two champions who
have deserted the sinking cause Of Douglas and
resumed their accustomed places in the ranks Of
the Denocracs. We presume it will BIZ ditiic7!t
to supply the places thus made vacant, ~ it is
an honor which no one courts. The dsy will
come ~hen Democrats will b. found proeu,ing
certificates to prove that they opposed the elec-
tiou Of Douglas: and consequently 1t requires
extraordinary nerve for Democrat to eea bis
name bundled about the State Is a Douglas
elector.
Vie understand that there il strong proba-
bIlitT that q few more Douglas electors will re-
sfEu. We ehn!l Keep oar readers advised OF all
vacancies, as :ast az they occur, or wh=u 6il.d
for which task the setfconstltuted sponsors
seem 10 possess u pscuiisr faculty.