The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-30

PoEMs BY GEORGE p. MORRIS WITH A MzHorRo1
THE AUTHOR The only complete edition. Serih-
ner: New York.
--Ai-.'~- Irvinr once observed eIt is Impossible 10
read the poctcL works rur.4 .... - wluou. .vvs.x
their author"
This 10 truo OF every genuine poet OF sentiment and tAs
affections The lyric poet must stag OF his heart No
man that has not large, and q sympathetic M
turc can strike successfully those chords that vibrsss
through sweetest and tendesest feelings and mako
I'll the world akin.
Burns deaned this poetic gin ~ "Nature's ins.iass-
untsught and untutored By ART when we read such
edusons a. Burns' Highland Mary and Morris "Cos-
tagers wssome" and "we were Boys Together" fssa
that there 10 something In than beyond which en-
presses what all may have rs,t thousand times with
out the power Of expressing IT, This Is the highest 80
OF the lyric poetic sing direct from the hearts and 70
give form and expression 70 ss profoundesi cmoioss
Notwithstanding however, ttsa General Morris has hsaA
bis place 10 The foremost rAa Of American ly-.oal w~its
for more than . quarter Of . century, thase- 80
certain newspaper cri..s3 who Affect TO believe
that - Ia no poet a. al The best reply shAs
can 70 50 heterccox and impuden. m assertion
Is the Act that there Ia scarcely home TO Be found n
America where bis soncs1 not sung. "sssucsi ssys
oce Of bis cont smporrss, ais his popularity among ths
publishers that he con Q. any time obaa any dcAra
fora soog unread, vixen the whole remainder q the
American Parnassus caad not sell 70 he ssy9
for single shilling" II evident that me pecpis thiak
t.n poet
But easy tssse the source OF tss 6spreaiAtoa a
% charming . wyitor What has net sprrax from
jealousy and easy has arisen from fanatioAi
hatred OF the conservative and patriotic spirit
OF many OF hS songs. Take at, "slas OF the
Union" ~ . srecmeo, the open.-g vsrs> Of which, n
sung over tbs isogth and bresc. Of tho ASotionissa
States, would do 10 countarsc. The mschievosG
bias that has bean impaired to TAR population than a.
the campaigr docunans that aoodnr the ooun'.S
from one eus,to tina other
"A song for our banner We wasohvord recall
Wh-a gave the rcpvble her station:
"Unitaa vs ssand-iivHaS ve fAll,"
II made Ard preserves IA nation
The azioo of iskes-thc union ot ianis-
Tss unica Of states sewer
The unio'l Of hearts-the union Of bands
And t1e Gag % talon forever and evsN
The nag Of cur Unica foreverl
o. that other soug Of "rhe rnlon," eSa verse d
wish ends with the noble chorus
Take your h.-ps from silent u.oys,
Shout the ehorrs OF the FREQ,
States arc AL distinct a. biszs,
Union ene--as Is the sea.
There In ancsser point connected with the soavs ana
ballads Of Eoris tina, must be len OF sight In
critical aotlce o, his competitions, ard that il thsas
purity and freedom from everything that would
vr,drd the mos, delicate and fenGnlns
mind He snosi the only rong writer who has msrase<
70 separate snscreonic Suggestions from the usurpatIons
Of love. considered 10 iis ho st aspco,s
II se,,lng Up ths the only complete edition Of his
POEMS Mr.. scribnc- hu exercised Sound gmeui In
giving II the cheap dBocecmo form The works or such
writer should be With, the reach OF oil classes AMI Of
portable size Il Is scarcely necessary Tor 10 visa
The publication that know 10 be assured b.