The New York herald., 1871-09-08
Opening of the Fortieth Exhi-
@ bition Yesterday.
INTERESTING ExBRO1sEs.
uslivvrv Of q Poem by Walt -0ratiun
by Mr.. squirey- How the Fair Lcoks-The Be-
partments- Order Coming Out OF Chaos.


and the pounding was deafenmg. The superintend-
euts OF the dinerent departments were rushing
aOout uttering complaints against the tardy
exhibitors: men with something TO show
were uttering vain prayers for space when space
was TO be had, ANA eveIy body and everything
seemed 10 be In mixed condition, from which time
srd patience alone could deliver them. Many OF
the visitors, indlng that the opening exercises
would be delayed a half hour or so, went into The
restaurant department. where they solaced them
selves with whatever they liked best and la,d Q
substantial foundation for the delicaces that they
were shortly 10 receive from the platform
OPENING ExERcIsEs.
About one O'Clock Keatings oand, paving In fine
sryIe .Ine American Iastitutc Grand March," gave
the floating population Of the rink TO understand
that the services had at last commenced, and o
small audience seated themselves around the speak
and the orchestra Upon the platform were tho
Rev. Dr. Deems, the orator and poet OF the day. aud
several other gentlemen among them James
Knight, J. G. Herriot, W. II. Butter. c. W. Han. @.
nunpson, Thomas Butter, j. T. Smith, ". Shriver,
4. Dickinson. G. II. Clayton q. L. Burd, A. NJ.
Eagleson, G. Peyton, G. ii. Sackett, Z. Walker, w.
bardon, N. c. Ely, G. A. Cook, S. Towle, G. White
neld, w. Collins, @. Mex. Loeser. J. b. Young. III.
W. Rogers.
Alter the march DR.. Deems male
TUE REGULATION PRAYER,
Knocked te devotion out OF everybody. The Doc
Cor informed the Ruler OF the Universe that the race
would probably go on improving for millions of
years, and that as yet 1t Is In embryo state and
That the time Is coming when WORK Will be done in
q very short space OF time the work or an hour In
minute-all OF which was, no doubt, very encour.
aging After "swees SPIRIT Hear My Prayer" per.
formed with sweetness and spirit,
WALT WHITMAN
infrOdurpd Tn M mo-
with applause. His poem, which was entitled
"Af,er ALI, Not to Create Oaly," begun after this
fashion, r
Amer A all, not 10 Greats only, or found only,
Identity avsrse %si n,e. sany Tss s;Dhaoa
No. e ~ y the gTOss % as torpid bulk with ya religion.
p sOsy follow more lhan to ead;
SSls how Hss New after All sh~Sow how much the Old.
The poet proceeded to invite the muse TO "ni.
erate aud tells her that "a iresher, better buster
slRnere .ln.S,a, vide, unrriea DOMAIN awaits her."
xatner TO her long-nursed inclination, joined TO
an irresistible natural graviration, the slsmous
lemaleo comes ana TIE poet hears the rustilng OF
her gown and even smells her BREATH she is SO near
70 nun: Tie audience arc Informed that II they
answers just as well, for what do New York
audiences care for famous females ~ -
'rHE ILLusTIIQuS EMiegE'- - ~ ~
u st larlnef -cons1dered, and Is represented as
AakS Directly for !his renaczvou. clearing
~ hS % a9r nsrss~sirdns shronsh The guson
''1uu ,,sr not bit 6y drsnpipe gasome'es arutcs
ss.,, ss%,,9s and pleased with palpaec inten. to stay
She Ia then introduced to Columbia and the two
are supposed 10 clasp hands anu be sisters Tor ever
and ever. The following ambitious plan Is then
fhy great cs,hedral scored indus,lv-no tomb
Keep Tor life Tor prscpcal in went on.
A. In waking vision,
Fen while chant az prophecy outside
iu manifold ensemble
Around q palace,
L0iler, isiIer, ampl-r than any yet
Esrth's modern wonder historys seven onistrppins,
Gladeenine the sun ani skyenhuei cheerfulest hnes
Bronze, lilac, robin's-ess, marine and crimson
Over whose golden roof shall faun beneath thy banner,
banners Of the states, the flags Of every land.
%er. o. 15 5s Ss s sse Pacss shall CLUSTER
Shall al that r.ards perfect human life be started
iEIed, taught advanced, sisiDy exhibited.
here shall you trace in flowing operation.
In every state OF practical, busy mo yeineat,
ine ris o, civilization.
Materials here nnder your shall change their shape
The cotton shan be pick'd simos, IN the very field
sh~i ve 1Ied Gead snnd, bsed. spun into thread and
You sal see hands at work all the processes and an
You shall see TIE various grains and how made and
You shall the crude Of California and Nevada pass
v0, Ing 1S.9' on and t. optll ,hey become bullion;
- composing stick Ia;
ena sse1ans leaves no' sr WAITING "
The pse,agaph model. watch, pin, nat shah
In large. calm halls stasc, shall teach you the in
n, hnise solemn lessons Il minerals, 49,. :
another ANIMALS, animal fife and deve.opmenI
,.,. One stately say house shall ee the music house,
None shah be slghed-nonc but shall bore be bonord,
The rapt listeners are then Informed that old 70.
nance novels plots ana love verses are " be done
hSW WIN, which nobody believed for q moment,
and tne mission OF poetry art IL declared 10 be-
e eIait the presen, an theres,
TO leach The average the glory of his daily and
10 :ns In ,oog how chemical life are never
ss. l.e.a e ;aes s%sTsa ,Se.y and Ass mRo,
70 plant the tree, The berry vegetables aovon
sor every MAJ 70 sse to that he really do
10 hammer and the saw trip or cro.,-cu,).
,nSe n5N =. ,an ,oT passrng pnios
To invent s-sornsshins ingenious aid the washing
And hold no disgrace hand them tbemOelvo.
ihe poem eliminates In this noble apostrophe TO
And And ,eou, thy emblem, waving over AMI
Delcse beauty word 10 thse TT may be ssItary):
Aemsmoer tnen hast not always been today NO
IN Other ih,o ihe.e cave ob..rv'd thee n.z
mol y'.e s2 n, snd ~ho.e aud freshly looming folds
But haze seer thee buni torn upon thy spin
Or eletssd q scs youus eclorbearog, breast with dss
g:r.sey stHgsed for tol Or ovor long
ans nd s s sno riany surte and ef0an
nothing rlsk'd, ~ '''NN ~
Yer ,bv remnant erisa with DIR, ana ,nOs. and
tcpy'd IN blood; q TO- $3.50 81 ''"'e "'e
Fos sake Of ths my beauty that thou migsest daily
row, up fhere
kAns good have seen go under.
Ba. sQtJsR's AppREss.
Mr. Whitman lyas followed by dir. +. @. Sau,er |
sho deiiYcrcd lengthy address, lii tue coufse Of |
ma remarks be sald:--
The history " the American ns.ute - would b. three
toi tae 20 recount e its growth rom foundation IN
is 10 'a. aIesenL hgr lse story INC and fhe
sax Of a fnne the f'arins yet ira be programme
ipafeTf have announced 70 the public II Indication.
y VII f,S temple ccnsccfafed Industry dizcted by
.negenee hno labor suidci ~ Iesrnina Ia Al
proporieDs viii reject tks mghtness on
,na ihe majesty u the crest elv ~ IL VIII equally
be ploe sn1 ihe orEanent 10 u the young prentice viii
e0pe 70 fain he mysierrs Of mechanics and sstesn,an
y ssh .ne rue oi tse isiu. ss and products shch
tfe referring 70 be xgrk Of inventor and the artifce