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The seventh poem in the sequence Live Oak, with Moss, became section 10 of Calamus in 1860 and was permanently

The lines on the first page correspond to verses 1-3 of the 1860 version, and those on the second page

1859poetryhandwritten3 leavesall leaves 21 x 13 cm; Originally numbered 84, this poem appeared in the 1860

of Grass as main section 7 of Enfans d'Adam, and was retitled within the group We Two—How Long We Were

The holiday passed off quietly and pleasantly, the various offices and stores were closed and business

Services were held, in the morning, at many of the churches and the attendance was very good.

Johnson, City Missionary.

On returning to their school, in North 2d street, they were served with an excellent dinner, furnished

Grundy will say, exerts an influence over American society, among the members of which approbativeness

as to the comparative philo-progenitiveness—to use a Phrenologic term—of the native and emigrant population

The total population of the State is given as 1,132,369, of whom about one-sixth are foreign born.

The total number of marriages which took place during that year are stated at 12,829, of which 6,918 were

The native five-sixths of the population have only 15,947 children during the year, while the foreign-born

Gross worked were the ship Benares , the schooner Passport , and the brig Abrams .

of these vessels brought contagious diseases into port, nor did they come from sickly places, nor were

Were the taxes ever so light, property-owners would naturally pay with a little reluctance; but when,

Well, if such tax-payer has ever voted to elect such a man to administer the city’s affairs whom he knew

Senate were to be filled; but this is not now the case.

But further—Brooklyn is the second city in the State, and deserves to exercise a marked influence in

It is for us, then, to assure our city her due weight in the councils of the State, by sending to Albany

One would suppose the Kansian population to be a subject race, serfs, villeins—and their high and mighty

whether it be submitted to the inhabitants of that territory for their fiat, the great cause of American

But if slavery is put through under Buchanan, as it was under Pierce, the radical revolution in American

there—to be reprobated all over the North and West—and to be barred out indignantly from all fresh American

of Live Oak, with Moss (with ornamental Roman numeral), this poem became section 11 of Calamus in 1860

The lines on the first page correspond to verses 1-5 of the 1860 version, and those on the second page

Both sections are in black ink but, as Bowers notes, the lower verses were inscribed using a darker,

section of the sequence Live Oak, with Moss, this poem was revised to form section 32 of Calamus in 1860

articles in the current number of Blackwood’s Magazine, which we noticed yesterday, is one on the North American

proposed by Blackwood in calling attention to the subject is to secure a representation of the North American

and extinguish whatever anticipations we may have formed of the future annexation of Canada to the American

Henry Anders, of this city. It is a reply to an article from the pen of Dr.

of the Washington Park Commissioners and several other enactments affecting the interests of this city

No woman can be expected to part with a constituent of her nature, though all masculine-dom were to set

it has been customary for the Legislature to appoint Commissioners to fulfil local duties in the cities

In this city, the appointment of Water Commissioners, Washington Park Commissioners, and other instances

In 1834, five Commissioners were appointed by the Governor under an act "to provide for supplying the

City of New York with pure and wholesome water,"—known now as the Croton Water act, although at its

In 1845, Commissioners were appointed by the Governor to grant ferry licenses between the City of New

But if this plan were resorted to an expense of several thousand a year would be caused by pumping the

will lay the subject before the Board of Aldermen, probably with a view to obtain the sanction of the city

The Water Works—Brooklyn City Bonds THE WATER WORKS—BROOKLYN CITY BONDS.

on the city bonds.

While there is a cent in the city treasury, the holder of city bonds can recover judgment and receive

his money, even, if it be denied him by the city authorities; and if there were no tax raised to pay

a tax on purpose to meet the liabilities of the city on its bonds.

which the citizens of Brooklyn felt confidence, it was the construction of the works for supplying the city

If the present contract cannot avail to procure the city the canal it bargained for, we do not see how

Croton Aqueduct, N.Y., and Consulting Engineer in the construction of the works for the supply for this city

can be no fear of the permanent interruption of the works, for such a thing was never heard of as a city

The party seated in some fifteen carriages were first conveyed to the receiving reservoir at Cypress

Everything around quite dissipated the idea of a city being near at hand.

Some were in doubt as to the certainty of a full supply, but could say nothing in reply to the statements

Council are urged to incur the extra expense recommended by the Commisioners, for the sake of giving the city

first twelve miles of the work, to Baisely's Pond, will bring us a supply adequate to the wants of the city

miles of canal are only believed to be wanted in view of a very large addition being made to the population

of the city.

To sanction a deviation now would be to give the contractors the whiphand of the city, and it may be

The pressure or "head" of water in this city is expected to be twice as great as that of the Croton in

which are being laid down in the 19th ward are far inferior in strength to those used in the sister city

In other parts of the city wrought iron pipes are being laid, and these cast iron ones it appears, are

It was stated that in London, Bristol, and other large British cities where an artificial supply of water

had been introduced, meters of different kinds were in use.

Morgan, City Surveyor, Mr. Padean, of the Collector's office, Mr. Mackay, of Brooklyn, Mr.

Burr, the deputy City Clerk, and Mr. Rend, and has just been patented in their name.

introduction of a water supply, and when it is in contemplation to establish new Gas works in the city

All city, town, and village officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this Constitution

, shall be elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villages, or of some divisions thereof,

Cushing, as we stated yesterday, has given the opinion that "no officer whose duties pertain to cities

with the Brooklyn Water Act, since in the latter seven commissioners, whose duties pertain to the city

The five verses beginning "Was it I who walked the / earth..." were not used in Calamus, but the five

beginning "Scented herbage of my breast" became the opening verses of section 2 of the cluster in the 1860

This became section 17 of Chants Democratic in the 1860 Leaves of Grass, with leaf 1 corresponding to

These lines were eventually revised to form section 13 of the 1860 version of the poem Chants Democratic

During the 1860s, Price and her family, especially her daughter, Helen, were friends with Whitman and

In 1860 the Price family began to save Walt's letters.

Emory Holloway (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page, 1921), 1:234–235.

See also Emma Hardinge, Modern American Spiritualism (New York, 1870), 149.

Andrew Jackson Davis (1826–1910) was an American Spiritualist.

1859poetryhandwritten2 leaves21 x 13 cm; This poem became section 21 of the cluster Leaves of Grass in the 1860

Yesterday the Water Commissioners of the city of Brooklyn paid a visit of inspection to the water works

Invitations were extended to the Mayor, Common Council Water Committee, representatives of the press,

Among the party assembled were, his honor the Mayor, Samuel S. Powell; Ald.

made from tobacco raised in the 18th ward of our own goodly city.

supply, than the Croton, or the water supply of any city in the Union.

The leaves correspond to various numbered sections of the 1860 published version.

We were sorry to see so small an attendance at the meeting for the benefit of the poor, last evening,

under consideration, to develop their plans prematurely, but the gentlemen composing the committee were

, as one of them expressed it, “not to be bluffed off”—and we think they were sustained by the body of

Wall in this connection were sensible and apposite, and will doubtless have their due weight with the

A True American A TRUE AMERICAN. The Albany Journal says: “Robert J.

That Walker carried himself so well, and came out with credit, proves him a true American in spirit.

modern or ancient times, the duty which the State owes to the rising generation who form part of the population

In the large cities there are many children, some deprived of parental care, and others neglected by

mental capacity to attend the public schools, shall be found wandering in the streets or lanes of any city

occupation, any justice of the peace, police magistrates or justices of the district courts in the city

The Protestant American people of Kings County will regard with indignation this attempt on the part

never contemplate the tumultuous scene without feeling that here lies the true grandeur of the Empire City—the

In the 1860 Leaves of Grass Whitman divided the poems again, publishing them in reverse order under the

original sequence Live Oak, with Moss (with ornamental Roman numeral), it became section 42 of Calamus in 1860

in its entirety, the seventh line was used in the poem To My Soul, which was first published in the 1860

In 1860 it formed part of the Messenger Leaves cluster under the same title.

Side 1 corresponds to verses 1-9 of section 14 of Chants Democratic in the 1860 Leaves of Grass; side

This was revised to form section 41 of Calamus in 1860 and was permanently retitled Among the Multitude

This poem was published under the title To One Shortly to Die, with only minor revisions, in the 1860

years old the/ eighty-first year of The States" indicate that Whitman composed the poem in 1857; these were

revised to read "I, forty years old the Eighty-third Year of The States" in the 1860 Leaves, in which

It was numbered section 22 of Calamus in 1860: the lines on the first page correspond to verses 1-6 of

the 1860 version, and those on the second ("You give me the pleasure") to verses 7-10.

poem was revised somewhat and published under the same title in the Messenger Leaves cluster of the 1860

This poem, featuring a new first line, became section 12 of Calamus in 1860; in 1867 Whitman dropped

The first page contains verses corresponding to lines 2-3 of the 1860 version, and the lines on the second

Walt Whitman's law] in the composition process, correspond, like [Of Biography], to section 13 of the 1860

version of the poem Chants Democratic and Native American which was revised and permanently retitled

1859poetryhandwritten1 leaf20 x 16 cm pasted to 11 x 16 cm; After undergoing extensive revisions, in 1860

1858, under the working title Slavery—the Slaveholders—/ —The Constitution—the true America and Americans

prostituteabout 1860poetry1leafhandwritten; Draft of To a Common Prostitute, a poem published first in the 1860

These lines were revised and published under the title To a Cantatrice in the Messenger Leaves cluster

of 1860.