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Medley sort of weather half rain half sunshine some breeze—will probably send you Kennedy's Dutch piece soon (see enclosed letter f'm him)—Am looking over the Kreutzer Sonata & have Ingersoll's criticism in N[orth] A[merican] Review—the political intestinal agitation here in U S is essentially ab't unrestricted trade (general reciprocity) and the damnable diseased policy the Harrison gov't typifies call'd protectionism—thats the bottom of it, below every thing else—probably the world never saw such a mean dog-in-the-manger principle so thoroughly attempted & made the base of a great party (the remains, dead cadaverous trunk of the once glorious live Lincoln party of '60 to '64 and '5) as to-day & in the U S—But agitation, experiment &c: must be a gain one way or another here in U S—

I told you Mrs Davis has gone on a visit to Kansas—It is a long jaunt—she gets there 14th—

Walt Whitman

I return enc'd Dr J[ohnston]'s letter.