Walt is both boojum, and snark.
We hear it distinctly in,
I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city, Whereupon lo! upsprang the aboriginal name.
The aboriginal name is Mannahatta.
The aboriginal name bubbles up, as bubbly, to greet an upwelling of liberty, fraternity, and egality– in new arrivals, from “over the border”, “over the sea”, “for you and me”–
In Mannahatta, Walt notes,
Immigrants arriving, fifteen or twenty thousand in a week,
And,
A million people—manners free and superb—open voices—hospitality—the most courageous and friendly young men,
Spam of Human Affection 
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