The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-11

terrorism, blood, robbery and fraud adopted by
Pierce and the rotten democracy, except the
election Of Fremont as our next President. His
election, however, will put q peremptory stop to
this policy of terrorism and restore the constitu
ton, the laws and the sovereign rights of the
people to Kansas and the South, where the con-
stitution is almost as much dead letter as in
Kansas.
Fremont's election is the only remedy for this
democratic ruffan despotism which now reigns
supreme over Kansas and ever the Southern
States. 1t is Fremont and the constitution
against Buchanan and the democratic niger
| flibusters and their Ostend manifesto. Give us
Fremont and the constitution.
The GREAT PEABODY FEsTIvAL.-We gave
yesterday very interesting and full account Of
the splendid festival given to George Peabody of
London, by the people of Danvers, his native
town. The cost of procuring that report, in te-
| legraph bills, amounted to between two and three
hundred dollars, but we were under some obliga-
tons to Mr.. Peabody, and we think the money
well laid out
Last spring, when we were in London Mr.
Peabody gave one of his splendid entertainments
at Richmond Hill, on the River Thames, at
which a number of American travellers several
silly baronets, and noodle of Lord were
present. Mr.. Peabody sent us one of the first
invitations to this dinner, which numbered
amongst the company ex-President Fillmore and
fnancier Corcoran, from Washington. We could
not accept it, because just about that time we
were busy with Lord Palmerston and Lord Cla-
rendon; but we have. now the pleasure of re-
turning the compliment to the generous, though
sometimes silly, Peabody
The entertainment at Danvers appears to have
been well got up. The people of that generous
| and grateful village far surpass in magnanmty
| and gratitude the people of bigger villages. 1t
appears that Mr. Peabody, besides comforting
on the inhabitants of Danvers the favor
of being born in their town, has only presented
| them with thirty or forty thousand dollars for
The establishment Of lyceum. Peter Cooper,
of this metropolis, gave for similar benefcent
institution the large sum of 100000, yet che
ungrateful people Of New York never made such
fuss about their munifcent benefactor as the
people of the village of Danvers have done about
George Peabody. Nevertheless, the dinner went
of we'll Mr.. Peabody had a good speech pre-
pared for him, and as is seldom the case in his
London entertainments, he spoke it through from
beginning to end without once breaking down.
This proves that he has acquired more strength
in his backbone and more continuity in his elo-
guence-which are, no doubt, due to the fine
fresh air and bracing atmosphere of this country
The speech Of Mr.. Everett was, like all the
speeches coming from that learned and eloquent
man, exceedingly fine and exceedingly elaborate
Mr.. Everett is man Of singular mind, and pos
sesses Wonderful versatility. When he was Sc
cretary Of State the official papers that emanated
from him were magnificent Celebrations of states
manship and didactic eloquence. When called
upon to make dinner speech to the people Of
the little village of Danvers, he was equally
great, and almost overwhelmed them by the ex-
ent of his learning the beauty of his diction
and the skill and eloquence Of his periods.
George Peabody, with the endorsement Of Ed
ward Everett, one of the most distinguished of
our literat, can now walk through his native
land with his head little higher AAn nsun,
The ice is broken, and the little big nsa OF
this city should, by all means, get up the splendid
entertainment to him at the Academy which
was proposed on his arrival.