New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-22
HENRY HARD BEECHER ON THE STUMP.


KINDERHOOK. Sept. ia, 1885,
This beautiful, quiet old town, Wually quiet as q
meeting house, and placid the gentle stream that
winds through lite hills has to-day been the scene of
most unwonted excitement, az the inhabitants be-
stirred Themselves for demonstration in favor of
FREMONT and DAYTON. They hsve aroused them.
selves in their might and perfectly astonished one
another as well a. their enemies with the real giant
strength and proportions which the Republican
party has attained in these regions. No one seemed
to expect such a turnout or such enthusiasm; and
if Old Undertook may be taken "a fair gauge Of
the pressure Of steam throughout the State, no one
can doubt what will be the result when this new
and well.appOned craft takes her trial trip in the
ides of November.
The special exciting cause that drew together
the multitude of Freemen to-day was the promise
of an address from your renowned orator, HENRY
WARD BEECHER, who was announced to speak in
the Public Square at o'clock p. IN.
From early morning there was tide Of pedes.
trians and carriages on all the roads centerng at
the appointed place; your hearty, honest farmers,
pouring in with their family loads to show their in.
terest in the stake at issue; but by afternoon when
the manufacturing population and all the nearer
residents turned out, the thrOng was literally un-
broken
of Vaatie were all closed and the stream turned
loose TO play and roar in it, natural channel, while
the operatiyes were shouting for Fremont In def
erence TO his noble name, the pOnderOus wheels
stood still on their axles and the thousands of busy
spindles kept silence. Even those mil-owners who
are unfortunately of another party. were obliged to
Weld to the popular voice as they will yield again
on the 4th of NOvember); and, despite an earnest
cndeayOr to ignore the occasion and keep on as
ham a1ras daaarfad anfiralv
may be few yards less of cotton fabric, but
no one can doubt but the country has gained far
more than their equivalent in patriotic enthusiasm.
Mr. Beecher addressed the immense multitude
collected before him with his usual felicity. Ban
ners and flags were floating around his head. La
des of beauty and brilliant dress were crowded in
the windows aud balconies of the neighbOring hotel
and residences, and many more filled the carriages
that encircled as with wreath of flowers the
plain, dark but intensely animated MASS of sturdy
yeOmen that formed the immediate front. Nor
were these all the circumstances surrounding the
speaker that gave zest to the occasion The street
down which he faced and through which his voice
extended for many rod is the same that leads to
an ancent-lOoking mansion well known in other
days as Underwood. Though among the most
charitable of mortas, we could not help dslghting
ourselves with the dismay that must have pene-
trated those classic shades. Though the grove is
thick and the shade is Dense and the surroundings
quite prcmotive of retiracy in that lair where the
old traitor sage has embalmed himself since his pO-
ltical death, we could not but think that the
echoes, at least must have penetrated and taught
new lesson of experience to aD old head. Through
some mysterious influence the foremost picture in
our Imagination was that Of fox in his hOle-after
many a skillful turn and wind and somerset at
last hearing the huntsmen and hounds in gleesOme
triumph at his very door.
The orator, after cOmplimenting the good sense
of the people in bringing their women and children
for instruction to political meeting, where great
moral principles involved, proceeded to analyse
the history Of our country, showing that we have
had three distinct eras that of settling foreign
policy, that of determining our financial policy, and
finally, that of settling the question of the relations
of liberty to the different classes Of which are made
up. The latter is the one with which we are now
actively engaged. He showed the struggle of the
South to make the Constitution to sustain Slavery,
"a black babe which it was not made to suckle"
and the grand aim to secure II prepOnderance of the
Senate in their hands-fOr which object, since the
admission of free California, no alternative re-
muned but to lay violent hands on Kansas, and
make it slave in spite of the Compromise that Sc
cured it to Freedom. He set off the pitable excuse
that in violating the Missouri compact the South
had only accepted gift offered by men of the
North. by very pointed illustration of some bur-
glars, fifteen in number who after besetting rich
mans house and treasures for long time in vain,
at last find clever pliabe porter whom they bride
and make drunk, till he offers them the key and
invites them to walk ill., The next scene is before
the magistrate, where, after being duly arragned.
the leading burglar most peOusy pleads before the
Judge that they only took what was freely offered
to them by member of the mans own household.
After long address full Of brilliant illustrations
and satire, of which heavy charge was let of on
Willard Fillmore damaging his head and front pro-
digiously Mr.. Beecher closed up with splendid
vindcatiOn of Fremont's orthodoxy as Protestant
and a tribute to his character a man,
After other addresses, and music and cheering,
the crowd dispersed us the shades Of evening were
drawing on, astonishing all with its great proper
tons as it scattered itself IN every direction. 1t
may as well, however, be admitted in advance that
all present were not Fremonters. One Buchaneer
was present. There was also one Fillmore man
who drove through close by the Platform several
times shouting to his horse and making great dis
turbance, till he was finally dismounted and his
horses disnantled by the exasperated crowd.
You may set down KiaderhoOk ss sure for the
right. The greatest enthusiasm prevails in all this
District-and the demonstration and speech of to-
day have added largely to the fuel. CAMILLUS.