The New York herald., 1862-07-26

special claim 10 partcipats in whatever good for vune
mi,t ENJOY were the communities IN which acq cd
the m ans Of teng useful 10 my fsow men, (chsers)-
and should indeed be ungratsu In carrying my long
sherishsd dsign should lorpet the grelt city whore
nad exIeseneea 80 Duch kindness and pas Of so mlny
aIs h4pip. .ess and prosperity. (C1"ers.) bdt, my
10 aoe-r, cannot deny that the fun ment OF my
,~ition as an Anne ican resida at in Lon on Is l~cl-
.arly grateful to mo- remember with gratitude
and satisfaction the kindly relation whi h lis fer
such length OF time subsisted between my
we country and this ancient city. From tho
birth OF the nation TO the PRESENT time Am srica
seldom failed TO find In this stronghold Of civil reli
gous liberty willing response TO her emotions Of
me crcumstsnce Of unexreoled hap inass Il my GIFT,
by reason ot the particular time at VIII II made
nded any degree to soften the aspe tes OF ielilg
VIII ch had unhappily arisen between the great
lions OF the AnsioSlxon fam iy (Cheersl n IL had re-
min ed the people of both countries OF their
gil and natural sympathy-(hear, hear)I am TO tunae
indeed and more than repaid. am sratiisd, my Lord
Mayor, to learn that in Danish ng stinct ons Of
party or creel from the appicat Of this gift for the
benefit OF those who are less favored than myse nave
met with the approval Of your distinguished body.
Sch distinctions fade away In the presence Il
IL would be unnatural indeed, we're TO exclude from
my regard such grounds any portion OF those
perpetual relations of sympathy and good will (Cheers
have never forgotten, and never can forget the great
prvations of my sary years; and, to encourage and
stimulate to the youth Of this great city aud
country who have no reliance except on their own cha
and exertons to raise themselves in society,
allow TO say that there few pc among them
who's opportunities for prosperous life are not be- ter
than my at their age (H ar.) Let me. then,
my Lord Mayor, acknowledge the signal honor
which you have bestowed on me-an honor crate ul TO
mo both as citizen OF the United States and
resident in the great city by whose corporation II Is
ered recip iprecate most since ely the friendly senti
you express with regard to my native land;
and most heartily do respond TO the aspiration tba
her trials may result in the permanent triumph
Of liberty and gool government (Cheers) Most fer
venty do pray haI my country. verned In the spirit
which animated the iustrious Washington-( (cheers)-
yours the guidance OF your good and beloved
Dleen--ff advance through
years. hand in la I'd promoting those great interests OF
civil ztton and humanity which have bcea espoused
by those two great and kndered nations. (Chccrs)
thank YOU aso for your good wishes for my health and
happiness and although could desire that your gencr
ases were better deserved refuse accept
your kind words The rememb. .ance 4 them, together
with this memento OF your good will, will be
sured by myself and those near to and so long
Hea, proongs my life and grants power ior free
action IL snail be my aim TO attain tho exalted character
which you have been pleased TO asc,ibe to my humble
name cloud cheers,J
MIR PEABODY, in his after dinner speech My Lord
Mayor my lords ladies and gentlemen beg to express
TO you the grateful feelings OF my for the
and enthusiastic welcome with which my name
been received cheers it by the too
erins remarks OF my right honorable friend the rd
Mayor Persons in overy situation IN life enjoy the
hope Of treble at real imaginary calami
ties and none so than the merchant. At the same
me ], me chant, avow from full and grateful
heart that the high honor this day bestowed by
the city OF London well the kind hospitality your
lOrdshp in bringing together this distinguished com.
pany III compliment te my humble name this evening,
goes lar to Compensate me for all the labor and
aaxiety OF ty years OF commercial life. (Cheers)
Within he last few hours have had the honor ad.
dross your ordship and many of those before in the
council chamber and were to say more at present, IT
would be merely TO repeat what there expressed and TO
take the time which right uy belongs to the eminent
gentlemen who may speak after mo- shall simply,
therefore, again bog to thank you for your kind
your approval Of my acts. (Chees) As do not claim
to be orator ask you to accept this occasion
deeds for my words cloud cheers.)
SPEECH OF THE UNITED STATES MINISTER.
Fund - sald think IL is the great dramstist who
makes one Of his characters utter the saying that
born great, some achieve greatness, and
nave greatness thrust upon them" It seems TO
that any chance I may have must come
INTO the same category as that Of Mavolio. for
tuitous concurrence Of circumstances has had the
effect Of putting here the representative OF my
country al the minute whom excellent friend deter
mined to announce his munlfccnt beneaction, and IT,
couple that representative with the first
carry ii into practical effect If reputation be held to
INSIST in the notoriety that one gets especially among
those whom told TO have always with us,
must dmt the progress of mine OF late is astonishing
On the whole must consider myself great luck Tor
thus acquired has clearly without single
motion OF my own to deserve II. accept II as present
from my friend without the least embarrassment. How
serious the trial may be to his well known modesiy
70 receive the homage paid to him to-day shall make
scruple to enjoy my reflected hight; and, unlike him,
shall not blush II should hAd fame (Cheers For
tunas the who is hosted to such height simply
by his accidental association with OF the magnh
cent projects Of private the annals
OF mankind But this may be thought rather trinng for
grave occason Let thsn turn Tor moment to consi
der the grander characteristics OF this extraordinary
event. Tho city OF London does honor to Mr. Peabody
to-day. Whyf Tho reason is, that Mr. Peabody has
done honor to human nature Ioud cheers.) /, on my
part honor Mr. Peabody because he has done honor to
the country that bore him. He stands position pecu
liar TO himself bsnefactor TO portions OF his
the two continents. (Chesrs.) He Is eminently the
friend Of both. Born and bred In America he goes
into the world most Of his oountrymen do, the
fcer Of his fortune Successful In his land after
time he careers over the Atlantic on wider field His
native sagacy has traced the rapid growth VI
enterprise between the two Shores and he la the
hope ohfndna place for his sickle al harvest time HIS
judgment sound and In the lapse Of twenty
he hnds himself the cleaner OF stores enough crafty
his utmost ambition (Cheers) How has this happen
cdr The answer is simple i was BY making an honest
two countries. Mr.. Peabody has drawn . lsgiti.
mate benefit from the expanding trade Of the
the type Of the reciprocal benefit which the respective
nations have gained from (Chsers
exchanging good will In practising habits only OF kind
aud courtesy equally 70 the people Of both nations
he naugurates policy which promotes their useful ends
at the same time that IL advances his That policy
esstialy Of peoce. Its vital principle is harmony
IL sschews maovolsncs spirit Of evil and regards
the breeders u strife On either side as downright enc
tatng class Of operations augmenting in their pecu
mary importance with the rapid dcpslopmsnt Of an
most eloquent apostle OF permanent peace. By his
success We may form . faint idea of the unity
which that ' pesc. projects. % And % now that hattie the
day has when friend feels that be
must rest from his labors, he looks back with
increasing affection 70 the he drew his
prosperity. With audabe mpartiality he determines 20
mark his sense OF by endeavorng 10 spread his benefits
over them, whether his native land In that which
he has made his domciie. Neither does he await that
last moment when the goods OF this world
be In estimation win all. He gives at time when,
TO most Of US, IL 10 be sacrifice part with our
own (Cheers is the great orb OF heaven my lord,
which, while II shines, gathers slowly TO tho sky from
every object In nature those minute particles OF vapor
which sets In the west begin gently TO fall
down again TO refresh and ertze the parchng earth
just so will 1t be with him whom you this day honor
The grains Of metal which the abos Of his years
Of toll have slowly collected will, long after the hour
when he shall pass away como down sprinklng their
bessed fruits Tor the bened OF successive generations Of
his kind All honor, then, to George Peabody Hence
forth his works establish his boad Of sym.
pathy between two nations cloud chesrs.)
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