The New York herald., 1866-04-14

be his seat he seemed to have been transferred
10 a blooming parterre
Mr.. Pierce IL will be remembered was nominated In
his place When he elected thai President rendered
Mr Dickinson the Office OF Collector OF the Port OF New
York. and the Senate unanimously confirmed him, but
this lucrative position he also declined for some reason
not known.
On his retirement from the Senate Mr Dickinson
deavored 10 retire from public life and escape from
public labor, and, until the beginning Of the late rebel
lion, was quietly engaged In the practice Of law when
the war began he indicated his determination to sustain
the government regardless Of all considerations and he
was called by the popular demand to almost every sec
ton OF the loyal States and devoted ell his energies and
the greater portion OF his time for the three years
ofthe nsurrection, to addressing vast assembages OF
the people, and advising them to the necessity oil gnor
Ing party lines, and urging them TO vindcato and do
fend by word and act and with united Efforts the laws
the constitution and the country On the for
Dickinson was ' nominated % r for Attorney General
OF the State OF New York. Believing that
the post was one in which his ripe experience might be
made servceabe To tho country he accepted the nomi
nation and was elected by about hundred thousand
majority Mr.. Lincoln nominated Mr. Dickinson TO settle
the Oregon boundary with Great Britain, and the nomi-
nation was unanimously confirmed but this nomination
declined. In December OF the year Governor
Fenton elect), learning that Hon. Henry r. Selden's
resignation would leave vacancy In tho Court OF APP
peas rendered the position in handsome and generous
terms to Mr. Dickinson but he also declined this posi-
tion. Ono OF the last acts Of Mr Lincoln TO tender
Mr. Dickinson the Office OF District Attorney for the
Southern district of New York; post which was ac
cepcd the duties OF which he discharged up to the
day Of his death
Mr. Dickinson In his old age in appearance one of
the most venerable OF men His hair, worn long was
as white snow and his complexion exceeding aorld
with the glow OF health Socially he was one OF tho
most loving OF men, always gallant and attentive 10 the
ladies' appreciatng woman highly and showing that nc
was 'his mothers child His love for home, country
and associations formed leading trait in his charac
ter He had vindctiveness malice, but was most
spirited opponent the defence Of principle or friend
He would however let the offender up tho moment ne
begged pardon or manifested penitence No public man
left prouder record OF his acts and Few have re-
tired from the checkered path OF politics so universally
esteemed by all parties.
Mr. Dick nson was married in 1922 TO Miss Lydia
Knapp, lady whose personal and intellectual charms
have the admiration and esteem Of all who enjoyed
the privilege OF her acquaintance and who survives her
husband
Mr. Dickinson possessed great good nature, and was
"fu Of fun OF quiet and gentle kind and had much
quaint dry humor His naturally buoyant and hopeful
nature made him often disposed To be frolcsome,
and up " the day OF his death he nice old GENTLE
man, with oil children who knew him. AT tho same
time he had great sense OF dignity, and mainta ned
at all times
Mr. Dickinson a very earnest speaker, and clothed
strong, elegant dicton Among his last speeches was
that 10 a serenading party In Washington, In when
he expressed his opinion OF President John.
IN speech which, though brief, b
good illustrator Of his stylo OF oraory. He
said :-"Andrew johnson Is not hothouse plant, but
mountain oak which defes the fury Of the thundergust
intrepid. yet patient 1rm but forgiving know him
full well knew him for years was associa cd with
him Intimately He is not vers d in light polite liter
ature but he Is Of ths deepest most profound po-
tca statesmen In the Union IL II his policy to lay
broad and deep tho principles the pillars OF eqnay Ior
will make wise Judicous President Of tho United
States. ~
Ono OF Mr. Dcknson's peculiarties AZ spcakcrtha'
OF quoting freely from the Bibegave him the nick
name OF Scripture Dam This nane aud this pccu
arity stuck to him throughout his entire career and
one Of the most noticeable passages his last public
speech Is the embodiment In euogy our soldiers o
old and familiar hymn The speech was delivered Al
the reception OF General Grant in this city, on June
1865 and IN abiding 10 the soldiers, he said with sngu
larry affecting pathos;-
oIders who are living will he honorcd by every man
and woman those who dead, their memories VIII be
revered Those who living will now nnd rest and
repose those who sleeping will lind rest
On the other side OF Jordan,
Where the tree OF life Is blooming
There Is rest for you
In the sweet fields oil Eden
There IA rest for the weary,
There is rest for you.
There they will sleep until the great resurrection o
the Just We will all be mustered In at the great day Of
| account al the final roll call.
We shall know each other there.
Could there be any more fitting enlogy pronounced
| upon the dead orator than his own wordsf"