Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-20


mont has responded to his adopted State
in fitting funeral honors. 1890
Public Meeting Of the People OF
Vermont at the Funeral OF John
@. Dickinson. .
In the afternoon, the citizens Of Benson,
and the gentlemen from other parts OF the
State in attendance on the funeral of John
@. Dickinson, assembled in the Congrega.
tional church, of that place, crowding it
to its utmost capacity, and were called to
order by DR.. 81. r. Jones, who briefly re-
ferrsd to the event that had caused the
citizens of Vermont to gather in such
numbers at that place, and said that it
was thought fitting and proper that some
expression should be made in reference to
this event by the people, and tAereupon,
on motion, the meeting was organized by
the choice of Hon. Rodney @, Abel, OF
Westhavep, as Chairman, and Albert n.
futile, of Rutland, as Secretary.
On motion Of DR.. Fl. r. Jones, the
Chairman appointed the following Com
mittee ON resolutions: ~ a1a5z5
Rev. William 8. Smart,
Henry Clark,
Charles s. Colburn. D..
During the absence of the committee
Col. Henry M. Porter of New York City,
formerly an officer of the Seventh Regi-
ment of Vermont Volunteers, being called
upon, spoke substantially as follows:
Were it not that my relations with
John @. Dickinson were SO close and init
mate, I should not venture to address
you here to-day. I knew him long and
we'll, probably better and more intimately
than any of you here present, and loved
him. When ten years ago on account OF
the many outrages committed by the
South, when they had involved the coun-
try in civil war, and when the whole
North uprose determined to put down
the rebellion and save the country, l
deemed it my duty to 60 and take part in
the strife. Knowing John @. Dickinson
in college, and of what stuff he was made,
asked him to Join with me in raising q
company of Green Mountain Boys. which
he did, and with the SEVENTY Vermont
we entered the service. for the war, re-
naming together until its termination, a
period of five years. After the close OF
the war, he remained in the South, and
his life has been lost. He died for his
country as much as though he had fallen
on the field of battle. II was drawer and
noblere thus to remain and thus to. die
than, to die in battle, for here he was alone
and no one to cheer and encourage him,
no one to whom to look for sympathy,
neither could he feel the touch OF com,
rade's elbow. There too, he met an open
4 foe and knew when to. expect him. But
here he fell by the cowardly blow of q
lurking assassin. 1t may be necessary
to raise up our Green Mountain Boys
again, to make it as safe for Northern
man to 20 and remain South as it is fol-
the Southern man in the North. If that
time comes they will be ready. But this
meeting will have moral effect upon the
South, they will learn from it that the
people are becoming aroused, and will
teach them that they cannot and mus
not take life for opinions cake. I hav'
never felt before as did when learned
of this death, for knew and loved join
@. Dicki nson. was glad to come here
and assist in laying him in his grave, ane
paw the last sad tribute to his memory.
Henry Clark, from the committee, sub
mitted the following preamble and reso
buttons: ......-.
At public meeting of the citizens o
Vermont assembled at the funeral o
John O.. Dickinson. at Fenson, on Wednes
day, April 10, 1871, believing 1t a httins
occasion to testify their respect for hi
memory. and for the expression of tn
sentiments of the people, in reference t.
the event and it's causes, hereby resolve
Resolced, That we tender to the fsmil,
and friends of the late Captain John @
;. Dickinson our heartfelt sympathy in tn
severe loss which they have sustained, AMI
commend them in their deep sorrow T.
the grace and comfort of our Heavenly
Father, "whose tender mercies are owe
all his other works." -sr-
Resolued, That in the murder of on
friend we recognize the same intoleren
and proscriptive spirit, which before thu
, rebellion made life in the Southern States
insecure and freedom Of political opinion
impossible, and that while we do no
deem it our duty to suggest remedy TO
the present unhappy relaxation of civi
authority in certain portions of the coun
try, we do most earnestly call upon tn
government to inaugurate measures
either civil or military, to secure to al
citizens in every part Of the Union, tn
: rights which are guaranteed to then
b under the Constitution and the laws.
n ResoIued, That the thanks of the citi
zens of Vermont be rendered to the citi
zens and State authorities of Florida, fo
: the kind manner in which the remains o
|, Captain Dickinson were treated on thei
transit northward, for the respect paid t.
) his memory. ---rrr--A ..s,u.
n Addresses were made in response t
calls by Governor Stewart, G. s. Colburn
Judge Dunton, Henry Clark and Rev
VIM. P. Aiken. E-l sal- -aZsF
The late hour at which our reporter
returned home forbids US to publish
full report Of the public meeting. A full
abstract of Governor Stewards and othe
: addresses will be given in Fridays HER
v AID. ...... ..r-..e
THE DEAD OF OUR WAR.-At th
banquet of the Army of the Tennessee, il
: Cincinnati the other night, Genera
4 Swayne responded to the teast, "Our dea
= not lad, but gone before" in the follow
ing impressive words:
!. Our dead are the true cost of the wal
/ Silver and gold still multiply, and ar
and science grow. The nation has new
: life in all its channels, and "free AM
!, equal" lives forever in the flag where al
. the world may read. Only the dad ar
Q dead. Sometimes, perchance in trial 0
t distress, wistful thought has gone il
.oa ~ob of <haun az thoso uho waro nor