The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-17
TEE FLORIDA MURDER.

The Alleged Ku Klux Murdcr-Arrivai OF
Mr.. Dickinson's Rcmnins In This City
Meeting Of His Friends-ExDrcssion OF
Feeling.
The remains OF Mr.. John Quincy Dickinson, who
was recently murdered al Mariana, FLORIDA, or !.
rived here yesterday on the steamship Gener al
Barnes, from Savannah, Ga, en- route Tor MS
former home In Vermont, where the funeral services
will be held. John Quincy Dickinson, native Of
Vermont, was assassnated on the evening OF the Sd
OF April 1871, at Mariana, Fla, while passing
quietly from his place OF business TO his residence.
HI body was not discovered until the next morning,
when 1t was found living where he fell. He had re-
ceived thirteen buckshot In his breast and pistol
bullet through the heart. public meeting was
held at the Gramercy Park Hotel on the 14th inst,
which was attended by his acquaintances and per-
sonal friends, many OF whom had been us
comrades In the army, and all OF wnom
were Vermonters, living In New York ana brooklyn.
MIR. Peter Starr was called to the chair. CON-
mittec consisting OF Colonel Henry M. Porter,
Mr.. Charles s. Oolburn and Colonel Stephen A.
Walker, was appointed to wait upon the remains In
their passage through the city and TO accompany
them nome Professor Brainard Kellogg, Colonel
William G. Holbrook and Lieutenant Colonel Aldace
f. Walker were requested to prepare formal ex-
preston OF the feelings awakened by the murder,
and reported as foows:-
We have heard with grief and OF the ASSASSINATION
of lamented friend. The pecu attend
the outrage give to and indignation cha
raccr other ha local private and
not confined to the circle OF his friends.
Mr.. Dickinson entered the after the commence
mcnt OF the officer in the Seventh Vermont volun
tcers faithfully and honoraby until the ermna
fn business in Florida, he remained until his death.
lie of refinement and culture and OF more than
usual ahiy and discretion He remarkably quiet an
unassunng In hts genial and anectonate In dsposf
ton and the happy of mind which attracts friends
without making enemies lie true TO the principles In
which he educated and for which he had fought with
OF the greed OF the politician and his honor was with
Y stain.
Yet his life was often threatened and he lived constant
danger short time before his deah, seemingly with
forecast OF his fate, he wrote loIows-
81 wish to put record the fact that political action IN
this State has been upright and honorable and that do not
regret single step that have taken. That while many
citizens Of bis county have bitter political hate for me-
believe and know that not OF them enteans personal
dislike want OF respect for and have ambition TO
I'll honorable grave than that OF man who falls Tor
the sake of opinion conduct that he knows TO be right
Knowing him did, believe every word Of this his
truly any soldier who died for upon battle field
We heartily dcpore the terrible relaxation of civil authority
under which Mr. Dickinson sacrificed. We
do not advise corrective but
desire In the strongest terms adherence OF
the present Reorganization society in the Southern States
and convection Of the imperative necessity OF some Inn
mediate and effective remedy
The family and relatives OF MI Dickinson have our warm
sympathy and coincidence in their affection.
The report of the committee was unanimously
adopted