Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27

zens of Vermont be rendered to the citi
zens and State authorities of Florida, 70
the kind manner in which the remains o
Captain Dickinson were treated on thei
transit northward, for the respect paid t.
his memory.
| GOVERNOR STEWARDS REMARKS.
His Excellency John W. Stewart, Gov
ernor of the State, being called upon, saic
that it was far from his intention or ex
pectation when he came here to pay hii
tribute of respect to the memory of 9
brave son of Vermont who had fallen al
the post of duty for opinion, to make any
remarks or to address the people in any
manner. He should prefer to keep silence
under the shadows of the terrible tragedy
ofswhich we have but just witnessed the
last scene. He was a personal friend o.
John @. Dickinson. When he (Mr. D.
was in college, they were, from certain
circumstances, brought together, and
there he learned to know him, and be
could truly say that they were friends
He found him to be all that had been
claimed for him-genial, gentle, generous
and gifted beyond most men. This was
not an ordinary occasion, and this was not
an ordinary or common death Death is
common-as common as life-men die
every day-we all know that we must
die. If John @. Dickinson had died here,
this sssemblage would not have been here.
He did not die common death, but was
stricken down by barbarian at the post
of duty. He died for his country, and was
as much a martyr to liberty as those who
have died on the field of battle. He was
as much martyr to liberty and for opin-
ions sake as were John Huss or Abraham
Lincoln. 1t has been said that the blood
of the martyrs was the seed of the church
and it is true. The blood of John @.
Dickinson will, sooner or later, be the seed
of a truer civilization. 1t is said that
these transactions take place all over the
South, but, as was said in the sermon in
the morning, we need not fret, God will
take care, and "their sword shall enter
into their own heart, and their bows shall
be broken" The question comes, on an
occasion like this, what shall we do? II
is difficult question to answer, diff.
cult problem to solve. We must look at
the cause. It results from barbarism.
Barbarism is lawlessness, license and lust
in the place of law and order. 1t is the
law of force and violence, and it rules the
South to-day. Providence permits it be-
cause it is natural consequence and re-
suit of the wrongs committed by them,
not only against the slaves but also
against themselves. John c. Dickinson
does not suffer for this outrage, the other
martyrs do not suffer, but they them
selves, the perpetrators, that suffer for
thasa anta an1 ~.-.-~-~~ Tt ia said to see
so beautiful land as the South given up
to barbarism and lswlessness, contrast
the schools, churches, law and order of the
North with the anarchy of the South. But
what shall we do to remedy it9 He said
4 a
found puzzle. We can make war again,
but whip the devil in one place, and he
GENES up in another. You cannot force
principles on communities and States.
You must civilize the individuals and
then educate them up to it. He endorsed
tho resolutions. 1t was question of bar
barism and lawlessness against law and
order. He thanked God that he lived
where the uplifted finger of constable
was sufficient to awe and quiet multi
tude. 1t was the duty of the General
Government to enforce the laws ia the
Southern States, and to make it safe for
every one to go there and peaceably live
and express their opinions freely. New
England owes it to herself not only to use
material force, if necessary, but also to
give to them the benefit of institutions
like our own, and to educate the children
commence with the children. He had
not much hope for the adult portion of
the population he did not think that the
opinions and feelings which have been
constantly instilled into them could be
eradicated. But send ministers and teach
ers to the South and let the Government
protect them there.
Charles s. Colburn, of New York City,
was then called upon.
REMARKS OF CHARLES S. CoLBURN.
1t is sad thought that there is civil
lied country on earth, where an Ameri-
can citizen is not safe. But it is humili-
ating and disgraceful that in any part of
the United States citizen should not be
permitted to entertain and express his
political opinions on all proper occasions.
But it was for this that John Dickinson
lost his life. He found the life of
Northern man was of no more value in
Jackson county, on the third of April,
1871, than it wonld have been on the third
of April ten years ago. .....
And now what are we going to do
about it2 That is the question that comes
home to US on this sad occasion-whst
shall we do about it I Mr.. President, 1
confess it is puzzling problem. 1t is
question upon which some of the most
excellent Republican papers and Rspubli-
can statesmen do not agree.
There are several courses that might be
which would, perhaps, be ef-
fectual in removing the difficulty, bat
none of which can commend.
"Stay at home," say the rampant
rebels. ..s.s- ...s...
Mr.. President, when the war closed I
entered law Office in New York. At my
side for year sat paroled rebel prison
er. While I, in humble way, had been
assisting to uphold the government, he
far four years had been fighting against
it. But we did not tell him to stay at
home. We welcome him and give him an