New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-20
Fcs The Tribune.
Gen. Putnam.

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Bravery" in which you say, Mr.. Bancroft has
recently on one or two occasions stated :ha; Put
nam eft the lines early in tie day to procure re-
Inducements, bit did return till late in tie day
and then withou, the reinforcenents, and thar no
thing saved him from rePrinand from Washing
ton but the fact that he was not in commando
Similar statements have been made in other pa.
Pers, all OF which seem 70 convey the idea that
Mr.. Bancroft believed that Gen Putnam was cu-
pable, and was saved from reprinand only by a
technicality. There is, l aPprehend, mistake
some where. | attended quite lately Mr.. Ban
crofts Lecture on the Battle OF Bunkerhill, and
he stated IN substance what you have said, but su
so as to convey entirely difcrcat impression
fran your article. Col. Prescott" he stated,
:" had command Of a special department, with in
structons to occupy the hill. Ii would have been
highly improper tor Putnam, under thege crcun-
stances, TO have assumed the command. He came
on the ground as volunteer. and acted Just as ne
should have done in going for relnforcements. Il
was not the fault OF Putnam or of the men that
reinorcements were not brought up, but of their
officers, who would not bring up their troops, and
1t was absurd TO even question the bravery or
patriotism OF Putnam this or any other occa-
sion'
1t is almost PrePostcrous in me to question the
accuracy Of Mr.. Bancroft, and vet to rebut his
conclusion that Putnam was absent from Breeds
hill during the action, find the testimony of
Judge Grosvenor, Col John Small, through Col.
Trumbull, Mr.. Adams, Ebenezer Bean and Amos
Barns, beside the AFFIDAVIT; appended to your arti-
Gle. Six of these witnesses declare they saw him
there. at different times and places, actively en-
gagged In the battle, and have made oath to their
statements. The testimony OF the Others is iad-
rect, though net less conclusive. Judge Grosve-
nor under his command on the field. Added
to this, the very evidences produced by Gen Dear
born show that he there. and entirely disprove
his calumnators account that be was absent ali
the time. No testimony of negative character
canhot outweigh this, by which am led to diff.
ferent conclusion from MIR. Bancroft
Is there not SEINE descendant of Gen. Putnam
possessed of time and money who will, for the
henor oe his name and country have justice done
to DETAINED patriot and father, while yet remain,
and before 1t shall fade past recovery, the test-
mony and facts which will refute the calumnies
with which 1t is easy to asperse his name,
that most of the witnesses and par,icipators in
those events have passed from the scene? P.
To the Population of New-York and
KroOkiya.
FELLOW CITIZENS The health and lives of
your families are again endangered from the use
of Distiery Slop Milk. In years pas, your at,en
ton called to the removal of this great evil,
and at length received it from indignant public
sentiment, the execration it deserved. About nine
months ago, nearly all the grain dstilleres in these
two cities were closed, and al abundant supply OF
pure, wholesome and nutricious milk, from natur-
al food and healthy diaries, flowed in at reduced
prices from the country. But scarcey have we
congratulated ourselves on the great benefits of
the change, and the downfall of the Ubiquitous slop
milk business, before the disteries, favored by
the new Tariff and the unprecedented chcapne:s
of grain, again commenced operations, and through
the agency of interested dairymen, are now del
uging the community with nauseous, innutritious
and pernicious milk produced by diseased cows
from whisky dregs.
As the destructive effects Of this impure milk
upon the health and lives of children sre fully set
forth in my Essay on the subject, it is not neces
sary, were it practcable here to dwell upon them
nor yet upon the numerous other mischiefs which
are insepatabe from this atrecious system. My
present object s merely is sound an alarm, and
arouse your attention TO the fact that this fearful
scourge which has destroyed the lives of thousands
of innocent children, and inflicted numerous other
grievous evils upon our population, is now by the
most insidious management, again about to be tas-
tened upon US.
have elsewhere demonstrated that all the ten
denotes and effects of this business arc evil and
that no plea can justify its federation in any de-
gree. Withsut your support it must inevitably
fail, and with it those nuisances, the distilleries,
and to great extent, the supply of our markets
with diseased beef and measly pork. As you there
fore value the safety of your families and the vel
fare of the community ascertain by thorough in
quiry the kind OF milk now used at your tables. Ii
yoa have been deceived, be deceived no longer
Throw the filthy, diseased, diluted slush milk into
the place for which it is most ht-the gutter. Hav-
ing done this, get pure milk, which now easily
BE- obtained Be certain it is pure, be satisfied
with nothing else; and this frish,fnl evil with It's
train of denominations, so long the curse and re-
proach of these cities, will again be arrested.
R. NJ. HARTLEY.
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