New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-08
The Butchers in self-Delence.


In looking ever your Supplement of Mas 80, =
my eye happened TO rest on communication sign
ed /" in which the gentleman INDUCES in some
wholesale abuse Of the Butchers of this city.
Allow me. ii you please. rs member Of the
trade to which he so liberaIy and unjustly audes,
small space il your columns FOR the purpose OF
correcting The sentleman's errors
That the Location G: Slaaghtsr-houses. together
with wheelwrigh, and blacksmith shops manufac-
tories and printing Offices, with their steam engines
ggshouses With all the etc ;ha; belong to and ap-
pertain to the business operations Ct large city,
are anno7snces 10 reasonable vii deny that they
are necessary evils e are willing to admit, but hst they
are TO be driven from TIE city AID put great in
convenience 10 crafty tire peculiar Of b. would
scarcely De tolerated IN this community.
The gentleman asks il have the rich, 10 snaoy etc
II he IGNORANT a. ne preteuds and feels particularly
DESTROYS 70 sr. his mind enlightened in regard to cur
-ehta would respectfully inform him. Isl, Tha; we en-
iov the ConstituIora right 70 20 any where in the
m ia and DO business that IL not only strictly lesi;i
mate in ell lis operations 5ut sanctioned by the law
of the land; bur We have no risnt 10 make that
bu,i1ess offensive annoy oa- Eeenbors. d. We have
the RICH; give that buiins our personal attention aud
,,,eryisinn bu; we have r!sat be either black.
guards or brutes 81. We possess IL common with B.
Inherent and inaenabe rights that not vet pre-
- r - or any other gentleman
The portion assumed By 2" thar thei- Sau sh,er.
bouser are dotted all the city, would have
ha.n noticed except for lis absolute asity for do not
inoz N one SIauchtsrhouse below Broome-st from
river to river There but three between Broone
and Ryingon similar lire, and an, positive there
are not three between Rvingcn and Delaney sts
The residue all above this line and some rs high up
AZ Thrtetb.st therefore ask where the gentleman
live thst he terribly annoyed for it wlno now be
denied tha. nearly il not ALL our Slaughter houses
a.. -tA..r 49, "a 10 .F
lection 10 them and for toe truth OF this assertion will
TO The late tris ofthe Butchers Melting Co."
when several ladies' living in large house adjoining
Slaughter hou se testified that they had never been
moved either by smell noise or any thing offensive.
Again we have the right 10 be gentlemen and Chris
tians in this land freedom and we have also the right
to speak the truth aud it should unfortunately be
detected in falsehooi in his uncsled-for conmuncs
ton he Is at liberty TO apply the word demon 20 him
rcf-as the world las ever considered a liar more
dangerous character in community tEan he Who woai
" fich from my good name
II" 2 considers Slaughter. houses such pest" how
came he u get near them ! would have supposed
tina, sense ~oud have dictated either oca-
ton where his high Of proprety would have
uaiues uud:sturbci or instantaneous removal from
place where his health is daily ike
Hatnlet's ghost demons continually staring him
in the face and where he il obliged 10 walk In the mid
die of the street rsach his home and that, too ankle
deem in blood Poor " " let ent1aat you keep
away from the Rio Graude) Did not b" frnow there
were Slaughter houses 10 the neighborhood when 10
moved there O. did re purchase lo very cheap arN
build and after living in tha place long he has
how has he recently discovered that the pure all"
of heaven poisoned for half mile around thereby
tempting 20 show that the sau.htering OF animals or q
will assist him. the decomposition Of animal matter s
injurious health So far from the truth Is his psnu
ati0n this. healthier Of men does not exist thar the
Buchers and for one am tree 20 ASSERT that h6ve
passed through all the operations OF our business for forty
years and am between fifty and sixty years ST sCc
and herewith challenge y - run or walk ten
miles, giving him the privilege of selecting time and
weather.
So far az the backing up of ia concerned none
other tabu a dsransed intellect would have expressed
their hostility 10 AZ Ec that s perfectly jdstl;abc aud
privilege ;hs: beorr7 every man 10 receive and de-
live- goods from his premises and would a3vi;e
e." when again the light ofresson breaks in upon his
mind 70 walk down TOM among our active, worthy
merchants ard there learn lesson that will probably
dissiuate mis- ignorance this mater atlee-t.
nave ye, 20 learn that The pucrs running with
the blood Of slaughtered spiIuas but u II is B.
has his remedy lsw and It evidsece Of want Of
moral irmnes on his part in not euorcsr that law and
punching the guilty forthwith.
will freely admit ;hcrc Il danger driving cattle
through our streets bur this rk snd destruction OF
life does originate from driving cattle from The Bulls
Head where generally purchase them 70 our seuch
ter houses much from driving from the different
p!nce7 tie river where Trey land, and the danger
might be promptly obva:ed by crossing the river at
other points but the gentleman might with the same
show of consistency drive MI livery stables over to
Hoboken because horses are daily running away and
spdargerine the lives of citizens and II may bo
well to stare that only three lives have been Lost by
rulv cattle in tie last forty ycarsa very small number
wl be acknowledged. when we take into corsde,s-
ton large md active population together with the
numerous avenues through which they pass
We now come to The concluding paragraph In the
gentstnsns communication, which | confess is SUN
GENTLY comprehensive n haze ted all the csts in
Chris,endoul. together with their owners.
He says houses boys, dogs cats, h0rsts cattle,
tools &C.. are all Eusance.' There must have been
a dense atmosphere or Indication OF a shower,
when r. uttered this dreadful denunclaion; respirn
ton must have been suspended and it 10 be the
last word be .bould the gentleman waE detcrmin
ed he would suu;hiats all these demons for the espe
cal benefit ofposlery but 20 we spprsnfnI :. a
on temporary 4; OF abstraction and hat ne mas oeen
ros,n-pd again 10 reason tru4t he viii forth with repent
ard recall this dreadful deciarauon-
In The rnesnYhic. dear " T. permit me 10 give you
description of the Butchers Of this city. as have known
,he for forty wears and while confess there are bad
men srronr them and in nstnnces the business IS
badly conducted will proceed 70 perform my promise
Uho were the first volunteer their services in de-
fence OF our harOar il the War Of lol5t Ans The Co
fnzsbaR VOlHnhss-di Butchers IYh0 always ready
individually and collectively citizens and sodiers =,
the call OF their country Ans The Butchers. WhO hive
been mainly instrumental in sustaining the character OF
our public Markets. Ans. The Butchers Who contributes
mere chesrfuly 10 the repeated calls from our fellow
citizens in Md OF the suffering poor OF cur city ihan NE
Butchers? WiO feeds the Struggling pco- OF cur city
during the incement season Of the yeer. when
the ordinary supplies are cut oil Ans. The BHt1iers
Who supplied our district soap-houseS gra'ujtously
wear or Two since Ans The Butchers WdO sent
handsome donation 20 the Orphan Asylum a snort time
since Ans Tie Butchers cf Nar1ci. Indeed numer-
Gus are the instances nave under my OBJ
serva-n where the SICK and afflicted have been sought
ont and relieved the widow and the fsherless have
been clothed and fed the aged and nfrm have been
cared for aud me sick aud dying nave had such spiritual
advice given them their various demanded.
would IN conclusion. remark tor the edAcation Of my
friend that market OF; OF aboutf fifty butchers.
there are fourteen professors Of Religion who belong 20
our various denominations and, trust live correct and
exemplary lie and they all eSs or Large amount sub
scrbers 10 our charitable Institutions. They class Of
men, whose word given IN honor redeemed in honor, as
eviden; from the in which they deal with the
farmer and Grove- Again, have had them in our As
senlsly Chamber City Councils, City and County CLERKS
Oce ana many other important places OF trust We find
them estates oteceaset friends and enjoying
full share Of public confidence, and now peal TO b.
ask HIM whether proper subjects Tor The sgpl-
cation or N-jauce, and he persists in hs declaration,
Insst hand him over 20 scared conscience and pro-
uoEnce hin most iGcorri.i5lc sinner.
have no objection TO your call the Gentlemen OF
the Press other Than inform you. .Aa; while admit II
Is powerful Engine" have too much confidence In
the integrity Of the gentlemen who conduct his mighty
MACHINE 10 bee-e ther would sacrifice class OF or
community 70 advance The ineres: Of the other D. e.
PAcIFtc LETrERs.-We We're on Wednesday,