New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-05
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Of The subject be 10 treating. and ssys that without
any expense, except email Allowance ofpurchase
money 10 the natives the United States vii have
within their protection l7,5Oo,oOo acres OF very
fine land 10 dispose Of az they may think proper
TIE letter IL concluded with these words
These, Sir, arethe PRINCIPLES which gave rse 10
the petition under consideration; the performers, et
les.i some Of them think thst sound policy dicfst-e
TIE ard that Congress ought 10 iose no time
: essbhshing zone -uch chain of pOs,s a. has been
hIiet a. ard IL procuring the rsct Of country pet-
toped for Of lie natives; for the mooen; this Is done
md agreeable terms offered 20 the settlers, many Oh
tie petoIers determined. not only 70 become
adveriGTeTs but ,us- Themselves 10 tn -
country and there il not the least dOgot but other
,Glusbie citizens viii follow their example and the
rr.lebify i that The country between Lake Ere
sno the Obi" Will be hed with nbsbltsn's, and The
faithful subjects Of the United States established IN
the wst,s- of lie Ohio and the Lakes az n Danish
forever u. cea O; our western territory falling un-
der tie dominion Of any European power; the from
III ~ at III. OLD States will be eiecGAly secured from
savage alarms end tie new will have t,le 10 fear
fIoU iben Insults
There views Of western growth have been realized
II oussnd folio since they peoned in 1888. In
tie following year Gen. Putnam addressed another
letter to Gen. Washington on the same subject. and
70 this be reIlod from Mount Vernon under date Of
March Q l7si, expressing regret that he hal nothing
favorable To conn concerning the petition for
Grant Of land and in the letter makes tie following
s!I gular FtatCueIt:
"Cu the l.tter-the establishment for pesce-I
besr Congress offering about their powers bat,
Is ley Lave accepted OF the cessiUn from virginia
sd hsre r,,0lfes 10 lag III Ten SUITES b0Had
lafEul : Gad IaHg.lfas, Il should be supposed they
vouo determine something respecting the former
the petition of the officers .or grant Of land-befoTe
they - lourn.
In ass be wus appointed by tn Mas aehusetts Leg
issiuIe to sureTintend the surveys X their lands in
Maine ss i; is al ct the same tune he was ap-
1oilted oDc OF the Survey Of the Government lands
north OF tie Ohio. His friend Gen. Benjamin Upper
took hs psc- temporarily in this latter appointment
snd b fatter5ng account of the West gave new
imrule to biz long cherished wish to lead out a colo
nv In 1877 he sss sted in suppressng Shay's rebel
lion In every p, siiion lie had secured the approval
Of abou, him and probably one better qusi tied TO
oGN out tie first deia hmeit Of that giant COLOMBIA
ton which is spreading itself over the vas, areas Of
Tie Wet could not have been found. Self reliant but
Lot rash, prudent yet bold, intelligent yet not opn
donated. religious but not bigoted, enthusiastic yet
en- monty practical such the man Who origin ated,
planned, aud conducted the first colony to the superb
vslley Of the Beautiful River.
In his tr, ing positions the Superintendent of the
Colony, as Judge Of Probate for Washington Coun-
ty 90 Judge of the United States Court in place Of
Gen Pmsons, the leading spirit in Defending the
infant Colony against the savage az G commissioner
70 negotiate with the ares, Brigat.er General
in the United States Army as Il member of the Con-
ventio which framed the Constitution of Ohio ss the
fret Surveyor General of the United States, pub
lie be1efactor he maintained an unbleGshei in'egri-
rs ard the incest honor. lie would not be hanger
% after be dsqaalited for any duty as his re-
renslion of HE post ia the Army, account otieeoie
h. ahh, proves lie retained the Office Of Surveyor
General 10 shch he was appointed in l776 until 1903,
When be dec plated by President Jefferson, on
vli,h ocoason he said: IL am happy TO have my
name enrolled "smong many others who have suf-
"fered the like political death, for adherence to those
correct principles aud measures, IN the pursuance
"of which country rose from II state OF week.-Mrs.
Disgrace and poverty, o-trength, honor and cred
il"
In 1897 be planned and mainly built the large meet
ing iouse ct Marietta plat of ground which over
looks tie MUskingum, and in his vii " reserved
thirty seats the rents Of which were TO De devoted
"to tie supper; of Pastor and the Sunday School.
lie died in 1924, ami the upright slab which marks
HE gIsve has only his and the dates of his
birth ard death This il IA beautiful compliance with
the mans character, AMI stands in strk NJ contrast
VIII hat propensity among relatives 10 euiog re the
desd vh excited the bitter sarcasm Of somebody
who said concerning graveyard " Here lie the
dead and here the ii.ing LIE" As to Church gov
erIm,rt Gen. Pu'nam was decided Congreg atom
alist, and to doctrine a thorough Calvinist. No
nane in tie history ct Ohio deserves Il asqali
fed eulo giuu than that OF Gen. Rufus Putnam.
Tie closing paragraph Of DR.. II ldrelhs memoir
gives Ut the men ss he appeared in every day life:
'In p-isou Gen. Putnam was tall nearly ak feet;
stost end commanding; features strongly mar ked
VIII calm, res, Tut. ex ression OF countenance, ind
eating fin isioD. peculiar 10 the ui-n
Who ~ ur'c in the American Revolutions eyes gray
snd OF item dirfgured by an injury IN cllldiood
vli,t gave il MI ard, oblique cast, leaving the
eaIr,,si.n of biz fac, strongly impressed on the oe
b,lcer His n1Iner was abrupt prompt and deci
siye- trait peculiar e. tie Putnam family, bu, with
nj bird and concilisfiug r. 'rnver-atiOn hs wts
yfry ir.,r,srine possessing rich fund Of anecdote
sIdvuluHte fucts III tire history of men and things
With Which LIE lad been familiar, delivered in q
ttraiebtuwnrd iulressve mar uer, very instructive
ard ii! lsnt 10 the heHer. The impress If his char
sctr l. strongly marked on the population Of NJ
riets in u cir buildings, iD'tu'ons aud manners so
true is i. that rev afi, menfs like children con-
TIM. 10 beer ugh life the impressions and habits
Of ib.iI etrl, childhood.
Gen. Puinsm left two ions, Of whom one, William
Ruius still survives At advanced age, one Of the
NOT pleasing men in his manner, department and
9oodD,rr have ever MT The other Judge Edwin
Of Puin,m, opposite Zanesvile, died fey Year,
since universally regretted honor to the Christia
religion and blessing 10 bis fellow men.
A TALE Of SORROW