New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-17
month has exceeded my most ssnguins expectations.
II hiss bad its peculiar difficulties, and come phases 4
80 :-:.- Co. accidental caena. u,iyht ON n rar.

month, has exceeded my most sanguine expectations.
II has had it's peculiar difficulties and come phases &
times arising from accidental causes, might On par
tiI view invite doubt, vanished however at orce BY
a General survey of what bad been done Already
tbe bvh treason of South Carolna has had sublims
compensaron, and the end IL not yet. The churches
which were closed have been opened. NO maStef
now stands between the people aud the words which
the Saviour spoke for the consolation Oh all peoples
ond an generations The gospel 10 preached 10 full.
mesa and nrity ne il has never efore been preached
in ilis territory even in colonial lines. The reed.
ing OF tie English language, with more or less sys-
trip IL being taught to thousands, 90 tu't wnaieyef
military or political calamties may be In store, this
precious knowledge can Fever more oe eradieated.
Ideas and HABITS have been planted under the growth
OF which these people are 10 he fitted .or the Ieson.
81 ill les OF citizenship and Ia equal degree u. btted
for any restoration to what they nave Decn' Muass
Of administration bave been commenced, nc, iCCetd
ADAPTED TO an advanced community, bat Jss, paier.
nal aud developing in their character. lndns,rd
results have been reached which put at rest the
often reiterated assumption that ,his territory and m
nroducts can ouiy be cultivated by slGyee-a eocial
problem which has veXed Tire wiser, approaches
solu,ou TIE capacity Of race, aud the possibility
Of lifting il to civilization without DANCER or ois
order. even without throwing away the present
cooperation as Toiuse, IL teiog determined And thus
M, way il nrrpari b. whicn the peace TO follow
this yer shall be made perpetual.
Finally, il would seem tnat upon this narrow
fle4tev. aiiG IL tieGS wv
a. r,liug ng.inst tnose WHO world uystTy ils plans
and thwsrt HIs PURPOSES tia, in the coincis OF His
iupitc wisdom he bus pred sbed no race not even
the Africans, to the doom OF eternal bOndaye
There are words Of personal gratitude which u Is
not .nsv 20 suppress. 10 the Superintendent, VITO
have treated ne with uniform KINDNESS aug epyrcln
atm TO the Rev. DR.. Peek, to whom was assigned
the CHARGE OF the general inteTcsis OF Poit Royal
Leland; and 10 the Rev. Nr French, who was
cbareed With special dntiee; 10 tie Benevolent A.
soes lions in Boston, New. York, and Philadelphia,
without who.e support and COZ tribuilons, enodnt.
ny in salaries ad donalOos Of specific articles, 10
not less than SO $40, this enterprise COIL not bs,e
been carried on or commenced; 10 tho tlsg-Oiacer
OF the Squadron and the Generals csmmsat.1g Tor
facilities cfeerfully sifo -Ged, particularly 20 Brig.
Zen. Stevens, TO whom, rs port ROYAL LaGies, ard
~. Helena Islands, were ell within bis district, it
was necessary often to apply; 10 tho Collector Of
! New-Yolk, With whom the basmess operations have
been condreted; % yourself, for coAhdeace in
t,iye,i and continued, am under special obiisa.
lions. But. more than ell, ia parting in Tie 10.
,rre.ting peoul who have been uuder MY charge,
must bear testimony 10 their Uniform s'rdaeds 70
rys.lf One OF them tas feen my ieihIal enics
and attendant, doing Tor Ins i0rc service IMAM any
white man could render. They have come, eyee
after WORDS " rcproOf authority, 10 express t6n'
Gdence and good resolves. They have gi'ea lie
their benediciions and prayers, AMI should be M
grateful indeed ever 10 flry, o. deny theI1.
| EDWARD T.. PIERCE.
Special Agent u Treasury Depa'sn'snA