New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-03
>dID TO THE CON7RABANDS.

The Herald and The Ezpres and eorres
pondent Of Tie y. y. Times having taken occasnS
within day or two to attack the societies whfa
have been formed render aid 10 the colored people
Of the South who have been abandoned by their
masters on the approach Of armies, it IL due 70
those societies and to the public that statsmsps
should be made in refutation.
Hitherto the action of those societies has been con-
fined to Port Royal, in the County Of Beaufort South
Carolina. where, according to the census OF 1860, u
per cent of the population were slaves; where, ~
cordng 70 the report OF the Government agent, thso
were, in February ast, over $1,000 without employ
ment or ne ms OF gaming LIVELIHOOD where Gov
ernent ia ssuing to the negroes some 1900 rstoae
a day to hssp them from starving whe's their cloth
inc WIS wearing out, where medical aid had b IL
withdrawn and disease was spreading, and where
nrornpt action was necessary in order to pfevsut
greater suffering in the future and perhaps disordss
and insurrecton.
Therefore three societies bsve been formed 10 Boz
ton New York. and Philadelphia TO appeal 70 the aa.
name for aid Such appeal has been readily responds
10. and the societies have already sent out 70 Pss
ROYAL some 20 persons, and over 100 cases or ooHo
of clothing, beside provisions and agricultural mps'
meus.
The object in view, and the mode Of attaining 4,
are clearly expressed in the following extracts iron
the New-York organization;
! 'I They uuu,, be trssted az Erefmeo-
H. such they their livelihood o. We &c NJ
IL. Thsir labor must Be performed under weOrs'nissS
" qbay win receive compensation for their labor In ~
shape Of daily wsgss 'eins heeouts sufcen. per oeas
K. soon ., thrir labor be organized they w b
required provide thst own ,aPPeIt
vide the ess. o; thew support they will De aided VIZ -
& 90 h. osS b, The receiver sishoa io,s 81
VII schools and churches shsll be established ursoe
them and the sick be led tor.
TX. NO dleTs VAL be allowed among Geu, OH al f11
WORK who can , -
such articles Of food his famhy msy require and oe
taught gardening a. 20 raise Quantities tor the Amy AOd h's'
Il Tie rersons who have been sent ont were farmers,
mechanics physicians, sud teachers Their tines
hss been determined by intelligent committees sfsss
very careful examination, and their motivessnd per'
poses in going have been much misunderstood by The
newspapers referedto.
For instance, The Express says:
AsorTosIsTs opAsrrsIyG rPos the Tss.s rr.1,sns.
pist Humanitarian &c, turning out to De 20 ro nsJ.
Z, s0e sa very soca
hone dive u,o philanthropy TO live tie took ouiroM -
MY Fp1lGtafupl,ts Ake AAtifeA-PiSVoo'y
doilad who 6ud Il coareaisa! 10 i've on cree sss
than TO i've Ca hard work"
Now, it happens that Mr. Pierce is n lawyer, sn4
not clergyman and leaves good practice ods'ose
himself to this task. He ID in the pay Of the Cow
ernment. II is true he took out with him - persons.
and /. have been sent since, but not one Of those
- people receive any kind If compensation oontri'
button from Government, except soldiers rdsies
day. TIE value of that ration 40 cents Is the =
tent OF their imputed living on Uncle SAM Msny
Of them hsye gone without any additional compepss-
ton whatever, and several receive only s. so or
$l5 month TO exc out their subsistence. There are
some TO whom a larger compensation is 20 be paid
because OF the peculiar value Of their services. Bus
in all instances all compensation beyond the ration
day il pad by the societies who send them, and noa
by the Government.
/ Tie Head, in lie attack, imputes our movement
to Abolition prOcliyities, aud an intention 10 sir ~
al insnrrectoDary spirit, &c.
a iouler libel on the intentions of respec,abs dt'
7eus could scarcely be uttered. Our object is defined
! in our organization. Ii is with the cooperation d
the Federal Government SO far atainabe, the ~
lief and improvement OF the freedmen Of the coored
race; to teacl them civilization and Christianity; 70
Undue them with notions Of order industry, economy
and sereliance, and 10 elevate them in the scale Of
humanity, by inspiring them with sefrsspecL" anet
accordingly our employees have been set TO works
Port Royal aud ts vicinity honestly to csrry OUTING
purposes. Oar men Except the pbyscans, vi
have enough TO do in their own calling ire engag' -
in overseeing the labor of tic coorei males AMI -
guiding II as to enable them 10 be industries ana 4
earn their own living. Aud one fact stated BY oui
Local Agent ia his second report" shows ho~ ma
portsnt il the work have entered uponi 1t 10 M
fha, in the iamies Of the negroes whose labor %fv
mon are oyer.eeng there are over : 600 children
We have sent out now employees enough 10 pro-
vide for about 600 out Of the $1,000 or 10 Wd De-
= red slaves. Our work has only begun. in ordss
10 continue il, the three societies in Boston, New"
York and Philadelphia have met lately BY heir dele.
gates and formed IA union appointing JOINT Ge0s'2
Asen. aud a joint Executive Committee.
TIE E,eculive Committee consists OF iward a"
kinson 0. Boston Philip Physick Randolph Of rbn~
dephia, and mysef in New-Yerk.
The General Agent is gentleman who VII 10
spire universal confidence if he viii accept oafsp-
pontmcnt -.
The imputation of TIE Ii'ses's core' ncsoss
that Government viii loo money by III 'no'e
doing this business, and that II would DO Tar oe''.'
lease the lands to tenants who woald cultivate 'n'"
or thoir own account
That idea has been considered, aud there "e -
GUS objections to IT, Those objections are mus ~.
in my report to our Association Of my ihte'''"
/ the Secretary OF the Treasury; ..s.ssA
As 70 the ninth inquiry which related 70 ren' saa BE-
he aid that could not he done partly oecsus, .nA urliy
lonoins to indivlua he had right to Let hel
beeso however careful sht be our selection sy Nod
uncertainty OF tenure aud her necess, sors rib
rake n for .lr Interest conduct their opefap,. .S,p